The Derby du Languedoc is a football match contested between French clubs Nîmes Olympique and Montpellier HSC.

[1][2][3] 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.

The club gradually weakens Nîmes by recovering many important players like Louis Landi, Michel Mézy or the coach Kader Firoud.

[citation needed] 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.

[citation needed] Players currently playing for their respective Derby du Languedoc club are written in bold.