Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in

Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...

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 Stade Raymond Kopa is a football stadium in Angers, France. It is the home ground of Ligue 1 side Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club ba ...

. The club has played 23 seasons in the Ligue 1.

History

The team was founded in 1919, the same year the FFF was founded. 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

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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

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, Angers won the match 2–0. On May 28, 2017, Angers played in the 2017

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final against Paris Saint-Germain. Angers lost the match 1–0 courtesy of 91st minute own goal. 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. In the 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, Angers finished in a respectable 13th position on the table. On 8 June 2020, Angers broke their own

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fee record by signing Paul Bernardoni from

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, in a deal worth 8 million euros. On 30 April 2021 Angers, along with

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, 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.

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 *

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: 1996–2000, 2001–03, 2005–07 * Regional League: 1931–39 * Division d'Honneur: 1919–31 *

runners-up: 1957, 2017

Players

Current squad

Current technical staff

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Angers in

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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 :Angers SCO players'' * Jean-Marie Aubry *

Marc Berdoll Marc Berdoll (born 6 April 1953 in Trélazé, Maine-et-Loire) is a former football striker, who earned sixteen caps (five goals) for the France national football team. During his career he played for Angers SCO, 1. FC Saarbrücken and Olymp ...

* Stéphane Bruey * Thierry Cygan * Cédric Daury *

Jean-Pierre Dogliani Jean-Pierre Dogliani (17 October 1942 – 17 April 2003) was a Football in France, French footballer who played as a midfielder. He was caretaker manager for RC Strasbourg for two games in September and October 1988. Honours Angers *Ligue 2, Fre ...

Jean-Marc Guillou Jean-Marc Guillou (born 20 December 1945) is a French football coach and former player, who played at the 1978 World Cup. Club career Guillou was born in Bouaye, Loire-Atlantique. He played for Angers SCO, OGC Nice, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Mulho ...

* Kazimir Hnatow * Raymond Kopa *

Guy Moussi Guy Moussi (born 23 January 1985) is a French former professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder. He spent several years with both Angers SCO and Nottingham Forest, and short spells with Millwall and Birmingham City. He ende ...

Ulrich Ramé Ulrich Jean Eugène Ramé (born 19 September 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a professional career which spanned two decades, he played mainly for Bordeaux (14 seasons), appearing in more than 500 ...

* Steve Savidan *

André Strappe André Strappe (23 February 1928 – 9 February 2006) was a French professional footballer who played as a forward, and later served as a manager. Club career Strappe was a player for Lille, Le Havre, and Nantes, and then a player-manager f ...

Jean Vincent Jean Vincent (29 November 1930 – 13 August 2013) was a French international footballer and manager. Playing career Playing primarily at outside-left, Vincent enjoyed a highly successful career at club and international level, winning numero ...

Amar Rouaï Amar Rouaï (March 9, 1932 – November 11, 2017) was a former Algerian international football player and manager. From 1958 to 1962, he was a member of the FLN football team. Club career Rouaï began his career with MC El Eulma, making his debu ...

Paul Alo'o Paul Alo'o Efoulou (born 12 November 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker and manager. International career Paul Alo'o made his debut for the Cameroon national team on 28 March 2009 against Togo in a qu ...

Fahid Ben Khalfallah Fahid Ben Khalfallah ( ar, فهيد بن خلف الله; born 9 October 1982) is a retired professional footballer who last played for and was head coach of Australian side Nunawading City. Born in France, he represented the Tunisia national ...

* Vili Ameršek *

Boško Antić Božidar "Boško" Antić ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Бошко Антић, ; 7 January 1944 – 4 December 2007) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional football manager and former player. Playing career Being drafted into the youth setup of Sa ...

Milan Damjanović Milan Damjanović ( sr-cyrl, Милан Дамјановић, ; 15 October 1943 – 23 May 2006) was a Yugoslavian and Serbian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal ...

Vladica Kovačević Vladimir "Vladica" Kovačević (, ; 7 January 1940 – 28 July 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Ivanjica, Kovačević moved to Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) ...

Claudiu Keserü Claudiu is a Romanian male given name derived from Latin '' Claudius''. The female form is Claudia. Notable people with the name include: *Claudiu Baștea (born 1979 ), Romanian judoka *Claudiu Belu (born 1993), Romanian footballer *Claudiu Bleon� ...

Emil Săndoi Emil Săndoi (born 1 March 1965) is a Romanian football manager and former player. A centre-back, he was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side Universitatea Craiova in 1983. Săndoi made his debut for the Romanian nat ...

* Karl Toko Ekambi

Managers

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* {{Championnat National 2 Group D Association football clubs established in 1919 Sport in Angers 1919 establishments in France Football clubs in Pays de la Loire Ligue 1 clubs

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Current technical staff

Notable players

Managers

Sponsors

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