2024–25 Montpellier HSC season
2024–25 season | ||
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President | Laurent Nicollin | |
Manager | Michel Der Zakarian (until 20 October) Jean-Louis Gasset (22 October–7 April) Zoumana Camara (from 8 April) | |
Stadium | Stade de la Mosson | |
Ligue 1 | 18th (relegated) | |
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |
Top goalscorer | League: Arnaud Nordin (4) All: Arnaud Nordin (4) | |
Highest home attendance | 18,461 vs Marseille | |
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All statistics correct as of 26 April 2025. |
The 2024–25 season is the 106th season in the history of Montpellier HSC, and its 16th consecutive season in Ligue 1. The club finished 18th and was relegated to Ligue 2. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Coupe de France, getting knocked out in the round of 64.
Players
Squad
- As of 3 February 2025[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.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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19 | MF | Rabby Nzingoula | Strasbourg | Loan | 28 August 2024 | [2] |
20 | MF | Birama Touré | Unattached | Free | 11 September 2024 | [3] |
52 | DF | Nikola Maksimović | Unattached | Free | 31 October 2024 | [4] |
9 | FW | Andy Delort | MC Alger | Loan[A] | 29 January 2025 | [5] |
18 | MF | Nicolas Pays | Le Puy | Free | 29 January 2025 | [6] |
2 | DF | Bamo Meïté | Marseille | Loan | 3 February 2025 | [7] |
Out
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Maxime Estève | Burnley | €12 million | 10 June 2024 | [8] |
MF | Léo Leroy | Basel | €500,000[B] | 21 June 2024 | [9] |
DF | Silvan Hefti | Genoa | Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
MF | Yann Karamoh | Torino | Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
MF | Sacha Delaye | Austria Lustanau | Free | 18 July 2024 | [10][11] |
FW | Akor Adams | Sevilla | €7 million | 27 January 2025 | [12] |
FW | Arnaud Nordin | Mainz 05 | €1 million | 28 January 2025 | [13] |
MF | Gabriel Barès | Burgos | Free | 3 February 2025 | [14] |
FW | Mousa Al-Tamari | Rennes | €8 million | 3 February 2025 | [15] |
MF | Birama Touré | Manisa | Loan | 7 February 2025 | [16] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
20 July 2024 Friendly | Montpellier | 3–3 | Girona | Les Preses |
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Instalaciones de Royalverd Attendance: 0 |
27 July 2024 Friendly | Southampton | 3–1 | Montpellier | Spain |
11:00 |
31 July 2024 Friendly | Montpellier | 1–2 | Saint-Étienne | |
18:00 |
4 August 2024 Friendly | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Montpellier | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy |
15:30 | Stadium: Stadio Curva Fiesole - Viola Park |
7 August 2024 Friendly | Montpellier | 2–0 | Cannes | |
18:00 |
10 August 2024 Friendly | Mainz 05 | 3–1 | Montpellier | Mainz, Germany |
15:30 | Stadium: MEWA ARENA |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Ligue 1 | 18 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 12.12 | |
Coupe de France | 21 December 2024 | 21 December 2024 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Total | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 80 | −57 | 11.76 |
Last updated: 11 May 2025
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | Angers | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 36 | |
15 | Le Havre | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 34 | |
16 | Reims (X) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 77 | −38 | 30 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
18 | Montpellier (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 79 | −56 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[17]
(R) Relegated; (X) Lost in the play-offs, reprieved from relegation after Lyon was administratively relegated.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
33 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 35 | −29 |
Last updated: 11 May 2025.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league schedule was released on 21 June 2024.[18]
18 August 2024 1 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Strasbourg | Montpellier |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,706 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
23 August 2024 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6–0 | Montpellier | Paris |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
31 August 2024 3 | Montpellier | 1–3 | Nantes | Montpellier |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Benoît Millot |
15 September 2024 4 | Rennes | 3–0 | Montpellier | Rennes |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,451 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
22 September 2024 5 | Montpellier | 3–2 | Auxerre | Montpellier |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,643 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
28 September 2024 6 | Monaco | 2–1 | Montpellier | Monaco |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,065 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
6 October 2024 7 | Reims | 4–2 | Montpellier | Reims |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
20 October 2024 8 | Montpellier | 0–5 | Marseille | Montpellier |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,461 Referee: Clément Turpin |
27 October 2024 9 | Montpellier | 0–3 | Toulouse | Montpellier |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,111 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
3 November 2024 10 | Le Havre | 1–0 | Montpellier | Le Havre |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,703 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
10 November 2024 11 | Montpellier | 3–1 | Brest | Montpellier |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,936 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
23 November 2024 12 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Montpellier | Saint-Étienne |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,008 Referee: Florent Batta |
1 December 2024 13 | Montpellier | 2–2 | Lille | Montpellier |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,691 Referee: Benoît Millot |
