1996–97 FC Nantes Atlantique season (original) (raw)
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Nantes Atlantique 1996–97 football season
| 1996–97 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jean-Claude Suaudeau |
| Stadium | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| Division 1 | 3rd |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
| Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Japhet N'Doram (21) |
| Average home league attendance | 20,725[1] |
| ← 1995–961997–98 → |
The 1996–97 season was the 54th season in the existence of Nantes Atlantique and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.
During the 1996–97 French football season, Nantes Atlantique competed in the French Division 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Nantes Atlantique finished third in Division 1, thus qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Jean-Claude Suaudeau, tired of his best players being sold in order to clear the club's debts, retired from football at the end of the season; he was replaced by the club's youth academy manager, Raynald Denoueix.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Nantes | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 62 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 |
| 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAN | LIL | HEE | KAU | SLI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nantes |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Advanced to semi-finals | — | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | |
| 2 |  Lillestrøm |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  Heerenveen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | — | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | — | ||
| 4 |  Kaunas |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | — | 1–4 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 |  Sligo Rovers |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
^ Carotti was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
^ "Ligue 1 1996/1997 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.