title: 2017–18 FC Nantes season
text: # 2017–18 FC Nantes season
  
  The 2017–18 FC Nantes season was the 74th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
  
  ## Players
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | FRA | Maxime Dupé |
  | 2 | DF | FRA | David Alcibiade |
  | 3 | DF | BRA | Diego Carlos |
  | 4 | DF | FRA | Nicolas Pallois |
  | 5 | DF | CIV | Koffi Djidji |
  | 6 | DF | BRA | Lucas Lima |
  | 7 | MF | FRA | Jules Iloki |
  | 8 | MF | FRA | Adrien Thomasson |
  | 9 | FW | ARG | Emiliano Sala |
  | 10 | FW | MAR | Yacine Bammou |
  | 11 | MF | SWE | Alexander Kačaniklić |
  | 12 | DF | NGA | Chidozie Awaziem (on loan from Porto) |
  | 13 | DF | FRA | Wilfried Moimbé |
  | 14 | FW | BEL | Yassine El Ghanassy |
  | 15 | DF | FRA | Léo Dubois (captain) |
  | 16 | GK | FRA | Alexandre Olliero |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | DF | COD | Anthony Walongwa |
  | 18 | MF | FRA | Samuel Moutoussamy |
  | 19 | MF | FRA | Abdoulaye Touré |
  | 20 | MF | BRA | Andrei Girotto |
  | 21 | MF | SVN | Rene Krhin (on loan from Granada) |
  | 22 | FW | BFA | Préjuce Nakoulma |
  | 23 | FW | BEL | Joris Kayembe |
  | 24 | MF | CMR | Alexis Alégué |
  | 25 | DF | FRA | Enock Kwateng |
  | 26 | FW | MLI | Kalifa Coulibaly |
  | 28 | MF | FRA | Valentin Rongier |
  | 29 | MF | FRA | Najib Gandi |
  | 30 | GK | ROU | Ciprian Tătărușanu |
  | 31 | FW | ISL | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson |
  | 33 | FW | FRA | Santy Ngom |
  | 40 | GK | FRA | Quentin Braat |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | MF | NED | Queensy Menig (at Oldham Athletic until 30 June 2018) |
  | — | FW | POL | Mariusz Stępiński (at Chievo Verona until 30 June 2018) |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Ligue 1
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | 11 | Dijon | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 48 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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  Last updated: 19 May 2018. Source: Results
  
  **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 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W |
  | Position | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
  