Angers SCO

Angers
Full name Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest
Nickname(s) Les Scoïstes
Founded 1919 (1919)
Ground Stade Raymond Kopa
Capacity 17,835
Chairman Saïd Chabane
Manager Stéphane Moulin
League Ligue 1
2017–18 Ligue 1, 14th
Website Club website

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 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

The team was founded in 1919, which was the same year that the FFF was founded.[1]

During the team's history, they have bounced between the top two tiers on multiple occasions. However, they 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 groups, the North and South. Angers finished third, being seven points short of Stade Fran, who were 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 their 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 2017/2018 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]

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 31 August 2018.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Zacharie Boucher (on loan from Auxerre)
2 France DF Rayan Aït-Nouri
3 France DF Yoann Andreu
4 Croatia DF Mateo Pavlović
5 France MF Thomas Mangani
6 France MF Vincent Pajot
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Harrison Manzala
8 Ivory Coast DF Ismaël Traoré (captain)
9 Spain FW Cristian López
10 France MF Angelo Fulgini
11 France FW Wilfried Kanga
12 Republic of the Congo MF Férébory Doré
13 France FW Dorian Bertrand
14 France MF Anthony Gomez-Mancini
15 France MF Pierrick Capelle
No. Position Player
16 France GK Ludovic Butelle
17 Senegal MF Cheikh N'Doye (vice-captain; on loan from Birmingham City)
18 France MF Baptiste Santamaria
19 Cameroon FW Stéphane Bahoken
20 France MF Flavien Tait
21 France MF Loïc Puyo
22 France MF Jeff Reine-Adélaïde
23 France DF Ibrahim Cissé
24 France DF Romain Thomas
25 Ivory Coast DF Abdoulaye Bamba
26 Senegal DF Saliou Ciss
27 Ivory Coast FW Thomas Touré
28 Algeria FW Farid El Melali
29 France DF Vincent Manceau
40 France GK Anthony Mandrea

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— France GK Alexandre Letellier (on loan to Troyes)
— Mali MF Lassana Coulibaly (on loan to Rangers)
No. Position Player
— Belgium FW Baptiste Guillaume (on loan to Nîmes)

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

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/season-review-not-only-neymar-the-unsung-heroes.htm
  4. ↑ "Effectif de l'équipe pro d'Angers SCO" (in French). Angers SCO. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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