2018–19 FC Nantes season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Nantes

| season = 2018–19

| stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

| mgrtitle = Manager

| manager = Vahid Halilhodžić

| chairman = Waldemar Kita

| league = Ligue 1

| league result = 12th

| cup1 = Coupe de France

| cup1 result = Semi-finals

| cup2 = Coupe de la Ligue

| cup2 result = Round of 16

| league topscorer =
Emiliano Sala (12)

| season topscorer =
Emiliano Sala (13)

| highest attendance = League/All: 34,471
(17 April 2019 v. Paris Saint-Germain)

| lowest attendance = League: 15,780
(8 January 2019 v. Montpellier)
All: 9,141
(5 February 2019 v. Toulouse, CdF Ro16)

| average attendance = {{formatnum:{{#expr: (((32760+19674+18981+16604+22613+25723+23682+32663+15780+31195+28748+34219+21910+25045+25050+34471+19253+19482+30636)/19) round 0)}}}}

| largest win = 5–0
(4 November 2018 v. Guingamp)

| largest loss = 0–3 (thrice)
(7 October 2018 at Bordeaux)
(30 November 2018 at Saint-Étienne)
(3 April 2019 at Paris Saint-Germain, CdF SF)

| prevseason = 2017–18

| nextseason = 2019–20

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The 2018–19 FC Nantes season was the 75th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/france/fc-nantes/889/|title=France - FC Nantes - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway}}

Players

{{Main article|List of FC Nantes players}}

{{For|a list of all former and current FC Nantes players|Category: FC Nantes players}}

{{fs start}}

{{fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Maxime Dupé}}

{{fs player|no= 2|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Fábio}}

{{fs player|no= 3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Diego Carlos}}

{{fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Nicolas Pallois}}

{{fs player|no= 5|nat=SEN|pos=DF|name=Kara Mbodji|other=on loan from Anderlecht}}

{{fs player|no= 6|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Lucas Lima}}

{{fs player|no= 7|nat=MLI|pos=FW|name=Kalifa Coulibaly}}

{{fs player|no= 8|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Joris Kayembe}}

{{fs player|no= 9|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Emiliano Sala}}

{{fs player|no=10|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Abdul Majeed Waris|other=on loan from Porto}}

{{fs player|no=11|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Alexander Kačaniklić}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Gabriel Boschilia|other=on loan from Monaco}}

{{fs player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Matt Miazga|other=on loan from Chelsea}}

{{fs player|no=14|nat=MLI|pos=DF|name=Charles Traoré}}

{{fs player|no=15|nat=DRC|pos=FW|name=Randal Kolo}}

{{fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Alexandre Olliero}}

{{fs mid}}

{{fs player|no=17|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Lucas Evangelista}}

{{fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Samuel Moutoussamy}}

{{fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Abdoulaye Touré}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Andrei Girotto}}

{{fs player|no=21|nat=SLO|pos=MF|name=Rene Krhin}}

{{fs player|no=22|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Anthony Limbombe}}

{{fs player|no=23|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Abdoulaye Dabo}}

{{fs player|no=25|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Enock Kwateng}}

{{fs player|no=26|nat=COD|pos=DF|name=Anthony Walongwa}}

{{fs player|no=27|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=Santy Ngom}}

{{fs player|no=28|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Valentin Rongier|other=captain}}

{{fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Batista Mendy}}

{{fs player|no=30|nat=ROM|pos=GK|name=Ciprian Tătărușanu}}

{{fs player|no=31|nat=ISL|pos=FW|name=Kolbeinn Sigþórsson}}

{{fs player|no=34|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Thomas Basila}}

{{fs player|no=40|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Quentin Braat}}

{{fs end}}

= Out on loan =

{{Fs start}}

{{fs player|no= |nat=CIV|pos=DF|name=Koffi Djidji|other=at Torino until 30 June 2019}}

{{fs player|no= |nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=Alexis Alégué|other=at Tours until 30 June 2019}}

{{fs player|no= |nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Yassine El Ghanassy|other=at Al-Raed until 30 June 2019}}

