The 2023–24 season is Stade Rennais Football Club's 123rd season in existence and 30th consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Nicolas Holveck | |||
| Head coach | Bruno Génésio (until 19 November) Julien Stéphan (from 19 November) | |||
| Stadium | Roazhon Park | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Coupe de France | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Arnaud Kalimuendo (10) All: Benjamin Bourigeaud Arnaud Kalimuendo (15 each) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 4 May 2024. | ||||
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 1 February 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| GK |  Gauthier Gallon
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Troyes
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Undisclosed | 5 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF | Ludovic Blas
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Nantes
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€15,000,000 | 5 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF | Enzo Le Fée
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Lorient
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€20,000,000 | 7 July 2023 | [4] |
| GK |  Geoffrey Lembet
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Sedan
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Free | 18 July 2023 | [5] |
| MF |  Nemanja Matić
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 Roma
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€3,000,000 | 14 August 2023 | [6] |
| DF |  Aboubakar Nagida
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EBBC
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Free | 21 August 2023 | [7] |
| FW |  Bertuğ Yıldırım
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Hatayspor
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€5,000,000 | 29 August 2023 | [8] |
| MF |  Fabian Rieder
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Young Boys
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€15,000,000 | 31 August 2023 | [9] |
Out edit
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW |  Serhou Guirassy
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 VfB Stuttgart
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€9,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [10] |
| DF |  Hamari Traoré
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 Real Sociedad
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Free | 1 July 2023 | [11] |
| DF | Loïc Badé
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Sevilla
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€12,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | |
| MF | Andy Diouf
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Basel
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€5,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [12] |
| GK | Doğan Alemdar
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Troyes
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Loan | 5 July 2023 | [13] |
| MF | Lesley Ugochukwu
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 Chelsea
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€27,000,000 | 1 August 2023 | [14] |
| MF |  Lovro Majer
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VfL Wolfsburg
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€30,000,000 | 16 August 2023 | [15] |
| DF |  Birger Meling
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 Copenhagen
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€2,000,000 | 14 August 2023 | [16] |
| FW |  Jérémy Doku
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Manchester City
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€55,500,000 | 24 August 2023 | [17] |
| FW | Matthis Abline
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Nantes
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Loan | 25 August 2023 | [18] |
| MF | Loum Tchaouna
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Salernitana
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Undisclosed | 31 August 2023 | [19] |
| GK |  Alfred Gomis
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Lorient
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Loan | 1 September 2023 | |
| MF | Flavien Tait
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Samsunspor
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Free | 6 September 2023 | [20] |
| MF | Nemanja Matić
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Lyon
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€2,600,000 | 27 January 2024 | [21] |
| DF | Jérémy Jacquet
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Clermont
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Loan | 29 January 2024 | [22] |
| DF | Lorenz Assignon
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Burnley
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Loan | 1 February 2024 | [23] |
New contracts edit
| Position | Player | Until | Ref. |
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| DF | Adrien Truffert |
June 2026 | [24] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 19 July 2023 Friendly | Rennes | 1–1 | Concarneau | Rennes |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Centre d'entraînement - La Piverdière |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Saint-Malo | 1–2 | Rennes | Rennes |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Centre d'entraînement - La Piverdière Attendance: 1,000 |
| 26 July 2023 Friendly | Brest | 0–1 | Rennes | Dinan |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel Attendance: 2,500 |
| Note: Match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each. | ||||
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Rennes | 3–1 | West Ham United | Rennes |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,387 Referee: Romain Lissorgue (France) |
| 2 August 2023 Friendly | Notthingham Forest | 0–5 | Rennes | Burton upon Trent, England |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Referee: Paul Tierney (England) |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 13 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 37.50 | |
| Coupe de France | 7 January 2024 | 3 April 2024 | Round of 64 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 60.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 21 September 2023 | 22 February 2024 | Group stage | Knockout round play-offs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 62.50 |
| Total | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 44.44 | ||||
Last updated: 4 May 2024
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 6 | Lens | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Lyon | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 47 | |
| 8 | Rennes | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 45 | |
| 9 | Marseille | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Montpellier[a] | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40[b] |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[26]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[26]
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Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Last updated: 4 May 2024.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[27]
| 13 August 2023 1 | Rennes | 5–1 | Metz | Rennes |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,065 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 20 August 2023 2 | Lens | 1–1 | Rennes | Lens |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,233 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 27 August 2023 3 | Rennes | 2–2 | Le Havre | Rennes |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,311 Referee: Eric Wattelier |
| 2 September 2023 4 | Brest | 0–0 | Rennes | Brest |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 15,021 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Rennes | 2–2 | Lille | Rennes |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,178 Referee: François Letexier |