8 December 2024 14 | Lens | 2–0 | Montpellier | Lens |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
15 December 2024 15 | Montpellier | 2–2 | Nice | Montpellier |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Clement Turpin |
4 January 2025 16 | Lyon | 1–0 | Montpellier | Décines-Charpieu |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 48,162 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
12 January 2025 17 | Montpellier | 1–3 | Angers | Montpellier |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,719 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
17 January 2025 18 | Montpellier | 2–1 | Monaco | Montpellier |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,371 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
26 January 2025 19 | Toulouse | 1–2 | Montpellier | Toulouse |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 28,382 Referee: Clément Turpin |
31 January 2025 20 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Lens | Montpellier |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,330 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
9 February 2025 21 | Strasbourg | 2–0 | Montpellier | Strasbourg |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 19,042 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
16 February 2025 22 | Montpellier | 1–4 | Lyon | Montpellier |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 16,573 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
23 February 2025 23 | Nice | 2–0 | Montpellier | Nice |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,519 Referee: Willy Delajod |
2 March 2025 24 | Montpellier | 0–4 | Rennes | Montpellier |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,990 Referee: Florent Batta |
8 March 2025 25 | Lille | 1–0 | Montpellier | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 42,467 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
16 March 2025 26 | Montpellier | 0–2 Awarded | Saint-Étienne | Montpellier |
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,358 Referee: François Letexier |
Note: The game was abandoned in the 62nd minute following a 20-minute suspension after home fans threw flares on to the pitch and part of a stand caught fire. [19] Three weeks later, the Professional Football League validated the victory achieved in Montpellier by AS Saint-Etienne. [20] |
30 March 2025 27 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Montpellier | Auxerre |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,558 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
6 April 2025 28 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Le Havre | Montpellier |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,146 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
13 April 2025 29 | Angers | 2–0 | Montpellier | Angers |
17:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,514 Referee: Benoît Millot |
19 April 2025 30 | Marseille | 5–1 | Montpellier | Marseille |
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 66,312 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
27 April 2025 31 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Reims | Montpellier |
17:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,806 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
4 May 2025 32 | Brest | 1–0 | Montpellier | Brest |
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 13,121 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
10 May 2025 33 | Montpellier | 1–4 | Paris Saint-Germain | Montpellier |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 16,787 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
Coupe de France
21 December 2024 Round of 64 | Le Puy | 4–0 | Montpellier | Le Puy-en-Velay |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Charles Massot Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
References
- ^ "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Rabby Nzingoula prêté à Montpellier" (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Birama Touré rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "NIKOLA MAKSIMOVIĆ REJOINT LE MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Official | Andy Delort returns to Montpellier - Get French Football News". 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Nicolas Pays rejoint le MHSC !". MHSC Foot (in French). 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Bamo Meïté rejoint le MHSC". MHSC Foot (in French). 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Maxime Estève quitte Montpellier et rejoint Burnley". L'Équipe (in French). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Deghetto, Marie (21 June 2024). "Foot : Léo Leroy signe en Suisse". La Gazette de Montpellier (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Sacha Delaye Rejoint Le Club Autrichien Du SC Austria Lustenau" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "[Officiel] Sacha Delaya Quitte Le MHSC Et S'Engage En Autriche". Esprit Paillade (in French). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Mercato : Akor Adams quitte Montpellier pour le Séville FC". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Mercato : Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) a signé à Mayence". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Gabriel Barès quitte le MHSC". OneFootball. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Moussa Al-Tamari joins Rennes as Montpellier cashes in on Jordanian star - News - Nogomania". en.nogomania.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "MHSC : très peu utilisé, le milieu de terrain Birama Touré prêté en deuxième division turque". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Garlan, Victor (June 21, 2024). "La LFP dévoile le nouveau calendrier de la Ligue 1 édition 2024-2025". Foot Mercato (in French).
- ^ "Soccer match in France postponed after fans throw flares and start fire in stands". CNN. 3 April 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "AS Saint-Étienne : la victoire 2-0 à Montpellier officialisée par la Ligue" (in French). www.francebleu.fr. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.