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.
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.