2017–18 OGC Nice season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jean-Pierre Rivère | |||
| Manager | Lucien Favre | |||
| Stadium | Allianz Riviera | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mario Balotelli (18) All: Mario Balotelli (26) | |||
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The 2017–18 OGC Nice season was the 113th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.
Players
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2017.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract until | Signed from | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 16 | Simon Pouplin | 
|
GK | 28 May 1985 | 2014 | 2018 | Sochaux
| ||
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale |
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GK | 27 March 1994 | 2015 | 2018 | Youth academy | ||
| 40 | Walter Benítez | 
|
GK | 19 March 1993 | 2016 | Quilmes
| |||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
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RB | 12 February 1992 | 2016 | 2020 | Dijon
| ||
| 3 | Gautier Lloris |
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CB | 18 July 1995 | 2016 | 2018 | Youth academy | ||
| 4 | Marlon Santos | 
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CB | 7 September 1995 | 2017 | 2019 |  Barcelona
| ||
| 12 | Racine Coly | 
|
CB / LB | 8 December 1995 | 2017 |  Brescia
| |||
| 15 | Patrick Burner |
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RB / LB | 11 April 1996 | 2016 | 2019 | Youth academy | ||
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
|
CB / LB | 11 October 1989 | 2015 | 2018 | Le Havre
| ||
| 23 | Malang Sarr |
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CB | 23 January 1999 | 2016 | 2021 | Youth academy | ||
| 24 | Christophe Jallet |
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RB | 31 October 1983 | 2017 | Lyon
| |||
| 31 | Dante |
|
CB / LB | 18 April 1983 | 2016 | 2019 |  Wolfsburg
| ||
| 34 | Romain Perraud |
|
DF | 22 September 1997 | 2016 | Youth academy | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 5 | Adrien Tameze |
|
AM | 4 February 1994 | 2017 | 2021 | Valenciennes
| ||
| 7 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
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LW | 12 March 1997 | 2017 | 2020 | Monaco
| ||
| 8 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
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AM | 25 May 1993 | 2017 | 2021 | Dijon
| ||
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder | 
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AM | 9 June 1984 | 2017 |  Galatasaray
| |||
| 18 | Rémi Walter |
|
DM | 26 April 1995 | 2016 | 2019 | Nancy
| ||
| 19 | Vincent Marcel |
|
MF | 9 April 1997 | 2015 | 2021 | Youth academy | ||
| 21 | Nampalys Mendy |
|
DM | 23 June 1992 | 2017 | 2018 |  Leicester City
| ||
| 22 | Arnaud Lusamba |
|
AM | 4 January 1997 | 2016 | 2021 | Nancy
| ||
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
|
CM | 28 January 1995 | 2016 | 2021 | Lens
| ||
| 26 | Vincent Koziello |
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CM | 28 October 1995 | 2014 | 2019 | Youth academy | ||
| 33 | Albert Rafetraniaina |
|
DM | 9 September 1996 | 2012 | 2018 | Youth academy | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Mario Balotelli |
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ST | 12 August 1990 | 2016 | 2018 | Liverpool
| ||
| 11 | Bassem Srarfi | 
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CM | 25 June 1997 | 2017 | 2021 | Club Africain
| ||
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
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CF / RW | 10 March 1993 | 2014 | 2021 | Lyon
| ||
| 27 | Jean-Victor Makengo |
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CM | 12 June 1998 | 2017 | Caen
| |||
| 29 | Mickaël Le Bihan |
|
CF | 16 May 1990 | 2015 | 2019 | Le Havre
| ||
| 36 | Mohamed Lamine Diaby |
|
CF | 19 January 2001 | 2017 | Youth academy | |||
| 37 | Ignatius Ganago | 
|
CF | 16 February 1999 | 2017 | Youth academy | |||
| 39 | Hicham Mahou |
|
FW | 2 July 1999 | 2017 | Youth academy | |||
Transfers
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 5 August 2017 | 19 May 2018 |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | 6 January 2018 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 13 December 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | Play-off round | 26 July 2017 | 22 August 2017 |
| UEFA Europa League | Group stage | Round of 32 | 14 September 2017 | 22 February 2018 |
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 55 | |
| 8 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
| 9 | Nantes | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 52 | |
| 10 | Montpellier | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 51 |
