This is a list of the seasons played by FC Nantes , from their entry into the Championnat de France Division 2 in 1945 until the present day. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions are listed.
Nantes has been very successful in domestic competitions, winning eight French top division titles. The club is also four-time winners of the Coupe de France and three-time winners of the Trophée des Champions, and won the Coupe de la Ligue in 1965. Since 1945, Nantes has spent 55 seasons in Ligue 1/Division 1, including 44 consecutive seasons between 1963 and 2007. The club has spent the remaining 23 seasons of their existence in Ligue 2/Division 2, having never been relegated below this level. They have been relegated only twice in their history, in 2007 and 2009.
A Nantes player has finished as top scorer in the top division on six occasions. These are listed in bold in the table below.
Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rank | Cup | LC | Other | Top Scorer(s) |
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1945–46 [1] | D2 Nord | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 26 | 5th | ||||
1946–47 [1] | D2 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 45 | 8th | R2 | |||
1947–48 [1] | D2 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 81 | −2 | 38 | 11th | R1 | |||
1948–49 [1] | D2 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 38 | 9th | R2 | |||
1949–50 [1] | D2 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 27 | 17th | R2 | |||
1950–51 [1] | D2 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 29 | 10th | ||||
1951–52 [1] | D2 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 42 | 4th | R1 | |||
1952–53 [1] | D2 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 39 | 6th | R1 | QF | ||
1953–54 [1] | D2 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 36 | 9th | R1 | R1 | ||
1954–55 [1] | D2 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 35 | 10th | R1 | R3 | ||
1955–56 [1] | D2 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 30 | 17th | R1 | R1 | ||
1956–57 [1] | D2 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 36 | 13th | R2 | R2 | ||
1957–58 [1] | D2 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 37 | 13th | R1 | R1 | ||
1958–59 [1] | D2 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 35 | 14th | R1 | |||
1959–60 [1] | D2 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 10 | 41 | 8th | R1 | R1 | ||
1960–61 [1] | D2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 36 | 11th | R1 | R1 | ||
1961–62 [1] | D2 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 40 | 6th | R1 | R1 | ||
1962–63 [1] | D2 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | ||
1963–64 [2] | D1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 34 | 8th | SF | QF | Jacques Simon, 11 [3] | |
1964–65 | D1 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 45 | 21 | 43 | 1st | R3 | Drago – QF | Jacques Simon, 24 | |
Ligue – W | ||||||||||||||
1965–66 | D1 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 1st | RU | CdC – W | Philippe Gondet, 36 | |
EC – PR | ||||||||||||||
1966–67 | D1 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 81 | 51 | 30 | 50 | 2nd | R3 | CdC – RU | Philippe Gondet, 14 Francis Magny, 14 | |
EC – R2 | ||||||||||||||
1967–68 [4] | D1 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 41 | 7th | R3 | Jacques Simon, 12 | ||
1968–69 [5] | D1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 32 | 10th | R2 | Bernard Blanchet, 13 | ||
1969–70 [6] | D1 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 33 | 10th | RU | Bernard Blanchet, 17 | ||
1970–71 [7] | D1 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 46 | 3rd | R3 | ECWC – R2 | Bernard Blanchet, 15 [8] | |
1971–72 [7] | D1 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 48 | 22 | 43 | 7th | R2 | UC – R2 | Ángel Marcos, 20 | |
1972–73 [9] | D1 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 31 | 36 | 55 | 1st | RU | Ángel Marcos, 11 [10] | ||
1973–74 [11] | D1 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 41 | 22 | 58 | 2nd | QF | CdC – RU | Hugo Curioni, 14 [12] | |
EC – R1 | ||||||||||||||
1974–75 [13] | D1 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 45 | 5th | R1 | UC – R2 | Hugo Curioni, 19 | |
1975–76 [14] | D1 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 23 | 50 | 4th | R1 | Gilles Rampillon, 16 | ||
1976–77 [15] | D1 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 1st | SF | Omar Sahnoun, 15 | ||
1977–78 [16] | D1 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 26 | 34 | 52 | 2nd | QF | EC – R2 | Éric Pécout, 14 | |
1978–79 [17] | D1 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 33 | 52 | 54 | 2nd | W | UC – R1 | Éric Pécout, 22 | |
1979–80 [18] | D1 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 30 | 46 | 57 | 1st | R2 | ECWC – SF | Éric Pécout, 13 Víctor Trossero, 13 | |
1980–81 [7] | D1 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 74 | 36 | 38 | 55 | 2nd | R3 | EC – R2 | Bruno Baronchelli, 11 [19] | |
1981–82 [7] | D1 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 43 | 6th | R1 | UC – R1 | José Touré, 13 [20] | |
1982–83 [7] | D1 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 29 | 48 | 58 | 1st | RU | Vahid Halilhodžić, 27 | ||
1983–84 [7] | D1 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 45 | 6th | SF | Été – Grp | EC – R1 | Vahid Halilhodžić, 13 [21] |
1984–85 [7] | D1 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 55 | 2nd | QF | Vahid Halilhodžić, 28 | ||
1985–86 [22] | D1 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 2nd | R1 | Été – Grp | UC – QF | Vahid Halilhodžić, 18 |
1986–87 [7] | D1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 36 | 12th | R1 | UC – R1 | Philippe Anziani, 10 | |
1987–88 [7] | D1 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 39 | 10th | R2 | Mo Johnston, 13 | ||
In 1988–89, 3 points were awarded for a win as a one year experiment. | ||||||||||||||
1988–89 [23] | D1 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 57 | 7th | R3 | Mo Johnston, 9 Thierno Youm, 9 | ||
1989–90 | D1 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 40 | 7th | R3 | Thierno Youm, 7 [24] | ||
1990–91 | D1 | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | 15th | QF | Christophe Robert, 9 [25] | ||
1991–92 | D1 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 38 | 9th | R1 | Été – QF | Nicolas Ouédec, 7 [26] |
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