Rennes Quiz
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Paul Le Guen managed Rennes from 1998 to 2001. With which club did he then win three Ligue 1 titles in a row?
WhyLe Guen won the league with Lyon in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He later coached PSG from 2007 to 2009 and won the 2008 Coupe de la Ligue there, but no league title. -
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Rennes lost both the 2009 and the 2014 Coupe de France finals to the same Breton club. Which club?
WhyGuingamp won the 2009 final 2-1 while they were a Ligue 2 side, then beat Rennes again in 2014, this time 2-0. -
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Rennes sold Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan in 2010 for a fee that was a club record for the buyer. Which club bought him?
WhySunderland signed Gyan from Rennes in August 2010, shortly after his strong World Cup that summer. -
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Philippe Montanier became Rennes coach in 2013. Which Spanish club did he leave to take the job?
WhyMontanier left Real Sociedad, whom he had just taken into the Champions League, and coached Rennes from 2013 until early 2016. -
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Rennes won their second Coupe de France in 1971 with a 1‑0 win in the final. Who did they beat?
WhyRennes beat Lyon 1-0 in the 1971 final, and André Guy scored the penalty that decided it. -
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Rennes signed winger Jérémy Doku in October 2020. Which club did they buy him from?
WhyDoku came through Anderlecht's academy, and Rennes paid a club-record fee for him at the time. -
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László Bölöni coached Rennes from 2003 to 2006. At which club had he earlier given Cristiano Ronaldo his first-team debut?
WhyBölöni was in charge of Sporting when the teenage Ronaldo broke into the first team in 2002. He moved to Rennes the following year. -
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Rennes appointed a new head coach in summer 2009. Which club had he managed for the previous four seasons?
WhyHe coached there from 2005 to 2009, then managed Rennes from 2009 to 2013. -
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Who was the Rennes head coach when they won the 2019 Coupe de France?
WhyJulien Stéphan took over from Sabri Lamouchi in December 2018 and won the cup in his first season. -
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Raphinha spent one season at Rennes before leaving in October 2020. Which English club signed him?
WhyMarcelo Bielsa's Leeds signed him, a year after he arrived in Brittany from Portugal. -
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Defender Mikaël Silvestre began his career at Rennes. Which club did he join in 1998, a year before he moved to Manchester United?
WhySilvestre left Rennes for Inter in 1998 and joined Manchester United in 1999. -
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Which Russian club was in Rennes' group in their first Champions League group stage, in 2020‑21?
WhyRennes had qualified by finishing third in the shortened 2019-20 Ligue 1 season, and finished bottom of the group. -
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Which French billionaire bought Rennes in 1998?
WhyFrançois Pinault bought the club in 1998, and his family holding company Artémis has owned it ever since. -
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The coach who won Rennes the 2019 Coupe de France returned as head coach in November 2023. Who did he replace?
WhyBruno Génésio had taken over in March 2021. When Génésio left in November 2023, the 2019 cup-winning coach came back. -
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Which Swiss striker was Ligue 1's top scorer in 2004–05, with 20 goals for Rennes?
WhyFrei finished 2004–05 as Ligue 1's top scorer with 20 goals and moved to Germany in 2006. -
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Yoann Gourcuff came through the Rennes academy. Which club did he join when he left Rennes in 2006?
WhyGourcuff joined AC Milan in 2006. He only shone at Bordeaux later, from 2008. -
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Who managed Rennes in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final?
WhyFrédéric Antonetti was in charge from 2009 to 2013. Philippe Montanier replaced him that summer and led Rennes to the 2014 Coupe de France final. -
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Rennes reached the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final but lost it 1‑0. Who beat them?
WhySaint-Étienne beat Rennes 1-0 in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final. Brandão scored the goal. -
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Rennes won the first leg 3‑1 but were knocked out of the 2018‑19 Europa League round of 16. Which club eliminated them?
WhyArsenal won the second leg 3-0 at the Emirates to go through 4-3 on aggregate. -
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Rennes reached their first Coupe de France final in 1922. Which club beat them 2‑0?
WhyRed Star won the 1922 final 2-0. It was the middle of their three Coupe de France wins in a row, from 1921 to 1923. -
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Christian Gourcuff coached Rennes between 2016 and 2017. Which Breton club is he best known for, after several long spells as its manager?
WhyGourcuff had three spells at Lorient and took them from the lower divisions into Ligue 1. His son Yoann came through the Rennes academy. -
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In which year was Stade Rennais founded?
WhyStade Rennais was founded in March 1901. In 1904 it merged with FC Rennais and became Stade Rennais Université Club. -
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Rennes won their first Coupe de France in 1965 by winning a replay 3‑1 after a 2‑2 draw. Who did they beat?
WhyRennes beat Sedan in the 1965 final. The first match ended 2-2 and Rennes won the replay 3-1. -
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Goalkeeper Petr Čech spent two seasons at Rennes. Which club did he join in 2004?
