Montpellier HSC

Football club in Montpellier, France

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Football club

Montpellier

Full name| Montpellier Hérault Sport Club
Nickname(s)| La Paillade[1]
Short name| MHSC
Founded| 1919; 105 years ago (1919) (as Stade Olympique Montpelliérain)
Ground| Stade de la Mosson
Capacity| 32,900
Owner| Groupe Nicollin [fr]
President| Laurent Nicollin
Manager| Jean-Louis Gasset
League| Ligue 1
2023–24| Ligue 1, 12th of 18
Website| mhscfoot.com

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Montpellier HSC active departments

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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

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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 | Musa Al-Taamari
10  | FW |  TUN | Wahbi Khazri
11  | MF |  FRA | Téji Savanier (captain)
12  | MF |  FRA | Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13  | MF |  FRA | Joris Chotard
14  | FW |  MAR | Othmane Maamma
15  | MF |  SUI | Gabriel Barès
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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16  | GK |  COD | Dimitry Bertaud
17  | DF |  FRA | Théo Sainte-Luce
19  | MF |  CGO | Rabby Nzingoula (on loan from Strasbourg)
20  | MF |  MLI | Birama Touré
21  | DF |  FRA | Lucas Mincarelli
22  | MF |  FRA | Khalil Fayad
27  | DF |  SUI | Bećir Omeragić
28  | FW |  CMR | Glenn Ngosso
29  | DF |  CMR | Enzo Tchato
40  | GK |  FRA | Benjamin Lecomte
52  | DF |  SRB | Nikola Maksimović
70  | FW |  FRA | Tanguy Coulibaly
77  | DF |  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

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-- | GK |  TAH | Keahinui Heinis
-- | GK |  FRA | Axel Kedvesi
-- | GK |  FRA | Jules Peres
-- | DF |  FRA | Téo Allix
-- | DF |  FRA | Kevin Foleu-Tene
-- | DF |  FRA | Dorian Guerreiro
-- | DF |  FRA | Dylan Sia
-- | DF |  CMR | Ryan Tchato
-- | MF |  FRA | Milan Alès
-- | MF |  FRA | Edvin Bongemba
-- | MF |  FRA | Théo Chennahi
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  CMR | Yvan-Junior Djemba-Mbappé
-- | MF |  SRB | Stefan Džodić
-- | MF |  CMR | Tyrone Sakho
-- | MF |  ALG | Mohamed Zeghadi
-- | FW |  FRA | Yanis Azouazi
-- | FW |  FRA | Simon Cara
-- | FW |  FRA | Axel Gueguin
-- | FW |  FRA | Thibaut Guerreiro
-- | FW |  FRA | Yanis Issoufou
-- | FW |  UAE | Junior Ndiaye

## Records

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### Most appearances

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Rank | Player | Matches

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1 |  Souleymane Camara | 433
2 |  Pascal Baills | 429
3 |  Bruno Carotti | 377
4 |  Vitorino Hilton | 354
5 |  Kader Ferhaoui | 349

### Top scorers

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Rank | Player | Goals

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1 |  Laurent Blanc | 84
2 |  Souleymane Camara | 76
3 |  Jean-Marc Valadier | 70
4 |  Christophe Sanchez | 50
5 |  Víctor Montaño | 48
6 |  Andy Delort | 47

## Management and staff

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### Club officials

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Montpellier HSC headquarters

Senior club staff[9]

* President: Laurent Nicollin
* Association chairman: Gilbert Varlot
* Sporting Director: Bruno Carotti
* Head of Youth: Francis De Taddeo

Coaching and medical staff[10]

* Manager: Michel Der Zakarian
* Assistant manager: Grigor Harutyunyan
* First-Team coach: Gagik Simonyan
* Goalkeeper coach: Hovhannes Nazaryan
* Goalkeeper coach: Gevorg Daghbashyan
* Fitness coach: Vardan Babloyan
* Scout: Artak Sargsyan

### Coaching history

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| Tenure[11] | Manager

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1924–1925  | Victor Gibson
1936–1937  | Jules Dewaquez
1937–1938  | Istvan Berecz
1938–1939  | Georges Azema
1945–1946  | Gabriel Bénézech
1946–1948  | Georges Kramer
1948–1950  | Georges Winckelmans
1950–1951  | Jean Bastien
1951–1952  | Istvan Zavadsky
1952–1953  | Luis Cazarro
1953–1954  | Julien Darui
1954–1956  | Marcel Tomazover
1956–1958  | Istvan Zavadsky
1958–1963  | Hervé Mirouze
1963–1968  | Louis Favre
1968–1969  | Roger Rolhion
1969–1970  | Marian Borowski
1970–1974  | Hervé Mirouze
1974–1976  | André Cristol
1976  | Louis Favre
1 July 1976 – 30 June 1980  | Robert Nouzaret
1 July 1980 – 30 June 1982  | Kader Firoud
1982–1984  | Jacques Bonnet
1 July 1983 – 30 June 1985  | Robert Nouzaret
| Tenure  | Manager

