Franck Haise left Graz with Rennes still unbeaten this season, but the 0-0 draw against Sturm Graz added another line to an unwanted European record: 17 Europa League matches managed without a victory.
On-page headline: Franck Haise’s Europa League wait reaches 17 games after Rennes draw in Graz
SEO title: Franck Haise sets 17-game Europa League winless record with Rennes
SEO description: Rennes drew 0-0 at Sturm Graz in their Europa League opener, extending Franck Haise’s run to 17 matches in the competition without a win.
The move
Rennes’ opening Europa League fixture ended without a goal in Austria, and without the breakthrough Haise had sought. The Breton side remain unbeaten in the current campaign, yet their point in Graz also confirmed the 55-year-old as the coach with the most Europa League appearances without winning.
Across those 17 matches, Haise has recorded five draws and 12 defeats. The sequence becomes 19 games when all European competitions are included.
His last continental win came nearly two years ago, on 12 December 2023, when his Lens team beat Sevilla 2-1 in the Champions League. Since then, a European night under Haise has repeatedly ended in frustration.
The French season around it
The Europa League run began at Lens in 2024, during the knockout defeat to Freiburg. Lens drew both legs before losing 3-2 after extra time.
The numbers worsened during Haise’s spell at Nice. In the 2024-25 league phase, his side posted three draws and five defeats. Last season, Nice lost all six of their Europa League fixtures under him.
There was a sharp contrast after his departure from the Côte d’Azur: Nice won their next Europa League match 3-1 against Go Ahead Eagles.
Haise now has at least seven more Europa League games with Rennes in which to end a sequence that has followed him from Lens, through Nice, and into his new job in Brittany.
