Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes
Full name	Nîmes Olympique;
Nickname(s)	Les Crocodiles (The Crocodiles)
Founded	10 April 1937; 87 years ago
Ground	Stade des Antonins
Capacity	8,033
President	Rani Assaf
Head coach	Adil Hermach
League	Championnat National
2023–24	Championnat National, 11th of 18
Website	http://www.nimes-olympique.com/
	Current season

Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The Stade des Antonins is the club’s home stadium.

History

In the 1995–96 season, then playing in the third division (non-professional level), Nîmes reached the final of the Coupe de France, allowing them to compete the following year in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat Budapest Honvéd (5–2 on aggregate), before losing to AIK in the next round (2–3 on aggregate).^[3]^[4]

On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to Ligue 1 for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in Ligue 2.^[5] In the 2018–19 season, Nimes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams. In the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, Nimes finished second from bottom and were relegated to Ligue 2.^[6]

On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Bordeaux.^[7] The club would move into the Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.^[8] In the 2022–23 Ligue 2 season, Nimes finished second from the bottom and were relegated to the Championnat National.^[9]

Players

Current squad

As of 27 August 2024^[10]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CMR	Simon Ngapandouetnbu (on loan from Marseille)
5	DF	SEN	Waly Diouf
6	MF	FRA	Brahima Doukansy
7	FW	GUI	Ismaël Camara
8	MF	FRA	Gauthier Laurens
9	FW	ALG	Oussama Abdeldjelil
10	MF	FRA	Vincent Marcel
14	MF	MTQ	Jonathan Mexique
16	GK	FRA	Lucas Dias
18	MF	FRA	Mathis Picouleau
19	MF	FRA	Hamza Sbaï
20	MF	FRA	Léon Delpech


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	FRA	Namakoro Diallo
22	DF	FRA	Formose Mendy
23	DF	ALG	Mehdi Beneddine
26	MF	ALG	Abdelmalek Amara
28	MF	FRA	Marowane Khalid
29	DF	FRA	Dagui Paviot
31	MF	FRA	Salim Akkal
36	DF	FRA	Jérémy Iafrate
37	MF	ALG	Issam Bouaoune
39	FW	FRA	Derick Osei
50	GK	ITA	Vincenzo Cozzella

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Nîmes in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with Nîmes or following his departure.

For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see Category:Nîmes Olympique players

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