Full name | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | |||
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Nickname(s) | Le SCO Les Scoïstes Les Noirs et Blancs (The Black and Whites) | |||
Founded | 1919 | |||
Ground | Stade Raymond Kopa | |||
Capacity | 18,752 | |||
President | Romain Chabane | |||
Head coach | Alexandre Dujeux | |||
League | Ligue 2 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1, 20th of 20 (relegated) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒe] ), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division of Football in France. It plays its home matches at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The club has played 31 seasons in the French top flight.
The team was founded in 1919, the same year the FFF was founded. [1]
During the team's history, it has bounced between the top two tiers on multiple occasions. However, it did spend time in the third tier on several occasions; the 2006–07 season was its last season in the third tier.
The first season that Angers debuted in the French second division was in 1945. During this season, Angers SCO was placed in the North group; at that time, the second division was split into two groups, the North and South. Angers finished third, being seven points short of Stade Français, which was promoted to the first division. In the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season, the team achieved promotion after a long time being in the lower division. During the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, SCO placed ninth in the final standings. In its opening league match against Montpellier, Angers won the match 2–0.
On 28 May 2017 Angers played in the 2017 Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain. Angers lost the match 1–0 courtesy of 91st minute own goal. [2] At the end of the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Angers finished 14th on the table and Cameroon striker Karl Toko Ekambi finished with an impressive 17 goals in the competition. [3] In the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, Angers finished in a respectable 13th position on the table. [4]
On 8 June 2020, Angers broke their own transfer fee record by signing Paul Bernardoni from Bordeaux, in a deal worth 8 million euros. [5] On 30 April 2021 Angers, along with Paris FC, were handed a transfer ban by FIFA for violation of regulations regarding relay transfers in August 2020. The ban was effective for the summer 2021 transfer window. [6] On 27 April 2023, Angers received a two-window transfer ban from FIFA due to a dispute with Tunisian club ES Tunis over the transfer of Ilyes Chetti. [7] Angers communicated their intent to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). [8] In the 2022–23 Ligue 1 season, Angers suffered relegation with five matches to spare, returning to the second tier after eight years in the top flight. [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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President | Romain Chabane |
Vice President | Teddy Kefalas |
Director of Sport | Laurent Boissier |
Head coach | Alexandre Dujeux |
Assistant coaches | Jean-Michel Badiane |
Fitness coach | Alan Berrou |
Physiotherapists | Antoine André Aurélien Latour |
Goalkeeping coach | Olivier Tingry [11] |
Club doctor | Claire de Labachelerie |
Podologist | Arnaud Perrier |
Osteopath | Marc Sourice |
Below are the notable former players who have represented Angers in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1919. To appear in the section below, a player must have either played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented his country's national team either while playing for Angers or after departing the club.
For a complete list of Angers SCO players, see Category:Angers SCO players
Some official sponsors of Angers SCO football club:
The Paris-based energy company was announced as an Official Partner of the club in May 2021 on a three-year deal. [12] Since the start of the 2021–22 season, Open Energie serves as the back-of-shirt sponsor for Angers' matchday shirts, right below the kit number. [13] [14]
Atoll is a shopping mall located in Beaucouzé, near the commune of Angers. It also serves as an Official Partner to Angers SCO. Since November 2020, Atoll houses an official club store on a permanent basis. [15]
The Rungis-headquartered French retailers' cooperative is a long-time sponsor of the club. Currently, it serves as one of their Official partners, with its logo appearing on the front of Angers' matchday shorts. [16]
In May 2021, a U convenience store was opened in the Les Hauts de Saint-Aubin district of Angers.
The Turin-headquartered Italian sportswear brand has been the technical partner of the club since 2013, supplying them with matchday kits, training and non-playing staff's uniforms and off-pitch lifestyle ranges.
In April 2019, the two parties renewed their partnership in a four-year agreement. [17]
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The 2019–20 season was Angers SCO's 101st season in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Angers participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
The 2020–21 season was the 102nd season in the existence of Angers SCO and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Angers participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
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