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Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is commonly called Angers SCO or simply Angers (French pronunciation [aZe]) is an French professional football team based within Angers situated in Pays de la Loire located in the west of France. The club was established in 1919, and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France after being promoted to league play in 2015 following 21 years. It hosts home games in the Stade Raymond Kopa. The club has played for 23 years within the Ligue 1.

1. History

The team was established in 1919, which was the same year that the FFF was established.

In the history of the team the team has been a bouncing between the top two levels at various times. However, it also spent periods in the middle tier numerous occasions. The season of 2006-07 was its final year in the 3rd level.

The very first season Angers began to play in the French second division took place in 1945. The season that Angers SCO played in was 1945. Angers SCO was placed in the North group. At the time this division had been divided into two groups: North and the South. Angers came third in the table, finishing seven points less than Stade Francais, who was elevated into the 1st division.

For the season 2014-15, the team was in Ligue 2 season, the team was promoted after a lengthy period at the bottom of the league.

In the 2015-16 Ligue 1 season, SCO was ranked ninth in the standings. In the league's first match in the league against Montpellier HSC, Angers beat Montpellier HSC 2-0.

On May 28th in 2017, Angers took part during the 2017 Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain. Angers lost the game by 1-0 thanks to a 91st minute own goal. The end season 2017-18 Ligue 1 season, Angers placed 14th in the list and Cameroon forward Karl Toko Ekambi was crowned the top scorer with 17 goals during the competition.

The 2017-19 Ligue 1 season, Angers placed with a respectable 13th place in the list.

On the 8th of June, 20th, Angers broke their own transfer fee record when they signed Paul Bernardoni from Bordeaux in a deal that cost 8.3 million euro.

On April 30, 2021, Angers as well as Paris FC, were issued a transfer ban by FIFA in violation of FIFA regulations concerning relay transfers in August 2020. The ban took effect until the end of the 2021 summer transfer window.

2. 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

3. Players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

3.1. Current squad

As of 19 July 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Souleyman Doumbia
6 DF Senegal CMR Enzo Ebosse
7 MF Morocco MAR Sofiane Boufal
12 MF France FRA Zinédine Ould Khaled
14 MF France FRA Yassin Belkhdim
15 MF France FRA Pierrick Capelle
17 FW France FRA Noah Fatar
18 MF Morocco MAR Azzedine Ounahi
22 FW Croatia CRO Marin Jakoliš
23 MF Algeria ALG Nabil Bentaleb
25 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Bamba
26 MF France FRA Waniss Taïbi
27 MF France FRA Ali Kalla
35 MF France FRA Jason Mbock
37 MF France FRA Kevin Bemanga
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Paul Bernardoni
GK France FRA Yahia Fofana
DF Slovenia SVN Miha Blažič
DF Algeria ALG Ilyes Chetti
DF Benin BEN Cédric Hountondji
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Halid Šabanović
MF France FRA Himad Abdelli
MF France FRA Antonin Bobichon
FW France FRA Lois Diony
FW Algeria ALG Farid El Melali
FW Gabon GAB Ulrick Eneme Ella
FW France FRA Adrien Hunou
FW France FRA Amine Salama
FW Senegal SEN Sada Thioub
FW Senegal SEN Abdallah Sima

 

3.2. Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach France Gérald Baticle
Assistant Coaches France Alexandre Dujeux[8]
Fitness Coach  vacant
Physiotherapists France Antoine André
France Aurélien Latour
Goalkeeping Coach France Olivier Tingry[9]
Club Doctor France Anthony Tondut
Podologist France Arnaud Perrier
Osteopath France Marc Sourice

3.3. Notable players

Here are some notable former players who played for Angers in international and league tournaments since the team's inception at the age of 1919. In order to be listed in the section below, players must have participated for at minimum 80 formal games with the club or for the national team of his country during his time at Angers or following his departure from the club.

For an exhaustive overview of Angers SCO players, see the category:Angers SCO players.

  • France Jean-Marie Aubry
  • France André Strappe
  • France Marc Berdoll
  • France Jean Vincent
  • France Stéphane Bruey
  • Algeria Amar Rouaï
  • France Thierry Cygan
  • Cameroon Paul Alo'o
  • France Cédric Daury
  • Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah
  • France Jean-Pierre Dogliani
  • Slovenia Vili Ameršek
  • France Jean-Marc Guillou
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boško Antić
  • France Kazimir Hnatow
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Damjanović
  • France Raymond Kopa
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladica Kovačević
  • France Guy Moussi
  • Romania Claudiu Keserü
  • France Ulrich Ramé
  • Romania Emil Săndoi
  • France Steve Savidan
  • Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi

4. Managers

  • France Georges Meuris (1942–47)
 
  • France Alain de Martigny (1993–94)
  • France Hungary André Simonyi (1947)
  • France André Guesdon (1994–95)
  • France Camille Cottin (1948–51)
  • France Bruno Steck (1995)
  • France Jean Grégoire (1951–53)
  • France André Guesdon (1995–97)
  • Czechoslovakia Karel Michlowsky (1953–56)
  • France Jean-Marc Mezenge (1997)
  • Austria France Walter Presch (1956–57)
  • France Jean-Yves Chay (1997)
  • France Maurice Blondel (1957–60)
  • France Jean-Marc Mezenge (1997–98)
  • Czechoslovakia Karel Michlowsky (1960–62)
  • France Gustavo Silva (1998)
  • France Antoine Pasquini (1962–68)
  • France Christian Dupont (1998–99)
  • France Louis Hon (1968–69)
  • France Denis Goavec (1999–01)
  • France Lucien Leduc (1969–70)
  • France Stéphane Mottin (Jan 2001–02)
  • France Ladislas Nagy (1970–73)
  • France Éric Guérit (2002–03)
  • Argentina France César "Pancho" Gonzales (1973–74)
  • France Jacky Bonnevay (2003–04)
  • Serbia Velibor Vasović (1974–76)
  • France Noël Tosi (Feb 2004–04)
  • France Aimé Mignot (1976–79)
  • Switzerland Roberto Morinini (July 2004–04)
  • France Élie Fruchart (1979–81)
  • France Noël Tosi (Aug 2004–05)
  • France René Cédolin (1981)
  • France Stéphane Paille (July 2005 – Jan 06)
  • France Élie Fruchart (1981–83)
  • France Jean-Pascal Beaufreton (Jan 2006)
  • France Christian Letort (1983–84)
  • France Jean-Louis Garcia (June 2006–11)
  • France Henri Atamaniuk (1984–87)
  • France Stéphane Moulin (2011–21)
  • France Pierre Garcia (1987–88)
  • France Gérald Baticle (2021–)
  • France Hervé Gauthier (1988–93)
 

 

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