Derby du Languedoc


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.

List of matches

;League
#SeasonDateCompetitionHome TeamResultAway TeamStadiumAttendanceH2H
11933–34–French Division 1Nîmes2–0MontpelliérainStade Jean-Bouin–+1
21933–34–French Division 1Montpelliérain2–4NîmesStade de la Croix d'Argent–+2
31934–35–French Division 1Nîmes4–5MontpelliérainStade Jean-Bouin–+1
41934–35–French Division 1Montpelliérain0–3NîmesStade de la Croix d'Argent–+2
51952–5311 September 1952French Division 1Nîmes4–2MontpelliérainStade Jean-Bouin–+3
61952–5325 January 1953French Division 1Montpelliérain2–5NîmesStade de la Croix d'Argent–+4
71961–6215 October 1961French Division 1Nîmes3–1MontpelliérainStade Jean-Bouin12,348+5
81961–6225 March 1962French Division 1Montpelliérain3–5NîmesParc des Sports18,420+6
91962–6321 October 1962French Division 1Montpelliérain1–1NîmesParc des Sports15,613+6
101962–6324 March 1963French Division 1Nîmes1–1MontpelliérainStade Jean-Bouin6,518+6
111991–925 October 1991French Division 1Montpellier0–0NîmesStade de la Mosson20,000+6
121991–9224 March 1963French Division 1Nîmes2–1MontpellierStade des Costières16,965+7
131992–936 October 1992French Division 1Nîmes4–2MontpellierStade des Costières10,586+7
141992–9312 March 1993French Division 1Montpellier1–0NîmesStade de la Mosson11,833+6
152000–0112 August 2000French Division 2Nîmes0–2MontpellierStade des Costières16,400+5
162000–0130 November 2000French Division 2Montpellier3–1NîmesStade de la Mosson16,761+4
172008–0931 October 2008Ligue 2Montpellier1–1NîmesStade de la Mosson16,115+4
182008–0910 April 2009Ligue 2Nîmes2–1MontpellierStade des Costières14,853+5
192018–1930 September 2018Ligue 1Montpellier3–0NîmesStade de la Mosson20,054+4
202018–193 February 2019Ligue 1Nîmes1–1MontpellierStade des Costières18,045+4
212019–2025 September 2019Ligue 1Montpellier3–0NîmesStade de la Mosson16,445+4
–2019–2011 April 2020Ligue 1NîmesDNPMontpellierStade des Costières–+4
232020–214 October 2020Ligue 1Montpellier0–1NîmesStade de la Mosson0+5
242020–2114 March 2021Ligue 1Nîmes1–1MontpellierStade des Costières0+5

;Cup
#SeasonDateCompetitionHome TeamResultAway TeamStadiumAttendanceRound
11995–9614 April 1996Coupe de FranceNîmes1–0MontpellierStade des Costières21,366Semi-finals
21996–9710 January 1997Coupe de la LigueNîmes0–1MontpellierStade des Costières8,000Round of 16

Records

Results

Longest runs

Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive matches without a draw
Longest undefeated runs
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
Most consecutive games scoring

Players who played for both clubs

''Players currently playing for their respective Derby du Languedoc club are written in bold.''