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The 2015–16 OGC Nice season was the 111th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Jean-Pierre Rivère | |||
| Manager | Claude Puel | |||
| Stadium | Allianz Riviera | |||
| Ligue 1 | 4th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hatem Ben Arfa (17) All: Hatem Ben Arfa (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 31,008 vs Paris Saint-Germain (4 December 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,749 vs Rennes (4 January 2016) | |||
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First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee | Notes |
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| 1 July 2015 | MF |  Hatem Ben Arfa |
27 | Unattached | Free Transfer | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Maxime Le Marchand |
25 | Le Havre |
Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  Jean Michaël Seri |
23 |  Paços de Ferreira |
Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2015 | FW | Mickaël Le Bihan |
25 | Le Havre |
Undisclosed | |
| 16 January 2016 | MF | Rémi Walter |
20 | Nancy |
Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date | Notes |
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| 1 July 2015 | FW | Valère Germain |
25 | Monaco |
30 June 2016 | |
| 7 August 2015 | DF | Paul Baysse |
27 | Saint-Étienne |
30 June 2016 | |
| 12 August 2015 | MF |  Wallyson Mallmann |
21 | Sporting CP |
30 June 2016 | |
| 31 August 2015 | MF | Ricardo |
21 | Porto |
30 June 2016 |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Éric Bauthéac |
27 | Lille |
£1,700,000 | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Jordan Astier |
23 | Unattached | Released | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Xavier Pentecôte |
28 | Unattached | Released | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF |  Souleymane Diawara |
36 | Unattached | Released | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Moussa M'Bow |
23 | Unattached | Released | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Fabien Dao Castellana |
21 | Unattached | Released | |
| 3 July 2015 | GK | Joris Delle |
25 | Lens |
Undisclosed | |
| 8 July 2015 | MF | Didier Digard |
28 |  Real Betis |
Free transfer | |
| 18 July 2015 | DF | Jordan Amavi |
21 |  Aston Villa |
£7,700,000 | |
| 27 July 2015 | DF |  Lloyd Palun |
26 | Red Star |
Free Transfer | |
| 1 August 2015 | DF | Grégoire Puel |
23 | Le Havre |
Free Transfer | |
| 10 August 2015 | FW | Neal Maupay |
18 | Saint-Étienne |
Undisclosed |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date | Notes |
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| 15 July 2015 | FW | Alexy Bosetti |
22 | Tours |
30 June 2016 | |
| 7 August 2015 | DF | Lucas Rougeaux |
21 | Boulogne |
30 June 2016 | |
| 18 August 2015 | MF | Valentin Eysseric |
23 | Saint-Étienne |
30 June 2016 | |
| 11 January 2016 | FW | Saïd Benrahma |
20 | Angers |
30 June 2016 | |
| 13 January 2016 | MF |  Julien Vercauteren |
23 | Westerlo |
30 June 2016 | |
| 20 January 2016 | MF | Bryan Constant |
21 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël |
30 June 2016 | |
| 25 January 2016 | DF | Albert Rafetraniaina |
19 | Red Star |
30 June 2016 | [2] |
| 25 January 2016 | FW | Alexy Bosetti |
21 |  Sarpsborg 08 |
30 June 2016 | [3] |
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Lausanne-Sport  | 1–4 | Nice | Montlhéry, France |
| 16:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rushenguziminega  34' |
Report | Germain 8', 35' Pléa 43'Benrahma 83' |
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Paul Desgouillons |
| 17 July 2015 Friendly | Zulte-Waregem | 2–1 | Nice | Waregem, Belgium |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | De Ridder 19' Leye 77' |
Report | Germain 37' Cardinale  54' |
Stadium: Regenboogstadion |
| 26 July 2015 Friendly | Beşiktaş  | 2–2 | Nice | Gleisdorf, Austria |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tosun 61' Uysal 82' |
Report | Pléa 45' A. Mendy 64' |
Stadium: Solarstadion der Stadt |
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Lyon | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Nice | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 58 |
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[4]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[4]
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
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 |
| 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 8 August 2015 1 | Nice | 1–2 | Monaco | Nice |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Germain 7' Boscagli  14'  44'Pléa 39'Baysse 84' |
Report | Kurzawa 41', 62' Carvalho 45+3'Silva 51' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 25,173 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Troyes | 3–3 | Nice | Troyes |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jean 3' Pereira 4'Mavinga 12' 32'Court 14'Camus 77'Thiago Xavier 90+3', 90+3' |
Report | Ben Arfa 6' (pen.), 69' Pléa 16'Le Marchand 42'Correia 45+2'Rafetraniaina 90+2' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 11,468 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 22 August 2015 3 | Nice | 2–1 | Caen | Nice |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ben Arfa 66' Koziello 71'Pléa 77' |
Report | Nangis 45' Delort 67'Seube 72'Louis 82' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 15,908 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
| 29 August 2015 4 | Angers | 1–1 | Nice | Angers |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mangani 24' Andreu 55'Doré 87' |
Report | Germain 22', 56' Boscagli 40' |
Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 13,485 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 12 September 2015 5 | Nice | 0–1 | Guingamp | Nice |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Koziello 66' |
