2025–26 Stade Rennais FC season

Stade Rennais FC
2025–26 season
Owner	Artémis
President	Arnaud Pouille
Head coach	Habib Beye; (until 9 February); Sébastien Tambouret; (caretaker, from 9 to 18 February); Franck Haise; (from 18 February)
Stadium	Roazhon Park
Ligue 1	6th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Home colours	Away colours

The 2025–26 season is the 125th season in the history of Stade Rennais Football Club, and the club's 32nd consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 February 2025^[1]

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
3	DF	FRA	Lilian Brassier
4	MF	FIN	Glen Kamara
6	MF	FRA	Djaoui Cissé
7	FW	SUI	Breel Embolo
9	FW	FRA	Esteban Lepaul
10	FW	FRA	Ludovic Blas
11	FW	JOR	Musa Al-Taamari
17	MF	POL	Sebastian Szymański
18	DF	CMR	Aboubakar Nagida
21	MF	FRA	Valentin Rongier (captain)
24	DF	FRA	Anthony Rouault


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	FRA	Quentin Merlin
30	GK	FRA	Brice Samba
36	DF	GHA	Alidu Seidu
45	MF	FRA	Mahdi Camara
48	DF	MAR	Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
50	GK	FRA	Mathys Silistrie
65	FW	FRA	Nordan Mukiele
70	FW	FRA	Arnaud Nordin (on loan from Mainz 05)
77	FW	MAR	Yassir Zabiri
95	MF	POL	Przemysław Frankowski (on loan from Galatasaray)
97	DF	FRA	Jérémy Jacquet

Out on loan

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
—	DF	FRA	Rayan Bamba (at Nancy until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	GAB	Jonathan Do Marcolino (at Bourg-Péronnas until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	SEN	Mikayil Faye (at Cremonese until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	NED	Hans Hateboer (at Lyon until 30 June 2026)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CIV	Seko Fofana (at Porto until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	DEN	Albert Grønbæk (at Hamburg until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	WAL	Jordan James (at Leicester City until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	BEL	Ayanda Sishuba (at Montpellier until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Friendlies

Pre-season

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	18 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		26	12	7	7	43	37	+6	046.15
Coupe de France	22 December 2024	15 January 2025	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	066.67
Total					29	14	7	8	49	41	+8	048.28

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Lille	26	13	5	8	40	33	+7	44	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
6	Monaco	26	13	4	9	45	37	+8	43	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
7	Rennes	26	12	7	7	43	37	+6	43	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
8	Strasbourg	26	10	7	9	40	31	+9	37
9	Toulouse	27	10	7	10	38	32	+6	37

Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: Ligue 1
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 scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[2]
Notes:

^ The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-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
26	12	7	7	43	37	+6	43	7	3	3	24	14	+10	5	4	4	19	23	−4

Last updated: 8 March 2026.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	W
Position	7	13	9	6	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	8	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.^[3]

15 August 2025 1	Rennes	1–0	Marseille	Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Aït Boudlal 31' Al-Taamari 37' Rongier 89' Blas 90+1'	Report	Rabiot 26' Garcia 84' Balerdi 90+4'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,360 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

24 August 2025 2	Lorient	4–0	Rennes	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karim 35' Mendy 41' Soumano 45', 45+4' Aiyegun 47' Pagis 65' Le Bris 69' Kouassi 71' Katseris 84' Abergel 86'	Report	Camara 6' Wooh 11'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 12,343 Referee: Jérome Brisard

31 August 2025 3	Angers	1–1	Rennes	Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Belkhdim 24' Cherif 49' Peter 51'	Report	Lepaul 21' Jacquet 32' Frankowski 42'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 11,512 Referee: Marc Bollengier

14 September 2025 4	Rennes	3–1	Lyon	Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Frankowski 26' Seidu 47' Rouault 80' Descamps 90+3' (o.g.) Meïté 90+5'	Report	Tolisso 14', 43' Mata 53' Morton 75'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,392 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

20 September 2025 5	Nantes	2–2	Rennes	Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tati 6' Mohamed 38' Mwanga 64' Abline 90+2' El Arabi 90+6'	Report	Blas 29' (pen.) Lepaul 35' Cissé 63' Rouault 68'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 31,337 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

28 September 2025 6	Rennes	0–0	Lens	Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Camara 63' Nagida 85' Jacquet 90+2'	Report	Gradit 1' Thomasson 40' Guilavogui 90+3' Sotoca 90+3'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,414 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

5 October 2025 7	Le Havre	2–2	Rennes	Le Havre
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ebonog 34' Soumaré 45+1' (pen.) Ndiaye 79'	Report	Embolo 10' Lepaul 29' Jacquet 44' Rongier 64'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 17,802 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

19 October 2025 8	Rennes	2–2	Auxerre	Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Embolo 18' Fofana 59' Rouault 69'	Report	Namaso 8' Akpa 45' Casimir 45+3' Dioussé 90' Sinayoko 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,148 Referee: Éric Wattellier

26 October 2025 9	Rennes	1–2	Nice	Rennes
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Camara 29' Aït Boudlal 67' Frankowski 68' Embolo 78' Cissé 78' Samba 83'	Report	Vanhoutte 31' Diop 38' Clauss 45+1' Louchet 66'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,658 Referee: Marc Bollengier

