Rodez AF

Rodez AF

Full name	Rodez Aveyron Football
Founded	1929
Ground	Stade Paul Lignon, Rodez
Capacity	5,955
Chairman	Pierre-Olivier Murat
Manager	Laurent Peyrelade
League	Championnat de France Amateur Group D,
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away 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 play in the Championnat de France Amateur Group D, the fourth level of French football. From 1988–1993, Rodez played in Ligue 2. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Paul Lignon located within the city. Rodez is managed by former football player Franck Rizzeto and captained by midfielder Freddy Castanier. 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.

Players

Current squad

As of December 2010.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Anthony Beuve 2 DF Patrick N'Tolla (on loan from Évian) 3 DF Cyril Ramond 4 MF Freddy Castanier 6 MF Benoît Patin 7 MF Maxime Vignes 8 MF Julien Lorthioir 9 FW Sébastien Bouscarrat 11 FW Samuel Darchy 12 FW Thibault Alet 14 MF Grégory Ursule 15 DF Joris Chougrani

No. Position Player 16 GK Jean-Simon Chazzotes 17 DF Lionel Mallein (on loan from Tours) 18 DF Julien Auzepy 19 FW Mathieu Guerbert 20 MF Guillaume Laneau 21 DF Adrien Faviana 22 DF William Massot 23 FW Ibrahima Sané 29 MF Bilal Laoudihi 30 GK Cyril Boukhit — GK Erwin Zelazny

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

• Division 3
  • Runners-up (1): 1990
  • Winners (2): 1988 (Southwest group), 1990 (Central West group)
• 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. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
2. "Rafettes maintenues". La Depeche (in French). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

External links

• (French) Official website