{{Fs end}}

Competitions

=Ligue 1=

{{main|2018–19 Ligue 1}}

==League table==

{{2018–19 Ligue 1 table|showteam=FCN}}

==Results summary==

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==Results by round==

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==Matches==

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|round = 1

|date = 11 August 2018

|time = 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84616

|team2 = Monaco

|goals1 = Diego {{yel|74}}
Sala {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = Lopes {{goal|69}}
Jovetić {{goal|80}}
Falcao {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 32,760

|referee = Jérôme Brisard

|result = L

}}

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|round = 2

|date = 18 August 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Dijon

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84622

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Tavares {{goal|8||74}}

|goals2 = Diego Carlos {{yel|43}}
A. Touré {{sentoff|0|78}}

|stadium = Stade Gaston Gérard

|location = Dijon

|attendance = 13,617

|referee = Jérémy Stinat

|result = L

}}

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|round = 3

|date = 25 August 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|team2 = Caen

|score = 1–1

|goals1 = Coulibaly {{yel|5}}
Waris {{yel|69}}
Sala {{goal|80|pen.}}

|goals2 = Baysse {{yel|26}}, {{sentoff|0|79}}
Crivelli {{goal|37}}
Djiku {{yel|73}}

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84636

|location = Nantes

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|attendance = 19,674

|referee = Hakim Ben El Hadj

|result = D

}}

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|round = 4

|date = 1 September 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|score = 2–3

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84649

|team1 = Strasbourg

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Ajorque {{goal|21}}
Martin {{yel|57}}
da Costa {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Stefan Mitrović {{goal|34|o.g.}}
Lucas Lima {{yel|43}}
Evangelista {{goal|45+2}}
Kwateng {{yel|57}}
Sala {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Stade de la Meinau

|location = Strasbourg

|attendance = 25,031

|referee = Olivier Thual

|result = W

}}

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|round = 5

|date = 16 September 2018

|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84656

|team2 = Reims

|goals1 = Diego {{yel|23}}
Rongier {{yel|72}}
Miazga {{yel|77}}

|goals2 = Chavarría {{goal|56}}
Doumbia {{yel|63}}
Chavalerin {{yel|73}}
Cafaro {{yel|87}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 18,981

|referee = Eric Wattellier

|result = D

}}

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|round = 6

|date = 22 September 2018

|time = 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84662

|team1 = Lille

|goals1 = J. Fonte {{goal|9}}
Mendes {{yel|17}}
Ballo-Touré {{yel|49}}
Xeka {{yel|63}}
Ikoné {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = Diego {{yel|27}}
Krhin {{yel|33}}
Miazga {{yel|50}}
Coulibaly {{goal|82}}, {{yel|90+5}}

|team2 = Nantes

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Mauroy

|location = Villeneuve-d'Ascq

|attendance = 27,353

|referee = Benoît Bastien

|result = L

}}

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|round = 7

|date = 25 September 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84676

|team2 = Nice

|goals1 = Sala {{goal|57}}
Miazga {{yel|78}}

|goals2 = Jallet {{goal|31}}
Lees-Melou {{yel|36}}
Coly {{yel|52}}
Makengo {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 16,604

|referee = Mikael Lesage

|result = L

}}

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|round = 8

|date = 29 September 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Lyon

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84683

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Aouar {{goal|22}}
Morel {{yel|29}}
Diop {{yel|34}}
Fekir {{yel|87}}

|goals2 = Lucas Lima {{yel|16}}
Boschilia {{goal|62}}
Tătărușanu {{yel|75}}
Miazga {{yel|78}}
Fàbio {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium = Parc Olympique Lyonnais

|location = Décines-Charpieu

|attendance = 50,319

|referee = Frank Schneider

|result = D

}}

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|round = 9

|date = 7 October 2018

|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Bordeaux

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84692

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Karamoh {{goal|5}}
Kamano {{goal|7}}, {{goal|42|pen}}
Kalu {{yel|82}}

