UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Regenboogstadion - Waregem Thursday 14 September 2017 21.05CET (21.05 local time) SV Zulte Waregem Group K - Matchday 1 OGC Nice Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14 1 SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice Thursday 14 September 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Regenboogstadion, Waregem Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams SV Zulte Waregem - Record versus clubs from opponents' country SV Zulte Waregem have not played against a club from their opponents' country OGC Nice - Record versus clubs from opponents' country OGC Nice have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2 SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice Thursday 14 September 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Regenboogstadion, Waregem Match background • #EQUALGAME This week, football fans watching UEFA Europa League matches in stadiums, online and on TV will witness the premiere of the new UEFA RESPECT TV ads, called #EqualGame. The adverts feature Ada Hegerberg, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and amateur players and will run throughout the season to promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in European Football with the motto "Everyone has the right to enjoy football, no matter who you are, where you're from, or how you play." More information on the campaign and on the advertisements can be found in the accompanying media release and on the campaign website: www.equalgame.com. Zulte Waregem's home form has been disappointing in their most recent European games, but they will look to wipe the slate clean against Nice in UEFA Europa League Group K. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time; it is Zulte Waregem's first encounter with French opponents and Nice's first meeting with a Belgian side. • Belgian clubs are without a win in their last seven home games with French visitors in UEFA competition (D4 L3), since Club Brugge beat Toulouse 1-0 in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage. Form guide • Zulte Waregem have won only one of their last nine European home matches (W1 D2 L6). • Nice are without a win in three UEFA away games, conceding twice in each of them: 2-0, 2-2, 2-0. • Zulte Waregem claimed their second Belgian Cup in 2016/17; they made it through the UEFA Cup group stage in 2006/07, but could not emulate that success in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League. • Beaten by Napoli in last month's UEFA Champions League play-offs, Nice made their UEFA Europa League group stage debut last season but failed to reach the round of 32. Links and trivia • The journey from Nice to Waregem is around 850km. • Nice's Vincent Koziello serves a one-match suspension for this game. • Zulte Waregem's Congolese defender Marvin Baudry was born in France and played in the French league for Amiens (2011–15). • Forward Aaron Leya Iseka played eight games in Ligue 1 last term, on loan from Anderlecht to Marseille, while midfielder Nill de Pauw plied his trade with Guingamp from 2015–17. • Nice defender Arnaud Souquet spent the 2012/13 campaign in Belgium, on loan at Mouscron from LOSC Lille. • Nice's Brazilian defender Dante played in Belgium with Charleroi (2006–07) and Standard Liège (2007–09). The coaches • Francky Dury's second coming as Zulte Waregem coach began in 2012, and he led them to a second Belgian Cup success last season. Zultse and – post-merger – Zulte Waregem boss from 1994–2010, he occupied the Gent and Belgium Under-21 helms prior to his return. • Former Switzerland midfielder Lucien Favre has been in charge at Nice since May 2016. He made his name as a coach by winning back-to-back Swiss titles with Zürich, and subsequently enhanced his reputation with spells at Hertha Berlin and Mönchengladbach in Germany. 3 SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice Thursday 14 September 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Regenboogstadion, Waregem Team facts SV Zulte Waregem Formed: 2001 Nickname: Essevee UEFA club competition honours • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Belgian Cup: 2 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-1: Zulte Waregem v Sparta Praha 02/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 2-0: Zulte Waregem v Lokomotiv Moskva 28/09/06, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Austria Wien v Zulte Waregem 19/10/06, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Espanyol v Zulte Waregem 23/11/06, UEFA Cup group stage 4-0: Rubin Kazan v Zulte Waregem 03/10/13, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-1: Zulte Waregem v Sparta Praha (see above) 2-0: Zulte Waregem v Lokomotiv Moskva (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: Austria Wien v Zulte Waregem (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Espanyol v Zulte Waregem (see above) 4-0: Rubin Kazan v Zulte Waregem (see above) OGC Nice Formed: 1904 Nickname: Les Aiglons (The Eaglets) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None 4 SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice Thursday 14 September 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Regenboogstadion, Waregem Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 4 (1959) French Cup: 3 (1997) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe 24/10/1973, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: Nice v Fenerbahçe 23/12/1959, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round replay (played on neutral territory in Geneva) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Nice v Napoli 22/08/17, UEFA Champions League play-off second leg 0-2: Nice v Salzburg 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice 12/12/73, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Nice v Fenerbahçe (see above) • Biggest away win 1-5: Zulte Waregem v Nice (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Nice v Salzburg (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Köln v Nice (see above) 5 SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice Thursday 14 September 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Regenboogstadion, Waregem Squad list SV Zulte Waregem Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 24 Nicola Leali ITA 17/02/1993 24 - - - 1 - 10 - 10 - 25 Louis Bostyn BEL 04/10/1993 23 - - - 5 - - - 2 - 50 Yarno De Nayer BEL 04/06/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - 51 Thomas Willocq BEL 24/02/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Davy De Fauw BEL 08/07/1981 36 - - - 6 1 20 2 27 2 3 Marvin Baudry CGO 26/01/1990 27 - - - 2 - - - - - 4 Michael Heylen BEL 03/01/1994 23 - - - 6 1 1 - 5 1 6 Timothy Derijck BEL 25/05/1987 30 - - - 5 - 14 - 20 1 14 Sandy Walsh BEL 14/03/1995 22 - - - 2 - 5 - 10 - 15 Kingsley Madu NGA 12/12/1995 21 - - - - - - - 6 - 27 Pieter De Smet BEL 12/02/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - 31 Brian Hamalainen DEN 29/05/1989 28 - - - 6 - 5 - 7 - 61 Jari De Roover BEL 12/05/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 8 Gertjan De Mets BEL 02/04/1987 30 - - - 1 - 5 - 5 - 10 Onur Kaya BEL 20/04/1986 31 - - - 6 3 - - - - 11 Nill De Pauw BEL 06/01/1990 27 - - - 6 2 6 1 10 1 19 Fredrik Jensen NOR 18/05/1993 24 - - - 5 - - - 13 - 20 Idrissa Doumbia CIV 14/04/1998 19 - - - 4 - 1 - 2 - 23 Julien De Sart BEL 23/12/1994 22 - - - 5 - 4 - 9 - 29 Alessandro Cordaro BEL 02/05/1986 31 - - - - - - - - - 30 Grigoris Kastanos CYP 30/01/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - 43 Sander Coopman BEL 12/03/1995 22 - - - 5 1 2 - 2 - 63 Sibert Himpe BEL 24/02/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 Aaron Leya Iseka BEL 15/11/1997 19 - - - 6 2 2 - 2 - 33 Ivan Šaponjić SRB 02/08/1997 20 - - - 4 2 3 - 7 1 99 Peter Olayinka NGA 16/11/1995 21 - - - 6 3 5 - 6 - Coach - Francky Dury BEL 11/10/1957 59 - - - - - 20 - 32 - 6 SV Zulte Waregem - OGC Nice Thursday 14 September 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Regenboogstadion, Waregem OGC Nice Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No.