Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional

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club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in

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, the top tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the

Allianz Riviera Allianz Riviera (also known as the Stade de Nice due to UEFA and FIFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-use stadium in Nice, France, used mostly for football matches of host OGC Nice and also for occasional home matches of rugby union club To ...

. Nice was founded under the name ''Gymnaste Club de Nice'' and is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. The club has won Ligue 1 four times, the Trophee des Champions one time and the Coupe de France three times. It achieved most of its honours in the 1950s with the club being managed by coaches such as Numa Andoire, Englishman William Berry, and

Jean Luciano Jean Luciano (2 January 1921 – 7 July 1997) was a French football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He coached OGC Nice, Sporting CP, Vitória S.C., SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC and Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Aja ...

. The club's last honour was winning the Coupe de France in 1997 after defeating Guingamp 4–3 on penalties in

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. Nice's colours are red and black. During the club's successful run in the 1950s, Nice were among the first French clubs to successfully integrate internationals players into the fold. Notable players include

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, Pancho Gonzales,

Victor Nurenberg Victor "Vic" Nurenberg (22 November 1930 – 22 April 2010) was a Luxembourg professional footballer. Nurenberg played in France for 13 seasons, representing four clubs. He also represented the Luxembourg national football team. Club career Born ...

, and

Joaquín Valle Joaquín Valle Benítez (18 April 1916 – 24 December 1980) was a Spanish professional football striker known mainly for his stint with French club OGC Nice. Career Valle was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Along with his bro ...

, the latter being the club's all-time leading goalscorer and arguably greatest player.

History

{{See also, OGC Nice in European Alpes-Maritimes Sporting Federation''). Akin to its name, the club primarily focused on the sports of gymnastics and athletics. On 6 July 1908, in an effort to remain affiliated with the FSAM and also join the amateur federation

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, the head of French football at the time, ''Gymnaste Club de Nice'' split into two sections with the new section of the club being named ''Gymnastes Amateurs Club de Nice''. The new section spawned a football club and, after two seasons, the two clubs merged. On 20 September 1919, Nice merged with local club ''Gallia Football Athlétic Club'' and, subsequently, adopted the club's red and black combination. In 1920, the club was playing in the Ligue du Sud-Est, a regional league under the watch of the

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. While playing in the league, Nice developed rivalries with Cannes and Marseille. On 22 December 1924, the club changed its name to Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice. In July 1930, the National Council of the

voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. Nice, along with most clubs from southern France, were among the first clubs to adopt the new statute and subsequently became professional and were founding members of the new league. In the league's inaugural season, Nice finished seventh in its group. In the following season, Nice finished 13th and were relegated from the league. The club did not play league football in the ensuing season and returned to French football in 1936 playing in Division 2. Nice spent the next three years playing in the second division. In 1939, professional football in France was abolished due to World War II. Nonetheless, Nice continued to play league football under amateur status with the club participating in the Ligue du Sud-Est in 1939 and the Ligue du Sud in the following seasons. After World War II, Nice returned to professional status and were inserted back into the second division. The club achieved promotion back to the first division for the 1948–49 season under the leadership of the Austrian manager

Anton Marek Anton Marek (9 February 1913 – 6 February 1963) was an Austrian football player and manager who played as a defender for Nord-Wien, Wacker Vienna, Club Français, RC Lens and Toulouse FC. After retiring Marek managed RC Lens, OGC Nice, A ...

. After two seasons of finishing in the top ten, Nice, now led by manager

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, achieved its first-ever honour by winning the league title in the 1950–51 season. Led by French internationals

Marcel Domingo Marcel Domingo Algara (15 January 1924 – 10 December 2010) was a French football goalkeeper and manager of Spanish origin. He spent part of his career in Spain. Domingo coached RCD Espanyol, UD Las Palmas, UE Lleida, Pontevedra CF, Córdob ...

Antoine Bonifaci Antoine Bonifaci (4 September 1931 – 29 December 2021) was a French professional footballer who played in France with Nice and Stade Français, and in Italy with Inter Milan, Bologna, Torino and Vicenza. He played for the France national team ...

Abdelaziz Ben Tifour Abdelaziz Ben Tifour ( ar, عبدالعزيز بن طيفور; – ) was a professional French-Algerian footballer who played as a midfielder. Life and career He was a pioneer of Algerian football playing in Tunisia and France in the 40s and ...

