| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Chairman | René Ruello | |||
| Manager | Philippe Montanier | |||
| Stadium | Roazhon Park | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ousmane Dembélé (12) All: Ousmane Dembélé (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 29,060 vs Nantes (6 March 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,595 vs FBBP 01 (19 January 2016) | |||
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The 2015–16 Stade Rennais season was the 115th professional season of the club since its creation in 1901.
Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2016.[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
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Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF |  Ludovic Baal | 29 |  Lens | Free Transfer | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW |  Giovanni Sio | 26 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  Yacouba Sylla | 24 |  Aston Villa | Undisclosed | [2] | 
| 6 July 2015 | DF |  Pedro Mendes | 24 |  Parma | Free Transfer | |
| 12 August 2015 | DF |  Mehdi Zeffane | 23 |  Lyon | Undisclosed | |
| 14 September 2015 | MF |  Yoann Gourcuff | 29 | Unattached | Free Transfer | |
| 28 January 2016 | FW |  Kermit Erasmus | 25 |  Orlando Pirates | Undisclosed | [3] | 
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | On loan until | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2015 | MF |  Jérémie Boga | 18 |  Chelsea | 30 June 2016 | |
| 31 August 2015 | MF |  Juan Quintero | 22 |  Porto | 30 June 2016 | 
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  Vincent Pajot | 24 |  Saint-Étienne | Free Transfer | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  Sadio Diallo | 24 |  Bastia | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  Jean Makoun | 32 | Unattached | Released | Later joined  Antalyaspor | 
| 1 July 2015 | GK |  Christopher Dilo | 21 |  Dijon | Free Transfer | |
| 3 August 2015 | MF |  Zana Allée | 21 |  AC Ajaccio | Free Transfer | |
| 16 August 2015 | MF |  Anders Konradsen | 25 |  Rosenborg | Undisclosed | |
| 31 August 2015 | MF |  Axel Ngando | 22 |  Bastia | Undisclosed | |
| 1 February 2016 | MF |  Abdoulaye Doucoure | 23 |  Watford | £8M | [4] | 
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date | Notes | 
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| 1 July 2015 | FW |  Philipp Hosiner | 26 |  1. FC Köln | 30 June 2016 | |
| 17 August 2015 | DF |  Ermir Lenjani | 26 |  Nantes | 30 June 2016 | |
| 17 August 2015 | MF | .svg.png.webp) Christian Brüls | 26 | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | 30 June 2016 | |
| 25 August 2015 | DF |  Gjoko Zajkov | 20 | .svg.png.webp) Charleroi | 30 June 2016 | [5] | 
| 26 August 2015 | MF |  Adrien Hunou | 21 |  Clermont | 30 June 2016 | |
| 28 August 2015 | MF |  Ola Toivonen | 29 |  Sunderland | 30 June 2016 | [6] | 
| 31 August 2015 | MF |  Sanjin Prcić | 21 |  Perugia | 30 June 2016 | |
| 31 August 2015 | DF |  Cédric Hountondji | 21 |  Auxerre | 30 June 2016 | |
| 22 January 2016 | FW |  Habib Habibou | 28 |  Gaziantepspor | 30 June 2016 | [7] | 
| 31 August 2015 | FW |  Wesley Saïd | 20 |  Dijon | 30 June 2016 | 
Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 7 | Caen | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 54 | |
| 8 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 52 | |
| 9 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 50 | |
| 10 | Bastia | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[8]
Notes:
- ↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 
Last updated: 10 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 8 August 2015 1 | Bastia | 2–1 | Rennes | Furiani | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ayité  50' Kamano  69' Brandão  78' | Report | Sio  39',  90+3' | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 14,702 Referee: Sébastien Moreira | 
| 15 August 2015 2 | Rennes | 1–0 | Montpellier | Rennes | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sio  45+1' Pedro Henrique  58' Fernandes  60' Grosicki  85' | Report | Jourdren  45+1' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,748 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 22 August 2015 3 | Lyon | 1–2 | Rennes | Lyon | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fekir  12',  85' | Report | Pedro Henrique  7',  59' Diagne  48' Zefanne  56' Fernandes  58' | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 31,470 Referee: Ruddy Buquet | 
| 29 August 2015 4 | Rennes | 3–1 | Toulouse | Rennes | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Yago  17' (o.g.) Fernandes  55' Armand  68' Pedro Henrique  75' Sio  90' | Report | Braithwaite  5' Akpa Akpro  55' Tisserand  65' Goicoechea  67' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,560 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 13 September 2015 5 | Nantes | 0–2 | Rennes | Nantes | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Djidji  49' Adryan  52' Dubois  56' Sigþórsson  78' | Report | Sylla  37' Ntep  45',  67' Mexer  64' Sio  89' | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 27,262 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy | 
| 18 September 2015 6 | Rennes | 1–1 | Lille | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mendes  51' Ntep  74' Armand  79' Sio  90+5' | Report | Boufal  45',  49' Baša  52' Mavuba  69' Enyeama  69' Bauthéac  90+5' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,391 Referee: Stéphane Jochem | 
