Manager Jean-Claude Suaudeau Division 1 3rd Top goalscorer Japhet N'Doram (21) | Stadium Stade de la Beaujoire Intertoto Cup Semi-finals | |
During the 1996–97 French football season, FC Nantes competed in the French Division 1.
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Season summary
Nantes finished third in Division 1, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Jean-Claude Suaudeau, tired of his best players being sold in order to clear the club's debts, retired from football at the end of the season; he was replaced by the club's youth academy manager, Raynald Denoueix.
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
1996–97 FC Nantes season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA