2024–25 OGC Nice season

The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of OGC Nice, and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the French top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.

OGC Nice

2024–25 season
Owner	Ineos
President	Jean-Pierre Rivère
Head coach	Franck Haise
Stadium	Allianz Riviera
Ligue 1	5th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
UEFA Europa League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: Evann Guessand (6) All: Evann Guessand (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024.

Summary

On 22 May 2024, captain Dante extended his contract, which was due to expire, for another year.^[1] On 6 June, the club's new coach was announced, with the appointment of Franck Haise for a three-year term, succeeding Francesco Farioli, who left for Ajax.^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 September 2024^[3]

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  POL Marcin Bułka 2 DF  TUN Ali Abdi 4 DF  BRA Dante (captain) 5 DF  EGY Mohamed Abdelmonem 7 FW  CIV Jérémie Boga 8 MF  NED Pablo Rosario 9 FW  NGA Terem Moffi 10 FW  MAR Sofiane Diop 11 MF  FRA Morgan Sanson 14 MF  ALG Billal Brahimi 15 FW  GER Youssoufa Moukoko (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) 18 MF  ROU Rareș Ilie 19 MF  ALG Badredine Bouanani 22 MF  FRA Tanguy Ndombele

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  FRA Gaëtan Laborde 25 FW  FRA Mohamed-Ali Cho 26 DF  FRA Melvin Bard 28 MF  ALG Hicham Boudaoui 29 FW  CIV Evann Guessand 31 GK  FRA Maxime Dupé 32 MF  FRA Tom Louchet 33 DF  FRA Antoine Mendy 39 MF  FRA Daouda Traoré 44 DF  FRA Amidou Doumbouya 45 FW  NGA Victor Orakpo 55 DF  BDI Youssouf Ndayishimiye 64 DF  CAN Moïse Bombito 92 DF  FRA Jonathan Clauss

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  MAR Ayoub Amraoui (at Martigues until 30 June 2025) — DF  FRA Jean-Clair Todibo (at West Ham United until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ITA Mattia Viti (at Empoli until 30 June 2025) — FW  GUI Aliou Baldé (at VfL Bochum until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
11	MF	Morgan Sanson	Aston Villa	€4,000,000[A]	14 May 2024	[4]
22	MF	Tanguy Ndombele	Unattached	Free	4 July 2024	[5]
92	DF	Jonathan Clauss	Marseille	€5,000,000[B]	25 July 2024	[6]
64	DF	Moïse Bombito	Colorado Rapids	€7,000,000	19 August 2024	[7][8]
15	FW	Youssoufa Moukoko	Borussia Dortmund	Loan	28 August 2024	[9]
5	DF	Mohamed Abdelmonem	Al Ahly	€4,200,000[C]	29 August 2024	[10]
2	DF	Ali Abdi	Caen	€500,000	2 September 2024	[11][12]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Romain Perraud	Southampton	Loan return	1 July 2024	[13]
DF	Valentin Rosier	Beşiktaş	Loan return	1 July 2024	[14]
DF	Robson Bambu	Braga	€1,200,000	1 July 2024	[15]
MF	Alexis Claude-Maurice	Released[D]	Free	1 July 2024	[16]
MF	Khéphren Thuram	Juventus	€20,000,000	10 July 2024	[17]
DF	Yannis Nahounou	Reggiana	Undisclosed	20 July 2024	[18]
DF	Mattia Viti	Empoli	Loan[E]	22 July 2024	[19]
MF	Justin Smith	Espanyol	Undisclosed	23 July 2024	[20]
DF	Ayoub Amraoui	Martigues	Loan	1 August 2024	[21]
DF	Jean-Clair Todibo	West Ham United	Loan[F]	10 August 2024	[22][23]
FW	Aliou Baldé	VfL Bochum	Loan[E]	10 August 2024	[24]
MF	Alexis Beka Beka	Released	Free	16 August 2024	[25]
DF	Jordan Lotomba	Feyenoord	€5,000,000	2 September 2024	[26][27]

1. Loan signing made permanent.
2. Up to €1,000,000 in bonuses.
3. Up to €1,000,000 in bonuses + 10% of the next deal as a sell on clause .
4. On 31 August 2024, Claude-Maurice signed for FC Augsburg.
5. Includes an option to sign permanently.
6. Includes an obligation to sign permanently for €40 million.

Friendlies

Pre-season

Nice v Lausanne-Sport

10 July 2024 Friendly	Nice	2–2	Lausanne-Sport	Nice
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cho 23' Guessand 65'	Report	Diabaté 68' Szalai 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Plaine du Var Attendance: 0

Nice v Leganés

19 July 2024 Friendly	Nice	2–2	Leganés	Nice
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boga 19' Brahimi 83'	Report	D. García 39' (pen.) López 53'	Stadium: Stade de la Plaine du Var Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Çaykur Rizespor v Nice

27 July 2024 Friendly	Çaykur Rizespor	2–2	Nice	Haus im Ennstal, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sowe 35' (pen.), 53'	Report	Laborde 18' Orakpo 90+3'	Stadium: Ennsboden Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Can Cetin (Austria)

Lecce v Nice

4 August 2024 Friendly	Lecce	2–3	Nice	Lecce, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pierotti  57' Marchwiński 70', 74'	Report	Guessand 15' Clauss 49' Rosario  57' Mendy  67' Bouanani 89'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Leonardo Mastrodomenico (Italy)

