Rodez AF

Rodez Aveyron Football (Occitan: Rodés Avairon; commonly referred to as le Raf[1] or simply Rodez) is a French association football club based in Rodez. The club was founded in 1929 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Paul Lignon located within the city. The women's squad was founded in 1993 and are known as the Rafettes.[2] They play in the Division 1 Féminine, the top division in France.

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's football team, see Rodez AF (women).
Rodez AF
Full nameRodez Aveyron Football
Nickname(s)Le RAF
Les Sangs et Or (The Blood and Golds)
Founded1929 (1929)
GroundStade Paul-Lignon,
Rodez
Capacity5,955
PresidentPierre-Olivier Murat
Head coachLaurent Peyrelade
LeagueLigue 2
2019–20Ligue 2, 16th
WebsiteClub website

From 1988–1993, Rodez played in Ligue 2, and on 11 April 2019 secured promotion back to this level after 26 years in the lower divisions.[3]

Players

Current squad
As of 24 August 2020[4][5]

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 Théo Guivarch
2 DF  FRA Julien Célestine
3 MF  FRA Boris Mathis
4 DF  FRA Pierre Bardy (captain)
5 DF  BEN Yohan Roche
6 MF  FRA Rémy Boissier
7 MF  FRA Nassim Ouammou
8 MF  FRA Pierre Ruffaut
9 FW  FRA Malaly Dembélé
10 MF  FRA Aurélien Tertereau
11 FW  FRA Ugo Bonnet
13 DF  GEO Amiran Sanaia
14 MF  FRA Loïc Poujol
15 FW  SEN Pape Sané
16 GK  FRA Lionel Mpasi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  FRA Nathanaël Dieng
18 MF  FRA Jordan Leborgne
19 DF  FRA Alexis Peyrelade
20 FW  FRA Alan Kerouedan
21 DF  FRA Joris Chougrani
22 MF  FRA David Douline
23 DF  GAB Johann Obiang
24 MF  CMR Alexis Alégué
25 MF  FRA Erwan Maury
26 FW  FRA Ayoub Ouhafsa
27 FW  SEN Daouda Gueye
28 MF  FRA Valentin Henry
29 DF  FRA Grégory Coelho
30 GK  FRA Thomas Secchi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  FRA Corentin Jacob (at Sporting Lyon until 30 June 2021)

Reserve squad
As of 22 March 2019[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FRA Valentin Dahak
— GK  FRA Julien Melac
— DF  ITA Lino Ricci
— DF  FRA Thomas Bennet
— DF  FRA Mohamed Djelti
— DF  ROU Iulian Adrian Voinescu
— DF  FRA Doryan Soualem
— DF  FRA Basile Delclaux
— DF  FRA Julien Santos
— DF  FRA Thomas Lacroix
— MF  FRA Quentin Lacombe
— MF  FRA Quentin Mazars
— MF  FRA Simon Petiaut
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Grégory Bon
— MF  FRA Pierre Morcillo
— MF  FRA Florian Ruiz
— MF  FRA Hugo Bobek
— MF  FRA Seny Condé
— MF  FRA Martin Lazuech
— FW  FRA Anthony Voirin
— FW  FRA Simon Quebre
— FW  FRA Antoine Fabre
— FW  FRA Bala Fofana
— FW  FRA Brandonne Kinsisidi

Notable players

For a list of former Rodez players, see Category:Rodez AF players.

Staff

Management

  • Chairman: Pierre-Olivier Murat
  • General Manager: Grégory Ursule

Sports

  • Head Coach: Laurent Peyrelade
  • Goalkeeper Coach: David Manhaval

Honours

References
  1. "National. Vainqueur, le Rodez AF se rend la vie plus facile". La Depeche (in French). 29 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Rafettes maintenues". La Depeche (in French). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. "26 ans plus tard, Rodez est en Ligue 2" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. "Effectif" (in French). rodezaveyronfootball.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Rodez Aveyron Football - Squad". Scoresway. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "NATIONAL 3" (in French). Rodez AF. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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