2023–24 Montpellier HSC season

Montpellier HSC
2023–24 season
President	Laurent Nicollin
Head coach	Michel Der Zakarian
Stadium	Stade de la Mosson
Ligue 1	12th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Téji Savanier (9); All: ; Téji Savanier (9)
Average home league attendance	13,901
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Montpellier Hérault Sport Club's 15th season in existence and 22nd consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[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	BIH	Belmin Dizdarević
3	DF	GUI	Issiaga Sylla
4	DF	MLI	Boubakar Kouyaté
5	DF	MLI	Modibo Sagnan
6	DF	FRA	Christopher Jullien
7	FW	FRA	Arnaud Nordin
8	FW	NGA	Akor Adams
9	FW	JOR	Mousa Al-Tamari
10	FW	TUN	Wahbi Khazri
11	MF	FRA	Téji Savanier (captain)
12	MF	FRA	Jordan Ferri (vice-captain)
13	MF	FRA	Joris Chotard
16	GK	COD	Dimitry Bertaud


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	FRA	Théo Sainte-Luce
18	MF	FRA	Léo Leroy
19	MF	FRA	Sacha Delaye
22	MF	FRA	Khalil Fayad
23	FW	FRA	Yann Karamoh (on loan from Torino)
27	DF	SUI	Bećir Omeragić
29	DF	CMR	Enzo Tchato
35	DF	FRA	Lucas Mincarelli Davin
36	DF	SUI	Silvan Hefti (on loan from Genoa)
39	FW	FRA	Yanis Issoufou
40	GK	FRA	Benjamin Lecomte
70	FW	FRA	Tanguy Coulibaly
77	DF	MLI	Falaye Sacko

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
—	DF	FRA	Maxime Estève (at Burnley until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Gabriel Barès (at Concarneau until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Bećir Omeragić	Zürich	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Musa Al-Taamari	OH Leuven	Free	1 July 2023	^[3]
DF	Falaye Sacko	Vitória de Guimarães	€1,300,000^[1]	1 July 2023	^[4]
GK	Belmin Dizdarević	Sarajevo	Undisclosed	7 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Akor Adams	Lillestrøm	€4,500,000	7 August 2023	^[6]
DF	Modibo Sagnan	FC Utrecht	€3,200,000	1 February 2024	^[7]
FW	Yann Karamoh	Torino	Loan	1 February 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Bingourou Kamara	Released		1 July 2023	^[8]
FW	Valère Germain	Released		1 July 2023	^[9]
FW	Béni Makouana	Polissya Zhytomyr	€250,000	9 July 2023	^[10]
FW	Stephy Mavididi	Leicester City	€7,500,000	31 July 2023	^[11]

Notes: 1.^ Exercised buy option.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

15 July 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	3–1	Toulouse	Béziers
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Issoufou 45+2' Khazri 63' Delaye 83'		Onaiwu 17'	Stadium: Stade Raoul-Barrière

22 July 2023 Friendly	Nice	1–0	Montpellier	Palamos, Spain
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)

29 July 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	v	Saint-Étienne	Montpellier
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Grammont
Note: The match was cancelled.^[12]

2 August 2023 Friendly	Montpellier	2–1	Olympique d'Alès en Cévennes	Montpellier
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delaye 3' Kouyaté 40'		Mahamat 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Complexe Sportif de Grammont

5 August 2023 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	Montpellier	Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranos 30' Weigl 35' Netz	Report	Savanier 42' Al-Taamari 45', Kouyaté	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Robin Braun

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	12th	34	10	12	12	43	48	−5	029.41
Coupe de France	6 January 2024	7 February 2024	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	066.67
Total					37	12	12	13	50	53	−3	032.43

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Rennes	34	12	10	12	53	46	+7	46
11	Toulouse	34	11	10	13	42	46	−4	43
12	Montpellier^[a]	34	10	12	12	43	48	−5	41
13	Strasbourg	34	10	9	15	38	50	−12	39
14	Nantes	34	9	6	19	30	55	−25	33

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[14]
Notes:

^ Montpellier was deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of its match against Clermont.^[13]

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
34	10	12	12	43	48	−5	42	3	9	5	20	23	−3	7	3	7	23	25	−2

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D
Position	8	4	9	14	14	13	9	12	14	11	13	12	14	13	14	12	12	12	12	13	15	14	15	16	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	10	12	12

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[15]

13 August 2023 1	Montpellier	2–2	Le Havre	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jullien 48' Adams 58', 60'	Report	Lloris 6' Sangante 55' Targhalline 65' Grandsir 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Clément Turpin

19 August 2023 2	Lyon	1–4	Montpellier	Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diomandé 13' Lepenant 29' Kumbedi 45+3' Lacazette 70', 80' Tagliafico 83'	Report	Nordin 20' Al-Taamari 39', 66' Kouyaté 51' Adams 90'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 42,576 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17:00 CEST, but was postponed by two hours due to the heat wave in Lyon.^[16]

27 August 2023 3	Montpellier	1–3	Reims	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Al-Taamari 45+4' Chotard 63'	Report	Abdelhamid 9' Teuma 41', 56' O. Diakité 64' Foket 72'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,476 Referee: Marc Bollengier

3 September 2023 4	Lille	1–0	Montpellier	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yazıcı 2' Gomes 50' Alexsandro 73'	Report	Omeragić 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 35,298 Referee: Benoît Millot

17 September 2023 5	Strasbourg	2–2	Montpellier	Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delaine 11' Guilbert 45+6' Lecomte 63' (o.g.) Mothiba 69' Bakwa 76' Emegha 90+7'	Report	Adams 29' Khazri 35' Nordin 40', 46' Sylla 45+1' Savanier 58' Leroy 86' Chotard 88'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,128 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

24 September 2023 6	Montpellier	0–0	Rennes	Montpellier
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Chotard 78' Ferri 90+4'	Report	Yıldırım 32'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,430 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

1 October 2023 7	Lorient	0–3	Montpellier	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Ponceau 20' Talbi 33'	Report	Adams 30', 89' Estève 61' Savanier 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,492 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

22 October 2023 9	Nantes	2–0	Montpellier	Nantes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mollet 44', 64' Bamba 74', 75'	Report	Kouyaté 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,864 Referee: Marc Bollengier

29 October 2023 10	Montpellier	3–0	Toulouse	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Adams 13', 72' Fayad 30', 63' Kouyaté 45+2'	Report	Suazo 33' Magri 38' Schmidt 65'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Thomas Léonard

3 November 2023 11	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Montpellier	Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lee 10' Zaïre-Emery 58' Vitinha 66' Mukiele 82'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,647 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

10 November 2023 12	Montpellier	0–0	Nice	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rosario 5' Boudaoui 45+1' Todibo 72' Bard 82'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

26 November 2023 13	Montpellier	1–3	Brest	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier 24', 51' (pen.) Adams 90+6'	Report	Estève 20' (o.g.) Lees-Melou 30' Del Castillo 45' Pereira Lage 64' Doumbia 90+3'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,311 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

29 November 2023 8	Montpellier	1–1	Clermont	Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad 40' Sainte-Luce 52' Savanier 86' (pen.) Omeragić 90+4' Estève 90+7' 90+7' Leroy 90+7'	Report	Gonalons 7', 90+7' Konaté 8' Caufriez 38' 90+7' Pelmard 74' Keïta 76' Borges 90+7'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: The match was originally played on 8 October 2023, but was abandoned in second-half stoppage time, with Montpellier leading 4–2, after a firework thrown from a Montpellier stand exploded near Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw. The teams were then ordered to replay the match from the beginning behind closed doors at a later date.^[17]

3 December 2023 14	Monaco	2–0	Montpellier	Monaco
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Minamino 9' Vanderson 20' Golovin 75' Ben Yedder 90+2'	Report	Savanier 45' Kouyaté 69' Chotard 84' Tchato 90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

8 December 2023 15	Montpellier	0–0	Lens	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delaye 84' Ferri 90+2'	Report	Danso 12' Frankowski 29' Gradit 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,159 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

17 December 2023 16	Metz	0–1	Montpellier	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diallo 53' Udol 90+2'	Report	Estève 9' Jullien 74' Lecomte 85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,473 Referee: Marc Bollengier

20 December 2023 17	Montpellier	1–1	Marseille	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad 14' Jullien 44' Savanier 90+4'	Report	Veretout 52' Gigot 55'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,565 Referee: Thomas Léonard

14 January 2024 18	Brest	2–0	Montpellier	Brest
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Magnetti 45', 48' Le Douaron 90+2'	Report	Chotard 44' Julien 57'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 12,712 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

28 January 2024 19	Montpellier	0–0	Lille	Montpellier
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jullien 26' Savanier 61' Khazri 62' Coulibaly 63'	Report	Bouaddi 37' 45+2' Santos 66'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,575 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