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1 July 1985 – 30 June 1987  | Michel Mézy
1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989  | Pierre Mosca
1989–1990  | Aimé Jacquet
12 February 1990 – 30 June 1990  | Michel Mézy
1990–1992  | Henryk Kasperczak
1992–1994  | Gérard Gili
1 November 1994 – 30 June 1998  | Michel Mézy
1 July 1998 – 30 November 1999  | Jean-Louis Gasset
30 November 1999 – 1 November 2002  | Michel Mézy
1 November 2002 – 10 February 2004  | Gérard Bernardet
10 February 2004 – 29 August 2004  | Robert Nouzaret
29 August 2004 – 24 April 2007  | Jean-François Domergue
29 April 2007 – 30 June 2009  | Rolland Courbis
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013  | René Girard
1 July 2013 – 5 December 2013  | Jean Fernandez
9 December 2013– 25 December 2015  | Rolland Courbis
27 December 2015 – 26 January 2016  | Pascal Baills
Bruno Martini
26 January 2016 – 30 January 2017  | Frédéric Hantz
30 January 2017 – 23 May 2017  | Jean-Louis Gasset
23 May 2017 – 24 May 2021  | Michel Der Zakarian
1 June 2021 – 17 October 2022  | Olivier Dall'Oglio
14 November 2022 – 7 February 2023  | Romain Pitau
8 February 2023 – 20 October 2024  | Michel Der Zakarian
22 October 2024 – present  | Jean-Louis Gasset

## Honours

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### Domestic

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* Ligue 1
* Champions (1): 2011–12
* Ligue 2
* Champions (3): 1945–46, 1960–61, 1986–87
* Coupe de France
* Champions (2): 1928—29, 1989–90
* Runners-up (2): 1930—31, 1993–94
* Coupe de la Ligue
* Champions (1): 1992
* Runners-up (2): 1994, 2010–11
* Division d'Honneur (Languedoc-Roussillon)
* Champions (2): 1981, 1992[12]

### Europe

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* UEFA Intertoto Cup
* Winners (1): 1999

### Other

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

### U19

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* Coupe Gambardella
* Champions (3): 1996, 2009, 2017
* Runners-up (3): 1984, 1985, 1997

## 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.

## External links

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History|

* Europe
* Derby du Languedoc
* 1999–2000
* 2002–03
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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* Men's
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Grounds|

* Stade de la Mosson

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Ligue 1

Clubs|

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* Angers
* Auxerre
* Brest
* Le Havre
* Lens
* Lille
* Lyon
* Marseille
* Monaco
* Montpellier
* Nantes
* Nice
* Paris Saint-Germain
* Reims
* Rennes
* Saint-Étienne
* Strasbourg
* Toulouse

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Former|

* Aix-en-Provence
* Ajaccio
* Alès
* Amiens
* Angoulême
* Antibes
* Arles-Avignon (defunct)
* Avignon
* Bastia
* Béziers (defunct)
* Bordeaux
* Boulogne
* Caen
* Cannes
* Châteauroux
* Clermont
* Club Français (defunct)
* Colmar
* Dijon
* Évian
* Excelsior Roubaix (defunct)
* Fives (defunct)
* Gazélec Ajaccio
* Grenoble
* Gueugnon
* Guingamp
* Hyères
* Istres
* Laval
* Le Mans
* Limoges Foot (defunct)
* Lorient
* Martigues
* Metz
* Mulhouse
* AS Nancy
* FC Nancy (defunct)
* Nîmes
* Niort
* Olympique Lillois (defunct)
* Paris FC
* Paris-Charenton
* Racing Paris
* Racing Roubaix (defunct)
* Red Star
* Roubaix-Tourcoing (defunct)
* Rouen
* Sedan
* Sochaux
* Stade Français
* Sète
* Toulon
* Toulouse (1937) (defunct)
* Tours
* AS Troyes (defunct)
* ES Troyes AC
* Valenciennes

Organisations|

* Ligue de Football Professionnel

Competition|

* Teams
* winners
* Players
* foreign
* Winning managers
* Top scorers
* Stadiums

Statistics and awards|

* Records
* Hat-tricks
* Yearly awards
* Player of the Year
* Young Player of the Year
* Player of the Month
* Prix Marc-Vivien Foé

Finances|

* Richest clubs:
* Deloitte list
* Forbes' list

Associated competitions|

* Ligue 2
* Coupe de France
* Coupe de la Ligue (defunct)
* Trophée des Champions
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* UEFA Conference League
* Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup (defunct)

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* Rousset
* Montferrier-sur-Lez

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* Alès
* Antibes
* Cannes
* Club Français
* Excelsior
* Fives
* Hyères
* Marseille
* Metz
* Montpellier
* Mulhouse
* Nice
* Nîmes
* Olympique Lillois
* CA Paris
* Racing Club de France
* Red Star
* Rennes
* Sète
* Sochaux

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1995–2005|

* 1995: Bordeaux
* Strasbourg
* 1996: Karlsruhe
* Silkeborg
* Guingamp
* 1997: Auxerre
* Bastia
* Lyon
* 1998: Bologna
* Valencia
* Werder
* 1999: Juventus
* West Ham United
* Montpellier
* 2000: Celta
* Stuttgart
* Udinese
* 2001: Paris Saint-Germain
* Troyes
* Aston Villa
* 2002: Málaga
* Stuttgart
* Fulham
* 2003: Villarreal
* Perugia
* Schalke 04
* 2004: Villarreal
* Lille
* Schalke 04
* 2005: Hamburg
* Marseille
* Lens

2006–2008|

* 2006: Newcastle United
* 2007: Hamburg
* 2008: Braga

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