2023–24 Angers SCO season

Angers SCO
2023–24 season
ChairmanRomain Chabane
ManagerAlexandre Dujeux
StadiumStade Raymond Kopa
Ligue 22nd (promoted)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Loïs Diony (15)

All:
Loïs Diony (16)
Highest home attendance4,972 v Bastia
(20 Sept 2023, Ligue 2)
Lowest home attendance16,785 v Laval
(06 Apr 2024, Ligue 2)
Biggest win4-1 v Amiens
(Away, 7 Oct 2023, Ligue 2)
4-1 v Troyes
(Away, 16 Dec 2023, Ligue 2)
3-0 v Caen
(Home, 27 Nov 2023, Ligue 2)
Biggest defeat4-1 v Rodez
(Away, 16 Sept 2023, Ligue 2)
3-0 v Saint-Étienne
(Home, 17 Feb 2024, Ligue 2)

The 2023–24 season was Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest's 125th season in existence and first one back in the Ligue 2. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 August 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF France FRA Batista Mendy
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Halid Šabanović
5 DF France FRA Marius Courcoul
6 MF Algeria ALG Nabil Bentaleb (vice-captain)
7 FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima Niane
9 FW France FRA Loïs Diony
10 MF Algeria ALG Himad Abdelli
11 FW France FRA Sidiki Chérif
12 MF Algeria ALG Zinédine Ould Khaled
14 MF Morocco MAR Yassin Belkhdim
15 MF France FRA Pierrick Capelle (captain)
16 GK France FRA Melvin Zinga
17 FW France FRA Justin-Noël Kalumba
19 FW France FRA Noah Fatar
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF France FRA Jordan Lefort
22 DF Benin BEN Cédric Hountondji
23 FW France FRA Adrien Hunou
24 FW France FRA Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
25 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Bamba
27 DF France FRA Lilian Raolisoa
28 FW Algeria ALG Farid El Melali
29 DF France FRA Ousmane Camara
30 GK Ivory Coast CIV Yahia Fofana
45 FW France FRA Noah Nadje
70 DF Algeria ALG Yacine Gaya
94 DF Tunisia TUN Yan Valery
MF France FRA Florent Hanin
MF Senegal SEN Joseph Lopy

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Croatia CRO Marin Jakoliš (on loan to Melbourne City)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF France Jordan Lefort France Paris FC Free 1 July 2023
FW Senegal Ibrahima Niane France Metz €500,000 1 July 2023
DF France Florent Hanin France Paris FC Free 31 July 2023
MF Algeria Zinedine Ferhat Turkey Alanyaspor Free 31 August 2023
FW France Esteban Lepaul France SAS Épinal Undisclosed 25 January 2024

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK France Théo Borne France Clermont 1 July 2023
MF France Salim Akkal France Le Puy 1 July 2023
FW France Jason Mbock Released 1 July 2023
DF Ivory Coast Souleyman Doumbia Released 1 July 2023
MF Mali Sada Thioub Released 1 July 2023
FW France Amine Salama France Reims €4,000,000 1 July 2023 [2]
DF Algeria Faouzi Ghoulam Released 1 July 2023
DF Slovenia Miha Blažič Released 1 July 2023
MF France Waniss Taïbi France Rodez Undisclosed 4 July 2023
DF Morocco Oussama Falouh Morocco Wydad AC Free 19 July 2023
FW France Noah Fatar France Sochaux Undisclosed 31 August 2023
MF France Batista Mendy Turkey Trabzonspor €4,400,000 8 September 2023
FW France Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Germany Eintracht Frankfurt €8,500,000 25 January 2024
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Halid Šabanović France Valenciennes Loan 30 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw

8 July 2023 Friendly Guingamp France 1–0 France Angers
15:00
15 July 2023 Friendly SO Cholet France 5–4 France Angers
18:30
19 July 2023 Friendly Angers France 2–1 France Le Mans FC
18:00
23 July 2023 Friendly Nantes France 1–0 France Angers Basse-Goulaine
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Henri-Michel
29 July 2023 Friendly Angers France 1–1 France Bordeaux
18:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 5 August 2023 17 May 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 38 20 8 10 56 42 +14 052.63
Coupe de France 18 November 2023 6 January 2024 Seventh round Round of 64 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
Total 41 22 8 11 60 44 +16 053.66

