2023–24 Montpellier HSC season

The 2023–24 season was Montpellier Hérault Sport Club's 15th season in existence and 22nd consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Montpellier HSC

2023–24 season
President	Laurent Nicollin
Head coach	Michel Der Zakarian
Stadium	Stade de la Mosson
Ligue 1	12th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Téji Savanier (9) All: Téji Savanier (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BIH Belmin Dizdarević 3 DF  GUI Issiaga Sylla 4 DF  MLI Boubakar Kouyaté 5 DF  MLI Modibo Sagnan 6 DF  FRA Christopher Jullien 7 FW  FRA Arnaud Nordin 8 FW  NGA Akor Adams 9 FW  JOR Mousa Al-Tamari 10 FW  TUN Wahbi Khazri 11 MF  FRA Téji Savanier (captain) 12 MF  FRA Jordan Ferri (vice-captain) 13 MF  FRA Joris Chotard 16 GK  COD Dimitry Bertaud

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  FRA Théo Sainte-Luce 18 MF  FRA Léo Leroy 19 MF  FRA Sacha Delaye 22 MF  FRA Khalil Fayad 23 FW  FRA Yann Karamoh (on loan from Torino) 27 DF  SUI Bećir Omeragić 29 DF  CMR Enzo Tchato 35 DF  FRA Lucas Mincarelli Davin 36 DF  SUI Silvan Hefti (on loan from Genoa) 39 FW  FRA Yanis Issoufou 40 GK  FRA Benjamin Lecomte 70 FW  FRA Tanguy Coulibaly 77 DF  MLI Falaye Sacko

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA Maxime Estève (at Burnley until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SUI Gabriel Barès (at Concarneau until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Bećir Omeragić	Zürich	Free	1 July 2023	[2]
MF	Musa Al-Taamari	OH Leuven	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
DF	Falaye Sacko	Vitória de Guimarães	€1,300,000	1 July 2023	[4]
GK	Belmin Dizdarević	Sarajevo	Undisclosed	7 July 2023	[5]
FW	Akor Adams	Lillestrøm	€4,500,000	7 August 2023	[6]
DF	Modibo Sagnan	FC Utrecht	€3,200,000	1 February 2024	[7]
FW	Yann Karamoh	Torino	Loan	1 February 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Bingourou Kamara	Released		1 July 2023	[8]
FW	Valère Germain	Released		1 July 2023	[9]
FW	Béni Makouana	Polissya Zhytomyr	€250,000	9 July 2023	[10]
FW	Stephy Mavididi	Leicester City	€7,500,000	31 July 2023	[11]

Notes

1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Montpellier v Toulouse

15 July 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	3–1	Toulouse	Béziers
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Issoufou 45+2' Khazri 63' Delaye 83'		Onaiwu 17'	Stadium: Stade Raoul-Barrière

Nice v Montpellier

22 July 2023 Friendly	Nice	1–0	Montpellier	Palamos, Spain
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Montpellier v Saint-Étienne

29 July 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	v	Saint-Étienne	Montpellier
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Grammont
Note: The match was cancelled.[12]

Montpellier v Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes

2 August 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	2–1	Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes	Montpellier
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delaye 3' Kouyaté 40'		Mahamat 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Grammont

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Montpellier

5 August 2023 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	Montpellier	Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranos 30' Weigl 35' Netz	Report	Savanier 42' Al-Taamari 45', Kouyaté	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Robin Braun

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	12th	34	10	12	12	43	48	−5	029.41
Coupe de France	6 January 2024	7 February 2024	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	066.67
Total					37	12	12	13	50	53	−3	032.43

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Rennes	34	12	10	12	53	46	+7	46
11	Toulouse	34	11	10	13	42	46	−4	43
12	Montpellier[a]	34	10	12	12	43	48	−5	41
13	Strasbourg	34	10	9	15	38	50	−12	39
14	Nantes	34	9	6	19	30	55	−25	33

Source: Ligue 1
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).^[14]
Notes:

1. Montpellier was deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of its match against Clermont.^[13]

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
34	10	12	12	43	48	−5	42	3	9	5	20	23	−3	7	3	7	23	25	−2

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D
Position	8	4	9	14	14	13	9	12	14	11	13	12	14	13	14	12	12	12	12	13	15	14	15	16	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	12	12

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[15]

Montpellier v Le Havre

13 August 2023 1	Montpellier	2–2	Le Havre	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jullien  48' Adams 58', 60'	Report	Lloris 6' Sangante  55' Targhalline  65' Grandsir 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lyon v Montpellier

19 August 2023 2	Lyon	1–4	Montpellier	Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diomandé  13' Lepenant  29' Kumbedi  45+3' Lacazette 70',  80' Tagliafico  83'	Report	Nordin 20' Al-Taamari 39', 66' Kouyaté  51' Adams 90'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 42,576 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17:00 CEST, but was postponed by two hours due to the heat wave in Lyon.[16]

