Angers Colors, Facts and History

Angers history

Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is the full name, and most people shorten it to Angers SCO or just Angers. That final word, Ouest, means west, a fitting label for a club from the Pays de la Loire. It was founded in 1919, so its story stretches back more than a century.

Today the club competes in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Angers has spent 31 seasons in total at that level, a solid count for a club from a mid-sized city in the west. Home games are played at the Stade Raymond Kopa in Angers, and on matchdays it becomes the meeting point for supporters from the city and the wider Pays de la Loire. Every new top-flight campaign adds to that tally of seasons among France's elite, and each one is another chance for the club to write a bigger chapter than the last.

Did you know?

• Angers has played 31 seasons in France's top division.
• The SCO in Angers SCO stands for Sporting Club de l'Ouest.
• Angers was founded in 1919.