Derby du Languedoc

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Derby du Languedoc
Other namesLanguedoc derby
Location Languedoc-Roussillon
TeamsMontpellier
Nîmes Olympique
First meetingNîmes 2–0 Montpelliérain
(1 July 1933)
1933–34 French Division 1
Latest meetingNîmes 1–1 Montpellier
(14 March 2021)
2020–21 Ligue 1
StadiumsStade de la Mosson (Montpellier)
Stade des Antonins (Nîmes)
Statistics
Meetings total25
Most winsNîmes (11)
Most player appearancesSee below (5 apps)
Top scorerJosé Parodi (4 goals)
Derby du Languedoc is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Montpellier
Montpellier
Nîmes
Nîmes

The Derby du Languedoc is a football match contested between French clubs Nîmes Olympique and Montpellier HSC.[1][2][3] The name of the derby derives from the fact that Nîmes and Montpellier are the two major clubs in France that are located in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon.

History

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Montpellier play at the Stade de la Mosson, in Montpellier, Nîmes Olympique play at the Stade des Antonins in Nîmes; the two grounds are separated by approximately 53 miles (85 km). The teams have played 25 matches in all competitions; Nîmes Olympique winning 11, Montpellier winning 7 and remaining 7 games were drawn.[citation needed]

Nîmes Olympique was considered the best club in the region from the 1950s until the early 1980s. This leadership is challenged by the rise of Montpellier in the 1970s. The club gradually weakens Nîmes by recovering many important players like Louis Landi, Michel Mézy or the coach Kader Firoud.[citation needed]

Head-to-head

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The derby has been contested the most in the top division, with 19 matches played in French Division 1/Ligue 1, Nîmes Olympique won 9 matches, Montpellier won 4 and remaining 6 were drawn, in Ligue 2, Nîmes Olympique won 1, Montpellier won 2 and 1 match was drawn, only 2 matches were played in the cup competitions, 1 in Coupe de France and 1 in Coupe de la Ligue with Nîmes Olympique winning the first one and Montpellier winning the latter.[citation needed]

Statistics

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Competition Played Montpellier wins Draws Nîmes wins Montpellier goals Nîmes goals
Ligue 1 19 4 6 9 25 37
Ligue 2 4 2 1 1 7 4
Coupe de France 1 0 0 1 0 1
Coupe de la Ligue 1 1 0 0 1 0
Total 25 7 7 11 33 42

List of matches

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League
# Season Date Competition Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Attendance H2H
1 1933–34 – French Division 1 Nîmes 2–0 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin – +1
2 – Montpelliérain 2–4 Nîmes Stade de la Croix d'Argent – +2
3 1934–35 – French Division 1 Nîmes 4–5 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin – +1
4 – Montpelliérain 0–3 Nîmes Stade de la Croix d'Argent – +2
5 1952–53 11 September 1952 French Division 1 Nîmes 4–2 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin – +3
6 25 January 1953 Montpelliérain 2–5 Nîmes Stade de la Croix d'Argent – +4
7 1961–62 15 October 1961 French Division 1 Nîmes 3–1 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin 12,348 +5
8 25 March 1962 Montpelliérain 3–5 Nîmes Parc des Sports 18,420 +6
9 1962–63 21 October 1962 French Division 1 Montpelliérain 1–1 Nîmes Parc des Sports 15,613 +6
10 24 March 1963 Nîmes 1–1 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin 6,518 +6
11 1991–92 5 October 1991 French Division 1 Montpellier 0–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 20,000 +6
12 24 March 1963 Nîmes 2–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières 16,965 +7
13 1992–93 6 October 1992 French Division 1 Nîmes 4–2 Montpellier Stade des Costières 10,586 +7
14 12 March 1993 Montpellier 1–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 11,833 +6
15 2000–01 12 August 2000 French Division 2 Nîmes 0–2 Montpellier Stade des Costières 16,400 +5
16 30 November 2000 Montpellier 3–1 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 16,761 +4
17 2008–09 31 October 2008 Ligue 2 Montpellier 1–1 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 16,115 +4
18 10 April 2009 Nîmes 2–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières 14,853 +5
19 2018–19 30 September 2018 Ligue 1 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 20,054 +4
20 3 February 2019 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières 18,045 +4
21 2019–20 25 September 2019 Ligue 1 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 16,445 +4
– 11 April 2020 Nîmes DNP Montpellier Stade des Costières – +4
23 2020–21 4 October 2020 Ligue 1 Montpellier 0–1 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson 0[a] +5
24 14 March 2021 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières 0[b] +5
  1. ^ Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
  2. ^ Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
Cup
# Season Date Competition Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Attendance Round
1 1995–96 14 April 1996 Coupe de France Nîmes 1–0 Montpellier Stade des Costières 21,366 Semi-finals
2 1996–97 10 January 1997 Coupe de la Ligue Nîmes 0–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières 8,000 Round of 16

Records

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All-time top goalscorers

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Rank Nation Player Club(s) Years League Coupe
de France 		Coupe de
la Ligue 		Overall
1 Paraguay José Parodi Nîmes 1961–1967 4 0 0 4
2 Algeria Andy Delort Nîmes 2009–2010 0 0 0 3
Montpellier 2018–2019, 2019–2021 3 0 0
3 France Philippe Vercruysse Nîmes 1991–1993 2 0 0 2
Algeria Salah Djebaïli Nîmes 1955–1966 2 0 0
France Toifilou Maoulida Montpellier 1997–2001 2 0 0
Nîmes 2014–2016 0 0 0

All-time most appearances

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Rank Nation Player Club(s) Years League Coupe
de France 		Coupe de
la Ligue 		Overall
1 Algeria Andy Delort Nîmes 2009–2010 0 0 0 5
Montpellier 2018–2019, 2019–2021 5 0 0
France Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier 2018–2021 5 0 0
France Renaud Ripart Nîmes 2011–2021 5 0 0
France Daniel Congré Montpellier 2012–2021 5 0 0
France Fabien Lefèvre Montpellier 1991–1997, 2000–2004 3 1 1
France Florent Mollet Montpellier 2018–2022 5 0 0
France Franck Touron Nîmes 1989–1994, 1995–1997 4 1 0

Results

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Most total goals in a match

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Goals Result Date Competition
9 Nîmes 4–5 Montpelliérain 1935 1934–35 French Division 1
8 Montpelliérain 3–5 Nîmes 25 March 1962 1961–62 French Division 1
7 Montpelliérain 2–5 Nîmes 25 January 1953 1952–53 French Division 1
6 Nîmes 4–2 Montpellier 6 October 1992 1992–93 French Division 1

Longest runs

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Most consecutive wins
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Games Club Period
5 Nîmes 1935 – 25 March 1962
3 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 30 November 2000
Most consecutive matches without a draw
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Games Period
8 1933 – 25 March 1962
6 6 October 1992 – 30 November 2000
Longest undefeated runs
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Games Club Period
10 Nîmes 1935 – 6 October 1992
4 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 31 October 2008
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
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Games Club Period
2 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 12 August 2000
Most consecutive games scoring
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Games Club Period
11 Nîmes 1933 – 24 March 1963
8 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 25 September 2019

Players who played for both clubs

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Player Montpellier career Nîmes career
Span Apps Goals Span Apps Goals
France Michel Mézy 1979–1982 78 1 1965–1975, 1977–1979 319 20
France Laurent Blanc 1983–1991 243 76 1992–1993 29 1
France Eric Cantona 1989–1990 33 10 1991 16 2
France Toifilou Maoulida 1997–2001 118 26 2014–2016 74 16
France Omar Belbey 2000–2002 43 1 1995–2000 113 1
Algeria Andy Delort 2018–2019, 2019–2021 106 47 2009–2010 3 0
France Téji Savanier 2019–present 151 43 2015–2019 132 22
France Théo Sainte-Luce 2022–present 9 1 2019–2022 34 2

Players currently playing for their respective Derby du Languedoc club are written in bold.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nicolas, Couet; Julien, Landry (28 September 2018). "Ligue 1 : Pourquoi Montpellier et Nîmes se détestent autant". rmcsport.bfmtv.com (in French).
  2. ^ "Nîmes frustrate Montpellier in Derby du Languedoc". ligue1.com. 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ Adam, White; Eric, Devin (1 October 2018). "Ligue 1 suffers more crowd trouble as rival fans battle over stolen banner". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "From Nîmes to Montpellier: Crossing the derby divide". ligue1.com. December 3, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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