Nantes

France · Ligue 1 2015/16 – 2025/26 · Ligue 2 now · Manager: Gregory Poirier (#318 in the world) since Aug 2026

#239 World rank · club rating

1,744 Club rating

6th in Ligue 2

Nantes played 11 Ligue 1 seasons (2015/16 – 2025/26) and are in Ligue 2 now. Sérgio Conceição (Dec 2016 – May 2017) had the best points per game of them (1.71 in 24 matches) and took the club rating from 1,709 to 1,857.

Nantes managers

33 spells since 1997 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Gregory Poirier #318 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.33 current Aug 2026 – present 9 3-3-3 1.33 1,796 → 1,777 −20 −3.9 −0.11

Michel Der Zakarian #802 now Aug 2026 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2026 3 0-0-3 0.00 1,822 → 1,712 −109 −21.9 −0.63

Patrick Collot May 2026 · PPG 3.00 caretaker May 2026 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,789 → 1,841 +52 +10.5 +0.58

Vahid Halilhodžić #136 now Mar 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 0.43 caretaker Mar 2026 – May 2026 7 0-3-4 0.43 1,822 → 1,867 +45 −6.0 −0.08

Ahmed Kantari #680 now Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 · PPG 0.83 Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 12 3-1-8 0.83 1,792 → 1,711 −81 −7.7 −0.12

Luís Castro #252 now Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 · PPG 0.79 Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 14 2-5-7 0.79 1,836 → 1,781 −56 −14.0 −0.06

José Costa Aug 2025 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2025 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,822 → 1,815 −7 −1.4 −0.16

Antoine Kombouare #179 now Mar 2024 – May 2025 · PPG 1.07 Mar 2024 – May 2025 43 11-13-19 1.07 1,853 → 1,873 +20 +10.8 +0.10

Yves Bertucci (stand-in) 10 May 2025 10 May 2025 1 0-1-0 +3.0

Jocelyn Gourvennec #501 now Dec 2023 – Mar 2024 · PPG 0.87 Dec 2023 – Mar 2024 15 4-1-10 0.87 1,906 → 1,809 −97 −21.7 −0.06

Pierre Aristouy May 2023 – Nov 2023 · PPG 1.12 May 2023 – Nov 2023 17 5-4-8 1.12 1,788 → 1,881 +93 +4.1 −0.03

Antoine Kombouare #179 now Feb 2021 – May 2023 · PPG 1.33 Feb 2021 – May 2023 109 38-31-40 1.33 1,726 → 1,738 +12 −17.9 +0.05

Yves Bertucci (stand-in) 28 Dec 2022 28 Dec 2022 1 0-1-0 +0.9

Raymond Domenech Jan 2021 – Feb 2021 · PPG 0.57 caretaker Jan 2021 – Feb 2021 7 0-4-3 0.57 1,704 → 1,681 −24 −4.7 −0.13

Patrick Collot Dec 2020 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Dec 2020 4 0-2-2 0.50 1,707 → 1,679 −27 −5.5 −0.22

Christian Gourcuff Aug 2019 – Dec 2020 · PPG 1.23 Aug 2019 – Dec 2020 43 15-8-20 1.23 1,849 → 1,754 −95 −20.2 +0.12

Vahid Halilhodžić #136 now Oct 2018 – May 2019 · PPG 1.54 Oct 2018 – May 2019 35 16-6-13 1.54 1,744 → 1,867 +123 +18.3 +0.10

Miguel Cardoso #947 now Aug 2018 – Sep 2018 · PPG 0.75 caretaker Aug 2018 – Sep 2018 8 1-3-4 0.75 1,729 → 1,706 −23 −4.7 −0.07

Claudio Ranieri Aug 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2017 – May 2018 40 15-10-15 1.38 1,860 → 1,730 −131 −14.8 +0.08

Sérgio Conceição Dec 2016 – May 2017 · PPG 1.71 Dec 2016 – May 2017 24 12-5-7 1.71 1,709 → 1,857 +149 +29.9 +0.27