|goals2 = Miazga {{yel|41}}

|stadium = Matmut Atlantique

|location = Bordeaux

|attendance = 18,307

|referee = François Letexier

|result = L

}}

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|round = 10

|date = 20 October 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 4–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84704

|team2 = Toulouse

|goals1 = Sala {{goal|25||71||77.}}
Boschilia {{goal|38}}
Rongier {{yel|45+1}}
Lucas Lima {{yel|51}}
Limbombe {{yel|66}}

|goals2 = Mbia {{yel|38}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 22,613

|referee = Benoît Bastien

|result = W

}}

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|round = 11

|date = 27 October 2018

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Amiens

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84710

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Adénon {{yel|36}}
Bodmer {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Boschilia {{goal|16}}, {{yel|30}}
Kwateng {{yel|20}}
Sala {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Stade de la Licorne

|location = Amiens

|attendance = 11,384

|referee = Jérémy Stinat

|result = W

}}

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|round = 12

|date = 4 November 2018

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 5–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84724

|team2 = Guingamp

|goals1 = Sala {{goal|43|pen.|84}}
Rongier {{goal|63}}
A. Touré {{goal|70}}
Girotto {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Blas {{yel|32}}
Traoré {{yel|41}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 25,753

|referee = Jérôme Brisard

|result = W

}}

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|round = 13

|date = 11 November 2018

|time = 17:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Rennes

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84737

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Johansson {{goal|8}}
Zeffane {{yel|51}}
André {{yel|53}}
Bensebaini {{yel|59}}
Grenier {{yel|64}}

|goals2 = A. Touré {{yel|7}}
Sala {{goal|16}}
Kwateng {{yel|21}}
Diego {{yel|56}}

|stadium = Roazhon Park

|location = Rennes

|attendance = 23,270

|referee = Karim Abed

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 14

|date = 24 November 2018

|time = 20:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84745

|team2 = Angers

|goals1 = Limbombe {{yel|23}}
Waris {{yel|85}}, {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Bahoken {{goal|5}}, {{yel|36}}
Santamaria {{yel|25}}
Pavlović {{yel|72}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 23,682

|referee = Clément Turpin

|result = D

}}

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|round = 15

|date = 30 November 2018

|time = 20:45 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Saint-Étienne

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84758

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Cabella {{yel|60}}
Berić {{goal|72}}
Khazri {{goal|84}}
Kolodziejczak {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Pallois {{yel|20}}
Lucas Lima {{yel|82}}

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

|location = Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 21,884

|referee = Jérôme Brisard

|result = L

}}

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|round = 16

|date = 5 December 2018

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84766

|team1 = Nantes

|goals1 = Sala {{goal|30}}
Touré {{goal|45+1}}
Boschilia {{goal|63}}

|goals2 = Strootman {{yel|15}}
Sanson {{goal|28}}
Thauvin {{goal|36|pen.}}

|team2 = Marseille

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 32,663

|referee = François Letexier

|result = W

}}

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|round = 17

|date = 8 December 2018

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nîmes

|score = Postponed

|report =

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade des Costières

|location = Nîmes

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = P

}}

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|round = 18

|date = 15 December 2018

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|score = Postponed

|report =

|team1 = Nantes

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|team2 = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = P

}}

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|round = 19

|date = 22 December 2018

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Paris Saint-Germain

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84795

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Mbappé {{goal|68}}
Thiago Silva {{yel|88}}
Marquinhos {{yel|90+4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parc des Princes

|location = Paris

|attendance = 47,511

|referee = Karim Abed

|result = L

}}

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|round = 18

|date = 8 January 2019

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84786

|team1 = Nantes

|goals1 = Waris {{goal|62}}
Touré {{yel|64}}
Pallois {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Mendes {{yel|11}}
Laborde {{sentoff|0|19}}
Lasne {{yel|88}}

|team2 = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 15,780

|referee = Willy Delajod

|result = W

|note = The match, originally scheduled for 15 December 2018, was postponed due to security concerns as a result of the yellow vests movement.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46559152|title=Ligue 1: Several French top-flight games postponed|date=13 December 2018|accessdate=16 December 2018|website=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}

