2017–18 OGC Nice season

Nice
2017–18 season
Chairman	Jean-Pierre Rivère
Manager	Lucien Favre
Stadium	Allianz Riviera
Ligue 1	8th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mario Balotelli (18); All: ; Mario Balotelli (26)

The 2017–18 OGC Nice season was the 113th professional season of the club since its creation in 1904.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2017.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed in	Contract until	Signed from
Goalkeepers
16	Simon Pouplin	GK	(1985-05-28) 28 May 1985	2014	2018	Sochaux
30	Yoan Cardinale	GK	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994	2015	2018	Youth academy
40	Walter Benítez	GK	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993	2016		Quilmes
Defenders
2	Arnaud Souquet	RB	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992	2016	2020	Dijon
3	Gautier Lloris	CB	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995	2016	2018	Youth academy
4	Marlon Santos	CB	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995	2017	2019	Barcelona
12	Racine Coly	CB / LB	(1995-12-08) 8 December 1995	2017		Brescia
15	Patrick Burner	RB / LB	(1996-04-11) 11 April 1996	2016	2019	Youth academy
20	Maxime Le Marchand	CB / LB	(1989-10-11) 11 October 1989	2015	2018	Le Havre
23	Malang Sarr	CB	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999	2016	2021	Youth academy
24	Christophe Jallet	RB	(1983-10-31) 31 October 1983	2017		Lyon
31	Dante	CB / LB	(1983-04-18) 18 April 1983	2016	2019	Wolfsburg
34	Romain Perraud	DF	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997	2016		Youth academy
Midfielders
5	Adrien Tameze	AM	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994	2017	2021	Valenciennes
7	Allan Saint-Maximin	LW	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997	2017	2020	Monaco
8	Pierre Lees-Melou	AM	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993	2017	2021	Dijon
10	Wesley Sneijder	AM	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984	2017		Galatasaray
18	Rémi Walter	DM	(1995-04-26) 26 April 1995	2016	2019	Nancy
19	Vincent Marcel	MF	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997	2015	2021	Youth academy
21	Nampalys Mendy	DM	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992	2017	2018	Leicester City
22	Arnaud Lusamba	AM	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997	2016	2021	Nancy
25	Wylan Cyprien	CM	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	2016	2021	Lens
26	Vincent Koziello	CM	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995	2014	2019	Youth academy
33	Albert Rafetraniaina	DM	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996	2012	2018	Youth academy
Forwards
9	Mario Balotelli	ST	(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990	2016	2018	Liverpool
11	Bassem Srarfi	CM	(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997	2017	2021	Club Africain
14	Alassane Pléa	CF / RW	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993	2014	2021	Lyon
27	Jean-Victor Makengo	CM	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998	2017		Caen
29	Mickaël Le Bihan	CF	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990	2015	2019	Le Havre
36	Mohamed Lamine Diaby	CF	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001	2017		Youth academy
37	Ignatius Ganago	CF	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999	2017		Youth academy
39	Hicham Mahou	FW	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999	2017		Youth academy

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position	Final position	First match	Last match
Ligue 1	Matchday 1	—	8th	5 August 2017	19 May 2018
Coupe de France	Round of 64	—	Round of 64	6 January 2018	6 January 2018
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16	—	Quarter-finals	13 December 2017	9 January 2018
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	—	Play-off round	26 July 2017	22 August 2017
UEFA Europa League	Group stage	–	Round of 32	14 September 2017	22 February 2018

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bordeaux	38	16	7	15	53	48	+5	55	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7	Saint-Étienne	38	15	10	13	47	50	−3	55
8	Nice	38	15	9	14	53	52	+1	54
9	Nantes	38	14	10	14	36	41	−5	52
10	Montpellier	38	11	18	9	36	33	+3	51

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[2]
Notes:

Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-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	15	9	14	53	52	+1	54	10	3	6	29	23	+6	5	6	8	24	29	−5

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	L
Position	14	15	11	17	11	8	9	10	14	15	17	16	17	18	14	13	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6	8

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2017 1	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Nice	Saint-Étienne
20:00	Bamba 4' Théophile-Catherine 12' Selnæs 66'	Report	Dante 70'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 25,879 Referee: François Letexier

