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

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of

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. Nice plays its home matches at the Allianz Riviera. 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

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three times. It achieved most of its honours in the 1950s with the club being managed by coaches such as

Numa Andoire Numa Andoire (19 March 1908 – 26 November 1994) was a French football defender and a manager. He participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but never gained any caps with the French football team. He played for FC Antibes, OGC Nice, Red ...

, 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

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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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, Victor Nurenberg, 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 French Football Federation. While playing in the league, Nice developed rivalries with

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and

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. On 22 December 1924, the club changed its name to Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice. In July 1930, the National Council of the French Football Federation 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

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. 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

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, Antoine Bonifaci, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, and Jean Courteaux, as well as the Argentine duo of

and

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and the Swede Pär Bengtsson, Nice won the league despite finishing equal on points with

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. Nice was declared champions due to having more wins (18) than Lille (17). In the following season, under new manager

, 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

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and Lille. In the Coupe de France final, Nice faced Bordeaux and defeated the

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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

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, faced southern rivals Marseille and earned a 2–1 victory with Victor Nuremberg 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

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and Saint-Étienne. After the campaign, Fontaine departed the club for Stade de Reims. 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 Real Madrid 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

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. In

, Nice defeated

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 Ligue 2 and returned to Ligue 1 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

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, 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 Coupe de la Ligue in 2006, losing to Nancy 2–1. In 2016, a Chinese and American consortium led by Chien Lee 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=

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season, Nice finished third in the final standings and qualified for the third round of the

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. On June 11, 2018,

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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

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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,

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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 Stade Municipal du Ray, 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 deputy mayor 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 ''

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'' 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

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. 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 Allianz Riviera 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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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 Strasbour ...

, pos=MF {{Fs player, no= 7, nat=ALG, name=

Andy Delort Andy Delort ( ar, أندي ديلور; born 9 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nantes, on loan from Nice, and the Algeria national team. Born in France, Delort was a France under-20 youth in ...

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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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Ross Barkley Ross Barkley (born 5 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. Barkley began his professional career at Everton in 2010. After loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United he b ...

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Aaron Ramsey Aaron James Ramsey (born 26 December 1990) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Wales national team. Ramsey mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but has also been deployed on the left ...

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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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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 2 ...

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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 ...

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Jean-Clair Todibo Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo (born 30 December 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team. Club career Toulouse Todibo joined the Toulouse in 2016, from FC Les Lil ...

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Nicolas Pépé Nicolas Pépé (born 29 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Nice, on loan from Arsenal of the . Born in France, he represents the Ivory Coast national team. Pépé began his senior club career with Poitiers ...

, pos=FW, other=on loan from Arsenal {{Fs player, no=35, nat=FRA, name= Badredine Bouanani, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=42, nat=ITA, name= Mattia Viti, 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, pos=FW {{Fs player, no=99, nat=GAB, name=

Mario Lemina Mario René Junior Lemina (; born 1 September 1993) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for French sides Lorient and Marseille, before joining Italian ...

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Out on loan

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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

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

Calvin Stengs Calvin Stengs (; born 18 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp, on loan from Ligue 1 club Nice, and the Netherlands national team. A product of the AZ academy, Stengs broke ...

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until 30 June 2023 {{Fs mid {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, name= Evann Guessand, pos=FW, other=to Nantes until 30 June 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=IRL, name= Deji Sotona, pos=FW, other=to Kilmarnock until 31 May 2023 {{Fs player, no=, nat=FRA, name=

Alexis Claude-Maurice Alexis Claude-Maurice (born 6 June 1998) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club RC Lens, Lens, on loan from OGC Nice, Nice. Club career On 31 August 2022 ...

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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 ...

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until 30 June 2023 {{Fs end

Reserve squad

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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 ...

*{{flagicon, France

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 switchi ...

*{{flagicon, France Éric Bauthéac *{{flagicon, France

Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa ( ar, حاتم بن عرفة, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and dribbling ability, he is regarded as a fan favorite with a cult follow ...

*{{flagicon, France

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Management and staff

Club officials

;Senior club staff *Owner(s):

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*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 Arjan Peço (born 26 April 1975) is an Albanian football coach and former player who was the head coach of Basel U-21 and currently the first-team coach for Ligue 1 club Nice. Club career During a playing than span 16 years, Peço played for D ...

*Assistant coach: Christophe Moulin *Fitness coach: Nicolas Dyon *Rehab coach: Christopher Juras *Goalkeeping coach: Nicolas Dehon

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=

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

{{flagicon, SUI Edmond Kramer ''(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 Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 14 February 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Cata ...

