2020–21 Stade Rennais F.C. season explained

Club:	Rennes
Season:	2020–21
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Nicolas Holveck
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Julien Stéphan (until 1 March) Bruno Génésio (from 4 March)
Stadium:	Roazhon Park
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	6th
Cup1:	Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:	Round of 64
Cup2:	UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Serhou Guirassy (10)
Season Topscorer:	Serhou Guirassy (13)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 119th season in the existence of Stade Rennais and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Rennes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and entered the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the group stage as a result of finishing in third place during the previous Ligue 1 season. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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Out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
21			Lyon	€12M		^[2]
6			Dijon	Undisclosed		^[3]
18			Amiens	€15M		^[4]
16			Dijon	€15M		^[5]
5			Inter Milan	Loan		^[6]
24			Juventus	Loan		^[7]
18			Anderlecht	Undisclosed		^[8]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
15			Lorient	Free		^[9]
16			Chelsea	€26M		^[10]
7			Leeds United	Undisclosed		^[11]

Competitions

Ligue 1

See main article: 2020–21 Ligue 1.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[12]

Coupe de France

See main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.^[13]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=120	Ligue 1	width=120	Coupe de France	width=140	Champions League	width=120	Total
1	18	FW		Serhou Guirassy	10	1	2	13
2	21	FW		Martin Terrier	9	0	0	9
3	14	MF		Benjamin Bourigeaud	6	0	0	6
4	3	DF		Damien Da Silva	4	0	0	4
	23	MF		Adrien Hunou	4	0	0	4
6	6	DF		Nayef Aguerd	3	0	0	3
	8	MF		Clément Grenier	3	0	0	3
8	18	FW		Jérémy Doku	2	0	0	2
9	4	DF		Gerzino Nyamsi	1	0	0	1
	7	MF		Raphinha	1	0	0	1
	10	MF		Eduardo Camavinga	1	0	0	1
	11	FW		M'Baye Niang	1	0	0	1
	15	MF		Steven Nzonzi	1	0	0	1
	20	MF		Flavien Tait	1	0	0	1
	27	DF		Hamari Traoré	1	0	0	1
	31	DF		Adrien Truffert	1	0	0	1
	35	FW		Georginio Rutter	0	0	1	1
Own goals					2	0	0	2
Totals					52	1	3	56

Notes and References

1. Web site: Equipe Pro . Stade Rennais FC . fr . 20 January 2017.
2. Web site: Martin Terrier est Rennais!. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 6 July 2020. 6 July 2020.
3. Web site: Nayef Aguerd rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C.!. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 14 August 2020. 24 September 2020.
4. Web site: Serhou Guirassy, nouvel atout offensif du Stade Rennais F.C.!. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 27 August 2020. 24 September 2020.
5. Web site: Alfred Gomis, nouveau portier du Stade Rennais F.C.. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 29 September 2020. 7 October 2020.
6. Web site: Dalbert est Rennais!. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 3 October 2020. 7 October 2020.
7. Web site: Daniele Rugani est Rouge et Noir!. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 3 October 2020. 7 October 2020.
8. Web site: Jérémy Doku est Rouge et Noir!. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 5 October 2020. 7 October 2020.
9. Web site: Arrivées, départs, retours : le point mercato. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 1 July 2020. 6 July 2020. 11 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711140006/https://www.staderennais.com/arrivees-departs-le-point-mercato. dead.
10. Web site: Édouard Mendy transféré à Chelsea. Stade Rennais F.C.. French. 24 September 2020. 24 September 2020.
11. Web site: Raphinha completes deadline day Leeds United move. Leeds United F.C.. English. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
12. Web site: Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021. 9 July 2020. fr. LFP.
13. Web site: Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva. 1 October 2020. 1 October 2020. UEFA.com.