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Auxerre (C, P) 38 21 11 6 72 36 +36 74 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Angers (P) 38 20 8 10 56 42 +14 68
3 Saint-Étienne (O, P) 38 19 8 11 48 31 +17 65 Qualification for promotion play-offs final
4 Rodez 38 16 12 10 62 51 +11 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs semi-final
5 Paris FC 38 16 11 11 49 42 +7 59
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 8 10 56 42  +14 68 13 4 2 31 15  +16 7 4 8 25 27  −2

Last updated: 10 May 2024.
Source: Ligue 2 BKT

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLDDWWLWWWWWLWDWDWWWLWLWLLLWDLWDDWWLWWD
Position1615161271275432322221112121222222232223322
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. Source: Ligue 2 BKT
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[3]

5 August 2023 1 Laval 1–0 Angers Laval
19:00
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
12 August 2023 2 Angers 0–0 Annecy Angers
19:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Karim Abed
19 August 2023 3 Angers 2–2 Auxerre Angers
19:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 5,906
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
26 August 2023 4 Dunkerque 0–1 Angers Dunkirk
Ghrieb Yellow card 31'
Orelien Yellow card 40'
Thiam Yellow card 90+4'
Report Bahoya Yellow card 65'
Niane Yellow card 77'
Abdelli 90+5'
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Ahmed Taleb
2 September 2023 5 Angers 2–0 Paris FC Angers
Diony 33'
Abdelli Yellow card 62'
Bahoya 90+4'
Report Camara Yellow card 35'
Diaby-Fadinga Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 5,276
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
16 September 2023 6 Rodez 4–1 Angers Rodez
Haag Yellow card 45+5'
Corredor 46'
Taïbi 49'
Ngouyamsa Yellow card 83'
Hountondji 86'
Rajot 88'
Report Diony 2'
Bahoya Yellow card 52'
Fofana Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Attendance: 2,722
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
23 September 2023 7 Angers 2–0 Bastia Angers
19:00 Capelle 29', Yellow card 73'
Bahoya 90+7'
Report Yapi Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Keita Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Mikael Lesage
26 September 2023 8 Quevilly-Rouen 0–1 Angers Le Petit-Quevilly
Cissé Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 79'
Coulibaly Yellow card 90+5'
Report Lefort Yellow card 35'
Diony 38'
Valery Yellow card 47'
Lopy Yellow card 67'
Capelle Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon
Attendance: 5,194
Referee: Ahmed Taleb
30 September 2023 9 Angers 2–0 Concarneau Angers
Niane Yellow card 28'
Diony 77'
El Melali 90+6'
Report Mouazan Yellow card 42'
Ba Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 5,487
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
7 October 2023 10 Amiens 1–4 Angers Amiens
Kaïboué Yellow card 11'
Carroll 14'
Do Couto Yellow card 39'
Urhoghide Yellow card 45+3'
M. Fofana Yellow card 45+8'
Leautey Red card 70'
Report Y. Fofana Yellow card 20'
El Melali 22'
Abdelli 45+5' (pen.)
Ferhat 71' (pen.)
Bahoya Yellow card 77'
Valery Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 87'
Hunou 90+7'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 6,799
Referee: Olivier Thual
21 October 2023 11 Angers 2–0 Bordeaux Angers
Lopy 33'
Bahoya 60'
Report Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 10,416
Referee: Antoine Valnet
30 October 2023 12 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Angers Saint-Étienne
20:45 Sissoko 51'
Pétrot 59'
Bouchouari Yellow card 61'
Lobry Yellow card 82'
Report Bamba Yellow card 84' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 27,153
4 November 2023 13 Angers 2–0 Valenciennes Angers
20:45 El Melali 14', Yellow card 45+5'