}}

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|round = 20

|date = 13 January 2019

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84806

|team2 = Rennes

|goals1 = Girotto {{yel|38}}
Pallois {{yel|85}}
Lucas Lima {{yel|90}}
Waris {{yel|90+1}}
Fábio {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2 = Da Silva {{goal|13}}
André {{yel|32}}
Grenier {{yel|45}}
Niang {{yel|52}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 31,195

|referee = Ruddy Buquet

|result = L

}}

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|round = 17

|date = 16 January 2019

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nîmes

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84774

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Alakouch {{goal|64}}
Depres {{yel|86}}

|goals2 = Coulibaly {{sentoff|1|2|45+2}}
Pallois {{yel|77}}
Diego {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Stade des Costières

|location = Nîmes

|attendance = 12,806

|referee = Hakim Ben El Hadj

|result = L

|note = The match, originally scheduled for 8 December 2018, was postponed due to security concerns as a result of the yellow vests movement.

}}

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|round = 21

|date = 20 January 2019

|time = 17:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Angers

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84810

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = N'Doye {{yel|49}}
Pavlović {{yel|82}}
Fulgini {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = Girotto {{yel|73}}
Lucas Lima {{yel|78}}
Kolo {{yel|83}}

|stadium = Stade Raymond Kopa

|location = Angers

|attendance = 12,412

|referee = Benoît Millot

|result = L

}}

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|round = 22

|date = 30 January 2019

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84825

|team2 = Saint-Étienne

|goals1 = Diego {{yel|45}}
Fábio {{sentoff|0|45+3}}
Waris {{goal|70}}
Coulibaly {{yel|82}}

|goals2 = Monnet-Paquet {{yel|30}}
M'Vila {{sentoff|0|45+3}}
Cabella {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 28,748

|referee = Frank Schneider

|result = D

}}

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|round = 24

|date = 10 February 2019

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 2–4

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84844

|team2 = Nîmes

|goals1 = Coulibaly {{goal|15}}
Girotto {{yel|31}}
Waris {{goal|38|pen.}}

|goals2 = Guillaume {{yel|9}}, {{goal|48}}
Lybohy {{yel|36}}
Bobichon {{goal|69}}
Ferri {{goal|85}}
Thioub {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 34,219

|referee = Clément Turpin

|result = L

}}

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|round = 23

|date = 13 February 2019

|time = 19:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Caen

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84832

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Guilbert {{yel|55}}
Diomandé {{yel|59}}
Armougom {{yel|71}}
Djiku {{yel|78}}

|goals2 = Girotto {{sentoff|2|26|34}}
Pallois {{yel|34}}
Rongier {{goal|80|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade Michel d'Ornano

|location = Caen

|attendance = 16,627

|referee = Willy Delajod

|result = W

}}

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|round = 25

|date = 16 February 2019

|time = 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Monaco

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84856

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Martins {{goal|13}}
B. Badiashile {{yel|25}}
Lopes {{yel|44}}
Golovin {{yel|52}}
Silva {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2 = Krhin {{yel|73}}
Mance {{yel|79}}

|stadium = Stade Louis II

|location = Monaco

|attendance = 7,557

|referee = Olivier Thual

|result = L

}}

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|round = 26

|date = 24 February 2019

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84865

|team2 = Bordeaux

|goals1 = {{yel|17}}
Pallois {{goal|51}}
Kwateng {{yel|75}}

|goals2 = Poundjé {{yel|73}}
Koundé {{yel|83}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 21,910

|referee = Antony Gautier

|result = W

}}

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|round = 27

|date = 3 March 2019

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Guingamp

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84873

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Eboa Eboa {{yel|90+4}}

|goals2 = Pallois {{yel|45}}
Traoré {{yel|85}}

|stadium = Stade de Roudourou

|location = Guingamp

|attendance = 15,025

|referee = Ruddy Buquet

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 28

|date = 9 March 2019

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = Postponed

|report =

|team2 = Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = P

|note = Match postponed at the request of the Prefecture of Loire-Atlantique.{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/fc-nantes-paris-saint-germain-postponed.htm|title=FC Nantes-Paris Saint-Germain Postponed|website=ligue1.com|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|date=25 February 2019|accessdate=8 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210338/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/fc-nantes-paris-saint-germain-postponed.htm|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