, and Jean Courteaux, as well as the Argentine duo of Pancho Gonzales and

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and the Swede

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, Nice won the league despite finishing equal on points with Lille. Nice was declared champions due to having more wins (18) than Lille (17). In the following season, under new manager Numa Andoire, Nice won the double after winning both the league and the Coupe de France. In the league, the club defended its title by holding off both Bordeaux and Lille. In the Coupe de France final, Nice faced Bordeaux and defeated the Aquitaine club 5–3 courtesy of goals from five different players. Nice continued its solid run in the decade by winning the Coupe de France for the second time in 1954. The club, now being led by a young and unknown Just Fontaine, faced southern rivals Marseille and earned a 2–1 victory with

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and Carniglia scoring the goals. Carniglia retired from football after the season and began managing Nice. In his first season in charge, Nice won the league for a third time after being chased for the entire season by rivals Marseille and Monaco, as well as Lens and

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. After the campaign, Fontaine departed the club for

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. Three seasons later, Nice won the last title of the decade in 1959. The club finished the decade (1950–1959) with four league titles and two Coupe de France trophies. Nice also appeared in

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for the first time in the 1956–57 season, losing to

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in the quarter-finals. In subsequent decades, Nice struggled to equal the success of the 1950s with Reims and, later Saint-Étienne eclipsing the club in the 1960s and '70s. During this time, Nice regularly competed in Division 1 with the exception of two seasons in Division 2 in 1965 and 1970. In 1973 and 1976, Nice achieved a second-place finish in the league, its best finish since winning the league in 1959. However, following the latter finish, the club finished in lower positions in the next six seasons and were relegated in the 1981–82 season after finishing 19th. Nice played three seasons in the second division before returning to the top flight in 1985. After six seasons of mid-table finishes, Nice was back in Division 2. Fréderic Antonetti

In 1997, Nice, now back in the first division, stunned many after winning the Coupe de France. However, the victory did not shock most French football enthusiasts mainly due to the club's competition in the run up to the final in which Nice faced only Division 2 clubs, save for first division club Bastia. In

, Nice defeated Guingamp 5–4 on penalties to earn cup success. On a sourer note, Nice were relegated from the first division only days after winning the Coupe de France in dead last in the league. The club spent five seasons in

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and returned to

for the 2001–02 season. In the lead up to the season, Nice failed to meet the financial requirements set by the DNCG and was subsequently relegated to the Championnat National, the third level of French football. However, after achieving stability, mainly due to selling a few players, Nice was allowed in Ligue 1 after successfully appealing. In the 2005–06 season, Nice made it to the final of the

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, losing to Nancy 2–1. In 2016, a Chinese and American consortium led by

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and Alex Zheng purchased 80% of the club.{{cite web, url= https://variety.com/2016/biz/asia/china-investors-buy-nice-soccer-club-1201793668/, title= Chinese Investors Buy French Soccer Club OGC Nice, first= Patrick, last= Frater, date= June 11, 2016, access-date= June 13, 2016, work= Variety, archive-date= 11 December 2017, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171211164748/http://variety.com/2016/biz/asia/china-investors-buy-nice-soccer-club-1201793668/, url-status= live In the

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season, Nice finished third in the final standings and qualified for the third round of the UEFA Champions League. On June 11, 2018, Patrick Vieira was announced as Nice manager, replacing

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. In the 2018–19 season, Nice finished in 7th place on the table. In July 2019, it was announced that Jim Ratcliffe acquired the French club for a reported €100 million. After a run of poor form saw Nice sitting at 11th place in Ligue 1 and eliminated from the Europa League, manager Patrick Vieira was sacked. Vieira's assistant, Adrian Ursea, took over as caretaker. Nice would finish the

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season in ninth place on the table. On 28 June 2021, Christophe Galtier was appointed as the new head coach. On 27 June 2022, Lucien Favre returned to Nice as manager.