Montpellier v Reims

27 August 2023 3	Montpellier	1–3	Reims	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Taamari 45+4' Chotard  63'	Report	Abdelhamid 9' Teuma 41', 56' O. Diakité 64' Foket  72'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,476 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Lille v Montpellier

3 September 2023 4	Lille	1–0	Montpellier	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yazıcı 2' Gomes  50' Alexsandro  73'	Report	Omeragić  90+6'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 35,298 Referee: Benoît Millot

Strasbourg v Montpellier

17 September 2023 5	Strasbourg	2–2	Montpellier	Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delaine  11' Guilbert  45+6' Lecomte 63' (o.g.) Mothiba 69' Bakwa  76' Emegha  90+7'	Report	Adams  29' Khazri 35' Nordin 40',  46' Sylla  45+1' Savanier  58' Leroy  86' Chotard  88'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,128 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Montpellier v Rennes

24 September 2023 6	Montpellier	0–0	Rennes	Montpellier
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Chotard  78' Ferri  90+4'	Report	Yıldırım  32'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,430 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lorient v Montpellier

1 October 2023 7	Lorient	0–3	Montpellier	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Ponceau  20' Talbi  33'	Report	Adams 30', 89' Estève  61' Savanier 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,492 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Nantes v Montpellier

22 October 2023 9	Nantes	2–0	Montpellier	Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mollet 44',  64' Bamba 74',  75'	Report	Kouyaté  90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,864 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Montpellier v Toulouse

29 October 2023 10	Montpellier	3–0	Toulouse	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Adams 13', 72' Fayad  30', 63' Kouyaté  45+2'	Report	Suazo  33' Magri  38' Schmidt  65'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Paris Saint-Germain v Montpellier

3 November 2023 11	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Montpellier	Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lee 10' Zaïre-Emery 58' Vitinha 66' Mukiele  82'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,647 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Montpellier v Nice

10 November 2023 12	Montpellier	0–0	Nice	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rosario  5' Boudaoui  45+1' Todibo  72' Bard  82'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Montpellier v Brest

26 November 2023 13	Montpellier	1–3	Brest	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier  24', 51' (pen.) Adams  90+6'	Report	Estève 20' (o.g.) Lees-Melou  30' Del Castillo  45' Pereira Lage 64' Doumbia 90+3'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,311 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Montpellier v Clermont

29 November 2023 8	Montpellier	1–1	Clermont	Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad  40' Sainte-Luce  52' Savanier 86' (pen.) Omeragić  90+4' Estève  90+7'  90+7' Leroy  90+7'	Report	Gonalons 7',  90+7' Konaté  8' Caufriez  38'  90+7' Pelmard  74' Keïta  76' Borges  90+7'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: The match was originally played on 8 October 2023, but was abandoned in second-half stoppage time, with Montpellier leading 4–2, after a firework thrown from a Montpellier stand exploded near Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw. The teams were then ordered to replay the match from the beginning behind closed doors at a later date.[17]

Monaco v Montpellier

3 December 2023 14	Monaco	2–0	Montpellier	Monaco
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Minamino 9' Vanderson  20' Golovin  75' Ben Yedder 90+2'	Report	Savanier  45' Kouyaté  69' Chotard  84' Tchato  90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Montpellier v Lens

8 December 2023 15	Montpellier	0–0	Lens	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delaye  84' Ferri  90+2'	Report	Danso  12' Frankowski  29' Gradit  90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,159 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Metz v Montpellier

17 December 2023 16	Metz	0–1	Montpellier	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diallo  53' Udol  90+2'	Report	Estève 9' Jullien  74' Lecomte  85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,473 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Montpellier v Marseille

20 December 2023 17	Montpellier	1–1	Marseille	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad 14' Jullien  44' Savanier  90+4'	Report	Veretout 52' Gigot  55'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,565 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Brest v Montpellier

14 January 2024 18	Brest	2–0	Montpellier	Brest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Magnetti  45', 48' Le Douaron 90+2'	Report	Chotard  44' Julien  57'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 12,712 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Montpellier v Lille

28 January 2024 19	Montpellier	0–0	Lille	Montpellier
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jullien  26' Savanier  61' Khazri  62' Coulibaly  63'	Report	Bouaddi  37'  45+2' Santos  66'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,575 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Rennes v Montpellier

3 February 2024 20	Rennes	2–1	Montpellier	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Terrier 3' Truffert  45+4' Kalimuendo 48' (pen.),  53' Yıldırım  80' Le Fée  86'	Report	Sagnan  12' Khazri  29' Mincarelli  47' Savanier 73'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,898 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Montpellier v Lyon

11 February 2024 21	Montpellier	1–2	Lyon	Montpellier
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Nordin 23' Ferri  90'	Report	Tagliafico  28' Lacazette 74' Caqueret 82' Orban  90'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,519 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Montpellier v Metz

18 February 2024 22	Montpellier	3–0	Metz	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 3' Kouyaté  13' Sagnan  30', 50' Omeragić  69' Savanier 86' (pen.)	Report	Asoro  78' Candé  83' Camara  90+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,532 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Marseille v Montpellier