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[2]
Notes:
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[2]
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
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 |
| 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 |
Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
| 5 August 2017 1 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Nice | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:00 | Bamba  4'Théophile-Catherine  12'Selnæs 66' |
Report | Dante 70' |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 25,879 Referee: François Letexier |
| 11 August 2017 2 | Nice | 1–2 | Troyes | Nice |
| 19:00 | Pléa 63' (pen.) Koziello 64'Dante 90' |
Report | Niane 53' Samassa 62'Vizcarrondo 62'Hérelle 77'Khaoui 85' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 24,260 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Nice | 2–0 | Guingamp | Nice |
| 20:00 | Pléa 45' Walter 47'Dante 74'Jallet 83' |
Report | Didot 68' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Amiens | 3–0 | Nice | Amiens |
| 20:00 | Kakuta 14' Konaté 28', 88'Ielsch 42'Monconduit 57'Dibassy 90+2' |
Report | Pléa 48' Cardinale 54'Sarr 67' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,397 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 9 September 2017 5 | Nice | 4–0 | Monaco | Nice |
| 17:00 | Balotelli 6' (pen.), 60', 69' Jallet 11'Pléa 18'Ganago 85' |
Report | Sidibé 5' Jorge 14' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 28,995 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 17 September 2017 6 | Rennes | 0–1 | Nice | Rennes |
| 17:00 | Prcić 35' |
Report | Saint-Maximin 45+2' Jallet 49'Seri 69'Balotelli 79'Lees-Melou 85'Souquet 90+3' |
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,892 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 22 September 2017 7 | Nice | 2–2 | Angers | Nice |
| 19:00 | Balotelli 39' (pen.), 62' Le Marchand 47'Cardinale 72'Traoré 76' (o.g.)Dante 90+1' |
Report | Pavlović 13', 75' Toko Ekambi 34'Tahrat 40' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,023 Referee: François Letexier |
| 1 October 2017 8 | Nice | 2–4 | Marseille | Nice |
| 21:00 | Balotelli 4' Seri 16'Lees-Melou 32'Pléa 50' |
Report | Ocampos 26', 44', 88' Payet 36'Lees-Melou 41' (o.g.)Luiz Gustavo 48',  66'Amavi 61' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,702 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 15 October 2017 9 | Montpellier | 2–0 | Nice | Montpellier |
| 17:00 | Sessègnon 55' Roussillon 61'Mbenza 74', 76'Hilton 87' |
Report | Dante 33' |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,374 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 22 October 2017 10 | Nice | 1–2 | Strasbourg | Nice |
| 15:00 | Lees-Melou 54' (pen.) |
Report | Da Costa 23', 49' Seka 53'Liénard 58' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,595 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 27 October 2017 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | Nice | Paris |
| 20:45 | Cavani 3', 31' Dante 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,224 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 5 November 2017 12 | Nice | 1–0 | Dijon | Nice |
| 15:00 | Balotelli 40' (pen.), 89' Koziello 47' |
Report | Xeka 66' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,987 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 19 November 2017 13 | Caen | 1–1 | Nice | Caen |
| 15:00 | Sankoh 25' Djiku 81'Rodelin 90+2' |
Report | Lees-Melou 40' Tameze 55'Benítez 75'Pléa 78' |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
| 26 November 2017 14 | Nice | 0–5 | Lyon | Nice |
| 15:00 | Marlon 12'  70'Seri 22'Dante 61'Mendy 74' |
Report | Depay 5', 38' Cornet 20', 22'Mariano 27'Marcelo 35'Maolida 79'Ferri 86' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 27,542 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 29 November 2017 15 | Toulouse | 1–2 | Nice | Toulouse |
| 19:00 | Delort 3' Moubandje 29'Cahuzac 75'Amian 79'Gradel 90' |
Report | Dante 37' 40' Le Marchand 48'Jallet 58'Balotelli 80' (pen.)Srarfi 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 10,336 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 2 December 2017 16 | Nice | 3–1 | Metz | Nice |
| 20:00 | Pléa 27' Balotelli 56'Saint-Maximin 71' |
Report | Roux 29' Balliu 38'Nguette 76' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,383 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 10 December 2017 17 | Nantes | 1–2 | Nice | Nantes |
| 17:00 | Bammou 12' Diego Carlos 67' |
Report | Lees-Melou 21' Tameze 37'Balotelli 40', 75'Pléa 42'Souquet 85' |
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
| 17 December 2017 18 | Nice | 1–0 | Bordeaux | Nice |
| 17:00 | Balotelli 36', 42' |
Report | Poundjé 80' Jovanović 82' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,831 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 20 December 2017 19 | Lille | 1–1 | Nice | Lille |
