2023–24 Angers SCO season

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.

Angers SCO

2023–24 season
Chairman	Romain Chabane
Manager	Alexandre Dujeux
Stadium	Stade Raymond Kopa
Ligue 2	2nd (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Loïs Diony (15) All: Loïs Diony (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 August 2023^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  FRA Batista Mendy 4 DF  BIH Halid Šabanović 5 DF  FRA Marius Courcoul 6 MF  ALG Nabil Bentaleb (vice-captain) 7 FW  SEN Ibrahima Niane 9 FW  FRA Loïs Diony 10 MF  ALG Himad Abdelli 11 FW  FRA Sidiki Chérif 12 MF  ALG Zinédine Ould Khaled 14 MF  MAR Yassin Belkhdim 15 MF  FRA Pierrick Capelle (captain) 16 GK  FRA Melvin Zinga 17 FW  FRA Justin-Noël Kalumba 19 FW  FRA Noah Fatar

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  FRA Jordan Lefort 22 DF  BEN Cédric Hountondji 23 FW  FRA Adrien Hunou 24 FW  FRA Jean-Mattéo Bahoya 25 DF  CIV Abdoulaye Bamba 27 DF  FRA Lilian Raolisoa 28 FW  ALG Farid El Melali 29 DF  FRA Ousmane Camara 30 GK  CIV Yahia Fofana 45 FW  FRA Noah Nadje 70 DF  ALG Yacine Gaya 94 DF  TUN Yan Valery — MF  FRA Florent Hanin — MF  SEN Joseph Lopy

Out on loan

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

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

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw

Guingamp v Angers

8 July 2023 Friendly	Guingamp	1–0	Angers
15:00

SO Cholet v Angers

15 July 2023 Friendly	SO Cholet	5–4	Angers
18:30

Angers v Le Mans FC

19 July 2023 Friendly	Angers	2–1	Le Mans FC
18:00

Nantes v Angers

23 July 2023 Friendly	Nantes	1–0	Angers	Basse-Goulaine
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mohamed 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade Henri-Michel

Angers v Bordeaux

29 July 2023 Friendly	Angers	1–1	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

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
37	20	7	10	56	42	+14	67	13	3	2	31	15	+16	7	4	8	25	27	−2

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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D
Position	16	15	16	12	7	12	7	5	4	3	2	3	2	2	2

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]

Laval v Angers

5 August 2023 1	Laval	1–0	Angers	Laval
19:00	Tapoko  45+2' Sanna 66'	Report	Lefort  36' Abdelli  36' Hountondji  62'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Angers v Annecy

12 August 2023 2	Angers	0–0	Annecy	Angers
19:00	Mendy  55' Bahoya  77'	Report	Mahop  46' Kashi  68'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Karim Abed

Angers v Auxerre

19 August 2023 3	Angers	2–2	Auxerre	Angers
19:00	Abdelli  5' Diony 45+1' Nadje 62' Mendy  79' Capelle  86'	Report	Perrin 17' Joly  20' Hein 75'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 5,906 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Dunkerque v Angers

26 August 2023 4

Dunkerque

0–1

Angers

Angers v Paris FC

2 September 2023 5

Angers

2–0

Paris FC

Rodez v Angers

16 September 2023 6

Rodez

4–1

Angers

Angers v Bastia

23 September 2023 7

Angers

2–0

Bastia

Quevilly-Rouen v Angers

26 September 2023 8

Quevilly-Rouen

0–1

Angers

Angers v Concarneau

30 September 2023 9

Angers

2–0

Concarneau

Amiens v Angers

7 October 2023 10

Amiens

1–4

Angers

Angers v Bordeaux

21 October 2023 11

Angers

2–0

Bordeaux

Saint-Étienne v Angers

30 October 2023 12	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Angers	Saint-Étienne
20:45

Angers v Valenciennes

4 November 2023 13	Angers	2–0	Valenciennes	Angers
20:45				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Pau v Angers

11 November 2023 14	Pau	4–4	Angers	Pau
19:00

Angers v Caen

27 November 2023 15	Angers	3–0	Caen	Angers
20:45				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Ajaccio v Angers

2 December 2023 16	Ajaccio	1–1	Angers	Ajaccio
19:00

Angers v Grenoble

5 December 2023 17	Angers	1–0	Grenoble	Angers
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Troyes v Angers

16 December 2023 18

Troyes

1–4

Angers

Troyes

Angers v Guingamp

19 December 2023 19	Angers	1–0	Guingamp	Angers
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Bastia v Angers

13 January 2024 20

Bastia

2–0

Angers

Furiani

Angers v Quevilly-Rouen

23 January 2024 21	Angers	3–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Angers
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Bordeaux v Angers

29 January 2024 22

Bordeaux

1–0

Angers

Angers v Rodez

3 February 2024 23	Angers	2–1	Rodez	Angers
		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Angers v Saint-Étienne

17 February 2024 25	Angers	0–3	Saint-Étienne	Angers
		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Angers v Ajaccio

4March 2024 27	Angers	3–1	Ajaccio	Angers
				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Angers v Amiens

16 March 2024 29	Angers	1–3	Amiens	Angers
				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Concarneau v Angers

30 March 2024 30

Concarneau

2–4

Angers

Concarneau

Angers v Laval

6 April 2024 31	Angers	1–1	Laval	Angers
				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Grenoble v Angers

15 April 2024 32

Grenoble

0–0

Angers

Grenoble

Angers v Troyes

20 April 2024 33	Angers	2–1	Troyes	Angers
				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Guingamp v Angers

23 April 2024 34

Guingamp

1–2

Angers

Guingamp

Paris FC v Angers

27 April 2024 35

Paris FC

3–1

Angers

Paris

Angers v Pau

3 May 2024 36	Angers	2–1	Pau	Angers
				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Annecy v Angers

10 May 2024 37	Annecy	1–2	Angers	Annecy
20:45

Angers v Dunkerque

17 May 2024 38	Angers	0–0	Dunkerque	Angers
20:45		Report	Mohamed Koné  72'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 16,594 Referee: Florent Batta

Coupe de France

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

AC Houilles v Angers

18 November 2023 Seventh round

AC Houilles

0–2

Angers

FC Plessis-Robinson v Angers

9 December 2023 Eight round

FC Plessis-Robinson

1–2

Angers

Brest v Angers

6 January 2024 Round of 64	Brest	1–0	Angers	Brest
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé

References

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

External links

• Official website