Stade Rennais Football Club, commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. Stade Rennes, used by certain English-speaking journalists to reference the city, is not a grammatically correct name for the club. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and play their home matches at the Roazhon Park. The team's president is Nicolas Holveck, and its owner is Artémis, the holding company of businessman François Pinault.
Jean II Makoun is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a central midfielder. He played for the Cameroon national football team from 2003 to 2015.
Carl Medjani is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder. He spent most of his career in France, his country of birth, while representing the Algeria national team at international level.
Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football, following promotion from Ligue 2 in the 2019–20 season. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium is surnamed Stade du Moustoir because of its location within the city. The team is managed by Régis Le Bris.
Jacques-Alaixys Romao, commonly known as Alaixys Romao, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea. Born in France, he represents Togo at international level.
Grégory Bourillon is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker; he was described as a "playmaker of real quality", "an accomplished passer of the ball". Gourcuff was described by former France international player David Ginola as the best French player of his generation. His talent, playing style, tenacity on the pitch, technical skills, as well as precocious ability have drawn comparisons to Zinedine Zidane.
Romain Danzé is a French former professional footballer who spent his entire career with Stade Rennais in Ligue 1. He played as a right-back, but could also play as a midfielder or left-back.
Yvon Pouliquen is a French football manager and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder for 14 seasons and made 455 appearances in the French league. He then spent several years as a manager, and won back-to-back Coupes de France, in 2001 with Strasbourg and in 2002 with Lorient, as well as a taking Metz to the quarter finals in 2008.
Rabah Saâdane is an Algerian football manager and retired professional player whose playing career was abruptly interrupted at the age of 27 by a car accident. His last management job was of the Algerian national team before resigning in September 2010.
Bruno Ecuele Manga is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays for the Gabon national team. He is known for being a tough tackler.
Christophe Revel is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The Derby de la Bretagne (French pronunciation: [dɛʁbi də la bʁətaɲ], Brittany Derby; also known as the Derby Breton is a football match. The match can potentially designate any match-up between two sporting football associations based in the historic province of Brittany; however, most of the time, it is employed by each club's supporters to mention a football match contested between major French clubs Stade Rennais and FC Nantes, even if this particular match is often referred to as the West Derby.
Yacine Nasreddine Brahimi is a professional footballer who plays for and captains the Qatari club Al-Gharafa and the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as "technically gifted". Yacine is also known for his "Brahimi Moments".
Stéphane Le Mignan is a French football coach and a former midfielder. He manages Championnat National side Concarneau.
Mehdi Embareck Zeffane is a French and Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Clermont. He plays primarily as a right-back, but has also been used as a left winger or left midfielder. He represents Algeria at international level.
Steven Moreira is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
Adama Salimou Diakhaby is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.
Pierre-Yves Hamel is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.
Bridge Ndilu is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Cholet on loan from Nantes.
