2020–21 Stade Rennais F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was the 119th season in the existence of Stade Rennais and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Rennes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and entered the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the group stage as a result of finishing in third place during the previous Ligue 1 season. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Rennes
2020–21 season
PresidentNicolas Holveck
Head coachJulien Stéphan
(until 1 March)
Bruno Génésio
(from 4 March)
StadiumRoazhon Park
Ligue 16th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Serhou Guirassy (10)

All:
Serhou Guirassy (13)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2021.[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
5 DF   BRA Dalbert (on loan from Inter Milan)
6 DF   MAR Nayef Aguerd
7 FW   FRA Martin Terrier
8 MF   FRA Clément Grenier
9 FW   FRA Serhou Guirassy
10 MF   FRA Eduardo Camavinga
11 FW   SEN M'Baye Niang
12 MF   FRA James Léa Siliki
14 MF   FRA Benjamin Bourigeaud
15 MF   FRA Steven Nzonzi (on loan from Roma)
16 GK   SEN Alfred Gomis
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   FRA Faitout Maouassa
18 FW   BEL Jérémy Doku
19 MF   FRA Yann Gboho
20 MF   FRA Flavien Tait
22 FW   FRA Romain Del Castillo
23 MF   FRA Adrien Hunou
27 DF   MLI Hamari Traoré
28 MF   FRA Jonas Martin
30 GK   COD Pépé Bonet
31 DF   FRA Adrien Truffert
34 DF   FRA Brandon Soppy
36 DF   FRA Namakoro Diallo

Out on loan edit

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 Sacha Boey (on loan to Dijon)
DF   FRA Jérémy Gelin (on loan to Royal Antwerp)
DF   FRA Lilian Brassier (on loan to Brest)
MF   FRA Rafik Guitane (on loan to Marítimo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Hakim El Mokeddem (on loan to Sète)
FW   TUR Metehan Güçlü (on loan to Valenciennes)
FW   USA Jordan Siebatcheu (on loan to Young Boys)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
21 FW   Martin Terrier Lyon €12M 6 July 2020 [2]
6 DF   Nayef Aguerd Dijon Undisclosed 14 August 2020 [3]
18 FW   Serhou Guirassy Amiens €15M 27 August 2020 [4]
16 GK   Alfred Gomis Dijon €15M 29 September 2020 [5]
5 DF   Dalbert   Inter Milan Loan 3 October 2020 [6]
24 DF   Daniele Rugani   Juventus Loan 3 October 2020 [7]
18 FW   Jérémy Doku   Anderlecht Undisclosed 5 October 2020 [8]

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 DF   Jérémy Morel Lorient Free 1 July 2020 [9]
16 GK   Édouard Mendy   Chelsea €26M 24 September 2020 [10]
7 MF   Raphinha   Leeds United Undisclosed 5 October 2020 [11]

Pre-season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2020 Friendly Rennes   3–0   Châteauroux Rennes, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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
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)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
8 August 2020 Friendly Brest   1–2   Rennes Vannes, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 0
12 August 2020 Friendly Rennes   3–0   Saint-Étienne Rennes, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
15 August 2020 Friendly Nice   3–2   Rennes Nice, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
5 September 2020 Friendly Benfica   2–0   Rennes Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
9 October 2020 Friendly Rennes   2–0   Lorient Rennes, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 22 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 6th 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 042.11
Coupe de France 11 February 2021 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 20 October 2020 8 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 000.00
Total 45 16 11 18 56 53 +3 035.56

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team 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
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.[12]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 10 12 52 40  +12 58 9 4 6 26 21  +5 7 6 6 26 19  +7

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWWDDLWLLDLWWWWDDWLLDDLLLLWWDWWWLDLW
Position742211333367986544555555589108777777776
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[13]

22 August 2020 1 Lille 1–1 Rennes Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Clément Turpin
29 August 2020 2 Rennes 2–1 Montpellier Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Willy Delajod
13 September 2020 3 Nîmes 2–4 Rennes Nîmes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
19 September 2020 4 Rennes 2–1 Monaco Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 4,986
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
26 September 2020 5 Saint-Étienne 0–3 Rennes Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Benoît Bastien
4 October 2020 6 Rennes 2–2 Reims Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Referee: Florent Batta
16 October 2020 7 Dijon 1–1 Rennes Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
23 October 2020 8 Rennes 1–2 Angers Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
31 October 2020 9 Rennes 2–1 Brest Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
7 November 2020 10 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Rennes Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
20 November 2020 11 Rennes 0–1 Bordeaux Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
27 November 2020 12 Strasbourg 1–1 Rennes Strasbourg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
5 December 2020 13 Rennes 0–2 Lens Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
13 December 2020 14 Nice 0–1 Rennes Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
16 December 2020 15 Rennes 2–1 Marseille Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
20 December 2020 16 Lorient 0–3 Rennes Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
23 December 2020 17 Rennes 1–0 Metz Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
6 January 2021 18 Nantes 0–0 Rennes Nantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
9 January 2021 19 Rennes 2–2 Lyon Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
17 January 2021 20 Brest 1–2 Rennes Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
24 January 2021 21 Rennes 0–1 Lille Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
3 February 2021 23 Rennes 1–1 Lorient Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
6 February 2021 24 Lens 0–0 Rennes Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
14 February 2021 25 Rennes 0–2 Saint-Étienne Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
21 February 2021 26 Montpellier 2–1 Rennes Montpellier
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
26 February 2021 27 Rennes 1–2 Nice Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
3 March 2021 28 Lyon 1–0 Rennes Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
10 March 2021 22 Marseille 1–0 Rennes Marseille
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 January 2021, but was postponed after violent supporter protests occurred at the Marseille training center.[14]
14 March 2021 29 Rennes 1–0 Strasbourg Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
20 March 2021 30 Metz 1–3 Rennes Metz
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
4 April 2021 31 Reims 2–2 Rennes Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
11 April 2021 32 Rennes 1–0 Nantes Rennes
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
17 April 2021 33 Angers 0–3 Rennes Angers
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
25 April 2021 34 Rennes 5–1 Dijon Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
2 May 2021 35 Bordeaux 1–0 Rennes Bordeaux
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
9 May 2021 36 Rennes 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
16 May 2021 37 Monaco 2–1 Rennes Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
23 May 2021 38 Rennes 2–0 Nîmes Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod

Coupe de France edit

11 February 2021 Round of 64 Angers 2–1 Rennes Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SEV KRA REN
1   Chelsea 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 1–1 3–0
2   Sevilla 6 4 1 1 9 8 +1 13 0–4 3–2 1–0
3   Krasnodar 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–4 1–2 1–0
4   Rennes 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1 1–2 1–3 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 October 2020 1 Rennes   1–1   Krasnodar Rennes, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
28 October 2020 2 Sevilla   1–0   Rennes Seville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
4 November 2020 3 Chelsea   3–0   Rennes London, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
24 November 2020 4 Rennes   1–2   Chelsea Rennes, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
2 December 2020 5 Krasnodar   1–0   Rennes Krasnodar, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 8,747
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
8 December 2020 6 Rennes   1–3   Sevilla Rennes, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   FRA Romain Salin 17 0 15 0 0 0 2 0
16 GK   SEN Alfred Gomis 29 0 24 0 1 0 4 0
30 GK   COD Pépé Bonet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   FRA Damien Da Silva 37 4 30 4 1 0 6 0
4 DF   FRA Gerzino Nyamsi 17 1 10+4 1 1 0 2 0
5 DF   BRA Dalbert 18 0 3+10 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
6 DF   MAR Nayef Aguerd 40 3 35 3 1 0 2+2 0
17 DF   FRA Faitout Maouassa 26 0 13+10 0 1 0 1+1 0
27 DF   MLI Hamari Traoré 42 1 34+1 1 1 0 6 0
31 DF   FRA Adrien Truffert 34 1 23+6 1 0 0 2+3 0
34 DF   FRA Brandon Soppy 12 0 5+5 0 0 0 2 0
36 DF   FRA Namakoro Diallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF   FRA Clément Grenier 28 4 12+11 4 0 0 2+3 0
10 MF   FRA Eduardo Camavinga 39 1 28+7 1 0 0 4 0
12 MF   FRA James Lea Siliki 12 0 3+4 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
14 MF   FRA Benjamin Bourigeaud 43 6 29+8 6 1 0 5 0
15 MF   FRA Steven Nzonzi 39 1 33+1 1 0 0 5 0
19 MF   FRA Yann Gboho 15 0 2+8 0 0+1 0 1+3 0
20 MF   FRA Flavien Tait 26 1 16+7 1 0 0 0+3 0
23 MF   FRA Adrien Hunou 24 4 5+15 4 1 0 1+2 0
28 MF   FRA Jonas Martin 14 0 6+6 0 1 0 1 0
32 MF   FRA Andy Diouf 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   FRA Chimuanya Ugochukwu 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   FRA Martin Terrier 38 9 30+4 9 0+1 0 3 0
9 FW   FRA Serhou Guirassy 32 13 19+8 10 0+1 1 4 2
18 FW   BEL Jérémy Doku 37 2 26+4 2 1 0 4+2 0
22 FW   FRA Romain Del Castillo 31 0 5+21 0 1 0 1+3 0
35 MF   FRA Matthis Abline 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 GK   SEN Édouard Mendy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   FRA Sacha Boey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   FRA Lilian Brassier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   ITA Daniele Rugani 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF   FRA Jérémy Gelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   BRA Raphinha 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
43 MF   FRA Hakim El Mokeddem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   FRA Theoson Siebatcheu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   SEN M'Baye Niang 12 1 4+5 1 0 0 1+2 0
25 FW   FRA Armand Laurienté 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   FRA Lucas Da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   FRA Georginio Rutter 5 1 0+4 0 0 0 0+1 1

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of 23 May 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Champions League Total
1 18 FW   Serhou Guirassy 10 1 2 13
2 21 FW   Martin Terrier 9 0 0 9
3 14 MF   Benjamin Bourigeaud 6 0 0 6
4 3 DF   Damien Da Silva 4 0 0 4
23 MF   Adrien Hunou 4 0 0 4
6 6 DF   Nayef Aguerd 3 0 0 3
8 MF   Clément Grenier 3 0 0 3
8 18 FW   Jérémy Doku 2 0 0 2
9 4 DF   Gerzino Nyamsi 1 0 0 1
7 MF   Raphinha 1 0 0 1
10 MF   Eduardo Camavinga 1 0 0 1
11 FW   M'Baye Niang 1 0 0 1
15 MF   Steven Nzonzi 1 0 0 1
20 MF   Flavien Tait 1 0 0 1
27 DF   Hamari Traoré 1 0 0 1
31 DF   Adrien Truffert 1 0 0 1
35 FW   Georginio Rutter 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 52 1 3 56

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References edit

  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. ^ "Nayef Aguerd rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C.!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Serhou Guirassy, nouvel atout offensif du Stade Rennais F.C.!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Alfred Gomis, nouveau portier du Stade Rennais F.C." (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Dalbert est Rennais!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Daniele Rugani est Rouge et Noir!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Jérémy Doku est Rouge et Noir!" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Arrivées, départs, retours : le point mercato" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Édouard Mendy transféré à Chelsea" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Raphinha completes deadline day Leeds United move". Leeds United F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  12. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  14. ^ "OM - Rennes postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

External links edit