| Clubname: | Montpellier |
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| Fullname: | Montpellier Hérault Sport Club |
| Nickname: | La Paillade[1] |
| Short Name: | MHSC |
| Founded: | (as Stade Olympique Montpelliérain) |
| Ground: | Stade de la Mosson |
| Capacity: | 32,900 |
| Owner: | Nicollin Family |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Laurent Nicollin |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Manager: | Michel Der Zakarian |
| Website: | http://www.mhscfoot.com/ |
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| Current: | 2024–25 Montpellier HSC season |
Montpellier is owned by Laurent Nicollin, the son of the late Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, who had been owner since 1974. The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team. Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours. In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team.
Montpellier was founded under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain (SOM) and played under the name for most of its existence. In 1989, after playing under various names, the club changed its name to its current form. Montpellier is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Along with Marseille, Rennes and Nice, Montpellier is one of only a few clubs to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and is still playing in the first division. The club won Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011–12 season. Montpellier's other honours to date include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, the Coupe de la Ligue in 1992, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.[2]
In the 2011–12 season, Montpellier won its first Ligue 1 title, finishing the season with 82 points, three points ahead of runners-up Paris Saint-Germain. On 20 May 2012, in a game marred by stoppages for crowd violence, John Utaka scored a brace to secure a 2–1 victory over Auxerre and win the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier. Olivier Giroud, who finished the season with 21 goals and 9 assists, was the league's top goal scorer. Despite being tied on goals with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nenê, he was named the league's top scorer by the Ligue de Football Professionnel due to finishing with more goals in open play.[3] [4]
| Rank | Player | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 433 | ||
| 2 | 429 | ||
| 3 | 377 | ||
| 4 | 354 | ||
| 5 | 349 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | ||
| 2 | 76 | ||
| 3 |  Jean-Marc Valadier | 70 | |
| 4 | 50 | ||
| 5 | 48 | ||
| 6 | 47 |
Senior club staff[7]
Coaching and medical staff[8]
| Tenure[9] | Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| 1924–1925 | Victor Gibson | |
| 1936–1937 | Jules Dewaquez | |
| 1937–1938 | Istvan Berecz | |
| 1938–1939 | Georges Azema | |
| 1945–1946 | Gabriel Bénézech | |
| 1946–1948 | Georges Kramer | |
| 1948–1950 | Georges Winckelmans | |
| 1950–1951 | Jean Bastien | |
| 1951–1952 | Istvan Zavadsky | |
| 1952–1953 | Luis Cazarro | |
| 1953–1954 | Julien Darui | |
| 1954–1956 | Marcel Tomazover | |
| 1956–1958 | Istvan Zavadsky | |
| 1958–1963 | Hervé Mirouze | |
| 1963–1968 | Louis Favre | |
| 1968–1969 | Roger Rolhion | |
| 1969–1970 | Marian Borowski | |
| 1970–1974 | Hervé Mirouze | |
| 1974–1976 | André Cristol | |
| 1976 | Louis Favre | |
| 1 July 1976 – 30 June 1980 | Robert Nouzaret | |
| 1 July 1980 – 30 June 1982 | Kader Firoud | |
| 1982–1984 | Jacques Bonnet | |
| 1 July 1983 – 30 June 1985 | Robert Nouzaret |
| Tenure | Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1985 – 30 June 1987 | Michel Mézy | |
| 1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989 | Pierre Mosca | |
| 1989–1990 | Aimé Jacquet | |
| 12 February 1990 – 30 June 1990 | Michel Mézy | |
| 1990–1992 | Henryk Kasperczak | |
| 1992–1994 | Gérard Gili | |
| 1 November 1994 – 30 June 1998 | Michel Mézy | |
| 1 July 1998 – 30 November 1999 | Jean-Louis Gasset | |
| 30 November 1999 – 1 November 2002 | Michel Mézy | |
| 1 November 2002 – 10 February 2004 | Gérard Bernardet | |
| 10 February 2004 – 29 August 2004 | Robert Nouzaret | |
| 29 August 2004 – 24 April 2007 | Jean-François Domergue | |
| 29 April 2007 – 30 June 2009 | Rolland Courbis | |
| 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013 | René Girard | |
| 1 July 2013 – 5 December 2013 | Jean Fernandez | |
| 9 December 2013– 25 December 2015 | Rolland Courbis | |
| 27 December 2015 – 26 January 2016 | Pascal Baills Bruno Martini | |
| 26 January 2016 – 30 January 2017 | Frédéric Hantz | |
| 30 January 2017 – 23 May 2017 | Jean-Louis Gasset | |
| 23 May 2017 – 24 May 2021 | Michel Der Zakarian | |
| 1 June 2021 – 17 October 2022 | Olivier Dall'Oglio | |
| 14 November 2022 – 7 February 2023 | Romain Pitau | |
| 8 February 2023 – present | Michel Der Zakarian |