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Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d’Azur ( french pronunciation : ​ [ ɔlɛ̃pik ʒimnast klœb nickel ] ), normally referred to as OGC Nice or plainly Nice, is a french professional football golf club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and presently plays in Ligue 1, the top grade of french football. Nice plays its home matches at the Allianz Riviera. Nice are captained by brazilian defender Dante.

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Nice was founded under the appoint Gymnaste Club de Nice and is one of the founding members of the first division of french football. The golf club has won Ligue 1 four times, the Trophee des Champions one clock time and the Coupe de France three times. It achieved most of its award in the 1950s with the club being managed by coaches such as Numa Andoire, Englishman William Berry, and Jean Luciano. The golf club ‘s last honor was winning the Coupe de France in 1997 after defeating Guingamp 4–3 on penalties in the final. Nice ‘s colours are crimson and blacken. During the club ‘s successful range in the 1950s, Nice were among the first french clubs to successfully integrate internationals players into the fold. luminary players include Héctor De Bourgoing, Pancho Gonzales, Victor Nurenberg, and Joaquín Valle, the latter being the club ‘s all-time lead goalscorer and arguably greatest player. [ 2 ]

history [edit ]

Gymnaste Club ‘Azur was founded in the residential zone of Les Baumettes on 9 July 1904 under the diagnose Gymnaste Club. The club was founded by Marquis de Massingy d’Auzac, who served as president of the Fédération Sportive des Alpes-Maritimes ( Alpes-Maritimes Sporting Federation ). Akin to its name, the club primarily focused on the sports of gymnastics and athletics. On 6 July 1908, in an feat to remain affiliate with the FSAM and besides join the amateur federation USFSA, the head of french football at the clock, Gymnaste Club de Nice split into two sections with the new section of the club being named Gymnastes Amateurs Club de Nice. The new section spawned a football golf club and, after two seasons, the two clubs merged. On 20 September 1919, Nice merged with local anesthetic club Gallia Football Athlétic Club and, subsequently, adopted the golf club ‘s crimson and black combination. In 1920, the club was playing in the Ligue du Sud-Est, a regional league under the lookout of the french Football Federation. While playing in the league, Nice developed rivalries with Cannes and Marseille. On 22 December 1924, the golf club changed its name to Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice. In July 1930, the National Council of the french Football Federation voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in french football. Nice, along with most clubs from southern France, were among the first clubs to adopt the new legislative act and subsequently became master and were founding members of the new league. In the league ‘s inaugural season, Nice finished one-seventh in its group. In the following temper, Nice finished 13th and were relegated from the league. The club did not play league football in the ensuing season and returned to French football in 1936 dally in Division 2. nice spent the adjacent three years playing in the second class. In 1939, master football in France was abolished ascribable to World War II. Nonetheless, Nice continued to play league football under amateur condition with the club participating in the Ligue du Sud-Est in 1939 and the Ligue du Sud in the follow seasons. After World War II, Nice returned to master condition and were inserted back into the second division. The club achieved promotion back to the first division for the 1948–49 season under the leadership of the austrian coach Anton Marek. After two seasons of finishing in the top ten, Nice, now led by coach Jean Lardi, achieved its first-ever respect by winning the league championship in the 1950–51 temper. Led by french internationals Marcel Domingo, Antoine Bonifaci, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, and Jean Courteaux, a well as the Argentine duet of Pancho Gonzales and Luis Carniglia and the Swede Pär Bengtsson, Nice won the league despite finishing adequate on points with Lille. Nice was declared champions due to having more wins ( 18 ) than Lille ( 17 ). [ 3 ] In the follow season, under new coach Numa Andoire, Nice won the duplicate after winning both the league and the Coupe de France. In the league, the clubhouse defended its title by holding off both Bordeaux and Lille. In the Coupe de France concluding, Nice faced Bordeaux and defeated the Aquitaine club 5–3 courtesy of goals from five unlike players. Nice continued its hearty run in the decade by winning the Coupe de France for the second time in 1954. The club, now being led by a young and obscure Just Fontaine, faced southern rivals Marseille and earned a 2–1 victory with Victor Nuremberg and Carniglia scoring the goals. Carniglia retired from football after the season and began managing Nice. In his inaugural temper in charge, Nice won the league for a third time after being chased for the entire season by rivals Marseille and Monaco, adenine good as Lens and Saint-Étienne. After the campaign, Fontaine departed the clubhouse for Stade de Reims. Three seasons belated, Nice won the last title of the decade in 1959. The clubhouse finished the decade ( 1950–1959 ) with four league titles and two Coupe de France trophies. Nice besides appeared in european competition for the first time in the 1956–57 temper, losing to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. In subsequent decades, Nice struggled to equal the success of the 1950s with Reims and, late Saint-Étienne eclipsing the club in the 1960s and ’70s. During this fourth dimension, Nice regularly competed in Division 1 with the exception of two seasons in Division 2 in 1965 and 1970. In 1973 and 1976, Nice achieved a second-place finish in the league, its best finish since winning the league in 1959. however, following the latter end, the club finished in lower positions in the next six seasons and were relegated in the 1981–82 temper after finishing 19th. Nice played three seasons in the second division before returning to the top flight in 1985. After six seasons of mid-table finishes, Nice was back in Division 2 .
Frédéric Antonetti led Nice to the 2006 Coupe de la Ligue final. In 1997, Nice, now back in the first part, stunned many after winning the Coupe de France. however, the victory did not shock most french football enthusiasts chiefly due to the club ‘s competition in the discharge up to the final in which Nice faced entirely Division 2 clubs, save for first base division club Bastia. In the final, Nice defeated Guingamp 5–4 on penalties to earn cup success. On a false note, Nice were relegated from the first gear division only days after winning the Coupe de France in dead final in the league. The club spent five seasons in Ligue 2 and returned to Ligue 1 for the 2001–02 season. In the leash up to the season, Nice failed to meet the fiscal requirements set by the DNCG and was subsequently relegated to the Championnat National, the third gear level of french football. however, after achieving stability, chiefly due to selling a few players, Nice was allowed in Ligue 1 after successfully appealing. In the 2005–06 season, Nice made it to the final examination of the Coupe de la Ligue in 2006, losing to Nancy 2–1. In 2016, a chinese and american consortium led by Chien Lee and Alex Zheng purchased 80 % of the club. [ 4 ] In the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, Nice finished third base in the final standings and qualified for the third gear rung of the UEFA Champions League. [ 5 ] On June 11, 2018, Patrick Vieira was announced as Nice director, replacing Lucien Favre. [ 6 ] In the 2018/2019 season, Nice finished in 7th place on the postpone. [ 7 ] In July 2019, it was announced that Jim Ratcliffe acquired the french club for a reported €100 million. [ 8 ] After a guide of poor mannequin saw Nice sitting at 11th place in Ligue 1 and eliminated from the Europa League, director Patrick Vieira was sacked. Vieira ‘s adjunct, hadrian Ursea, took over as caretaker. Nice would finish the 2020-21 Ligue 1 season in ninth plaza on the table. [ 9 ] On 28 June 2021, Christophe Galtier was appointed as the new head coach. [ 10 ]

