2007–08 Stade Rennais F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was the 106th season in the history of Stade Rennais F.C. and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Rennes participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Rennes

2007–08 season
President	Frédéric de Saint-Sernin
Head coach	Pierre Dréossi (until 16 December) Guy Lacombe (from 17 December)
Stadium	Stade de la Route de Lorient
Ligue 1	6th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Mickaël Pagis (12) All: Mickaël Pagis (13)
Highest home attendance	29,278 vs Marseille
Average home league attendance	25,515
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	4 August 2007	15 May 2008	Matchday 1	6th	38	16	10	12	47	44	+3	042.11
Coupe de France	6 January 2008	2 February 2008	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	26 September 2007	31 October 2007	Third round	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
UEFA Cup	20 September 2007	20 December 2007	First round	Group stage	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	016.67
Total					48	19	13	16	57	55	+2	039.58

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2007–08 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Nancy	38	15	15	8	44	30	+14	60	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Saint-Étienne	38	16	10	12	47	34	+13	58
6	Rennes	38	16	10	12	47	44	+3	58	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7	Lille	38	13	18	7	45	32	+13	57
8	Nice	38	13	16	9	35	30	+5	55

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
38	16	10	12	47	44	+3	58	10	2	7	27	19	+8	6	8	5	20	25	−5

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	19	18	10	10	8	5	6	4	6	5	3	3	3	4	4	7	9	13	13	9	12	11	11	14	17	13	14	10	10	10	5	6	10	7	7	7	7	6

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

Matches

Rennes v Nancy

4 August 2007 1	Rennes	0–2	Nancy	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Marseille v Rennes

11 August 2007 2	Marseille	0–0	Rennes	Marseille
				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Rennes v Saint-Étienne

15 August 2007 3	Rennes	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Nice v Rennes

19 August 2007 4	Nice	1–1	Rennes	Nice
				Stadium: Stade du Ray

Rennes v Metz

25 August 2007 5	Rennes	2–0	Metz	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Auxerre v Rennes

29 August 2007 6	Auxerre	0–2	Rennes	Auxerre
				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

Rennes v Lille

1 September 2007 7	Rennes	2–2	Lille	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Lorient v Rennes

16 September 2007 8	Lorient	0–1	Rennes	Lorient
				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Rennes v Sochaux

23 September 2007 9	Rennes	0–2	Sochaux	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes

6 October 2007 10	Paris Saint-Germain	1–3	Rennes	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

Rennes v Le Mans

20 October 2007 11	Rennes	3–0	Le Mans	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Lens v Rennes

28 October 2007 12	Lens	1–2	Rennes	Lens
				Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert

Rennes v Monaco

3 November 2007 13	Rennes	0–1	Monaco	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Bordeaux v Rennes

11 November 2007 14	Bordeaux	3–0	Rennes	Bordeaux
				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Rennes v Lyon

24 November 2007 15	Rennes	0–2	Lyon	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Valenciennes v Rennes

2 December 2007 16	Valenciennes	3–0	Rennes	Valenciennes
				Stadium: Stade Nungesser

Strasbourg v Rennes

8 December 2007 17	Strasbourg	3–0	Rennes	Strasbourg
				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Rennes v Caen

15 December 2007 18	Rennes	1–2	Caen	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Toulouse v Rennes

23 December 2007 19	Toulouse	0–0	Rennes	Toulouse
				Stadium: Stade de Toulouse

Rennes v Marseille

13 January 2008 20	Rennes	3–1	Marseille	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 29,278

Saint-Étienne v Rennes

19 January 2008 21	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Rennes	Saint-Étienne
				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard

Rennes v Nice

23 January 2008 22	Rennes	1–1	Nice	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 23,241

Metz v Rennes

26 January 2008 23	Metz	1–1	Rennes	Metz
				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Rennes v Auxerre

9 February 2008 24	Rennes	1–2	Auxerre	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 22,733

Lille v Rennes

16 February 2008 25	Lille	3–1	Rennes	Lille
				Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole

Rennes v Lorient

23 February 2008 26	Rennes	2–0	Lorient	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 24,633

Sochaux v Rennes

1 March 2008 27	Sochaux	0–0	Rennes	Montbéliard
20:00				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Rennes v Paris Saint-Germain

8 March 2008 28	Rennes	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
17:10				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 27,523

Le Mans v Rennes

15 March 2008 29	Le Mans	1–1	Rennes	Le Mans
				Stadium: Stade Léon Bollée

Rennes v Lens

23 March 2008 30	Rennes	3–1	Lens	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 24,411

Monaco v Rennes

31 March 2008 31	Monaco	1–2	Rennes	Monaco
				Stadium: Stade Louis II

Rennes v Bordeaux

5 April 2008 32	Rennes	0–2	Bordeaux	Rennes
17:10			Diarra 18' Menegazzo 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,124 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Lyon v Rennes

12 April 2008 33	Lyon	1–1	Rennes	Lyon
17:10	Cris 16'		Mbia 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,900 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Rennes v Valenciennes

19 April 2008 34	Rennes	1–0	Valenciennes	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 26,532

Rennes v Strasbourg

26 April 2008 35	Rennes	3–0	Strasbourg	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 24,318

Caen v Rennes

3 May 2008 36	Caen	2–2	Rennes	Caen
				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

Rennes v Toulouse

10 May 2008 37	Rennes	2–1	Toulouse	Rennes
				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,078

Nancy v Rennes

17 May 2008 38	Nancy	2–3	Rennes	Tomblaine
20:50				Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 19,563 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Coupe de France

Main article: 2007–08 Coupe de France

Martigues v Rennes

6 January 2008 Round of 64	Martigues	0–3	Rennes	Martigues
15:15			Wiltord 30' Briand 50' Lemoine 68'	Stadium: Stade Francis Turcan Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jérôme Auroux

Lorient v Rennes

2 February 2008 Round of 32	Lorient	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Rennes	Lorient
20:00				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 11,661 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue

Clermont v Rennes

26 September 2007 Round of 32	Clermont	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Rennes	Clermont-Ferrand
20:00			Thomert 114'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 5,499 Referee: Sandryk Biton

Rennes v Valenciennes

31 October 2007 Round of 16	Rennes	0–2	Valenciennes	Rennes
18:00			Traoré 24' Pujol 75'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 14,748 Referee: Éric Poulat

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	FRA	Simon Pouplin	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	FRA	Patrice Luzi	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	DF	FRA	Guillaume Borne	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Bira Dembélé	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NGA	Elderson Echiéjilé	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SWE	Erik Edman	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	MLI	Djimi Traoré	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	GHA	John Mensah	25	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Rod Fanni	28	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SWE	Petter Hansson	35	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	FRA		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	QAT	Emerson Sheik	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SUI	Julián Estéban	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SEN	Lhadji Badiane	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Jirès Kembo Ekoko	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Daniel Moreira	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Mickaël Pagis	31	11	31	11	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: May 2008
Source: Competitions