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2020–21 FC Nantes season

FC Nantes
2020–21 season
OwnerWaldemar Kita
PresidentWaldemar Kita
Head coachChristian Gourcuff
(until 8 December)
Patrick Collot
(caretaker, from 8 December)
Raymond Domenech
(from 26 December to 11 February)
Antoine Kombouaré
(from 11 February)
StadiumStade de la Beaujoire
Ligue 118th (play-off winners)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ludovic Blas (10)

All:
Ludovic Blas (11)
Biggest winDijon 0–4 Nantes
Biggest defeatNantes 0–4 Strasbourg

The 2020–21 season was the 77th season in the existence of FC Nantes and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nantes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 January 2021[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Alban Lafont (on loan from Fiorentina)
2 DF Brazil BRA Fábio
3 MF Brazil BRA Andrei Girotto
4 DF France FRA Nicolas Pallois (captain)
5 MF Spain ESP Pedro Chirivella
6 MF France FRA Roli Pereira de Sa
7 FW Mali MLI Kalifa Coulibaly
10 MF France FRA Ludovic Blas
11 FW France FRA Marcus Coco
12 DF France FRA Dennis Appiah
14 DF Mali MLI Charles Traoré
15 DF France FRA Thomas Basila
17 FW Belgium BEL Anthony Limbombe
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Touré
20 FW France FRA Jean-Kévin Augustin
21 DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Charles Castelletto
22 FW France FRA Bridge Ndilu
23 FW France FRA Randal Kolo
24 DF France FRA Sébastien Corchia
26 MF France FRA Imran Louza
27 FW Nigeria NGA Moses Simon
28 FW Belgium BEL Renaud Emond
29 MF France FRA Batista Mendy
30 GK Slovenia SVN Denis Petrić
32 FW France FRA Kader Bamba
40 GK France FRA Charly Jan

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Mali MLI Molla Wagué (at Amiens until 30 June 2021)
MF France FRA Abou Ba (at Cosenza until 30 June 2021)
MF France FRA Abdoulaye Dabo (at Juventus U23 until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Samuel Moutoussamy (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2021)
MF Brazil BRA Lucas Evangelista (at Red Bull Bragantino until 30 June 2021)
FW France FRA Élie Youan (at St. Gallen until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
5 MF Spain Pedro Chirivella England Liverpool Free 1 July 2020 [2]
27 FW Nigeria Moses Simon Spain Levante €5M 1 July 2020 [3]
20 FW France Jean-Kévin Augustin Germany RB Leipzig Free 6 October 2020 [4]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
10 MF Peru Cristian Benavente Egypt Pyramids Loan return 1 July 2020 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2020 Friendly Nantes France 6–0 Switzerland FC Stade Nyonnais Annecy-le-Vieux, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Complexe Sportif D'Albigny
Attendance: 200
25 July 2020 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 0–0 France Nantes Anderlecht, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: RSCA Football Academy
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly Bordeaux France Cancelled France Nantes La Roche-sur-Yon, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Henri Desgrange
1 August 2020 Friendly Charleroi Belgium Cancelled France Nantes Charleroi, Belgium
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
15 August 2020 Friendly Nantes France Cancelled France Saint-Étienne La Baule, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges
15 August 2020 Friendly Nantes France 3–1 France Le Havre La Baule, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
9 October 2020 Friendly Nantes France 1–2 France Angers Basse-Goulaine, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Complexe Sportif Henri Michel

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 21 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 18th 38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 023.68
Ligue 1 relegation play-offs 27 May 2021 30 May 2021 First leg Winners 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 41 10 13 18 51 61 −10 024.39

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
18 Nantes (O) 38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 40 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Nîmes (R) 38 9 8 21 40 71 −31 35 Relegation to the Ligue 2
20 Dijon (R) 38 4 9 25 25 73 −48 21
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[6]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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 9 13 16 47 55  −8 40 3 8 8 21 29  −8 6 5 8 26 26  0

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultDWLDLLWDLWDLLDLDLDDDLLDLWDDLWDLLLWWWWL
Position96121415161515171414141414161516171717171717181817191918191919191818181818
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[7]

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

Relegation play-offs

27 May 2021 First leg Toulouse 1–2 Nantes Toulouse
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
30 May 2021 Second leg Nantes 0–1
(2 (a)–2 agg.)
Toulouse Nantes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64 Nantes 2–4 Lens Nantes
14:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 November 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 10 MF France Ludovic Blas 4 0 4
2 26 MF France Imran Louza 2 0 2
15 FW France Randal Kolo 2 0 2
32 FW France Kader Bamba 2 0 2
5 3 DF Brazil Andrei Girotto 1 0 1
19 MF France Abdoulaye Touré 1 0 1
27 MF Nigeria Moses Simon 1 0 1
28 FW Belgium Renaud Emond 1 0 1
Totals 14 0 14

References

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  3. ^ "Moses Simon: Option d'achat levée!" [Moses Simon: Purchase option lifted]. www.fcnantes.com (in French). Nantes. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Jean-Kévin Augustin rejoint le FC Nantes!" [Jean-Kévin Augustin joins FC Nantes!]. www.fcnantes.com (in French). Nantes. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Les 28 joueurs présents à La Jonelière" [The 28 players present at La Jonelière]. www.fcnantes.com (in French). Nantes. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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  7. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
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