2022–23 Nîmes Olympique season

Nîmes Olympique
2022–23 season
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachNicolas Usaï
(until 16 November)
Frédéric Bompard
(from 21 November)
StadiumStade des Costières
(until 5 November)
Stade des Antonins
(from 5 November)
Ligue 219th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Malik Tchokounté (13)

All:
Malik Tchokounté (14)

The 2022–23 season was the 86th in the history of Nîmes Olympique and their second consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France, suffering relegation in the former.

Players

As of 31 January 2023[1]

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
1 GK  FRA Axel Maraval
2 DF  FRA Kelyan Guessoum
3 DF  FRA Scotty Sadzoute (on loan from OH Leuven)
4 DF  FRA Maël de Gevigney
6 DF  FRA Benoît Poulain
7 FW  FRA Lys Mousset (on loan from VfL Bochum)
8 DF  FRA Thibaut Vargas
9 MF  GNB Steve Ambri
10 MF  FRA Nicolas Benezet
11 FW  FRA Pablo Pagis (on loan from Lorient)
14 MF  DEN Jens Jakob Thomasen
15 FW  COM Rafiki Saïd
16 GK  FRA Lucas Dias
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  MTQ Ronny Labonne
18 FW  FRA Malik Tchokounté
19 DF  BFA Nasser Djiga (on loan from Basel)
20 MF  FRA Léon Delpech
21 MF  CIV Jean N'Guessan (on loan from Nice)
24 FW  MLI Mahamadou Doucouré
26 DF  FRA Sanasi Sy
28 MF  SEN Joseph Lopy
30 GK  FRA Amjhad Nazih
65 FW  SEN Moussa Koné
76 MF  MTN Guessouma Fofana
97 DF  MTQ Patrick Burner

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 July 2022 Friendly Toulouse 2–0 Nîmes Béziers
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ratão 42'
  • Chaïbi 48'
Stadium: Stade de Sauclières
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
16 July 2022 Friendly Nîmes 0–1 Bastia Mallemort
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade d'honneur
23 July 2022 Friendly Nîmes 4–2 UNFP FC Nîmes
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade des Costières
23 September 2022 Friendly Toulouse 2–1 Nîmes Toulouse
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Annexe 1 du Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Souiffi
10 December 2022 Friendly Nîmes 0–2 Rodez Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade des Costières

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 30 July 2022 2 June 2023 Matchday 1 19th 38 10 6 22 44 62 −18 026.32
Coupe de France 29 October 2022 6 January 2023 Seventh round Round of 64 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 066.67
Total 41 12 6 23 51 63 −12 029.27

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 −7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 −12 45 Spared from relegation
18 Dijon (R) 38 10 12 16 38 43 −5 42 Relegation to Championnat National
19 Nîmes (R) 38 10 6 22 44 62 −18 36
20 Niort (R) 38 7 8 23 35 67 −32 29
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(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 10 6 22 44 62  −18 36 9 2 8 27 23  +4 1 4 14 17 39  −22

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round1234567
GroundHAHAHAA
ResultLDWLWLL
Position16131015913
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[2]