11 August 2017 2	Nice	1–2	Troyes	Nice
19:00	Pléa 63' (pen.) Koziello 64' Dante 90'	Report	Niane 53' Samassa 62' Vizcarrondo 62' Hérelle 77' Khaoui 85'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 24,260 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

19 August 2017 3	Nice	2–0	Guingamp	Nice
20:00	Pléa 45' Walter 47' Dante 74' Jallet 83'	Report	Didot 68'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Benoît Millot

26 August 2017 4	Amiens	3–0	Nice	Amiens
20:00	Kakuta 14' Konaté 28', 88' Ielsch 42' Monconduit 57' Dibassy 90+2'	Report	Pléa 48' Cardinale 54' Sarr 67'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,397 Referee: Johan Hamel

9 September 2017 5	Nice	4–0	Monaco	Nice
17:00	Balotelli 6' (pen.), 60', 69' Jallet 11' Pléa 18' Ganago 85'	Report	Sidibé 5' Jorge 14'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 28,995 Referee: Clément Turpin

17 September 2017 6	Rennes	0–1	Nice	Rennes
17:00	Prcić 35'	Report	Saint-Maximin 45+2' Jallet 49' Seri 69' Balotelli 79' Lees-Melou 85' Souquet 90+3'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,892 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

22 September 2017 7	Nice	2–2	Angers	Nice
19:00	Balotelli 39' (pen.), 62' Le Marchand 47' Cardinale 72' Traoré 76' (o.g.) Dante 90+1'	Report	Pavlović 13', 75' Toko Ekambi 34' Tahrat 40'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,023 Referee: François Letexier

1 October 2017 8	Nice	2–4	Marseille	Nice
21:00	Balotelli 4' Seri 16' Lees-Melou 32' Pléa 50'	Report	Ocampos 26', 44', 88' Payet 36' Lees-Melou 41' (o.g.) Luiz Gustavo 48', 66' Amavi 61'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,702 Referee: Benoît Bastien

15 October 2017 9	Montpellier	2–0	Nice	Montpellier
17:00	Sessègnon 55' Roussillon 61' Mbenza 74', 76' Hilton 87'	Report	Dante 33'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,374 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

22 October 2017 10	Nice	1–2	Strasbourg	Nice
15:00	Lees-Melou 54' (pen.)	Report	Da Costa 23', 49' Seka 53' Liénard 58'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,595 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

27 October 2017 11	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Nice	Paris
20:45	Cavani 3', 31' Dante 52' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,224 Referee: Tony Chapron

5 November 2017 12	Nice	1–0	Dijon	Nice
15:00	Balotelli 40' (pen.), 89' Koziello 47'	Report	Xeka 66'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,987 Referee: Olivier Thual

19 November 2017 13	Caen	1–1	Nice	Caen
15:00	Sankoh 25' Djiku 81' Rodelin 90+2'	Report	Lees-Melou 40' Tameze 55' Benítez 75' Pléa 78'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Sébastien Desiage

26 November 2017 14	Nice	0–5	Lyon	Nice
15:00	Marlon 12' 70' Seri 22' Dante 61' Mendy 74'	Report	Depay 5', 38' Cornet 20', 22' Mariano 27' Marcelo 35' Maolida 79' Ferri 86'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 27,542 Referee: Frank Schneider

29 November 2017 15	Toulouse	1–2	Nice	Toulouse
19:00	Delort 3' Moubandje 29' Cahuzac 75' Amian 79' Gradel 90'	Report	Dante 37' 40' Le Marchand 48' Jallet 58' Balotelli 80' (pen.) Srarfi 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 10,336 Referee: Johan Hamel

2 December 2017 16	Nice	3–1	Metz	Nice
20:00	Pléa 27' Balotelli 56' Saint-Maximin 71'	Report	Roux 29' Balliu 38' Nguette 76'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,383 Referee: Mikael Lesage

10 December 2017 17	Nantes	1–2	Nice	Nantes
17:00	Bammou 12' Diego Carlos 67'	Report	Lees-Melou 21' Tameze 37' Balotelli 40', 75' Pléa 42' Souquet 85'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

17 December 2017 18	Nice	1–0	Bordeaux	Nice
17:00	Balotelli 36', 42'	Report	Poundjé 80' Jovanović 82'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,831 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

20 December 2017 19	Lille	1–1	Nice	Lille
20:50	Thiago Maia 19' Ié 44' El Ghazi 68'	Report	Srarfi 38', 61' Marlon 54' Mendy 80' Koziello 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,450 Referee: Frank Schneider

