Stade Raymond Kopa is a football stadiuminAngers, France. It is the home ground of Ligue 1 side Angers SCO and seats 18,752 people.
Former names | Stade Bessonneau (1912–1957) Stade Municipal (1957–1968) Stade Jean-Bouin (1968–2017) |
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Location | 11, boulevard Pierre-de-Coubertin 49000 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France |
Coordinates | 47°27′38″N 0°31′51″W / 47.460458°N 0.530741°W / 47.460458; -0.530741 |
Owner | City of Angers |
Operator | Angers SCO[2] |
Capacity | 18,752[1] |
Record attendance | 22,989 (Angers SCO vs Olympique de Marseille, 26 April 1969) |
Field size | 105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | AirFibr hybrid grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1912 |
Renovated | 2017–present |
Architect | Studio d'architecture Bruno Huet (renovation) |
Tenants | |
Angers SCO (1919–present) |
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]