# 2016–17 FC Nantes season

Football Club de Nantes (Breton: Naoned, Gallo: Naunnt), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes, is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. During the 2016–17 campaign, they competed in the following competitions: Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

## Players
### First team squad

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
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 | Rémy Riou (captain) |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Diego Carlos |
| 4 | DF | VEN | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Lucas Lima |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Jules Iloki |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Adrien Thomasson |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Emiliano Sala |
| 10 | FW | MAR | Yacine Bammou |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Alexander Kačaniklić |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Wilfried Moimbé |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Amine Harit |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Léo Dubois |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Alexandre Olliero |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | COD | Anthony Walongwa |
| 18 | FW | POL | Mariusz Stępiński |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Abdoulaye Touré |
| 20 | FW | COL | Felipe Pardo (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| 22 | FW | BFA | Préjuce Nakoulma |
| 23 | MF | POR | Sérgio Oliveira (on loan from Porto) |
| 24 | MF | CMR | Alexis Alégué |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Enock Kwateng |
| 26 | DF | CIV | Koffi Djidji |
| 27 | MF | BEL | Guillaume Gillet |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Valentin Rongier |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Maxime Dupé |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Quentin Braat |
| — | FW | ISL | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | FW | VEN | Fernando Aristeguieta (loan return from Red Star) |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Diego Carlos (from Estoril) |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Lucas Lima (from Arouca) |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Alexander Kačaniklić (from Fulham) |
| 18 | FW | POL | Mariusz Stępiński (from Ruch Chorzów) |
| 23 | MF | DEN | Nicolaj Thomsen (from Aalborg BK) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ALB | Lorik Cana (retired) |
| — | FW | ISL | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (on loan at Galatasaray) |
| — | MF | ALB | Ermir Lenjani (loan return to Rennes) |
| — | DF | FRA | Youssouf Sabaly (loan return to Paris Saint-Germain, later loaned to Bordeaux) |
| — | MF | USA | Alejandro Bedoya (to Philadelphia Union) |
| — | MF | MLI | Birama Touré (to Standard Liège) |
| — | FW | MTQ | Johan Audel (to Beitar Jerusalem) |
| — | MF | SEN | Rémi Gomis (to Wil) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | COL | Felipe Pardo (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| 22 | FW | BFA | Préjuce Nakoulma (free agent) |
| 23 | MF | POR | Sérgio Oliveira (on loan from Porto) |
| — | FW | ISL | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (loan return from Galatasaray) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | FW | VEN | Fernando Aristeguieta (to Nacional) |
| 23 | MF | DEN | Nicolaj Thomsen (to Copenhagen) |

## Competitions
### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Marseille | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Nantes | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 51 | |
| 8 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 50 | |
| 9 | Rennes | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Coupe de France and the 2016–17 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 | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 2017. Source: Ligue1