Season 3 for Olympique Rouen got off to a thud with their first ever loss in a two legged cup tie (either cup or CL) and coming in just the 2nd round of the major tourney. This ended both their hopes of a historic 3rd straight T11 Cup title to start a franchise and the impressive streak of 19 straight wins in 2 leg ties.

This was a massive disappointment but it had the silver lining of allowing the team more time to focus on reclaiming their league crown they narrowly lost in season 2.

Les Coqs Gaulois finished with a massive 76 points in league play dropping points only once (25-1-0) in a stunning draw during round 25. The team racked up a whopping 127 league goals while conceding only 8 times in 26 games. This record earned them their 2nd league title in 3 season with a massive 15 point gap over the 2nd place finishers from the Ukraine.

The Champions League was a case of deja vu with a perfect run ending in a disappointing final loss 0-2 although the opponent was a worthy champion who were slight favorites. OR finished the CL with a record of 12-0-1 while scoring 62 goals and conceding 10.

Once again many changes were made to the roster although the core of the 2nd season team remained intact. Long awaited solutions were found at AM, CM, and RB while GK remained a trouble spot particularly in cup play.


Season 3 roster:

1. Mikkel Sorenson, 20, ST, Denmark 7* (42G 18A 9MoM in 41 App) Was league MVP with a massive 8.28 avg rating
2. Mauro Ezen, 19, AM, Brazil 7* (21G 11A 2MoM in 39 App) Was a revelation at AM (did not do FK/CK)
3. Omar Cardenes, 19, RW, USA 7* (23G 7A 5MoM in 33 App) Our homegrown talent continued to flourish
4. Nikola Dimitrijevic, 19, CB, Serbia 7* (2G 1MoM in 40 App)
5. Agustin Garcia, 18, RB, Peru 7* (4G 1A 4MoM in 27 App) The teams most highly valued player had an incredible debut season
6. Jean Atanga, 24, GK, Cameroon 7* (Had an up and down season over 29 App)
7. Christian Segreste, 19, CM, Mexico 7* (8G 1A 2MoM in 23 App) Another breakout performer at a trouble position
8. Wilson Sanchez, 20, ST, Columbia 7* (43G 20A 4MoM in 40 App) Led the team in scoring with 63 goals produced (FK specialist)
9. Jason Goller, 19, CB, Scotland 7* (3G 1A in a team high 42 App)
10. Dor Zilberman, 22, RB, Israel 6* (6G 1A 2MoM in 41 App)
11. Sebastian Rocha, 20, LW, Chile 6* (23G 34A 8MoM in 40 App) Led the team in Assists (CK specialist)
12. Raul Mesias, 26, DM/WB, Spain 6* (5G 1A in 18 App) Lost his job to Segreste mid season
13. Tierry Henry II, 18, AM/LW, France 6* (5G 4A in 10 App) Came on late as the teams 2nd homegrown player
14. Manolis Karagianis, 18, ST, Greece 6* (1G 2A in 9 App) Was somewhat of a flop
15. Andre Bonifacio, 19, GK, Portugal 6* (Could not perform consistently in 12 App)
16. Luke Kessell, 18, LW, England 6* (4G 2A 2MoM in only 6App) Late season addition was very productive
17. Vitor Reis, 18, CM, Portugal 6* (2G in 4 App) Was a flop for the huge price tag
18. Petr Beran, 19, DM/CB, Czech Rep 6* (1G in 5 App)
19. G. Mion Varella Costa, 19, ST, Brazil 6* (1G 1A in 2 App)
20. Daniel Relano, 18, WB, Spain 6* (1G 1A in 5 App)