Angoulême Charente Football Club, commonly known as Angoulême, is a French

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club from the city of

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Charente Departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern Franc ...

, currently playing in Championnat National 2. Founded in 1920 as SC Angoulême, the club is well known as AS Angoulême, a name the club bore from 1948 to 1992. In 2005, they rebranded as Angoulême Charente FC.

History

The club was founded in 1920. In 1969, Angoulême was promoted to the

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. In their first season in the elite, the club finished in a surprising fourth place in the 1969–70 season. Due to their high placement, Angoulême were invited to compete in the

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. Their opponent in the tournament was Portuguese side Vitória S.C.. Angoulême lost the first game 3-0 away, and won 3-1 at home, suffering elimination. Next season, the club finished in 16th place, avoiding relegation by a single point. In the 1971–72 season, Angoulême finished in last place, suffering relegation to Division 2. Angoulême never returned to the top tier of French football, and currently competes in the fourth level of French football.

Current squad

Managerial history

References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1920 1920 establishments in France Football clubs in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Angoulême Sport in Charente Ligue 1 clubs Football clubs in France {{France-footyclub-stub