Stade Rennais FC: new 9,000m² training centre inaugurated at a cost of €40m

Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 McDonald's) inaugurated their new training centre on 2 October 2026, bringing together the sports centre, the academy (younger age groups), the youth training centre ("ETP Odorico") and the club's administrative services.

The modernisation and expansion (from 11.4 to 15 hectares) of the Henri-Guérin training centre, located in the west of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), were funded "entirely by the Pinault family," the club's owners, and required 42 months of works at an estimated total cost of €40m.

The project was delivered in several phases, with the professional team's building opened in February 2025. "The optimisation of the spaces at the Piverdière site now offers first-class working conditions for the professional team, the academy and administrative staff…