2017–18 Stade Rennais FC season

Rennes
2017–18 season
ChairmanRené Ruello (until 3 Nov 2017)
Olivier Létang (from 3 Nov 2017)
ManagerChristian Gourcuff (until 7 Nov 2017)
Sabri Lamouchi (from 8 Nov 2017)
StadiumRoazhon Park
Ligue 15th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64 vs. PSG
Coupe de la LigueSemi-finals vs. PSG
Top goalscorerLeague:
Benjamin Bourigeaud (10)

All:
Benjamin Bourigeaud (12)

The 2017–18 Stade Rennais season was the 116th professional season of the club since its creation in 1901. During this campaign the club competed in the following competitions: Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue. Rennes had one of their best seasons in recent memory, finishing 5th and qualifying for the 2018-19 Europa League, the club's first European appearance since reaching the qualifying rounds of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup.[1][2][3]

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SEN Abdoulaye Diallo
2 DF  ALG Mehdi Zeffane
3 DF  FRA Damien Da Silva
4 DF  MOZ Mexer
7 FW  SEN Ismaïla Sarr
8 MF  FRA Clément Grenier
9 FW  FRA Theoson Siebatcheu
12 MF  FRA James Lea Siliki
14 MF  FRA Benjamin Bourigeaud
15 DF  ALG Ramy Bensebaini
17 MF  FRA Faitout Maouassa
21 MF  FRA Benjamin André (captain)
22 MF  FRA Sabri Toufiqui
23 MF  FRA Adrien Hunou
24 DF  GUF Ludovic Baal
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW  SEN Diafra Sakho
26 DF  FRA Jérémy Gelin
27 DF  MLI Hamari Traoré
28 MF  FRA Denis-Will Poha
29 DF  FRA Romain Danzé
30 GK  LTU Edvinas Gertmonas
35 MF  FRA Nicolas Janvier
36 DF  FRA Namakoro Diallo
40 GK  CZE Tomáš Koubek
- MF  FRA Clément Chantôme
- MF  FRA Romain Del Castillo
- MF  FRA Rafik Guitane
- MF  SWE Jakob Johansson
- MF  FRA Anthony Ribelin

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Lyon 38 23 9 6 87 43 +44 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Marseille 38 22 11 5 80 47 +33 77 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Rennes 38 16 10 12 50 44 +6 58
6 Bordeaux 38 16 7 15 53 48 +5 55 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7 Saint-Étienne 38 15 10 13 47 50 −3 55
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-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
38 16 10 12 50 44  +6 58 8 4 7 21 22  −1 8 6 5 29 22  +7

