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Football club
Montpellier
Full name
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club
Nickname(s)
La Paillade[1]
Short name
MHSC
Founded
1919; 105 years ago (1919) (as Stade Olympique Montpelliérain)
Ground
Stade de la Mosson
Capacity
32,900
President
Laurent Nicollin
Manager
Michel Der Zakarian
League
Ligue 1
2022–23
Ligue 1, 12th of 20
Website
Club website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season
Montpellier HSC active departments
Football (men's)
Football (women's)
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (French:[mɔ̃pəljeeʁospɔʁklœb]; Occitan: Montpelhièr Erau Sport Club), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC or simply Montpellier, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was founded through a merger in 1974. Montpellier currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football and plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city. The first team is managed by Michel Der Zakarian and captained by Teji Savanier.
Montpellier is owned by Laurent Nicollin, the son of the late Louis Nicollin, a French entrepreneur, who had been owner since 1974. The club have produced several famous players in its history, most notably Laurent Blanc, who has served as manager of the France national team. Blanc is also the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderrama and Olivier Giroud are other players who have played in Montpellier's colours. In 2001, Montpellier introduced a women's team.
^"#273 – Montpellier HSC : la Paillade" (in French). Footnickname. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (French: [mɔ̃pəlje eʁo spɔʁ klœb]; Occitan: Montpelhièr Erau Sport Club), commonly referred to as MontpellierHSC or simply...
də la mɔˈsɔ̃]) is a football stadium in Montpellier, France. It is the home of Ligue 1 club MontpellierHSC, and has a capacity of 32,900. Formerly a...
extends contract with MontpellierHSC". News.am. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020. "Michel Der Zakarian quitting MontpellierHSC". News.am. 3 May...
French). RC Lens. Retrieved 28 October 2023. "Olympique Lyonnais 5–4 MontpellierHSC" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2024...
French). MontpellierHSC. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014. "Marseille seal transfer of Montpellier midfielder...
2013 to join French Division 1 Féminine side MontpellierHSC on a two-year contract. While at Montpellier, she made 25 regular season appearances with...
December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012. "Olivier Giroud a signé". MontpellierHSC (in French). 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June...
French club Dijon on loan. On 30 June 2020, Mavididi joined French club Montpellier on a permanent deal worth €6.3 million. On 16 April 2023, Mavididi became...
French). MontpellierHSC. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022. "Paris Saint Germain 5–2 Montpellier". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. "Montpellier : vers l'association...
(in French). MontpellierHSC. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011. "Ligue 1, Montpellier – Stambouli satisfait"...
goals over her two years with the club before moving to MontpellierHSC in 2002. At Montpellier, Bompastor blossomed and scored 38 goals over four seasons...
for Laval and eventually transferred to Montpellier for a fee of €1.35 million. Mukiele transferred to Montpellier in January 2017. He made his debut for...
signed two-and-a-half-year deal with French Division 1 Féminine club MontpellierHSC. She made her debut on 4 January 2017, entering as a halftime substitute...
club. In January 2018, Murphy signed a professional contract with MontpellierHSC to play in France's Division 1 Féminine. She was initially expected...
moved to mainland France aged 16 and began his professional career with Montpellier and Paris Saint Germain, playing and scoring in the UEFA Champions League...
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