Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Founded in 1918, the team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille. Though based in Monaco, the club plays in the French football league system. Monaco is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. The club has also competed in European football, and were runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004. The club's traditional colours are red and white, and the club is known as Les Rouges et Blancs. Monaco is a member of the European Club Association. In December 2011, two-thirds of the club was sold to an investment group led by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
Full name | Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA |
Nickname(s) | Les Monégasques (The Monégasques) |
Short name | ASM |
Founded | November 23, 1924 |
Ground | Stade Louis II |
Ground Capacity | 18,523 |
Owner | Monaco Sport Investment Ltd (66.67%), House of Grimaldi (33.33%) |
President | Dmitry Rybolovlev |
Head coach | Niko Kovač |
League | Ligue 1 |
2020–21 | Ligue 1, 3rd of 20 |
About AS Monaco
Monagasque football club that became one of the most successful clubs in France with eight league titles and five Coupe de France trophies.
Achievement of AS Monaco
In European football, the club was runner-ups for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004.
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