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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 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2, 4th of 20 | |||
| Website | https://rodezaveyronfootball.com | |||
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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.
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]
- ^ "National. Vainqueur, le Rodez AF se rend la vie plus facile". La Depeche (in French). 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Rafettes maintenues". La Depeche (in French). 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "26 ans plus tard, Rodez est en Ligue 2" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.