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2022–23 FC Nantes season

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FC Nantes
2022–23 season
OwnerWaldemar Kita
PresidentWaldemar Kita
Head coachAntoine Kombouaré
(until 9 May)
Pierre Aristouy
(from 9 May)
StadiumStade de la Beaujoire
Ligue 116th
Coupe de FranceRunners-up
Trophée des ChampionsRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mostafa Mohamed (8)

All:
Ludovic Blas (12)

The 2022–23 season was the 80th season in the history of FC Nantes and their 10th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe dr France, the Trophée des Champions and the UEFA Europa League.[1][2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Despite a 14-match winless run between February and May, which led them being in danger of relegation, Les Canaris ultimately preserved their top flight status with a 1–0 win over Angers, and Auxerre 1–3 defeat to Lens, thus avoiding a return to the second tier of French football for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 January 2023[3]

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 France FRA Alban Lafont (captain)
3 DF Brazil BRA Andrei Girotto
4 DF France FRA Nicolas Pallois (vice-captain)
5 MF Spain ESP Pedro Chirivella
7 FW France FRA Evann Guessand (on loan from Nice)
8 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Samuel Moutoussamy
10 MF France FRA Ludovic Blas
11 FW France FRA Marcus Coco
14 FW Cameroon CMR Ignatius Ganago
16 GK France FRA Rémy Descamps
17 MF France FRA Moussa Sissoko
21 DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Charles Castelletto
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF France FRA Sébastien Corchia
25 MF France FRA Florent Mollet
26 DF France FRA Jaouen Hadjam
27 MF Nigeria NGA Moses Simon
28 DF France FRA Fabien Centonze
29 MF France FRA Quentin Merlin
30 GK Serbia SRB Denis Petrić
31 FW Egypt EGY Mostafa Mohamed (on loan from Galatasaray)
38 DF Brazil BRA João Victor (on loan from Benfica)
93 DF Mali MLI Charles Traoré
99 FW Algeria ALG Andy Delort (on loan from Nice)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Comoros COM Adel Mahamoud
18 MF France FRA Samuel Yepié Yepié
19 MF France FRA Mohamed Achi
20 MF France FRA Lohann Doucet
22 MF Armenia ARM Gor Manvelyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF France FRA Robin Voisine
55 FW France FRA Kader Bamba
61 FW France FRA Joe-Loïc Affamah
63 DF Ivory Coast CIV Michel Junior Diaz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
53 FW France FRA Bridge Ndilu (at SO Cholet until 30 June 2023)
DF France FRA Yannis M'Bemba (at Le Puy until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Ryan Sabry (at Stade Briochin until 30 June 2023)
MF France FRA Abou Ba (at Seraing until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
55 FW France Abdoul Kader Bamba Amiens Loan return 30 June 2022
53 FW France Bridge Ndilu Quevilly Rouen Loan return 30 June 2022
17 MF France Moussa Sissoko England Watford Undisclosed 1 July 2022 [4]
7 FW France Evann Guessand Nice Loan 12 July 2022 [5]
31 FW Egypt Mostafa Mohamed Turkey Galatasaray Loan 21 July 2022 [6]
14 FW Cameroon Ignatius Ganago Lens €4.4M 1 September 2022 [7]
28 DF France Fabien Centonze Metz €4M 22 September 2022 [8]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
26 FW Ghana Osman Bukari Belgium Gent Loan return 30 June 2022
8 MF France Wylan Cyprien Italy Parma Loan return 30 June 2022
19 FW France Willem Geubbels Monaco Loan return 30 June 2022
6 MF France Roli Pereira de Sa Sochaux Free 1 July 2022 [9]
20 FW France Jean-Kévin Augustin Switzerland Basel Undisclosed 1 July 2022 [10]
23 FW France Randal Kolo Muani Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Free 1 July 2022 [11]
7 FW Mali Kalifa Coulibaly Serbia Red Star Belgrade Free 29 August 2022 [12]
53 FW France Bridge Ndilu SO Cholet Loan 17 September 2022 [13]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2022 Friendly Nantes France 0–1 France Guingamp La Baule-Escoublac
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Livolant 86'
Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges
16 July 2022 Friendly Caen France 0–2 France Nantes Avranches
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade René-Fenouillère
23 July 2022 Friendly Nantes France 2–0 France Lorient La Baule-Escoublac
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges
27 July 2022 Friendly Nantes France 0–1 France Rennes Saint-Nazaire
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
16 December 2022 Friendly Nantes France 1–1 France Laval Nantes
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
21 December 2022 Friendly Lorient France 2–1 France Nantes Vannes
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Rabine

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 7 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 16th 38 7 15 16 37 55 −18 018.42
Coupe de France 7 January 2023 29 April 2023 Round of 64 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 7 7 +0 050.00
Trophée des Champions 31 July 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Europa League 8 September 2022 23 February 2023 Group stage Knockout round play-offs 8 3 1 4 7 15 −8 037.50
Total 53 13 18 22 51 81 −30 024.53

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Brest 38 11 11 16 44 54 −10 44
15 Strasbourg 38 9 13 16 51 59 −8 40
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 −18 36
17 Auxerre (R) 38 8 11 19 35 63 −28 35 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Ajaccio (R) 38 7 5 26 23 74 −51 26
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).[14]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 7 15 16 37 55  −18 36 5 8 6 20 26  −6 2 7 10 17 29  −12

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLWDLLDLLWDDLDDWDWDLWWLLLDDLDLDLLDLLW
Position1113151110131515161914151516151615141313131313131314141414151516171717171716
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[15]

