2016–17 OGC Nice season explained

Club:Nice
Season:2016–17
Stadium:Allianz Riviera
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager:Lucien Favre
Chairman:Jean-Pierre Rivère
League:Ligue 1
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:Round of 64
Cup2:Coupe de la Ligue
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Cup3:UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Mario Balotelli (15)
Season Topscorer:
Mario Balotelli (17)
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18
Website:http://www.ogcnice.com/
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The 2016–17 OGC Nice season was the 112th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 August 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.NameNat.Position(s)Date of Birth (Age)Signed inContract untilSigned from
Goalkeepers
1Mouez HassenGK1995 3, df=yes20132017Youth academy
16Simon PouplinGK1985 5, df=yes20142018 Sochaux
30Yoan CardinaleGK1994 3, df=yes20152017Youth academy
40Walter BenítezGK1993 3, df=yes2016 Quilmes
Defenders
2Arnaud SouquetRB1992 2, df=yes2016[1] Dijon
3Gautier LlorisCB1995 7, df=yes20162017Youth academy
4Paul BaysseCB / RB1988 5, df=yes20152018 Saint-Étienne
15Patrick BurnerRB / LB1996 4, df=yes20162019Youth academy
20Maxime Le MarchandCB / LB1989 10, df=yes2015[2] 2018 Le Havre
21RicardoRB1993 10, df=yes2015[3] 2017 Porto
24Mathieu BodmerCB1982 11, df=yes2013[4] 2017 Paris Saint-Germain
28Olivier BoscagliCB1997 11, df=yes2015Youth academy
29DalbertLB1993 9, df=yes2016[5] Vitória de Guimarães
31DanteCB / LB1983 4, df=yes2016 VfL Wolfsburg
32Malang SarrCB1999 1, df=yes2016Youth academy
Midfielders
5Younès BelhandaAM1990 2, df=yes20162017 Dynamo Kyiv
6Jean Michaël SeriCM1991 7, df=yes20152019 Paços de Ferreira
7Julien VercauterenRW1993 1, df=yes2014[6] 2018 Lierse
8Arnaud LusambaAM1997 1, df=yes2016[7] Nancy
12Albert RafetraniainaDM1996 9, df=yes2012Youth academy
13Valentin EyssericCAM1992 3, df=yes2013[8] 2017 Monaco
18Rémi WalterDM1995 4, df=yes2016[9] 2019 Nancy
25Wylan CyprienCM1995 1, df=yes2016 Lens
26Vincent KozielloCM1995 10, df=yes20142018Youth academy
33Vincent MarcelRW1997 4, df=yes2015Youth academy
Forwards
9Mario BalotelliST1990 8, df=yes20162017 Liverpool
10Mickaël Le BihanCF1990 5, df=yes2015 Le Havre
11Saïd BenrahmaRW / CF1995 8, df=yes20132018Youth academy
14Alassane PléaCF / RW1993 3, df=yes20142018 Lyon
19Bryan ConstantCF / AM1994 3, df=yes20132017Youth academy
22Anastasios DonisSS / LW / RW1996 8, df=yes2016[10] 2017 Juventus
23Alexy BosettiCF1993 4, df=yes20122017Youth academy
27Dorian CaddyCF1995 3, df=yes20162019Youth academy

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Dalbert Vitória de Guimarães[11]
Arnaud Lusamba Nancy€2,500,000[12]
Arnaud Souquet Dijon
Wylan Cyprien Lens[13]
Dante VfL Wolfsburg[14]
Mario Balotelli LiverpoolFree[15] One-year contract[16]
Younès Belhanda Dynamo KyivLoan, with option to buy[17]

Out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Alexandre Mendy Guingamp[18]
Niklas Hult Panathinaikos[19]
Hatem Ben Arfa Paris Saint-GermainFree[20]
Nampalys Mendy Leicester City£13,000,000[21]
Kévin Gomis Dundee[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season preparations began on 29 June, with new manager Lucien Favre taking charge. The first ten days were spent in Fontenay-le-Comte before moving to Divonne-les-Bains, where they played their first friendly against Servette. Following the match, the team moved to Nice for the remainder of the pre-season.[23]

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position		First matchLast match
Ligue 1Matchday 13rd12 August 201620 May 2017
Coupe de FranceRound of 648 January 2017
Coupe de la LigueRound of 1614 December 2016
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage15 September 20168 December 2016

Ligue 1

See main article: 2016–17 Ligue 1.

