Stade Rennais FC
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Stade Rennais Football Club (stɑd ʁɛ.nɛ; commonly referred to as Stade Rennais, SRFC, or simply Rennes) is a French association football
club based in Rennes
. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1
, the top tier of French football
. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient
located within the city. The team is managed by former football player Frédéric Antonetti
and captained by the Senegalese international
defender
Kader Mangane.
The team's president is Patrick Le Lay, who is close to businessman François Pinault
, who owns the team.
Rennes was founded in 1901 under the name Stade Rennais and is one of the most recognizable football clubs in the Brittany region
, alongside former Brittany inhabitants Nantes. The two are among the main clubs that contest the Derby Breton
. Rennes is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Along with Marseille
, Montpelllier
, Sochaux
, and Nice
, Rennes is the only club to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and still be playing in the first division as of today. The club has, however, never won Ligue 1
. The club's best finish in the league has been 4th with the club accomplishing this feat on four occasions; most recently in the 2006–07 season. Rennes have won two Coupe de France
titles in 1965 and 1971. After winning the Coupe de France in 1971, Rennes changed its name to its current version.
Rennes is known for its youth academy, known in English as the Henri Guérin Training Centre, which was formed in 2000. The French Football Federation
has regularly recognized the Rennes as having the best youth academy in the country. Rennes has finished in 1st place for the past two seasons. The patriarch of the academy is the under-19 team, which has won the Coupe Gambardella
three times; in 1973, 2003, and 2008. The academy has produced several notable talents such as Sylvain Wiltord
, Yoann Gourcuff
, Yann M'Vila
, Moussa Sow
, and Jimmy Briand
, among others.
federation and, subsequently, became a founding member of the Ligue de Bretagne de football, a newly-created regional league founded by the federation. In the league second season, the club won the competition after defeating the inaugural league winners FC Rennais 4–0 in the final. On 4 May 1904, Stade Rennais merged with its rivals FC Rennais to form Stade Rennais Université Club with the primary objective being to overcome the recent domination of the Ligue de Bretagne by US Saint-Malo
, then known as US Saint-Servan, who utilized mostly British players. The new club adopted the colours of Rennais, which consisted of a red and black combination with black vertical stripes on the shirt. After three years of Saint-Malo dominating the league, Rennes finally eclipsed the club in 1908 under the leadership of Welsh
manager Arthur Griffith
. In the following season, Rennes won the league again. In 1910, Rennes were unable to win a third as Saint-Malo won the league by two points. The champions, subsequently, went on an impressive run in which it won the league for the next four seasons over.
After World War I, Rennes begin focusing its efforts on winning the recently-created Coupe de France
. Strengthened by the arrivals of internationals Bernard Lenoble, Maurice Gastiger, Ernest Molles
, and captain François Hugues
after the war, in the competition's fourth campaign, Rennes reached the final. In the match, the club faced the two-time defending champions Red Star Olympique, who were led by attacker Paul Nicolas
, defender Lucien Gamblin
, and goalkeeper Pierre Chayriguès
. Red Star opened the scoring in the 4th minute and the match was concluded following a late goal from Raymond Sentubéry. After the disorganization of the USFSA in the 1913, Rennes joined the Ligue de l'Ouest. In 1929, Rennes departed the league after disagreeing with the increased number of games the league sough to implement in the new season. The departure led to Rennes becoming a Free agent
and the club played numerous friendly matches to compensate the loss of league matches.
In July 1930, the National Council
of the French Football Federation
voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. Under the leadership of club president Isidore Odorico, Rennes were among the first clubs to adopt the new statute and, subsequently, became professional and were founding members of the new league. In the league's inaugural season, Rennes finished mid-table in its group. Two years later, in 1935, the club reached the final of the Coupe de France for the second time. Rennes, however, lost to Marseille
3–0 after failing to overcome three first-half goals. The club's attack was also limited in the match due to being deprived of its top two attackers; Walter Kaiser
and Walter Vollweiler, who were both injured. Rennes spent four more years in the first division before suffering relegation to Division 2 in the 1936–37 season. Rennes, subsequently, played in Division 2 before professionalism was abolished due to World War II. After the war, Rennes returned to Division 1. Led by the Austria
n-born Frenchman Franz Pleyer
, Rennes achieved its best finish in the league after finishing 4th in the 1948–49 campaign. Despite the domestic resurgence under Pleyer, the club struggled to maintain the consistency and, in the 1950s, rotated between the first division and the second division under the watch of the Spaniard
Salvador Artigas and Henri Guérin who acted in a player-coach role.
Under the leadership of new president Louis Girard, Rennes underwent a major upheaval, which included renovations to the Stade de la Route de Lorient. Girard sought to make Rennes competitive nationally and the first objective was achieved when the club earned promotion back to Division 1 in 1958. After finishing in the bottom-half of the table for six straight seasons, Rennes, now managed by former club player Jean Prouff
, finished in 4th place in the 1964–65 season. In the same season, the club earned its first major honour after winning the Coupe de France. Rennes, led by players such as Daniel Rodighiéro
, Georges Lamia
, and Jean-Claude Lavaud defeated UA Sedan-Torcy
3–1 in the replay of the final. The first leg of the match ended 2–2, which resulted in a replay. After the cup success, Rennes played in European competition
for the first time in the 1965–66 season. The club, however, lost to Czechoslovakia
n club Dukla Prague in the first round.
In the ensuing years, Rennes struggled in league play, but performed well in the Coupe de France reaching the semi-finals on two occasions in 1967 and 1970. In 1971, Rennes captured its second Coupe de France title after defeating Lyon
1–0 with the only goal coming from a penalty conversion by André Guy
. On 23 May 1972, Rennes officially changed its name to its current form. After another season in charge, Prouff departed Rennes and the club entered free-fall. From 1972–1994, Rennes were supervised by 11 different managers and, during the years, consistently hovered between Division 1 and Division 2. In 1978, the club was on the verge of bankruptcy and, as a result, were order by a tribunal
to sell its biggest earners and enter a policy of austerity
. In the 1980s, the city's municipality gained a majority stake in the club.
In 1994, Rennes returned to Division 1 and entered a period of stability mainly due to the utilization of the club's youth academy. Instead of entering bidding wars for players, Rennes groomed its youngsters and inserted them onto the senior team when coaches felt they were ready. This strategy proved successful with players such as Sylvain Wiltord
, Jocelyn Gourvennec
. and Ulrich Le Pen
. In 1998, the club was sold by the municipality to retail magnate
François Pinault
. Pinault put a substantial amount of funding into the club and sought to increase Rennes' production of youth talent by constructing a training center. The center was completed in 2000. Pinault also paid for a completed re-construction of the Stade de la Route de Lorient. He also invested in the transfer market recruiting several players from South America, most notably Lucas Severino
, whom Rennes paid a record €21 million for.
The results were immediate in the decade from 2000–2010 with Rennes appeared in UEFA-sanctioned competitions in five of the ten seasons. In youth production, the club produced several youth talents such as Yann M'Vila
, Yacine Brahimi
, Jimmy Briand
, and Abdoulaye Diallo
, among others. In league competition, Rennes tied its best finish ever in the league by finishing 4th in the 2004–05 season. Two seasons later, the club accomplished this feat again. In 2009, Rennes reached the Coupe de France final for the fourth time in its history. In the final, Rennes faced Breton rival Guingamp and were heavy favorites. Despite taking the lead in the second half, Rennes were defeated 2–1 after Guingamp scored two goals in a ten-minute span.
, situates itself since 1912. The Stade de la Route de Lorient, commonly referred to as simply Route de Lorient, which is its address, was constructed in 1912. The facility was inaugurated on 15 September 1912 in a match between Rennes and SA du Lycée de Rennes. The Route de Lorient was officially inaugurated a month later when Rennes took on Racing Club de France in front of 3,000 spectators.
The Stade de la Route de Lorient is owned by the city of Rennes
and has undergone renovations three times: in 1955, 1983, and 1999. In 1983, the club renovated the stadium in an attempt to resemble the Olympic Stadium
in Munich
. After nearly four years of renovation, the new stadium was unveiled on 7 March 1987. In 1999, the new renovations, which were designed by architect Bruno Gaudin, cost €37.3 million and took four years to complete. The stadium's inauguration was celebrated twice: in a match between France
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
in August 2004 and another football match contesting by Rennes and Metz
two months later. The current capacity of the stadium is 29,778.
. The center hosts training sessions of the senior team, as well as the club's reserve and youth teams. Since 2007, the facility has become the headquarters of Stade Rennais football with the club's administrative and commercial duties being conducted at the center.
Since the center's foundation, it has become known for its consistent production of youth talent, bringing through players that have become household names at international level. Since 2000, the club's youth system has made up most of the club's first team. In present-day, first-team players Vincent Pajot
, Jirès Kembo Ekoko
, Yassine Jebbour
, Yann M'Vila
, Yacine Brahimi
, Kévin Théophile-Catherine
, Abdoulaye Diallo
, and Romain Danzé
make up the senior team that are graduates of the academy. Rennes has been awarded the honour of having the best youth academy in France for the past three years.
Rennes have won the Coupe Gambardella
, the under-19 national youth competition, three times: in 1973, 2003, and 2008. In 2003, the team that won was anchored by Yoann Gourcuff
and Marveaux. Gourcuff has since gone on to win both the UNFP Player of the Year
and French Player of the Year
awards and establish himself as a French international
. He now plays for Lyon
after stints with Italian
club Milan
and French club Bordeaux. Marveaux graduated from the academy after the Gambardella triumph and has gone on to appear in over 100 matches for Rennes. He had his best season to date in the 2009–10 season
, appearing in 38 matches and scoring 12 goals. In 2008, the team that won the competition was composed on Brahimi, M'Vila, Souprayen, Yohann Lasimant
, Quentin Rouger, Kévin Théophile-Catherine
, and Damien Le Tallec
. Six of the seven players have made appearances with the first-team. Le Tallec moved to German club Borussia Dortmund
before he could make an appearance.
The section of the stadium popularly called Tribune Mordelles is occupied by the Roazhon Celtic Kop (RCK). The group was founded in 1991, however, its roots go back to 1987 when a group of supporters known as Ultras Roazhon was formed. The RCK was formed by three young supporters who decided to establish the Mordelles stand as the true hot spot of the stadium. The group marks its presence not only through continuous singing and the use of flares, but also through numerous tifos and choreographic celebrations. The Breton identity is regularly displayed and the use of Celtic symbols is frequent. A special feat of the RCK is that the group is responsible for having made the largest Gwenn-ha-du
in history measuring 270 square meters. It was displayed at the Mordelles stand during the 1994–95 season.
The RCK functions as an unconditional supporters' group present at all matches, including those at European level, and gathers supporters mainly of the ultra
-mentality, but also holds on to its values describe by the group as Amitié, Respect et Fête (Friendship, Respect and Party). The Kop keeps an open attitude towards those supporters of Rennes who share them. The group is not officially political, but has taken a strong position against "football business", the suppression of the ultra-movement, and fascism. The RCK is also a member of the RSRA (Réseau Supporter de Résistance Antiraciste), an anti-racism group composed of a network of other supporter groups in French football.
Another major supporter group of the club is the Section Roazhon Pariz. It is a section of the RCK that is situated in Paris. The group supports the team at important away matches, such as those against Olympique Lyonnais
and Paris Saint-Germain. The RCK makes no attempt to hide its chaotic and festive appearance. In 2003, a second group of ultras, the Breizh Stourmer (Breton Warriors) was formed through a break with the RCK. The group was created around the idea of a small, strong core of supporters and chose to situate themselves on the opposite side of the RCK. The Breizh Stourmer has been accused by elements of the RCK of having extreme-right leanings. Violent clashes between radical members of the two groups have occurred. The main rival of the RCK has, however, not been the Breizh Stourmer, but for many years, the Bridage Loire, a supporters' group of Rennes' rival club Nantes. The Breizh Stourmer has since dissolved. In 2008, a new group of supporters, the Unvez Kelt (UK) (Celtic Unity), was founded. The group was initially refused by the club as an official group, however, with the help of Les Socios, it was finally accepted.
and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of former Stade Rennais F.C. players with a Wikipedia article, see here.
Dominique Arribagé
Jean-Luc Arribart
Yoann Bigné
Yves Boutet Jimmy Briand
Jean-Pierre Brucato
Louis Cardiet
René Cédolin
François Denis Étienne Didot
Julien Escudé
Bernard Goueffic
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Pierrick Hiard
Laurent Huard
Cyril Jeunechamp
Raymond Keruzoré
Jean-Claude Lavaud
Serge Lenoir
Serge Le Dizet
Jérôme Leroy
Bertrand Marchand
Olivier Monterrubio
Jean Prouff
Anthony Réveillère
Robert Rico
Daniel Rodighiéro
Olivier Sorlin
Sylvain Wiltord
Salvador Artigas Alexander Frei Petter Hansson
Lamine Diatta
Mahi Khennane
Stéphane Mbia
Coaching and medical staff
Youth coaching staff
Football in France
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club based in Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
, the top tier of French football
Football in France
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. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient
Stade de la Route de Lorient
The Stade de la Route de Lorient is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 15, 1912. It is located at 111 route de Lorient, in west-central Rennes. Rebuilt in 2001 and able to seat 29,376, the stadium is currently the home of Stade Rennais.This stadium is not to be confused with the Stade du...
located within the city. The team is managed by former football player Frédéric Antonetti
Frédéric Antonetti
Frédéric Antonetti is a football manager, currently managing Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.-Manager:-References:...
and captained by the Senegalese international
Senegal national football team
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defender
Defender (football)
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Kader Mangane.
The team's president is Patrick Le Lay, who is close to businessman François Pinault
François Pinault
François Pinault is a French businessman who runs the retail company PPR. He is a friend of former French President Jacques Chirac....
, who owns the team.
Rennes was founded in 1901 under the name Stade Rennais and is one of the most recognizable football clubs in the Brittany region
Régions of France
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, alongside former Brittany inhabitants Nantes. The two are among the main clubs that contest the Derby Breton
Derby Breton
The Derby de la Bretagne is a football match. The match can potentially designate any match-up between two sporting football associations based in the historic province of Brittany, however, most of the time, it is employed by each club's supporters to mention a football match contested between...
. Rennes is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Along with Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
, Montpelllier
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
, Sochaux
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
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, and Nice
OGC Nice
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, Rennes is the only club to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and still be playing in the first division as of today. The club has, however, never won Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
. The club's best finish in the league has been 4th with the club accomplishing this feat on four occasions; most recently in the 2006–07 season. Rennes have won two Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
titles in 1965 and 1971. After winning the Coupe de France in 1971, Rennes changed its name to its current version.
Rennes is known for its youth academy, known in English as the Henri Guérin Training Centre, which was formed in 2000. The French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
has regularly recognized the Rennes as having the best youth academy in the country. Rennes has finished in 1st place for the past two seasons. The patriarch of the academy is the under-19 team, which has won the Coupe Gambardella
Coupe Gambardella
The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....
three times; in 1973, 2003, and 2008. The academy has produced several notable talents such as Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
, Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He operates mainly as an attacking midfielder, but can also be utilized as a withdrawn striker and is described as a "playmaker of real quality" who "is an accomplished...
, Yann M'Vila
Yann M'Vila
Yann M'Vila is a French international footballer who plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He operates as a defensive midfielder and is described by his club as a player who possesses "excellent defensive abilities" and "impressive physical strength"...
, Moussa Sow
Moussa Sow
Moussa Sow is a French-born Senegalese football player who currently plays for French club Lille in Ligue 1.-Club Career:...
, and Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand is a French association football player who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He started his career as a striker, but now he is usually deployed on the wings. Briand is a former graduate of the famous Clairefontaine academy and is formerly a France youth international...
, among others.
History
Stade Rennais Football Club was founded on 10 March 1901 by a group of former students living in Brittany. Football had quickly become widely circulated in nearby regions and it was soon brought to Brittany. The club's first match was played two weeks later against FC Rennais, which Stade lost 6–0. In 1902, Stade Rennais joined the USFSAUnion des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques
Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques is a former French sports governing body. During the 1890s and early 1900s it organised numerous sports including athletics, cycling, field hockey, fencing, croquet and swimming...
federation and, subsequently, became a founding member of the Ligue de Bretagne de football, a newly-created regional league founded by the federation. In the league second season, the club won the competition after defeating the inaugural league winners FC Rennais 4–0 in the final. On 4 May 1904, Stade Rennais merged with its rivals FC Rennais to form Stade Rennais Université Club with the primary objective being to overcome the recent domination of the Ligue de Bretagne by US Saint-Malo
US Saint-Malo
Union Sportive Saint-Malo is a French association football club founded in 1902. They are based in the town of Saint-Malo and their home stadium is the Stade Marville. As of the 2009–10 season, they play in the Championnat de France amateur 2 Group H....
, then known as US Saint-Servan, who utilized mostly British players. The new club adopted the colours of Rennais, which consisted of a red and black combination with black vertical stripes on the shirt. After three years of Saint-Malo dominating the league, Rennes finally eclipsed the club in 1908 under the leadership of Welsh
Wales
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manager Arthur Griffith
Arthur Griffith
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. In the following season, Rennes won the league again. In 1910, Rennes were unable to win a third as Saint-Malo won the league by two points. The champions, subsequently, went on an impressive run in which it won the league for the next four seasons over.
After World War I, Rennes begin focusing its efforts on winning the recently-created Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
. Strengthened by the arrivals of internationals Bernard Lenoble, Maurice Gastiger, Ernest Molles
Ernest Molles
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, and captain François Hugues
François Hugues
François Hugues was a France international football player mostly known for his international career and his club stint at Red Star FC, which included two stint spanning over 14 years. With Red Star, Hugues won two Coupe de France titles in 1921 and 1923. He also played for Rennes, FC Lyon, and...
after the war, in the competition's fourth campaign, Rennes reached the final. In the match, the club faced the two-time defending champions Red Star Olympique, who were led by attacker Paul Nicolas
Paul Nicolas
Paul Nicolas was a French international footballer. He was part of France national football team squad at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.He was later part of France national football team selection committee....
, defender Lucien Gamblin
Lucien Gamblin
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, and goalkeeper Pierre Chayriguès
Pierre Chayriguès
Pierre Chayriguès was a French association football player. He was part of France national football team squad at the 1924 Summer Olympics....
. Red Star opened the scoring in the 4th minute and the match was concluded following a late goal from Raymond Sentubéry. After the disorganization of the USFSA in the 1913, Rennes joined the Ligue de l'Ouest. In 1929, Rennes departed the league after disagreeing with the increased number of games the league sough to implement in the new season. The departure led to Rennes becoming a Free agent
Free agent
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and the club played numerous friendly matches to compensate the loss of league matches.
In July 1930, the National Council
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of the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. Under the leadership of club president Isidore Odorico, Rennes were among the first clubs to adopt the new statute and, subsequently, became professional and were founding members of the new league. In the league's inaugural season, Rennes finished mid-table in its group. Two years later, in 1935, the club reached the final of the Coupe de France for the second time. Rennes, however, lost to Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
3–0 after failing to overcome three first-half goals. The club's attack was also limited in the match due to being deprived of its top two attackers; Walter Kaiser
Walter Kaiser (footballer)
Walter Kaiser was a German professional footballer who played as a striker. Kaiser played in France for Rennes between 1930 and 1938, and was the Ligue 1 topscorer in the 1932-33 season, alongside Robert Mercier, scoring 15 goals.-References:* Claude Loire, Le Stade rennais, volume II, Rennes,...
and Walter Vollweiler, who were both injured. Rennes spent four more years in the first division before suffering relegation to Division 2 in the 1936–37 season. Rennes, subsequently, played in Division 2 before professionalism was abolished due to World War II. After the war, Rennes returned to Division 1. Led by the Austria
Austria
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n-born Frenchman Franz Pleyer
Franz Pleyer
Franz "François" Pleyer was a naturalized French professional football player.- Career :Pleyer was born in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. He played for Brigittenauer AC in his home country before moving to France in 1933 to play for Stade Rennais UC...
, Rennes achieved its best finish in the league after finishing 4th in the 1948–49 campaign. Despite the domestic resurgence under Pleyer, the club struggled to maintain the consistency and, in the 1950s, rotated between the first division and the second division under the watch of the Spaniard
Spain
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Salvador Artigas and Henri Guérin who acted in a player-coach role.
Under the leadership of new president Louis Girard, Rennes underwent a major upheaval, which included renovations to the Stade de la Route de Lorient. Girard sought to make Rennes competitive nationally and the first objective was achieved when the club earned promotion back to Division 1 in 1958. After finishing in the bottom-half of the table for six straight seasons, Rennes, now managed by former club player Jean Prouff
Jean Prouff
Jean Prouff was a French former football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player** Division 1: 1949 with Stade de Reims*As a coach** Belgian League: 1963, with Standard de Liège...
, finished in 4th place in the 1964–65 season. In the same season, the club earned its first major honour after winning the Coupe de France. Rennes, led by players such as Daniel Rodighiéro
Daniel Rodighiéro
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, Georges Lamia
Georges Lamia
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, and Jean-Claude Lavaud defeated UA Sedan-Torcy
CS Sedan Ardennes
Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan , is a French association football club based in Sedan. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Sedan plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located...
3–1 in the replay of the final. The first leg of the match ended 2–2, which resulted in a replay. After the cup success, Rennes played in European competition
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
for the first time in the 1965–66 season. The club, however, lost to Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n club Dukla Prague in the first round.
In the ensuing years, Rennes struggled in league play, but performed well in the Coupe de France reaching the semi-finals on two occasions in 1967 and 1970. In 1971, Rennes captured its second Coupe de France title after defeating Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
1–0 with the only goal coming from a penalty conversion by André Guy
André Guy
André Guy is a French former professional football player.-External links:**...
. On 23 May 1972, Rennes officially changed its name to its current form. After another season in charge, Prouff departed Rennes and the club entered free-fall. From 1972–1994, Rennes were supervised by 11 different managers and, during the years, consistently hovered between Division 1 and Division 2. In 1978, the club was on the verge of bankruptcy and, as a result, were order by a tribunal
Tribunal
A tribunal in the general sense is any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title....
to sell its biggest earners and enter a policy of austerity
Austerity
In economics, austerity is a policy of deficit-cutting, lower spending, and a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided. Austerity policies are often used by governments to reduce their deficit spending while sometimes coupled with increases in taxes to pay back creditors to...
. In the 1980s, the city's municipality gained a majority stake in the club.
In 1994, Rennes returned to Division 1 and entered a period of stability mainly due to the utilization of the club's youth academy. Instead of entering bidding wars for players, Rennes groomed its youngsters and inserted them onto the senior team when coaches felt they were ready. This strategy proved successful with players such as Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
, Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec is a French football player in midfield role. During his time at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.He was named EA Guingamp manager on May 2010.-External links:...
. and Ulrich Le Pen
Ulrich Le Pen
Ulrich Le Pen is a French footballer currently a free agent- Career :Le Pen began his professional career with Rennes where he spent six years. In 110 games, he scored once. Either a winger or central midfielder, he is renowned for his passing. He moved to Laval where he scored 14 goals in 50...
. In 1998, the club was sold by the municipality to retail magnate
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
François Pinault
François Pinault
François Pinault is a French businessman who runs the retail company PPR. He is a friend of former French President Jacques Chirac....
