2017–18 FC Nantes season

The 2017–18 FC Nantes season was the 74th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Nantes

2017–18 season
Chairman	Waldemar Kita
Manager	Claudio Ranieri
Stadium	La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau
Ligue 1	9th
Coupe de France	Round of 32 (eliminated by Auxerre)
Coupe de la Ligue	Third round (eliminated by Tours)
Top goalscorer	League: Emiliano Sala (12) All: Emiliano Sala (14)
Highest home attendance	34,486 vs. Paris Saint-Germain (14 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance	13,618 vs. Auxerre (23 January 2018)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Main article: List of FC Nantes players

For a list of all former and current FC Nantes players, see Category:FC Nantes players.

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	FRA	Maxime Dupé
2	DF	FRA	David Alcibiade
3	DF	BRA	Diego Carlos
4	DF	FRA	Nicolas Pallois
5	DF	CIV	Koffi Djidji
6	DF	BRA	Lucas Lima
7	MF	FRA	Jules Iloki
8	MF	FRA	Adrien Thomasson
9	FW	ARG	Emiliano Sala
10	FW	MAR	Yacine Bammou
11	MF	SWE	Alexander Kačaniklić
12	DF	NGA	Chidozie Awaziem (on loan from Porto)
13	DF	FRA	Wilfried Moimbé
14	FW	BEL	Yassine El Ghanassy
15	DF	FRA	Léo Dubois (captain)
16	GK	FRA	Alexandre Olliero

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	COD	Anthony Walongwa
18	MF	FRA	Samuel Moutoussamy
19	MF	FRA	Abdoulaye Touré
20	MF	BRA	Andrei Girotto
21	MF	SVN	Rene Krhin (on loan from Granada)
22	FW	BFA	Préjuce Nakoulma
23	FW	BEL	Joris Kayembe
24	MF	CMR	Alexis Alégué
25	DF	FRA	Enock Kwateng
26	FW	MLI	Kalifa Coulibaly
28	MF	FRA	Valentin Rongier
29	MF	FRA	Najib Gandi
30	GK	ROU	Ciprian Tătărușanu
31	FW	ISL	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
33	FW	FRA	Santy Ngom
40	GK	FRA	Quentin Braat

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.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Queensy Menig (at Oldham Athletic until 30 June 2018)
—	FW	POL	Mariusz Stępiński (at Chievo Verona until 30 June 2018)

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2017–18 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Saint-Étienne	38	15	10	13	47	50	−3	55
8	Nice	38	15	9	14	53	52	+1	54
9	Nantes	38	14	10	14	36	41	−5	52
10	Montpellier	38	11	18	9	36	33	+3	51
11	Dijon	38	13	9	16	55	73	−18	48

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	14	10	14	36	41	−5	52	8	4	7	15	17	−2	6	6	7	21	24	−3

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W
Position	19	19	15	15	8	7	6	4	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	5	6	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	9

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Lille v Nantes

6 August 2017 1	Lille	3–0	Nantes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00	Alonso 48' Benzia  61' De Préville 67' (pen.) El Ghazi 70',  71'	Report	Pallois  40' Nakoulma  58' Gillet  75'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,683 Referee: Benoît Millot

Nantes v Marseille

12 August 2017 2	Nantes	0–1	Marseille	Nantes
17:00	Lucas Lima  15'	Report	Sanson  60' Ocampos 87' Rolando  90+3' Luiz Gustavo  90+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 33,654 Referee: Frank Schneider

Troyes v Nantes

19 August 2017 3	Troyes	0–1	Nantes	Troyes
20:00	Darbion  79'	Report	Awaziem  34' Sala 81'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Nantes v Lyon

26 August 2017 4	Nantes	0–0	Lyon	Nantes
17:15	Girotto  31'	Report	Tete  68'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,718 Referee: Antony Gautier

Montpellier v Nantes

9 September 2017 5	Montpellier	0–1	Nantes	Montpellier
20:00	Mukiele  33' Sio  84'	Report	Sala  42' Gandi  69' Diego Carlos 76'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,298 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Nantes v Caen

16 September 2017 6	Nantes	1–0	Caen	Nantes
20:00	Girotto 73'	Report	Repas  26' Aït Bennasser  87'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Olivier Thual

Strasbourg v Nantes

24 September 2017 7	Strasbourg	1–2	Nantes	Strasbourg
17:00	Da Costa 10' Seka  47'	Report	Thomasson 13' Dubois 24' Girotto  40'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 23,408 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Nantes v Metz

