2022–23 OGC Nice season

The 2022–23 season was the 96th season in the history of OGC Nice and their 21st consecutive season in the topflight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

OGC Nice
2022–23 season
OwnerIneos
PresidentJean-Pierre Rivère
Head coachLucien Favre
(until 9 January)
Didier Digard
(caretaker, from 9 January)
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gaëtan Laborde (13)

All:
Gaëtan Laborde (16)

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
23DF  SUIJordan Lotomba
24FW  FRAGaëtan Laborde
25DF  FRAJean-Clair Todibo
26DF  FRAMelvin Bard
28MF  ALGHicham Boudaoui
29FW  CIVNicolas Pépé (on loan from Arsenal)
35MF  FRABadredine Bouanani
42DF  ITAMattia Viti
55DF  BDIYoussouf Ndayishimiye
77GK  ALGTeddy Boulhendi
90GK  POLMarcin Bułka

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  NEDCalvin Stengs (at Antwerp until 30 June 2023)
FW  FRAEvann Guessand (at Nantes until 30 June 2023)
FW  FRAAlexis Claude-Maurice (at Lens until 30 June 2023)
FW  DENKasper Dolberg (at 1899 Hoffenheim until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
GK Marcin Bułka Paris Saint-Germain€2M10 June 2022[2][3]
FW Badredine Bouanani LilleFree7 July 2022[4]
MF Rareș Ilie Rapid București€5M17 July 2022[5][6][7]
MF Aaron Ramsey JuventusFree1 August 2022[8]
DF Alexis Beka Beka Lokomotiv Moscow€14M1 August 2022[9][10]
GK Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City€1M3 August 2022[11][12]
DF Mattia Viti EmpoliUndisclosed3 August 2022[13][14]
DF Joe Bryan FulhamLoan31 August 2022[15]
MF Ross BarkleyFree agentFree3 September 2022

Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
GK Walter Benítez PSV EindhovenFree21 June 2022[16][17]
MF Jean N'Guessan NîmesLoan28 June 2022[18][19]
DF Ange Ahoussou ChâteaurouxLoan29 June 2022[20][21]
MF Justin Smith Quevilly-RouenLoan1 July 2022[22][23]
FW Evann Guessand NantesLoan12 July 2022[24][25]
MF Ihsan Sacko AvranchesFree1 August 2022[26]
FW Kasper Dolberg SevillaLoan1 September 2022[27]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

v Cercle Brugge
9 July 2022 Friendly Nice 1–1 Cercle Brugge Nice
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Delort 8'
Report
  • Nahounou 83' (o.g.)
Stadium: OGC Nice Training Centre
Attendance: 0
v Nice
15 July 2022 Algarve Cup Benfica 3–0
(5–4 p)
Nice Faro/Loulé, Portugal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 30,305
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Portugal)
Penalties
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.
v Fulham
16 July 2022 Algarve Cup Nice 0–2
(2–3 p)
Fulham Faro/Loulé, Portugal
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Hélder Carvalho (Portugal)
Penalties
Note: A penalty shoot-out was held after the match in case the competition needed a tiebreaker.
v Nice
23 July 2022 Friendly Roma 1–1 Nice Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Estadio Nacional de Albufeira
Attendance: 11,114
v Torino
30 July 2022 Friendly Nice 1–0 Torino Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 11,032
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)
v Nice
7 December 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Cancelled Nice Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
v Standard Liège
8 December 2022 Friendly Nice 4–1 Standard Liège
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
v Atalanta
17 December 2022 Friendly Nice 0–3 Atalanta Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Eric Wattellier (France)
v Nice
21 December 2022 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Nice London, England
20:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 9,173
Referee: Simon Hooper (England)

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ligue 17 August 20223 June 2023Matchday 19th381513104837+11039.47
Coupe de France7 January 2023Round of 64Round of 64100101−1000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League18 August 202220 April 2023Play-off roundQuarter-finals125431713+4041.67
Total512017146551+14039.22

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
7Lyon38188126547+1862
8Clermont38178134549−459
9Nice381513104837+1158
10Lorient381510135253−155
11Reims381215114545051
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[28]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
381513104837 +11587752418 +68652419 +5

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLWLWLLWDDWWDDLWDWWWWDWDDDDLLLWWLDWW
Position912161815161213131313121010991110101088787777899109810999
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[29]

