2021–22 OGC Nice season explained

Club:	OGC Nice
Season:	2021–22
Ownertitle:	Owner
Owner:	Jim Ratcliffe
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Jean-Pierre Rivère
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Christophe Galtier
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:	Runners-up
League Topscorer:	Andy Delort (16)
Season Topscorer:	Andy Delort (18)
Highest Attendance:	24,519 vs Lyon
Lowest Attendance:	0 vs Bordeaux & Monaco
Largest Win:	Lille 0–4 Nice Nice 4–0 Bordeaux
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 season was the 95th season in the existence of OGC Nice and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nice participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

Season overview

On 28 June 2021, reigning Ligue 1 manager of the year Christophe Galtier was appointed as the new head coach of Nice.^[1]

Players

Other players under contract

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Type	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
			Châteauroux		Loan return
			Lausanne-Sport		Loan return
12			Amiens		Loan return
			Lausanne-Sport		Loan return		^[2]
			Parma		Loan return
			Lausanne-Sport		Loan return
			Lausanne-Sport		Loan return
			Cosenza		Loan return
24			Lausanne-Sport		Loan return		^[3]
29			Lausanne-Sport		Loan return		^[4]
			Abidjan		Transfer		^[5]
25			Barcelona		Transfer		^[6]
22			AZ		Transfer		^[7]
21			Roma		Loan with buy option		^[8]
18			Southampton		Transfer		^[9]
8			PSV		Transfer		^[10]
26			Lyon		Transfer		^[11]
1			Paris Saint-Germain		Loan with buy option		^[12]
7			Montpellier		Transfer		^[13]
15			Palmeiras		Loan return
12			Marseille		Loan		^[14]
			Abidjan		Transfer		^[15]
14			Angers		Transfer		^[16]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Type	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
25			Barcelona		Loan return
18			Arsenal		Loan return
29			Lyon		Loan return
22			Sevilla		Loan return		^[17]
30			Free agent		End of contract		^[18]
			Lausanne-Sport		Transfer
			Le Mans		Loan		^[19]
			Lausanne-Sport		Transfer
			Lausanne-Sport		Transfer		^[20]
			Parma		Transfer
			Lausanne-Sport		Loan		^[21]
12			Estoril		Transfer		^[22]
8			Norwich City		Transfer		^[23]
24			Basel		Loan with buy option		^[24]
2			Club Brugge		Transfer		^[25]
			Famalicão		Transfer		^[26]
33			Maribor		Transfer		^[27]
27			Auxerre		Loan		^[28]
14			Basel		Loan with buy option		^[29]
7			Hertha BSC		Transfer		^[30]
13			Watford		Transfer		^[31]
29			Clermont Foot		Loan		^[32]
3			Corinthians		Loan		^[33]
34			Brentford B		Loan		^[34]

Competitions

Ligue 1

See main article: 2021–22 Ligue 1.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^{[35] [36]}

Coupe de France

See main article: 2021–22 Coupe de France.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season|-

Goalscorers

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1	11	FW		Amine Gouiri	10	1	11
2	7	FW		Andy Delort	6	2	8
3	9	FW		Kasper Dolberg	6	0	6
4	21	FW		Justin Kluivert	2	2	4
5	19	MF		Khéphren Thuram	3	0	3
6	20	DF		Youcef Atal	2	0	2
	28	MF		Hicham Boudaoui	2	0	2
8	26	DF		Melvin Bard	1	0	1
	24	FW		Evann Guessand	1	0	1
	18	MF		Mario Lemina	1	0	1
	22	FW		Calvin Stengs	1	0	1
	25	DF		Jean-Clair Todibo	1	0	1
Total					36	5	41