7 August 2022 1 Angers 0–0 Nantes Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
12 August 2022 2 Nantes 1–1 Lille Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,689
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
20 August 2022 3 Marseille 2–1 Nantes Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,147
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
28 August 2022 4 Nantes 3–1 Toulouse Nantes
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 26,574
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
31 August 2022 5 Strasbourg 1–1 Nantes Strasbourg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,162
Referee: Clément Turpin
3 September 2022 6 Nantes 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,406
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
11 September 2022 7 Lorient 3–2 Nantes Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,080
Referee: Johan Hamel
18 September 2022 8 Nantes 0–0 Lens Nantes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,854
Referee: Willy Delajod
2 October 2022 9 Monaco 4–1 Nantes Monaco
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 5,202
Referee: Thomas Léonard
9 October 2022 10 Rennes 3–0 Nantes Rennes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,844
Referee: Florent Batta
16 October 2022 11 Nantes 4–1 Brest Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 25,759
Referee: Marc Bollengier
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 Nantes 1–1 Clermont Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,894
Referee: Benoît Bastien
6 November 2022 14 Reims 1–0 Nantes Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 11,477
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
13 November 2022 15 Nantes 2–2 Ajaccio Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,407
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
28 December 2022 16 Troyes 0–0 Nantes Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 9,043
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
1 January 2023 17 Nantes 1–0 Auxerre Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 23,266
Referee: Benoît Bastien
11 January 2023 18 Nantes 0–0 Lyon Nantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 27,657
Referee: Marc Bollengier
15 January 2023 19 Montpellier 0–3 Nantes Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 10,947
Referee: Thomas Léonard
29 January 2023 20 Clermont 0–0 Nantes Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 11,015
Referee: Florent Batta
1 February 2023 21 Nantes 0–2 Marseille Nantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,125
Referee: Willy Delajod
5 February 2023 22 Ajaccio 0–2 Nantes Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 11,598
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
12 February 2023 23 Nantes 1–0 Lorient Nantes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,579
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
19 February 2023 24 Lens 3–1 Nantes Lens
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,984
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
26 February 2023 25 Nantes 0–1 Rennes Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,467
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
4 March 2023 26 Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 Nantes Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
12 March 2023 27 Nantes 2–2 Nice Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 33,568
Referee: Willy Delajod
17 March 2022 28 Lyon 1–1 Nantes Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 38,880
Referee: Benoît Millot
2 April 2023 29 Nantes 0–3 Reims Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 26,285
Referee: Marc Bollengier
9 April 2023 30 Nantes 2–2 Monaco Nantes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,050
Referee: Clément Turpin
16 April 2023 31 Auxerre 2–1 Nantes Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 15,714
Referee: Éric Wattellier
23 April 2023 32 Nantes 2–2 Troyes Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,082
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
30 April 2023 33 Brest 2–0 Nantes Brest
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 14,470
Referee: Willy Delajod
7 May 2023 34 Nantes 0–2 Strasbourg Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,563
Referee: Benoît Bastien
14 May 2023 35 Toulouse 0–0 Nantes Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 27,033
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
21 May 2023 36 Nantes 0–3 Montpellier Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,170
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
27 May 2023 37 Lille 2–1 Nantes Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
David 50' (pen.), 87' (pen.), Yellow card 88'
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 41,136
Referee: Éric Wattellier
3 June 2023 38 Nantes 1–0 Angers Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 27,650
Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de France

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7 January 2023 Round of 64 AF Virois 0–2 Nantes Caen[16]
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Benoît Millot
22 January 2023 Round of 32 ES Thaon 0–0
(2–4 p)
Nantes Épinal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Colombière
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Penalties
  • Colin soccer ball with check mark
  • Koriche soccer ball with check mark
  • Gazagnes soccer ball with red X
  • Didierjean soccer ball with red X
8 February 2023 Round of 16 Angers 1–1
(2–4 p)
Nantes Angers
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 13,934
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Penalties
1 March 2023 Quarter-finals Nantes 2–1 Lens Nantes
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
5 April 2023 Semi-finals Nantes 1–0 Lyon Nantes
21:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,687
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
29 April 2023 Final Nantes 1–5 Toulouse Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,038
Referee: Benoît Millot

Trophée des Champions

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31 July 2022 Final Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Nantes Tel Aviv
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.[17]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRE NAN QRB OLY
1 Germany SC Freiburg 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 14 Advance to round of 16 2–0 2–1 1–1
2 France Nantes 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–4 2–1 2–1
3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 2 2 2 9 5 +4 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–1 3–0 0–0
4 Greece Olympiacos 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 0–3 0–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
8 September 2022 1 Nantes France 2–1 Greece Olympiacos Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 31,276
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
15 September 2022 2 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 3–0 France Nantes Baku, Azerbaijan
20:45 AZT (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 26,495
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
6 October 2022 3 SC Freiburg Germany 2–0 France Nantes Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
13 October 2022 4 Nantes France 0–4 Germany SC Freiburg Nantes
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 31,845
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
27 October 2022 5 Nantes France 2–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 30,927
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
3 November 2022 6 Olympiacos Greece 0–2 France Nantes Piraeus, Greece
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 16,254
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Knockout phase

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Knockout round play-offs
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.[18]

16 February 2023 First leg Juventus Italy 1–1 France Nantes Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 41,019
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
23 February 2023 Second leg Nantes France 0–3
(1–4 agg.)
Italy Juventus Nantes
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

References

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  2. ^ Coupe de France: Nantes beats Nice (1-0) and wins its ticket for the Europa League
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