13 January 2018 20	Nice	1–0	Amiens	Nice
20:00	Burner 37' Lees-Melou 66'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,340 Referee: Amaury Delerue

16 January 2018 21	Monaco	2–2	Nice	Monaco
21:00	Glik 18' Diakhaby 33', 75' Keita 53' Moutinho 63' Falcao 90+2'	Report	Cyprien 34' Balotelli 47', 68', 61' Le Marchand 57'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,533 Referee: François Letexier

21 January 2018 22	Nice	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Nice
15:00	Cyprien 23' Seri 59' Balotelli 70'	Report	Dioussé 73'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,254 Referee: Frank Schneider

27 January 2018 23	Metz	2–1	Nice	Metz
20:00	Diagne 33' Roux 50', 62', 51' Niakhate 57' Cohade 67'	Report	Seri 15' Burner 31' Lees-Melou 38' Balotelli 45+2', 58' Dante 79' Ganago 87'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Johan Hamel

3 February 2018 24	Nice	0–1	Toulouse	Nice
20:00	Coly 52' Tameze 59'	Report	Sanogo 21' Michelin 61' Gradel 67'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Antony Gautier

10 February 2018 25	Dijon	3–2	Nice	Dijon
20:00	Djilobodji 33' Tavares 61', 78' (pen.) Amalfitano 80' Kwon Chang-hoon 84'	Report	Dante 42' Lees-Melou 65' Pléa 67' Balotelli 74' Marlon 80'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 11,901 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

18 February 2018 26	Nice	1–1	Nantes	Nice
15:00	Dante 6' Pléa 63' Lees-Melou 77'	Report	Sala 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Clément Turpin

25 February 2018 27	Bordeaux	0–0	Nice	Bordeaux
15:00	Vada 78' Pablo 78'	Report	Coly 26' Makengo 38'	Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 23,027 Referee: Frank Schneider

2 March 2018 28	Nice	2–1	Lille	Nice
19:00	Balotelli 5' Marlon 21' Cyprien 28', 80' Coly 73'	Report	Mothiba 35' Araújo 51'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Thomas Léonard

11 March 2018 29	Guingamp	2–5	Nice	Guingamp
15:00	Grenier 9' (pen.) Briand 40' Tabanou 61' Martins Pereira 75' Marlon 83' (o.g.)	Report	Pléa 24', 47', 58', 90+2' Sacko 28' Srarfi 86'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 13,656 Referee: Stéphane Jochem

18 March 2018 30	Nice	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
13:00	Saint-Maximin 17'	Report	Di María 21' Verratti 74' Dani Alves 82'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 33,478 Referee: François Letexier

1 April 2018 31	Troyes	0–2	Nice	Troyes
17:00	Deplagne 29'	Report	Pléa 16', 83'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 11,013 Referee: Johan Hamel

8 April 2018 32	Nice	1–1	Rennes	Nice
15:00	Pléa 17' Souquet 37' Lees-Melou 69' Le Marchand 78' Dante 90+5'	Report	Gelin 9' Bourigeaud 27' Khazri 45' Sarr 82' André 90+3'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

13 April 2018 33	Angers	1–1	Nice	Angers
20:45	Fulgini 84' Guillaume 90+1'	Report	Lees-Melou 38' Pléa 68', 86' Benítez 77'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,754 Referee: Clément Turpin

22 April 2018 34	Nice	1–0	Montpellier	Nice
15:00	Lees-Melou 59'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,285 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

28 April 2018 35	Strasbourg	1–1	Nice	Strasbourg
20:00	Saadi 21' Liénard 60' Seka 64'	Report	Marlon 29' Balotelli 59' (pen.), 60' Souquet 76' Seri 79'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,386 Referee: Amaury Delerue

6 May 2018 36	Marseille	2–1	Nice	Marseille
17:00	Germain 13' Kamara 39' Payet 72'	Report	Balotelli 5', 40'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,305 Referee: Antony Gautier

12 May 2018 37	Nice	4–1	Caen	Nice
21:00	Balotelli 3', 11' (pen.) Saint-Maximin 36' Seri 72'	Report	Guilbert 35' Diomandé 54' Kouakou 76'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,570 Referee: Frank Schneider