| 23 September 2015 7 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–1 | Rennes | Ajaccio, Corsica | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Larbi  45+1' | Report | Sio  44',  89' | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Fredy Fautrel | 
| 26 September 2015 8 | Rennes | 1–1 | Troyes | Rennes | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sylla  45+1'  90+3' Pedro Henrique  68' Diagne  71' | Report | Pi  11' Karaboué  23' Perea  45' Nivet  75' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 20,170 Referee: Johann Hamel | 
| 4 October 2015 9 | Monaco | 1–1 | Rennes | Fontvieille | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Raggi  43' Wallace  51',  90' Fabinho  64' | Report | Pedro Henrique  8' Doucouré  41' Grosicki  77' | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,552 Referee: Tony Chapron | 
| 18 October 2015 10 | Rennes | 1–4 | Nice | Rennes | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fernandes  37' Sio  59' Grosicki  88' | Report | Bodmer  14' Germain  52' Ben Arfa  53' Traoré  71',  75' Benrahma  80' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 21,709 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 24 October 2015 11 | Lorient | 1–1 | Rennes | Lorient | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Guerreiro  25' Koné  62'  67' | Report | Sio  32'  85' Grosicki  68' | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir | 
| 30 October 2015 12 | Rennes | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Di María  75' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Referee: Fredy Fautrel | 
| 6 November 2015 13 | Angers | 0–2 | Rennes | Angers | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Andreu  90+3' | Report | Doucouré  4' Fernandes  54'  61' Grosicki  86' | Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Clément Turpin | 
| 22 November 2015 14 | Rennes | 2–2 | Bordeaux | Rennes | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dembélé  32' Grosicki  75' Sio  87' Armand  90' | Report | Khazri  23' Crivelli  41'  90' Contento  78' Pallois  90' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,289 Referee: Sébastien Moreira | 
| 28 November 2015 15 | Reims | 2–2 | Rennes | Reims | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Préville  30',  67' Kankava  35'  64' Mandi  58' Signorino  65' Devaux  88' | Report | Boga  44' Sylla  27' Moreira  61' Sio  66' Grosicki  81' Fernandes  84' | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 9,289 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | 
| 3 December 2015 16 | Rennes | 0–1 | Marseille | Rennes | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Moreira  1' André  51' Mexer  55' Armand  88' | Report | Cabella  21',  25' Mandanda  90' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,424 Referee: Tony Chapron | 
| 6 December 2015 17 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Rennes | Saint Étienne | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maupay  69' Lemoine  75' Eysseric  78' (pen.) | Report | Pedro Henrique  40',  41' Armand  80' Sylla  86' | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 26,668 Referee: Nicolas Rainville | 
| 11 December 2015 18 | Rennes | 1–1 | Caen | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Doucouré  51' Quintero  62' | Report | Imorou  36' Ben Youssef  79' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,471 Referee: Johan Hamel | 
| 19 December 2015 19 | Guingamp | 0–2 | Rennes | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diallo  45+1' | Report | Pedro Henrique  62' Dembélé  63' Sio  77' Fernandes  81' | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 16,196 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 9 January 2016 20 | Rennes | 2–2 | Lorient | Rennes | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dembélé  35' Boga  41' | Report | Diagne  4' (o.g.) Waris  22' N'Dong  47' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,936 Referee: Frank Schneider | 
| 16 January 2016 21 | Troyes | 2–4 | Rennes | Troyes | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Camus  7' Jean  15' Ngcongca  20' Dabo  38' Cabot  51' | Report | Diagne  14',  21', 39' (pen.) Dembélé  28' Grosicki  81' | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 10,292 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi | 
| 22 January 2016 22 | Rennes | 1–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diagne  60' M'Bengue  67' Danzé  69' Filippi  90+1' (o.g.) | Report | Coeff  45' Lemoigne  62' Đoković  69' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,022 Referee: Sébastien Moreira | 
| 31 January 2016 23 | Bordeaux | 4–0 | Rennes | Bordeaux | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diabaté  29', 51' Guilbert  49' Contento  59' Rolán  67' Touré  90+2' | Report | André  71' | Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 19,883 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 4 February 2016 24 | Rennes | 0–1 | Saint-Étienne | Rennes | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sylla  26' Mexer  73' | Report | Bahebeck  20' Sall  71',  74' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,049 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 7 February 2016 25 | Lille | 1–1 | Rennes | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Éder  42' Boufal  66'  71' Soumaoro  87' | Report | Danzé  18' Mendes  23' M'Bengue  76' Zeffane  85' Dembélé  89' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 29,012 Referee: Johan Hamel | 