30 September 2017 8	Nantes	1–0	Metz	Nantes
20:00	Sala 3' Lucas Lima  90' Girotto  90+3'	Report	Assou-Ekotto  47'  52' Cohade  65' Balliu  90+6'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 22,104 Referee: Johan Hamel

Bordeaux v Nantes

15 October 2017 9	Bordeaux	1–1	Nantes	Bordeaux
15:00	Pellenard  24' De Préville  26' Malcom 47' Lewczuk  84'	Report	Krhin  19' Nakoulma 45+2' Thomasson  71'	Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 31,046 Referee: Karim Abed

Nantes v Guingamp

21 October 2017 10	Nantes	2–1	Guingamp	Nantes
20:00	Awaziem 9' Nakoulma  43' Touré  49', 86' Diego Carlos  71'	Report	Kerbrat  26' Camara 70'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 27,711 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Dijon v Nantes

28 October 2017 11	Dijon	1–0	Nantes	Dijon
20:00	Tavares 21' Amalfitano  60' Yambéré  65' Haddadi  90'	Report	Touré  71' Sala  86' Dubois  90'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 11,764 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Nantes v Toulouse

4 November 2017 12	Nantes	2–1	Toulouse	Nantes
20:00	Thomasson 16' Krhin  40' Iloki  57' Sala 67'	Report	Yago  4' Imbula  31' Sanogo  55' Diop  58' Blin 60'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 21,390 Referee: Antony Gautier

Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes

18 November 2017 13	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Nantes	Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cavani 38', 79' Di María 42' Berchiche  49' Pastore 65' Verratti  74'	Report	Pallois  49' Nakoulma 60' Awaziem  63' Djidji  65'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,680 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Rennes v Nantes

25 November 2017 14	Rennes	2–1	Nantes	Rennes
17:00	Traoré  3' Khazri 51', 88',  90+4' Lea Siliki  67'	Report	Nakoulma  31' Dubois  40' Pallois  51'  57' Sala 73' (pen.) Thomasson  82'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,151 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Nantes v Monaco

29 November 2017 15	Nantes	1–0	Monaco	Nantes
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lucas Lima 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Benoît Millot

Saint-Étienne v Nantes

3 December 2017 16	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Nantes	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pajot 38' Janko  51' Lacroix  58' Selnæs  80' Dabo  88'	Report	Sala 61' Awaziem  72'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,085 Referee: François Letexier

Nantes v Nice

10 December 2017 17	Nantes	1–2	Nice	Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bammou 12' Diego Carlos  67'	Report	Lees-Melou  21' Tameze  37' Balotelli  40', 75' Pléa 42' Souquet  85'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Jerome Miguelgorry

Nantes v Angers

17 December 2017 18	Nantes	1–0	Angers	Nantes
15:00	Girotto  13' Sala 24' (pen.) Bammou  45+1'  65'	Report	Thomas  9' Tait  24' Crivelli  63'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 24,285 Referee: Karim Abed

Amiens v Nantes

20 December 2017 19	Amiens	0–1	Nantes	Amiens
20:50	Gouano  13' Manzala  79' El Hajjam  86'	Report	Lucas Lima  40' Dubois  89' Sala 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,865 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain

14 January 2018 20	Nantes	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diego Carlos  30'  90+1' Pallois  41'	Report	Di María 12' Verratti  15' Dani Alves  60'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 34,486 Referee: Tony Chapron

Toulouse v Nantes

17 January 2018 21	Toulouse	1–1	Nantes	Toulouse
17:00	Diop  5' Sangaré  40' Sylla  60' Gradel 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Krhin  14', 19' Touré  39' Diego Carlos  54' Girotto  90'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 13,742 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Nantes v Bordeaux

20 January 2018 22	Nantes	0–1	Bordeaux	Nantes
17:00	Pallois  88'	Report	De Préville 26' Laborde  36' Lerager  80'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,076 Referee: Johan Hamel

Guingamp v Nantes

27 January 2018 23	Guingamp	0–3	Nantes	Guingamp
20:00	Diallo  50' Ikoko  64'	Report	Diego Carlos  17' Krhin  30' Pallois  40' Thomasson 61' Sala 86' (pen.) Ngom 90+3'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 13,761 Referee: Benoît Millot

