OGC Nice

Gymnaste Club 'Azur was founded in the residential district of Les Baumettes on 9 July 1904 under the name Gymnaste Club. The club was founded by Marquis de Massingy d'Auzac, who served as president of the Fédération Sportive des Alpes-Maritimes (lit. 'Alpes-Maritimes Sporting Federation'). Akin to its name, the club primarily focused on the sports of gymnastics and athletics. On 6 July 1908, in an effort to remain affiliated with the FSAM and also join the amateur federation USFSA, the head of French football at the time, Gymnaste Club de Nice split into two sections with the new section of the club being named Gymnastes Amateurs Club de Nice. The new section spawned a football club and, after two seasons, the two clubs merged. On 20 September 1919, Nice merged with the local club Gallia Football Athlétic Club and, subsequently, adopted the club's red and black combination. In 1920, the club was playing in the Ligue du Sud-Est, a regional league under the watch of the French Football Federation. While playing in the league, Nice developed rivalries with Cannes and Marseille. On 22 December 1924, the club changed its name to Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice. In July 1930, the National Council of the French Football Federation voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. Nice, along with most clubs from southern France, were among the first clubs to adopt the new statute and subsequently became professional and were founding members of the new league. In the…

Domestic

Ligue 1 Champions (4): 1950–51, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1958–59 Runners-up (3): 1967–68, 1972–73, 1975–76 Ligue 2 Champions (4): 1947–48, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1993–94 Runners-up (1): 1984–85 Division 3 (Reserves) Champions (2): 1984–85, 1988–89 Coupe de France Champions (3): 1951–52, 1953–54, 1996–97 Runners-up (3): 1977–78, 2021–22, 2025–26 Coupe de la Ligue Runners-up (1): 2005–06 Trophee des Champions Champions (1): 1970 Runners-up (3): 1956, 1959, 1997

Other

Latin Cup Runners-up (1): 1952