2020–21 OGC Nice season

OGC Nice
2020–21 season
PresidentJean-Pierre Rivère
Head coachPatrick Vieira
(until 4 December)
Adrian Ursea
(from 4 December)
StadiumAllianz Riviera
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Amine Gouiri (12)

All:
Amine Gouiri (16)
Biggest winAngers 0–3 Nice
Nice 3–0 Angers
Nice 3–0 Marseille
Biggest defeatBayer Leverkusen 6–2 Nice

The 2020–21 season was the 94th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The head coach Patrick Vieira was relieved of his post after a five-game losing streak.[1] He was replaced by assistant Adrian Ursea.

Players

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First-team 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
2 DF France FRA Stanley Nsoki
3 DF Brazil BRA Robson Bambu
4 DF Brazil BRA Dante (captain)
5 DF Austria AUT Flavius Daniliuc
6 MF France FRA Morgan Schneiderlin
7 FW France FRA Myziane Maolida
8 MF France FRA Pierre Lees-Melou
9 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Dolberg
10 FW France FRA Alexis Claude-Maurice
11 FW France FRA Amine Gouiri
13 DF France FRA Hassane Kamara
14 FW Switzerland SUI Dan Ndoye
16 GK Algeria ALG Teddy Boulhendi
18 DF France FRA William Saliba (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF France FRA Khéphren Thuram
20 DF Algeria ALG Youcef Atal
21 MF Brazil BRA Danilo Barbosa
22 MF Portugal POR Rony Lopes (on loan from Sevilla)
23 DF Switzerland SUI Jordan Lotomba
24 DF France FRA Andy Pelmard
25 DF France FRA Jean-Clair Todibo (on loan from Barcelona)
27 MF France FRA Alexis Trouillet
28 MF Algeria ALG Hicham Boudaoui
29 MF France FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (on loan from Lyon)
30 GK France FRA Yoan Cardinale
34 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Deji Sotona
40 GK Argentina ARG Walter Benítez

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
MF Portugal POR Pedro Brazão (on loan to Lausanne)
FW France FRA Lucas Da Cunha (on loan to Lausanne)
DF Ivory Coast CIV Ibrahim Cissé (on loan to Châteauroux)
DF Ivory Coast CIV Armel Zohouri (on loan to Lausanne)
DF Senegal SEN Racine Coly (on loan to Amiens)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Wylan Cyprien (on loan to Parma)
MF Ivory Coast CIV Trazié Thomas (on loan to Lausanne)
FW France FRA Evann Guessand (on loan to Lausanne)
FW France FRA Ihsan Sacko (on loan to Cosenza)
MF France FRA Hicham Mahou (on loan to Lausanne)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
11 FW France Amine Gouiri France Lyon €7m 1 July 2020 [2]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
23 DF France Malang Sarr England Chelsea Free 27 August 2020 [3]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

4 July 2020 Friendly Lyon France 1–0 France Nice Décines-Charpieu, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
10 July 2020 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 4–1 France Nice Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Olivier Thual
16 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup Nice France 1–1 Scotland Celtic Décines-Charpieu, France
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Willy Delajod
18 July 2020 2020 Veolia Cup Nice France 0–2 Scotland Rangers Décines-Charpieu, France
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
25 July 2020 Friendly Standard Liège Belgium 1–2 France Nice Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia 0–6 France Nice Grödig, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
8 August 2020 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg Austria 4–1 France Nice Zell am See, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alois Latini
15 August 2020 Friendly Nice France 3–2 France Rennes Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
4 September 2020 Friendly Nice France 2–3 France Monaco Nice, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 23 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 9th 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 039.47
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 8 March 2021 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
UEFA Europa League 22 October 2020 10 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 1 0 5 8 16 −8 016.67
Total 46 17 7 22 61 72 −11 036.96

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[4]

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 15 7 16 50 53  −3 52 7 3 9 25 30  −5 8 4 7 25 23  +2

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLLDWWDWLLLDLWLDLDLWLLWLLWWDWWDLWLWLW
Position31710108454881111121113121313141214141314161211121110910910999
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[5]