Home stadium

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From 1927 until 2013, Nice played its home matches at the

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, usually shortened to simply the Stade du Ray. The stadium is, however, officially known as the Stade Léo-Lagrange, named after a French politician who had a stint in politics as the assistant secretary of state for sport. The Stade du Ray has gone through many renovations, most recently being in 1997 and has a capacity of 17,415. The stadium was popular with supporters for being located in the centre of the city, but suffered from its old structure and small capacity, as the Nice metropolitan area has over one million residents. Nice began to attempt to build a new stadium in 2002. In its first attempt, the club was heavily criticised by local politicians who questioned the usefulness and format of the stadium. Despite the critics, however, the club's proposition passed and excavation of the site in the plain of

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, at Nice-Lingostière, began in July 2006. The Tribunal administration of Nice cancelled the project for irregularities committed concerning the fixation of the price of tickets. In October 2008, the new

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of Nice, Christian Estrosi, declared that Nice would have a new stadium "no later than 2013". The new stadium was to be built at the same place as before, at Nice-Lingostière. On 22 September 2009, French newspaper '' L'Équipe'' reported the Grand Stade Nice had been selected by the French Football Federation (FFF) as 1 of the 12 stadiums to be used in the country's bid to host UEFA Euro 2016. The FFF officially made its selections on 11 November 2009, and the city of Nice was selected as a site to host matches during the tournament. The construction of the

started in 2011 and was completed in September 2013.

Players

Current squad

''As of 18 September 2022.'' {{Fs start {{Fs player, no= 1, nat=DEN, name=

Kasper Schmeichel Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nice and the Denmark national team. Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington, B ...

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Mads Bech Sørensen Mads Bech Sørensen (born 7 January 1999), sometimes known as Mads Bech, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. Bech began his career in his native Denmark with AC Horsens and tr ...

, pos=DF, other=on loan from

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Morgan Schneiderlin Morgan Fernand Gérard Schneiderlin (; born 8 November 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League on loan from Nice. Schneiderlin began his career with Strasbourg, ...

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Pablo Rosario Pablo Paulino Rosario (born 7 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. He has made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 2018. Club career Early career Rosario began his ...

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Sofiane Diop Sofiane Diop (born 9 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. Club career On 5 July 2018, Diop signed his first professional contract with Monaco after his debut season with the reserve sid ...

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Billal Brahimi Billal Brahimi ( ar, بلال براهيمي; born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career Middlesbrough Brahimi is a youth produ ...

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Joe Bryan Joseph Edward Bryan (born 17 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Millwall. He is also capable as a left-sided midfielder and left-sided wing-back. He has also made over 200 appearances for h ...

, pos=DF, other=on loan from

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{{Fs player, no=16, nat=WAL, name= Aaron Ramsey, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=18, nat=ROU, name=

Rareș Ilie Rareș Andrei Ilie (; born 19 April 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, on loan from Ligue 1 club Nice. He started out as a senior with Rapid Bucure ...

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Khéphren Thuram Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (; born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team. Club career Monaco Thuram made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–0 U ...

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Youcef Atal Youcef Atal (born 17 May 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Algeria national team. He mainly plays as a right-back, but can also play as a left winger. Club career Atal joined French club Nice f ...

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Alexis Beka Beka Alexis Adelin Beka Beka (born 29 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Nice. Club career Caen Beka Beka made his debut with Caen in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Clermont on 20 December 201 ...

, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=23, nat=SUI, name=

Jordan Lotomba Mvula Jordan Lotomba (born 29 September 1998) is a Swiss professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice, Nice and the Switzerland national football team, Switzerland national team. Club career ...

, pos=DF {{Fs player, no=24, nat=FRA, pos=FW, name=

Gaëtan Laborde Gaëtan Laborde (born 3 May 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. He represented the France national youth teams up to France U20 level. Club career Laborde started his career at Stade Montois ...

{{Fs player, no=25, nat=FRA, name= Jean-Clair Todibo, pos=DF {{Fs player, no=26, nat=FRA, name= Melvin Bard, pos=DF {{Fs player, no=28, nat=ALG, name=

Hicham Boudaoui Hicham Boudaoui ( ar, هشام بوداوي; born 23 September 1999) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Algeria national team. Club career On 6 January 2018, Boudaoui made his professi ...

, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=29, nat=CIV, name= Nicolas Pépé, pos=FW, other=on loan from

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Badredine Bouanani Badredine Bouanani (born 8 December 2004) is a professional footballer currently playing as a forward for club Lorient on loan from Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career Born in Lille, France, Bouanani start ...

, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=42, nat=ITA, name=

Mattia Viti Mattia Viti (born 24 January 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Empoli, on loan from club Nice. Early life Born in Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence, Mattia Viti alre ...

, pos=DF {{Fs player, no=77, nat=ALG, name=Teddy Boulhendi, pos=GK {{Fs player, no=90, nat=POL, name=

Marcin Bułka Marcin Bułka (; born 4 October 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nice. Club career Early career Bułka began his career in his native Poland, playing in the youth ranks at Stegny Wyszogród ...

