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FC Nantes in short
Football Club de Nantes were founded in 1943 with the merger of five different clubs. Since August 2007, FC Nantes have been presided over by Waldemar Kita, who won France Football’s Club Chairman of the Year award in 2014. Their honours to date include 8 French league titles, 4 French Cup and 1 League Cup, and playing over 100 matches in European club competitions.
One of France’s best-known clubs, FC Nantes are also famed for their La Jonelière youth academy, which has produced a number of France internationals and World Cup winners, among them Didier Deschamps, Marcel Desailly, and Christian Karembeu.
On December 8th, 2020, the club announced the dismissal of Christian Gourcuff, former coach of FC Lorient and Stade Rennais. After a short stint of Raymond Domenech on the bench, Antoine Kombouaré was named coach on February 10th, 2021. The former player and coach of Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in keeping the club in Ligue 1 Uber Eats.
Despite their excellent results in the final matchdays of Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2020-21, Nantes had to participate in a play-off against Toulouse because of a loss on the last matchday in the first division, which brought the team to the 18th place. Even though the team lost its home game (0-1), Nantes’ players will stay in Ligue 1 Uber Eats next season thanks to their win at Toulouse (2-1).
Consecutive to its victory in the penalty shootout against AS Monaco in the semi-final, the club was facing OGC Nice on May 8, 2022, as part of Frenc Cup final. At Stade de France, and thanks to a goal from Ludovic Blas from the penalty spot, FC Nantes won their first title since 2001, the year of their last French championship title.
The encounters
43 played
- 27 won
- 9 drawn
- 7 lost
75 goals scored 28 goals conceded
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D26 - L1 22/23 March 4, 2023
4
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2
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D25 - L1 21/22 February 19, 2022
3
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1
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D14 - L1 21/22 November 20, 2021
3
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1
The Parisians against Nantes
On 2018-19 season, the Parisians succeeded in qualifying for the French Cup final, defeating FC Nantes 3 - 0 at Parc des Princes, with goals from Verratti, Mbappé and Alves.
The Red and Blue have defeated them 3 - 0 at La Beaujoire, on October 31, 2020, and as part of Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 9. The goals were scored during the second half by Herrera, Mbappé and Sarabia. On March 14, 2021, at Parc des Princes, Mauricio Pochettino's men were defeated 2 - 1, with goals from Kolo Muani and Simons.
On November 20, 2021, on championship matchday 14, the Parisians won 3 goals to 1 at the Parc des Princes. For the 30th anniversary of the Auteuil stand, and in an atmosphere of great nights, Lionel Messi scored his first goal in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. The Parisians conceded their second defeat of the season at the end of this matchday 25 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2021-22, beaten 3 - 1 by the Canaris of Antoine Kombouaré after a very complicated first half.
On July 31, 2022, Paris Saint-Germain and FC Nantes met in the final of the 2022 Champions Trophy in Tel Aviv. With 2 goals of Neymar, a goal from Messi and one from Sergio Ramos, Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 and their 11th Champions Trophy.
Players to follow Duel
Since arriving at Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2012, Marco Verratti has established himself season after season as the metronome of the Parisian squad, with a science of the game and an unfailing composure. On April 3rd, 2019, the Parisian midfielder led Paris Saint-Germain to victory over FC Nantes in the French Cup semi-finals. In the 29th minute, and from a Kylian Mbappé's assist, he scored his fist goal in cup. The victory enabled the club to participate into its fifth consecutive French Cup final, with four trophies won. At 28 years old, Marco Verratti is on top of its game. His incredible game level and the final victory with Italy during Euro 2020 are the proof of that.
Born on September 19, 1987 in Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, Nicolas Pallois is a French player playing as a central defender for FC Nantes. He passed through the training center of SM Caen, but it is under the colors of US Quevilly that he will reveal himself at the highest level, during the 2009/10 season. He also crossed paths with Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the French Cup. After having worn the jersey of Chamois Niortais and Girondins de Bordeaux, he joined FC Nantes in the summer of 2017, gradually establishing himself as one of the references in his position in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. He won the French Cup in 2022 with the Canaries against Nice, his first career title.
La Beaujoire Stadium
5 Boulevard de La Beaujoire, 44300 Nantes
The Stade de la Beaujoire was opened on May 8th, 1984, an occasion marked by a friendly between FC Nantes and the Romanian national team. Situated in the Nantes Erdre district, opposite the Parc des Expositions, La Beaujoire is the city’s largest stadium and has a capacity of 35,550. The stadium hosted matches at the 1984 UEFA European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and has also welcomed a number of leading musical acts, including U2 in 1993 and French rock legend Johnny Hallyday in 2012.
During 2020/21 season, the FC Nantes had defeated Montpellier (0 - 3), Brest (4 - 1) et Toulouse (3 - 1).
The Stade de La Beaujoire is served by Line T1 of the city’s tram network (Beaujoire stop) and no fewer than four bus lines. There are also a total 3,000 free parking spaces in the vicinity of the stadium.
A little more of Nantes..
The prefecture of the Pays de la Loire region is a city full of history, symbolized by the FC Nantes, but not only:
- HBC Nantes, founded in 1953, is one of the leading French handball clubs. Finalist of the EHF Champions League in 2018, the H had also won the League Cup and the Supercup in 2017.
- Still in handball, but women this time, the Neptunes de Nantes club has distinguished itself in 2021 by becoming the first club of collective sport Nantes to win a European Cup with the European League.
- In 2023, France will once again host the Rugby World Cup, with several matches organized in Nantes.
- Finally, soccer will also be in the spotlight in Nantes on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with matches organized at La Beaujoire.
