2019–20 Montpellier HSC season

The 2019–20 season was Montpellier HSC's 101st season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Montpellier participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Montpellier

2019–20 season
Chairman	Laurent Nicollin
Head coach	Michel Der Zakarian
Stadium	Stade de la Mosson
Ligue 1	8th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Delort (9) All: Andy Delort (12)
Highest home attendance	20,197 (vs Paris Saint-Germain, 7 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance	10,786 (vs Metz, 5 February 2020)
Average home league attendance	14,147
Biggest win	League: Montpellier 4–0 Brest All: Montpellier 5–0 Caen, CdF
Biggest defeat	League/All: Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Montpellier Rennes 5–0 Montpellier
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Players

Squad information

As of 18 January 2020^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli (on loan from Real Sociedad) 2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet 3 DF  FRA Daniel Congré 4 DF  BRA Hilton (vice-captain) 5 DF  POR Pedro Mendes 6 MF  FRA Junior Sambia 8 DF  CMR Ambroise Oyongo 9 FW  ALG Andy Delort 10 FW  FRA Gaëtan Laborde 11 MF  FRA Téji Savanier 12 MF  FRA Jordan Ferri 13 MF  FRA Joris Chotard 14 DF  FRA Damien Le Tallec 15 FW  ALG Bilal Boutobba

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Dimitry Bertaud 19 FW  SEN Souleymane Camara (captain) 20 MF  RSA Keagan Dolly 21 MF  FRA Kylian Kaïboué 24 FW  KOR Yun Il-lok 25 MF  FRA Florent Mollet 26 DF  SRB Mihailo Ristić 27 DF  FRA Clément Vidal 29 MF  RUS Amir Adouyev 30 GK  FRA Mathis Carvalho 31 DF  FRA Nicolas Cozza 32 FW  SRB Petar Škuletić

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Killian Sanson (on loan at Quevilly-Rouen) — FW  FRA Bastian Badu (on loan at FC Chambly)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  FRA Yanis Ammour (on loan at Béziers)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Montpellier v Béziers

12 July 2019 Friendly	Montpellier	2–2	Béziers	Millau, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laborde 38' Ferri 48'	Report	Montiel 7' (pen.), 77'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Monteillet

Saint-Étienne v Montpellier

19 July 2019 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	4–2	Montpellier	Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Debuchy 33', 73' Cabella 52' (pen.) Diony 84'	Report	Hilton 35' Laborde 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Audi Field

Montpellier v Bordeaux

21 July 2019 Friendly	Montpellier	1–2	Bordeaux	Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Savanier 45+1' (pen.)	Report	De Préville 7', 54'	Stadium: Audi Field

Huddersfield Town v Montpellier

27 July 2019 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Montpellier	Huddersfield, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Grant 55'	Report	Laborde 15'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 5,833

Girona v Montpellier

3 August 2019 Friendly	Girona	0–1	Montpellier	Girona, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Laborde 3'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	10 August 2019	8 March 2020	Matchday 1	8th	28	11	7	10	35	34	+1	039.29
Coupe de France	5 January 2020	28 January 2020	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	30 October 2019	17 December 2019	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					33	14	8	11	44	37	+7	042.42

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2019–20 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification or relegation
6	Reims	28	10	11	7	26	21	+5	41[a]	1.46[a]	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
7	Lyon	28	11	7	10	42	27	+15	40	1.43
8	Montpellier	28	11	7	10	35	34	+1	40	1.43
9	Monaco	28	11	7	10	44	44	0	40	1.43
10	Strasbourg	27	11	5	11	32	32	0	38	1.41

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fairplay ranking.^[2][3]
Notes:

1. Nice finished ahead of Reims on head-to-head points: Nice 2–0 Reims, Reims 1–1 Nice.
2. Since the winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot given to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	11	7	10	35	34	+1	40	10	2	2	26	10	+16	1	5	8	9	24	−15

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Ligue 1

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	16	14	12	14	12	12	10	10	7	8	10	12	6	6	4	6	10	12	9	6	4	5	5	5	6	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled

