2017–18 FC Nantes season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Waldemar Kita | |||
| Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
| Stadium | La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau | |||
| Ligue 1 | 9th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 (eliminated by Auxerre)  | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Third round (eliminated by Tours)  | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Emiliano Sala (12) All: Emiliano Sala (14)  | |||
| Highest home attendance | 34,486 vs. Paris Saint-Germain (14 January 2018)  | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,618 vs. Auxerre (23 January 2018)  | |||
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The 2017–18 FC Nantes season was the 74th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.[1]
Players
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Out on loan
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Competitions
Overall
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
| 11 | Dijon | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 48 | 
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[2]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 
Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Results
Results by round
Source: 
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 6 August 2017 1 | Lille | 3–0 | Nantes | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 15:00 | Alonso  Benzia De Préville El Ghazi  | 
Report | Pallois  Nakoulma Gillet  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,683 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 12 August 2017 2 | Nantes | 0–1 | Marseille | Nantes | 
| 17:00 | Lucas Lima  | 
Report | Sanson  Ocampos Rolando Luiz Gustavo  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 33,654 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 19 August 2017 3 | Troyes | 0–1 | Nantes | Troyes | 
| 20:00 | Darbion  | 
Report | Awaziem  Sala  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Sébastien Desiage  | 
| 26 August 2017 4 | Nantes | 0–0 | Lyon | Nantes | 
| 17:15 | Girotto  | 
Report | Tete  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,718 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 9 September 2017 5 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Nantes | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 | Mukiele  Sio  | 
Report | Sala  Gandi Diego Carlos  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,298 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 16 September 2017 6 | Nantes | 1–0 | Caen | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Girotto  | 
Report | Repas  Aït Bennasser  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 24 September 2017 7 | Strasbourg | 1–2 | Nantes | Strasbourg | 
| 17:00 | Da Costa  Seka  | 
Report | Thomasson  Dubois Girotto  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 23,408 Referee: Sébastien Desiage  | 
| 30 September 2017 8 | Nantes | 1–0 | Metz | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Sala  Lucas Lima Girotto  | 
Report | Assou-Ekotto  Cohade Balliu  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 22,104 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 15 October 2017 9 | Bordeaux | 1–1 | Nantes | Bordeaux | 
| 15:00 | Pellenard  De Préville Malcom Lewczuk  | 
Report | Krhin  Nakoulma Thomasson  | 
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 31,046 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 21 October 2017 10 | Nantes | 2–1 | Guingamp | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Awaziem  Nakoulma Touré Diego Carlos  | 
Report | Kerbrat  Camara  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 27,711 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
| 28 October 2017 11 | Dijon | 1–0 | Nantes | Dijon | 
| 20:00 | Tavares  Amalfitano Yambéré Haddadi  | 
Report | Touré  Sala Dubois  | 
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 11,764 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 4 November 2017 12 | Nantes | 2–1 | Toulouse | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Thomasson  Krhin Iloki Sala  | 
Report | Yago  Imbula Sanogo Diop Blin  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 21,390 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 18 November 2017 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–1 | Nantes | Paris | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cavani  Di María Berchiche Pastore Verratti  | 
Report | Pallois  Nakoulma Awaziem Djidji  | 
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,680 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 25 November 2017 14 | Rennes | 2–1 | Nantes | Rennes | 
| 17:00 | Traoré  Khazri Lea Siliki  | 
Report | Nakoulma  Dubois Pallois Sala Thomasson  | 
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,151 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 29 November 2017 15 | Nantes | 1–0 | Monaco | Nantes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lucas Lima  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 3 December 2017 16 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Nantes | Saint-Étienne | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pajot  Janko Lacroix Selnæs Dabo  | 
Report | Sala  Awaziem  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,085 Referee: François Letexier  | 
| 10 December 2017 17 | Nantes | 1–2 | Nice | Nantes | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bammou  Diego Carlos  | 
Report | Lees-Melou  Tameze Balotelli Pléa Souquet  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Jerome Miguelgorry  | 
| 17 December 2017 18 | Nantes | 1–0 | Angers | Nantes | 
