| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Laurent Nicollin | |||
| Manager | Frédéric Hantz | |||
| Stadium | Stade de la Mosson | |||
| Ligue 1 | 15th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Steve Mounié (14) All: Steve Mounié (15)  | |||
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The 2016–17 Montpellier HSC season was the 42nd professional season of the club since its creation in 1974.
Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Current squad
As of 31 August 2015.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | 
| 14 | Metz | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 43 | 
| 15 | Montpellier | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 39 | 
| 16 | Dijon | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 37 | 
| 17 | Caen | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 37 | 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 
Last updated: 20 November 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 13 August 2016 1 | Montpellier | 1–0 | Angers | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Boudebouz  Mounié  | 
Report | Thomas  Capelle  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 21 August 2016 2 | Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | Montpellier | Saint-Étienne | 
| 17:00 | Monnet-Paquet  Saint-Louis Karamoko Beric  | 
Report | Mounie  Ninga  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 23,661 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 27 August 2016 3 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Rennes | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CET | Congré  Vanden Borre  | 
Report | Saïd  Pedro Mendes Diakhaby  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 9,163 Referee:  | 
| 10 September 2016 4 | Guingamp | 1–1 | Montpellier | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Coco  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 12,630 Referee: Clément Turpin  | 
| 18 September 2016 5 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Nice | Montpellier | 
| 15:00 | Skhiri  Boudebouz  | 
Report | Eysseric  Belhanda  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,272 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 21 September 2016 6 | Lyon | 5–1 | Montpellier | Décines-Charpieu | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fekir  Tolisso Cornet  | 
Report | M. Sanson  Poaty Deplagne  | 
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 32,193 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 24 September 2016 7 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Metz | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Erdinç  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 1 October 2016 8 | Dijon | 3–3 | Montpellier | Dijon | 
| 20:00 | Dinoy  Gastien Vanden Borre Abeid Rivière  | 
Report | Ninga  Boudebouz  | 
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 8,428 Referee:  | 
| 15 October 2016 9 | Montpellier | 3–2 | Caen | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ninga  Mounié  | 
Report | Yahia  Santini  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,456 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 21 October 2016 10 | Monaco | 6–2 | Montpellier | Monaco | 
| 20:45CEST (UTC+2) | Glik  Falcao Mbappé Jemerson Germain Lemar Traoré  | 
Report | Boudebouz  | 
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,619 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
| 29 October 2016 11 | Lorient | 2–2 | Montpellier | Lorient | 
| 20:00 | Touré  Marveaux Barthelmé Waris  | 
Summary | Vanden Borre  Camara Sanson  | 
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,872 Referee:  | 
| 4 November 2016 12 | Montpellier | 3–1 | Marseille | Montpellier | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Boudebouz  Mounié Deplagne  | 
Report | Lopez  Thauvin  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,451 Referee: Antony Gautier  | 
| 19 November 2016 13 | Bastia | 1–1 | Montpellier | Furiani | 
| 20:00 | Skhiri  Cioni Nangis  | 
Report | Mounié  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 10,189 Referee:  | 
| 26 November 2016 14 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Nancy | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lasne  Sessègnon  | 
Report | Diagne  Diarra Dia  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 9,463 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 30 November 2016 15 | Toulouse | 1–0 | Montpellier | Toulouse | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sylla  Sangaré  | 
Report | Roussillon  Rémy Sanson  | 
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 13,752 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
| 3 December 2016 16 | Montpellier | 3–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Montpellier | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lasne  Skhiri Boudebouz  | 
Report | Nkunku  Cavani  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 10 December 2016 17 | Lille | 2–1 | Montpellier | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | De Préville  Sankharé Enyeama  | 
Report | Mounié  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,391 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 17 December 2016 18 | Montpellier | 4–0 | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lasne  Sessegnon Deplagne Mounié Sylla  | 
Report | Lewczuk  Ménez Sertic  | 
