# 2016–17 AS Nancy Lorraine season

The 2016–17 AS Nancy Lorraine season is the 49th professional season of the club since its creation in 1967. It's their 1st season back in Ligue 1 after their promotion from Ligue 2 in the 2015–16 season.

## 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.

### Squad

    As of 2 September 2016.
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 | BLR | Syarhey Chernik |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Clément Lenglet (vice-captain) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Tobias Badila |
| 4 | DF | SEN | Modou Diagne |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Alou Diarra |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Youssef Aït Bennasser (on loan from Monaco) |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Antony Robic |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Vincent Marchetti |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Maurice Dalé |
| 10 | FW | SEN | Issiar Dia |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Karim Coulibaly |
| 12 | FW | FRA | Christophe Mandanne |
| 13 | MF | CIV | Serge N'Guessan |
| 14 | DF | FRA | Joffrey Cuffaut |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | MAR | Youssouf Hadji (captain) |
| 16 | GK | CMR | Guy N'dy Assembé |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Faitout Maouassa |
| 18 | MF | MTN | Dialo Guidileye |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Loïc Puyo |
| 20 | DF | MAR | Michaël Chrétien |
| 22 | FW | FRA | Yann Mabella |
| 23 | FW | FRA | Anthony Koura |
| 24 | DF | URU | Erick Cabaco (on loan from Nacional) |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Benoît Pedretti |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Vincent Muratori |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Julien Cétout |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Alexandre Menay |

### 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 |
| — | FW | FRA | Alexis Busin (on loan to Clermont) |

### Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BLR | Syarhey Chernik (from BATE Borisov) |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Youssef Aït Bennasser (On loan from Monaco previously at Nancy) |
| 8 | DF | FRA | Vincent Marchetti (from AC Ajaccio) |
| 12 | FW | FRA | Christophe Mandanne (from Al-Fujairah) |
| 13 | MF | CIV | Serge N'Guessan (from AFAD Djékanou) |
| 23 | FW | FRA | Anthony Koura (from Nîmes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Youssef Aït Bennasser (to Monaco) |
| — | GK | FRA | Quentin Beunardeau (to Tubize, previously on loan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Arnaud Lusamba (to Nice) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Dijon | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 37 | |
| 17 | Caen | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 37 | |
| 18 | Lorient (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Nancy (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 35 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Bastia (D, R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 34 | Relegation to National 3 |
* ↑ After being relegated to Ligue 2, Bastia was initially further relegated to National due to financial difficulties. On 10 August 2017, the FFF announced that Bastia was denied entry to National. The club therefore took the place of its reserve team in Championnat National 3.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2017. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |