The 2022–23 season was the 80th season in the history of FC Nantes and their 10th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe dr France, the Trophée des Champions and the UEFA Europa League.Coupe de France: Nantes end 21-year trophy wait as Nice's 25-year drought goes onCoupe de France: Nantes beats Nice (1-0) and wins its ticket for the Europa League The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Despite a 14-match winless run between February and May, which led them being in danger of relegation, Les Canaris ultimately preserved their top flight status with a 1–0 win over Angers, and Auxerre 1–3 defeat to Lens, thus avoiding a return to the second tier of French football for the first time since the 2012–13 season.
Players First-team squad
Reserve squad
Out on loan
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource55 AmiensLoan return53 Quevilly RouenLoan return17 WatfordUndisclosed7 NiceLoan31 GalatasarayLoan14 Lens€4.4M28 Metz€4M
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource26 GentLoan return8 ParmaLoan return19 MonacoLoan return6 SochauxFree20 BaselUndisclosed23 Eintracht FrankfurtFree7 Red Star BelgradeFree53 SO CholetLoan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.
Coupe de France
Trophée des Champions
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.
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