| 20:50 | Thiago Maia 19' Ié 44'El Ghazi 68' |
Report | Srarfi 38', 61' Marlon 54'Mendy 80'Koziello 90+3' |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,450 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 13 January 2018 20 | Nice | 1–0 | Amiens | Nice |
| 20:00 | Burner 37' Lees-Melou 66' |
Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,340 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
| 16 January 2018 21 | Monaco | 2–2 | Nice | Monaco |
| 21:00 | Glik 18' Diakhaby 33', 75'Keita 53'Moutinho 63'Falcao 90+2' |
Report | Cyprien 34' Balotelli 47', 68', 61'Le Marchand 57' |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,533 Referee: François Letexier |
| 21 January 2018 22 | Nice | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Nice |
| 15:00 | Cyprien 23' Seri 59'Balotelli 70' |
Report | Dioussé 73' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,254 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 27 January 2018 23 | Metz | 2–1 | Nice | Metz |
| 20:00 | Diagne 33' Roux 50', 62', 51'Niakhate 57'Cohade 67' |
Report | Seri 15' Burner 31'Lees-Melou 38'Balotelli 45+2', 58'Dante 79'Ganago 87' |
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 3 February 2018 24 | Nice | 0–1 | Toulouse | Nice |
| 20:00 | Coly 52' Tameze 59' |
Report | Sanogo 21' Michelin 61'Gradel 67' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 10 February 2018 25 | Dijon | 3–2 | Nice | Dijon |
| 20:00 | Djilobodji 33' Tavares 61', 78' (pen.)Amalfitano 80'Kwon Chang-hoon 84' |
Report | Dante 42' Lees-Melou 65'Pléa 67'Balotelli 74'Marlon 80' |
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 11,901 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 18 February 2018 26 | Nice | 1–1 | Nantes | Nice |
| 15:00 | Dante 6' Pléa 63'Lees-Melou 77' |
Report | Sala 26' (pen.) |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 25 February 2018 27 | Bordeaux | 0–0 | Nice | Bordeaux |
| 15:00 | Vada 78' Pablo 78' |
Report | Coly 26' Makengo 38' |
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 2 March 2018 28 | Nice | 2–1 | Lille | Nice |
| 19:00 | Balotelli 5' Marlon 21'Cyprien 28', 80'Coly 73' |
Report | Mothiba 35' Luiz Araújo 51' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 11 March 2018 29 | Guingamp | 2–5 | Nice | Guingamp |
| 15:00 | Grenier 9' (pen.) Briand 40'Tabanou 61'Martins Pereira 75'Marlon 83' (o.g.) |
Report | Pléa 24', 47', 58', 90+2' Sacko 28'Srarfi 86' |
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 13,656 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| 18 March 2018 30 | Nice | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Nice |
| 13:00 | Saint-Maximin 17' |
Report | Di María 21' Verratti 74'Dani Alves 82' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 33,478 Referee: François Letexier |
| 1 April 2018 31 | Troyes | 0–2 | Nice | Troyes |
| 17:00 | Deplagne 29' |
Report | Pléa 16', 83' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 11,013 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 8 April 2018 32 | Nice | 1–1 | Rennes | Nice |
| 15:00 | Pléa 17' Souquet 37'Lees-Melou 69'Le Marchand 78'Dante 90+5' |
Report | Gelin 9' Bourigeaud 27'Khazri 45'Sarr 82'André 90+3' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 13 April 2018 33 | Angers | 1–1 | Nice | Angers |
| 20:45 | Fulgini 84' Guillaume 90+1' |
Report | Lees-Melou 38' Pléa 68', 86'Benítez 77' |
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,754 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 22 April 2018 34 | Nice | 1–0 | Montpellier | Nice |
| 15:00 | Lees-Melou 59' |
Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,285 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 28 April 2018 35 | Strasbourg | 1–1 | Nice | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 | Saadi 21' Liénard 60'Seka 64' |
Report | Marlon 29' Balotelli 59' (pen.), 60'Souquet 76'Seri 79' |
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,386 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
| 6 May 2018 36 | Marseille | 2–1 | Nice | Marseille |
| 17:00 | Germain 13' Kamara 39'Payet 72' |
Report | Balotelli 5', 40' |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,305 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 12 May 2018 37 | Nice | 4–1 | Caen | Nice |
| 21:00 | Balotelli 3', 11' (pen.) Saint-Maximin 36'Seri 72' |
Report | Guilbert 35' Diomandé 54'Kouakou 76' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,570 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 19 May 2018 38 | Lyon | 3–2 | Nice | Décines-Charpieu |
| 21:00 | Morel 40' Depay 48', 65', 86'Rafael 70'Ferri 71' |
Report | Pléa 18', 89', 70' Balotelli 20'Benítez 53' |
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
Coupe de France
| 6 January 2018 Round of 64 | Toulouse | 1–0 | Nice | Toulouse |
