Stade Raymond Kopa Explained

Stadium Name:Stade Raymond Kopa
Location:11, boulevard Pierre-de-Coubertin49000 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Opened:1912
Coordinates:47.4605°N -0.5307°W
Seating Capacity:18,752[1]
Owner:City of Angers
Operator:Angers SCO[2]
Renovated:2017–present
Record Attendance:22,989 (Angers SCO vs Olympique de Marseille, 26 April 1969)
Tenants:Angers SCO (1919–present)
Former Names:Stade Bessonneau (1912–1957)
Stade Municipal (1957–1968)
Stade Jean-Bouin (1968–2017)
Architect:Studio d'architecture Bruno Huet (renovation)
Dimensions:105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface:AirFibr hybrid grass

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

Name

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: SCO : nouveautés, projets et... précisions . Ouest France . fr . 19 February 2018 . 21 November 2019.
  2. News: La ville confie la gestion du stade Raymond-Kopa pour 35 ans au SCO . angers.villactu.fr . fr . 24 April 2018 . 19 November 2019.
  3. News: Le Stade d'Angers officiellement renommé en hommage à Kopa. 27 March 2017. sport24.lefigaro.fr. 27 March 2017. fr.
  4. News: Angers : Le stade Jean-Bouin devient Raymond-Kopa. 27 March 2017. L'Équipe. 27 March 2017. fr.