Stade Raymond Kopa

Coordinates: 47°27′38″N 0°31′51″W / 47.460458°N 0.530741°W / 47.460458; -0.530741
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Stade Raymond Kopa
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Former namesStade Bessonneau (1912-1957)
Stade Municipal (1957-1968)
Stade Jean-Bouin (1968-2017)
Location11, boulevard Pierre-de-Coubertin 49000 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Coordinates47°27′38″N 0°31′51″W / 47.460458°N 0.530741°W / 47.460458; -0.530741
OwnerCity of Angers
OperatorAngers SCO[2]
Capacity18,752[1]
Record attendance22,989 (Angers SCO vs Olympique de Marseille, 26 April 1969)
Field size105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceAirFibr hybrid grass
Construction
Opened1912
Renovated2017–present
ArchitectStudio d'architecture Bruno Huet (renovation)
Tenants
Angers SCO (1919–present)

Stade Raymond Kopa is a football stadium in Angers, France. It is the home ground of Ligue 2 side Angers SCO and seats 18,752 people.

Name[edit]

The 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]

  1. ^ "SCO : nouveautés, projets et... précisions". Ouest France (in French). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Le Stade d'Angers officiellement renommé en hommage à Kopa". sport24.lefigaro.fr (in French). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Angers : Le stade Jean-Bouin devient Raymond-Kopa". L'Équipe (in French). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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