, pos=GK {{Fs player, no=97, nat=FRA, name=

Lucas Da Cunha Lucas Da Cunha (born 9 June 2001) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Como 1907, Como. Club career Da Cunha is a youth product of Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes. In the fin ...

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Out on loan

{{Fs start {{Fs player, no=, nat=CIV, name=Kouadio Ange Ahoussou, pos=DF, other=to Châteauroux until 30 June 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=BRA, name=

Robson Bambu Robson Alves de Barros (born 12 November 1997), known as Robson Bambu or just Robson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nice. Club career Santos Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Bambu joined Santos' youth ...

, pos=DF, other=to Corinthians until 31 December 2022 {{Fs player, no=, nat=CAN, name= Justin Smith, pos=DF, other=to Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=CIV, name= Jean N'Guessan, pos=MF, other=to

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until 30 June 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=NED, name= Calvin Stengs, pos=FW, other=to Royal Antwerp until 30 June 2023 {{Fs mid {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, name=

Evann Guessand Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France and a former French youth international, he represents the Ivory Coast internationally. Club career ...

, pos=FW, other=to

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until 30 June 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=IRL, name=

Deji Sotona Ayodeji Sotona (born 7 December 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Burnley Academy. Club career Sotona was born in Waterford, but moved to Mullingar as a child, where he joined local side Mullingar Athletic. A ...

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until 31 May 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, name=

Alexis Claude-Maurice Alexis Claude-Maurice (born 6 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as forward for Ligue 1 club Lens, on loan from Nice. Club career On 31 August 2022, Claude-Maurice joined Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligu ...

, pos=FW, other=to RC Lens until 30 June 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=DEN, name=

Kasper Dolberg Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen (; born 6 October 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, on loan from Nice. He also represents the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at ...

, pos=FW, other=to Sevilla until 30 June 2023 {{Fs end

Reserve squad

''As of the 2021–22 season'' {{Fs start {{Fs player, no=, nat=CMR, pos=GK, name=Jacques Mbiandjeu {{Fs player, no=, nat=POR, pos=GK, name=Henrique Tavares {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=GK, name=Enzo Vita {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=DF, name=Yannis Peyaud {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=DF, name=

Noah Crétier Noah Crétier (born 14 November 2001) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for San Diego State Aztecs. Career Crétier made his professional debut with Nice in a 1–0 UEFA Europa League loss to Hapoel Be'er Sheva on 10 December 2020 ...

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Théo Pionnier Théo Pionnier-Bertrand (born 21 January 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Quevilly-Rouen. Career Pionnier made his professional debut with Nice in a 1–0 UEFA Europa League loss to Hapoel Be'er Shev ...

{{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=Jawad Dramé {{Fs mid {{Fs player, no=, nat=POR, pos=MF, name=André Cabral {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=

Paul Wade Paul Wade (born 20 March 1962) is an Australian retired soccer player, who is best known for his long-term role as captain of the Socceroos, Australia's national soccer team. Club career Born in Cheshire, England, Wade moved to Australia w ...

{{Fs player, no=, nat=ANG, pos=MF, name=Joao Beni Antonio {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=Soudeysse Kari {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=Tom Louchet {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=FW, name=Timothé Trojani {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=Théo Trinker {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=Aziard M'Changama {{Fs player, no=37, nat=FRA, pos=MF, name=Reda Belahyane {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=FW, name=Kharvarn Williams {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=FW, name=Karim Belmahi {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, pos=FW, name=Lorenzo Depuidt {{Fs end

Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Nice in

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and international competition since the club's foundation in 1904. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club. ''For a complete list of OGC Nice players, see :OGC Nice players'' {{col-start {{col-2 ;France *{{flagicon, France

Marcel Aubour Marcel Aubour (born 17 June 1940 in Saint-Tropez, Var) is a retired French international footballer who played as goalkeeper. He was the first choice goalkeeper for France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. Titles * Coupe de France in 1964 with Ol ...

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Dominique Baratelli Dominique Baratelli (born 26 December 1947) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Nice, Baratelli started his footballing career with ''Cavigal Nice'' and turned professional in 1967 when switchin ...

*{{flagicon, France

Éric Bauthéac Éric Bauthéac (born 24 August 1987) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, Nea Salamina. He has also played in France for AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, ...

