2024–25 Montpellier HSC season

Montpellier HSC
2024–25 season
President	Laurent Nicollin
Manager	Michel Der Zakarian; (until 20 October); Jean-Louis Gasset; (from 22 October)
Stadium	Stade de la Mosson
Ligue 1	18th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Akor Adams (3); All: ; Akor Adams (3)
Highest home attendance	15,706 vs Strasbourg
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 September 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 106th season in the history of the Montpellier HSC, and it will also be the 16th consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Coupe de France.

Squad

As of 11 September 2024^[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	BIH	Belmin Dizdarević
3	DF	GUI	Issiaga Sylla
4	DF	MLI	Boubakar Kouyaté
5	DF	MLI	Modibo Sagnan
6	DF	FRA	Christopher Jullien
7	FW	FRA	Arnaud Nordin
8	FW	NGA	Akor Adams
9	FW	JOR	Mousa Al-Tamari
10	FW	TUN	Wahbi Khazri
11	MF	FRA	Téji Savanier (captain)
12	MF	FRA	Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13	MF	FRA	Joris Chotard
14	FW	MAR	Othmane Maamma


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	SUI	Gabriel Barès
16	GK	COD	Dimitry Bertaud
17	DF	FRA	Théo Sainte-Luce
19	MF	CGO	Rabby Nzingoula (on loan from Strasbourg)
20	MF	MLI	Birama Touré
21	DF	FRA	Lucas Mincarelli
22	MF	FRA	Khalil Fayad
27	DF	SUI	Bećir Omeragić
28	FW	CMR	Glenn Ngosso
29	DF	CMR	Enzo Tchato
40	GK	FRA	Benjamin Lecomte
70	FW	FRA	Tanguy Coulibaly
77	DF	MLI	Falaye Sacko

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
19	MF	Rabby Nzingoula	Strasbourg	Loan	28 August 2024	^[2]
20	MF	Birama Touré	Unattached	Free	11 September 2024	^[3]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Maxime Estève	Burnley	€12 million	10 June 2024	^[4]
MF	Léo Leroy	Basel	€500,000^[A]	21 June 2024	^[5]
DF	Silvan Hefti	Genoa	Loan return	1 July 2024
MF	Yann Karamoh	Torino	Loan return	1 July 2024
MF	Sacha Delaye	Austria Lustanau	Free	18 July 2024	^[6]^[7]

^ Transfer fee between €500,000 and €1 million, according to L'Équipe.

Friendlies

Pre-season

20 July 2024 Friendly	Montpellier	3–3	Girona	Les Preses
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nordin 19' Khazri 71' (pen.), 85'		Dovbyk 24', 38' Vallejo 81'	Stadium: Instalaciones de Royalverd Attendance: 0

27 July 2024 Friendly	Southampton	3–1	Montpellier	Spain
11:00

31 July 2024 Friendly	Montpellier	1–2	Saint-Étienne
18:00

4 August 2024 Friendly	Fiorentina	2–1	Montpellier	Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
15:30				Stadium: Stadio Curva Fiesole - Viola Park

7 August 2024 Friendly	Montpellier	2–0	Cannes
18:00

10 August 2024 Friendly	Mainz 05	3–1	Montpellier	Mainz, Germany
15:30				Stadium: MEWA ARENA

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	18 August 2024	18 May 2025	Matchday 1	10	1	1	8	8	30	−22	010.00
Coupe de France				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				10	1	1	8	8	30	−22	010.00

Last updated: 3 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Le Havre	12	4	0	8	10	23	−13	12
15	Rennes	12	3	2	7	13	19	−6	11
16	Nantes	12	2	4	6	14	19	−5	10	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Angers	12	2	4	6	13	21	−8	10	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Montpellier	12	2	1	9	11	32	−21	7	Relegation to Ligue 2

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Ligue 1
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 scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[8]

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
10	1	1	8	8	33	−25	4	1	1	3	5	14	−9	0	0	5	3	19	−16

Last updated: 3 November 2024.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	L	W
Position	9	14	16

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 21 June 2024.^[9]

18 August 2024 1	Montpellier	1–1	Strasbourg	Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri 21' Sagnan 52' Savanier 67' (pen.) Nordin 78' Al-Taamari 90+2'	Report	Sylla 27' Diarra 58' Doukouré 82' Fila 90+8'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,706 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

23 August 2024 2	Paris Saint-Germain	6–0	Montpellier	Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Barcola 4', 53' Asensio 24' Dembélé 55' Hakimi 58' Zaïre-Emery 60' Lee 82'	Report	Sacko 33' Chotard 45+1' Kouyaté 50' Khazri 57'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Marc Bollengier

31 August 2024 3	Montpellier	1–3	Nantes	Montpellier
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adams 30' Nzingoula 85' Ferri 90+3'	Report	Abline 24' Simon 45+7' (pen.) Coco 81' Lafont 85' Mohamed 85'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Benoît Millot

22 September 2024 5	Montpellier	3–2	Auxerre	Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adams 65', 75' Sagnan 71'		Traorè 18' Onaiwu 72'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

28 September 2024 6	Monaco	2–1	Montpellier	Monaco
				Stadium: Stade Louis II

6 October 2024 7	Reims	4–2	Montpellier	Reims
				Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune

20 October 2024 8	Montpellier	0–5	Marseille	Montpellier
20:45				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,461 Referee: Clément Turpin

27 October 2024 9	Montpellier	0–3	Toulouse	Montpellier
17:00 UTC+1	Savanier 51'		Aboukhlal 5', 8' King 27'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Thomas Léonard

3 November 2024 10	Le Havre	1–0	Montpellier	Le Havre
17:00	Touré 73' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade Océane

Coupe de France

References

^ "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Rabby Nzingoula prêté à Montpellier" (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Birama Touré rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
^ "Maxime Estève quitte Montpellier et rejoint Burnley". L'Équipe (in French). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Deghetto, Marie (21 June 2024). "Foot : Léo Leroy signe en Suisse". La Gazette de Montpellier (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "SACHA DELAYE REJOINT LE CLUB AUTRICHIEN DU SC AUSTRIA LUSTENAU" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ "[OFFICIEL] SACHA DELAYE QUITTE LE MHSC ET S'ENGAGE EN AUTRICHE". Esprit Paillade (in French). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ Garlan, Victor (June 21, 2024). "La LFP dévoile le nouveau calendrier de la Ligue 1 édition 2024-2025". Foot Mercato (in French).

[5] Transfer fee between €500,000 and €1 million, according to L'Équipe.

[1] "Effectif et staff" [Squad and staff] (in French). Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[2] "Rabby Nzingoula prêté à Montpellier" (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[3] "Birama Touré rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[4] "Maxime Estève quitte Montpellier et rejoint Burnley". L'Équipe (in French). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[6] Deghetto, Marie (21 June 2024). "Foot : Léo Leroy signe en Suisse". La Gazette de Montpellier (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[7] "SACHA DELAYE REJOINT LE CLUB AUTRICHIEN DU SC AUSTRIA LUSTENAU" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[8] "[OFFICIEL] SACHA DELAYE QUITTE LE MHSC ET S'ENGAGE EN AUTRICHE". Esprit Paillade (in French). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[9] "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[10] Garlan, Victor (June 21, 2024). "La LFP dévoile le nouveau calendrier de la Ligue 1 édition 2024-2025". Foot Mercato (in French).

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