30 July 2022 1 Nîmes 0–1 Caen Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: Rémi Landry
6 August 2022 2 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Nîmes Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
13 August 2022 3 Nîmes 1–0 Rodez Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Aurélien Petit
20 August 2022 4 Dijon 2–1 Nîmes Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
27 August 2022 5 Nîmes 1–0 Laval Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Azzedine Souifi
30 August 2022 6 Grenoble 3–2 Nîmes Grenoble
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
2 September 2022 7 Valenciennes 3–2 Nîmes Valenciennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 8 Nîmes 0–0 Bastia Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vargas  27'
Guessoum  45+3'
N'Guessan  78'
Report Vincent  45+3'  59'
Santelli  45+3'
Magri  88'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Sochaux 3–1 Nîmes Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sissoko  20', 34', 53'
Mauricio 22'
Report N'Guessan 4',  76' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 11,287
Referee: Florent Batta
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 10 Nîmes 0–1 Paris Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Dabila  45'
Phiri  77'
Djiga 87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 2,303
Referee: Mikael Lesage
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 11 Quevilly-Rouen 3–1 Nîmes Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Diedhiou 18'
Mafouta 45', 56'
Report Fomba  32'
N'Guessan  59'
Tchokounté 62'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Aurélien Petit
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 12 Nîmes 2–0 Amiens Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tchokounté 22'
Thomasen 34'
Fomba  82'
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 2,293
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 13 Pau 1–0 Nîmes Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Beusnard 26'
Sylvestre  51'
Sow  59'
Koffi 74'
Report Vargas  31'
Djiga  35'
Tchokounté  48'
Koné  90+2'
Stadium: Nouste Camp
Attendance: 3,328
Referee: Rémi Landry
5 November 2022 14 Nîmes 1–0 Bordeaux Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) N'Guessan 6',  51'
Djiga  74'
Report Lacoux  44'
N'Simba  84'
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 9,462
Referee: Aurélien Petit
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 15 Niort 1–1 Nîmes Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Zemzemi 54'
Merdji  63'
Report Burner  21'
Tchokounté 27'
Djiga  58'
Delpech  81'
Guessoum  89'
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: William Toulliou
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 16 Nîmes 1–2 Guingamp Nîmes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 30'
N'Guessan  68'
Benezet  90'
Report Livolant 22',  30'
Courtet 90+2'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: William Toulliou
30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 17 Annecy 0–0 Nîmes Annecy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Pajot  55' Report Labonne  78' Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 6,513
Referee: Azzédine Souifi
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) 18 Nîmes 1–4 Metz Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Fomba  45+2'
Ahamada 54'
Report Kouyaté  36'
Joseph 48', 60'
Sabaly 56',  74'
Mikautadze 89'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,809
Referee: Mikael Lesage
13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) 19 Le Havre 3–1 Nîmes Le Havre
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Diakité  49'
Cornette 61', 84', 90+2'
Casimir  70'
Report Fomba 50',  58'
Benrahou  70'
Saïd  85'
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 8,262
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 20 Nîmes 3–2 Niort Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 12',  44'
Pagis 17', 35'
Report Boutobba 30'
Rocheteau  39'
Durivaux  53'
Benchamma 63'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Pierre Legat
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 21 Guingamp 1–2 Nimes Guingamp
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Mbe Soh 33'
Barthelmé  49'
Muyumba  61'
Report Benezet 63'
Lopy  76'
Koné 90+4',  90+5'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 7,916
Referee: Antoine Valnet
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 22 Nîmes 0–2 Grenoble Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+1) N'Guessan  89' Report Phaëton 12'
Touray  44'
Bambock 53'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 23 Rodez 1–1 Nimes Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Depres 7'
Raux-Yao  33'
Report Saïd 50'
Benezet  78'
Ambri  90+4'
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) 24 Nîmes 1–2 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 68'
Burner  87'
Report Nkounkou  33', 34'
Wadji 51',  84'
Monconduit  81'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Olivier Thual
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 25 Metz 2–0 Nîmes Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Mikautadze 29'
Maziz 67'
Report Fofana  31'
De Gevigney  90+1'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 13,388
Referee: Aurélien Petit
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 26 Bastia 4–2 Nimes Furiani
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Vincent  16'
Djoco 28'
Magri  29', 36'
Van Den Kerkhof 74'
Baï 88'
Santelli  90+3'
Report Tchokounté 11',  73'
Djiga  38'
Pagis 50'
Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 27 Nîmes 2–0 Quevilly-Rouen Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Djiga  45+2'
Pagis 66', 71'
Report Boé-Kane  19'
Pierret  57'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,363
Referee: William Toulliou
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 28 Bordeaux 1–0 Nimes Bordeaux
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Barbet  58'
Maja 81'
Report Burner  19' Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 15,856
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 29 Nîmes 4–0 Annecy Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Saïd 21', 25'
Mousset 60'
Fofana 73'
Report Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Azzédine Souifi
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 30 Amiens 1–0 Nîmes Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Kakuta 49' Report N'Guessan  56'
Thomasen  70'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 5,920
Referee: Antoine Valnet
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 31 Nîmes 0–1 Le Havre Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Pagis  22'
Poulain  45+3'
Report Lekhal 45+4' (pen.) Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,963
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 32 Paris FC 3–0 Nîmes Paris
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kebbal 41', 84'
Chahiri 81'
Report Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Alexandre Perreau-Niel
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 33 Nîmes 3–2 Pau Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Saïd 2'
Tchokounté 44'
Guessoum  80', 90+3'
Maraval  82'
De Gevigney  85'
Report Saivet 17'
Abzi  27'
Batisse  45+1'
Kouassi  45+3'
Boisgard  69'
Begraoui 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Aurélien Petit
6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) 34 Nîmes 3–3 Valenciennes Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Saïd 3'
Tchokounté  41'
Poulain 65'
Benezet 71'
Ambri  90+6'
Report Hamache  21', 44'
Boutoutaou 61', 70'
Buatu  86'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Rémi Landry
13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 35 Caen 4–2 Nîmes Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Mendy 57
Mbock 69'
Mendy 83
Kyeremeh  77' 90+3'
Report Vargas 53'
Zerkane  82'
Saïd 84'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 14,611
Referee: Pierre Legat
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 36 Nîmes 1–2 Dijon Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Saïd 19'
Benezet  64'
Report Tchaouna 55'
Marié 77'
Thioune  84'
Nassi  86'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 37 Laval 2–0 Nîmes Laval
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Elisor 18'
Naidji 36'
Sylla  46'
Roye  65'
Report Ambri  40'
Fofana  67'
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 8,673
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) 38 Nîmes 3–1 Sochaux Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 9', 75'
Fofana  45'
Megier  82'
Saïd 86'
Report Sissoko 29'
Meddah  40'
Galves  85'
Stadium: Stade des Antonins
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: William Toulliou

Coupe de France

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 7th Rnd Nîmes 3–0 FC Borgo Nîmes
19:00 CEST Koné 2'
Saïd 14'
Pagis 81'
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Referee: Antoine Valnet
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 8th Rnd Montauban FCTG 0–4 Nîmes Montauban
15:00 CET Report Pagis 9', 37'
Tchokounté 47'
Ómarsson 66'
Stadium: Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Olivier Thual
6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) Rnd of 64 Grenoble 1–0 Nîmes Grenoble
18:00 CET Sanyang 88' Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

References

  1. ^ "Effectif" (in French). nimes-olympique.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.