25 February 2024 23	Marseille	4–1	Montpellier	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ndiaye 31' Aubameyang  32', 43', 62' (pen.) Harit  65' Sacko 82' (o.g.)	Report	Al-Tamari 5' Sylla  32' Hefti  48' Sagnan  75' Kouyaté  86'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,263 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Montpellier v Strasbourg

3 March 2024 24	Montpellier	2–2	Strasbourg	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ferri  19' Doukouré 71' (o.g.) Nordin 87'	Report	Sissoko  34' Diarra 47' (pen.),  66' Emegha  83', 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,635 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Nice v Montpellier

8 March 2024 25	Nice	1–2	Montpellier	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boga 12' Rosario  42'	Report	Todibo 10' (o.g.) Savanier 42' (pen.) Khazri  47' Leroy  90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,819 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Montpellier v Paris Saint-Germain

17 March 2024 26	Montpellier	2–6	Paris Saint-Germain	Montpellier
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nordin 30' Savanier 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Vitinha 14' K. Mbappé 22', 50', 63' Beraldo  38' Donnarumma  45' Lee 53' Mendes  72', 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 19,202 Referee: Florent Batta

Le Havre v Montpellier

31 March 2024 27	Le Havre	0–2	Montpellier	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Négo  31' Casimir  70'	Report	Sagnan  70' Omeragić  70' Ferri 72' Jullien 80'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 20,556 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

Montpellier v Lorient

7 April 2024 28	Montpellier	2–0	Lorient	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri  14' Savanier  42', 55' (pen.) Khazri  61' Karamoh 90'	Report	Yongwa  44' F. Mendy  45+1' Adjei  52' Ponceau  58' Bamba  59' Katseris  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Clermont v Montpellier

14 April 2024 29	Clermont	1–1	Montpellier	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 45+5' (pen.) Matsima  90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 56',  57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Reims v Montpellier

21 April 2024 30	Reims	1–2	Montpellier	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdelhamid  42' Munetsi  49' Agbadou 66' Bojang  90+2'	Report	Sagnan 26',  69' Sylla  47' Khazri  82' Al-Tamari 87'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,183 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Montpellier v Nantes

26 April 2024 31	Montpellier	1–1	Nantes	Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adams 2' Savanier  24' Tchato  45' Mincarelli  90+1' Nordin  90+5'	Report	Abline 7' Sissoko  45+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,331 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Toulouse v Montpellier

3 May 2024 32	Toulouse	1–2	Montpellier	Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dallinga 34' Nicolaisen  54'  83' Diarra  60'	Report	Savanier  26', 27',  65' Leroy  44' Fayad 81' Karamoh  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 24,740 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Montpellier v Monaco

12 May 2024 33	Montpellier	0–2	Monaco	Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri  19'	Report	Ouattara 52' Fofana 65' Singo  72'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,829 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lens v Montpellier

19 May 2024 34	Lens	2–2	Montpellier	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wahi 4' Machado 45+3'	Report	Maamma 58' Mincarelli 74' Khazri  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,433 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Coupe de France

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

Amiens v Montpellier

6 January 2024 Round of 64	Amiens	1–2	Montpellier	Amiens
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kaïboué  28' Mafouta 59'	Report	Chotard  37' Assogba 43' (o.g.) Yeboah 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,652 Referee: Clément Turpin

Feignies Aulnoye v Montpellier

24 January 2024 Round of 32	Feignies Aulnoye	0–4	Montpellier	Maubeuge
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bridoux  18' Hospital  56'	Report	Omeragić 59' Nordin  61' Gueguin  65' Sainte-Luce  69' Adams 74', 90+2' Delaye 90'	Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Attendance: 1,797 Referee: Willy Delajod
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 January 2024, but was postponed due to heavy snow.[18]

Montpellier v Nice

7 February 2024 Round of 16	Montpellier	1–4	Nice	Montpellier
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier  34' Lecomte  64' Ndiaye 74' Sagnan 74'	Report	Ndayishimiye 29' Claude-Maurice  34', 62' (pen.) Louchet 37' Cho 39' Rosario  46' Baldé  71'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 5,769 Referee: François Letexier

References

1. "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
2. "Super League: Becir Omeragic s'engage avec Montpellier". 11 May 2023.
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4. "Mercato : Wahi dans l'attente, gardien «numéro 3, ou 2 bis»… Le point du président Nicollin". LEFIGARO. 3 July 2023.
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6. "Akor Adams nouvel attaquant du MHSC".
7. Navarro, Juan C. (1 February 2024). "Nuevo equipo para Modibo Sagnan". Fichajes.com : Información sobre los fichajes y actualidad del mundo del fútbol. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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9. "MHSC – la liste des joueurs montpelliérains libres de tout contrat !". July 2023.
10. "Béni Makouana quitte Montpellier pour l'Ukraine". Retrieved 21 August 2024.
11. "Leicester City Complete Stephy Mavididi Signing".
12. "Match amical annulé entre le MHSC et Saint-Étienne – France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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External links

• Official website