*{{flagicon, France Hatem Ben Arfa *{{flagicon, France

Daniel Bravo Daniel Bravo (born 9 February 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. With the exception of a stint at Serie A's Parma, he spent all of his career in his native France. He made 13 appearances for the France ...

*{{flagicon, France

André Chorda André Chorda (20 February 1938 – 18 June 1998) was a French football defender. He played for France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. Titles *French championship in 1959 with OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly ref ...

*{{flagicon, France José Cobos *{{flagicon, France Carlos Curbelo *{{flagicon, France

Wylan Cyprien Wylan Jean-Claude Cyprien (born 28 January 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Parma. Early life Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe on 28 January 1995, Cyprien moved to metropolitan France at a young age. Club ca ...

*{{flagicon, France

Didier Digard Didier Frédéric Thierry Digard (born 12 July 1986) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Championnat National 3 side Nice B and who is the currently caretaker manager Ligue 1 club of Nice. As a ...

*{{flagicon, France

Olivier Echouafni Olivier Echouafni (born 13 September 1972) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder for Ligue 1 team OGC Nice, among others. Coaching career Echouafni was the manager of Ligue 2 side Sochaux, before being removed ...

*{{flagicon, France Patrice Evra *{{flagicon, France Valentin Eysseric *{{flagicon, France

Koczur Ferry Ferenc Kocsur (b? September 2, 1930 in Brunssum), d. 1990) also referred to as Jacques Koczur or Ferry, was a French- Hungarian footballer and manager who represented the France national football team The France national football team (fre ...

*{{flagicon, France

Jacques Foix Jacques Foix (; 26 November 1930 – 14 June 2017) was a French footballer who played striker. His playing career spanned from 1951 to 1964. Foix made seven appearances for the French national team between 1953 and 1956, scoring three goals an ...

*{{flagicon, France Just Fontaine *{{flagicon, France Jean-Marc Guillou *{{flagicon, France

Jean-Noël Huck Jean-Noël Huck (born December 20, 1948 in Mutzig, Bas-Rhin) is a French former professional football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who pr ...

*{{flagicon, France Roger Jouve *{{flagicon, France

Charles Marchetti Charles "Charly" Marchetti (17 June 1942 – 7 February 2018) was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He notably played for Cannes, Nice, and Ajaccio. Club career Marchetti began his career at in his hometown of Nice. ...

*{{flagicon, France Pierre Lees-Melou *{{flagicon, France

Hugo Lloris Hugo Hadrien Dominique Lloris (born 26 December 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Tottenham Hotspur and the France national team. He is a three-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footbal ...

*{{flagicon, France Charly Loubet *{{flagicon, France

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Marc Molitor Marc Molitor (born 21 September 1948 in Strasbourg) is a French former professional football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily us ...

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Loïc Rémy Loïc Alex Teliére Hubert Rémy (born 2 January 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Brest. Rémy began his career playing for a local youth club in his home city of Lyon, before joining the bigge ...

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Malang Sarr Malang Mamadou William Georges Sarr (born 23 January 1999) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC, Monaco, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea F.C., Chelsea. He has al ...

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Joseph Ujlaki Joseph Ujlaki ( hu, Újlaki József) (10 August 1929 – 13 February 2006) was a French footballer of Hungarian descent, one of the best strikers in Division 1 (190 goals) in the 1950s and 1960s. He acquired French nationality by naturalizati ...

;Argentina *{{flagicon, Argentina Walter Benítez *{{flagicon, Argentina

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;Brazil *{{flagicon, Brazil Ederson {{col-2 ;Colombia *{{flagicon, Colombia David Ospina ;Haiti *{{flagicon, Haiti

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;Italy *{{flagicon, Italy Mario Balotelli ;Ivory Coast *{{flagicon, Ivory Coast Bakari Koné *{{flagicon, Ivory Coast

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;Luxembourg *{{flagicon, Luxembourg

;Mali *{{flagicon, Mali Cédric Kanté *{{flagicon, Mali

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;Portugal *{{flagicon, Portugal Ricardo Pereira ;Senegal *{{flagicon, Senegal

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;Serbia *{{flagicon, Serbia

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;Spain *{{flagicon, Spain

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*{{flagicon, Spain

;Sweden *{{flagicon, Sweden Leif Eriksson ;Yugoslavia *{{flagicon, Yugoslavia

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*{{flagicon, Yugoslavia

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Management and staff

Club officials

;Senior club staff *Owner(s): Ineos *President: Jean-Pierre Rivère *Director of football: Julien Fournier *Head coach:

