Rodez AF

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

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.

Rodez AF

Full name	Rodez Aveyron Football
Nickname(s)	Le RAF Les Sangs et Or (The Blood and Golds)
Founded	1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Ground	Stade Paul-Lignon, Rodez
Capacity	5,955
President	Pierre-Olivier Murat
Head coach	Didier Santini
League	Ligue 2
2024–25	Ligue 2, 14th of 18
Website	rodezaveyronfootball.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

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 3 February 2025.^[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  FRA Stone Mambo 5 MF  GLP Noah Cadiou 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 15 DF  FRA Till Cissokho (on loan from Estrela Amadora) 16 GK  COD Lionel Mpasi 17 DF  FRA Aurélien Pelon

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  FRA Ibrahima Baldé 19 MF  FRA Derek Mazou-Sacko 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 25 DF  FRA Nolan Galves 26 FW  FRA Yannis Verdier 27 MF  FRA Alexis Trouillet 28 DF  COM Akim Abdallah 30 GK  FRA Enzo Crombez 99 GK  SEN Mory Diaw (on loan from Clermont)

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 — DF  FRA Grégory Coelho (at Balagne until 30 June 2025)

Notable players

For a list of former Rodez players, see Category:Rodez AF players.

Staff

Management/Sports
Position	Name
Chairman	Pierre-Olivier Murat
General Manager	Grégory Ursule
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