Report | Coco 40' Benezet 74'Sankharé 76'Mathis 87' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,421 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 19 September 2015 6 | Bastia | 1–3 | Nice | Furiani |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Danic 24' Marange 87' |
Report | N. Mendy 33' Germain 40'Mallmann 85'Pied 86'Benrahma 90+4' |
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
| 23 September 2015 7 | Nice | 6–1 | Bordeaux | Nice |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Germain 33' Le Bihan 42'Pallois 51' (o.g.)Ben Arfa 68', 75'A. Mendy 84' |
Report | Plašil 6' Khazri 14'Crivelli 50' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 13,686 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 27 September 2015 8 | Saint-Étienne | 1–4 | Nice | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Perrin 19' Pajot 50'Lemoine 63'Polomat 75'Eysseric 89' |
Report | Koziello 5' Seri 29', 53'Ben Arfa 39', 45+1'N. Mendy 62'Le Marchand 82' |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,556 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
| 18 October 2015 10 | Rennes | 1–4 | Nice | Rennes |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fernandes 37' Sio 59'Grosicki 88' |
Report | Bodmer 14' Germain 52'Ben Arfa 53'Traoré 71', 75'Benrahma 80' |
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 21,709 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 24 October 2015 11 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 3–1 | Nice | Ajaccio, Corsica |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pujol 1' Ducourtioux 22'Filippi 32'Coeff 34'Đoković 43', 48'Lemoigne 88' |
Report | Filippi 12' (o.g.) Koziello 42'Mallmann 61'Bodmer 67'Boscagli 84' |
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 1 November 2015 12 | Nice | 0–0 | Lille | Nice |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ricardo 11' Koziello 33'Honorat 85' |
Report | Bauthéac 33' Soumaoro 41'Obbadi 63' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,169 |
| 4 November 2015 9 | Nice | 1–2 | Nantes | Nice |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Genevois 42' Pied 67' |
Report | Alegue 11' Vizcarrondo 65'Thomasson 68'Sigþórsson 70'Sabaly 75' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,531 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
| 8 November 2015 13 | Marseille | 0–1 | Nice | Marseille |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | B. Mendy 86' Sparagna 87' |
Report | Germain 16' Wallyson 20'Ricardo 68' |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,988 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 20 November 2015 14 | Nice | 3–0 | Lyon | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Germain 20' Genevois 24'Yanga-Mbiwa 48' (o.g.)Koziello 71' |
Report | Ferri 26' Morel 85' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,872 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 28 November 2015 15 | Toulouse | 2–0 | Nice | Toulouse |
| 20:00 CE1T (UTC+01:00) | Somália 15' Braithwaite 31' (pen.)Ben Yedder 58'Machach 60' |
Report | Hassen 39' Pied 60'Le Marchand 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 9,956 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 1 December 2015 16 | Lorient | 0–0 | Nice | Lorient |
| 19:00 CE1T (UTC+01:00) | Moukandjo 65' N'Dong 87' |
Report | Genevois 36' Ricardo 38'Koziello 72'Le Marchand 77'Hult 90' |
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,218 Referee: Mikaël Lesage |
| 4 December 2015 17 | Nice | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hult 43' |
Report | Cavani 35' Matuidi 40'Ibrahimović 44' (pen.), 61'Aurier 85' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,008 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 12 December 2015 18 | Stade Reims | 1–1 | Nice | Reims |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diego 78' Devaux 84'Kankava 90+3'Mandi 90+4' |
Report | Germain 6' Pied 30'Ben Arfa 57' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 12,536 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 18 December 2015 19 | Nice | 1–0 | Montpellier | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boscagli 31' Bodmer 42'A. Mendy 64' |
Report | Ninga 7' Martin 12' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 10 January 2016 20 | Lille | 1–1 | Nice | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Benzia 11' Corchia 68'Pavard 90' |
Report | Hult 45' N. Mendy 50'Mallmann 62'Seri 72' |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,238 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 15 January 2016 21 | Nice | 2–1 | Angers | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hult 59' Cardinale 63'Ben Arfa 80' (pen.), 84' (pen.) |
Report | Capelle 24' Saïss 35'Ndoye 63'Manceau 82' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
| 23 January 2016 22 | Nice | 2–1 | Lorient | Nice |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Baysse 18' Ben Arfa 35'Koziello 44' |
Report | Jouffre 24' Koné 63'N'Dong 81' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 13,871 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 31 January 2016 23 | Caen | 2–0 | Nice | Caen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rodelin 12' Delort 41' (pen.)Nkololo 80' |
Report | Bodmer 30' Koziello 90+3' |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,061 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
| 3 February 2016 24 | Nice | 1–0 | Toulouse | Nice |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pied 70' Ben Arfa 82' |
Report | Blin 71' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 12,828 Referee: François Letexier |
| 6 February 2016 25 | Monaco | 1–0 | Nice | Fontvieille |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dirar 48' 48' Bakayoko 81'Subašić 90+1'Silva 90+2'Moutinho 90+4' |
Report | Germain 8' Cardinale 25'Koziello 44'Le Marchand 45+1'Pied 80'Ricardo 90+3' |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 14 February 2016 26 | Nice | 1–1 | Marseille | Nice |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Germain 58' Ricardo 86' |