{{Cite web , date=27 June 2022 , title=OGC Nice : Le Gym officialise le retour de Lucien Favre comme entraîneur , url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/3316091-20220627-ogc-nice-gym-va-officialiser-retour-lucien-favre-comme-entraineur?xtor=RSS-176 , access-date=27 June 2022 , website= 20 minutes , language=fr , archive-date=27 June 2022 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627174622/https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/3316091-20220627-ogc-nice-gym-va-officialiser-retour-lucien-favre-comme-entraineur?xtor=RSS-176 , url-status=live *Assistant coach: Frédéric Gioria *Assistant coach: Arjan Peço *Assistant coach: Christophe Moulin *Fitness coach: Nicolas Dyon *Rehab coach: Christopher Juras *Goalkeeping coach:

Nicolas Dehon Nicolas Dehon (born 2 April 1968) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Troyes. He is the goalkeeping coach at Nice. Career Dehon spent his entire playing career as a backup goalkeeper for Troyes, having been ...

Coaching history

{, , - , valign="top", {, class="wikitable" , - ! Dates{{cite news , title=France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs , url=http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#n , publisher= RSSSF , access-date=10 January 2011 , archive-date=21 October 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021010656/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#n , url-status=live ! Coach , - , 1932–1933 , {{flagicon, SCO

Jim McDewitt James McDewitt was a Scottish professional football manager who coached French team Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Mar ...

, - , 1933–1934 , {{flagicon, AUT Johann Tandler

{{flagicon, SUI

Edmond Kramer Edmond Kramer (8 December 1906 – April 1945) was a Swiss footballer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de ...

''(interim)''

{{flagicon, SCO Charlie Bell , - , 1935–1937 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Emmanuel Lowy (football), fr, 3=Emmanuel Lowy, lt=Emmanuel Lowy, WD= , - , 1937 , {{flagicon, TCH Karel Kudrna , - , 1937–1938 , {{flagicon, ESP, 1931 Ricardo Zamora , - , 1938–1939 , {{flagicon, ESP, 1931

, - , 1945–1946 , {{flagicon, ESP, 1945 {{Interlanguage link multi, Luis Valle, fr, 3=Luis Valle, lt=, WD= , - , 1946 , {{flagicon, FRA Maurice Castro , - , 1946–1947 , {{flagicon, ITA {{Interlanguage link multi, Giovanni Lardi, fr, 3=Jean Lardi, lt=, WD= , - , 1947–1949 , {{flagicon, AUT

, - , 1949–1950 , {{flagicon, FRA Émile Veinante , - , 1950 , {{flagicon, FRA

Elie Rous Elie Rous, or Ely Rous (11 September 1909 – 2 April 1987) was an English ''Dictionnaire historique des clubs de football français'' (Racing), Pages de Foot 1999 football manager, active primarily in France. Rous led Racing Paris to the 19 ...

, - , 1950–1951 , {{flagicon, ITA {{Interlanguage link multi, Giovanni Lardi, fr, 3=Jean Lardi, lt=, WD= , - , 1951–1952 , {{flagicon, FRA Numa Andoire , - , 1952–1953 , {{flagicon, FRA

Mario Zatelli Mario Zatelli (21 December 1912 – 7 January 2004) was a French football player and manager. Born in Sétif, Algeria and of Italian origin, he mostly played for Olympique de Marseille. He was in the roster for the 1938 FIFA World Cup; never ...

, - , 1953–1955 , {{flagicon, ENG

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, - , 1955–1957 , {{flagicon, ARG

, - , 1957–1962 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , width="1", , valign="top", {, class="wikitable" , - ! Dates ! Coach , - , 1962–1964 , {{flagicon, FRA Numa Andoire , - , 1964–1969 , {{flagicon, ARG Pancho Gonzales , - , 1969–1971 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Léon Rossi, fr, 3=Léon Rossi, lt=, WD= , - , 1971–1974 , {{flagicon, FRA Jean Snella , - , 1974–1976 , {{flagicon, YUG Vlatko Marković , - , 1976–1977 , {{flagicon, FRA Jean-Marc Guillou , - , 1977–1978 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Léon Rossi, fr, 3=Léon Rossi, lt=, WD= , - , 1978–1979 , {{flagicon, HUN

, - , 1979 , {{flagicon, FRA

Albert Batteux Albert Batteux (2 July 1919 – 28 February 2003) was a French football midfielder and a manager. He is the most successful manager in the history of Ligue 1 having won eight domestic titles, twice reaching the European Cup final and a third-p ...

