History
A full history of the Stade Rennais, Former and current stadiums, Club history’s highlight: 1965 and 1971 Coupe de France victories, the 1999 encounter with Juventus Turin, the 2003 and 2008 Gambardella Cup winds, UEFA Cup 2005….
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La joie des jeunes rennais Photo Fédération française de football Following the victorious campaigns in 1973 and 2003, the Stade Rennais wins a third Gambardella Cup (U19's National Cup), with a generation including the likes of Samuel Souprayen, Damien Le Tallec, Yacine Brahimi and Yann M'vila. A suspenseless final against Bordeaux (3-0) came to reward a spotless journey, in a competition where the Rennes youth did not concede a single goal but squeezed through the Penalty shootout lottery in two occasions.
Created on March, 10th 1901, the Stade Rennais keeps on writing the most beautiful pages in its history. Finishing 4th of the 2004-2005 French Championship was the club's best ever result...
In 1999, the Stade Rennais, qualified for the Intertoto Cup thanks to their fifth position in the league, host the Juventus Turin of Zidane, Del Piero & Inzaghi, coming out of a really disappointing season...
Six years after their first Coupe de France, won in 1965, the Stade Rennais, still coached by Jean Prouff, win its second Coupe de France...
After two lost finals, in 1922 and 1935, the Stade Rennais finally wins their first Coupe de France...
Despite its recent creation, the League Cup (Coupe de la Ligue) as acquired a certain importance, due to the European Cup qualification awarded to its winner. Since the 1994-95 season and the first “regular” edition (previously, it was episodically played in the Summer period), the Stade Rennais never really did well in the competition, at the exception of a semi-final in 2002.
The most important of national competitions, the French League, Division 1 or Ligue 1, remains the best marker of a team's good health. The Stade Rennais is one of its historical members, and the “Rouge et Noirs” have known a few highs, but also many lows, including 8 relegations in second division, the last one in 1992. This is now water under the Vilaine's bridges, and Rennes has reached a national standing it only knew in the 1960's. But let's not forget where we come from.
Since 1901, the Stade Rennais has known several grounds to finally settle down on the Route de Lorient, where the team plays since... 1912.