. Pinault put a substantial amount of funding into the club and sought to increase Rennes' production of youth talent by constructing a training center. The center was completed in 2000. Pinault also paid for a completed re-construction of the Stade de la Route de Lorient. He also invested in the transfer market recruiting several players from South America, most notably Lucas Severino
Lucas Severino
Lucas Severino is a former Brazilian U-23 international football striker. He played for the Brazilian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. In 2000, he moved to French side Stade Rennais FC with the transfer fee of 21 million euros. In 2004, after an unsuccessful period in...
, whom Rennes paid a record €21 million for.
The results were immediate in the decade from 2000–2010 with Rennes appeared in UEFA-sanctioned competitions in five of the ten seasons. In youth production, the club produced several youth talents such as Yann M'Vila
Yann M'Vila
Yann M'Vila is a French international footballer who plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He operates as a defensive midfielder and is described by his club as a player who possesses "excellent defensive abilities" and "impressive physical strength"...
, Yacine Brahimi
Yacine Brahimi
Yacine Brahimi is a French football player who currently plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as a "technically gifted player"...
, Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand is a French association football player who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He started his career as a striker, but now he is usually deployed on the wings. Briand is a former graduate of the famous Clairefontaine academy and is formerly a France youth international...
, and Abdoulaye Diallo
Abdoulaye Diallo
Abdoulaye Diallo is a French football player of Senegalese and Guinean descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes. He is a former graduate of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy and joined Rennes in 2007...
, among others. In league competition, Rennes tied its best finish ever in the league by finishing 4th in the 2004–05 season. Two seasons later, the club accomplished this feat again. In 2009, Rennes reached the Coupe de France final for the fourth time in its history. In the final, Rennes faced Breton rival Guingamp and were heavy favorites. Despite taking the lead in the second half, Rennes were defeated 2–1 after Guingamp scored two goals in a ten-minute span.
Stadium
Rennes have played on the land where the club's stadium, the Stade de la Route de LorientStade de la Route de Lorient
The Stade de la Route de Lorient is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 15, 1912. It is located at 111 route de Lorient, in west-central Rennes. Rebuilt in 2001 and able to seat 29,376, the stadium is currently the home of Stade Rennais.This stadium is not to be confused with the Stade du...
, situates itself since 1912. The Stade de la Route de Lorient, commonly referred to as simply Route de Lorient, which is its address, was constructed in 1912. The facility was inaugurated on 15 September 1912 in a match between Rennes and SA du Lycée de Rennes. The Route de Lorient was officially inaugurated a month later when Rennes took on Racing Club de France in front of 3,000 spectators.
The Stade de la Route de Lorient is owned by the city of Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
and has undergone renovations three times: in 1955, 1983, and 1999. In 1983, the club renovated the stadium in an attempt to resemble the Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. After nearly four years of renovation, the new stadium was unveiled on 7 March 1987. In 1999, the new renovations, which were designed by architect Bruno Gaudin, cost €37.3 million and took four years to complete. The stadium's inauguration was celebrated twice: in a match between France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
in August 2004 and another football match contesting by Rennes and Metz
FC Metz
Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...
two months later. The current capacity of the stadium is 29,778.
Training center
The Centre d'entraînement Henri-Guérin (Henri-Guérin Training Center), commonly known as simply La Piverdière, was inaugurated in June 2000. The center is named after former club player and manager Henri Guérin and is located on the outskirts of the city of RennesRennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
. The center hosts training sessions of the senior team, as well as the club's reserve and youth teams. Since 2007, the facility has become the headquarters of Stade Rennais football with the club's administrative and commercial duties being conducted at the center.
Since the center's foundation, it has become known for its consistent production of youth talent, bringing through players that have become household names at international level. Since 2000, the club's youth system has made up most of the club's first team. In present-day, first-team players Vincent Pajot
Vincent Pajot
Vincent Pajot is a French football player who currently plays for Rennes. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger. Pajot is a France youth international having earned caps at under-20 and under-21 level...
, Jirès Kembo Ekoko
Jirès Kembo Ekoko
Jirès Kembo Ekoko is a footballer from Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently playing for Stade Rennais.-External links:* at lfp.fr...
, Yassine Jebbour
Yassine Jebbour
Yassine Jebbour is a French-Moroccan football player who currently plays for French club Stade Rennais F.C..-External links:*...
, Yann M'Vila
Yann M'Vila
Yann M'Vila is a French international footballer who plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He operates as a defensive midfielder and is described by his club as a player who possesses "excellent defensive abilities" and "impressive physical strength"...
, Yacine Brahimi
Yacine Brahimi
Yacine Brahimi is a French football player who currently plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as a "technically gifted player"...
, Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Kévin Théophile-Catherine is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Rennes in French Ligue 1.-External links:**...
, Abdoulaye Diallo
Abdoulaye Diallo
Abdoulaye Diallo is a French football player of Senegalese and Guinean descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes. He is a former graduate of the prestigious Clairefontaine academy and joined Rennes in 2007...
, and Romain Danzé
Romain Danzé
Romain Danzé is a French football player, currently playing for Stade Rennais in Ligue 1. He plays as a right-back, but can play as midfielder or as a left-back....
make up the senior team that are graduates of the academy. Rennes has been awarded the honour of having the best youth academy in France for the past three years.
Rennes have won the Coupe Gambardella
Coupe Gambardella
The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....
, the under-19 national youth competition, three times: in 1973, 2003, and 2008. In 2003, the team that won was anchored by Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He operates mainly as an attacking midfielder, but can also be utilized as a withdrawn striker and is described as a "playmaker of real quality" who "is an accomplished...
and Marveaux. Gourcuff has since gone on to win both the UNFP Player of the Year
Trophées UNFP du football
The Trophées UNFP du football are a number of awards given annually by the National Union of Professional Football Players to players playing in French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, as well as to managers and referees, the most prestigious one being the Player of the Year.Created in 1988 under the name...
and French Player of the Year
France Football
France Football is a French bi-weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It's one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of their photographic reports and accurate statistics of the big European Cup matches, and extensive coverage of the European...
awards and establish himself as a French international
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
. He now plays for Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
after stints with Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
club Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
and French club Bordeaux. Marveaux graduated from the academy after the Gambardella triumph and has gone on to appear in over 100 matches for Rennes. He had his best season to date in the 2009–10 season
2009–10 in French football
The 2009–10 season was the 77th season of competitive professional football in France.The season began on 7 August 2009 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 8 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur...
, appearing in 38 matches and scoring 12 goals. In 2008, the team that won the competition was composed on Brahimi, M'Vila, Souprayen, Yohann Lasimant
Yohann Lasimant
Yohann Lasimant is a French footballer. He currently plays for Ligue 2 club Grenoble.-Club career:Yohann began his career at his local club SC Clémenceau in Besançon. In 2002, he moved to the biggest club in the city, Besançon RC. He gained the attention of Rennes scouts during his time here and...
, Quentin Rouger, Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Kévin Théophile-Catherine is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Rennes in French Ligue 1.-External links:**...
, and Damien Le Tallec
Damien Le Tallec
Damien Le Tallec is a French football player currently playing for German club Borussia Dortmund in the Fußball-Bundesliga. Damien is the younger brother of former Liverpool and current Auxerre striker Anthony Le Tallec...
. Six of the seven players have made appearances with the first-team. Le Tallec moved to German club Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
before he could make an appearance.
Supporters
Rennes have several supporter groups associated with the club ranging from groups of senior supporters to ultras. The oldest, most structured and frequented, is Allez Rennes. The group was founded in 1962 and together with Les Socios, founded in 1992, is the largest group of traditional supporters.The section of the stadium popularly called Tribune Mordelles is occupied by the Roazhon Celtic Kop (RCK). The group was founded in 1991, however, its roots go back to 1987 when a group of supporters known as Ultras Roazhon was formed. The RCK was formed by three young supporters who decided to establish the Mordelles stand as the true hot spot of the stadium. The group marks its presence not only through continuous singing and the use of flares, but also through numerous tifos and choreographic celebrations. The Breton identity is regularly displayed and the use of Celtic symbols is frequent. A special feat of the RCK is that the group is responsible for having made the largest Gwenn-ha-du
Flag of Brittany
The flag of Brittany is called the Gwenn-ha-du, pronounced , which means white and black in Breton. It is also unofficially used in the département of Loire-Atlantique, although this now belongs to the Pays de la Loire and not to the région of Brittany, as the territory of Loire-Atlantique is...
in history measuring 270 square meters. It was displayed at the Mordelles stand during the 1994–95 season.
The RCK functions as an unconditional supporters' group present at all matches, including those at European level, and gathers supporters mainly of the ultra
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
-mentality, but also holds on to its values describe by the group as Amitié, Respect et Fête (Friendship, Respect and Party). The Kop keeps an open attitude towards those supporters of Rennes who share them. The group is not officially political, but has taken a strong position against "football business", the suppression of the ultra-movement, and fascism. The RCK is also a member of the RSRA (Réseau Supporter de Résistance Antiraciste), an anti-racism group composed of a network of other supporter groups in French football.
Another major supporter group of the club is the Section Roazhon Pariz. It is a section of the RCK that is situated in Paris. The group supports the team at important away matches, such as those against Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
and Paris Saint-Germain. The RCK makes no attempt to hide its chaotic and festive appearance. In 2003, a second group of ultras, the Breizh Stourmer (Breton Warriors) was formed through a break with the RCK. The group was created around the idea of a small, strong core of supporters and chose to situate themselves on the opposite side of the RCK. The Breizh Stourmer has been accused by elements of the RCK of having extreme-right leanings. Violent clashes between radical members of the two groups have occurred. The main rival of the RCK has, however, not been the Breizh Stourmer, but for many years, the Bridage Loire, a supporters' group of Rennes' rival club Nantes. The Breizh Stourmer has since dissolved. In 2008, a new group of supporters, the Unvez Kelt (UK) (Celtic Unity), was founded. The group was initially refused by the club as an official group, however, with the help of Les Socios, it was finally accepted.
Current squad
As of 10 August 2011Out on loan
Reserve squad
As of 10 January 2011Notable players
Below are the notable former and current players who have represented Rennes in leagueLigue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of former Stade Rennais F.C. players with a Wikipedia article, see here.
Dominique Arribagé
Dominique Arribagé
Dominique Arribagé is a retired French football defender. He played mainly for Toulouse FC in the French Ligue 1.Arribagé is currently serving as a scout for Toulouse.- External links :*...
Jean-Luc Arribart
Jean-Luc Arribart
Jean-Luc Arribart is a retired French football player who played for Rennes, Stade Lavallois, Stade Reims, AS Nancy and US Orléans....
Yoann Bigné
Yoann Bigné
Yoann Bigné is a French football player, currently with Stade Brestois.-References:*...
Yves Boutet Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand
Jimmy Briand is a French association football player who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He started his career as a striker, but now he is usually deployed on the wings. Briand is a former graduate of the famous Clairefontaine academy and is formerly a France youth international...
Jean-Pierre Brucato
Jean-Pierre Brucato
Jean-Pierre Brucato was a French football player who played for Racing Paris, Rennes, AC Ajaccio, Stade Reims, Angers SCO and Thouars Foot 79....
Louis Cardiet
Louis Cardiet
Louis Cardiet is a retired professional French association football defender.-External links:**...
René Cédolin
René Cédolin
René Cédolin is a retired French footballer and football manager.-Career:Cédolin played as a defender, for SM Caen and Stade Rennais F.C., where he spent most of his career, winning the Coupe de France twice in 1965 and 1971....
François Denis Étienne Didot
Étienne Didot
Étienne Didot is a French football player currently playing for Toulouse in Ligue 1 after signing with them on 18 June 2008. He primarily plays as a centre midfielder...
Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...
Bernard Goueffic
Bernard Goueffic
Bernard Goueffic is a retired French football player who played for Rennes, FC Lorient, Amicale de Lucé and CO Briochin.Goueffic also enjoyed a career as a manager with Amicale de Lucé, FC Lorient and CO Briochin....
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec
Jocelyn Gourvennec is a French football player in midfield role. During his time at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.He was named EA Guingamp manager on May 2010.-External links:...
Pierrick Hiard
Pierrick Hiard
Pierrick Hiard is a French retired footballer.-External links:**...
Laurent Huard
Laurent Huard
Laurent Huard is a French football coach who had a playing career. He currently coaches Stade Rennais's second team....
Cyril Jeunechamp
Cyril Jeunechamp
Cyril Jeunechamp is a French footballer playing for French Ligue 1 side Montpellier.- Career :Jeunechamp began his career at hometown club Nîmes Olympique, later playing for AJ Auxerre and Bastia when they made their way to the finals of the French Cup...
Raymond Keruzoré
Raymond Kéruzoré
Raymond Keruzoré is a former Breton and French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players....
Jean-Claude Lavaud
Jean-Claude Lavaud
Jean-Claude Lavaud was a French footballer who played for Rennes, Annecy, and France.-External links:...
Serge Lenoir
Serge Lenoir
Serge Lenoir is a retired French football player who played for Rennes, SC Bastia and Stade Brestois.-References:...
Serge Le Dizet
Serge Le Dizet
Serge Le Dizet is a French football coach who had a playing career. He is currently an assistant coach at US Boulogne....
Jérôme Leroy
Jérôme Leroy (footballer)
Jérôme Leroy is a French footballer currently playing for Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C. as an attacking midfielder....
Bertrand Marchand
Bertrand Marchand
Bertrand Marchand is a French former football player who is the manager of RCA Raja Club Athletic.-Teams as a player:* 1972 - 1980 : Stade Rennais* 1980 - 1982 : Montmorillon* 1982 - 1985 : Thouars Foot 79-Teams as a coach:...
Olivier Monterrubio
Olivier Monterrubio
Olivier Monterrubio is a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for FC Nantes, Stade Rennais, RC Lens, FC Sion in Switzerland and FC Lorient.-Nantes:...
Jean Prouff
Jean Prouff
Jean Prouff was a French former football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player** Division 1: 1949 with Stade de Reims*As a coach** Belgian League: 1963, with Standard de Liège...
Anthony Réveillère
Anthony Réveillère
Anthony Réveillère is a French footballer. A pure product of the Rennes youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays as an attacking right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.-Career:...
Robert Rico
Robert Rico
Robert Rico is a retired French professional football offensive midfielder.Rico played for Stade Rennais FC, Stade de Reims, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AS Nancy, La Roche Vendée Football and SR Saint-Dié. He capped once for France.-References:...
Daniel Rodighiéro
Daniel Rodighiéro
Daniel Rodighiero is a retired French professional footballer.-External links:**...
Olivier Sorlin
Olivier Sorlin
Olivier Sorlin is a French football midfielder, currently playing for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Sorlin has spent most of his career playing in France....
Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
Salvador Artigas Alexander Frei Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson ; born December 14, 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 2 at AS Monaco.- Söderhamns FF and Halmstads BK :...
Lamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...
Mahi Khennane
Mahi Khennane
Mahi Khennane is a retired French-Algerian footballer who represented both the French and Algerian sides. In 1967, he was part of the first professional team of FC Lorient, before coming back in Algeria.-External links:...
Stéphane Mbia
Stéphane Mbia
Stéphane Mbia Etoundi is a Cameroonian football player who plays for French League 1 club Olympique Marseille.-Career:...
Club officials
Senior club staff- President: Patrick Le Lay
- Administrative Director: Olivier Tomine
- Marketing Director: Stéphane Pouget
- Accounting Director: Marie Verite
- Communications Director: Jérôme Poupard
Coaching and medical staff
- General Manager: Pierre DréossiPierre DréossiPierre Dréossi, born 12 October 1959, in Roubaix, France, is a football manager, currently managing Stade Rennais.He previously was head coach of the club, but resigned on 16 December 2007, after a 1-2 defeat against SM Caen....
- Manager: Frédéric AntonettiFrédéric AntonettiFrédéric Antonetti is a football manager, currently managing Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.-Manager:-References:...
- Assistant Manager: Jean-Marie De ZerbiJean-Marie De ZerbiJean-Marie De Zerbi is a French retired professional football striker. He is currently an assistant coach for OGC Nice, having worked with manager Frédéric Antonetti for years....
- Goalkeeping Coach: Christophe RevelChristophe RevelChristophe Revel is a French former goalkeeper and currently goalkeeping coach of Rennes.He ended his playing career at the age of 30, taking the goalkeeping coach position at Rennes.-External links:*...
- Fitness Coach: Nicolas Dyon
- Kinesiotherapy: Stéphane Logeais
- Recruiters: Éric Guérit, Marcel Campagnac, Pierrick Hiard
Youth coaching staff
- Youth academy director: Patrick RampillonPatrick RampillonPatrick Rampillon is a retired French football player who played for SO Cholet, Stade Reims, AS Saint-Étienne and Rennes....
- Reserve team manager: Laurent HuardLaurent HuardLaurent Huard is a French football coach who had a playing career. He currently coaches Stade Rennais's second team....