, - , 1979–1980 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Léon Rossi, fr, 3=Léon Rossi, lt=, WD= , - , 1980–1981 , {{flagicon, YUG Vlatko Marković , - , 1981–1982 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 1982–1986 , {{flagicon, FRA

Jean Sérafin Jean Sérafin (born 24 June 1941) is a French former footballer and coach. He played for US Valenciennes and USL Dunkerque. After his playing career, he became a coach with Le Touquet AC, RC Lens, OGC Nice, Nîmes Olympique, Tours FC, Al-Wa ...

, - , 1987–1989 , {{flagicon, YUG

, - , 1989 , {{flagicon, FRA Pierre Alonzo , - , 1989–1990 , {{flagicon, ARG Carlos Bianchi , - , 1990 , {{flagicon, FRA

Jean Fernandez Jean Fernandez (born 8 October 1954) is a French professional football manager and former player. He has previously managed Metz and Marseille, where France national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor. He managed Auxerre for five yea ...

, - , 1990–1992 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 1992–1996 , {{flagicon, FRA

Albert Emon Albert Emon (born 24 June 1953) is French football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of the Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio. Club career As a player, Emon won the Ligue 1 with Olympique de Marseille in 1972 and the Coupe de ...

, width="1", , valign="top", {, class="wikitable" , - ! Dates ! Coach , - , 1996 , {{flagicon, FRA Daniel Sanchez , - , 1996–1997 , {{flagicon, FR Yugoslavia

Silvester Takač Silvester Takač ( Serbian ; born 8 November 1940) is a Serbian-Yugoslavian former football forward and manager. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Honours Manager OGC Nice * Coupe de France: 1997 ...

, - , 1997–1998 , {{flagicon, BEL Michel Renquin , - , 1998 , {{flagicon, FR Yugoslavia

, - , 1998–1999 , {{flagicon, FRA

Victor Zvunka Victor Zvunka ( ro, Victor Zvuncă; born 15 November 1951 in Le Ban-Saint-Martin) is a French former association football, football Defender (association football), defender and football manager most recently in charge of Sporting Club Toulon. ...

, - , 1999–2000 , {{flagicon, FRA Guy David , - , 2000–2002 , {{flagicon, ITA

Sandro Salvioni Valter Alessandro Salvioni (born 8 October 1953), best known as Sandro Salvioni, is an Italian football manager, and a former player, last in charge as head coach of Lugano. Career Playing career Salvioni mostly played into lower ranks of Ital ...

, - , 2002–2005 , {{flagicon, GER Gernot Rohr , - , 2005 , {{flagicon, FRA Gérard Buscher ''(interim)'' , - , 2005–2009 , {{flagicon, FRA Frédéric Antonetti , - , 2009–2010 , {{flagicon, FRA Didier Ollé-Nicolle , - , 2010–2011 , {{flagicon, FRA Eric Roy , - , 2011–2012 , {{flagicon, FRA

René Marsiglia René Marsiglia (17 September 1959 – 25 September 2016) was a football defender and most recently the manager of Nîmes Olympique. He was born in Aubagne, France. Marsiglia was named head coach of OGC Nice on 15 November 2011. Before that h ...

, - , 2012–2016 , {{flagicon, FRA Claude Puel , - , 2016–2018 , {{flagicon, SUI

, - , 2018–2020 , {{flagicon, FRA Patrick Vieira , - , 2020–2021 , {{flagicon, ROU Adrian Ursea , - , 2021–2022 , {{flagicon, FRA Christophe Galtier , - , 2022– , {{flagicon, SUI

Honours

Domestic

** Champions (4): 1950–51, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1958–59 **''Runners-up:'' 1972–73, 1975–76 *

** Champions (4): 1947–48, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1993–94 *

Division 3 In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Association football * Belgian Th ...

** Champions (2): 1984–85, 1988–89 * Coupe de France ** Champions (3): 1951–52, 1953–54, 1996–97 ** ''Runners-up:'' 1977–78, 2021–22 * Trophee des Champions ** Champions: 1970

Other

* Latin Cup **''Runners-up'' (1):

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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References

{{Reflist

External links

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