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''; ) is a small city in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Charente, of which it is the Prefectures of France, prefecture. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of ...

, currently playing in

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. Founded in 1920 as SC Angoulême, the club is well known as AS Angoulême, a name the club bore from 1948 to 1992. It was renamed AS Angoulême Charente 92 in 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

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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

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* 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