Stade Rennais Football Club (; commonly referred to as
Stade Rennais,
SRFC, or simply
Rennes) is a
French association football club based in
Rennes. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in
Ligue 1, the top tier of
French football. Rennes plays its home matches at the
Roazhon Park located within the city. The team is managed by
Rolland Courbis and
captained by
defender Romain Danzé. The team's president is René Ruello and its owner is Artémis, the holding company of businessman
François Pinault. Rennes was founded in 1901 under the name
Stade Rennais and is one of the
founding members of the first division of French football. Alongside
FC Nantes, Rennes is one of the top football clubs in the region and the two are among the main clubs that contest the
Derby Breton. The club's best finish in the league has been 4th with the club accomplishing this feat on four occasions; most recently in the
2006–07 season. Rennes have won two
Coupe de France titles in
1965 and
1971. After winning the Coupe de France in 1971, Rennes changed its name to its current version.