Nantes on FM26 - The Jeu à la Nantaise
The 'jeu à la nantaise': lively, technical football based on collective movement and quick execution. La Beaujoire in the top 5 best pitches in Ligue 1. La Jonelière at the heart of the sporting project. 8 French championship titles. The Canaris want to FLY AGAIN.
Why choose Nantes?
Because somewhere deep in your footballing memory, beautiful football still exists — and its address is La Beaujoire. FC Nantes, 8 French league titles, but above all THE 1994-95 championship under Jean-Claude Suaudeau — a team so elegant they named their style after them: 'le jeu à la nantaise'. Loko, Karembeu, Pedros, Nicolas: a magical chapter in French football history. Today, les Canaris are hurting: 17th in Ligue 1 during 2025-26. But in FM26, YOU can change everything. The Stade de la Beaujoire (35,322 seats) is your fortress. The fanbase is loyal, the city passionate, and a club with this technical tradition deserves far better than a relegation scrap. Restoring Nantes to its former glory is one of the most satisfying French club journeys in the game.
La Beaujoire and La Jonelière
Stade de la Beaujoire, a 37,473-seat arena, pulses to the Canaris rhythm. The pitch? Top 5 in Ligue 1 last season. La Jonelière, the training center, is back at the heart of the new sporting project. Luis Castro in charge, England training camp planned, FCN is preparing.
Tactics: Le Jeu à la Nantaise (4-3-3 technical possession)
Nantes is a philosophy first, a club second. The 'jeu à la nantaise' invented by José Arribas in the 60s and 70s is French total football: collective pressing, short passes, constant movement, everyone involved in everything. In FM26, play a technical 4-3-3 built on high possession. Three midfielders who rotate, combine, and NEVER stand still. Wingers cut inside, fullbacks push forward aggressively. The golden rule: collective over individual, zero stars, zero egos. Set 'shorter passing' and 'higher tempo'. Develop your own players, stay patient — the jeu à la nantaise isn't bought, it's built.
Objectives: reconquest
The Canaris have had tough times recently. The goal: stabilize, trust the academy, and become a top French club again. The Breton derby against Rennes (September 21, 2025 and April 26, 2026) will be the barometer.
Nantes is a STYLE. Football that makes you dream, an academy that produces, a city that vibrates. Want to play real football? The Canaris await you at La Beaujoire. ALLEZ NANTES!