Nice
Full name	Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur
Nickname(s)	Les Aiglons, Le Gym or I'OGCN
Founded	1904
Ground	Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice
Capacity	15,761
Chairman	Maurice Cohen
Manager	Frédéric Antonetti
League	Ligue 1
2005-2006	Ligue 1, 8th
Home colours Away colours

OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur, is a French football club based in Nice. It was founded on July 9, 1904. They are called Nice because back when they were known as FC Henry, their cheerleading squad was led by the hottest broad in all of France, Germany, and perhaps even Scotland. Whenever she walked by the pitch, all the players and fans (and even the referee) would go "NICE!". Needless to say, the name stuck. Image File history File links Nice. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Stade Municipal du Ray is a multi-use stadium in Nice, France. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Frédéric Antonetti, (born 8 October 1954, in Venzolasca, France) is a football manager, currently managing OGC Nice. ... Ligue 1 (Première Division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Participating teams ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_pumablackstripes. ... kit_body. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_pumablackstripes. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Honours

• French League Champions in 1951, 1952, 1956, 1959
• French Cup Winners in 1952, 1954 and 1997

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2006/07 Squad

As of September, 2006

No. Position Player 1 GK Hugo Lloris 2 DF Cédric Varrault (captain) 3 DF Olivier Veigneau 5 DF Cédric Kanté 6 MF Olivier Echouafni 7 FW David Bellion 8 FW Lilian Laslandes 9 FW Souleymane Camara 10 MF Ederson 12 FW Bakari Koné 13 DF Jacques Abardonado 14 FW Florent Balmont 15 FW Ibrahim Touré

No. Position Player 16 GK Lionel Letizi 18 DF Ismaël Gace 19 MF Marama Vahirua 20 DF Thibault Scotto 22 FW Kamel Larbi 23 MF Drissa Diakité 24 DF Rod Fanni 25 DF Onyekachi Apam 26 MF Cyril Rool 29 MF Mahamane El Hadji Traoré 30 GK Jérémy Moreau 33 MF Clément Dragon

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A goalkeeper. ... Hugo Lloris (born 26 December 1986 in Nice) is a French football (soccer) goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Cédric Varrault (born January 30, 1980 in Blois) is a French football defender, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Olivier Veigneau (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Cédric Kanté (born July 6, 1979 in Strasbourg) is a Malian and French football defender, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Olivier Echouafni (born September 13, 1972 in Menton) is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... David Bellion (born November 27, 1982 in Paris) is a French footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Lilian Laslandes (born September 4, 1971 in Bordeaux) is a French football striker, who currently plays at Bordeaux. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Souleymane Camara (born December 22, 1982) is a Senegalese football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Ederson Honorato Campos, more commonly known as Ederson, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing with OGC Nice in the Ligue 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Bakari Koné (born September 17, 1981 in Abidjan) is a football striker who plays for the Côte dIvoire national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Jacques Abardonado (born May 27, 1978 in Marseille) is a French football defender, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Florent Balmont (born February 2, 1980 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Ibrahim Touré (born in Côte dIvoire) is an Ivorian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A goalkeeper. ... Lionel Letizi (born May 28, 1973 in Nice, France) is a French Occitan professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_French_Polynesia. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Marama Vahirua (born May 12, 1980 in Papeete) is a French football forward, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Kamel Larbi (Arabic: ‎) (born February 20, 1985 in Antibes, France) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for OGC Nice in Ligue 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Rod Fanni (born December 6, 1981 in Martigues is a French football defender, currently playing for French team OGC Nice. ... 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Out on loan

11		FW	Matt Moussilou (at AS Saint-Étienne)
21		DF	Anther Yahia (at VfL Bochum)

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Matt Moussilou (born 1 June 1982 in Paris) is a former France under-21 international footballer. ... Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, (ASSE or A.S. Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Antar (also Anthar) Yahia (born March 21, 1982 in Mulhouse) is a French-born Algerian football player who, as of 2005 was playing for OGC Nice. ... VfL Bochum is a German football club based in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

Selected Former Players

• Josep Samitier
• Ricardo Zamora
• Joaquin Valle
• Just Fontaine
• Hervé Revelli
• Roger Piantoni
• Dominique Baratelli
• Jean-Marc Guillou
• Jean-Noël Huck
• Daniel Bravo
• Josip Katalinski
• Roby Langers
• Carlos Curbelo
• Joseph Ujlaki
• Héctor De Bourgoing
• Dominique Colonna
• Marcel Aubour
• André Chorda
• Jean Luciano
• Yeso Amalfi
• Mustapha El Haddaoui

Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... El Sami, Josep Samitier Josep Samitier Vilalta, also known as José Samitier (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Ricardo Zamora Martínez (Barcelona, January 21, 1901 – Barcelona, September 15, 1978) was a Spanish football player nicknamed el Divino. He was a goalkeeper who played 46 times for Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco) was a French football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Roger Piantoni (born 26 December 1931) is a former French footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Dominique Baratelli (born 26 December 1947 in Nice)is a former french footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Marc Guillou is an French ex-footballer and current trainer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... Josip Katalinski is a former football player from Bosnia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Héctor De Bourgoing is a retired football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ...

External links

• (French) OGC Nice official site
• (English) French Football Clubs archive

Ligue 1 • 2006-07 Clubs v • d • e
Auxerre | Bordeaux | Le Mans | Lens | Lille | Lorient | Lyon Marseille | Monaco | Nancy | Nantes | Nice | Paris SG | Rennes Saint-Étienne | Sedan | Sochaux | Toulouse | Troyes | Valenciennes Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Ligue 1 (Première Division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Le Championnat 2006-07 will be the 69th edition since its establishment. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre. ... FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. ... Le Mans UC72 is a French football club, based in Le Mans. ... Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club, based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois (founded in 1902) and the SC Fives (founded in 1901). ... FC Lorient Bretagne Sud is a French football club, based in Lorient. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy. ... FC Nantes Atlantique is a French football team, playing in the city of Nantes. ... Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. ... Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, currently playing in their 47th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division). ... Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, (ASSE or A.S. Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920. ... Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes is a French football club, based in Sedan. ... FC Sochaux is a French football team, playing in the town of Montbéliard. ... Toulouse FC is a French football team, playing in the city of Toulouse. ... Troyes AC, full name Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, is a French football club, based in Troyes. ... The Valenciennes Football Club (known as Valenciennes FC or as USVA, the acronym of a previous name), are a French football club (team), who were founded in 1915. ...
Ligue 1 Seasons
2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 Ligue 1 (Première Division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... This is the Ligue 1 (top French football division) season of 2003/2004 20 participating clubs AC Ajaccio AJ Auxerre SC Bastia Girondins de Bordeaux En Avant de Guingamp Le Mans Union Club 72 RC Lens Lille OSC Olympique Lyonnais Olympique de Marseille FC Metz AS Monaco Montpellier Hérault... The 2004/2005 season of Ligue 1 was a very close-run battle. ... Participating teams ... Le Championnat 2006-07 will be the 69th edition since its establishment. ...