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. 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.

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
PresidentPierre-Olivier Murat
Head coachVacant
LeagueLigue 2
2022–23Ligue 2, 14th of 20
WebsiteClub website

From 1988–1993, Rodez played in Ligue 2, and on 11 April 2019 secured promotion back to this level after 26 years in the lower divisions.[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 26 July 2023.[4][5][6]

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 France FRA Sébastien Cibois
2 DF France FRA Éric Vandenabeele
3 DF France FRA Raphaël Lipinski
4 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Stone Mambo
5 DF Togo TOG Kévin Boma
6 DF Cameroon CMR Ahmad Ngouyamsa
7 MF Cameroon CMR Wilitty Younoussa
8 MF France FRA Lorenzo Rajot
9 FW South Korea KOR Park Jung-bin
10 MF France FRA Waniss Taïbi
11 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Joseph Mendes
12 FW France FRA Kilian Corredor
14 MF France FRA Bradley Danger
15 DF France FRA Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lionel Mpasi
17 FW Benin BEN Andréas Hountondji (on loan from Caen)
18 MF France FRA Antoine Valério
19 DF France FRA Lucas Buadés
21 DF France FRA Joris Chougrani
22 FW Guadeloupe GLP Taïryk Arconte (on loan from Caen)
23 FW Georgia (country) GEO Nikoloz Kutateladze
24 MF France FRA Giovanni Haag
25 FW France FRA Clément Depres
26 FW France FRA Yanis Verdier
27 FW France FRA Hatim Far
28 DF Comoros COM Akim Abdallah
29 DF France FRA Grégory Coelho
30 GK France FRA Enzo Crombez

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

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. "Ligue 2 BKT : Le point complet sur l'effectif !" (in French). Rodez AF. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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