}}

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|round = 29

|date = 17 March 2019

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Reims

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84899

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Rahman {{yel|40}}
Oudin {{goal|59}}
Dingomé {{yel|61}}
Doumbia {{yel|86}}
Chavarría {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2 = Fábio {{yel|37}}
Girotto {{sentoff|2|78|89}}

|stadium = Stade Auguste Delaune

|location = Reims

|attendance = 14,806

|referee = Johan Hamel

|result = L

}}

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|round = 30

|date = 31 March 2019

|time = 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 2–3

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84905

|team2 = Lille

|goals1 = Eysseric {{goal|54|pen.}}, {{yel|72}}
Coulibaly {{goal|56}}
Pallois {{yel|75}}

|goals2 = Pépé {{yel|5}}, {{goal|68|pen.}}
Mendes {{yel|53}}
Leão {{goal|62}}, {{yel|74}}
Bamba {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 25,045

|referee = Willy Delajod

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 31

|date = 7 April 2019

|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Toulouse

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84919

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Jullien {{yel|21}}
Shoji {{yel|34}}
Amian {{yel|40}}
Sylla {{goal|55}}

|goals2 = Girotto {{sentoff|0|18}}
{{yel|24}}

|stadium = Stadium Municipal

|location = Toulouse

|attendance = 16,264

|referee = Florent Batta

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 32

|date = 12 April 2019

|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84926

|team2 = Lyon

|goals1 = Coulibaly {{goal|11}}, {{yel|78}}
Rongier {{yel|16}}
Limbombe {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = Terrier {{goal|41}}
Denayer {{yel|78}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 25,050

|referee = Jérôme Brisard

|result = W

}}

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|round = 28

|date = 17 April 2019

|time = 19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84885

|team2 = Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1 = Diego {{goal|22}}
Waris {{goal|44}}
Dani Alves {{goal|52|o.g.}}
Dupé {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Dani Alves {{goal|19}}
Kimpembe {{yel|55}}
Draxler {{yel|73}}
Dagba {{yel|79}}
Güçlü {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 34,471

|referee = Antony Gautier

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 33

|date = 21 April 2019

|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84933

|team2 = Amiens

|goals1 = Pallois {{yel|25}}
Coulibaly {{goal|49||55}}
Rongier {{goal|59}}
Touré {{yel|87}}

|goals2 = Pieters {{yel|4}}
Otero {{goal|62}}
Blin {{yel|69}}
Mendoza {{yel|69}}
Timité {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 19,253

|referee = Thomas Leonard

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 34

|date = 28 April 2019

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Marseille

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84945

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Ocampos {{yel|17}}
Balotelli {{goal|25}}, {{yel|41}}
Payet {{yel|32}}
Luiz Gustavo {{yel|45+2}}

|goals2 = Moutoussamy {{goal|22}}
Traoré {{yel|42}}
Girotto {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome

|location = Marseille

|attendance = 51,969

|referee = Johan Hamel

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 35

|date = 5 May 2019

|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84955

|team2 = Dijon

|goals1 = Touré {{goal|51}}
Coulibaly {{goal|74|pen.}}
Rongier {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Aguerd {{yel|71}}, {{sentoff|0|73}}
Amalfitano {{yel|71}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 19,482

|referee = Benoît Bastien

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 36

|date = 11 May 2019

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nice

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84966

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Sarr {{goal|56}}
Atal {{yel|81}}
Srarfi {{yel|86}}

|goals2 = Moutoussamy {{goal|29}}
Fábio {{yel|49}}
Girotto {{yel|62}}
Traoré {{yel|78}}

|stadium = Allianz Riviera

|location = Nice

|attendance = 16,372

|referee = Stéphanie Frappart

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 37

|date = 18 May 2019

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Montpellier

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84975

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Mollet {{goal|76}}

|goals2 = Diego Carlos {{yel|2}}
Coulibaly {{goal|24}}
Touré {{yel|29}}
Pallois {{yel|90+6}}