Buatu 29' (o.g.)
Lefort Yellow card 33'
Valery Yellow card 43'
Ferhat Yellow card 45+5'
Capelle Yellow card 90+2'
Report Louchet Yellow card 16'
Poha Yellow card 45+5'
Bonnet Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 8,094
Referee: Thierry Bouille
11 November 2023 14 Pau 4–4 Angers Pau
19:00 Bassouamina 2'
Koudou Yellow card 13'
Boutaïb 30', 90+5'
Ruiz Yellow card 52'
Sylla 62'
Beusnard Yellow card 69'
Report Diony 20'
Lopy 47'
Abdelli 58' (pen.)
Bahoya 88'
Stadium: Nouste Camp
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Mickaël Leleu
27 November 2023 15 Angers 3–0 Caen Angers
20:45 Diony 29'
Hountondji Yellow card 72'
Capelle 87'
Bahoya 90+4'
Report Abdi Yellow card 8'
Mbock Yellow card 47'
Ben Youssef Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 75'
Henry Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,202
Referee: Ahmed Taleb
2 December 2023 16 Ajaccio 1–1 Angers Ajaccio
19:00 Jacob 28'
Campanini Yellow card 36'
Chanot Yellow card 64'
Marchetti Yellow card 76'
Report El Melali 42'
Hountondji Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Stade Michel Moretti
Attendance: 3,956
Referee: Rémi Landry
5 December 2023 17 Angers 1–0 Grenoble Angers
20:45 Diony 34' Report Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,006
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
16 December 2023 18 Troyes 1–4 Angers Troyes
Hanin 8' (o.g.)
Titi Yellow card 41'
Report Capelle 31'
Ferhat 33'
Diony 34'
Abdelli 55'
Valery Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 5,039
Referee: Mikael Lesage
19 December 2023 19 Angers 1–0 Guingamp Angers
20:45 Diony 24', Yellow card 79' Report Sidibé Yellow card 51'
Louiserre Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 10,205
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
13 January 2024 20 Bastia 2–0 Angers Furiani
Janneh Yellow card 23'
Bianchini 29'
Alfarela 60'
Report Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari
Attendance: 10,328
Referee: Benjamin LePaysant
23 January 2024 21 Angers 3–2 Quevilly-Rouen Angers
20:45 Abdelli 25' (pen.)
El Melali 41', 90+3', Yellow card 90+5'
Report Cadiou 19'
Camara 67'
Cissokho Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 7,803
Referee: Aurélien Petit
29 January 2024 22 Bordeaux 1–0 Angers Bordeaux
Ihnatenko Yellow card 10'
Nsimba Yellow card 27'
Davitashvili 70'
Marcelin Red card 71'
Elis Yellow card 90+5'
Report Ould Khaled Yellow card 44'
El Melali Yellow card 83'
Abdelli Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 17,148
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
3 February 2024 23 Angers 2–1 Rodez Angers
Lopy 45+2', Yellow card 90+3'
El Melali 52'
Ferhat Yellow card 90'
Report Corredor 4'
Abdallah Yellow card 45+4'
Depres Yellow card 63'
Danger Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 8,473
Referee: Karim Abed
10 February 2024 24 Auxerre 1–0 Angers Auxerre
Owusu Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 36'
Jubal 90+1' (pen.)
Report Lepaul Yellow card 27'
Raolisoa Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 16,732
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
17 February 2024 25 Angers 0–3 Saint-Étienne Angers
Raolisoa Yellow card 71'
Niane Yellow card 83'
Abdelli Yellow card 90+1'
Report Cardona 42', 44'
Lefort 64' (o.g.)
Monconduit Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 15,662
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
26 February 2024 26 Caen 2–0 Angers Caen
Abdi 13', 58'
Mandrea Yellow card 83'
Report Abdelli Yellow card 79' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 16,965
Referee: Aurélien Petit
4 March 2024 27 Angers 3–1 Ajaccio Angers
Abdelli 28' (pen.)
El Melali Yellow card 59'
Lepaul 87'
Diony 90+4'
Report Ibayi 38'
Soumano Yellow card 64'