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 9,841 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 21 December 2016 19 | Nantes | 1–0 | Montpellier | Nantes | 
| 20:50 CET (UTC+1) | Lucas Lima  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 18,125 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 14 January 2017 20 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Dijon | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Roussillon  | 
Report | Tavares  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,539 Referee: Jérôme Brisard  | 
| 21 January 2017 21 | Metz | 2–0 | Montpellier | Metz | 
| 20:00 | Diabaté  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 11,553 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 27 January 2017 22 | Marseille | 5–1 | Montpellier | Marseille | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Gomis  Rolando Dória Thauvin  | 
Report | Boudebouz  Sessègnon Rémy  | 
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 28,527 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 4 February 2017 23 | Montpellier | 2–1 | Bastia | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 | Mounié  Skhiri Roussillon Deplagne  | 
Report | Oniangué  Crivelli Djiku  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 8,960 Referee:  | 
| 7 February 2017 24 | Montpellier | 1–2 | Monaco | Montpellier | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sylla  Hilton  | 
Report | Glik  Mbappé Mendy Jemerson  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,433 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 11 February 2017 25 | Nancy | 0–3 | Montpellier | Tomblaine | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Robic  Badila Aït Bennasser  | 
Report | Mbenza  Mounié Mukiele Pokorný  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 17,611 Referee:  | 
| 5 February 2017 26 | Montpellier | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Lasne  Mounié  | 
Report | Monnet-Paquet  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 12,435 Referee: François Letexier  | 
| 24 February 2017 27 | Nice | 2–1 | Montpellier | Nice | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Belhanda  Le Bihan Dalbert  | 
Report | Mounié  Sylla  | 
Stadium: Allian Riviera Attendance: 18,998 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 4 March 2017 28 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Guingamp | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Mounié  Syalla  | 
Report | Briand  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 9,182 Referee:  | 
| 11 March 2017 29 | Montpellier | 2–3 | Nantes | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mounié  Boudebouz  | 
Report | Nakoulma  Sala  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,722 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 18 March 2017 30 | Bordeaux | 5–1 | Montpellier | Bordeaux | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Rolán  Sankharé Vada Malcom  | 
Report | Boudebouz  Congré  | 
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,341 Referee:  | 
| 2 April 2017 31 | Montpellier | 0-1 | Toulouse | Montpellier | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Skhiri  Hilton  | 
Report | Delort  Jean Bodiger  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 22,217 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 8 April 2017 32 | Caen | 0–2 | Montpellier | Caen | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Guilbert  Santini Vercoutre Yahia  | 
Summary | Sessègnon  Congré Boudebouz Ikoné  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,286 Referee:  | 
| 15 April 2017 33 | Montpellier | 2–0 | Lorient | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 | Boudebouz  Mbenza Mounié  | 
Summary | Bellugou  Peybernes  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 9,294 Referee:  | 
| 22 April 2017 34 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Montpellier | Paris | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,778 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 29 April 2017 35 | Montpellier | 0–3 | Lille | Montpellier | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Roussillon  | 
Report | de Préville  Xeka Martin Terrier  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,139 Referee: Benoît Bastien  | 
| 7 May 2017 36 | Rennes | 1–0 | Montpellier | Rennes | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mendes  Baal Mubele Fernandes  | 
Report | Congré  Boudebouz  | 
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,308 Referee: Sébastien Desiage  | 
| 14 May 2017 37 | Montpellier | 1–3 | Lyon | Montpellier | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mounié  Mukiele Sessègnon Sylla  | 
Report | Fekir  Lacazette Depay  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,923 Referee:  | 
Coupe de la Ligue
| 13 December 2016 Round of 16 | Nantes | 3–1 | Montpellier | Nantes | 
| 18:45 | Sala  Stępiński  | 
Report | Bérigaud  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 16,249 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
Coupe de France
| 8 January 2017 Round of 64 | Lyon | 5–0 | Montpellier | Décines-Charpieu | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Lacazette  Diakhaby Fekir Cornet  | 
Summary | Marveaux  Lasne Hilton  | 
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 12,096 Referee:  | 
References
- ↑ "Effectif "Première" Saison 2015/2016". mhscfoot.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
 - ↑ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.