2023–24 Angers SCO season
| 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)  | |||
| Highest home attendance | 16,785 v Laval (06 Apr 2024, Ligue 2)  | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,972 v Bastia (20 Sept 2023, Ligue 2)  | |||
| Biggest win | 4-1 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 defeat | 4-1 v Rodez (Away, 16 Sept 2023, Ligue 2) 3-0 v Saint-Étienne (Home, 17 Feb 2024, Ligue 2)  | |||
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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]
 
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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.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Free | 1 July 2023 | |||
| FW | €500,000 | 1 July 2023 | |||
| DF | Free | 31 July 2023 | |||
| MF | Free | 31 August 2023 | |||
| FW | Undisclosed | 25 January 2024 | 
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 July 2023 | ||||
| MF | 1 July 2023 | ||||
| FW | Released | 1 July 2023 | |||
| DF | Released | 1 July 2023 | |||
| MF | Released | 1 July 2023 | |||
| FW | €4,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] | ||
| DF | Released | 1 July 2023 | |||
| DF | Released | 1 July 2023 | |||
| MF | Undisclosed | 4 July 2023 | |||
| DF | Free | 19 July 2023 | |||
| FW | Undisclosed | 31 August 2023 | |||
| MF | €4,400,000 | 8 September 2023 | |||
| FW | €8,500,000 | 25 January 2024 | |||
| DF | Loan | 30 January 2024 | |||
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw
| 8 July 2023 Friendly |  Guingamp  | 1–0 |   | |
| 15:00 | 
| 15 July 2023 Friendly |  SO Cholet  | 5–4 |   | |
| 18:30 | 
| 19 July 2023 Friendly |  Angers  | 2–1 |   | |
| 18:00 | 
| 23 July 2023 Friendly |  Nantes  | 1–0 |   | Basse-Goulaine | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Henri-Michel | 
| 29 July 2023 Friendly |  Angers  | 1–1 |   | |
| 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 | 52.63 | 
| Coupe de France | 18 November 2023 | 6 January 2024 | Seventh round | Round of 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 | 
| Total | 41 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 53.66 | ||||
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
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. Source: Ligue 2 BKT
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 | 
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Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 12 August 2023 2 | Angers | 0–0 | Annecy | Angers | 
| 19:00 | Report | 
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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  Orelien Thiam  | 
Report | Bahoya  Niane Abdelli  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Ahmed Taleb  | 
| 2 September 2023 5 | Angers | 2–0 | Paris FC | Angers | 
| Diony  Abdelli Bahoya  | 
Report | Camara  Diaby-Fadinga  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane  | 
| 16 September 2023 6 | Rodez | 4–1 | Angers | Rodez | 
| Haag  Corredor Taïbi Ngouyamsa Hountondji Rajot  | 
Report | Diony  Bahoya Fofana  | 
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Attendance: 2,722 Referee: Bastien Dechepy  | 
| 23 September 2023 7 | Angers | 2–0 | Bastia | Angers | 
| 19:00 | Capelle  Bahoya  | 
Report | Yapi  Keita  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 26 September 2023 8 | Quevilly-Rouen | 0–1 | Angers | Le Petit-Quevilly | 
| Cissé  Coulibaly  | 
Report | Lefort  Diony Valery Lopy Capelle  | 
Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Ahmed Taleb  | 
| 30 September 2023 9 | Angers | 2–0 | Concarneau | Angers | 
| Niane  Diony El Melali  | 
Report | Mouazan  Ba  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 5,487 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 7 October 2023 10 | Amiens | 1–4 | Angers | Amiens | 
| Kaïboué  Carroll Do Couto Urhoghide M. Fofana Leautey  | 
Report | Y. Fofana  El Melali Abdelli Ferhat Bahoya Valery Hunou  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 6,799 Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 21 October 2023 11 | Angers | 2–0 | Bordeaux | Angers | 
| Lopy  Bahoya  | 
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  Pétrot Bouchouari Lobry  | 
Report | Bamba  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 27,153  | 
| 4 November 2023 13 | Angers | 2–0 | Valenciennes | Angers | 
| 20:45 | El Melali  Buatu Lefort Valery Ferhat Capelle  | 
Report | Louchet  Poha Bonnet  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,094 Referee: Thierry Bouille  | 
| 11 November 2023 14 | Pau | 4–4 | Angers | Pau | 
| 19:00 | Bassouamina  Koudou Boutaïb Ruiz Sylla Beusnard  | 
Report | Diony  Lopy Abdelli Bahoya  | 
Stadium: Nouste Camp Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Mickaël Leleu  | 
| 27 November 2023 15 | Angers | 3–0 | Caen | Angers | 
| 20:45 | Diony  Hountondji Capelle Bahoya  | 
Report | Abdi  Mbock Ben Youssef Henry  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,202 Referee: Ahmed Taleb  | 
| 2 December 2023 16 | Ajaccio | 1–1 | Angers | Ajaccio | 
| 19:00 | Jacob  Campanini Chanot Marchetti  | 