Sakhi Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,636
Referee: Mikael Lesage
9 March 2024 28 Valenciennes 0–0 Angers Valenciennes
Oyewusi Yellow card 53'
Doucouré Yellow card 61'
Report Bamba Yellow card 50' Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Antoine Valnet
16 March 2024 29 Angers 1–3 Amiens Angers
Ould Khaled 34' Report Chouiar 59'
Carroll 68'
Corchia Yellow card 90+1'
Jaouab Yellow card 90+5'
Mafouta 90+6'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,685
Referee: Azzédine Souifi
30 March 2024 30 Concarneau 2–4 Angers Concarneau
Mouazan 9'
Rodrigues 41'
Georgen Yellow card 47'
Report Raolisoa Yellow card 45+2'
Diony 50', 90'
El Melali 59'
Lepaul 78'
Stadium: Stade Guy-Piriou
Attendance: 1,442
Referee: Pierre Legat
6 April 2024 31 Angers 1–1 Laval Angers
Hountondji Yellow card 12'
Abdelli 87' (pen.)
Lefort Yellow card 90+3'
Report Pagis 4'
Diaw Yellow card 22'
Roye Yellow card 26'
Baldé Red card 85'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 16,785
Referee: Aurélien Petit
15 April 2024 32 Grenoble 0–0 Angers Grenoble
Paquiez Yellow card 63'
Touray Yellow card 86'
Report Ould Khaled Yellow card 14'
Bamba Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Ahmed Taleb
20 April 2024 33 Angers 2–1 Troyes Angers
Bamba Yellow card 45'
Lepaul 60'
Abdelli 68'
Report Ntim Yellow card 9'
Chavalerin Yellow card 11'
Diop 29'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,468
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
23 April 2024 34 Guingamp 1–2 Angers Guingamp
Guillaume 45+1'
Siwe Yellow card 89'
Louiserre Yellow card 90+4'
Report Raolisoa 37'
Bamba Yellow card 45+2'
Diony 83'
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 9,259
Referee: Olivier Thual
27 April 2024 35 Paris FC 3–1 Angers Paris
18:00 Jabbari 18', Yellow card 19'
Kebbal Yellow card 70', 83'
Valery 79' (o.g.)
Report Capelle 41' Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 10,252
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
3 May 2024 36 Angers 2–1 Pau Angers
19:00 Abdelli 12'
Hanin 52'
Kalumba Yellow card 78'
Zinga Yellow card 90+5'
Report Ruiz 56', Yellow card 63'
Obiang Yellow card 60'
Gaspar Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 10,728
Referee: Eric Wattellier
10 May 2024 37 Annecy 1–2 Angers Annecy
20:45 Demoncy 20'
Gonçalves Yellow card 84'
Report Capelle 42'
Hanin Yellow card 83'
Abdelli Yellow card 89'
Diony 90'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 13,063
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
17 May 2024 38 Angers 0–0 Dunkerque Angers
20:45 Report Koné Yellow card 72' Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 16,594
Referee: Florent Batta

Coupe de France

18 November 2023 7th Round AC Houilles 0–2 Angers Houilles, Paris
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Lacen Yellow card 36' Report Diony 38'
Abdelli 90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Maurice-Baquet
Referee: William Toulliou
9 December 2023 8th Round FC Plessis-Robinson 1–2 Angers Le Plessis-Robinson, Paris
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Petiteaux 4'
Barbette Yellow card 44'
Diabaté Yellow card 87'
Report Niane 25'
Ould Khaled Yellow card 45+2'
Šabanović Yellow card 59'
Hunou 79'
Stadium: Parc des Sports du Hameau
Referee: Valentin Giorgetti
6 January 2024 Round of 64 Brest 1–0 Angers Brest
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Raolisoa 63' (o.g.)
Camblan Red card 90+3'
Report Lopy Yellow card 23'
Ferhat Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 10,673
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

References

  1. ^ "Effectif de l'équipe pro d'Angers SCO" (in French). Angers SCO. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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