home plate stadium [edit ]

Nice moved to the Allianz Riviera in September 2013 From 1927 until 2013, Nice played its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray, normally shortened to just the Stade du Ray. The stadium is, however, formally known as the Stade Léo-Lagrange, named after a french politician who had a stint in politics as the adjunct secretary of department of state for sport. The Stade du Ray has gone through many renovations, most recently being in 1997 and has a capacity of 17,415. The stadium was popular with supporters for being located in the center of the city, but suffered from its previous social organization and little capability, as the Nice metropolitan area has over one million residents. Nice began to attempt to build a modern stadium in 2002. In its first undertake, the club was heavily criticised by local politicians who questioned the utility and format of the stadium. Despite the critics, however, the club ‘s proposition passed and excavation of the locate in the plain of Var, at Nice-Lingostière, began in July 2006. The Tribunal administration of Nice cancelled the project for irregularities committed concerning the fixation of the price of tickets. In October 2008, the new deputy mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, declared that Nice would have a new stadium “ no belated than 2013 ”. The new stadium was to be built at the same place as earlier, at Nice-Lingostière.

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On 22 September 2009, french newspaper L’Équipe reported the Grand Stade Nice had been selected by the french Football Federation ( FFF ) as 1 of the 12 stadiums to be used in the country ‘s offer to host UEFA Euro 2016. The FFF officially made its selections on 11 November 2009, and the city of Nice was selected as a web site to host matches during the tournament. [ 11 ] The construction of the Allianz Riviera started in 2011 and was completed in September 2013 .

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

As of 1 September 2021. [ 12 ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on lend [edit ]

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

other players under compress [edit ]

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

Reserve police squad [edit ]

As of the 2021–22 season [ 13 ]
bill : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

celebrated former players [edit ]

Below are the celebrated former players who have represented Nice in league and international rival since the baseball club ‘s foundation in 1904. To appear in the part below, a musician must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club. For a complete list of OGC Nice players, see Category:OGC Nice players

management and staff [edit ]

club officials [edit ]

Senior club staff[14][15]
  • Owner(s): Ineos
  • President: Jean-Pierre Rivère
  • Director of football: Julien Fournier
  • Head coach: Christophe Galtier
  • Assistant coach: Frédéric Gioria
  • Assistant coach: Didier Digard
  • Fitness coach: Nicolas Dyon
  • Rehab coach: Christopher Juras
  • Goalkeeping coach: Nicolas Dehon

Coaching history [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

other [edit ]

  • Latin Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1952
  • Coupe Mohamed V
    • Runners-up (1): 1976

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