Rouen, Rouen · France · Ligue 1

Top-2 finishes
1
Top-4 finishes
7

Power-ranking history

Rank (1 = best)1475Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.064/6569/7074/7579/8084/85

Against expectation

Every French top-flight match this club has played in the Ligue 1, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 19 seasons from 1935-36 to 1984-85 it has fallen short of them by −5.3 match points.

1935-36 to 1984-85one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
1960-61 +9.3 league pts
46 points on 36.8 expected as FC Rouen
Worst season against expectation
1977-78 −14.0 league pts
18 points on 32.0 expected as FC Rouen

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1994-95 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

1946-47 table not final: source 4 matchdays short (20 clubs at 34 of 38) and one round mis-dated.

Rouen against expectation →How this is measured →

Greatest games

FC Rouen's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1939-05-07 · Division 1
75.7
game score
2
1939-03-26 · Division 1
62.8
game score
3
1925-05-10 · Coupe de France · Final
61.7
game score
4
1946-02-24 · Division 1
58.4
game score
5
1947-03-20 · Division 1
55.5
game score
6
1938-10-23 · Division 1
54.3
game score
7
1939-03-19 · Division 1
53.9
game score
8
1939-02-26 · Division 1
53.2
game score
9
1947-04-03 · Division 1
52.2
game score
10
1946-05-19 · Division 1
51.5
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
20
First season
1910
Most recent season
1985

The Heartbreak Index5.2 · #421

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1927

5.2
Heartbreak
#421
of 1,138 clubs
#270
in Football
5.2
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19276.3
  • Major final appearance since 19643.2
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1970 · relegated from the top flight, 1947 · relegated from the top flight, 1978 · relegated from the top flight, 1985

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Ligue 1 only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1985
Division 1 (1) · P18↓
38 P · 8-13-17 · 28:46 · -18
29
pts
1984
Division 1 (1) · P14
38 P · 13-8-17 · 42:40 · +2
34
pts
1983
Division 1 (1) · P16
38 P · 11-10-17 · 45:54 · -9
32
pts
1978
Division 1 (1) · P20↓
38 P · 6-6-26 · 40:91 · -51
18
pts
1970
Division 1 (1) · P12↓
34 P · 10-12-12 · 41:45 · -4
32
pts
ICFC
1969
Division 1 (1) · P4
34 P · 16-8-10 · 44:43 · +1
40
pts
ICFC
1968
Division 1 (1) · P15
38 P · 15-5-18 · 48:51 · -3
35
pts
1967
Division 1 (1) · P16
38 P · 11-11-16 · 37:44 · -7
33
pts
1966
Division 1 (1) · P14
38 P · 10-14-14 · 41:62 · -21
34
pts
1965
Division 1 (1) · P16PO
34 P · 12-6-16 · 31:48 · -17
30
pts
1964
Division 1 (1) · P14
34 P · 12-8-14 · 50:51 · -1
32
pts
Lg Cup
1963
Division 1 (1) · P8
38 P · 18-6-14 · 59:57 · +2
42
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1964
Coupe de la Ligue
Runner-up
1925
Coupe de France
Runner-up
European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

1969-70
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(ICFC)
Round of 16