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLDLWLDLLWWWLWWWDLLLWWLLWDWWDWDDLDWWWD
Position11141719141515161616141011986679109881087756555576555
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2017 1 Troyes 1–1 Rennes Troyes
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Grandsir 46'
Obiang  53'
Report Tell 69' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 9,968
Referee: Karim Abed
11 August 2017 2 Rennes 1–2 Lyon Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bensebaini  15'
Bourigeaud 86'
Report Marçal  9'
Depay 57'
Tousart  68'
Mariano 74'
Darder  84'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 24,944
Referee: Benoît Millot
19 August 2017 3 Rennes 2–2 Dijon Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mubele 14', 46'
Benjamin André  69'
Report Yamberé  32'
Kwon 50'
Chafik  66'
Tavares  87', 90+2' (pen.)
Haddadi  90+3'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 16,888
Referee: Thomas Léonard
26 August 2017 4 Toulouse 3–2 Rennes Toulouse
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Diop  8', 58'
Durmaz 35' (pen.), 71' (pen.),  43'
Cahuzac  36'
Delort  52'
Report Mubele 7'
Amalfitano  25'  70'
Mubele  26'
Bourigeaud  41'
Sarr 65'
Bensebaini  87'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 10,626
Referee: Frank Schneider
10 September 2017 5 Marseille 1–3 Rennes Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sanson  15', 87'
Évra  27'
Rami  29'
Abdennour  61'
Sertic  88'
Rolando  90'
Report Khazri 2'
Bourigeaud 10'
Gnagnon 70'
André  84'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 40,343
Referee: Antony Gautier
17 September 2017 6 Rennes 0–1 Nice Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Prcić  35' Report Saint-Maximin  45+2'
Jallet  49'
Seri  69'
Balotelli 79'
Lees-Melou  85'
 90+3' Arnaud Souquet
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 24,892
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
24 September 2017 7 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Rennes Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dioussé  3'
Théophile-Catherine  31'
Janko  34'
Gabriel Silva 45+2',  90+4'
Bamba 70' (pen.)
Report Benjamin Bourigeaud 41'
Khazri 54' (pen.)
Amalfitano  59'
André  69'
H. Traoré  75'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 31,043
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
30 September 2017 8 Rennes 0–1 Caen Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bensebaini  1'
H. Traoré  24'
Khazri  45+1'
Bourigeaud  75'
Report Santini  21'
Bensebaini 34' (o.g.)
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 18,689
Referee: Amaury Delerue
14 October 2017 9 Guingamp 2–0 Rennes Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Diallo  17', 57'
Benezet  38'
Briand 89'
Didot  90+2'
Report H. Traoré  5'
Léa Siliki  45+2'
Danzé  62'
Khazri  66'  66'
Figueiredo  89'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 15,902
Referee: Frank Schneider
21 October 2017 10 Rennes 1–0 Lille Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bourigeaud 6'
Bensebaini  78'
Report Mendes  20'
Ballo-Touré  38'
Mendyl  85'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 21,852
Referee: Olivier Thual
28 October 2017 11 Montpellier 0–1 Rennes Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aguilar  4'
Skhiri  55'
Mbenza  61'
Congré  90+6'
Report Brandon 59'
Maouassa  25'
Bourigeaud  66'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,788
Referee: Benoît Bastien
3 November 2017 12 Rennes 1–0 Bordeaux Rennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1) André  43'
Khazri  80'
Toulalan 12' (o.g.)
Report Otávio  41'
Kamano  47'
de Préville  68'
Jovanović  70'
Sankharé  90'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 24,547
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
18 November 2017 13 Strasbourg 2–1 Rennes Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Blayac 28'
Bahoken  61', 82'
Report Amalfitano  63'
Hunou 88'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 22,707
Referee: Tony Chapron
25 November 2017 14 Rennes 2–1 Nantes Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) H. Traoré  3'
Léa Siliki  67'
Khazri 51', 88',  90+4'
Report Nakoulma  31'
Dubois  40'
Pallois  51'  57'
Carlos  59'
Sala 73' (pen.)
Thomasson  82'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 26,151
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
29 November 2017 15 Angers 1–2 Rennes Angers
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Toko Ekambi 37' Report H. Traoré  43'
Hunou 51'
André 84'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 10,364
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
2 December 2017 16 Rennes 2–0 Amiens Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Léa Siliki  59'
Khazri 72'
André 84'
Report Monconduit  27'
Zungu  40'
Cissokho  50'
Manzala  52'
Avelar  56'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 23,051
Referee: Thomas Léonard
9 December 2017 17 Metz 1–1 Rennes Metz
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Diagne  5'
Philipps  34'
Mollet 41'
Niane  73'
Report Hunou  16'
Léa Siliki  28'
Gnagnon  56'
Mubele 87'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 11,239
Referee: Karim Abed
16 December 2017 18 Rennes 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) H. Traoré  32'
Mubele 53'
André  54'  63'
Khazri  78'
Report Neymar 4', 76'
Mbappé 17'
Kimpembe  42'  89'
Lo Celso  73'
Cavani 75'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 29,194
Referee: Antony Gautier
20 December 2017 19 Monaco 2–1 Rennes Monaco
20:50 CET (UTC+1) Falcao 20'
Baldé 81'
Report H. Traoré  32'
André  54'  63'
Khazri 59' (pen.),  78'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,542
Referee: Benoît Bastien
13 January 2018 20 Rennes 0–3 Marseille Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1) André  36' Report Germain 35'
Morgan Sanson 45',  65'
Luiz Gustavo  63'
82' Thauvin
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 23,700
Referee: Clément Turpin
17 January 2018 21 Lille 1–2 Rennes Villeneuve-d'Ascq
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Alonso 41',  90+4' Report Léa Siliki 85'
André 89'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 27,816
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
20 January 2018 22 Rennes 1–0 Angers Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) André  6'
Bensebaini  8'
H. Traoré  25'
Bourigeaud 84' (pen.)
Report Pavlović  0'
Oniangué  31'  39'
Mangani  43'
Andreu  75'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 21,186
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
26 January 2018 23 Dijon 2–1 Rennes Dijon
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Balmont  13', 30'
Rosier  43'
Mehdi Abeid  52'
Tavares 65'
Report Khazri  34'
Sarr 41'
Benjamin André  89'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 10,091
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
4 February 2018 24 Rennes 0–1 Guingamp Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Gnagnon  10'
H. Traoré  27'
Abeid  52'
Report Eboa Eboa  4'
Coco  31'
Kerbrat  47'
Briand  87'
Yeni Ngbakoto 90+2'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,705
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
11 February 2018 25 Lyon 0–2 Rennes Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1) B. Traoré  58'
Fekir  58'
Report Khazri 5'
H. Traoré  7'
Léa Siliki 90+3'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 39,188
Referee: Amaury Delerue
17 February 2018 26 Caen 2–2 Rennes Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Crivelli 6'
Diomandé  58'
Da Silva 84'
Crivelli  88'
Report Sakho 9', 21' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,083
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
24 February 2018 27 Rennes 2–0 Troyes Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Khazri 47' (pen.)
Sarr  56'
Sanjin Prcić 72',  57'
Benjamin André  78'
Report Bellugou  43'
C. Traoré  90+3'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 17,536
Referee: Thomas Léonard
3 March 2018 28 Amiens 0–2 Rennes Amiens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) L. Traoré  14'
Ielsch  39'
Report Léa Siliki  2'
Khazri 41',  78'
Sarr 86'
H. Traoré  90+2'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 10,241
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
10 March 2018 29 Rennes 1–1 Saint-Étienne Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Sarr 86' Report Subotić 35'
Hamouma  56'
Dioussé  75'
Debuchy  77'
Perrin  89'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 25,655
Referee: Benoît Bastien
17 March 2018 30 Bordeaux 0–2 Rennes Bordeaux
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Pablo  34'
de Préville  71'
Report André  45+1'
Sarr 49'
Gourcuff 86'
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 32,626
Referee: Mikael Lesage
4 April 2018 31 Rennes 1–1 Monaco Rennes
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gnagnon 20' Report Lopes 29'
Jemerson  75'
N'Doram  88'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 17,448
Referee: Amaury Delerue
8 April 2018 32 Nice 1–1 Rennes Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pléa 17'
Souquet  37'
Lees-Melou  69'
Le Marchand  78'
Dante  90+5'
Report Gelin  9'
Bourigeaud 27'
Khazri  45'
Sarr  82'
André  90+3'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,827
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
14 April 2018 33 Rennes 1–2 Metz Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bourigeaud 27'
Bensebaini  90+3'
Report Rivierez  15'
Selimović  48'
Roux 52', 57'
Rivière  62'
Palmieri  74'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,855
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
20 April 2018 34 Nantes 1–1 Rennes Nantes
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nakoulma  29'
Sala  40'  46'
Thomasson 42',  43'
Girotto  44'
Ngom  90+1'
Report Sakho  68'
Prcić  71'
Pallois 81' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 32,431
Referee: Benoît Bastien
29 April 2018 35 Rennes 2–1 Toulouse Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lea Siliki 39',  50'  70'
Bourigeaud 47'
Report Gnagnon 18' (o.g.)
Gradel  50'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 20,138
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
6 May 2018 36 Rennes 2–1 Strasbourg Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bourigeaud 14' (pen.)
Danzé  54'
Hunou 59'
Report Koné  12'
Liénard 66'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 23,554
Referee: Benoît Millot
12 May 2018 37 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Rennes Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kimpembe  49' Report Bourigeaud 52' (pen.)
Hunou 71'
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 47,352
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
19 May 2018 38 Rennes 1–1 Montpellier Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hunou 13' Report Mbenza 17'
Porsan-Clémenté  53'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,126
Referee: Karim Abed