Ipswich Town v Nice

10 August 2024 Friendly	Ipswich Town	1–0	Nice	Ipswich, England
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Tuanzebe 58'	Report	Cho 45'	Stadium: Portman Road Referee: James Bell (England)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	18 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1	11	4	5	2	21	11	+10	036.36
Coupe de France	20–23 December 2024		Round of 64	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	25 September 2024		League phase	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	000.00
Total				15	4	7	4	25	19	+6	026.67

Last updated: 10 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2024–25 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Auxerre	12	6	1	5	21	19	+2	19	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Reims	12	5	3	4	20	16	+4	18
8	Nice	11	4	5	2	21	11	+10	17
9	Lens	12	4	5	3	13	12	+1	17
10	Toulouse	12	4	3	5	13	14	−1	15

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024 (3 of 4 matches finished). 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).^[28]

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
11	4	5	2	21	11	+10	17	2	3	0	14	5	+9	2	2	2	7	6	+1

Last updated: 10 November 2024.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D
Position	12	12	8	12	7	9	9	8	8	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 21 June 2024.^[29]

Auxerre v Nice

18 August 2024 1	Auxerre	2–1	Nice	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Raveloson 44' Coulibaly 90+5'	Report	Cho 21'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,354 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Nice v Toulouse

25 August 2024 2	Nice	1–1	Toulouse	Nice
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bard  45+1' Rosario  50' Clauss 53' Dante  56' Mendy  82'	Report	McKenzie  54' Dønnum  61' Babicka 73'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,656 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Angers v Nice

1 September 2024 3	Angers	1–4	Nice	Angers
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamba  11' Fofana  33' Aholou  41' Belkhdim  45' Abdelli 67' (pen.) Dieng  81' Capelle  81'	Report	Ndayishimiye 6' Bouanani  16' Boudaoui 25',  56' Bombito  30'  65' Guessand 72', 85'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Marseille v Nice

14 September 2024 4	Marseille	2–0	Nice	Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brassier  18' Maupay 40' Luis Henrique 53' Cornelius  63'  74' Rongier  64' Rowe  90+1'	Report	Dante  13' Rosario  31' Abdi  78'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 65,803 Referee: Benoît Millot

Nice v Saint-Étienne

20 September 2024 5	Nice	8–0	Saint-Étienne	Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Batubinsika 4' (o.g.) Ndombele 7' Cho 53' Moukoko 26', 39' Guessand 36' Diop 75' Rosario 86' (pen.)	Report	Ekwah  22'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 30,024 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lens v Nice

28 September 2024 6	Lens	0–0	Nice	Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Frankowski  53' Zaroury  67'  84'	Report	Abdelmonem  28' Dante  90+9'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,301 Referee: François Letexier

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

6 October 2024 7	Nice	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdi 39' Boudaoui  71'	Report	Hakimi  36' Marquinhos  36' Mendes 52'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 30,247 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Nantes v Nice

20 October 2024 8	Nantes	1–1	Nice	Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zézé  33' Chirivella  38' Abline 67'	Report	Guessand 72' Clauss  89'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 28,141 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Nice v Monaco

27 October 2024 9	Nice	2–1	Monaco	Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guessand 45+1' Cho  45+4' Laborde 71' Bard  77'	Report	Magassa  15' Vanderson  35'  45+4' Embolo 39' Singo  45' Camara  52'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 29,795 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Brest v Nice

2 November 2024 10	Brest	0–1	Nice	Brest
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Guessand 42' Dante  74' Abdelmonem  84'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,534 Referee: Clément Turpin

Nice v Lille

10 November 2024 11	Nice	2–2	Lille	Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Clauss  37' Diop 56',  85' Louchet 90+6'	Report	Fernandez-Pardo 17' Bakker 66' David  86' Ang. Gomes  90+5'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Coupe de France

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
30	Union Saint-Gilloise	4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	2
31	RFS	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2
31	Nice	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2
33	PAOK	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1
34	Ludogorets Razgrad	4	0	1	3	1	6	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: UEFA^[30]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D
Position	20	30	32	31

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Nice v Real Sociedad

25 September 2024 1	Nice	1–1	Real Sociedad	Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rosario  26', 45' Guessand  26', 54'	Report	Barrenetxea 18' Zubimendi  20' Odriozola  43' Pacheco  53'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,545 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Lazio v Nice

3 October 2024 2	Lazio	4–1	Nice	Rome, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedro 20' Castellanos 35', 53' Zaccagni  59', 67' (pen.) Pellegrini  85'	Report	Louchet  19' Boga 41' Bombito  51' Bułka  66'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 27,314 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Ferencváros v Nice

24 October 2024 3	Ferencváros	1–0	Nice	Budapest, Hungary
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bombito 15' (o.g.) Varga  19' Traoré  84'	Report	Bombito  39' Abdelmonem  45+1' Rosario  84'	Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 18,371 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Nice v Twente

7 November 2024 4	Nice	2–2	Twente	Nice
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Camara  24' Dante  49' Boga 66' Diop  70' Bombito  84' Cho 88'	Report	D. Rots 8' Lammers 60' Van Rooij  80'  90'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 11,144 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Nice v Rangers

28 November 2024 5	Nice	v	Rangers	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera

Union Saint-Gilloise v Nice

12 December 2024 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Nice	Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Note: The match will be played at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, instead of Union Saint-Gilloise's regular stadium, Joseph Marien Stadium, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

IF Elfsborg v Nice

23 January 2025 7	IF Elfsborg	v	Nice	Borås, Sweden
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Borås Arena

Nice v Bodø/Glimt

30 January 2025 8	Nice	v	Bodø/Glimt	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera

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