Stade_Jean_Bouin_(Angers)

Stade Raymond Kopa

Stade Raymond Kopa

Football stadium in Angers, France


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.

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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

  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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