American football team

Nantes

Club · France · Ligue 1

«The Canaries»

285 Matches

79 wins

76 draws

129 losses

327–411 Goals

−84 Difference

1.1 Scored per game

Form W L L L D W

Five clubs from around Nantes pooled their players in April 1943, with the amateur side Saint-Pierre de Nantes providing the backbone; the merger was sealed at a meeting in the Café des Alliés. Professional status followed two years later, after the new club won the Western regional championship and entered the Second Division.

The name itself wobbled once. Financial trouble in 1992, serious enough that the DNCG dropped the club into the second tier, forced a rebrand to FC Nantes Atlantique; the Atlantique was dropped at the start of the 2007/08 season, restoring the original name.

Philippe Gondet remains the club's all-time top scorer with 146 goals. The academy sent Didier Deschamps and Marcel Desailly through its ranks.

In November 2024, the Beaujoire unveiled a Tribune des Légendes, sixteen portraits chosen by supporters. Jean-Claude Suaudeau topped the vote; Henri Michel's name sits alongside his own record, 532 appearances across playing and coaching spells with the club.

Latest results

All matches

7 Sep	Ligue 2	Nancy H	1:0	W
29 Aug	Ligue 2	Guingamp A	3:3	D
22 Aug	Ligue 2	Rodez H	2:5	L
14 Aug	Ligue 2	Laval A	1:2	L
8 Aug	Ligue 2	RED Star FC 93 H	0:1	L
31 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Al Wakrah H	5:1	W

Standing

Ligue 2

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
14	Boulogne	6	0	5	1	2:3	5
15	Pau FC	6	1	2	3	4:6	5
16	Clermont Foot	6	0	5	1	3:5	5
17	Nantes	5	1	1	3	7:11	4
18	Laval	6	1	1	4	7:13	4

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 285

285 Matches

79 wins

76 draws

129 losses

327–411 Goals

−84 Difference

1.1 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 285

79 76 129

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	285	146	139
Scored	327	173	154
Conceded	411	202	209
Scored per game	1.1	1.2	1.1
Conceded per game	1.4	1.4	1.5
Difference	−84	−29	−55

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Johann Théo Tom Lepenant Midfielder 21 Matches

Ibrahima Sissoko Midfielder 20 Matches

Ignatius Ganago Forward 17 Matches

Louis Leroux Midfielder 17 Matches

Bakery Jite Midfielder 17 Matches

Frédéric Guilbert Defender 16 Matches

D. Tabibu Midfielder 16 Matches

Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza Defender 16 Matches

Squad of Nantes

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
8	Johann Théo Tom Lepenant	Midfielder	23	21
28	Ibrahima Sissoko	Midfielder	28	20
37	Ignatius Ganago	Forward	27	17
19	Louis Leroux	Midfielder	20	17
11	Bakery Jite	Midfielder		17
24	Frédéric Guilbert	Defender	31	16
17	D. Tabibu	Midfielder	21	16
3	Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza	Defender		16
30	Patrik Ulf Anders Carlgren	Goalkeeper		16
19	Youssef El-Arabi	Forward		16
2	Ali Youssef	Defender		15
10	Matthis Abline	Forward	23	15
6	Chidozie Awaziem	Defender		15
1	Anthony Lopes	Goalkeeper		15
31	Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah	Forward		15
20	Rémy Joseph Cabella	Midfielder		14
98	Kelvin Amian	Defender	28	13
27	Deiver Machado	Defender		13
21	Mohamed Kaba	Midfielder		12
78	T. Tati	Defender		11
13	Francis Joseph Coquelin	Midfielder	35	11
26	Uroš Radaković	Defender		9
52	B. Deff	Midfielder	20	8
18	Fabien Centonze	Defender		8
22	Mathieu Akapandzé	Defender	21	7
1	Maxime Dupé	Goalkeeper	33	5
5	Lucas Perrin	Defender	27	5
20	Mathieu Cafaro	Midfielder	29	5
23	Wilitty Younoussa	Midfielder		4
4	Saïdou Sow	Defender		4
16	Alexis Mirbach	Goalkeeper	21	4
72	Sékou Doucoure	Defender		4
67	Malang Gomes	Midfielder		3
69	Sasha Ziani	Midfielder	23	3
47	Mustapha Dabo	Forward	19	3
12	Killian Corredor	Midfielder	25	3
65	Hugo Lamy	Defender	22	3
49	Doumbia Koné	Forward		3
7	Antoine Joujou	Forward		2
4	A. Silla	Defender		2