Report | El Melali  Hountondji  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel Moretti Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Rémi Landry  | 
| 5 December 2023 17 | Angers | 1–0 | Grenoble | Angers | 
| 20:45 | Diony  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,006 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 16 December 2023 18 | Troyes | 1–4 | Angers | Troyes | 
| Hanin  Titi  | 
Report | Capelle  Ferhat Diony Abdelli Valery  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 19 December 2023 19 | Angers | 1–0 | Guingamp | Angers | 
| 20:45 | Diony  | 
Report | Sidibé  Louiserre  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,205 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane  | 
| 13 January 2024 20 | Bastia | 2–0 | Angers | Furiani | 
| Janneh  Bianchini Alfarela  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 10,328 Referee: Benjamin LePaysant  | 
| 23 January 2024 21 | Angers | 3–2 | Quevilly-Rouen | Angers | 
| 20:45 | Abdelli  El Melali  | 
Report | Cadiou  Camara Cissokho  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 7,803 Referee: Aurélien Petit  | 
| 29 January 2024 22 | Bordeaux | 1–0 | Angers | Bordeaux | 
| Ihnatenko  Nsimba Davitashvili Marcelin Elis  | 
Report | Ould Khaled  El Melali Abdelli  | 
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 17,148 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 3 February 2024 23 | Angers | 2–1 | Rodez | Angers | 
| Lopy  El Melali Ferhat  | 
Report | Corredor  Abdallah Depres Danger  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 10 February 2024 24 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Angers | Auxerre | 
| Owusu  Jubal  | 
Report | Lepaul  Raolisoa  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 16,732 Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 17 February 2024 25 | Angers | 0–3 | Saint-Étienne | Angers | 
| Raolisoa  Niane Abdelli  | 
Report | Cardona  Lefort Monconduit  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 15,662 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 26 February 2024 26 | Caen | 2–0 | Angers | Caen | 
| Abdi  Mandrea  | 
Report | Abdelli  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,965 Referee: Aurélien Petit  | 
| 4 March 2024 27 | Angers | 3–1 | Ajaccio | Angers | 
| Abdelli  El Melali Lepaul Diony  | 
Report | Ibayi  Soumano Sakhi  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,636 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 9 March 2024 28 | Valenciennes | 0–0 | Angers | Valenciennes | 
| Oyewusi  Doucouré  | 
Report | Bamba  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 5,633 Referee: Antoine Valnet  | 
| 16 March 2024 29 | Angers | 1–3 | Amiens | Angers | 
| Ould Khaled  | 
Report | Chouiar  Carroll Corchia Jaouab Mafouta  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,685 Referee: Azzédine Souifi  | 
| 30 March 2024 30 | Concarneau | 2–4 | Angers | Concarneau | 
| Mouazan  Rodrigues Georgen  | 
Report | Raolisoa  Diony El Melali Lepaul  | 
Stadium: Stade Guy-Piriou Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Pierre Legat  | 
| 6 April 2024 31 | Angers | 1–1 | Laval | Angers | 
| Hountondji  Abdelli Lefort  | 
Report | Pagis  Diaw Roye Baldé  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 16,785 Referee: Aurélien Petit  | 
| 15 April 2024 32 | Grenoble | 0–0 | Angers | Grenoble | 
| Paquiez  Touray  | 
Report | Ould Khaled  Bamba  | 
Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Ahmed Taleb  | 
| 20 April 2024 33 | Angers | 2–1 | Troyes | Angers | 
| Bamba  Lepaul Abdelli  | 
Report | Ntim  Chavalerin Diop  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,468 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji  | 
| 23 April 2024 34 | Guingamp | 1–2 | Angers | Guingamp | 
| Guillaume  Siwe Louiserre  | 
Report | Raolisoa  Bamba Diony  | 
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 9,259 Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 27 April 2024 35 | Paris FC | 3–1 | Angers | Paris | 
| 18:00 | Jabbari  Kebbal Valery  | 
Report | Capelle  | 
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Attendance: 10,252 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 3 May 2024 36 | Angers | 2–1 | Pau | Angers | 
| 19:00 | Abdelli  Hanin Kalumba Zinga  | 
Report | Ruiz  Obiang Gaspar  | 
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,728 Referee: Eric Wattellier  | 
| 10 May 2024 37 | Annecy | 1–2 | Angers | Annecy | 
| 20:45 | Demoncy  Gonçalves  | 
Report | Capelle  Hanin Abdelli Diony  | 
Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 13,063 Referee: Romain Lissorgue  | 
| 17 May 2024 38 | Angers | 0–0 | Dunkerque | Angers | 
| 20:45 | Report | Koné  | 
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  | 
Report | Diony  Abdelli  | 
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  Barbette Diabaté  | 
Report | Niane  Ould Khaled Šabanović Hunou  | 
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  Camblan  | 
Report | Lopy  Ferhat  | 
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 10,673 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart  |