29 October 2025 10	Toulouse	2–2	Rennes	Toulouse
22:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Cresswell 58' Nicolaisen 78' Dønnum 85' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Aït Boudlal 45+1' Lepaul 50' Al-Taamari 54', 63' Samba 75'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 25,484 Referee: Clément Turpin

2 November 2025 11	Rennes	4–1	Strasbourg	Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lepaul 9', 48', 60' Meïté 35' Frankowski 90+4'	Report	Nanasi 77' Chilwell 83'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,658 Referee: Thomas Léonard

7 November 2025 12	Paris FC	0–1	Rennes	Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	De Smet 57' Lopez 79' Otávio 90+3' Kebbal 90+6'	Report	Camara 74' Embolo 81' Rouault 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 16,587 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

22 November 2025 13	Rennes	4–1	Monaco	Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boudlal 20' Camara 48' Embolo 73' Blas 83' (pen.)	Report	Akliouche 19' Zakaria 65' Biereth 90+5'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,681 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

28 November 2025 14	Metz	0–1	Rennes	Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rongier 22'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,291 Referee: Jeremy Stinat

6 December 2025 15	Paris Saint-Germain	5–0	Rennes	Paris
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Kvaratskhelia 28', 67' Mayulu 39' Mbaye 88' Ramos 90+1'	Report	Jacquet 53' 74' Aït Boudlal 69'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,823 Referee: Marc Bollengier

13 December 2025 16	Rennes	3–1	Brest	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lepaul 24' Al-Taamari 25', 29' Meïté 87' Samba 90'	Report	Baldé 13' Doumbia 64' Coulibaly 86' Ebimbe 90+1'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,959 Referee: Benoit Millot

3 January 2026 17	Lille	0–2	Rennes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Alexsandro 13' André 14'	Report	Jacquet 30' Frankowski 49' Merlin 56'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 41,527 Referee: Eric Wattellier

18 January 2026 18	Rennes	1–1	Le Havre	Rennes
17:15 CET (UTC+1)	Al-Taamari 33' Embolo 86'	Report	Mambimbi 69' Quetant 72' M'Pasi 75' Ebonog 90' Samatta 90+10'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,650 Referee: Stephanie Frappart

24 January 2026 19	Rennes	0–2	Lorient	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lepaul 19' Rongier 32'	Report	Makengo 3' Pagis 77'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,659 Referee: Clement Turpin

31 January 2025 20	Monaco	4–0	Rennes	Monaco
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Teze 22' Fati 33' Akliouche 50' Coulibaly 59' Idumbo 89'	Report	Embolo 12' Brassier 28'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,319 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

7 February 2026 21	Lens	3–1	Rennes	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aguilar 54', 32' 56' Thomasson 36' Édouard 41' Sangaré 45+2' Saint-Maximin 78'	Report	Lepaul 8' Embolo 45' Nordin 61'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,174 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

13 February 2026 22	Rennes	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Al-Taamari 34' Lepaul 69' Embolo 81'	Report	Dembélé 71'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,545 Referee: Benoît Bastien

22 February 2026 23	Auxerre	0–3	Rennes	Auxerre
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Owusu 55'	Report	Camara 20', 45', 85' Lepaul 22' Merlin 47' Rongier 76' Rouault 81'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,894 Referee: Gaël Angoula

28 February 2026 24	Rennes	1–0	Brest	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lepaul 24' Nordin 27'	Report	Diop 42' Cresswell 45+1' Vossah 62'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,060 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

8 March 2026 25	Nice	0–4	Rennes	Nice
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dante 36' Gouveia 86'	Report	Lepaul 13', 36' Szymański 20' Blas 74' Cissé 81' Mukiele 90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,134 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

15 March 2026 26	Rennes	1–2	Lille	Rennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lepaul 59' Nagida 65' Frankowski 84'	Report	Fernandez-Pardo 2' Bentaleb 16' Haraldsson 47' Özer 71' Mandi 73' Correia 84' Ngoy 90+2'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,219 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

21 March 2026 27	Rennes	–	Metz	Rennes
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Coupe de France

21 December 2025 Round of 64	Rennes	3–0	Les Sables Vendée Foot	Rennes
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Blas 67' Embolo 69', 80' Merlin 84'	Report	Robin 63'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 15,370 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

11 January 2025 Round of 32	Chantilly	1–3	Rennes	Beauvais
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sissoko 6' Joseph 42' Yatabaré 68'	Report	Merlin 70' Al-Taamari 71' Legendre 78'	Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

3 February 2026 Round of 16	Marseille	3–0	Rennes	Marseille
21:10 CET (UTC+1)	Gouiri 2' Nwaneri 22' Højbjerg 45+3' Greenwood 46' Aubameyang 83' Kondogbia 90' Balerdi 90'	Report	Seidu 42' Merlin 67' Aït Boudlal 74' Embolo 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,783 Referee: Thomas Léonard

References

^ "Equipe Pro" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Key Ligue 1 for the 2025-26 season". Ligue 1. 27 June 2025.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.83817832350646-2] The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

[1] "Equipe Pro" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[3] "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[4] "Key Ligue 1 for the 2025-26 season". Ligue 1. 27 June 2025.

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