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.
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| Full name | Rodez Aveyron Football | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Le RAF Les Sangs et Or (The Blood and Golds) | |||
| Founded | 1929 | |||
| Ground | Stade Paul-Lignon, Rodez | |||
| Capacity | 5,955 | |||
| President | Pierre-Olivier Murat | |||
| Head coach | Didier Santini | |||
| League | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2, 14th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | GK |  COD | Lionel Mpasi |
| 17 | FW |  BEN | Andréas Hountondji (on loan from Caen) |
| 18 | MF |  FRA | Antoine Valério |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Lucas Buadés |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Joris Chougrani |
| 22 | FW |  GLP | Taïryk Arconte (on loan from Caen) |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Giovanni Haag |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Clément Depres |
| 26 | FW | FRA | Yanis 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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