2008–09 Stade Rennais F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was the 108th season in the existence of Stade Rennais F.C. and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Angers participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Rennes

2008–09 season
Rennes supporters' stand during the Coupe de France final
President	Frédéric de Saint-Sernin
Head coach	Guy Lacombe
Stadium	Stade de la Route de Lorient
Ligue 1	7th
Coupe de France	Runners-up
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Moussa Sow (9) All: Moussa Sow (10)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Transfers

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	9 August 2008	30 May 2009	Matchday 1	7th	38	15	16	7	42	34	+8	039.47
Coupe de France	3 January 2009	9 May 2009	Round of 64	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	10	2	+8	083.33
Coupe de la Ligue	24 September 2008	12 November 2008	Third round	Round of 16	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
UEFA Cup	14 August 2008	2 October 2008	Second qualifying round	First round	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	050.00
Total					50	22	17	11	60	44	+16	044.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2008–09 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Lille	38	17	13	8	51	39	+12	64	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6	Paris Saint-Germain	38	19	7	12	49	38	+11	64
7	Rennes	38	15	16	7	42	34	+8	61
8	Auxerre	38	16	7	15	35	35	0	55
9	Nice	38	13	11	14	40	41	−1	50

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.

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	15	16	7	42	34	+8	61	11	7	1	28	14	+14	4	9	6	14	20	−6

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	H	A	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
Result	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L
Position	10	16	10	10	13	12	10	7	7	9	9	6	4	3	4	2	3	5	3	3	4	5	7	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.

Rennes v Marseille

9 August 2008 1	Rennes	4–4	Marseille	Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,879

Grenoble v Rennes

17 August 2008 2	Grenoble	1–0	Rennes	Grenoble
16:00				Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 17,535

Rennes v Lille

24 August 2008 3	Rennes	2–1	Lille	Rennes
16:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 20,878

Toulouse v Rennes

31 August 2008 4	Toulouse	0–0	Rennes	Toulouse
17:00				Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Rennes v Le Havre

13 September 2008 5	Rennes	1–1	Le Havre	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 18,536

Nancy v Rennes

21 September 2008 6	Nancy	0–0	Rennes	Tomblaine
17:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot

Rennes v Nice

27 September 2008 7	Rennes	1–0	Nice	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 19,776

Rennes v Lyon

5 October 2008 8	Rennes	3–0	Lyon	Rennes
17:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 27,816

Auxerre v Rennes

19 October 2008 9	Auxerre	0–0	Rennes	Auxerre
17:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 10,974

Rennes v Le Mans

25 October 2008 10	Rennes	2–2	Le Mans	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 23,555

Valenciennes v Rennes

29 October 2008 11	Valenciennes	0–0	Rennes	Valenciennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 12,428

Rennes v Sochaux

2 November 2008 12	Rennes	1–0	Sochaux	Rennes
17:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 21,856

Saint-Étienne v Rennes

9 November 2008 13	Saint-Étienne	0–3	Rennes	Saint-Étienne
17:00				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,441

Rennes v Monaco

16 November 2008 14	Rennes	2–1	Monaco	Rennes
17:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 21,086

Bordeaux v Rennes

22 November 2008 15	Bordeaux	1–1	Rennes	Bordeaux
19:00				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 25,213

Rennes v Paris Saint-Germain

30 November 2008 16	Rennes	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 27,551

Caen v Rennes

6 December 2008 17	Caen	1–1	Rennes	Caen
19:00				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,084

Rennes v Nantes

13 December 2008 18	Rennes	0–0	Nantes	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,652

Lorient v Rennes

20 December 2008 19	Lorient	1–2	Rennes	Lorient
19:00				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,366

Rennes v Grenoble

10 January 2009 20	Rennes	1–0	Grenoble	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Lille v Rennes

18 January 2009 21	Lille	2–1	Rennes	Villeneuve d'Ascq
21:00				Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole Attendance: 12,031

Rennes v Toulouse

31 January 2009 22	Rennes	0–0	Toulouse	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Le Havre v Rennes

7 February 2009 23	Le Havre	2–1	Rennes	Le Havre
19:00				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 12,618

Rennes v Nancy

14 February 2009 24	Rennes	1–1	Nancy	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 19,002

Nice v Rennes

21 February 2009 25	Nice	0–1	Rennes	Nice
21:00				Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 9,718

Lyon v Rennes

1 March 2009 26	Lyon	1–1	Rennes	Lyon
21:00				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 34,870

Rennes v Auxerre

8 March 2009 27	Rennes	2–0	Auxerre	Rennes
17:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 27,116

Le Mans v Rennes

14 March 2009 28	Le Mans	2–2	Rennes	Le Mans
19:00				Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 9,862

Rennes v Valenciennes

21 March 2009 29	Rennes	0–0	Valenciennes	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 26,053

Sochaux v Rennes

5 April 2009 30	Sochaux	3–0	Rennes	Montbéliard
17:00				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 13,654

Rennes v Saint-Étienne

11 April 2009 31	Rennes	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 25,222

Monaco v Rennes

18 April 2009 32	Monaco	3–1	Rennes	Monaco
19:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,714

Rennes v Bordeaux

29 April 2009 33	Rennes	2–3	Bordeaux	Rennes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 26,079

Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes

3 May 2009 34	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Rennes	Paris
17:00				Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,875

Rennes v Caen

13 May 2009 35	Rennes	1–0	Caen	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 20,880

Nantes v Rennes

17 May 2009 36	Nantes	1–1	Rennes	Nantes
17:00				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,078

Rennes v Lorient

23 May 2009 37	Rennes	3–1	Lorient	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 27,728

Marseille v Rennes

30 May 2009 38	Marseille	4–0	Rennes	Marseille
21:00				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,873

Coupe de France

Main article: 2008–09 Coupe de France

Sochaux v Rennes

3 January 2009 Round of 64	Sochaux	0–1	Rennes	Montbéliard
21:00				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 4,546

Rennes v Saint-Étienne

24 January 2009 Round of 32	Rennes	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Rennes
20:30				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 14,105

Rennes v Lorient

4 March 2009 Round of 16	Rennes	3–0	Lorient	Rennes
20:45				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 14,650

Rennes v Rodez

18 March 2009 Quarter-finals	Rennes	2–0	Rodez	Rennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 18,964

Grenoble v Rennes

21 April 2009 Semi-finals	Grenoble	1–2	Rennes	Grenoble
20:45				Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 17,822

Rennes v Guingamp

9 May 2009 Final	Rennes	1–2	Guingamp	Saint-Denis
20:45				Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 80,056

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue

Rennes v Le Mans

24 September 2008 Third round	Rennes	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Le Mans	Rennes
21:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 11,089

Le Havre v Rennes

12 November 2008 Round of 16	Le Havre	2–1	Rennes	Le Havre
21:00				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 5,540

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Statistics