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Montpellier HSC

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This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Montpellier HSC (women).

Montpellier
Full nameMontpellier Hérault Sport Club
Nickname(s)La Paillade[1]
Short nameMHSC
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919) (as Stade Olympique Montpelliérain)
GroundStade de la Mosson
Capacity32,900
OwnerGroupe Nicollin [fr]
PresidentLaurent Nicollin
ManagerJean-Louis Gasset
LeagueLigue 1
2023–24Ligue 1, 12th of 18
Websitemhscfoot.com
Current season
Montpellier HSC active departments

Football
(men's)
Football
(women's)

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (French: [mɔ̃pəlje eʁo spɔʁ klœb]; Occitan: Montpelhièr Erau Sport Club), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was founded through a merger in 1974. Montpellier currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football and plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city. The first team is managed by Jean-Louis Gasset and captained by Téji Savanier.

Montpellier is owned by Laurent Nicollin, the son of the late Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, who had been owner since 1974. The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team. Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours. In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team.

History

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Montpellier was founded under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain (SOM) and played under the name for most of its existence.[2] In 1989, after playing under various names, the club changed its name to its current form. Montpellier is one of the founding members of the first division of French football.[3] Along with Marseille, Rennes and Nice, Montpellier is one of only a few clubs to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and is still playing in the first division.[3] The club won Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011–12 season. Montpellier's other honours to date include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, the Coupe de la Ligue in 1992, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.[4]

In the 2011–12 season, Montpellier won its first Ligue 1 title, finishing the season with 82 points, three points ahead of runners-up Paris Saint-Germain. On 20 May 2012, in a game marred by stoppages for crowd violence, John Utaka scored a brace to secure a 2–1 victory over Auxerre and win the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier. Olivier Giroud, who finished the season with 21 goals and 9 assists, was the league's top goal scorer. Despite being tied on goals with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nenê, he was named the league's top scorer by the Ligue de Football Professionnel due to finishing with more goals in open play.[5][6]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 31 August 2024[7]

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Belmin Dizdarević
3 DF Guinea GUI Issiaga Sylla
4 DF Mali MLI Boubakar Kouyaté
5 DF Mali MLI Modibo Sagnan
6 DF France FRA Christopher Jullien
7 FW France FRA Arnaud Nordin
8 FW Nigeria NGA Akor Adams
9 FW Jordan JOR Musa Al-Taamari
10 FW Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier (captain)
12 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13 MF France FRA Joris Chotard
14 FW Morocco MAR Othmane Maamma
15 MF Switzerland SUI Gabriel Barès
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Dimitry Bertaud
17 DF France FRA Théo Sainte-Luce
19 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Rabby Nzingoula (on loan from Strasbourg)
20 MF Mali MLI Birama Touré
21 DF France FRA Lucas Mincarelli
22 MF France FRA Khalil Fayad
27 DF Switzerland SUI Bećir Omeragić
28 FW Cameroon CMR Glenn Ngosso
29 DF Cameroon CMR Enzo Tchato
40 GK France FRA Benjamin Lecomte
52 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Maksimović
70 FW France FRA Tanguy Coulibaly
77 DF Mali MLI Falaye Sacko

Reserves

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As of 19 May 2024[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK French Polynesia TAH Keahinui Heinis
— GK France FRA Axel Kedvesi
— GK France FRA Jules Peres
— DF France FRA Téo Allix
— DF France FRA Kevin Foleu-Tene
— DF France FRA Dorian Guerreiro
— DF France FRA Dylan Sia
— DF Cameroon CMR Ryan Tchato
— MF France FRA Milan Alès
— MF France FRA Edvin Bongemba
— MF France FRA Théo Chennahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Cameroon CMR Yvan-Junior Djemba-Mbappé
— MF Serbia SRB Stefan Džodić
— MF Cameroon CMR Tyrone Sakho
— MF Algeria ALG Mohamed Zeghadi
— FW France FRA Yanis Azouazi
— FW France FRA Simon Cara
— FW France FRA Axel Gueguin
— FW France FRA Thibaut Guerreiro
— FW France FRA Yanis Issoufou
— FW United Arab Emirates UAE Junior Ndiaye

Records

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Most appearances

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Rank Player Matches
1 Senegal Souleymane Camara 433
2 France Pascal Baills 429
3 France Bruno Carotti 377
4 Brazil Vitorino Hilton 354
5 Algeria Kader Ferhaoui 349

Top scorers

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Rank Player Goals
1 France Laurent Blanc 84
2 Senegal Souleymane Camara 76
3 France Jean-Marc Valadier 70
4 France Christophe Sanchez 50
5 Colombia Víctor Montaño 48
6 Algeria Andy Delort 47

Management and staff

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Club officials

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Montpellier HSC headquarters

Senior club staff[9]

Coaching and medical staff[10]

  • Manager: Jean-Louis Gasset
  • Assistant manager: Ghislain Printant
  • First-Team coach: Hilton
  • Goalkeeper coach: Robin Gasset
  • Fitness coach: Vardan Babloyan
  • Scout: Artak Sargsyan

Coaching history

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Honours

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Domestic

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Europe

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Other

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  • Division d'Honneur (Sud-Est)
    • Champions (3): 1928, 1932, 1976

U19

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References

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  1. ^ "#273 – Montpellier HSC : la Paillade" (in French). Footnickname. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Montpellier HSC Club Profile: News, Data & Analysis". Football Team News. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Montpellier HSC Tryouts & Club Guide: History, Stadium, Players, and More!". FCScout.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ^ "From Nîmes to Montpellier: Crossing the derby divide". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Olivier Giroud couronné" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. ^ "When Montpellier Ruled France: A Look Back at the 2011/12 Ligue 1 Champions". breakingthelines.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ "ÉQUIPE RÉSERVE 2023-2024" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Organigramme" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Le Staff" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  11. ^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs on RSSSF". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  12. ^ The two DH titles won were achieved by the club's reserve team.
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