2017–18 Stade Rennais F.C. season

The 2017–18 Stade Rennais F.C. 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]

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)

Players

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  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
Main article: 2017–18 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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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. 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.

References
  1. "Résultats et Classements". FFF (in French). 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.
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