Angers SCO
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| 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 | Saïd Chabane | |||
| Head coach | Stéphane Moulin | |||
| League | Ligue 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1, 11th of 20 | |||
| Website | http://www.angers-sco.fr/ | |||
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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 1, the first division of Football in France, having achieved promotion to the league in 2015 after 21 years. It plays its home matches at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The club has played 23 seasons in the Ligue 1.
History
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 HSC, Angers won the match 2–0.
On May 28, 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]
League participations
- Ligue 1: 1956–68, 1969–75, 1976–77, 1978–81, 1993–94, 2015–present
- Ligue 2: 1945–56, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–93, 1994–96, 2000–01, 2003–05, 2007–15
- National: 1996–2000, 2001–03, 2005–07
- Regional League: 1931–39
- Division d'Honneur: 1919–31
- Coupe de France runners-up: 1957, 2017
Players
Current squad
As of 4 February 2021.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Stéphane Moulin
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| Assistant Coaches | Serge Le Dizet Patrice Sauvaget
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| Fitness Coach | Benoît Pickeu
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| Physiotherapists | Antoine André Aurélien Latour
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Arnaud Lucas
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| Club Doctor | Anthony Tondut
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| Podologist | Arnaud Perrier
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| Osteopath | Marc Sourice
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Notable players
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
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Managers
- Georges Meuris (1942–47)
André Simonyi (1947)- Camille Cottin (1948–51)
- Jean Grégoire (1951–53)
Karel Michlowsky (1953–56)
Walter Presch (1956–57)- Maurice Blondel (1957–60)
- Karel Michlowsky (1960–62)
- Antoine Pasquini (1962–68)
- Louis Hon (1968–69)
- Lucien Leduc (1969–70)
- Ladislas Nagy (1970–73)
César "Pancho" Gonzales (1973–74)
Velibor Vasović (1974–76)- Aimé Mignot (1976–79)
- Élie Fruchart (1979–81)
- René Cédolin (1981)
- Élie Fruchart (1981–83)
- Christian Letort (1983–84)
- Henri Atamaniuk (1984–87)
- Pierre Garcia (1987–88)
- Hervé Gauthier (1988–93)
- Alain de Martigny (1993–94)
- André Guesdon (1994–95)
- Bruno Steck (1995)
- André Guesdon (1995–97)
- Jean-Marc Mezenge (1997)
- Jean-Yves Chay (1997)
- Jean-Marc Mezenge (1997–98)
- Gustavo Silva (1998)
- Christian Dupont (1998–99)
- Denis Goavec (1999–01)
- Stéphane Mottin (Jan 2001–02)
- Éric Guérit (2002–03)
- Jacky Bonnevay (2003–04)
- Noël Tosi (Feb 2004–04)
Roberto Morinini (July 2004–04)- Noël Tosi (Aug 2004–05)
- Stéphane Paille (July 2005 – Jan 06)
- Jean-Pascal Beaufreton (Jan 2006)
- Jean-Louis Garcia (June 2006–11)
- Stéphane Moulin (2011–)
References
- ^ "Angers SCO – Site Officiel – Venez découvrir son actualité, sa boutique sa billetterie, son équipe, sa saison ses vidéos et photos et sa communauté". www.angers-sco.fr. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Sunderland, Tom. "PSG Defeat Angers 1-0 with Own Goal in 91st Minute of 2017 Coupe De France Final". bleacherreport.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/season-review-not-only-neymar-the-unsung-heroes.htm
- ^ "Angers pre-season game confirmed". Arsenal.
- ^ "Official | Angers buy Paul Bernardoni from Bordeaux for a record €8m". Get French Football News. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Effectif de l'équipe pro d'Angers SCO" (in French). Angers SCO. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
- Official website
(in French)
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