WhyČech joined Rennes from Sparta Prague in 2002 and moved to Chelsea in 2004. -
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Jérémy Doku left Rennes in summer 2023. Which club did he join?
WhyManchester City signed Doku in August 2023. -
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Ousmane Dembélé left Rennes in 2016 after one breakthrough season. Which club did he join?
WhyDembélé joined Borussia Dortmund in 2016 and moved to Barcelona a year later. -
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Eduardo Camavinga left Rennes in August 2021. Which club signed him?
WhyReal Madrid signed the academy midfielder in August 2021. -
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Rennes won the 2019 Coupe de France final on penalties after a 2‑2 draw. Who were their opponents?
WhyRennes came from 2-0 down against PSG at the Stade de France and won the shootout 6-5, their first major trophy since 1971. -
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Teenage forward Mathys Tel left Rennes in summer 2022. Which club signed him?
WhyBayern Munich signed Tel in July 2022, when he was 17. -
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Rennes' home ground was renamed in 2015. What is it called now?
WhyIt was renamed Roazhon Park in 2015. Roazhon is the Breton name for Rennes. The other three are other Breton clubs' grounds.
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About Rennes
Stade Rennais was founded in March 1901. In 1904 it merged with FC Rennais and became Stade Rennais Université Club. The club plays at Roazhon Park, renamed in 2015. Roazhon is the Breton name for Rennes. François Pinault bought the club in 1998, and his family holding company Artémis has owned it ever since. This quiz tests how much of that story you really know.
Cup finals are a big part of Rennes history. Their first Coupe de France final came in 1922, a 2-0 defeat to Red Star. The first win came in 1965 against Sedan: the final ended 2-2 and Rennes won the replay 3-1. In 1971 they beat Lyon 1-0, with André Guy scoring the decisive penalty. Then came hard years. Guingamp beat them in the 2009 and 2014 Coupe de France finals, and Saint-Étienne won the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final 1-0 through a Brandão goal. In 2019 Rennes came from 2-0 down against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade de France and won the shootout 6-5 under Julien Stéphan. It was their first major trophy since 1971.
Europe and the dugout get their own questions. In the 2018-19 Europa League round of 16, Rennes won the first leg against Arsenal 3-1 but lost 3-0 at the Emirates and went out 4-3 on aggregate. Their first Champions League group stage came in 2020-21, in Group E with Chelsea, Sevilla and FC Krasnodar, after finishing third in the shortened 2019-20 Ligue 1 season. The coaches include Paul Le Guen, who went on to win three league titles in a row with Lyon, László Bölöni, who had given a teenage Cristiano Ronaldo his first-team debut at Sporting CP, Frédéric Antonetti, Philippe Montanier, Christian Gourcuff, and Julien Stéphan, who returned in November 2023 to replace Bruno Génésio.
Rennes has also been a launch pad for big names. Petr Čech moved on to Chelsea in 2004, and Alexander Frei was Ligue 1's top scorer in 2004-05 with 20 goals before joining Borussia Dortmund. Mikaël Silvestre went to Inter in 1998, Yoann Gourcuff to AC Milan in 2006, Asamoah Gyan to Sunderland in 2010 and Ousmane Dembélé to Dortmund in 2016. More recently, Raphinha left for Leeds United, academy midfielder Eduardo Camavinga for Real Madrid, Mathys Tel for Bayern Munich at 17, and Jérémy Doku, signed from Anderlecht for a club-record fee at the time, for Manchester City in 2023.
Rennes quiz answers, explained
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Paul Le Guen managed Rennes from 1998 to 2001. With which club did he then win three Ligue 1 titles in a row?
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Olympique Lyonnais. Le Guen won the league with Lyon in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He later coached PSG from 2007 to 2009 and won the 2008 Coupe de la Ligue there, but no league title.
Rennes lost both the 2009 and the 2014 Coupe de France finals to the same Breton club. Which club?
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Guingamp. Guingamp won the 2009 final 2-1 while they were a Ligue 2 side, then beat Rennes again in 2014, this time 2-0.
Rennes sold Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan in 2010 for a fee that was a club record for the buyer. Which club bought him?
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Sunderland. Sunderland signed Gyan from Rennes in August 2010, shortly after his strong World Cup that summer.
Philippe Montanier became Rennes coach in 2013. Which Spanish club did he leave to take the job?
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Real Sociedad. Montanier left Real Sociedad, whom he had just taken into the Champions League, and coached Rennes from 2013 until early 2016.
Rennes won their second Coupe de France in 1971 with a 1‑0 win in the final. Who did they beat?
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Olympique Lyonnais. Rennes beat Lyon 1-0 in the 1971 final, and André Guy scored the penalty that decided it.
Rennes signed winger Jérémy Doku in October 2020. Which club did they buy him from?
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Anderlecht. Doku came through Anderlecht's academy, and Rennes paid a club-record fee for him at the time.
