2017–18 Montpellier HSC season

Montpellier HSC
2017–18 season
Chairman	Laurent Nicollin
Manager	Michel Der Zakarian
Stadium	Stade de la Mosson
Ligue 1	10th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Coupe de la Ligue	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Giovanni Sio (10); All: ; Isaac Mbenza; Giovanni Sio; (10 each)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Montpellier HSC season was the club's 91st season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Montpellier participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 January 2018^[1]

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	FRA	Laurent Pionnier
2	DF	FRA	Ruben Aguilar
3	DF	FRA	Daniel Congré
4	DF	BRA	Vitorino Hilton (captain)
5	DF	POR	Pedro Mendes
6	MF	FRA	Junior Sambia (on loan from Niort)
7	MF	FRA	Paul Lasne
8	DF	CMR	Ambroise Oyongo
9	FW	FRA	Jonathan Ikoné (on loan from Paris SG)
13	MF	TUN	Ellyes Skhiri (vice-captain)
14	FW	CIV	Giovanni Sio
15	DF	FRA	Bryan Passi
16	GK	FRA	Dimitry Bertaud


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	FRA	Jérémie Porsan-Clemente
18	FW	BEL	Isaac Mbenza
19	FW	SEN	Souleymane Camara
20	FW	RSA	Keagan Dolly
22	MF	FRA	Killian Sanson
23	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele
24	DF	FRA	Jérôme Roussillon
26	DF	FRA	Morgan Poaty
27	MF	URU	Facundo Píriz (on loan from Grozny)
29	FW	CHA	Casimir Ninga
31	DF	FRA	Nicolas Cozza
40	GK	FRA	Benjamin Lecomte

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
—	GK	FRA	Jonathan Ligali (on loan to Dunkerque)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 July 2017 Friendly	Montpellier	0–1	Rodez
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

19 July 2017 Friendly	Montpellier	0–2	Clermont Foot
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

22 July 2017 Friendly	Toulouse	1–1	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

26 July 2017 Friendly	Montpellier	1–0	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

30 July 2017 Friendly	Montpellier	1–1	Lyon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

5 August 2017 Friendly	Montpellier	1–0	Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

6 October 2017 Friendly	Girona	3–2	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	5 August 2017	19 May 2018	Matchday 1	10th	38	11	18	9	36	33	+3	028.95
Coupe de France	6 January 2018	7 February 2018	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	1	1	1	6	6	+0	033.33
Coupe de la Ligue	24 October 2017	31 January 2018	Third round	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	075.00
Total					45	15	19	11	49	42	+7	033.33

Last updated: 19 May 2018
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
12	Guingamp	38	12	11	15	48	59	−11	47

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]

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	11	18	9	36	33	+3	51	5	9	5	20	19	+1	6	9	4	16	14	+2

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Ligue 1

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	D
Position	8	11	9	12	17	12	12	13	11	8	9	8	8	7	7	8	7	11	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	8	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	10

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 15 June 2017.^[3]

5 August 2017 1	Montpellier	1–0	Caen	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

12 August 2017 2	Toulouse	1–0	Montpellier	Toulouse
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadium Municipal

19 August 2017 3	Montpellier	1–1	Strasbourg	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

26 August 2017 4	Dijon	2–1	Montpellier	Dijon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard

9 September 2017 5	Montpellier	0–1	Nantes	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

16 September 2017 6	Troyes	0–1	Montpellier	Troyes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

23 September 2017 7	Montpellier	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

29 September 2017 8	Monaco	1–1	Montpellier	Monaco
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

15 October 2017 9	Montpellier	2–0	Nice	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

20 October 2017 10	Saint-Étienne	0–1	Montpellier	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

28 October 2017 11	Montpellier	0–1	Rennes	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

4 November 2017 12	Montpellier	1–1	Amiens	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

19 November 2017 13	Lyon	0–0	Montpellier	Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

25 November 2017 14	Montpellier	3–0	Lille	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

29 November 2017 15	Guingamp	0–0	Montpellier	Guingamp
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Roudourou

3 December 2017 16	Montpellier	1–1	Marseille	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

9 December 2017 17	Angers	1–1	Montpellier	Angers
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

16 December 2017 18	Montpellier	1–3	Metz	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

20 December 2017 19	Bordeaux	0–2	Montpellier	Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

13 January 2018 20	Montpellier	0–0	Monaco	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

17 January 2018 21	Amiens	1–1	Montpellier	Amiens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

20 January 2018 22	Montpellier	2–1	Toulouse	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

27 January 2018 23	Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Montpellier	Paris
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

3 February 2018 24	Montpellier	2–1	Angers	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

10 February 2018 25	Metz	0–1	Montpellier	Metz
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

17 February 2018 26	Montpellier	1–1	Guingamp	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

23 February 2018 27	Strasbourg	0–0	Montpellier	Strasbourg
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

4 March 2018 28	Montpellier	1–1	Lyon	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

10 March 2018 29	Lille	1–1	Montpellier	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

17 March 2018 30	Montpellier	2–2	Dijon	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

1 April 2018 31	Caen	1–3	Montpellier	Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

8 April 2018 32	Marseille	0–0	Montpellier	Marseille
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

15 April 2018 33	Montpellier	1–3	Bordeaux	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

22 April 2018 34	Nice	1–0	Montpellier	Nice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera

27 April 2018 35	Montpellier	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

6 May 2018 36	Nantes	0–2	Montpellier	Nantes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

12 May 2018 37	Montpellier	1–1	Troyes	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

19 May 2018 38	Rennes	1–1	Montpellier	Rennes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park

Coupe de France

6 January 2018 Round of 64	CA Pontarlier	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Montpellier	Pontarlier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Paul Robbe Attendance: 2,980 Referee: Frank Schneider

24 January 2018 Round of 32	Montpellier	4–3	Lorient	Montpellier
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Benoît Millot

7 February 2018 Round of 16	Montpellier	1–2	Lyon	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Coupe de la Ligue

24 October 2017 Third round	Guingamp	0–2	Montpellier	Guingamp
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,318 Referee: Benoît Millot

13 December 2017 Round of 16	Montpellier	4–1	Lyon	Montpellier
21:05 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 7,447 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

10 January 2018 Quarter-finals	Angers	0–1	Montpellier	Angers
21:05 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

31 January 2018 Semi-finals	Monaco	2–0	Montpellier	Monaco
21:05 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,024 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 19 May 2018

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Total
1	14	FW	Giovanni Sio	10	0	0	10
1	18	FW	Isaac Mbenza	8	1	1	10
3	13	MF	Ellyes Skhiri	4	0	0	4
Totals				36	6	7	49

References

^ "Équipe pro Saison 2017 / 2018". mhscfoot.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Ligue 1 Conforama : Découvrez le calendrier complet de la saison 2017/2018 !". www.programme-tv.net (in French). 15 June 2017.

External links

Official website

[1] "Équipe pro Saison 2017 / 2018". mhscfoot.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[2] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[3] "Ligue 1 Conforama : Découvrez le calendrier complet de la saison 2017/2018 !". www.programme-tv.net (in French). 15 June 2017.

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