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Nîmes Olympique

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Nîmes
Full nameNîmes Olympique
NicknameLes Crocodiles (The Crocodiles)[1]
Founded12 April 1937; 88 years ago (1937-04-12)
GroundStade des Antonins
Capacity8,033[2]
PresidentRani Assaf
Head coachAdil Hermach
LeagueChampionnat National 2
2024–25Championnat National, 17th of 17 (relegated)
Websitewww.nimes-olympique.com
Current season

Nîmes Olympique[3] (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 12 April 1937 and currently plays in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football. The Stade des Antonins is the club's home stadium.

History

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See also: Nîmes Olympique in European football

Initially founded in 1901 by Henri Monnier as Sporting Club Nîmois, the club's competitive history can be traced back to the Championnat Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques where they won the 1908 edition of the competition in the Languedoc zone before eventually being knocked out by Olympique de Marseille 2-5.[4] Sporting Club Nîmois was dissolved in 1935 before a continuation of the club in Nîmes Olympique was established on April 12, 1937.[4] An article for association status for the club was accepted on 4 June 1937.

In the years following World War 2, Nîmes were promoted to the French Division 1 during the 1949-1950 season and finishing fifth in Division 1 the following season. During the 1950s, the club would see some success at domestic level, winning the Coupe Drago in 1956 in a 3–1 win over Lille and finishing runners up in Division 1 on three occasions (1957-58, 1958-59 and 1959-60).[4] The club would fall into the French Division 2 in the 1983-84 season.[4]

In the 1995–96 season, then playing in the third division (non-professional level), Nîmes reached the final of the Coupe de France, allowing them to compete the following year in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat Budapest Honvéd (5–2 on aggregate), before losing to AIK in the next round (2–3 on aggregate).[5][6]

On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to Ligue 1 for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in Ligue 2.[7] In the 2018–19 season, Nîmes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams. In the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, Nîmes finished second from bottom and were relegated to Ligue 2.[8]

On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Bordeaux.[9] The club would move into the Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.[10] In the 2022–23 Ligue 2 season, Nîmes finished second from the bottom and were relegated to the Championnat National.[11] In the 2024-25 Championnat National season, they finished at the bottom and were relegated once again to Championnat National 2.[12]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 10 September 2025[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Mickaël Salamone
5 DF  FRA Vincent Pirès
7 FW  JPN Alpha Kubota
8 MF  MAR Charif Benhamza
9 FW  FRA Clément Depres
10 MF  FRA Oualid Orinel
11 DF  FRA Diaby Doucouré
14 FW  FRA Jared Khasa
15 DF  FRA Gino Caoki
16 GK  FRA Lucas Dias
17 MF  FRA Djibril Sarr
18 FW  FRA Jules Kalczynski
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  FRA Dylan Okyere
20 MF  FRA Paolo Lebas
21 DF  FRA Jean-Philippe Célestin
22 MF  FRA Marius Zampa
23 DF  FRA Evrald Loubacky
25 DF  FRA Esteban Alberto
26 FW  FRA Najib Bennour
27 DF  FRA Ismaël Dramé
28 MF  FRA Dramane Diaby
29 DF  FRA Moussa Diallo
30 GK  FRA Lenny Colombani
— DF  FRA Peyo Scheidegger

Notable players

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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 his departure.

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

France

Algeria

Argentina

Austria

Belgium

Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Czechoslovakia

Democratic Republic of Congo

Denmark

Gabon

Ghana

Greece

Hungary

Liberia

Macedonia

Mali

Mauritania

Morocco

Netherlands

Nigeria

Norway

Palestine

Paraguay

Poland

Republic of the Congo

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Scotland

Senegal

Serbia

Slovakia

Sweden

Togo

Yugoslavia

Coaches

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Honours

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League

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Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "#85 – Nîmes Olympique : les Crocodiles, les Crocos" (in French). Footnickname. 24 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Nîmes Olympique : tout savoir sur le chantier du futur stade des Antonins, visite guidée". Midi Libre (in French). 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ IPA: [nim ɔlɛ̃pik]
  4. ^ a b c d "Historique". Nîmes Olympique. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Merci d'avoir suivi en direct la rencontre de football Nîmes - Budapest Honved". Archived 11 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine |title=L’Equipe
  6. ^ "Libération".
  7. ^ "Ligue1.com - Nîmes clinch promotion". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Football : Nîmes conclut sa saison par une défaite face à Lyon aux Costières (2-3)". www.midilibre.fr. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux". RMC SPORT (in French). 5 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières". Foot National (in French). 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Relegated to National, Nîmes Olympique receives Sochaux with 15 players to finish the championship: failure and match". www.euro.dayfr.com.
  12. ^ "Nîmes relégué en N2, Le Mans sauve la deuxième place malgré un naufrage à Concarneau, Châteauroux garde espoir". www.lequipe.fr. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Nîmes Olympique Ensemble". Nîmes Olympique (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  14. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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