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

, - , 1952–1953 , {{flagicon, FRA Mario Zatelli , - , 1953–1955 , {{flagicon, ENG Bill Berry , - , 1955–1957 , {{flagicon, ARG

, - , 1957–1962 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , width="1", , valign="top", {, class="wikitable" , - ! Dates ! Coach , - , 1962–1964 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 1964–1969 , {{flagicon, ARG

, - , 1969–1971 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Léon Rossi, fr, 3=Léon Rossi, lt=, WD= , - , 1971–1974 , {{flagicon, FRA

Jean Snella Jean Snella (9 December 1914 – 20 November 1979) was a French association football midfielder and a manager. He mostly coached AS Saint-Etienne. He also coached France national football team along with José Arribas after the FIFA World Cup ...

, - , 1974–1976 , {{flagicon, YUG

Vlatko Marković Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (; 1 January 1937 – 23 September 2013) was a Croatian professional football manager and player who served as the president of the Croatian Football Federation from 1998 to 2012. Playing career Club He played for: ...

, - , 1976–1977 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 1977–1978 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Léon Rossi, fr, 3=Léon Rossi, lt=, WD= , - , 1978–1979 , {{flagicon, HUN Koczur Ferry , - , 1979 , {{flagicon, FRA Albert Batteux , - , 1979–1980 , {{flagicon, FRA {{Interlanguage link multi, Léon Rossi, fr, 3=Léon Rossi, lt=, WD= , - , 1980–1981 , {{flagicon, YUG

, - , 1981–1982 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 1982–1986 , {{flagicon, FRA Jean Sérafin , - , 1987–1989 , {{flagicon, YUG

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

Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcesio Bianchi (born 26 April 1949), nicknamed ''El Virrey'' (''The Viceroy''), is an Argentine former football player and manager. A prolific goalscorer, although he had a bright career as a forward in Argentina and France, Bianchi is ...

, - , 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 Michel Renquin (born 3 November 1955) is a former football player and current coach. He won 55 caps for the Belgium national football team. He coached mostly in Switzerland. Playing career *Before 1974: JFC Wibrin *1974–1981: Standard de Li� ...

, - , 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 Gernot Rohr (born 28 June 1953) is a German professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of the Nigerian national team. Managerial career In 1996, he managed Girondins de Bordeaux to the UEFA Cup final, whe ...

, - , 2005 , {{flagicon, FRA

Gérard Buscher Gérard Buscher (born 5 November 1960 in Algiers) is a French association football manager and former professional player. Buscher has a son, Mickaël Buscher who last played for Tunisian CA Bizertin Club Athlétique Bizertin ( ar, الن� ...

''(interim)'' , - , 2005–2009 , {{flagicon, FRA

Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti (born 19 August 1961) is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of French club Metz. He previously managed Bastia, Gamba Osaka, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Rennes and Lille. E ...

, - , 2009–2010 , {{flagicon, FRA

Didier Ollé-Nicolle Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 2 September 1961) is French football manager and former player who played as a defender. He recently managed Division 1 Féminine side Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. Club career Ollé-Nicolle was born in Belley, A ...

, - , 2010–2011 , {{flagicon, FRA Eric Roy , - , 2011–2012 , {{flagicon, FRA René Marsiglia , - , 2012–2016 , {{flagicon, FRA

Claude Puel Claude Jacques Puel (; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player. He spent his entire playing career with Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in char ...

, - , 2016–2018 , {{flagicon, SUI

, - , 2018–2020 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 2020–2021 , {{flagicon, ROU

Adrian Ursea Adrian Dante Ursea (born 14 September 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club OGC Nice. Early life Born in Slobozia, Ursea completed his schooling in Ploiești. P ...

, - , 2021–2022 , {{flagicon, FRA

, - , 2022– , {{flagicon, SUI

Honours

Domestic

* Ligue 1 ** Champions (4): 1950–51, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1958–59 **''Runners-up:'' 1972–73, 1975–76 * Ligue 2 ** Champions (4): 1947–48, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1993–94 * Division 3 ** Champions (2): 1984–85, 1988–89 *

** Champions (3): 1951–52, 1953–54, 1996–97 ** ''Runners-up:'' 1977–78, 2021–22 * Trophee des Champions ** Champions: 1970

Other

Latin Cup The Latin Cup was an international football tournament for club sides from the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In 1949 the football federations came together and requested FIFA to launch the competition. Europ ...

**''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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