2020–21 Stade Rennais F.C. season

Stade Rennais
2020–21 season
President	Nicolas Holvec
Head coach	Julien Stéphan
Stadium	Roazhon Park
Ligue 1	Pre-season
Coupe de France	Pre-season
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
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The 2020–21 Stade Rennais F.C. season is the club's 119th season in existence and the 27th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Rennes will participate in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and will enter the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the group stage as a result of finishing in 3rd place during the previous Ligue 1 season. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 July 2020.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Romain Salin
3	DF	FRA	Damien Da Silva (captain)
4	DF	FRA	Gerzino Nyamsi
7	MF	BRA	Raphinha
8	MF	FRA	Clément Grenier
9	FW	FRA	Jordan Siebatcheu
10	MF	FRA	Rafik Guitane
11	FW	SEN	M'Baye Niang
12	MF	FRA	James Lea Siliki
14	MF	FRA	Benjamin Bourigeaud
16	GK	SEN	Édouard Mendy
17	DF	FRA	Faitout Maouassa
18	MF	FRA	Eduardo Camavinga
19	FW	TUR	Metehan Güçlü


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	FRA	Flavien Tait
21	DF	CIV	Joris Gnagnon (on loan from Sevilla)
22	FW	FRA	Romain Del Castillo
23	MF	FRA	Adrien Hunou
25	MF	FRA	Steven Nzonzi (on loan from Roma)
26	DF	FRA	Jérémy Gelin
27	DF	MLI	Hamari Traoré
28	MF	FRA	Jonas Martin
30	GK	COD	Pépé Bonet
31	DF	FRA	Sacha Boey
32	FW	FRA	Lucas Da Cunha
34	MF	FRA	Yann Gboho
40	GK	COD	Riffi Mandanda
—	FW	FRA	Martin Terrier

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Lilian Brassier (on loan to Valenciennes)
—	DF	FRA	Namakoro Diallo (on loan to Avranches)
—	MF	FRA	Denis-Will Poha (on loan to Vitória SC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CIV	Souleyman Doumbia (on loan to Angers)
—	FW	FRA	Armand Laurienté (on loan to Lorient)
—	FW	FRA	Jordan Tell (on loan to Caen)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
21	FW	Martin Terrier	Lyon	€12M	6 July 2020	^[2]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15	DF	Jérémy Morel	Lorient	Free	1 July 2020	^[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

16 July 2020 Friendly	Rennes	3–0	Châteauroux	Rennes, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Terrier 15' Raphinha 62' Rutter 64'	Report	Cissé 83'	Stadium: Centre d’entraînement Henri-Guérin Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue

1 August 2020 Friendly	Angers	0–1	Rennes	Vannes, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Da Silva 39' Traoré 70' Pavlović 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de la Rabine Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

4 August 2020 Friendly	Lorient	1–1	Rennes	Lorient, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diarra 10'	Report	Martin 86' (pen.) Traoré 90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage

8 August 2020 Friendly	Brest	1–2	Rennes	Vannes, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Saïd 82'	Report	Tait 76' Gelin 85'	Stadium: Stade de la Rabine Attendance: 0

12 August 2020 Friendly	Rennes	3–0	Saint-Étienne	Rennes, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bourigeaud 6' Niang 29' Terrier 83' Del Castillo 85'	Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0

15 August 2020 Friendly	Nice	v	Rennes	Nice, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Allianz Riviera

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	22 August 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Coupe de France	2020		Round of 64	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Champions League	20–21 October 2020		Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: August 2020
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Lyon	38	22	10	6	81	43	+38	76	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	Marseille	38	16	12	10	54	47	+7	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Rennes	38	16	10	12	52	40	+12	58	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
7	Lens	38	15	12	11	55	54	+1	57
8	Montpellier	38	14	12	12	60	62	−2	54

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[4]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: August 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on August 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[5]

22 August 2020 1	Lille	v	Rennes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Coupe de France

UEFA Champions League

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Champions League	Total
		FW		[[]]
Totals

References

^ "Equipe Pro" (in French). Stade Rennais FC. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "Martin Terrier est Rennais!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "Arrivées, départs, retours : le point mercato" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.33724258203862-4] Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

[1] "Equipe Pro" (in French). Stade Rennais FC. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[2] "Martin Terrier est Rennais!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[3] "Arrivées, départs, retours : le point mercato" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[5] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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