19 May 2018 38	Lyon	3–2	Nice	Décines-Charpieu
21:00	Morel 40' Depay 48', 65', 86' Rafael 70' Ferri 71'	Report	Pléa 18', 89', 70' Balotelli 20' Benítez 53'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

6 January 2018 Round of 64	Toulouse	1–0	Nice	Toulouse
14:15	Somália 51'	Report	Tameze 65' Dante 82'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 8,318 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Coupe de la Ligue

13 December 2017 Round of 16	Lille	1–1 (2–3 p)	Nice	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:05	Luiz Araújo 7', 46'	Report	Marlon 27' Balotelli 58'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 9,651 Referee: Stéphane Jochem
	Penalties
	Luiz Araújo Alonso Mendes El Ghazi Bissouma		Lees-Melou Cyprien Pléa Seri

9 January 2018 Quarter-finals	Nice	1–2	Monaco	Nice
21:00	Burner 12' Pléa 18'	Report	Lemar 3' Diakhaby 37', 45' Lopes 80'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,686 Referee: Clément Turpin

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

26 July 2017 First leg	Nice	1–1	Ajax	Nice, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Balotelli 30', 32' Eysseric 41'	Report	Van de Beek 49', 78' De Ligt 66' Schöne 69' Sánchez 78' Veltman 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

2 August 2017 Second leg	Ajax	2–2 (3–3 (a) agg.)	Nice	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sánchez 9', 57' Ziyech 22' Van de Beek 26'	Report	Souquet 3' Sarr 18' Koziello 38' Eysseric 60' Marcel 79'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,845 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Play-off round

16 August 2017 First leg	Napoli	2–0	Nice	Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens 13' Insigne 63' Jorginho 70' (pen.)	Report	Pléa 65' 80' Koziello 80'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,324 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

22 August 2017 Second leg	Nice	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Napoli	Nice, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Seri 8' Lees-Melou 82'	Report	Callejón 48' Koulibaly 84' Insigne 89'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,103 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LAZ	NCE	ZUL	VIT
1	Lazio	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	2–0	1–1
2	Nice	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–3	—	3–1	3–0
3	Zulte Waregem	6	2	1	3	8	13	−5	7		3–2	1–5	—	1–1
4	Vitesse	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5		2–3	1–0	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 September 2017 1	Zulte Waregem	1–5	Nice	Waregem, Belgium
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Leya Iseka 46', 76'	Report	Pléa 16', 20' Dante 28' Balotelli 38', 74' Saint-Maximin 54', 69'	Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 9,072 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

28 September 2017 2	Nice	3–0	Vitesse	Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pléa 16', 82' Balotelli 25' Saint-Maximin 45'	Report	Serero 30'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 15,006 Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

20 October 2016 3	Nice	1–3	Lazio	Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Balotelli 4' Mendy 78'	Report	Caicedo 5' Milinković-Savić 65', 89' Luiz Felipe 86'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,386 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

2 November 2017 4	Lazio	1–0	Nice	Rome, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lucas 75' Le Marchand 90+2' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,327 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

23 November 2017 5	Nice	3–1	Zulte Waregem	Nice, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Balotelli 5' (pen.), 31' Tameze 86'	Report	Hämäläinen 81'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,274 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

7 December 2017 6	Vitesse	1–0	Nice	Arnhem, Netherlands
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lelieveld 40' Castaignos 84'	Report	Srarfi 55' Makengo 68'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

15 February 2018 First leg	Nice	2–3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Nice, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Balotelli 4', 28' (pen.) Coly 67'	Report	Pejčinović 27' Fernandes 45' (pen.), 69', 77'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,918 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

22 February 2018 Second leg	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–0 (4–2 agg.)	Nice	Moscow, Russia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Denisov 8', 30' Fernandes 45+1'	Report	Balotelli 32' Sarr 90+3' Lees-Melou 90+3'	Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

gollark: Besides, "In all situations, the government of PotatOS will take the normatively correct action.".

gollark: The policy says it isn't, though.

gollark: That isn't national law but international, although the policy affects both. It's not relevant, though, as the superseding of it by itself does not affect it.

gollark: PotatOS is not at present operated as a nation.

gollark: It doesn't, because that would be wrong.

References

"Squad". OGC Nice.
"League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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[table_note_res_EL2Q0.50317672104723-2] Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

[1] "Squad". OGC Nice.

[3] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.