Coupe de France

7 January 2018 Round of 64 Rennes 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Bourigeaud 66' (pen.) Mbappé 9', 74'
Neymar 17', 43'
Di María 24', 76'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 19,777
Referee: Amaury Delerue

Coupe de la Ligue

25 October 2017 Third round Dijon 1–2 Rennes Dijon
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jeannot  2'
Sammaritano 15'
Balmont  88'
Khazri 43'
Hunou 87'
Brandon  88'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 10,507
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
13 December 2017 Round of 16 Rennes 2–2
(4–3 p)
Marseille Rennes
18:45 CET (UTC+01:00) André 23'
Traoré  44'
Khazri 57'
Mitroglou 13'
Amavi  42'
Germain 80'
Rolando  83'
Ocampos  85'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,906
Referee: Johan Hamel
Penalties
Khazri
André
Gnagnon
Gelin
Bourigeaud
Germain
Mitroglou
Ocampos
Sarr
Sanson
9 January 2018 Quarter-finals Rennes 4–2 Toulouse Rennes
18:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) Yago 21' (o.g.)
Bourigeaud 42'
Bensebaini  69'
Hunou 86', 90+2'
Diallo  90'
Sylla 40',  82'
Sanogo 63'
Diop  85'
Jean  88'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 16,766
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 January 2018 Semi-finals Rennes 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Sarr  28'
Prcić  65', 90+2'
Traoré  69'
Khazri  69'
Sakho 85'
Lea Siliki  87'
Meunier 24'
Marquinhos 53'
Lo Celso 58'
Mbappé  62'
Neymar  90+3'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,620
Referee: Mikael Lesage

References

  1. ^ "Résultats et Classements". FFF (in French). Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "2018/19 Europa League participants". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Season 2009 clubs". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.