Rivals | AS Monaco, SC Bastia & AS Cannes |
Club Profile | Club Website Twitter: @ogcnice Facebook: @ogcnice Nickname: Les Aiglons |
Stadium | In 1927 OGC Nice inaugurated the then recently-built Stade Léo Lagrange. That venue would be their home until 2013. Originally it had a capacity of 3,500, which was increased to 23,000 in the early 1950s, thanks to the construction of grandstands. By the end of the 1970s, the stadium was popularly referred to as Stade du Ray after the area in which it was located. In the early 1990s, its capacity was reduced to 12,000, but then increased to 15,000 when Nice returned to Ligue 1 in 2002 and 17,000 in 2004. Despite this, the stadium’s capacity was relatively limited and furthermore didn’t meet the standards of the LFP – Ligue de Football Professionnel. Despite this Nice continued to play there until 2013 when they moved to the newly-built Allianz Riviera. With a capacity of 35,624, the Allianz Arena is a multi-sport centre and it also hosts the National Museum of Sports. It was rated a Stadium Category 3 by UEFA. |
Recent History | The glory years for OGC Nice were in the 1950s. They were crowned French Champions 4 times and were also the first club to win the title twice in a row. Nice won the Coupe de France twice and achieved their best Champions League result, losing to Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. The years that followed were characterised by less success. They showed promise in the 1970s when they were top at the half way stage of the season on more than one occasion, but during the 1980s they would endure relegation and a huge financial crisis. It took until 1997 for the next silverware to be brought back to Nice as they won their third Coupe de France. Having dropped out of the top division, Nice returned to Ligue 1 in 2002-2003. In the 2010s with President Jean-Pierre Rivère in charge of the club and Claude Puel managing things on the pitch, Nice achieved a 4th place finish on two occasions. They did even better in 2016-2017 challenging for the title for long periods, but eventually having to settle for 3rd place after being hit by injuries. |
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