# Montpellier HSC

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (French:; Occitan: Montpelhièr Erau Sport Club), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was founded through a merger in 1974. Montpellier currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football and plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city. The first team is managed by Jean-Louis Gasset and captained by Téji Savanier.
Montpellier is owned by Laurent Nicollin, the son of the late Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, who had been owner since 1974. The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team. Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours. In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team.

## History

Montpellier was founded under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain (SOM) and played under the name for most of its existence. In 1989, after playing under various names, the club changed its name to its current form. Montpellier is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Along with Marseille, Rennes and Nice, Montpellier is one of only a few clubs to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and is still playing in the first division. The club won Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011–12 season. Montpellier's other honours to date include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, the Coupe de la Ligue in 1992, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999.
In the 2011–12 season, Montpellier won its first Ligue 1 title, finishing the season with 82 points, three points ahead of runners-up Paris Saint-Germain. On 20 May 2012, in a game marred by stoppages for crowd violence, John Utaka scored a brace to secure a 2–1 victory over Auxerre and win the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier. Olivier Giroud, who finished the season with 21 goals and 9 assists, was the league's top goal scorer. Despite being tied on goals with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nenê, he was named the league's top scorer by the Ligue de Football Professionnel due to finishing with more goals in open play.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 3 February 2025
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 | BIH | Belmin Dizdarević |
| 2 | DF | CIV | Bamo Meïté (on loan from Marseille) |
| 3 | DF | GUI | Issiaga Sylla |
| 4 | DF | MLI | Boubakar Kouyaté |
| 5 | DF | MLI | Modibo Sagnan |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Christopher Jullien |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Andy Delort (on loan from Alger) |
| 10 | FW | TUN | Wahbi Khazri |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Téji Savanier |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Jordan Ferri |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Joris Chotard |
| 14 | FW | MAR | Othmane Maamma |
| 16 | GK | COD | Dimitry Bertaud |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Théo Sainte-Luce |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Nicolas Pays |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Rabby Nzingoula (on loan from Strasbourg) |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Lucas Mincarelli |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Khalil Fayad |
| 27 | DF | SUI | Bećir Omeragić |
| 28 | FW | CMR | Glenn Ngosso |
| 29 | DF | CMR | Enzo Tchato |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Benjamin Lecomte (captain) |
| 52 | DF | SRB | Nikola Maksimović |
| 70 | FW | FRA | Tanguy Coulibaly |
| 77 | DF | MLI | Falaye Sacko |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | MF | MLI | Birama Touré (at Manisa until 30 June 2025) |

### Reserves

    As of 31 December 2024
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 |
| — | GK | TAH | Keahinui Heinis |
| — | GK | FRA | Jules Peres |
| — | GK | SRB | Viktor Džodić |
| — | GK | CMR | Kevin Kandem Kamgaing |
| — | DF | FRA | Milan Alès |
| — | DF | CMR | Wilfried Ndollo Bille |
| — | DF | FRA | Craig Mamilo |
| — | DF | FRA | Mathis Robinand |
| — | DF | FRA | Pladi N'Zinga-Pambani |
| — | DF | FRA | Marouane Lahmidini |
| — | DF | FRA | Yaël Mouanga |
| — | MF | FRA | Théo Chennahi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CMR | Yvan Djemba-Mbappé |
| — | MF | SRB | Stefan Džodić |
| — | MF | FRA | Lucas Da Silva |
| — | MF | ALG | Mohamed Zeghadi |
| — | FW | FRA | Simon Cara |
| — | FW | FRA | Axel Gueguin |
| — | FW | UAE | Junior Ndiaye |
| — | FW | FRA | Yanis Issoufou |
| — | FW | FRA | Matisse Kapitza |
| — | FW | FRA | Yannick Sidibé |
| — | FW | FRA | Giani Carbone |

## Records
### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Souleymane Camara | 433 |
| 2 | Pascal Baills | 429 |
| 3 | Bruno Carotti | 377 |
| 4 | Vitorino Hilton | 354 |
| 5 | Kader Ferhaoui | 349 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Laurent Blanc | 84 |
| 2 | Souleymane Camara | 76 |
| 3 | Jean-Marc Valadier | 70 |
| 4 | Christophe Sanchez | 50 |
| 5 | Andy Delort | 49 |

