Stade Raymond Kopa

Stade Raymond Kopa is a football stadium in Angers, France. It is the home ground of Ligue 1 side Angers SCO and seats 19,800 people.

Stade Raymond Kopa

Former names	Stade Bessonneau (1912–1957) Stade Municipal (1957–1968) Stade Jean-Bouin (1968–2017)
Location	11, boulevard Pierre-de-Coubertin 49000 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Coordinates	47.460458°N 0.530741°W / 47.460458; -0.530741
Owner	City of Angers
Operator	Angers SCO[1]
Capacity	19,800[2]
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	1957, 1993, 2011, 2018–2023
Architect	Studio d'architecture Bruno Huet (renovation)
Tenants
Angers SCO (1919–present)

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.^{[citation needed]}