title: 2017–18 Stade Rennais F.C. season
text: # 2017–18 Stade Rennais F.C. season
  
  The 2017–18 Stade Rennais season was the 116th professional season of the club since its creation in 1901. During this campaign the club competed in the following competitions: Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue. Rennes had one of their best seasons in recent memory, finishing 5th and qualifying for the 2018-19 Europa League, the club's first European appearance since reaching the qualifying rounds of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup.
  
  ## Players
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | SEN | Abdoulaye Diallo |
  | 2 | DF | ALG | Mehdi Zeffane |
  | 3 | DF | FRA | Damien Da Silva |
  | 4 | DF | MOZ | Mexer |
  | 7 | FW | SEN | Ismaïla Sarr |
  | 8 | MF | FRA | Clément Grenier |
  | 9 | FW | FRA | Theoson Siebatcheu |
  | 12 | MF | FRA | James Lea Siliki |
  | 14 | MF | FRA | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
  | 15 | DF | ALG | Ramy Bensebaini |
  | 17 | MF | FRA | Faitout Maouassa |
  | 21 | MF | FRA | Benjamin André (captain) |
  | 22 | MF | FRA | Sabri Toufiqui |
  | 23 | MF | FRA | Adrien Hunou |
  | 24 | DF | GUF | Ludovic Baal |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 25 | FW | SEN | Diafra Sakho |
  | 26 | DF | FRA | Jérémy Gelin |
  | 27 | DF | MLI | Hamari Traoré |
  | 28 | MF | FRA | Denis-Will Poha |
  | 29 | DF | FRA | Romain Danzé |
  | 30 | GK | LTU | Edvinas Gertmonas |
  | 35 | MF | FRA | Nicolas Janvier |
  | 36 | DF | FRA | Namakoro Diallo |
  | 40 | GK | CZE | Tomáš Koubek |
  | - | MF | FRA | Clément Chantôme |
  | - | MF | FRA | Romain Del Castillo |
  | - | MF | FRA | Rafik Guitane |
  | - | MF | SWE | Jakob Johansson |
  | - | MF | FRA | Anthony Ribelin |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Ligue 1
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Lyon | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
  | 4 | Marseille | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 77 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
  | 5 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
  | 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 55 | |
  
  * 1 2 Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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  Last updated: 19 May 2018. Source:
  
  **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 |
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  | Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | 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 | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | D |
  | Position | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  