Notes and References

1. Web site: Galtier named as OGC Nice Head Coach . 28 June 2021 . 1 July 2021 . www.ogcnice.com . OGC Nice.
2. Web site: NICE X LAUSANNE: THREE RETURNS, ONE ARRIVAL, ONE DEPARTURE. 19 June 2021. 24 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
3. Web site: NICE X LAUSANNE: THREE RETURNS, ONE ARRIVAL, ONE DEPARTURE. 19 June 2021. 24 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
4. Web site: NICE X LAUSANNE: THREE RETURNS, ONE ARRIVAL, ONE DEPARTURE. 19 June 2021. 24 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
5. Web site: NICE X LAUSANNE: THREE RETURNS, ONE ARRIVAL, ONE DEPARTURE. 19 June 2021. 24 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
6. Web site: Todibo officially completes permanent move!. 27 June 2021. 27 June 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English. 3 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703044713/https://www.ogcnice.com/en/news/43045/todibo-officially-completes-permanent-move-. dead.
7. Web site: CALVIN STENGS SIGNS FOR NICE !. 14 July 2021. 26 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
8. Web site: WELCOME JUSTIN!. 20 July 2021. 27 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
9. Web site: LEMINA SIGNS FOR NICE!. 24 July 2021. 27 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
10. Web site: BIENVENUE PABLO ROSARIO!. 27 July 2021. 27 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
11. Web site: BARD IS OFFICIALLY A NIÇOIS. 31 July 2021. 24 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
12. Web site: MARCIN BULKA ARRIVES ON LOAN TO OGC NICE. 5 August 2021. 27 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
13. Web site: ANDY DELORT IS AN AIGLON!. 28 August 2021. 27 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
14. Web site: Amavi de retour au Gym. 5 January 2022. 5 January 2022. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. French.
15. Web site: Ange Ahoussou rejoint l’OGC Nice. 7 January 2022. 7 January 2022. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. French.
16. Web site: Billal Brahimi, a new Aiglon. 28 January 2022. 28 January 2022. Mihaitalazarica. Nice. French.
17. Web site: RONY LOPES BIDS FAREWELL. 27 May 2021. 29 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
18. Web site: CARDI'S MEMORIES IN RED AND BLACK. 15 June 2021. 29 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
19. Web site: IBRAHIM CISSÉ LOANED TO LE MANS. 18 June 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
20. Web site: NICE X LAUSANNE: THREE RETURNS, ONE ARRIVAL, ONE DEPARTURE. 19 June 2021. 30 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
21. Web site: NICE X LAUSANNE: THREE RETURNS, ONE ARRIVAL, ONE DEPARTURE. 19 June 2021. 30 September 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
22. Web site: COLY LEAVES OGC NICE. 3 July 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
23. Web site: PIERRE LEES-MELOU JOINS NORWICH. 13 July 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
24. Web site: PELMARD LOANED TO BASEL WITH AN OPTION TO BUY. 20 July 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
25. Web site: STANLEY NSOKI JOINS CLUB BRUGGE. 24 July 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
26. Web site: BRAZÃO TRANSFERRED TO FAMALICÃO. 18 August 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
27. Web site: FROM NICE TO LJUDSKI VRT. 25 August 2021. 7 March 2022. Mihaitalazarica. Maribor. English.
28. Web site: TROUILLET JOINS AUXERRE ON LOAN. 30 August 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
29. Web site: DAN NDOYE JOINS BASEL. 31 August 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
30. Web site: MYZIANE TRANSFERRED TO HERTHA BERLIN. 31 August 2021. 1 October 2021. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. English.
31. Web site: Hassane Kamara quitte l’OGC Nice. 4 January 2022. 4 January 2022. Mihaitalazarica. OGC Nice. French.
32. Web site: LUCAS DA CUNHA PRÊTÉ AU CLERMONT FOOT 63. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. Clermont Foot. fr.
33. Web site: Corinthians contrata Robson Bambu por empréstimo do Nice-FRA. 20 January 2022. 20 January 2022. Corinthians. pt.
34. Web site: Sotona joins Brentford on loan. 31 January 2022. 31 January 2022. Nice. en.
35. News: 2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June. 23 June 2021. ligue1.com.
36. News: Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!. 25 June 2021. ligue1.com.