The Derby du Languedoc is a football match contested between French clubs Nîmes Olympique and Montpellier HSC. The name of the derby derives from the fact that Nîmes and Montpellier are the two major clubs in France that are located in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon.

History Montpellier play at the Stade de la Mosson, in Montpellier, Nîmes Olympique play at the Stade des Antonins in Nîmes; the two grounds are separated by approximately . The teams have played 25 matches in all competitions; Nîmes Olympique winning 11, Montpellier winning 7 and remaining 7 games were drawn.

Nîmes Olympique was considered the best club in the region from the 1950s until the early 1980s. This leadership is challenged by the rise of Montpellier in the 1970s. The club gradually weakens Nîmes by recovering many important players like Louis Landi, Michel Mézy or the coach Kader Firoud.

Head-to-head The derby has been contested the most in the top division, with 19 matches played in French Division 1/Ligue 1, Nîmes Olympique won 9 matches, Montpellier won 4 and remaining 6 were drawn, in Ligue 2, Nîmes Olympique won 1, Montpellier won 2 and 1 match was drawn, only 2 matches were played in the cup competitions, 1 in Coupe de France and 1 in Coupe de la Ligue with Nîmes Olympique winning the first one and Montpellier winning the latter.

Statistics Competition PlayedMontpellier wins DrawsNîmes winsMontpellier goalsNîmes goals Ligue 119 4 6 9 25 37 Ligue 24 2 1 1 7 4 Coupe de France1 0 0 1 0 1 Coupe de la Ligue1 1 0 0 1 0 Total25 7 7 11 33 42

List of matches League #SeasonDateCompetitionHome TeamResultAway TeamStadiumAttendanceH2H11933–34 –French Division 1 Nîmes 2–0 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin–+12– Montpelliérain 2–4 Nîmes Stade de la Croix d'Argent–+231934–35 –French Division 1 Nîmes 4–5 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin–+14– Montpelliérain 0–3 Nîmes Stade de la Croix d'Argent–+251952–53 11 September 1952French Division 1 Nîmes 4–2 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin–+3625 January 1953 Montpelliérain 2–5 Nîmes Stade de la Croix d'Argent–+471961–62 15 October 1961French Division 1 Nîmes 3–1 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin12,348+5825 March 1962 Montpelliérain 3–5 Nîmes Parc des Sports18,420+691962–63 21 October 1962French Division 1 Montpelliérain 1–1 Nîmes Parc des Sports15,613+61024 March 1963 Nîmes 1–1 Montpelliérain Stade Jean-Bouin6,518+6111991–92 5 October 1991French Division 1 Montpellier 0–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson20,000+61224 March 1963 Nîmes 2–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières16,965+7131992–93 6 October 1992French Division 1 Nîmes 4–2 Montpellier Stade des Costières10,586+71412 March 1993 Montpellier 1–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson11,833+6152000–01 12 August 2000French Division 2 Nîmes 0–2 Montpellier Stade des Costières16,400+51630 November 2000 Montpellier 3–1 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson16,761+4172008–09 31 October 2008Ligue 2 Montpellier 1–1 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson16,115+41810 April 2009 Nîmes 2–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières14,853+5192018–19 30 September 2018Ligue 1 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson20,054+4203 February 2019 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières18,045+4212019–20 25 September 2019Ligue 1 Montpellier 3–0 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson16,445+4–11 April 2020 Nîmes DNP Montpellier Stade des Costières–+4232020–21 4 October 2020Ligue 1 Montpellier 0–1 Nîmes Stade de la Mosson0+52414 March 2021 Nîmes 1–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières0+5

Cup #SeasonDateCompetitionHome TeamResultAway TeamStadiumAttendanceRound1 1995–96 14 April 1996 Coupe de France Nîmes 1–0 Montpellier Stade des Costières21,366Semi-finals2 1996–97 10 January 1997 Coupe de la Ligue Nîmes 0–1 Montpellier Stade des Costières8,000Round of 16

Records All-time top goalscorers RankNationPlayerClub(s)YearsLeagueCoupe de FranceCoupe dela LigueOverall1José ParodiNîmes1961–196740042Andy DelortNîmes2009–20100003Montpellier2018–2019, 2019–20213003Philippe VercruysseNîmes1991–19932002Salah DjebaïliNîmes1955–1966200Toifilou MaoulidaMontpellier1997–2001200Nîmes2014–2016000

All-time most appearances RankNationPlayerClub(s)YearsLeagueCoupe de FranceCoupe dela LigueOverall1Andy DelortNîmes2009–20100005Montpellier2018–2019, 2019–2021500Gaëtan LabordeMontpellier2018–2021500Renaud RipartNîmes2011–2021500Daniel CongréMontpellier2012–2021500Fabien LefèvreMontpellier1991–1997, 2000–2004311Florent MolletMontpellier2018–2022500Franck TouronNîmes1989–1994, 1995–1997410

Results Most total goals in a match Goals Result Date Competition 9 Nîmes 4–5 Montpelliérain 1935 1934–35 French Division 1 8 Montpelliérain 3–5 Nîmes 25 March 1962 1961–62 French Division 1 7 Montpelliérain 2–5 Nîmes 25 January 1953 1952–53 French Division 1 6 Nîmes 4–2 Montpellier 6 October 1992 1992–93 French Division 1

Longest runs Most consecutive wins Games Club Period 5 Nîmes 1935 – 25 March 1962 3 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 30 November 2000

Most consecutive matches without a draw Games Period 8 1933 – 25 March 1962 6 6 October 1992 – 30 November 2000

Longest undefeated runs Games Club Period 10 Nîmes 1935 – 6 October 1992 4 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 31 October 2008

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal Games Club Period 2 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 12 August 2000

Most consecutive games scoring GamesClub Period 11 Nîmes 1933 – 24 March 1963 8 Montpellier 10 January 1997 – 25 September 2019

Players who played for both clubs PlayerMontpellier careerNîmes careerSpanAppsGoalsSpanAppsGoals Michel Mézy1979–19827811965–1975, 1977–197931920 Laurent Blanc1983–1991243761992–1993291 Eric Cantona1989–199033101991162 Toifilou Maoulida1997–2001118262014–20167416 Omar Belbey2000–20024311995–20001131 Andy Delort2018–2019, 2019–2021, 2025115472009–201030 Téji Savanier2019–2026210502015–201913222 Théo Sainte-Luce2022–present6842019–2022342 Players currently playing for their respective Derby du Languedoc club are written in bold.

References

External links Nîmes Olympique Official Site Montpellier Official Site