Season 1933/1934

The previous season had seen the birth of the French professional football championship, and for the second campaign, it was transformed into a single division, compared to two in 1932/1933. Stade Rennais was naturally part of it, and were ambitious in terms of their recruitment, notably with the signings of Chauvel, Rose, Pleyer, and especially Vollweiler, who finised third top scorer in the league with 22 goals. In the coaching staff, there was a new coach, with the arrival of Philip McCloy, who would last just two matchdays before being replaced by Josef Schneider, another major signing. The start of the season would prove to be complicated, failing to register a win in their opening three matches. The Red and Blacks would then win three games in a row, bringing them into a mid-table position, which they would end up occupying for the rest of the season, which was a plagued by inconsistency, often involved in high-scoring wins and defeats. Stade Rennais finished the season in 6th place (out of 14 clubs), with the fifth-ranked attack and the 13th-rated defence. In the French Cup, Rennes got to the Quarter Finals, where they were eliminated by Marseille who finished third in the First Division.