3 February 2024 20	Rennes	2–1	Montpellier	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Terrier 3' Truffert 45+4' Kalimuendo 48' (pen.), 53' Yıldırım 80' Le Fée 86'	Report	Sagnan 12' Khazri 29' Mincarelli 47' Savanier 73'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,898 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

11 February 2024 21	Montpellier	1–2	Lyon	Montpellier
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Nordin 23' Ferri 90'	Report	Tagliafico 28' Lacazette 74' Caqueret 82' Orban 90'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,519 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

18 February 2024 22	Montpellier	3–0	Metz	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 3' Kouyaté 13' Sagnan 30', 50' Omeragić 69' Savanier 86' (pen.)	Report	Asoro 78' Candé 83' Camara 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,532 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

25 February 2024 23	Marseille	4–1	Montpellier	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ndiaye 31' Aubameyang 32', 43', 62' (pen.) Harit 65' Sacko 82' (o.g.)	Report	Al-Tamari 5' Sylla 32' Hefti 48' Sagnan 75' Kouyaté 86'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,263 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

3 March 2024 24	Montpellier	2–2	Strasbourg	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ferri 19' Doukouré 71' (o.g.) Nordin 87'	Report	Sissoko 34' Diarra 47' (pen.), 66' Emegha 83', 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 11,635 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

8 March 2024 25	Nice	1–2	Montpellier	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boga 12' Rosario 42'	Report	Todibo 10' (o.g.) Savanier 42' (pen.) Khazri 47' Leroy 90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,819 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

17 March 2024 26	Montpellier	2–6	Paris Saint-Germain	Montpellier
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nordin 30' Savanier 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Vitinha 14' K. Mbappé 22', 50', 63' Beraldo 38' Donnarumma 45' Lee 53' Mendes 72', 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 19,202 Referee: Florent Batta

31 March 2024 27	Le Havre	0–2	Montpellier	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Négo 31' Casimir 70'	Report	Sagnan 70' Omeragić 70' Ferri 72' Jullien 80'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 20,556 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

7 April 2024 28	Montpellier	2–0	Lorient	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri 14' Savanier 42', 55' (pen.) Khazri 61' Karamoh 90'	Report	Yongwa 44' F. Mendy 45+1' Adjei 52' Ponceau 58' Bamba 59' Katseris 90+5'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

14 April 2024 29	Clermont	1–1	Montpellier	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cham 45+5' (pen.) Matsima 90+4'	Report	Coulibaly 56', 57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,174 Referee: Thomas Léonard

21 April 2024 30	Reims	1–2	Montpellier	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdelhamid 42' Munetsi 49' Agbadou 66' Bojang 90+2'	Report	Sagnan 26', 69' Sylla 47' Khazri 82' Al-Tamari 87'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,183 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

26 April 2024 31	Montpellier	1–1	Nantes	Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adams 2' Savanier 24' Tchato 45' Mincarelli 90+1' Nordin 90+5'	Report	Abline 7' Sissoko 45+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,331 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

3 May 2024 32	Toulouse	1–2	Montpellier	Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dallinga 34' Nicolaisen 54' 83' Diarra 60'	Report	Savanier 26', 27', 65' Leroy 44' Fayad 81' Karamoh 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 24,740 Referee: Marc Bollengier

12 May 2024 33	Montpellier	0–2	Monaco	Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri 19'	Report	Ouattara 52' Fofana 65' Singo 72'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,829 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

19 May 2024 34	Lens	2–2	Montpellier	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wahi 4' Machado 45+3'	Report	Maamma 58' Mincarelli 74' Khazri 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,433 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Coupe de France

6 January 2024 Round of 64	Amiens	1–2	Montpellier	Amiens
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kaïboué 28' Mafouta 59'	Report	Chotard 37' Assogba 43' (o.g.) Yeboah 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,652 Referee: Clément Turpin

24 January 2024 Round of 32	Feignies Aulnoye	0–4	Montpellier	Maubeuge
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bridoux 18' Hospital 56'	Report	Omeragić 59' Nordin 61' Gueguin 65' Sainte-Luce 69' Adams 74', 90+2' Delaye 90'	Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Attendance: 1,797 Referee: Willy Delajod
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 January 2024, but was postponed due to heavy snow.^[18]

7 February 2024 Round of 16	Montpellier	1–4	Nice	Montpellier
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier 34' Lecomte 64' Ndiaye 74' Sagnan 74'	Report	Ndayishimiye 29' Claude-Maurice 34', 62' (pen.) Louchet 37' Cho 39' Rosario 46' Baldé 71'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 5,769 Referee: François Letexier