## Management and staff
### Club officials

Senior club staff
* President: Laurent Nicollin
* Association chairman: Gilbert Varlot
* Sporting Director: Bruno Carotti
* Head of Youth: Francis De Taddeo
Coaching and medical staff
* Head coach: Jean-Louis Gasset
* Assistant head coach: Ghislain Printant
* First-Team coach: Hilton
* Goalkeeper coach: Robin Gasset
* Fitness coach: Claude Duvergne
* Scout: Adrien Bordeau

### Coaching history

| Tenure | Manager |
| 1924–1925 | Victor Gibson |
| 1936–1937 | Jules Dewaquez |
| 1937–1938 | Istvan Berecz |
| 1938–1939 | Georges Azema |
| 1945–1946 | Gabriel Bénézech |
| 1946–1948 | Georges Kramer |
| 1948–1950 | Georges Winckelmans |
| 1950–1951 | Jean Bastien |
| 1951–1952 | Istvan Zavadsky |
| 1952–1953 | Luis Cazarro |
| 1953–1954 | Julien Darui |
| 1954–1956 | Marcel Tomazover |
| 1956–1958 | Istvan Zavadsky |
| 1958–1963 | Hervé Mirouze |
| 1963–1968 | Louis Favre |
| 1968–1969 | Roger Rolhion |
| 1969–1970 | Marian Borowski |
| 1970–1974 | Hervé Mirouze |
| 1974–1976 | André Cristol |
| 1976 | Louis Favre |
| 1 July 1976 – 30 June 1980 | Robert Nouzaret |
| 1 July 1980 – 30 June 1982 | Kader Firoud |
| 1982–1984 | Jacques Bonnet |
| 1 July 1983 – 30 June 1985 | Robert Nouzaret |
| Tenure | Manager |
| 1 July 1985 – 30 June 1987 | Michel Mézy |
| 1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989 | Pierre Mosca |
| 1989–1990 | Aimé Jacquet |
| 12 February 1990 – 30 June 1990 | Michel Mézy |
| 1990–1992 | Henryk Kasperczak |
| 1992–1994 | Gérard Gili |
| 1 November 1994 – 30 June 1998 | Michel Mézy |
| 1 July 1998 – 30 November 1999 | Jean-Louis Gasset |
| 30 November 1999 – 1 November 2002 | Michel Mézy |
| 1 November 2002 – 10 February 2004 | Gérard Bernardet |
| 10 February 2004 – 29 August 2004 | Robert Nouzaret |
| 29 August 2004 – 24 April 2007 | Jean-François Domergue |
| 29 April 2007 – 30 June 2009 | Rolland Courbis |
| 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2013 | René Girard |
| 1 July 2013 – 5 December 2013 | Jean Fernandez |
| 9 December 2013– 25 December 2015 | Rolland Courbis |
| 27 December 2015 – 26 January 2016 | Pascal Baills Bruno Martini |
| 26 January 2016 – 30 January 2017 | Frédéric Hantz |
| 30 January 2017 – 23 May 2017 | Jean-Louis Gasset |
| 23 May 2017 – 24 May 2021 | Michel Der Zakarian |
| 1 June 2021 – 17 October 2022 | Olivier Dall'Oglio |
| 14 November 2022 – 7 February 2023 | Romain Pitau |
| 8 February 2023 – 20 October 2024 | Michel Der Zakarian |
| 22 October 2024 – present | Jean-Louis Gasset |

## Honours
### Domestic

* Ligue 1
** Champions (1): 2011–12
* Ligue 2
** Champions (3): 1945–46, 1960–61, 1986–87
* Coupe de France
** Champions (2): 1928–29, 1989–90
** Runners-up (2): 1930–31, 1993–94
* Coupe de la Ligue
** Champions (1): 1992
** Runners-up (2): 1994, 2010–11
* Division d'Honneur (Languedoc-Roussillon)
** Champions (2): 1981, 1992

### Europe

* UEFA Intertoto Cup
** Winners (1): 1999

### Other

* Division d'Honneur (Sud-Est)
** Champions (3): 1928, 1932, 1976

### U19

* Coupe Gambardella
** Champions (3): 1996, 2009, 2017
** Runners-up (3): 1984, 1985, 1997