Matches

The Ligue 1 schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.^[4] The Ligue 1 matches were suspended by the LFP on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 until further notices.^[5] On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September.^[6] On 30 April, The LFP ended officially the 2019–20 season.^[7]

Montpellier v Rennes

10 August 2019 1	Montpellier	0–1	Rennes	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Souquet  18' Chotard  49' Delort  90+4'	Report	Morel 6' Maouassa  34' Tait  69' Siebatcheu  90+4' Grenier  90+6'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,212 Referee: Willy Delajod

Bordeaux v Montpellier

17 August 2019 2	Bordeaux	1–1	Montpellier	Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kalu  68' Maja 70' Koscielny  85'	Report	Delort 22' Congré  76'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 30,192 Referee: Frank Schneider

Montpellier v Lyon

27 August 2019 3	Montpellier	1–0	Lyon	Montpellier
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Souquet 42',  90' P. Mendes  54'	Report	Andersen  35' Tousart  49' Koné  51' T. Mendes  56' Tete  82'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 19,387 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Nantes v Montpellier

31 August 2019 4	Nantes	1–0	Montpellier	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamba  33' Abeid  71' Touré 85'	Report	Mendes  28' Laborde  45+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 18,980 Referee: Karim Abed

Montpellier v Nice

14 September 2019 5	Montpellier	2–1	Nice	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delort 37' Mendes  39' Mollet 56',  57'	Report	Atal  21' Tameze 35' Coly  42'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,765 Referee: Olivier Thual

Marseille v Montpellier

21 September 2019 6	Marseille	1–1	Montpellier	Marseille
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Amavi  19' Strootman  67' Germain 75' Kamara  90+2' Payet  90+4'  90+4'	Report	Sarr 17' (o.g.) Souquet  22' Oyongo  44' Mendes  59' Ferri  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,007 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Montpellier v Nîmes

25 September 2019 7	Montpellier	1–0	Nîmes	Montpellier
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Souquet 31' Mollet  49' Delort  67' Hilton  83'	Report	Deaux  21' Miguel  53' Landre  60' Fomba  65'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 16,445 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Strasbourg v Montpellier

29 September 2019 8	Strasbourg	1–0	Montpellier	Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Da Costa  17' Ajorque 26',  32' Simakan  45' Djiku  77'	Report	Dolly  35' Mendes  67'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Montpellier v Monaco

5 October 2019 9	Montpellier	3–1	Monaco	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mollet 31' Mendes 39' Cozza  47' Delort 56'	Report	Golovin  58'  82' Ben Yedder 69'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,532 Referee: François Letexier

Reims v Montpellier

19 October 2019 10	Reims	1–0	Montpellier	Reims
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdelhamid 3' Cafaro  61' Romao  83'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 12,187 Referee: Florent Batta

Montpellier v Angers

26 October 2019 11	Montpellier	0–0	Angers	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Savanier  59' Mollet  90+4'	Report	Traoré  49' Capelle  75' Pereira Lage  90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,678 Referee: Benoît Millot

Metz v Montpellier

2 November 2019 12	Metz	2–2	Montpellier	Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diallo 26',  52' Nguette 48'	Report	Hilton  39' Congré  63' Delort 73' Sambia 79'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 14,644 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Montpellier v Toulouse

10 November 2019 13	Montpellier	3–0	Toulouse	Montpellier
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chotard  34' Laborde 43' Le Tallec 59' Savanier 75' Sambia  87'	Report	Sangaré  39' Vainqueur  41'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,734 Referee: Thomas Leonard

Saint-Étienne v Montpellier

24 November 2019 14	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Montpellier	Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Youssouf  27' Perrin  28' Trauco  54'	Report	Mendes  21' Congré  61' Mollet  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,336 Referee: Frank Schneider

Montpellier v Amiens

30 November 2019 15	Montpellier	4–2	Amiens	Montpellier
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Tallec 14' Laborde 64' Delort 67' Mollet 72' Mendes  74'	Report	Lefort  26' Mendoza  40' Kakuta 44' Otero  53' Lahne 86'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,744 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Dijon v Montpellier

