Stade Rennais

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NICKNAME – Les Rennais (The Rennais), Les Rouge et Noir (The Red and Blacks)
FOUNDED – 1901
LOCATED IN – Rennes, Brittany
STADIUM – Roazhon Park
BY BUS – 10 /15 minutes from the city centre / train station (Line 11)
CAPACITY – 29,778
PROMOTED – 1994
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – 3rd (2019/2020)
BEST COUPE DE FRANCE RUN – Winners (3 times)
BEST COUPE DE LA LIGUE/D’ETE RUN – Runners Up (2012/2013)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Group Stage (2020/2021)
BEST UC/EL FINISH –R16 (2018/2019)
BEST CWC FINISH – 1st Round (Twice)
BEST ECL FINISH – R16 (2021/2022)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Jean Grumellon (154)
2022/2023 FINISH – 4th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT STADE RENNAIS
1. Rennes is “Roazhon” in Breton, hence the name of the stadium.
2. The club colours reflect both secular (the red of the republic) and Catholic (the black of cassocks) values.
3. The stoats on the badge are inspired by the Breton flag, which features 11 stoats in a 4-3-4 formation.
4. After final defeats to local rivals Guingamp in 2009 and 2014, Rennes claimed their third Coupe de France with a shock win over PSG in 2019.
5. Their best ever Ligue 1 finish of third was achieved in the coronavirus shortened season of 2019/2020.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT RENNES
1. Known as Condate in Roman times, it featured in Asterix comics due to its proximity to the fictional Gaulish village.
2. The Dukes of Brittany were crowned in Rennes. Today, it serves as the capital of the Brittany region.
3. Many wooden buildings were destroyed in a fire in 1720; the northern part of the centre was rebuilt using stone.
4. Rennes was the scene of the second trial in the Dreyfus Affair that rocked France as it entered the 20th century.
5. Rennes was the smallest city in the world to have a metro until Lausanne took away its status in 2008.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Club anthem
“La galette-saucisse”
“Les Inachevés”
A look around Rennes

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