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson

|location = Montpellier

|attendance = 16,063

|referee = Ruddy Buquet

|result = D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = 38

|date = 24 May 2019

|time = 21:05 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/84985

|team2 = Strasbourg

|goals1 = Coulibaly {{yel|78}}
Louza {{yel|87}}

|goals2 = Sissoko {{yel|28}}
Mothiba {{goal|60|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 30,636

|referee = Karim Abed

|result = L

}}

=Coupe de la Ligue=

{{main|2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue}}

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|round = Round of 32

|date = 30 October 2018

|time = 18:45 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Montpellier

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/coupeLigue/feuille_match/85507

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Cozza {{yel|42}}
Pedro Mendes {{sentoff|0|74}}

|goals2 = Waris {{yel|24}}, {{goal|80}}
Evangelist {{yel|35}}
Coulibaly {{goal|58}}
Girotto {{yel|74}}
Rongier {{yel|84}}
Sala {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson

|location = Montpellier

|attendance = 6,774

|referee = Olivier Thual

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Round of 16

|date = 19 December 2018

|time = 21:05 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Rennes

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.ligue1.com/coupeLigue/feuille_match/85536

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Traoré {{yel|51}}
Bourigeaud {{yel|55}}
Mexer {{goal|60}}
Da Silva {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Waris {{yel|26}}, {{goal|49}}
Kwateng {{yel|43}}

|stadium = Roazhon Park

|location = Rennes

|attendance = 19,435

|referee = Benoît Bastien

|result = L

}}

=Coupe de France=

{{main|2018–19 Coupe de France}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Round of 64

|date = 4 January 2019

|time = 20:55 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 4–1

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/04/france/coupe-de-france/fc-nantes/la-berrichonne-chateauroux/2947076/

|team2 = Châteauroux

|goals1 = Coulibaly {{goal|6}}
Khrin {{goal|37}}
Louza {{goal|70}}
Limbombe {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = Sanganté {{goal|13}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 10,514

|referee = Jérémy Stinat

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Round of 32

|date = 2 February 2019

|time = 18:30 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = L'Entente SSG

|score = 0–1

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/02/france/coupe-de-france/entente-sannois-saint-gratien/fc-nantes/2958004/

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Ba {{yel|82}}
Géran {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Coulibaly {{goal|73}}
Pallois {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo

|location = Saint-Gratien

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Mikael Lesage

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Round of 16

|date = 5 February 2019

|time = 18:30 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = Nantes

|score = 2–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/05/france/coupe-de-france/fc-nantes/toulouse-fc/2975194/

|team2 = Toulouse

|goals1 = Coulibaly {{goal|8}}
Limbombe {{goal|41}}

|goals2 = Sidibé {{yel|38}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

|location = Nantes

|attendance = 9,141

|referee = Jérôme Miguelgorry

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Quarter-finals

|date = 6 March 2019

|time = 18:30 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = AS Vitré

|score = 0–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/06/france/coupe-de-france/as-vitre/fc-nantes/2981113/

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Sorin {{yel|27}}

|goals2 = Boschilia {{goal|25}}
Mance {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Stade Francis Le Basser

|location = Laval{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-vitre-nantes-reporte-debut-mars-115147.html|title=Vitré - Nantes reporté début mars|website=foot-national.com|publisher=Foot National|language=fr|date=13 February 2019|accessdate=15 February 2019}}

|attendance = 11,086

|referee = Karim Abed

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|round = Semi-finals

|date = 3 April 2019

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = Paris Saint-Germain

|score = 3–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/03/france/coupe-de-france/paris-saint-germain-fc/fc-nantes/2992281/

|team2 = Nantes

|goals1 = Verratti {{goal|29}}, {{yel|69}}
Mbappé {{goal|85|pen.}}
Bernat {{yel|87}}
Dani Alves {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = Coulibaly {{sentoff|2|54|72}}
Waris {{yel|64}}
Fábio {{yel|65}}
Diego {{yel|84}}

|stadium = Parc des Princes

|location = Paris

|attendance = 45,000

|referee = François Letexier

|result = L

}}

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

{{Efs start|Ligue 1|Coupe de France|Coupe de la Ligue}}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