| 14:15 | Somália 51' |
Report | Tameze 65' Dante 82' |
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
Coupe de la Ligue
| 13 December 2017 Round of 16 | Lille | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Nice | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 21:05 | Luiz Araújo 7', 46' |
Report | Marlon 27' Balotelli 58' |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 9,651 Referee: Stéphane Jochem |
| Penalties | ||||
Luiz Araújo  Alonso Mendes  El Ghazi Bissouma |
Lees-Melou Cyprien Pléa Seri |
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| 9 January 2018 Quarter-finals | Nice | 1–2 | Monaco | Nice |
| 21:00 | Burner 12' Pléa 18' |
Report | Lemar 3' Diakhaby 37', 45'Lopes 80' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,686 Referee: Clément Turpin |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 26 July 2017 First leg | Nice | 1–1 | Ajax | Nice, France |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Balotelli 30', 32' Eysseric 41' |
Report | Van de Beek 49', 78' De Ligt 66'Schöne 69'Sánchez 78'Veltman 90+1' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 2 August 2017 Second leg | Ajax | 2–2 (3–3a agg.) | Nice | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sánchez 9', 57' Ziyech 22'Van de Beek 26' |
Report | Souquet 3' Sarr 18'Koziello 38'Eysseric 60'Marcel 79' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England) |
Play-off round
| 16 August 2017 First leg | Napoli | 2–0 | Nice | Naples, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mertens 13' Insigne 63'Jorginho 70' (pen.) |
Report | Pléa 65' 80' Koziello 80' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,324 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 22 August 2017 Second leg | Nice | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | Napoli | Nice, France |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Seri 8' Lees-Melou 82' |
Report | Callejón 48' Koulibaly 84'Insigne 89' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,103 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAZ | NCE | ZUL | VIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Nice
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Zulte Waregem
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | 3–2 | 1–5 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Vitesse
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — |
| 14 September 2017 1 | Zulte Waregem | 1–5 | Nice | Waregem, Belgium |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Leya Iseka 46', 76' |
Report | Pléa 16', 20' Dante 28'Balotelli 38', 74'Saint-Maximin 54', 69' |
Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 9,072 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
| 28 September 2017 2 | Nice | 3–0 | Vitesse | Nice, France |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pléa 16', 82' Balotelli 25'Saint-Maximin 45' |
Report | Serero 30' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 15,006 Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia) |
| 20 October 2016 3 | Nice | 1–3 | Lazio | Nice, France |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Balotelli 4' Mendy 78' |
Report | Caicedo 5' Milinković-Savić 65', 89'Luiz Felipe 86' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,386 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
| 2 November 2017 4 | Lazio | 1–0 | Nice | Rome, Italy |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lucas 75' Le Marchand 90+2' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,327 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 23 November 2017 5 | Nice | 3–1 | Zulte Waregem | Nice, France |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Balotelli 5' (pen.), 31' Tameze 86' |
Report | Hämäläinen 81' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,274 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
| 7 December 2017 6 | Vitesse | 1–0 | Nice | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lelieveld 40' Castaignos 84' |
Report | Srarfi 55' Makengo 68' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 15 February 2018 First leg | Nice | 2–3 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | Nice, France |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Balotelli 4', 28' (pen.) Coly 67' |
Report | Pejčinović 27' Fernandes 45' (pen.), 69', 77' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,918 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 22 February 2018 Second leg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 (4–2 agg.) | Nice | Moscow, Russia |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Denisov 8', 30' Fernandes 45+1' |
Report | Balotelli 32' Sarr 90+3'Lees-Melou 90+3' |
Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
References
- ^ "Squad". OGC Nice. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.