| 15:00 | Girotto  Sala Bammou  | 
Report | Thomas  Tait Crivelli  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 24,285 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 20 December 2017 19 | Amiens | 0–1 | Nantes | Amiens | 
| 20:50 | Gouano  Manzala El Hajjam  | 
Report | Lucas Lima  Dubois Sala  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,865 Referee: Jérôme Brisard  | 
| 14 January 2018 20 | Nantes | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Nantes | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Diego Carlos  Pallois  | 
Report | Di María  Verratti Dani Alves  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 34,486 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 17 January 2018 21 | Toulouse | 1–1 | Nantes | Toulouse | 
| 17:00 | Diop  Sangaré Sylla Gradel  | 
Report | Krhin  Touré Diego Carlos Girotto  | 
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 13,742 Referee: Thomas Léonard  | 
| 20 January 2018 22 | Nantes | 0–1 | Bordeaux | Nantes | 
| 17:00 | Pallois  | 
Report | De Préville  Laborde Lerager  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,076 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 27 January 2018 23 | Guingamp | 0–3 | Nantes | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 | Diallo  Ikoko  | 
Report | Diego Carlos  Krhin Pallois Thomasson Sala Ngom  | 
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 13,761 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 4 February 2018 24 | Caen | 3–2 | Nantes | Caen | 
| 17:00 | Djiku  Santini Da Silva  | 
Report | Bammou  Dubois Diego Carlos  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,121 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 11 February 2018 25 | Nantes | 2–2 | Lille | Nantes | 
| 17:00 | Sala  | 
Report | Benzia  Mothiba Pépé  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 22,655 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 18 February 2018 26 | Nice | 1–1 | Nantes | Nice | 
| 15:00 | Dante  Pléa Lees-Melou  | 
Report | Sala  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Clément Turpin  | 
| 24 February 2018 27 | Nantes | 0–1 | Amiens | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Girotto  Pallois  | 
Report | Monconduit  Kakuta  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 18,830 Referee: Stéphane Jochem  | 
| 4 March 2018 28 | Marseille | 1–1 | Nantes | Marseille | 
| 21:00 | Gustavo  Rami Amavi Thauvin  | 
Report | Dubois  Pallois Girotto  | 
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,232 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 10 March 2018 29 | Nantes | 1–0 | Troyes | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Sala  | 
Report | Walter  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 17,776 Referee: Jérôme Brisard  | 
| 18 March 2018 30 | Metz | 1–1 | Nantes | Metz | 
| 15:00 | Roux  Rivierez Diagne  | 
Report | Rongier  | 
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 1 April 2018 31 | Nantes | 0–3 | Saint-Étienne | Nantes | 
| 17:00 | Thomasson  Rongier Bammou  | 
Report | Debuchy  Cabella  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 31,043 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste  | 
| 7 April 2018 32 | Monaco | 2–1 | Nantes | Monaco | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jorge  Falcao Lopes Glik Jemerson Subašić  | 
Report | Thomasson  Krhin Dubois Sala  | 
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,557 Referee: François Letexier  | 
| 14 April 2018 33 | Nantes | 1–1 | Dijon | Nantes | 
| 20:00 | Nakoulma  | 
Report | Kwon  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,209 Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 20 April 2018 34 | Nantes | 1–1 | Rennes | Nantes | 
| 19:30 | Nakoulma  Sala Thomasson Girotto Ngom  | 
Report | Sakho  Prcic Pallois  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 32,431 Referee: Benoît Bastien  | 
| 28 April 2018 35 | Lyon | 2–0 | Nantes | Décines-Charpieu | 
| 17:00 | Depay  Morel Traoré  | 
Report | El Ghanassy  | 
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 50,443 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 6 May 2018 36 | Nantes | 0–2 | Montpellier | Nantes | 
| 17:00 | Report | Cozza  Dolly Mbenza Mendes Poaty  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,895 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 12 May 2018 37 | Angers | 0–2 | Nantes | Angers | 
| 21:00 | Report | Djidji  Lucas Lima Coulibaly  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 15,550 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 19 May 2018 38 | Nantes | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Nantes | 
| 21:00 | Dubois  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,595 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
Coupe de France
| 7 January 2018 Round of 64 | US Municipale Senlis | 0–4 | Nantes | Beauvais | 
| 17:30 CET | Report | Bammou  Rongier Sala  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bastien Dechepy  | 
| 23 January 2018 Round of 32 | Nantes | 3–4 | Auxerre | Nantes | 
| 18:30 CET | Thomasson  Dubois Lucas Lima  | 
Report | Touré  Konaté Pallois Westberg Ayé Sangaré  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 13,618 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
Coupe de la Ligue
| 25 October 2017 Third Round | Tours | 3–1 | Nantes | Tours | 
| 21:05 CEST | Miguel  Mancini Raveloson Bouazza  | 
Report | Lucas Lima  Walongwa Alcibiade  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 9,477 Referee: Thomas Léonard  | 
References
- ^ "France - FC Nantes - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". soccerway.com. Soccerway.
 - ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.