| 24 September 2023 6 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Rennes | Montpellier |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,430 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 1 October 2023 7 | Rennes | 3–1 | Nantes | Rennes |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,316 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 8 October 2023 8 | Rennes | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Rennes |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,734 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 22 October 2023 9 | Lorient | 2–1 | Rennes | Lorient |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 29 October 2023 10 | Rennes | 1–1 | Strasbourg | Rennes |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,100 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 5 November 2023 11 | Nice | 2–0 | Rennes | Nice |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,430 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 12 November 2023 12 | Rennes | 0–1 | Lyon | Rennes |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,441 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 26 November 2023 13 | Rennes | 3–1 | Reims | Rennes |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,718 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 3 December 2023 14 | Marseille | 2–0 | Rennes | Marseille |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,162 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 9 December 2023 15 | Rennes | 1–2 | Monaco | Rennes |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,856 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 17 December 2023 16 | Toulouse | 0–0 | Rennes | Toulouse |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 23,311 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 20 December 2023 17 | Clermont | 1–3 | Rennes | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 8,840 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 13 January 2024 18 | Rennes | 2–0 | Nice | Rennes |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,689 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 26 January 2024 19 | Lyon | 2–3 | Rennes | Décines-Charpieu |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 40,516 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 3 February 2024 20 | Rennes | 2–1 | Montpellier | Rennes |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,898 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 11 February 2024 21 | Le Havre | 0–1 | Rennes | Le Havre |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 22,702 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 18 February 2024 22 | Rennes | 3–1 | Clermont | Rennes |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,501 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 25 February 2024 23 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Rennes | Paris |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,874 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 3 March 2024 24 | Rennes | 1–2 | Lorient | Rennes |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,615 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 10 March 2024 25 | Lille | 2–2 | Rennes | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 17 March 2024 26 | Rennes | 2–0 | Marseille | Rennes |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,610 Referee: Eric Wattelier |
| 31 March 2024 27 | Strasbourg | 2–0 | Rennes | Strasbourg |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,407 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 7 April 2024 28 | Monaco | 1–0 | Rennes | Monaco |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 13 April 2024 29 | Rennes | 1–2 | Toulouse | Rennes |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,055 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 20 April 2024 30 | Nantes | 0–3 | Rennes | Nantes |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 25,433 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 28 April 2024 31 | Rennes | 4–5 | Brest | Rennes |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,527 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 4 May 2024 32 | Metz | 2–3 | Rennes | Metz |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,290 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 12 May 2024 33 | Rennes | v | Lens | Rennes |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Roazhon Park |
| 19 May 2024 34 | Reims | v | Rennes | Reims |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune |
Coupe de France edit
| 7 January 2024 Round of 64 | Guingamp | 0–2 | Rennes | Guingamp |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 16,822 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 21 January 2024 Round of 32 | Rennes | 1–1 (9–8 p) | Marseille | Rennes |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,151 Referee: Jérémie Pignard | |
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| 6 February 2024 Round of 16 | Sochaux | 1–6 | Rennes | Montbéliard |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 19,393 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 29 February 2024 Quarter-finals | Le Puy | 1–3 | Rennes | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 31,414 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | |
| Note: The match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, instead of Le Puy's regular stadium, the Stade Charles Massot in Le Puy-en-Velay, due to capacity limitations. | ||||
| 3 April 2024 Semi-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Rennes | Paris |
| 21:10 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,879 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
UEFA Europa League edit
Group stage edit
The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | REN | MHA | PAO | |
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| 1 | Villarreal
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Rennes
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 |  Maccabi Haifa
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 |  Panathinaikos
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
| 21 September 2023 1 | Rennes | 3–0 | Maccabi Haifa | Rennes |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,838 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
| 5 October 2023 2 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Rennes | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,458 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 26 October 2023 3 | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Rennes | Athens, Greece |
| 22:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,459 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
| 9 November 2023 4 | Rennes | 3–1 | Panathinaikos | Rennes |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,004 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
| 30 November 2023 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 0–3 | Rennes | Budapest, Hungary |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 0 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) | ||
| Note: The match was played behind closed doors at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, instead of Maccabi Haifa's regular stadium, the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, Israel, as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.[28] | ||||
| 14 December 2023 6 | Rennes | 2–3 | Villarreal | Rennes |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,761 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey) |
Knockout phase edit
Knockout round play-offs edit
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
| 15 February 2024 First leg | Milan | 3–0 | Rennes | Milan, Italy |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,021 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 22 February 2024 Second leg | Rennes | 3–2 (3–5 agg.) | Milan | Rennes |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,320 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
References edit
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