4 December 2019 16	Dijon	2–2	Montpellier	Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sambia 2' (o.g.) Mendyl  34' Amalfitano  43' Chafik  55' Mavididi 72'	Report	Mollet 15' Savanier 30',  76' Vidal  61' Le Tallec  78'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 11,926 Referee: François Letexier

Montpellier v Paris Saint-Germain

7 December 2019 17	Montpellier	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Montpellier
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mendes  5'  72' Paredes 41' (o.g.) Oyongo  45+3' Chotard  79' Souquet  85'	Report	Diallo  42' Bernat  59' Neymar 74' Mbappé 76' Icardi 81' Thiago Silva  83'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 20,197 Referee: Antony Gautier

Lille v Montpellier

13 December 2019 18	Lille	2–1	Montpellier	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	André  25' Ikoné 40' (pen.),  85' Sanches 84',  85'	Report	Savanier  37' Delort 74'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,170 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Montpellier v Brest

21 December 2019 19	Montpellier	4–0	Brest	Montpellier
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Laborde 13', 56' Savanier 30' (pen.) Delort  49' Mollet 83'	Report	Chardonnet  28'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,975 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Amiens v Montpellier

11 January 2020 20	Amiens	1–2	Montpellier	Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dibassy 14',  55' Blin  62'	Report	Laborde 50' Sambia  58' Delort 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 10,205 Referee: Karim Abed

Montpellier v Dijon

25 January 2020 21	Montpellier	2–1	Dijon	Montpellier
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delort  33', 63' Congré  48' Mollet 56'	Report	Chouiar  19'  54' Baldé 76'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,129 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Paris Saint-Germain v Montpellier

1 February 2020 22	Paris Saint-Germain	5–0	Montpellier	Paris
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sarabia 8' Kimpembe  33' Neymar  38' Di María 41' Congré 44' (o.g.) Mbappé 57' Kurzawa 65' Paredes  84'	Report	Bertaud  17' Mollet  39' Chotard  81'  88' Souquet  86'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,701 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Montpellier v Metz

5 February 2020 23	Montpellier	1–1	Metz	Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier 13' Souquet  14' Ferri  39'	Report	N'Doram  64' Boulaya 80'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,786 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Montpellier v Saint-Étienne

9 February 2020 24	Montpellier	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delort 25' Sambia  42' Ristić  64'	Report	Perrin  17' Fofana  45' Bouanga  51'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,669 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Monaco v Montpellier

14 February 2020 25	Monaco	1–0	Montpellier	Monaco
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Slimani  22', 52'	Report	Savanier  54' Le Tallec  86'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Angers v Montpellier

22 February 2020 26	Angers	1–0	Montpellier	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bamba  32' Doumbia  40' Pavlović  64' Bahoken 68' Capelle  81'	Report	Delort  83' Oyongo  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,453 Referee: Antony Gautier

Montpellier v Strasbourg

29 February 2020 27	Montpellier	3–0	Strasbourg	Montpellier
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier 57' (pen.), 65' Laborde 61' Le Tallec  72'	Report	Djiku  56' Waris  90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,799 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Rennes v Montpellier

8 March 2020 28	Rennes	5–0	Montpellier	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Maouassa 9' Hunou 28', 87' (pen.) Léa Siliki  57' Tait 68' Del Castillo 73' (pen.) Bourigeaud  77'	Report	Savanier  25' Sambia  77' Mendes  86'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,818 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Montpellier v Marseille