Report | Isla 28', 45+7' Nkoulou 90+1' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 28,659 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 19 February 2016 27 | Bordeaux | 0–0 | Nice | Bordeaux |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Koziello 44' Ranieri 90+1' |
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 23,641 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 26 February 2016 28 | Nice | 0–2 | Bastia | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Koziello 17' Le Marchand 56'Baysse 58'Traoré 67' |
Report | Mostefa 25' Modesto 27'Cahuzac 57'Diallo 61'Ayité 64'Danic 70'Djiku 73' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,541 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 5 March 2016 29 | Nice | 2–1 | Troyes | Nice |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Germain 12' Boscagli 56'Traoré 72' |
Report | Jean 27' Dabo 29' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
| 12 March 2016 30 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Nice | Montpellier |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Martin 81' Ninga 90+2' |
Report | Germain 62' Pied 64'Pléa 76' |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,462 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 20 March 2016 31 | Nice | 3–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Nice |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ben Arfa 14' Pléa 66'Pied 70'Seri 88' |
Report | Touré 31' Lemoigne 62' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,066 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 2 April 2016 32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–1 | Nice | Paris |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Ibrahimović 15', 34', 82' David Luiz 48'Silva 68' |
Report | Ben Arfa 18' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,919 Referee: Mikaël Lesage |
| 10 April 2016 33 | Nice | 3–0 | Rennes | Nice |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ben Arfa 33' (pen.), 40', 56' |
Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,622 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 15 April 2016 34 | Lyon | 1–1 | Nice | Lyon |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Germain 18' |
Report | Cornet 25' Lacazette 45' |
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 55,744 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 22 April 2016 35 | Nice | 2–0 | Reims | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Germain 11' Ben Arfa 56' (pen.)Pied 85' |
Report | Weber 55' Turan 58'Traore 74' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,913 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 30 April 2016 36 | Nantes | 1–0 | Nice | Nantes |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Thomasson 68' Vizcarrondo 73' |
Report | Pied 88' |
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 7 May 2016 37 | Nice | 2–0 | Saint-Étienne | Nice |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stadium: Allianz Riviera |
| 14 May 2016 38 | Guingamp | 2–3 | Nice | Guingamp |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou |
Coupe de la Ligue
| 28 October 2015 Round of 32 | Caen | 1–2 | Nice | Caen |
| CET (UTC+01:00) | Delort 14' Adéoti 90+1' |
Report | A. Mendy 57', 90+2' |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 10,098 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 15 December 2015 Round of 16 | Guingamp | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Nice | Guingamp |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Angoua 54' Lemaître 62'Salibur 89', 110'Dembélé 93' |
Report | Mallmann 24' A. Mendy 44', 93'Le Marchand 49'Baysse 72'Boscagli 98'Hult 109' |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 10,873 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
| Penalties | ||||
De Pauw  Angoua Sankharé  Dembélé Lössl Salibur |
Germain Ben Arfa Pied Seri Boscagli Le Marchand |
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Coupe de France
| 4 January 2016 Round of 64 | Nice | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Rennes | Nice |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | A. Mendy 38' Koziello 41' 74'Ben Arfa 117' (pen.) |
Report | Diagne 42' Pedro Henrique 58'Fernandes 81'Boga 83'André 114'Armand 119'Danzé 116' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 7,749 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ben Arfa Seri N. Mendy Wallyson Baysse Genevois Honorat Boscagli Lloris |
Quintero Boga Diagné Dembélé Armand Janvier André M'Bengue Gelson Fernandes |
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Last updated 12 March 2016
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 9 | Hatem Ben Arfa | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | | 28 | Valère Germain | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | 15 | Alexandre Mendy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | MF | | 26 | Vincent Koziello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 14 | Alassane Pléa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | FW |  | 11 | Saïd Benrahma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF |  | 8 | Mahamane Traoré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | | 6 | Jean Michaël Seri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 10 | Mickaël Le Bihan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 20 | Maxime Le Marchand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 22 | Nampalys Mendy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 24 | Mathieu Bodmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 25 | Romain Genevois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 33 | Olivier Boscagli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 13 | Niklas Hult | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 43 | 2 | 4 | 49 | ||||
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