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Nîmes Olympique
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Full name	Nîmes Olympique; Football Club
Nickname(s)	Les crocodiles
Founded	10 April 1937
Ground	Stade des Costières,; Nîmes
Capacity	18,482
Chairman	Jean-Louis Gazeau
Manager	Noël Tosi
League	Ligue 2
2009-10	Ligue 2, 10th
Website	Club website

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Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997. Nîmes plays its home matches at the Stade des Costières located within the city. The team is managed by Noël Tosi and captained by Algerian international midfielder Mehdi Mostefa.

History

The Sporting Club Nîmois (SCN) was founded in 1901 by Henri Monnier, who, at the age of 21, had just returned from a 2 year trip to England. He decided to start a new team in Nîmes, his home town. Originally, the team was for young Protestants only.

In 1908, the SCN played FC Sète for the title of 'Champions of Languedoc'. Nîmes won, qualifying for the final phase of the French championship, which they lost to Olympique Marseille in the first round.

The club suspended activities due to World War I on April 15, 1919. In 1922, SCN absorbed a local rival, F.A. Nîmois.

The new team, still under the name of Sporting Club Nîmois, were runners-up in the South-East championship in 1925. In 1927, les Nîmois won a place in the highest championship, then known as the Division d'Honneur.

In October 1931, the then-president of the Republic of France, Gaston Doumergue, inaugurated the Jean Bouin stadium.

Due to financial problems, SCN abandoned their professional activities in 1937. Following efforts from local businessmen, the club moved to the district of Lozère-Gard in Nîmes, and was reformed as Nîmes Olympique. Nîmes secured Ligue 2 position for 2009-10 season after beating 2-1 Brest at away match in May 29, 2009.

The team moved to the Stade des Costières de Nîmes on February 15, 1989, celebrating with a game featuring the French national team. A number of Dutch players including Dennis Bergkamp made guest appearances for Nîmes.^{[citation needed]}

The first league match at the stadium was on March 4, 1989, against Montceau in a Ligue 2 game, with 3,647 spectators in attendance. The record attendance to date was 25,051, which was recorded in the 1991-1992 season, in a Ligue 1 game against Olympique Marseille. The French national team also played an international game against Greece, just before Euro 96, with an attendance of 23,420.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 July 2010 ^[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	FRA	Ludovic Butelle
3	DF	MAR	Salaheddine Sbai
4	DF	FRA	Yohan Bocognano
5	DF	SRB	Miodrag Stošić
7	MF	TOG	Komlan Amewou
8	MF	FRA	Johan Cavalli
10	FW	SRB	Vladimir Buač
11	FW	CMR	Benjamin Moukandjo
12	MF	FRA	Jérémy Posteraro
13	FW	FRA	David Gigliotti
14	MF	FRA	Cédric Horjak
16	GK	CAN	Haidar Al-Shaïbani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	CMR	Cédric N'Doumbé
18	DF	FRA	Benoît Poulain
19	DF	FRA	Moussa Sidibé
20	MF	ALG	Mehdi Mostefa (Captain)
21	DF	FRA	Yassine Haddou
23	FW	FRA	Madimoussa Traoré
24	FW	FRA	Steve Haguy
25	FW	CIV	Yannick Boli
26	MF	MLI	Alphousseyni Keita
28	FW	TOG	Jonathan Ayité
29	DF	ALG	Abderraouf Zarabi

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Nîmes in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with Nîmes or following the his departure.

For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see Category:Nîmes Olympique players

Managers

Marcel Gebelin (1940-42)^[2]
Louis Gabrillargues (1942-46)
René Dedieu (1946-48)
Pierre Pibarot (1948-55)
Kader Firoud (1955-64)
Pierre Pibarot (1964-67)
Marcel Rouvière (1967)
Marcel Tomazover (1967-69)
Kader Firoud (1969-78)
Henri Noël (1978-82)
Pierre Barlaguet (1982-August 84)
Marcel Domingo (August 1984-86)
Kristen Nygaard (1986-87)
Jean Sérafin (1987-88)
Bernard Boissier (1988-90)
Daniel Romeo (1990-November 91)
René Girard (November 1991-June 92)
Michel Mézy (June 1992-92)

Léonce Lavagne (1992-February 93)
Michel Mézy (February 1993-93)
René Exbrayat (1993-94)
Josip Skoblar (1994-October 94)
René Girard (October-December 94)
Pierre Barlaguet (December 1994-96)
Pierre Mosca (1996-99)
Serge Delmas (1999-00)
Dominique Bathenay (2000-December 01)
Bernard Boissier (December 2001-02)
François Brisson and Armand Sene (2002-03)
Patrick Champ (April 2003-03)
Didier Ollé-Nicole (2003-05)
Régis Brouard (2005-07)
Laurent Fournier (2007)
Jean-Luc Vannuchi (2007-08)
Jean-Michel Cavalli (2008-10)
Noël Tosi (2010-)

Honours

Ligue 2
- Champions: 1950
Championnat National
- Champions: 1997
Coupe de France
- Runners-Up: 1958, 1961, 1996
Trophée des Champions
- Runners-Up: 1971
Coppa delle Alpi
- Runners-Up: 1971
Coupe Drago
- Runners-Up: 1956
Coupe Gambardella
- Champions: 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977