Caen v Nantes

4 February 2018 24	Caen	3–2	Nantes	Caen
17:00	Djiku  22' Santini 35' (pen.) Da Silva 52', 80'	Report	Bammou 31', 58' Dubois  33' Diego Carlos  48'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,121 Referee: Karim Abed

Nantes v Lille

11 February 2018 25	Nantes	2–2	Lille	Nantes
17:00	Sala 16', 71'	Report	Benzia  43' Mothiba 67' Pépé 81'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 22,655 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Nice v Nantes

18 February 2018 26	Nice	1–1	Nantes	Nice
15:00	Dante 6' Pléa  63' Lees-Melou  77'	Report	Sala 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Clément Turpin

Nantes v Amiens

24 February 2018 27	Nantes	0–1	Amiens	Nantes
20:00	Girotto  11' Pallois  61'	Report	Monconduit  38' Kakuta 45+1',  67'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 18,830 Referee: Stéphane Jochem

Marseille v Nantes

4 March 2018 28	Marseille	1–1	Nantes	Marseille
21:00	Gustavo  4' Rami  55' Amavi  69' Thauvin 90+5'	Report	Dubois 11',  35' Pallois  39'  90+5' Girotto  87'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,232 Referee: Antony Gautier

Nantes v Troyes

10 March 2018 29	Nantes	1–0	Troyes	Nantes
20:00	Sala 86'	Report	Walter  7'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 17,776 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Metz v Nantes

18 March 2018 30	Metz	1–1	Nantes	Metz
15:00	Roux 12' Rivierez  13' Diagne  54'	Report	Rongier 23'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Benoît Millot

Nantes v Saint-Étienne

1 April 2018 31	Nantes	0–3	Saint-Étienne	Nantes
17:00	Thomasson  56' Rongier  61' Bammou  67'	Report	Debuchy 17' Cabella 54', 63'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 31,043 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Monaco v Nantes

7 April 2018 32	Monaco	2–1	Nantes	Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jorge  38' Falcao 42' Lopes 45' Glik  59' Jemerson  73' Subašić  90+4'	Report	Thomasson 32' Krhin  48' Dubois  87' Sala  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,557 Referee: François Letexier

Nantes v Dijon

14 April 2018 33	Nantes	1–1	Dijon	Nantes
20:00	Nakoulma 33'	Report	Kwon 61'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,209 Referee: Olivier Thual

Nantes v Rennes

20 April 2018 34	Nantes	1–1	Rennes	Nantes
19:30	Nakoulma  29' Sala  40'  46' Thomasson 42',  43' Girotto  44' Ngom  90+1'	Report	Sakho  68' Prcic  71' Pallois 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 32,431 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lyon v Nantes

28 April 2018 35	Lyon	2–0	Nantes	Décines-Charpieu
17:00	Depay 40' Morel  59' Traoré 69'	Report	El Ghanassy  77'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 50,443 Referee: Antony Gautier

Nantes v Montpellier

6 May 2018 36	Nantes	0–2	Montpellier	Nantes
17:00		Report	Cozza  41' Dolly 51' Mbenza 63' Mendes  82' Poaty  86'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,895 Referee: Frank Schneider

Angers v Nantes

12 May 2018 37	Angers	0–2	Nantes	Angers
21:00		Report	Djidji  4' Lucas Lima 50' Coulibaly 62'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 15,550 Referee: Benoît Millot

Nantes v Strasbourg

19 May 2018 38	Nantes	1–0	Strasbourg	Nantes
21:00	Dubois 32'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,595 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

US Municipale Senlis v Nantes

7 January 2018 Round of 64	US Municipale Senlis	0–4	Nantes	Beauvais
17:30 CET		Report	Bammou 28' Rongier 36' Sala 81', 90'	Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Nantes v Auxerre

23 January 2018 Round of 32	Nantes	3–4	Auxerre	Nantes
18:30 CET	Thomasson 38', 65' Dubois 51' Lucas Lima  70'	Report	Touré  3' Konaté 6' Pallois 32' (o.g.) Westberg  32' Ayé 34' Sangaré 76'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 13,618 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Coupe de la Ligue

Tours v Nantes

25 October 2017 Third Round	Tours	3–1	Nantes	Tours
21:05 CEST	Miguel 4' Mancini 6' Raveloson  17' Bouazza 19'	Report	Lucas Lima 35' (pen.) Walongwa  50'  57' Alcibiade  77'	Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 9,477 Referee: Thomas Léonard