Philippe Mao Dec 2016 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Dec 2016 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,715 → 1,701 −14 −2.8 −0.18

Rene Girard Aug 2016 – Nov 2016 · PPG 0.87 Aug 2016 – Nov 2016 15 3-4-8 0.87 1,669 → 1,683 +14 −8.8 −0.06

Michel Der Zakarian #802 now Jul 2012 – May 2016 · PPG 1.42 Jul 2012 – May 2016 164 61-50-53 1.42 1,578 → 1,689 +111 +28.7 +0.07

Before 2015/16 · 12 spells, Aug 1997 – May 2012

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Landry Chauvin Jul 2011 – May 2012 · PPG 1.33 Jul 2011 – May 2012 40 14-11-15 1.33 1,557 → 1,577 +20 +4.8 +0.10

Philippe Anziani Mar 2011 – May 2011 · PPG 1.25 Mar 2011 – May 2011 12 4-3-5 1.25 1,544 → 1,571 +26 +7.0 +0.10

Jean-Marc Furlan Dec 2009 – Feb 2010 · PPG 0.78 caretaker Dec 2009 – Feb 2010 9 2-1-6 0.78 1,508 → 1,438 −70 −16.6 −0.30

Gernot Rohr Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 · PPG 1.41 Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 17 6-6-5 1.41 1,573 → 1,476 −97 −15.5 −0.01

Elie Baup Sep 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 1.06 Sep 2008 – May 2009 35 9-10-16 1.06 1,609 → 1,523 −85 −7.0 −0.03

Christian Larièpe Aug 2008 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2008 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,588 → 1,549 −39 −7.8 −0.53

Michel Der Zakarian #802 now Feb 2007 – Aug 2008 · PPG 0.82 Feb 2007 – Aug 2008 17 3-5-9 0.82 1,639 → 1,550 −89 −12.9 −0.03

Georges Eo Sep 2006 – Feb 2007 · PPG 1.00 Sep 2006 – Feb 2007 18 4-6-8 1.00 1,659 → 1,584 −75 −16.7 −0.08

Serge Le Dizet Jan 2005 – Sep 2006 · PPG 1.16 Jan 2005 – Sep 2006 63 17-22-24 1.16 1,657 → 1,612 −46 −17.1 −0.05

Loïc Amisse Aug 2003 – Dec 2004 · PPG 1.37 Aug 2003 – Dec 2004 57 21-15-21 1.37 1,635 → 1,609 −26 −8.3 −0.01

Ángel Marcos Jan 2002 – May 2003 · PPG 1.49 Jan 2002 – May 2003 57 24-13-20 1.49 1,637 → 1,581 −56 −14.0 −0.01

Raynald Denoueix Aug 1997 – Dec 2001 · PPG 1.39 Aug 1997 – Dec 2001 163 63-38-62 1.39 1,667 → 1,590 −78 −16.8 −0.09

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Michel Der Zakarian is the longest-serving: 164 matches over 3 years (Jul 2012 – May 2016). Sérgio Conceição added the most coach rating: +29.9 over 24 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,744Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#239World rankof 943 active clubs

#6Ligue 2of 24 clubs

2,010Peak since 2015/16Feb 2022 · low 1,642, May 2018

Colour changes with each manager (15 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Nantes's club rating peaked at 2,010 in February 2022, under Antoine Kombouare, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,642 in May 2018, under Claudio Ranieri.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Nantes play in Ligue 2 now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2025/26 33 2.06 2.58 2.01 62% 3.70 5.70 4.80

2024/25 34 2.21 1.74 2.04 77% 4.21 6.24 4.69

2023/24 34 2.09 1.97 2.08 66% 4.85 5.18 4.72

2022/23 38 1.82 1.76 1.82 70% 5.16 5.03 4.63

2021/22 38 2.21 1.87 2.11 57% 5.21 5.26 4.88

6 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2020/21

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2020/21 40 1.95 2.45 2.08 62% 4.58 4.43 4.74

