Rodez AF

Rodez Aveyron Football (Occitan: Rodés Avairon; commonly referred to as le Raf[1] or simply Rodez) is a French association football club based in Rodez. The club was founded in 1929 and currently plays in ligue 2, the second level of French football. From 1988–1993, Rodez played in Ligue 2. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Paul Lignon located within the city. The women's squad was founded in 1993 and are known as the Rafettes.[2] They play in the Division 1 Féminine, the top division in France.

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's football team, see Rodez AF (women).
Rodez AF
Full nameRodez Aveyron Football
Nickname(s)Le RAF
Les Sangs et Or (The Blood and Golds)
Founded1929 (1929)
GroundStade Paul-Lignon,
Rodez
Capacity5,955
ChairmanPierre-Olivier Murat
ManagerLaurent Peyrelade
LeagueLigue 2
2019–20Ligue 2, 16th
WebsiteClub website

On 11 April 2019, Rodez secured promotion back to Ligue 2 after 26 years in lower divisions.[3]

Players

Current squad
As of 4 February 2019[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Arthur Desmas
2 MF Rémy Boissier
3 DF Bart Straalman
4 DF Pierre Bardy
5 DF Yohan Roche
7 MF Nassim Ouammou
8 MF Pierre Ruffaut
9 FW Dorian Caddy
10 MF Aurélien Tertereau
11 FW Ugo Bonnet
12 MF Francis Dady Ngoye
13 DF Amiran Sanaia
14 MF Loïc Poujol
15 FW Pape Sané
16 GK Lionel Mpasi
No. Position Player
17 DF Nathanaël Dieng
18 FW Edwin Maanane
19 DF Alexis Peyrelade
20 MF Matthieu Guerbert
21 DF Joris Chougrani
22 MF David Douline
23 MF Boris Mathis
24 MF Hugo Garcia
25 MF Corentin Jacob
26 FW Ayoub Ouhafsa
27 MF Erwan Maury
28 MF Valentin Henry
29 DF Grégory Coelho
30 GK Thomas Secchi

Reserve squad
As of 22 March 2019[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— GK Valentin Dahak
— GK Julien Melac
— DF Lino Ricci
— DF Thomas Bennet
— DF Mohamed Djelti
— DF Doryan Soualem
— DF Basile Delclaux
— DF Julien Santos
— DF Thomas Lacroix
— MF Quentin Lacombe
— MF Quentin Mazars
— MF Simon Petiaut
No. Position Player
— MF Grégory Bon
— MF Pierre Morcillo
— MF Florian Ruiz
— MF Majid Ajoun
— MF Hugo Bobek
— MF Seny Condé
— MF Martin Lazuech
— FW Anthony Voirin
— FW Simon Quebre
— FW Antoine Fabre
— FW Bala Fofana
— FW Brandonne Kinsisidi

Notable players

For a list of former Rodez players, see Category:Rodez AF players.

Staff

Management

  • Chairman: Pierre-Olivier Murat
  • General Manager: Grégory Ursule

Sports

  • Head Coach: Laurent Peyrelade
  • Goalkeeper Coach: David Manhaval

Honours
  • Division 3
    • Runners-up (1): 1990
    • Winners (3): 1988 (Southwest group), 1990 (Central West group), 2018–19
  • Championnat de France amateur
    • Winners (1): 2007 (Group C)
  • Championnat de France amateur 2
    • Winners (1): 2004 (Group F)
  • Division 4
    • Winners (1): 1984 (Group G)
  • Division d'Honneur (Midi-Pyrénées)
    • Champions (3): 1956, 1969, 1982

References
  1. "National. Vainqueur, le Rodez AF se rend la vie plus facile". La Depeche (in French). 29 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Rafettes maintenues". La Depeche (in French). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. "26 ans plus tard, Rodez est en Ligue 2" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. "Effectif" (in French). rodezaveyronfootball.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Rodez Aveyron Football - Squad". Scoresway. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "NATIONAL 3" (in French). Rodez AF. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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