Nîmes Olympique

french association football club

football club
Nîmes Olympique ( normally referred to as simply Nîmes ) is a french association football clubhouse based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and presently plays in Ligue 2, the second base level of french football. The club ‘s most authoritative achievements were winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997 and in 2012. Nîmes plays its dwelling matches at the Stade des Costières located within the city.

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history [edit ]

The Sporting Club Nîmois ( SCN ) was founded in 1901 by Henri Monnier, who, at the age of 21, had good returned from a biennial tripper to England. He decided to start a new team in Nîmes, his home town. in the first place, the team was for young Protestants lone. In 1908, the SCN played FC Sète for the deed of ‘Champions of Languedoc ‘. Nîmes won, qualifying for the final phase of the french championship, which they lost to Marseille in the first gear turn. The club suspended activities ascribable to World War I. After the war ended, it resumed its activities on 15 April 1919. In 1922, SCN united with another golf club from Nîmes, F.A. Nîmois, becoming a single cabaret. The new team, still under the name of Sporting Club Nîmois, was runner-up in the southeast backing in 1925. In 1927, les Nîmois won a topographic point in the highest backing, then known as the Division d’Honneur. In October 1931, the then-president of the Republic of France, Gaston Doumergue, inaugurated the Jean Bouin stadium. due to fiscal problems, SCN abandoned their professional activities in 1937. Following efforts from local businessmen, the club moved to the district of Lozère-Gard in Nîmes, and was reformed as Nîmes Olympique. The team moved to the Stade des Costières on 15 February 1989. The first league meet at the stadium was on 4 March 1989, against Montceau in a Ligue 2 game, with 3,647 spectators in attendance. The record attendance to date was 25,051, which was recorded in the 1991–92 season, in a Ligue 1 game against Marseille. In December 1991, during a match for Nîmes, Eric Cantona threw the musket ball at the referee, having been angered by one of his decisions. He was summoned to a disciplinary hearing by the french Football Federation and was banned for one month. In turn, Cantona responded by walking up to each member of the hearing committee and calling them idiots. His prohibition was increased to two months, and Cantona subsequently announced his retirement from external football on 16 December 1991. In 1995–96, Nîmes reached the final of the french Cup, allowing them to compete the follow year in the UEFA Cup Winners ‘ Cup. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat Budapest Honvéd ( 4–1 on aggregate ), before losing to AIK Stockholm in the future round ( 2-3 on aggregate ). On 5 May 2018, Nimes secured promotion back to Ligue 1 for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in Ligue 2. [ 2 ] In the 2018–19 temper, Nimes enjoyed a glad return key to Ligue 1 finishing 9th on the table. [ 3 ] In the cut 2019–20 season, the team finished 18th and narrowly debar relegation. On 16 May 2021, following a 5–2 home defeat against Lyon and a 4–0 away win for Nantes at already relegated Dijon in matchday 37 out of 38, Nîmes confirmed its own relegation from Ligue 1 during the 2020–21 season .

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

As of 16 August 2021[4]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Reserve squad [edit ]

As of 4 November 2019[5]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

celebrated players [edit ]

Below are the luminary erstwhile players who have represented Nîmes in league and international contest since the club ‘s initiation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stretch with Nîmes or following his passing. For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see Category:Nîmes Olympique players

Coaches [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

assorted [edit ]

The largest group of Ultras are the Gladiators Nîmes founded in 1991. The name refers to Nîmes ‘ rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire. Before the startle of each home plate game, an extract of Georges Bizet ‘s opera “ Carmen “ is heard. There is a long competition with the nearby city of Montpellier which extends to both local football teams .