Angers SCO

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 top division, Ligue 1, and has also participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th in 1971–72 season.

Angers SCO
Full nameAngers Sporting Club de l'Ouest
Nickname(s)Le SCO
Les Scoïstes
Les Noirs et Blancs (The Black and Whites)
Founded1919 (1919)
GroundStade Raymond Kopa
Capacity18,752
PresidentSaïd Chabane
Head coachStéphane Moulin
LeagueLigue 1
2019–20Ligue 1, 11th
WebsiteClub website

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 2017/2018 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]

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 1 February 2020.[6]

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Rayan Aït-Nouri
3 DF Souleyman Doumbia (on loan from Stade Rennais)
4 DF Mateo Pavlović
5 MF Thomas Mangani (3rd captain)
7 FW Rachid Alioui
8 DF Ismaël Traoré (Captain)
10 MF Angelo Fulgini
11 FW Wilfried Kanga
12 MF Zinédine Ould Khaled
13 DF Haithem Loucif
14 MF Anthony Gomez Mancini
15 MF Pierrick Capelle
16 GK Ludovic Butelle (Vice-captain)
No. Position Player
18 MF Baptiste Santamaria
19 FW Stéphane Bahoken
20 MF Sada Thioub
21 FW Casimir Ninga
23 MF Antonin Bobichon
24 DF Romain Thomas
25 DF Abdoulaye Bamba
26 DF Théo Pellenard
27 MF Mathias Pereira Lage
28 FW Farid El Melali
29 DF Vincent Manceau
30 GK Danijel Petković
40 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
— DF Elhadji Pape Diaw (on loan to Caen)
— FW Baptiste Guillaume (on loan to Valenciennes)
— MF Vincent Pajot (on loan to Metz)
— MF Lassana Coulibaly (on loan to Cercle Brugge)
No. Position Player
— DF Ibrahim Cissé (on loan to Paris)
— FW Harrison Manzala (on loan to Le Mans)
— FW Thomas Touré (on loan to Sochaux)

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Stéphane Moulin
Assistant Coaches Serge Le Dizet
Patrice Sauvaget
Fitness Coach Benoît Pickeu
Physiotherapists Antoine André
Aurélien Latour
Goalkeeping Coach Arnaud Lucas
Club Doctor Anthony Tondut
Podologist Arnaud Perrier
Osteopath Marc Sourice

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. "Angers pre-season game confirmed". Arsenal.
  5. "Official | Angers buy Paul Bernardoni from Bordeaux for a record €8m". Get French Football News. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "Effectif de l'équipe pro d'Angers SCO" (in French). Angers SCO. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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