7 August 2022 1 Toulouse 1–1 Nice Toulouse
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 20,567
Referee: Johan Hamel
14 August 2022 2 Nice 1–1 Strasbourg Nice
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,707
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
21 August 2022 3 Clermont 1–0 Nice Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Thomas Léonard
28 August 2022 4 Nice 0–3 Marseille Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,418
Referee: François Letexier
31 August 2022 5 Lille 1–2 Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,254
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
4 September 2022 6 Nice 0–1 Monaco Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,125
Referee: Benoît Millot
11 September 2022 7 Ajaccio 0–1 Nice Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 September 2022 8 Nice 0–1 Angers Nice
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,545
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
1 October 2022 9 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nice Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 October 2022 10 Nice 3–2 Troyes Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,053
Referee: Johan Hamel
16 October 2022 11 Auxerre 1–1 Nice Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 14,125
Referee: Eric Wattellier
23 October 2022 12 Nice 1–1 Nantes Nice
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,166
Referee: François Letexier
30 October 2022 13 Lorient 1–2 Nice Lorient
17:05 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,034
Referee: Clément Turpin
6 November 2022 14 Nice 1–0 Brest Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
11 November 2022 15 Lyon 1–1 Nice Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Eric Wattellier
29 December 2022 16 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,672
Referee: Benoît Millot
2 January 2023 17 Rennes 2–1 Nice Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,427
Referee: Thomas Léonard
11 January 2023 18 Nice 6–1 Montpellier Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
15 January 2023 19 Reims 0–0 Nice Reims
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 11,383
Referee: François Letexier
29 January 2023 20 Nice 1–0 Lille Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,126
Referee: Eric Wattellier
1 February 2023 21 Lens 0–1 Nice Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,437
Referee: Thomas Léonard
5 February 2023 22 Marseille 1–3 Nice Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,234
Referee: Clément Turpin
10 February 2023 23 Nice 3–0 Ajaccio Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,163
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
18 February 2023 24 Nice 0–0 Reims Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Marc Bollengier
26 February 2023 25 Monaco 0–3 Nice Monaco
17:05 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien
3 March 2023 26 Nice 1–1 Auxerre Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 21,133
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
12 March 2023 27 Nantes 2–2 Nice Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,568
Referee: Willy Delajod
19 March 2023 28 Nice 1–1 Lorient Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,762
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
2 April 2023 29 Angers 1–1 Nice Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 6,649
Referee: Eric Wattellier
8 April 2023 30 Nice 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 34,456
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
16 April 2023 31 Brest 1–0 Nice Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 12,615
Referee: Benoît Bastien
23 April 2023 32 Nice 1–2 Clermont Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,578
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 April 2023 33 Troyes 0–1 Nice Troyes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 8,399
Referee: Eric Wattelier
6 May 2023 34 Nice 2–1 Rennes Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,601
Referee: Willy Delajod
14 May 2023 35 Strasbourg 2–0 Nice Strasbourg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,147
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
21 May 2023 36 Nice 0–0 Toulouse Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,041
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
27 May 2023 37 Montpellier 2–3 Nice Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 June 2023 38 Nice 3–1 Lyon Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 25,243
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France

7 January 2023 Round of 64 Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne 1–0 Nice Le Puy-en-Velay
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stade Charles Massot
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Clément Turpin

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was made on 1 August 2022.

v Nice
18 August 2022 First leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 Nice Tel Aviv, Israel
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 26,871
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
v Maccabi Tel Aviv
25 August 2022 Second leg Nice 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,117
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification NCE PRT KLN SVK
1 Nice623187+19[a]Advance to round of 162–11–11–2
2 Partizan623197+29[a]Advance to knockout round play-offs1–12–01–1
3 1. FC Köln622288082–20–14–2
4 Slovácko6123811−350–13–30–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
v 1. FC Köln
8 September 2022 1 Nice 1–1 1. FC Köln Nice
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
v Nice
15 September 2022 2 Partizan 1–1 Nice Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
v Nice
6 October 2022 3 Slovácko 0–1 Nice Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty
Attendance: 7,447
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
v Slovácko
13 October 2022 4 Nice 1–2 Slovácko Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Iwan Griffith (Wales)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to violent clashes between rival supporters during Nice's home match against 1. FC Köln.[30]
v Partizan
27 October 2022 5 Nice 2–1 Partizan Nice
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 11,324
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
v Nice
3 November 2022 6 1. FC Köln 2–2 Nice Cologne, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

v Nice
9 March 2023 First leg Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 Nice Chișinău, Moldova
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Note: Sheriff Tiraspol played their home match at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium, the Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol, due to Transnistria's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
v Sheriff Tiraspol
16 March 2023 Second leg Nice 3–1
(4–1 agg.)
Sheriff Tiraspol Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,070
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

v Nice
13 April 2023 First leg Basel 2–2 Nice Basel, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 21,277
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
v Basel
20 April 2023 Second leg Nice 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)
Basel Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 29,716
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceUEFA Europe
Conference League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  DENKasper Schmeichel4603601090
77GK  ALGTeddy Boulhendi00000000
90GK  POLMarcin Bułka50200030
Defenders
4DF  BRADante49137110110
15DF  ENGJoe Bryan1012+400+1031
20DF  ALGYoucef Atal2518+101006+10
23DF  SUIJordan Lotomba40027+60004+30
25DF  FRAJean-Clair Todibo46033+1010110
26DF  FRAMelvin Bard44028+50107+30
33DF  ITAAntoine Mendy1507+40101+20
38DF  MARAyoub Amraoui1113+40002+21
42DF  ITAMattia Viti1217+21001+20
55DF  BDIYoussouf Ndayishimiye1416+410040
Midfielders
8MF  NEDPablo Rosario39017+140004+40
10MF  FRASofiane Diop28214+81103+21
11MF  ENGRoss Barkley2849+1841000
14MF  ALGBillal Brahimi36521+43103+72
16MF  WALAaron Ramsey34118+91005+20
19MF  FRAKhéphren Thuram48230+5210120
21MF  FRAAlexis Beka Beka2217+700+101+61
28MF  ALGHicham Boudaoui36122+511080
31MF  FRAThéo Trinker100+100000
35MF  FRABadredine Bouanani2009+100000+10
37MF  FRAReda Belahyane601+30000+20
40MF  FRAAndréa Dacourt100+100000
Forwards
9FW  NGATerem Moffi20915+160043
24FW  FRAGaëtan Laborde441628+5130+109+13
29FW  CIVNicolas Pépé28817+26105+32
Players transferred out during the season
5DF  AUTFlavius Daniliuc201+100000
18MF  ROURareș Ilie802+20003+10
22MF  NEDCalvin Stengs603+10001+10
99MF  GABMario Lemina22111+301071
7FW  ALGAndy Delort1819+500041
10FW  FRAAlexis Claude-Maurice371+160011
11FW  ALGAmine Gouiri5030000+20

Last updated: 3 June 2023
Source: Competitions

References