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About Stade Rennais F.C
Stade Rennais (also known as Stade Rennais Football Club, Stade Rennais FC, Rennes or Stade Rennais F.C.) is a professional French football club based in Rennes, French and plays in France's top league; Ligue 1 for more than 54 seasons. Stade Rennais was founded in 1901 and bounced between the French football leagues many times until stabilizing in the top-flight in 1993 and playing in the top division since that year. The club's home matches are held at the Stade de la Route de Lorient (Lorient Road stadium) which is a 31,127 seat stadium. The stadium was inaugurated in 1912 and rebuilt in 2001.
In 1998, Stade Rennais was bought by a business man who gave the club a strong financial stability which helped the club to acquire new players. In the 2004/05 season, Stade Rennais finished at the 4th place of the final standings for the first time in the club's history and by that secured itsc qualification for the UEFA Cup. However, in the following season, Stade Rennais finished at the 7th place.
In the 2006/07 season, Stade Rennais finished in fourth place for the second time and secured its qualification for UEFA Cup on the 2007/08 season but was Eliminated in the group stage; However, Stade Rennais missed its placement at the UEFA Champions League for that season. Stade Rennais qualified for the Intertoto Cup by finishing 6th in the 2007/08 season. In the 2008/09 season, Stade Rennais won the Intertoto Cup after beating SC Tavriya Simferopol in the third round. Stade Rennais F.C News
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