# 2015–16 Montpellier HSC season

The 2015–16 Montpellier HSC season was the 41st professional season of the club since its creation in 1974.

## Players

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.

### Current squad

As of 31 August 2015.
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 | Laurent Pionnier |
| 2 | DF | SEN | Mamadou N'Diaye |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Daniel Congré |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Hilton (captain) |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Joris Marveaux |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Jonas Martin |
| 9 | FW | MLI | Mustapha Yatabaré (on loan from Trabzonspor) |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Ryad Boudebouz |
| 12 | FW | FRA | Florian Sotoca |
| 13 | MF | TUN | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Bryan Dabo |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Ramy Bensebaini (on loan from Paradou) |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Geoffrey Jourdren |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Paul Lasne |
| 19 | FW | SEN | Souleymane Camara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Morgan Sanson |
| 21 | DF | FRA | William Rémy |
| 22 | MF | SUI | Sébastien Wüthrich |
| 23 | MF | TUN | Jamel Saihi |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Deplagne |
| 26 | FW | FRA | Kévin Bérigaud |
| 28 | FW | COM | Djamel Bakar |
| 29 | FW | CHA | Rodrigue Ninga |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Jonathan Ligali |
| 31 | FW | FRA | Quentin Cornette |
| 32 | FW | PER | Jean Deza |
| 33 | MF | FRA | Anthony Ribelin |
| 35 | DF | SUI | Dylan Gissi |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Nicolas Saint-Ruf (on loan to Orléans) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | BEN | Steve Mounié (on loan to Nîmes) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | William Rémy | 24 | Dijon | Free Transfer |
| 7 July 2015 | MF | Ryad Boudebouz | 25 | Bastia | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2015 | FW | Rodrigue Ninga | 22 | Mangasport | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date | Notes |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Ramy Bensebaini | 20 | Paradou | 30 June 2016 | |
| 30 August 2015 | FW | Mustapha Yatabaré | 29 | Trabzonspor | 30 June 2016 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Siaka Tiéné | 33 | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Karim Aït-Fana | 26 | Unattached | Released |
| 7 July 2015 | DF | Yassine Jebbour | 24 | Bastia | Free Transfer |
| 28 July 2015 | DF | Abdelhamid El Kaoutari | 25 | Palermo | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2015 | FW | Anthony Mounier | 27 | Bologna | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date | Notes |
| 26 July 2015 | DF | Nicolas Saint-Ruf | 22 | Orléans | 30 July 2016 | |
| 31 August 2015 | FW | Steve Mounié | 20 | Nîmes | 30 July 2016 | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 50 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 49 |
| 13 | Marseille | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 48 |
| 14 | Nantes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 48 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 March 2016. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss