2020–21 Montpellier HSC season

Montpellier 2020–21 football season
Montpellier
2020–21 season
PresidentLaurent Nicollin
Head coachMichel Der Zakarian
StadiumStade de la Mosson
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gaëtan Laborde (16)

All:
Andy Delort (19)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 season was the 94th season in the existence of Montpellier HSC and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Montpellier participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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 Switzerland SUI Jonas Omlin
2 DF France FRA Arnaud Souquet
3 DF France FRA Daniel Congré (vice-captain)
4 DF Brazil BRA Hilton (captain)
5 DF Portugal POR Pedro Mendes
6 MF France FRA Junior Sambia
7 DF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić
9 FW Algeria ALG Andy Delort
10 FW France FRA Gaëtan Laborde
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier
12 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri
13 MF France FRA Joris Chotard
14 MF France FRA Damien Le Tallec
16 GK France FRA Dimitry Bertaud
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW France FRA Yanis Ammour
19 FW England ENG Stephy Mavididi
20 MF South Africa RSA Keagan Dolly
21 FW France FRA Elye Wahi
24 FW South Korea KOR Yun Il-lok
25 MF France FRA Florent Mollet
26 MF France FRA Samy Benchama
27 DF France FRA Clément Vidal
28 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Béni Makouana
30 GK France FRA Mathis Carvalho
31 DF France FRA Nicolas Cozza
32 FW Serbia SRB Petar Škuletić
DF Uruguay URU Mathías Suárez

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 Cameroon CMR Ambroise Oyongo (on loan at FC Krasnodar)
DF France FRA Thibaut Vargas (on loan at LB Châteauroux)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Kylian Kaïboué (on loan at Sète)
FW France FRA Bastian Badu (on loan at FC Chambly)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sète France v France Montpellier
25 July 2020 Friendly Sète France Cancelled France Montpellier Sète, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis Michel
Strasbourg France v France Montpellier
28 July 2020 Friendly Strasbourg France 2–1 France Montpellier Divonne-les-Bains, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
Bastia France v France Montpellier
1 August 2020 Friendly Bastia France 2–2 France Montpellier Furiani, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Marseille France v France Montpellier
5 August 2020 Friendly Marseille France Cancelled France Montpellier Marseille, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Montpellier France v France Clermont
8 August 2020 Friendly Montpellier France Cancelled France Clermont Millau, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Monteillet
Montpellier France v France Rodez
14 August 2020 Friendly Montpellier France 3–1 France Rodez Montpellier, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Bardy 2'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Metz France v France Montpellier
22 August 2020 Friendly Metz France 1–1 France Montpellier Besançon, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Montpellier France v France Clermont
4 September 2020 Friendly Montpellier France 1–3 France Clermont Montpellier, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Centre d'entraînement Bernard-Gasset

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 29 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 036.84
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 12 May 2021 Round of 64 Semi-finals 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 080.00
Total 43 18 13 12 69 66 +3 041.86

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

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 12 12 60 62  −2 54 7 4 8 34 35  −1 7 8 4 26 27  −1

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]

Rennes v Montpellier
29 August 2020 2 Rennes 2–1 Montpellier Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Referee: Willy Delajod
Montpellier v Nice
12 September 2020 3 Montpellier 3–1 Nice Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Antony Gautier
Montpellier v Lyon
15 September 2020 1 Montpellier 2–1 Lyon Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Frank Schneider
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 August, but postponed due the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[3]
Montpellier v Angers
20 September 2020 4 Montpellier 4–1 Angers Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
Dijon v Montpellier
27 September 2020 5 Dijon 2–2 Montpellier Dijon
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Referee: Aurélien Petit
Montpellier v Nîmes
4 October 2020 6 Montpellier 0–1 Nîmes Montpellier
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Benoît Millot
Monaco v Montpellier
18 October 2020 7 Monaco 1–1 Montpellier Monaco
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Montpellier v Reims
25 October 2020 8 Montpellier 0–4 Reims Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Dia 9' (pen.), 13', 56' (pen.)
  • Mbuku 31'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Willy Delajod
Saint-Étienne v Montpellier
1 November 2020 9 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Bordeaux v Montpellier
7 November 2020 10 Bordeaux 0–2 Montpellier Bordeaux
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
Montpellier v Strasbourg
22 November 2020 11 Montpellier 4–3 Strasbourg Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Lorient v Montpellier
29 November 2020 12 Lorient 0–1 Montpellier Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Montpellier v Paris Saint-Germain
5 December 2020 13 Montpellier 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Lens v Montpellier
12 December 2020 14 Lens 2–3 Montpellier Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
Montpellier v Metz
16 December 2020 15 Montpellier 0–2 Metz Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Brest v Montpellier
20 December 2020 16 Brest 2–2 Montpellier Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
Montpellier v Lille
23 December 2020 17 Montpellier 2–3 Lille Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Marseille v Montpellier
6 January 2021 18 Marseille 3–1 Montpellier Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
Montpellier v Nantes
9 January 2021 19 Montpellier 1–1 Nantes Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
Montpellier v Monaco
15 January 2021 20 Montpellier 2–3 Monaco Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
Paris Saint-Germain v Montpellier
22 January 2021 21 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Montpellier Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Omlin Red card 19'
  • Mendes Yellow card 45+1'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
Montpellier v Lens
30 January 2021 22 Montpellier 1–2 Lens Montpellier
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Metz v Montpellier
3 February 2021 23 Metz 1–1 Montpellier Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Montpellier v Dijon
7 February 2021 24 Montpellier 4–2 Dijon Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
Lyon v Montpellier
13 February 2021 25 Lyon 1–2 Montpellier Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
Montpellier v Rennes
21 February 2021 26 Montpellier 2–1 Rennes Montpellier
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Reims v Montpellier
28 February 2021 27 Reims 0–0 Montpellier Reims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
Montpellier v Lorient
3 March 2021 28 Montpellier 1–1 Lorient Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Nîmes v Montpellier
14 March 2021 29 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Nîmes
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
Montpellier v Bordeaux
21 March 2021 30 Montpellier 3–1 Bordeaux Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Angers v Montpellier
4 April 2021 31 Angers 1–1 Montpellier Angers
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
Montpellier v Marseille
10 April 2021 32 Montpellier 3–3 Marseille Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Lille v Montpellier
16 April 2021 33 Lille 1–1 Montpellier Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
Nice v Montpellier
25 April 2021 34 Nice 3–1 Montpellier Nice
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Montpellier v Saint-Étienne
2 May 2021 35 Montpellier 1–2 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
Strasbourg v Montpellier
9 May 2021 36 Strasbourg 2–3 Montpellier Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Montpellier v Brest
16 May 2021 37 Montpellier 0–0 Brest Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
Nantes v Montpellier
23 May 2021 38 Nantes 1–2 Montpellier Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

Strasbourg v Montpellier
10 February 2021 Round of 64 Strasbourg 0–2 Montpellier Strasbourg
14:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Olympique Alès v Montpellier
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Olympique Alès 1–2 Montpellier Alès
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
  • El Bakkal 22'
  • Mboup Yellow card 81'
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre Pibarot
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant v Montpellier
7 April 2021 Round of 16 Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant 0–1 Montpellier Châteaubriant
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Mukoko Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Ville en Bois
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Canet Roussillon FC v Montpellier
20 April 2021 Quarter-finals Canet Roussillon FC 1–2 Montpellier Perpignan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ouadoudi 25' (pen.), Yellow card 62'
  • Lybohy Yellow card 73'
Report
Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Montpellier v Paris Saint-Germain
12 May 2021 Semi-finals Montpellier 2–2
(5–6 p)
Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Jonas Omlin 31 0 31 0 0 0
16 GK France FRA Dimitry Bertaud 12 0 7 0 5 0
30 GK France FRA Mathis Carvalho 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF France FRA Arnaud Souquet 27 1 14+9 1 4 0
3 DF France FRA Daniel Congré 43 2 38 2 4+1 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Hilton 33 0 24+5 0 4 0
5 DF Portugal POR Pedro Mendes 24 2 19+3 2 2 0
7 DF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić 37 0 26+8 0 2+1 0
27 DF France FRA Clément Vidal 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
31 DF France FRA Nicolas Cozza 23 0 15+5 0 3 0
DF Uruguay URU Mathías Suárez 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF France FRA Junior Sambia 41 1 26+10 1 2+3 0
11 MF France FRA Téji Savanier 31 5 26+1 5 2+2 0
12 MF France FRA Jordan Ferri 38 0 31+3 0 4 0
13 MF France FRA Joris Chotard 33 0 11+18 0 2+2 0
14 MF France FRA Damien Le Tallec 27 0 13+10 0 2+2 0
20 MF South Africa RSA Keagan Dolly 21 0 3+15 0 1+2 0
25 MF France FRA Florent Mollet 39 3 30+4 3 4+1 0
26 MF France FRA Samy Benchama 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
33 MF France FRA Sacha Delaye 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Algeria ALG Andy Delort 34 15 30 15 4 0
10 FW France FRA Gaëtan Laborde 43 16 38 16 3+2 0
18 FW France FRA Yanis Ammour 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Stephy Mavididi 40 9 23+12 9 3+2 0
21 FW France FRA Elye Wahi 22 3 3+15 3 2+2 0
24 FW South Korea KOR Yun Il-lok 13 0 3+9 0 1 0
28 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Béni Makouana 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Serbia SRB Petar Škuletić 24 2 19+1 2 1+3 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 DF Cameroon CMR Ambroise Oyongo 13 1 5+8 1 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 15 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 9 FW Algeria Andy Delort 9 0 9
2 10 FW France Gaëtan Laborde 6 0 6
3 19 FW England Stephy Mavididi 4 0 4
4 11 MF France Téji Savanier 3 0 3
25 MF France Florent Mollet 3 0 3
6 3 DF France Daniel Congré 2 0 2
5 DF Portugal Pedro Mendes 2 0 2
8 2 DF France Arnaud Souquet 1 0 1
8 DF Cameroon Ambroise Oyongo 1 0 1
32 FW Serbia Petar Škuletić 1 0 1
33 FW France Elye Wahi 1 0 1
Totals 33 0 33

References

  1. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Montpellier Hérault SC - Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz rescheduled". Ligue1. 20 August 2020.

External links

  • Official website