23 August 2020 1 Nice 2–1 Lens Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
29 August 2020 2 Strasbourg 0–2 Nice Strasbourg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
12 September 2020 3 Montpellier 3–1 Nice Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Antony Gautier
20 September 2020 4 Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Benoît Bastien
27 September 2020 5 Bordeaux 0–0 Nice Bordeaux
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Referee: François Letexier
3 October 2020 6 Nice 2–1 Nantes Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
18 October 2020 7 Saint-Étienne 1–3 Nice Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Amaury Delerue
25 October 2020 8 Nice 1–1 Lille Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Frank Schneider
1 November 2020 9 Angers 0–3 Nice Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
8 November 2020 10 Nice 1–2 Monaco Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
29 November 2020 12 Nice 1–3 Dijon Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
6 December 2020 13 Reims 0–0 Nice Reims
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
13 December 2020 14 Nice 0–1 Rennes Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
16 December 2020 15 Nîmes 0–2 Nice Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
19 December 2020 16 Nice 1–4 Lyon Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
23 December 2020 17 Nice 2–2 Lorient Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
6 January 2021 18 Brest 2–0 Nice Brest
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
9 January 2021 19 Metz 1–1 Nice Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
17 January 2021 20 Nice 0–3 Bordeaux Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
23 January 2021 21 Lens 0–1 Nice Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
31 January 2021 22 Nice 0–1 Saint-Étienne Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
3 February 2021 23 Monaco 2–1 Nice Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
7 February 2021 24 Nice 3–0 Angers Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
13 February 2021 25 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nice Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
17 February 2021 11 Marseille 3–2 Nice Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Note: The match originally scheduled for 21 November 2020, but postponed after more than ten Nice players tested positive for COVID-19.[6]
21 February 2021 26 Nice 1–2 Metz Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
26 February 2021 27 Rennes 1–2 Nice Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
3 March 2021 28 Nice 2–1 Nîmes Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
14 March 2021 29 Lorient 1–1 Nice Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
20 March 2021 30 Nice 3–0 Marseille Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
4 April 2021 31 Nantes 1–2 Nice Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
11 April 2021 32 Nice 0–0 Reims Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
18 April 2021 33 Dijon 2–0 Nice Dijon
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
25 April 2021 34 Nice 3–1 Montpellier Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
1 May 2021 35 Lille 2–0 Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
9 May 2021 36 Nice 3–2 Brest Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
16 May 2021 37 Nice 0–2 Strasbourg Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
23 May 2021 38 Lyon 2–3 Nice Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot

Coupe de France

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10 February 2021 Round of 64 Nîmes 1–3 Nice Nîmes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
8 March 2021 Round of 32 Nice 0–2 Monaco Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV SLP HBS NCE
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13 15 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 4–1 6–2
2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 4 0 2 11 10 +1 12 1–0 3–0 3–2
3 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 2 0 4 7 13 −6 6 2–4 3–1 1–0
4 France Nice 6 1 0 5 8 16 −8 3 2–3 1–3 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6–2 France Nice Leverkusen, Germany
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
29 October 2020 2 Nice France 1–0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
5 November 2020 3 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 3–2 France Nice Prague, Czech Republic
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
26 November 2020 4 Nice France 1–3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
3 December 2020 5 Nice France 2–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Nice, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
10 December 2020 6 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–0 France Nice Petah Tikva, Israel
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium[note 2]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
16 GK Algeria ALG Teddy Boulhendi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK France FRA Yoan Cardinale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 GK Argentina ARG Walter Benítez 45 0 38 0 2 0 5 0
Defenders
2 DF France FRA Stanley Nsoki 24 0 13+5 0 2 0 4 0
3 DF Brazil BRA Robson Bambu 23 0 12+3 0 1+1 0 6 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Dante 11 2 9 2 0 0 2 0
5 DF Austria AUT Flavius Daniliuc 26 1 15+8 1 1 0 2 0
13 DF France FRA Hassane Kamara 42 3 34+2 2 1+1 0 4 1
18 DF France FRA William Saliba 26 1 20 1 2 0 2+2 0
20 DF Algeria ALG Youcef Atal 18 1 13+5 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF Switzerland SUI Jordan Lotomba 36 1 24+6 1 0+1 0 4+1 0
24 DF France FRA Andy Pelmard 24 0 12+7 0 1 0 2+2 0
25 DF France FRA Jean-Clair Todibo 17 1 15 1 1+1 0 0 0
33 DF France FRA Théo Pionnier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF France FRA Noah Crétier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF France FRA Morgan Schneiderlin 35 0 24+4 0 2 0 5 0
8 MF France FRA Pierre Lees-Melou 33 5 23+6 4 2 1 2 0
19 MF France FRA Khéphren Thuram 33 2 17+12 2 0+1 0 2+1 0
22 MF Portugal POR Rony Lopes 33 5 23+5 3 1 2 3+1 0
27 MF France FRA Alexis Trouillet 8 0 1+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
28 MF Algeria ALG Hicham Boudaoui 29 3 22+3 3 0 0 1+3 0
29 MF France FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 18 1 12+2 1 0 0 2+2 0
35 MF France FRA Malik Sellouki 4 1 0+4 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW France FRA Myziane Maolida 25 3 11+8 3 1+1 0 2+2 0
9 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Dolberg 29 6 21+4 6 0+1 0 3 0
10 FW France FRA Alexis Claude-Maurice 37 5 21+9 4 1 0 4+2 1
11 FW France FRA Amine Gouiri 41 16 31+3 12 2 0 5 4
14 FW Switzerland SUI Dan Ndoye 34 3 3+25 1 1 0 1+4 2
34 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Deji Sotona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW France FRA Salim Ben Seghir 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
12 DF Senegal SEN Racine Coly 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
32 DF France FRA Hicham Mahou 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF Brazil BRA Danilo Barbosa 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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As of 26 February 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Europa League Total
1 11 FW France Amine Gouiri 10 0 4 14
2 8 MF France Pierre Lees-Melou 4 1 0 5
3 22 MF Portugal Rony Lopes 2 2 0 4
4 9 FW Denmark Kasper Dolberg 3 0 0 3
14 FW Switzerland Dan Ndoye 1 0 2 3
6 4 DF Brazil Dante 2 0 0 2
7 FW France Myziane Maolida 2 0 0 2
10 FW France Alexis Claude-Maurice 1 0 1 2
9 5