Montpellier HSC

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (French: [mɔ̃pəlje eʁo spɔʁ klœb]; 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 Michel Der Zakarian and captained by Téji Savanier.

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Montpellier HSC (women).

Montpellier
Full nameMontpellier Hérault Sport Club
Nickname(s)La Paillade[1]
Short nameMHSC
Founded1919 (1919) (as Stade Olympique Montpelliérain)
GroundStade de la Mosson
Capacity32,900
PresidentLaurent Nicollin
ManagerMichel Der Zakarian
LeagueLigue 1
2023–24Ligue 1, 12th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Montpellier HSC active departments

Football
(men's)
Football
(women's)

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Players

Current squad
As of 21 June 2024[5]

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  BIH Belmin Dizdarević
3 DF  GUI Issiaga Sylla
4 DF  MLI Boubakar Kouyaté
5 DF  MLI Modibo Sagnan
6 DF  FRA Christopher Jullien
7 FW  FRA Arnaud Nordin
8 FW  NGA Akor Adams
9 FW  JOR Mousa Al-Tamari
10 FW  TUN Wahbi Khazri
11 MF  FRA Téji Savanier (captain)
12 MF  FRA Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13 MF  FRA Joris Chotard
16 GK  COD Dimitry Bertaud
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  FRA Théo Sainte-Luce
19 MF  FRA Sacha Delaye
22 MF  FRA Khalil Fayad
23 FW  FRA Yann Karamoh (on loan from Torino)
27 DF  SUI Bećir Omeragić
28 FW  CMR Glenn Ngosso
29 DF  CMR Enzo Tchato
36 DF  SUI Silvan Hefti (on loan from Genoa)
39 FW  FRA Yanis Issoufou
40 GK  FRA Benjamin Lecomte
70 FW  FRA Tanguy Coulibaly
77 DF  MLI Falaye Sacko

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 Maxime Estève (at Burnley until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SUI Gabriel Barès (at Concarneau until 30 June 2024)

Reserves
As of 19 May 2024[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  TAH Keahinui Heinis
— GK  FRA Axel Kedvesi
— GK  FRA Jules Peres
— DF  FRA Téo Allix
— DF  FRA Kevin Foleu-Tene
— DF  FRA Dorian Guerreiro
— DF  FRA Lucas Mincarelli
— DF  FRA Dylan Sia
— DF  CMR Ryan Tchato
— MF  FRA Milan Alès
— MF  FRA Edvin Bongemba
— MF  FRA Théo Chennahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CMR Yvan-Junior Djemba-Mbappé
— MF  SRB Stefan Džodić
— MF  CMR Tyrone Sakho
— MF  ALG Mohamed Zeghadi
— FW  FRA Yanis Azouazi
— FW  FRA Simon Cara
— FW  FRA Axel Gueguin
— FW  FRA Thibaut Guerreiro
— FW  FRA Yanis Issoufou
— FW  MAR Othmane Maamma
— FW  FRA Junior Ndiaye

Records

Most appearances
RankPlayerMatches
1 Souleymane Camara433
2 Pascal Baills429
3 Bruno Carotti377
4 Vitorino Hilton354
5 Kader Ferhaoui349

Top scorers
RankPlayerGoals
1 Laurent Blanc84
2 Souleymane Camara76
3 Jean-Marc Valadier70
4 Christophe Sanchez50
5 Víctor Montaño48
6 Andy Delort47

Management and staff

Club officials

Senior club staff[7]

  • President: Laurent Nicollin
  • Association chairman: Gilbert Varlot
  • Sporting Director: Bruno Carotti
  • Head of Youth: Francis De Taddeo

Coaching and medical staff[8]

  • Manager: Michel Der Zakarian
  • Assistant manager: Grigor Harutyunyan
  • First-Team coach: Gagik Simonyan
  • Goalkeeper coach: Hovhannes Nazaryan
  • Goalkeeper coach: Gevorg Daghbashyan
  • Fitness coach: Vardan Babloyan
  • Scout: Artak Sargsyan

Coaching history

Honours

Domestic

Europe

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

U19

References
  1. "#273 – Montpellier HSC : la Paillade" (in French). Footnickname. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "From Nîmes to Montpellier: Crossing the derby divide". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. "Olivier Giroud couronné" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. "When Montpellier Ruled France: A Look Back at the 2011/12 Ligue 1 Champions". breakingthelines.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. "ÉQUIPE RÉSERVE 2023-2024" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. "Organigramme" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  8. "Le Staff" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  9. "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs on RSSSF". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
  10. The two DH titles won were achieved by the club's reserve team.
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