| 12 February 2016 26 | Rennes | 1–0 | Angers | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bouka Moutou  90+2' (o.g.) | Report | Yattara  23' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 18,350 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy | 
| 21 February 2016 27 | Caen | 1–0 | Rennes | Caen | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Delort  47' Ntibazonkiza  54' | Report | Mendes  24' | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,455 Referee: Tony Chapron | 
| 27 February 2016 28 | Toulose | 1–2 | Rennes | Toulouse | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bodiger  57' Akpa Akpro  74' Ben Yedder  78' | Report | Dembélé  80' Grosicki  90+2' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 11,627 Referee: Stéphane Jochem | 
| 6 March 2016 29 | Rennes | 4–1 | Nantes | Rennes | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dembélé  1', 23', 45' Grosicki  15' Armand  28' Sio  35'  67' | Report | Sigþórsson  24' Vizcarrondo  45' Adryan  60' Audel  79' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 29,060 Referee: Ruddy Buquet | 
| 13 March 2016 30 | Rennes | 2–2 | Lyon | Rennes | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mendes  12' Pedro Henrique  20' Fernandes  50' Dembélé  53' Diagne  65',  70' Rafael  82' (o.g.) | Report | Rafael  19' Gonalons  32' Ghezzal  33',  71' Koné  53' Lacazette  55' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 25,830 Referee: Frank Schneider | 
| 18 March 2016 31 | Marseille | 2–5 | Rennes | Marseille | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rolando  8',  50' Thauvin  20' Batshuayi  32' | Report | Gourcuff  4', 59' Diagne  9' Dembélé  14' André  29' Sio  77' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 40,077 Referee: Sébastien Moreira | 
| 2 April 2016 32 | Rennes | 3–1 | Stade Reims | Rennes | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Grosicki  12' Dembélé  15', 67' Diagne  61' | Report | Mandi  59' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,828 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi | 
| 10 April 2016 33 | Nice | 3–0 | Rennes | Nice | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ben Arfa  33' (pen.), 40', 56' | Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 23,622 Referee: Clément Turpin | 
| 17 April 2016 34 | Rennes | 0–3 | Guingamp | Rennes | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mexer  5' Sio  89' Diagne  90' | Report | Diallo  18',  63' Kerbrat  56' Briand  73' Sankharé  77' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 29,068 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 24 April 2016 35 | Rennes | 1–1 | Monaco | Rennes | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sio  80' Danzé  86' | Report | Costa  14' Fabinho  79' Carrillo  90' Wallace  90' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,251 Referee: Fredy Fautrel | 
| 29 April 2016 36 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Rennes | Paris | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maxwell  50' Ibrahimović  54', 78' Aurier  57' Cavani  90+1' | Report | Gnagnon  34' | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,341 Referee: Amaury Delerue | 
| 7 May 2016 37 | Montpellier | 2–0 | Rennes | Montpellier | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ninga  58' Boudebouz  70' | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 13,004 Referee: Sébastien Moreira | 
Coupe de la Ligue
| 27 October 2015 Round of 32 | Bastia | 0–1 | Rennes | Furiani | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Coulibaly  40' Peybernes  60' | Report | Mendes  27' Doucouré  59' | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy | 
| 15 December 2015 Round of 16 | Rennes | 1–3 | Toulouse | Rennes | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sylla  16' Fernandes  21' Diagne  57' (pen.) | Report | Ben Yedder  13', 32' Regattin  84' Machach  90' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 14,672 Referee: Benoît Bastien | 
Coupe de France
| 4 January 2016 Round of 64 | Nice | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Rennes | Nice | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mendy  38' Koziello  41'  74' Ben Arfa  117' (pen.) | Report | Diagne  42' Pedro Henrique  58' Fernandes  81' Boga  83' André  114' Armand  119' Danzé  116' | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 7,749 Referee: Clément Turpin | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Ben Arfa  Seri  Mendy  Wallyson  Baysse  Genevois  Honorat  Boscagli  Lloris  |  Quintero  Boga  Diagne  Dembélé  Armand  Janvier  André  M'Bengue  Fernandes | |||
References
- ↑ "Equipe Pro" (in French). Stade Rennais FC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rennes sign Yacouba Sylla from Aston Villa".
- ↑ Kermit Erasmus: South African striker joins French side Rennes
- ↑ "OFFICIAL: Abdoulaye Doucoure Signs For Hornets". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Transfert Gjoko Zajkov (Rennes) prêté à Charleroi" [Gjoko Zajkov (Rennes) loan to Charleroi] (in French). L'equipe. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sunderland sign Ola Toivonen". Sunderland. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ Gaziantepspor, Habib Habibou ile anlaştı
- ↑ "Ligue 1 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
