- U-19s Coach: Régis Le Brus
- U-17s Coach: P.E. Bourdeau
- U-15s Coach: Yannick Menu
Managerial history
Managers since 1906 and later to the accession to professional status in 1932, with the exception of 1939–1941, where the Stade Rennais reverted to amateur status, and 1942–1944, where no manager was appointed by the board, and 1945 where the club didn't compete in any competition.| Dates | Name |
|---|---|
| 1906–1909 |  Arthur Griffith |
| 1920–1922 |  George ScoonesGeorge Scoones George William Scoones was an English professional football player and manager.- Career :Scoones was born in Saint Helier, one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. In 1912, he moved to the Brittany region in France and began playing football... |
| 1930–1931 |  Trojanek |
| 1932–1933 |  Kálmán Szekány |
| 1933 |  Phillip McCloyPhillip McCloy Phillip McCloy was a Scottish association football player who played as a full back. McCloy won two caps for Scotland while with Ayr United. He then played 157 times for Manchester City between 1925 and 1929.... |
| 1933–1936 |  Josef Pepi Schneider |
| 1936–1941 |  Jean BatmaleJean Batmale Jean Batmale was a professional French footballer. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:*... |
| 1941–1942 | Émile Scharwath |
| 1942–1945 | Jean Batmale Jean Batmale Jean Batmale was a professional French footballer. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:*... |
| 1945–1952 | François Pleyer Franz Pleyer Franz "François" Pleyer was a naturalized French professional football player.- Career :Pleyer was born in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. He played for Brigittenauer AC in his home country before moving to France in 1933 to play for Stade Rennais UC... |
| 1952–1955 |  Salvador Artigas |
| 1955–1961 | Henri Guérin |
| 1961–1964 | Antoine Cuissard Antoine Cuissard Antoine Cuissard is a French former football midfielder and manager.-External links:*... |
| 1964–1972 | Jean Prouff Jean Prouff Jean Prouff was a French former football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player** Division 1: 1949 with Stade de Reims*As a coach** Belgian League: 1963, with Standard de Liège... |
| 1972–1974 | René Cédolin René Cédolin René Cédolin is a retired French footballer and football manager.-Career:Cédolin played as a defender, for SM Caen and Stade Rennais F.C., where he spent most of his career, winning the Coupe de France twice in 1965 and 1971.... |
| 1974–1976 | Antoine Cuissard Antoine Cuissard Antoine Cuissard is a French former football midfielder and manager.-External links:*... |
| 1976–1977 | Claude Dubaële Claude Dubaële Claude Dubaële is a retired French football player who played for Stade Reims, Rennes, Angers SCO, Lille OSC and Le Mans.... |
| 1977–1979 | Alain Jubert |
| Dates | Name |
|---|---|
| 1979–1982 | Pierre Garcia Pierre Garcia Pierre Garcia is a retired French football player and manager.Garcia played for Stade Rennais F.C. in the French Ligue 1.-External links:*... |
| 1982–1984 | Jean Vincent |
| 1984–1986 | Pierre Mosca Pierre Mosca Pierre Mosca is an Italian born French former footballer and coach.He played for SO Montpellier and AS Monaco FC.... |
| 1987 | Patrick Rampillon Patrick Rampillon Patrick Rampillon is a retired French football player who played for SO Cholet, Stade Reims, AS Saint-Étienne and Rennes.... |
| 1987–1991 | Raymond Kéruzoré Raymond Kéruzoré Raymond Keruzoré is a former Breton and French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players.... |
| 1991–1993 | Didier Notheaux Didier Notheaux Didier Notheaux is a French football coach.Prior to his coaching career, he played mainly for FC Rouen, RC Lens and Stade Rennais FC.He then coached numerous French clubs and already had a brief stint for Burkina Faso.He led the team to 2000 African Cup of Nations, but was fired just before the... |
| 1993–1996 | Michel Le Millinaire Michel Le Millinaire Michel Le Millinaire is a French former footballer and coach.He played for Stade Lavallois and CA Mayennais.After his playing career, he became a coach with Stade Lavallois and Stade Rennais.-External links and references:*... |
| 1996–1997 | Yves Colleu Yves Colleu Yves Colleu is a former French footballer who served as assistant manager to Paul Le Guen at Rennes, Lyon and most recently, Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He and Le Guen were replaced by Walter Smith and Ally McCoist at Rangers.... |
| 1997–1998 | Guy David |
| 1998–2001 | Paul Le Guen Paul Le Guen Paul Le Guen is a French football manager and former player. He was recently confirmed as new manager of the Oman national football team.Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading Olympique Lyonnais to three consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He has also managed Stade... |
| 2001–2002 | Christian Gourcuff Christian Gourcuff Christian Gourcuff in Hanvec, Brittany is a French football manager and former player. He currently manages French Ligue 1 side Lorient.... |
| 2002 | Philippe Bergeroo Philippe Bergeroo Philippe Bergeroo is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned a total number of three international caps for the French national team during the late 1970s, early 1980s. He was a member of the French squad in the 1986 FIFA World Cup... |
| 2002–2003 |  Vahid HalilhodžićVahid Halilhodžic Vahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team.... |
| 2003–2006 |  Laszlo Bölöni |
| 2006–2007 | Pierre Dréossi Pierre Dréossi Pierre Dréossi, born 12 October 1959, in Roubaix, France, is a football manager, currently managing Stade Rennais.He previously was head coach of the club, but resigned on 16 December 2007, after a 1-2 defeat against SM Caen.... |
| 2007–2009 | Guy Lacombe Guy Lacombe Guy Lacombe is a French former professional football player and manager.- International :Lacombe was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California... |
| 2009–present | Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti is a football manager, currently managing Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.-Manager:-References:... |
Domestic
- Ligue 2Ligue 2Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
- Champions (2): 1956, 1983
- Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
- Champions (2): 1965, 1971
- Runners-Up (3): 1922, 1937, 2009
- Trophée des championsTrophée des championsThe Trophée des champions , is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries...
- Champions (1): 1971
- Ligue de Bretagne
- Champions (3): 1904, 1908, 1909
- Ligue de l'Ouest
- Champions (3): 1919, 1920, 1923
- Coupe Interfédérale de l'Ouest
- Champions (1): 1919
- Coupe GambardellaCoupe GambardellaThe Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....
- Champions (3): 1973, 2003, 2008
Other
- Odorico Cup
- Champions (1): 1920
- Allies' Cup
- Champions (2): 1916, 1917
- Rennes Cup
- Champions (1) 1916