29	Montpellier	Cancelled	Marseille	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0[8]

Nice v Montpellier

30	Nice	Cancelled	Montpellier	Nice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0[8]

Montpellier v Lille

31	Montpellier	Cancelled	Lille	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0[8]

Nîmes v Montpellier

32	Nîmes	Cancelled	Montpellier	Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 0[8]

Montpellier v Reims

33	Montpellier	Cancelled	Reims	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Brest v Montpellier

34	Brest	Cancelled	Montpellier	Brest
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé

Montpellier v Bordeaux

35	Montpellier	Cancelled	Bordeaux	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Lyon v Montpellier

36	Lyon	Cancelled	Montpellier	Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Montpellier v Nantes

37	Montpellier	Cancelled	Nantes	Montpellier
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Toulouse v Montpellier

38	Toulouse	Cancelled	Montpellier	Toulouse
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Coupe de France

Main article: 2019–20 Coupe de France

EF Reims Ste Anne Châtillons v Montpellier

5 January 2020 Round of 64	EF Reims Ste Anne Châtillons	0–1	Montpellier	Reims[9]
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Trémor  90+1' Barrilliot  90+2'	Report	Hilton 6'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Florent Batta

Montpellier v Caen

19 January 2020 Round of 32	Montpellier	5–0	Caen	Montpellier
17:15 CET (UTC+1)	Ferri  21' Savanier 24' (pen.) Laborde 37' Delort 40', 64' Congré  50' Mollet 59'	Report	Pi  32'  43'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Thomas Léonard

ASM Belfort v Montpellier

28 January 2020 Round of 16	ASM Belfort	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Montpellier	Belfort
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Konki  35' Arisi  54' Régnier  74'	Report	Rulli  90+4' Le Tallec  98' Delort  120+2'	Stadium: Stade Roger Serzian Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Olivier Thual
	Penalties
	Régnier Magassouba Grasso Ranneaud Cuenin Loichot		Savanier Delort Sambia Laborde Camara Le Tallec

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue

Montpellier v Nancy

30 October 2019 Round of 32	Montpellier	3–2	Nancy	Montpellier
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Mollet 13' Delort 21' Congré  28' Chotard  62', 76' Cozza  68' Sambia  88'	Report	Lefebvre  42' Dembélé  57' Vagner 59' Lybohy  66', 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 7,655 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Reims v Montpellier

17 December 2019 Round of 16	Reims	1–0	Montpellier	Reims
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cafaro 78' (pen.) Oudin  90'	Report	Ristić  69' Mendes  77'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 4,606 Referee: Willy Delajod

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ARG	Gerónimo Rulli	20	0	19	0	1	0	0	0
16	GK	FRA	Dimitry Bertaud	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
30	GK	FRA	Mathis Carvalho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	FRA	Arnaud Souquet	20	2	17+1	2	1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	FRA	Daniel Congré	19	0	15+1	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF	BRA	Vitorino Hilton	23	1	20	0	1	1	1+1	0
5	DF	POR	Pedro Mendes	17	1	15	1	0	0	2	0
8	DF	CMR	Ambroise Oyongo	18	0	17	0	0	0	0+1	0
14	DF	FRA	Damien Le Tallec	23	2	20	2	1	0	1+1	0
24	DF	URU	Mathías Suárez	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF	SRB	Mihailo Ristić	16	0	4+9	0	1	0	2	0
27	DF	FRA	Clément Vidal	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	FRA	Nicolas Cozza	8	0	6+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	FRA	Junior Sambia	13	1	3+7	1	1	0	2	0
11	MF	FRA	Téji Savanier	13	3	10+1	3	0	0	2	0
12	MF	FRA	Jordan Ferri	9	0	7+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
13	MF	FRA	Joris Chotard	17	1	12+3	0	1	0	1	1
20	MF	RSA	Keagan Dolly	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	FRA	Kylian Kaiboue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	FRA	Florent Mollet	19	6	12+5	5	0	0	2	1
29	MF	RUS	Amir Adouyev	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ALG	Andy Delort	22	8	19	7	1	0	1+1	1
10	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Laborde	23	5	19+1	5	1	0	1+1	0
15	FW	ALG	Bilal Boutobba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	SEN	Souleymane Camara	12	1	0+11	1	0	0	1	0
32	FW	SRB	Petar Škuletić	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	1	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 11 January 2020
Source: Competitions