Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes, is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club. From 1992 to 2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes Atlantique before reverting to its current name at the start of the 2007–08 season. Nantes play in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France. Nantes is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight Ligue 1 titles, four Coupe de France wins and attained one Coupe de la Ligue victory.
Dominique Baratelli is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Quentin Oyamo Westberg is a former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, Westberg opted to represent the United States on the international level and is a former youth international having represented the team at under-17 and under-20 level, whom he played with at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The 2006–07 Ligue 1 season was the 69th since its establishment, and started in August 2006 and ended in May 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won their sixth consecutive title.
Zakaria Allaoui El-Achraf is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper.
Benjamin Nivet is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
For the 2002–03 season, the French Division 1 was renamed as Ligue 1 and was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons. Lyon won the 2002–03 Ligue 1 season of the French Association Football League with 68 points.
Franck Grandel is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Nicolas Goussé is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward who is the assistant coach of Ligue 2 club Annecy.
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour was a professional-Algerian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mohamed Bradja is a football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Troyes. A centre-back, he spent his entire playing career with Troyes. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level, participating at the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Jacques "Jacky" Bonnevay is a French football coach and former player, who is assistant manager of Saint-Étienne.
Matthieu Dreyer is a French professional footballer who has played as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
Denis Troch is a French former professional football player and now manager.
Djibril Sidibé is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.
Paul Jean François Bernardoni is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport.
Nicolas Pépé is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Nicolas Lemaître is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Troyes.
The 2022–23 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. It began on 5 August 2022 and concluded on 3 June 2023.
The 2022–23 season was the 96th season in the history of OGC Nice and their 21st consecutive season in the topflight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
