Stade Raymond Kopa

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. It is named after Raymond Kopa, a French football legend who made his professional debut with the club.[3][4]

Stade Raymond Kopa
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
Coordinates47.460458°N 0.530741°W / 47.460458; -0.530741
OwnerCity of Angers
OperatorAngers SCO[1]
Capacity18,752[2]
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)

References

  1. "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.
  2. "SCO : nouveautés, projets et... précisions". Ouest France (in French). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 21 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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