Matches

Coupe de France

See main article: 2016–17 Coupe de France.

Coupe de la Ligue

See main article: 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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19STMario Balotelli1501117
214FWAlassane Pléa1111114
314MFWylan Cyprien80019
46MFJean Michaël Seri70007
522FWAnastasios Donis50005
613MFValentin Eysseric40004
75MFYounès Belhanda30003
10FWMickaël Le Bihan30003
94DFPaul Baysse20002
23DFRicardo20002
Rowspan=51134DFMalang Sarr10001
26MFVincent Koziello10001
2DFArnaud Souquet10001
23FWAlexy Bosetti00011
20DFMaxime Le Marchand00011

Last updated: 8 June 2017

Clean sheets

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130Yoan Cardinale1300013

Last updated: 14 October 2016[24]

Disciplinary record

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accord de principe pour Souquet. OGC Nice. 25 July 2016. French.
  2. Web site: Maxime Le Marchand officiellement niçois. L'Équipe. 25 June 2015. French.
  3. Web site: Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto) prêté deux ans à Nice. L'Équipe. 31 August 2015. French.
  4. Web site: Mathieu Bodmer est nicois. OGC Nice. 10 September 2013. French.
  5. Web site: Dalbert officiellemnt niçois. OGC Nice. 13 July 2016. French. 20 August 2016. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171044/http://www.ogcnice.com/fr/actualite/27230/dalbert-officiellement-nicois. dead.
  6. Web site: Julien Vercauteren officiellement niçois. OGC Nice. 12 June 2014. French.
  7. Web site: Lusamba signe à Nice (officiel). Le Figaro. 19 July 2016. French.
  8. Web site: Eysseric prêté à Nice. L'Équipe. 23 August 2012. French.
  9. Web site: Rémi Walter a signé à Nice. PGC Nice. 17 January 2016. French.
  10. Web site: Transfert : Anastasios Donis prêté à Nice. L'Équipe. 20 July 2016. French.
  11. Web site: Dalbert officiellement Niçois. OGC Nice. 13 July 2016. French. 20 August 2016. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171044/http://www.ogcnice.com/fr/actualite/27230/dalbert-officiellement-nicois. dead.
  12. Web site: Arnaud Lusamba (Nancy) va signer à Nice. L'Équipe. 19 July 2016. French.
  13. Web site: Accord trouvé pour Wylan Cyprien. OGC Nice. 27 July 2016. French. 20 August 2016. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413220631/https://www.ogcnice.com/fr/actualite/27310/accord-trouve-pour-wylan-cyprien. dead.
  14. Web site: Dante a l'OGC Nice. OGC Nice. 22 August 2016. French.
  15. Web site: Mario Balotelli completes move from Liverpool to Nice on free transfer . The Guardian . 31 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Super Mario Balotelli a Nice. OGC Nice. 31 August 2016. French.
  17. Web site: Voila Belhanda. OGC Nice. 31 August 2016. French.
  18. Web site: Un Aiglon d'attaque pour En Avant. EA Guingamp.
  19. Web site: Hult transféré au Panathinaikos. OGC Nice.
  20. Web site: Hatem Ben Arfa: former Newcastle United forward signs for PSG. BBC. 1 July 2016. 20 August 2016.
  21. Web site: Leicester City sign Nampalys Mendy from OGC Nice on four-year deal. ESPN FC. 3 July 2016. 20 August 2016.
  22. Web site: Kevin Gomis en Ecosse. OGC Nice. 19 August 2016. 21 August 2016. French.
  23. Web site: Les dates clefs de l'ete des Aiglons. OGC Nice. 27 June 2016. French.
  24. Web site: SOCCER Stats & SOCCER Leaders.

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