References

External links

Club site Template:Fr icon

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[1] Equipes

[2] France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs

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+'''Nîmes Olympique''' (commonly referred to as simply '''Nîmes''') is a [[France|French]] [[association football]] club based in [[Nîmes]]. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in [[Ligue 2]], the second level of [[Football in France|French football]]. The club's only achievement was winning [[Ligue 2]] in 1950 and the [[Championnat National]] in 1997. Nîmes plays its home matches at the [[Stade des Costières]] located within the city. The team is managed by [[Noël Tosi]] and [[Captain (association football)|captained]] by [[Algeria national football team|Algerian international]] [[midfielder]] [[Mehdi Mostefa]].
-'''Nîmes Olympique''' is a [[football (soccer)]] team based in [[Nîmes]], France, founded on April 10, 1937.  Prior to this, it was known as '''Sporting Club Nîmois'''.
+== History ==
-Nîmes Olympique currently ({{As of|2008|lc=on}}) plays in [[Ligue 2]] - the second level of [[Football in France|French soccer]].  They have a fierce group of fans ("[[Ultras]]") known as the "Gladiators".
-Their only achievement was winning [[Ligue 2]] in the 1949/1950 season.  They also won the Championnat National in 1997.
-Former players include:[[Fadil Vokrri]], [[Eric Sabin]], [[Eric Cantona]], [[Laurent Blanc]], [[Wilson Oruma]], [[Mickaël Pagis]], [[Cyril Jeunechamp]] and [[Bernard Boissier]].
-==Sporting Club Nîmois==
 The Sporting Club Nîmois (SCN) was founded in 1901 by Henri Monnier, who, at the age of 21, had just returned from a 2 year trip to England. He decided to start a new team in [[Nîmes]], his home town. Originally, the team was for young [[Protestants]] only.
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 The club suspended activities due to World War I on April 15, 1919. In 1922, SCN absorbed a local rival, F.A. Nîmois.
-The new team, still under the name of Sporting Club Nîmois, were runners-up in the South-East championship in 1925.  In 1927, ''les Nîmois'' won a place in the highest championship, then known as the [[Division d'Honneur]].
+The new team, still under the name of Sporting Club Nîmois, were runners-up in the South-East championship in 1925.  In 1927, ''les Nîmois'' won a place in the highest championship, then known as the Division d'Honneur.
 In October 1931, the then-president of the Republic of France, [[Gaston Doumergue]], inaugurated the Jean Bouin stadium.
 Due to financial problems, SCN abandoned their professional activities in 1937.  Following efforts from local businessmen, the club moved to the district of Lozère-Gard in Nîmes, and was reformed as Nîmes Olympique. Nîmes secured Ligue 2 position for 2009-10 season after beating 2-1 [[Stade Brest 29|Brest]] at away match in May [[29]], 2009.
-==Nîmes Olympique==
-=== Stadium ===
 The team moved to the ''Stade des Costières de Nîmes'' on February 15, 1989, celebrating with a game featuring the [[French national football team|French national team]]. A number of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] players including [[Dennis Bergkamp]] made guest appearances for Nîmes.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}
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 The first league match at the stadium was on March 4, 1989, against [[Montceau]] in a [[Ligue 2]] game, with 3,647 spectators in attendance.  The record attendance to date was 25,051, which was recorded in the 1991-1992 season, in a [[Ligue 1]] game against [[Olympique Marseille]].  The French national team also played an international game against Greece, just before [[Euro 96]], with an attendance of 23,420.
+== Players ==
-The standard capacity of the stadium is 18,482, due to security concerns.
+=== Current squad ===
-===Honours===
-*[[Ligue 1]] runners-up - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972.
-*[[Ligue 2]] champions - 1950.
-*Ligue 2 runners-up - 1991.
-*[[Championnat National]] champions - 1997.
-*[[Coupe de France]] finalists - 1958, 1961, 1996.
-*[[Trophée des Champions]] finalists - 1958.
-*[[Coppa delle Alpi]] winners - 1971.
-*Coupe Drago winners - 1956.
-*Coupe Gambardella winners - 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977.
-===Current squad===
 ''As of 24 July 2010'' <ref>[http://www.nimesolympique.fr/textes/equipes.html Equipes]</ref>
 {{Fs start}}
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 <!-- This section is for current squad only. Any "squad changes" should go in the individual season articles where they exist -->
+=== Notable players ===
+Below are the notable former players who have represented Nîmes in [[Ligue 1|league]] and international competition since the club's foundation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with Nîmes or following the his departure.
+''For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see [[:Category:Nîmes Olympique players]]''
-==Famous players==
-{{Famous players}}
-For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see [[:Category:Nîmes Olympique players]]
 * {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hassan Akesbi]]
 * {{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Blanc]]
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 * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ton Lokhoff]]
-==Coaches==
+== Managers ==
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-*{{flagicon|France}} [[Marcel Gebelin]] (1940-42)
+*{{flagicon|France}} [[Marcel Gebelin]] (1940-42)<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#m France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 *{{flagicon|France}} [[Louis Gabrillargues]] (1942-46)
 *{{flagicon|France}} [[René Dedieu]] (1946-48)
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 *{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Michel Cavalli]] (2008-10)
 *{{flagicon|France}} [[Noël Tosi]] (2010-)
+|}
-|}<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#m France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+== Honours ==
+*'''[[Ligue 2]]'''
+**''Champions'': 1950
+*'''[[Championnat National]]'''
+**''Champions'': 1997
+*'''[[Coupe de France]]'''
+**''Runners-Up'': 1958, 1961, 1996
+*'''[[Trophée des Champions]]'''
+**''Runners-Up'': 1971
+*'''[[Coppa delle Alpi]]'''
+**''Runners-Up'': 1971
+*'''Coupe Drago'''
+**''Runners-Up'': 1956
+*'''[[Coupe Gambardella]]'''
+**''Champions'': 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.nimesolympique.fr/ Club site] {{fr icon}}
-*[http://www.no-passion.com Supporters site] {{fr icon}}
-*[http://www.fff.fr/ French Football Federation]
 {{Ligue 2}}

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