2019/20 28 1.93 2.14 2.02 57% 5.36 4.75 4.85

2018/19 38 2.16 2.21 1.99 56% 4.79 4.63 4.77

2017/18 38 1.92 2.05 2.06 59% 4.61 5.95 4.90

2016/17 38 2.16 1.71 1.89 4.95 4.47 4.80

2015/16 38 2.29 2.03 2.15 69% 4.63 4.37 4.77

Nantes won 3.70 corners a game in 2025/26, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 23% below Ligue 1's average side (4.80).

League matches only (Ligue 1), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Ligue 1 cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

397 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 5915% 308% 113%

HT drawHT D 5414% 5915% 7318%

HT lossHT L 51% 195% 8722%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 111 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 100 matches

1st half · W 100 · D 186 · L 111 GD −31

2nd half · W 107 · D 129 · L 161 GD −82

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Nantes

29 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Ruddy Buquet 23 7-6-10 1.17 2.91 2.06 +41%

Clement Turpin 20 4-7-9 0.95 1.75 2.07 −16%

Benoît Bastien 19 5-5-9 1.05 2.16 2.06 +5%

Willy Delajod 19 4-5-10 0.89 2.16 2.05 +5%

Jeremie Pignard 18 4-8-6 1.11 2.00 2.00 0%

Jérôme Brisard 18 7-2-9 1.28 1.67 2.06 −19%

Antony Gautier 16 7-7-2 1.75 1.50 2.08 −28%

Karim Abed 16 9-2-5 1.81 2.25 2.03 +11%

Hakim Ben el Salem Hadj 15 6-3-6 1.40 2.47 2.06 +20%

Johan Hamel 15 6-2-7 1.33 2.07 2.09 −1%

19 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Florent Batta 14 2-6-6 0.86 1.21 2.05 −41%

Thomas Leonard 14 4-3-7 1.07 2.21 2.04 +9%

Benoit Millot 13 5-4-4 1.46 1.85 2.02 −9%

François Letexier 13 3-4-6 1.00 1.92 2.03 −5%

Mikael Lesage 13 4-4-5 1.23 1.54 2.09 −26%

Stephanie Frappart 13 4-2-7 1.08 1.92 2.05 −6%

Amaury Delerue 12 4-4-4 1.33 2.58 2.08 +24%

Eric Wattellier 11 1-2-8 0.45 2.45 2.07 +19%

Jeremy Stinat 9 2-4-3 1.11 1.44 2.07 −30%

Benoît Millot 8 3-1-4 1.25 2.00 2.17 −8%

Marc Bollengier 8 3-3-2 1.50 1.75 2.04 −14%

Bastien Dechepy 7 1-2-4 0.71 3.29 2.07 +58%

Frank Schneider 7 0-3-4 0.43 2.29 2.05 +11%

Gael Angoula 7 2-2-3 1.14 1.57 2.12 −26%

Jerome Miguelgorry 7 4-0-3 1.71 1.86 2.05 −10%

Mathieu Vernice 7 2-2-3 1.14 2.00 2.02 −1%

Olivier Thual 6 3-2-1 1.83 1.00 2.08 −52%

Pierre Gaillouste 6 1-0-5 0.50 2.00 2.04 −2%

Tony Chapron 5 1-2-2 1.00 1.80 2.12 −15%

Under Ruddy Buquet, Nantes picked up 2.91 cards a game, 41% above their own average in the same seasons (23 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (397). Cards = Nantes's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Nantes's manager?

Gregory Poirier, #318 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 9 matches, 3 won (1.33 points per game).

How many managers has Nantes had since 2015?

17, counting 7 caretakers. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Nantes's longest-serving manager?

Michel Der Zakarian: 164 matches from July 2012 to May 2016.

How many cards a game do Nantes get?

2.06 a game in Ligue 1 in 2025/26, against 2.01 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.