Stade Raymond Kopa is a football stadium in Angers, France. It is the home ground of Ligue 1 side Angers SCO and seats 18,752 people.
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| Former names | Stade Bessonneau (1912–1957) Stade Municipal (1957–1968) Stade Jean-Bouin (1968–2017) |
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| Location | 11, boulevard Pierre-de-Coubertin 49000 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Coordinates | 47°27′38″N 0°31′51″W / 47.460458°N 0.530741°W |
| Owner | City of Angers |
| Operator | Angers SCO[2] |
| Capacity | 18,752[1] |
| Record attendance | 22,989 (Angers SCO vs Olympique de Marseille, 26 April 1969) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | AirFibr hybrid grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 2017–present |
| Architect | Studio d'architecture Bruno Huet (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Angers SCO (1919–present) | |
Name
editThe stadium is named after Raymond Kopa, who, after playing for Angers from 1949 to 1951, became one of the most prominent players of his era.[3][4] It was previously named Stade Bessonneau from 1912 to 1957, Stade Municipal from 1957 to 1968, and Stade Jean-Bouin from 1968 to 2017.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "SCO : nouveautés, projets et... précisions". Ouest France (in French). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "La ville confie la gestion du stade Raymond-Kopa pour 35 ans au SCO". angers.villactu.fr (in French). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Le Stade d'Angers officiellement renommé en hommage à Kopa". sport24.lefigaro.fr (in French). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Angers : Le stade Jean-Bouin devient Raymond-Kopa". L'Équipe (in French). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
See also
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