Stade Raymond Kopa is a football
stadium
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
in
Angers
Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...
, France. It is the home ground of side
Angers SCO
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO (), 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 Foot ...
and seats 19,800 people.
Name
The stadium is named after
Raymond Kopa
Raymond Kopa (né Kopaszewski; 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French professional footballer, integral to the France national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three Eu ...
, who, after playing for Angers from 1949 to 1951, became one of the most prominent players of his era.
It was previously named Stade Bessonneau from 1912 to 1957, Stade Municipal from 1957 to 1968, and Stade Jean-Bouin from 1968 to 2017.
References
See also
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List of football stadiums in France
The following lists of Association football, football stadiums in France are ordered by capacity. Currently association football stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included. Stadiums with a capacity of at least 20,000
Stadiums be ...
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Lists of stadiums
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External links
Stade Raymond-Kopa
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Football venues in France
Multi-purpose stadiums in France
Angers SCO
Sports venues in Maine-et-Loire
Buildings and structures in Angers
Sports venues completed in 1912