Rodez AF

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's football team, see Rodez AF (women).

Rodez AF

Full name	Rodez Aveyron Football
Nickname(s)	Le RAF Les Sangs et Or (The Blood and Golds)
Founded	1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Ground	Stade Paul-Lignon, Rodez
Capacity	5,955
President	Pierre-Olivier Murat
Head coach	Didier Santini
League	Ligue 2
2023–24	Ligue 2, 4th of 20
Website	https://rodezaveyronfootball.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

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 22 August 2024.[4][5][6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FRA Sébastien Cibois 2 DF  FRA Éric Vandenabeele 3 DF  FRA Raphaël Lipinski 4 DF  COD Stone Mambo 5 MF  FRA Giovanni Haag 6 DF  CHA Ahmad Ngouyamsa 7 MF  FRA Mohamed Achi 8 MF  CMR Wilitty Younoussa 9 FW  FRA Timothé Nkada 10 MF  FRA Waniss Taïbi 11 DF  BEL Mohamed Bouchouari 16 GK  COD Lionel Mpasi

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  FRA Aurélien Pelon 18 FW  FRA Ibrahima Baldé 19 MF  FRA Derek Mazou-Sacko 20 FW  HAI Dany Jean (on loan from Strasbourg) 21 DF  FRA Joris Chougrani 22 FW  MAR Tawfik Bentayeb (on loan from Union Touarga) 23 DF  FRA Cheick Doumbia 24 DF  FRA Loni Quenabio 26 FW  FRA Yannis Verdier 28 DF  COM Akim Abdallah 29 DF  FRA Grégory Coelho 30 GK  FRA Enzo Crombez

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  FRA Hatim Far (at La Roche until 30 June 2024)

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: Didier Santini
• Assistant Coaches: Jérôme Fournier
  Alassane Sawadogo
• 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. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
2. "Rafettes maintenues". La Depeche (in French). 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
3. "26 ans plus tard, Rodez est en Ligue 2" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
4. "Effectif" (in French). rodezaveyronfootball.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
5. "Rodez Aveyron Football – Squad". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
6. "Ligue 2 BKT : Le point complet sur l'effectif !" (in French). Rodez AF. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.