Angers SCO
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| Full name | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Scoïstes | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
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Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Chairman | Saïd Chabane | ||
| Manager | Stéphane Moulin | ||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1, 12th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃.ʒe]), is a French association football club based in Angers in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, 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 top division, Ligue 1, and have also participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th in 1971–72 season.
History
This team was founded in 1919, which was the same year that the FFF was founded.[1]
During this team's history, this team had bounced between the top two tiers on multiple occasions. However, this team did spend time in the third tier on several occasions; the 2006–07 season was their last season in the third tier.
The first season that Angers debuted in the second division in France was in 1945. In this season, Angers SCO was placed in the North group, at that time, the second division was split into two group, the North and South. Angers finished third, being seven points short to Stade Fran, who was promoted to the first division.
In the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season, this 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 their opening league match against Montpellier HSC, Angers won the match 2-0.
Their second fixture that season was their home opener at Stade Raymond Kopa. Angers took on regional rivals FC Nantes, which ended in a 0-0 draw. In their third fixture, Angers visited newly promoted team Gazelec Ajaccio, which Angers won easily 2-0. In the fourth fixture of the league, Angers played Nice, which ended as a 1–1 draw. As that time, Angers was undefeated, being placed in 4th. However, they lost their next fixture, their fifth to Lorient 3–1. Then Angers defeated Troyes 1–0, making it their first home game win of the season. The next fixture, being the seventh, Angers drew 0–0 against Stade Reims. Then, a three-game streak of winning occurred, winning an impressive away victory against Olympique Marseille, winning 1–0 against SC Bastia, and winning Toulouse 1–2. Then Angers drew against Guingamp, which was scoreless. Then two back to back losses occurred, losing 1–0 to AS Monaco and 0–2 to Stade Rennes. Then a 0—0 draw against SM Caen came. Then Angers won again, against Lille, with the score 2–0. Then a scoreless draw with Paris Saint-Germain, who is currently in first place in the league. After that game, Angers won an impressive 0–2 away win against Olympique Lyon. Then a 1–1 draw against Bordeaux happened, then a defeat of 1–0 to Saint-Étienne, and later a win against SM Caen. However, in the next fixture, Nice defeated Angers 2–1. Their last fixture was against Paris Saint-Germain, which Angers lost 5–1 in the Parc des Princes.
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
Players
Current squad
As of 17 July 2017.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
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. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "Equipe pro". angers-sco.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)