2001–02 Nîmes Olympique season

Nîmes Olympique
2001–02 season
French Division 219th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32

The 2001–02 season was the 65th season in the existence of Nîmes Olympique and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nîmes Olympique competed in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  FRA Marc Delaroche
GK  FRA Yoann Bouchard
GK  FRA Kevin Grau
DF  SEN Mamadou Seck
DF  FRA Anthony Vosahlo
DF  FRA Christophe Borbiconi
DF  FRA Christophe Van Reusel
DF  FRA Romain Canalès
DF  FRA Johann Charpenet
DF  FRA Jean-Luc Vannuchi
DF  FRA Sébastien Bresson
DF  FRA Christophe Zugna
DF  FRA Brice Barrandon
DF  MAR Mourad Ourahou
DF  MTN Mohamed Benyachou
DF  FRA Laurent de Palmas
DF  FRA Yohann Alemany
MF  FRA Emmanuel Rival
MF  FRA Gérald Martin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ALG Ali Boulebda
MF  FRA Renaud Cohade
MF  BEL Frédéric Pierre
MF  FRA Kevin Barralon
MF  AUS Ufuk Talay
MF  FRA Franck Rizzetto
MF  FRA Nicolas Marx
MF  FRA Ronan Salaün
MF  ALG Sofiane Bezzou
MF  FRA Yann Jouffre
FW  GHA Arthur Moses
FW  FRA Réginald Ray
FW  YUG Slađan Đukić
FW  FRA Ali Nechad
FW  FRA Thony Andenas
FW  FRA Grégory Nicot
FW  MAR Karim Benkouar
FW  FRA Sébastien Fidani
FW  FRA Oifeck El-Moujahid

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2001 Friendly Nîmes 2–1 Saint-Étienne Chambéry, France
  • Charpenet 23' (pen.), 38' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Stade municipal Jacques Level

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 2 28 July 2001 3 May 2002 Matchday 1 19th 38 5 17 16 33 48 −15 013.16
Coupe de France 4 November 2001 31 March 2002 Seventh round Semi-finals 7 3 3 1 8 2 +6 042.86
Coupe de la Ligue 1 September 2001 December 2001 First round Round of 32 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 47 8 21 18 41 52 −11 017.02

Source: Competitions

French Division 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
16 Grenoble 38 10 12 16 38 55 −17 42
17 Istres 38 8 17 13 34 43 −9 41
18 Créteil 38 9 14 15 35 46 −11 41
19 Nîmes (R) 38 5 17 16 33 48 −15 32 Relegation to Championnat National [fr]
20 Martigues (R) 38 7 11 20 32 53 −21 32
Source: Ligue 2
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 5 17 16 33 48  −15 32 3 11 5 18 20  −2 2 6 11 15 28  −13

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLDLDLDDWDDDDWLLLDLLLWDLDDDDLLDLDWLLW
Position1415201820192020201916171818161718181819202020202020202020202020202020202019
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

28 July 2001 1 Gueugnon 4–3 Nîmes Gueugnon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 3,101
Referee: Jean-Marc Bonnin
4 August 2001 2 Nîmes 0–0 Martigues Nîmes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Referee: Jean-Paul Chaudre
11 August 2001 3 Nice 2–0 Nîmes Nice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Ray
18 August 2001 4 Nîmes 0–0 Le Havre Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
25 August 2001 5 Laval 1–0 Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
29 August 2001 6 Nîmes 0–0 Istres Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
15 September 2001 8 Nîmes 0–0 Niort Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
22 September 2001 9 Nîmes 1–1 Créteil Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
29 September 2001 10 Beauvais 1–3 Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
4 October 2001 11 Nîmes 2–2 Nancy Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
13 October 2001 12 Châteauroux 0–0 Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
20 October 2001 13 Nîmes 2–2 Caen Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
26 October 2001 14 Grenoble 1–1 Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
31 October 2001 7 Strasbourg 1–0 Nîmes
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report
9 November 2001 15 Nîmes 1–0 Le Mans Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières

Coupe de France

3 November 2001 Seventh round Pau 0–1 Nîmes Pau
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade François Coty
24 November 2001 Eighth round Stade Beaucairois 0–4 (a.e.t.) Nîmes Pau
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade François Coty
15 December 2001 Round of 64 Le Havre 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Nîmes Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
19 January 2002 Round of 32 Laval 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Nîmes Laval
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
9 February 2002 Round of 16 Amiens 0–2 Nîmes Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
10 March 2002 Quarter-finals Nîmes 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Monaco Nîmes
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières
31 March 2002 Semi-finals Lorient 1–0 Nîmes Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Coupe de la Ligue

1 September 2001 First round Ajaccio 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Nîmes Ajaccio
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade François Coty
1 December 2001 Round of 32 Amiens 2–0 Nîmes Amiens
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

References