# 2017–18 OGC Nice season

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. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract until | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 16 | Simon Pouplin | GK | (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39) | 2014 | 2018 | Sochaux |
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale | GK | (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | 2018 | Youth academy |
| 40 | Walter Benítez | GK | (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) | 2016 | | Quilmes |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet | RB | (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | 2020 | Dijon |
| 3 | Gautier Lloris | CB | (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | 2018 | Youth academy |
| 4 | Marlon Santos | CB | (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | 2019 | Barcelona |
| 12 | Racine Coly | CB / LB | (1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | | Brescia |
| 15 | Patrick Burner | RB / LB | (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28) | 2016 | 2019 | Youth academy |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand | CB / LB | (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | 2018 | Le Havre |
| 23 | Malang Sarr | CB | (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) | 2016 | 2021 | Youth academy |
| 24 | Christophe Jallet | RB | (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41) | 2017 | | Lyon |
| 31 | Dante | CB / LB | (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 41) | 2016 | 2019 | Wolfsburg |
| 34 | Romain Perraud | DF | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | | Youth academy |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Adrien Tameze | AM | (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | 2021 | Valenciennes |
| 7 | Allan Saint-Maximin | LW | (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | 2020 | Monaco |
| 8 | Pierre Lees-Melou | AM | (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31) | 2017 | 2021 | Dijon |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder | AM | (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40) | 2017 | | Galatasaray |
| 18 | Rémi Walter | DM | (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | 2019 | Nancy |
| 19 | Vincent Marcel | MF | (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | 2015 | 2021 | Youth academy |
| 21 | Nampalys Mendy | DM | (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | 2018 | Leicester City |
| 22 | Arnaud Lusamba | AM | (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | 2021 | Nancy |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien | CM | (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29) | 2016 | 2021 | Lens |
| 26 | Vincent Koziello | CM | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) | 2014 | 2019 | Youth academy |
| 33 | Albert Rafetraniaina | DM | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | 2012 | 2018 | Youth academy |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Mario Balotelli | ST | (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34) | 2016 | 2018 | Liverpool |
| 11 | Bassem Srarfi | CM | (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | 2021 | Club Africain |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa | CF / RW | (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31) | 2014 | 2021 | Lyon |
| 27 | Jean-Victor Makengo | CM | (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26) | 2017 | | Caen |
| 29 | Mickaël Le Bihan | CF | (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34) | 2015 | 2019 | Le Havre |
| 36 | Mohamed Lamine Diaby | CF | (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23) | 2017 | | Youth academy |
| 37 | Ignatius Ganago | CF | (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25) | 2017 | | Youth academy |
| 39 | Hicham Mahou | FW | (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25) | 2017 | | Youth academy |

## 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 | Round of 64 | 6 January 2018 | 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 | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2018. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | 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 | — |