2020–21 FC Nantes season
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Waldemar Kita | |||
President | Waldemar Kita | |||
Head coach | Christian Gourcuff (until 8 December) Patrick Collot (caretaker, from 8 December) Raymond Domenech (from 26 December to 11 February) Antoine Kombouaré (from 11 February) | |||
Stadium | Stade de la Beaujoire | |||
Ligue 1 | 18th (play-off winners) | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ludovic Blas (10) All: Ludovic Blas (11) | |||
Biggest win | Dijon 0–4 Nantes | |||
Biggest defeat | Nantes 0–4 Strasbourg | |||
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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.
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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.
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Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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5 | MF | Pedro Chirivella | Liverpool | Free | 1 July 2020 | [2] |
27 | FW | Moses Simon | Levante | €5M | 1 July 2020 | [3] |
20 | FW | Jean-Kévin Augustin | RB Leipzig | Free | 6 October 2020 | [4] |
Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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10 | MF | Cristian Benavente | Pyramids | Loan return | 1 July 2020 | [5] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
18 July 2020 Friendly | Nantes | 6–0 | 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 | 0–0 | Nantes | Anderlecht, Belgium |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RSCA Football Academy Attendance: 0 |
1 August 2020 Friendly | Bordeaux | Cancelled | Nantes | La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Henri Desgrange |
15 August 2020 Friendly | Nantes | Cancelled | Saint-Étienne | La Baule, France |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges |
15 August 2020 Friendly | Nantes | 3–1 | Le Havre | La Baule, France |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
9 October 2020 Friendly | Nantes | 1–2 | Angers | Basse-Goulaine, France |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Complexe Sportif Henri Michel |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 23.68 |
Ligue 1 relegation play-offs | 27 May 2021 | 30 May 2021 | First leg | Winners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Coupe de France | 10 February 2021 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | |
Total | 41 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 24.39 |
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
31 January 2021 22 | Nantes | 1–2 | Monaco | Nantes |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 0 Referee: Karim Abed |
21 March 2021 30 | Nantes | 1–1 | Lorient | Nantes |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
18 April 2021 33 | Nantes | 1–2 | Lyon | Nantes |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
2 May 2021 35 | Brest | 1–4 | Nantes | Brest |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot |
16 May 2021 37 | Dijon | 0–4 | Nantes | Dijon |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Karim Abed |
23 May 2021 38 | Nantes | 1–2 | Montpellier | Nantes |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | 10 | MF | Ludovic Blas | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 26 | MF | Imran Louza | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | FW | Randal Kolo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
32 | FW | Kader Bamba | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 3 | DF | Andrei Girotto | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | MF | Abdoulaye Touré | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
27 | MF | Moses Simon | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
28 | FW | Renaud Emond | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Totals | 14 | 0 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Effectif". fcnantes.com (in French). FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Pedro Chirivella est Jaune et Vert" [Pedro Chirivella is Yellow and Green]. www.fcnantes.com (in French). Nantes. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Moses Simon: Option d'achat levée!" [Moses Simon: Purchase option lifted]. www.fcnantes.com (in French). Nantes. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Bordeaux-Nantes brought forward to replace OM-ASSE". Ligue1. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "RC Lens - FC Nantes postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.