{{Efs player|no=1 |name=Maxime Dupé|pos=GK|nat=FRA |10+1 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=16|name=Alexandre Olliero|pos=GK|nat=FRA |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=30|name=Ciprian Tătărușanu|pos=GK|nat=ROU |27 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=40|name=Quentin Braat|pos=GK|nat=FRA |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders

{{Efs player|no=2 |name=Fábio|pos=DF|nat=BRA |15+5 |0 |3 |0 |2 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=3 |name=Diego Carlos|pos=DF|nat=BRA |35 |1 |2+1 |0 |2 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=4 |name=Nicolas Pallois|pos=DF|nat=FRA |25 |2 |5 |0 |2 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=5 |name=Edgar Ié|pos=DF|nat=POR |9 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=6 |name=Lucas Lima|pos=DF|nat=BRA |28+3 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=14|name=Charles Traoré|pos=DF|nat=MLI |13 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=25|name=Enock Kwateng|pos=DF|nat=FRA |22+8 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=26|name=Anthony Walongwa|pos=DF|nat=COD |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=29|name=Batista Mendy|pos=DF|nat=FRA |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=34|name=Thomas Basila|pos=DF|nat=FRA |1+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Valentin Eysseric|pos=MF|nat=FRA |3+2 |1 |1+1 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=12|name=Gabriel Boschilia|pos=MF|nat=BRA |14+15|4 |2 |1 |0+1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=17|name=Lucas Evangelista|pos=MF|nat=BRA |9+5 |1 |3+1 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=18|name=Samuel Moutoussamy|pos=MF|nat=FRA |19+9 |2 |0+3 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=19|name=Abdoulaye Touré|pos=MF|nat=FRA |30+4 |3 |3+2 |0 |1+1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=20|name=Andrei Girotto|pos=MF|nat=BRA |18+2 |2 |3 |0 |2 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=21|name=Rene Krhin|pos=MF|nat=SVN |12+4 |0 |2+1 |1 |1+1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=23|name=Abdoulaye Dabo|pos=MF|nat=FRA |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=28|name=Valentin Rongier|pos=MF|nat=FRA |36 |4 |3+2 |0 |1+1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=33|name=Imran Louza|pos=MF|nat=FRA |1 |0 |2 |1 |0 |0 }}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

{{Efs player|no=7 |name=Kalifa Coulibaly|pos=FW|nat=MLI |19+13|8 |4+1 |3 |1+1 |1 }}

{{Efs player|no=8 |name=Joris Kayembe|pos=FW|nat=BEL |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=10|name=Abdul Majeed Waris|pos=FW|nat=GHA |25+8 |5 |1+2 |0 |2 |2 }}

{{Efs player|no=15|name=Randal Kolo|pos=FW|nat=COD |1+5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=22|name=Anthony Limbombe|pos=FW|nat=BEL |12+17|1 |3+1 |2 |0 |0 }}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

{{Efs player|no=5 |name=Kara Mbodji|pos=DF|nat=SEN |6 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=5 |name=Koffi Djidji|pos=DF|nat=CIV |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=13|name=Matt Miazga|pos=DF|nat=USA |8 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=24|name=Alexis Alégué|pos=DF|nat=CMR |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=11|name=Alexander Kačaniklić|pos=MF|nat=SWE |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=9 |name=Emiliano Sala (died in 2019 English Channel Piper PA-46 crash)|pos=FW|nat=ARG |16+3 |12|0 |0 |1+1 |1 }}

{{Efs player|no=27|name=Antonio Mance|pos=FW|nat=CRO |0+5 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=27|name=Santy Ngom|pos=FW|nat=SEN |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=34|name=Elie Youan|pos=FW|nat=FRA |0+1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

{{Efs player|no=31|name=Kolbeinn Sigþórsson|pos=FW|nat=ISL |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}

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