László Bölöni coached Rennes from 2003 to 2006. At which club had he earlier given Cristiano Ronaldo his first-team debut?
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Sporting CP. Bölöni was in charge of Sporting when the teenage Ronaldo broke into the first team in 2002. He moved to Rennes the following year.
Rennes appointed a new head coach in summer 2009. Which club had he managed for the previous four seasons?
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Nice. He coached there from 2005 to 2009, then managed Rennes from 2009 to 2013.
Who was the Rennes head coach when they won the 2019 Coupe de France?
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Julien Stéphan. Julien Stéphan took over from Sabri Lamouchi in December 2018 and won the cup in his first season.
Raphinha spent one season at Rennes before leaving in October 2020. Which English club signed him?
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Leeds United. Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds signed him, a year after he arrived in Brittany from Portugal.
Defender Mikaël Silvestre began his career at Rennes. Which club did he join in 1998, a year before he moved to Manchester United?
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Inter Milan. Silvestre left Rennes for Inter in 1998 and joined Manchester United in 1999.
Which Russian club was in Rennes' group in their first Champions League group stage, in 2020‑21?
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FC Krasnodar. Rennes had qualified by finishing third in the shortened 2019-20 Ligue 1 season, and finished bottom of the group.
Which French billionaire bought Rennes in 1998?
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François Pinault. François Pinault bought the club in 1998, and his family holding company Artémis has owned it ever since.
The coach who won Rennes the 2019 Coupe de France returned as head coach in November 2023. Who did he replace?
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Bruno Génésio. Bruno Génésio had taken over in March 2021. When Génésio left in November 2023, the 2019 cup-winning coach came back.
Which Swiss striker was Ligue 1's top scorer in 2004–05, with 20 goals for Rennes?
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Alexander Frei. Frei finished 2004–05 as Ligue 1's top scorer with 20 goals and moved to Germany in 2006.
Yoann Gourcuff came through the Rennes academy. Which club did he join when he left Rennes in 2006?
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AC Milan. Gourcuff joined AC Milan in 2006. He only shone at Bordeaux later, from 2008.
Who managed Rennes in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final?
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Frédéric Antonetti. Frédéric Antonetti was in charge from 2009 to 2013. Philippe Montanier replaced him that summer and led Rennes to the 2014 Coupe de France final.
Rennes reached the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final but lost it 1‑0. Who beat them?
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Saint-Étienne. Saint-Étienne beat Rennes 1-0 in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final. Brandão scored the goal.
Rennes won the first leg 3‑1 but were knocked out of the 2018‑19 Europa League round of 16. Which club eliminated them?
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Arsenal. Arsenal won the second leg 3-0 at the Emirates to go through 4-3 on aggregate.
Rennes reached their first Coupe de France final in 1922. Which club beat them 2‑0?
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Red Star. Red Star won the 1922 final 2-0. It was the middle of their three Coupe de France wins in a row, from 1921 to 1923.
Christian Gourcuff coached Rennes between 2016 and 2017. Which Breton club is he best known for, after several long spells as its manager?
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Lorient. Gourcuff had three spells at Lorient and took them from the lower divisions into Ligue 1. His son Yoann came through the Rennes academy.
In which year was Stade Rennais founded?
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1901. Stade Rennais was founded in March 1901. In 1904 it merged with FC Rennais and became Stade Rennais Université Club.
Rennes won their first Coupe de France in 1965 by winning a replay 3‑1 after a 2‑2 draw. Who did they beat?
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UA Sedan-Torcy. Rennes beat Sedan in the 1965 final. The first match ended 2-2 and Rennes won the replay 3-1.
Goalkeeper Petr Čech spent two seasons at Rennes. Which club did he join in 2004?
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Chelsea. Čech joined Rennes from Sparta Prague in 2002 and moved to Chelsea in 2004.
Jérémy Doku left Rennes in summer 2023. Which club did he join?
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Manchester City. Manchester City signed Doku in August 2023.
Ousmane Dembélé left Rennes in 2016 after one breakthrough season. Which club did he join?
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Borussia Dortmund. Dembélé joined Borussia Dortmund in 2016 and moved to Barcelona a year later.
Eduardo Camavinga left Rennes in August 2021. Which club signed him?
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Real Madrid. Real Madrid signed the academy midfielder in August 2021.
Rennes won the 2019 Coupe de France final on penalties after a 2‑2 draw. Who were their opponents?
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Paris Saint-Germain. Rennes came from 2-0 down against PSG at the Stade de France and won the shootout 6-5, their first major trophy since 1971.
Teenage forward Mathys Tel left Rennes in summer 2022. Which club signed him?
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Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich signed Tel in July 2022, when he was 17.
Rennes' home ground was renamed in 2015. What is it called now?
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Roazhon Park. It was renamed Roazhon Park in 2015. Roazhon is the Breton name for Rennes. The other three are other Breton clubs' grounds.
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