2018–19 Angers SCO season

The 2018–19 Angers SCO season was the 99th professional season of the club since its creation in 1919. During the campaign, the club competed in Ligue 1 as well as the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Angers

2018–19 season
Chairman	Saïd Chabane
Manager	Stéphane Moulin
Stadium	Stade Raymond Kopa
Ligue 1	13th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Highest home attendance	16,011 (24 May vs. Saint-Étienne)
Lowest home attendance	8,342 (10 Nov. vs. Montpellier)
Average home league attendance	11,108
Biggest win	3–0 v. Nice (16 February 2019)
Biggest defeat	0–5 at Lille (18 May 2019)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Main article: List of Angers SCO players

For a list of all former and current Angers SCO players, see Category: Angers SCO players.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Zacharie Boucher (on loan from Auxerre)
2	DF	FRA	Rayan Aït-Nouri
3	DF	FRA	Yoann Andreu
4	DF	CRO	Mateo Pavlović
5	MF	FRA	Thomas Mangani
6	MF	FRA	Vincent Pajot
7	FW	COD	Harrison Manzala
8	DF	CIV	Ismaël Traoré (captain)
9	FW	ESP	Cristian López
10	MF	FRA	Angelo Fulgini
11	FW	FRA	Wilfried Kanga
12	MF	CGO	Férébory Doré
13	FW	FRA	Dorian Bertrand
14	MF	FRA	Anthony Gomez Mancini
15	MF	FRA	Pierrick Capelle

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	FRA	Ludovic Butelle
17	MF	SEN	Cheikh N'Doye (vice-captain; on loan from Birmingham City)
18	MF	FRA	Baptiste Santamaria
19	FW	CMR	Stéphane Bahoken
20	MF	FRA	Flavien Tait
21	MF	FRA	Loïc Puyo
22	MF	FRA	Jeff Reine-Adélaïde
23	DF	FRA	Ibrahim Cissé
24	DF	FRA	Romain Thomas
25	DF	CIV	Abdoulaye Bamba
26	DF	SEN	Saliou Ciss
27	FW	CIV	Thomas Touré
28	FW	ALG	Farid El Melali
29	DF	FRA	Vincent Manceau
40	GK	FRA	Anthony Mandrea

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
—	GK	FRA	Alexandre Letellier (on loan to Troyes)
—	MF	MLI	Lassana Coulibaly (on loan to Rangers)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BEL	Baptiste Guillaume (on loan to Nîmes)

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2018–19 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Strasbourg	38	11	16	11	58	48	+10	49	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
12	Nantes	38	13	9	16	48	48	0	48
13	Angers	38	10	16	12	44	49	−5	46
14	Bordeaux	38	10	11	17	34	42	−8	41
15	Amiens	38	9	11	18	31	52	−21	38

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.
Notes:

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	10	15	13	44	50	−6	45	5	9	5	24	22	+2	5	6	8	20	28	−8

Last updated: 24 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	D
Position	11	16	19	18	12	12	8	11	10	10	12	15	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13

Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Angers v Nîmes

11 August 2018 1	Angers	3–4	Nîmes	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Capelle 33' Manceau  42' Fulgini 51' Traoré 55' Bamba  70'	Report	Thioub 4' Miguel  74'  79' Depres 76' Ripart 85' Thomas 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Antony Gautier

Rennes v Angers

18 August 2018 2	Rennes	1–0	Angers	Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gelin  58' Sarr 81'	Report	Kanga  43' Fulgini  90+3'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Olivier Thual

Paris Saint-Germain v Angers

25 August 2018 3	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Angers	Paris
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cavani 12' Kehrer  21' Mbappé 52' N'Soki  63' Neymar 66'	Report	Mangani 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,105 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Angers v Lille

1 September 2018 4	Angers	1–0	Lille	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Traoré 60' Mangani  64'	Report	Çelik  56'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,245 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Dijon v Angers

15 September 2018 5	Dijon	1–3	Angers	Dijon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Loiodice  3' Saïd 13' Haddadi  32'	Report	Bahoken 20' Tait 29' Santamaria 38' Pavlović  54' Kanga  72'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 12,273 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Angers v Toulouse

22 September 2018 6	Angers	0–0	Toulouse	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Capelle  34'	Report	Sangaré  43' Amian  55'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Florent Batta

Monaco v Angers

25 September 2018 7	Monaco	0–1	Angers	Monaco
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Falcao  39'	Report	N'Doye  13' Bahoken 27' Thomas  83'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,502 Referee: Willy Delajod

Angers v Guingamp

29 September 2018 8	Angers	0–1	Guingamp	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bahoken  6' Thomas  27' Bamba  41'	Report	Benezet  38', 45+2' Rebocho  51' Julan  60'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,483 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Angers v Strasbourg

6 October 2018 9	Angers	2–2	Strasbourg	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reine-Adélaïde  61' Capelle 58' Thomas 90+3'	Report	Mothiba 2', 40' Pablo Martinez  45' Stefan Mitrović  49' Martin  61' Sels  76' Grimm  88'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,930 Referee: Johan Hamel

Reims v Angers

20 October 2018 10	Reims	1–1	Angers	Reims
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Romao  56' Chavarría 73'	Report	Traoré 36'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 10,954 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Angers v Lyon

27 October 2018 11	Angers	1–2	Lyon	Angers
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Traoré  34' Pavlović  39' López  85', 89'	Report	Marcelo  13' Ndombele  58' Aouar 63' Marçal  73' B. Traoré  81' Depay 87' Rafael  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 14,186 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Saint-Étienne v Angers

4 November 2018 12	Saint-Étienne	4–3	Angers	Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diony 26' Debuchy 45+1' Nordin  50' Manceau 73' (o.g.) Hamouma 89'	Report	Pavlović 24' Reine-Adélaïde  29' Tait 45+4' Bahoken 71'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 22,983 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Angers v Montpellier

10 November 2018 13	Angers	1–0	Montpellier	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thomas 69' N'Doye  90+1'	Report	Laborde  12' Delort  50'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,342 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Nantes v Angers

24 November 2018 14	Nantes	1–1	Angers	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Limbombe  23' Waris  85', 89'	Report	Bahoken 5',  36' Santamaria  25' Pavlović  72'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 23,682 Referee: Clément Turpin

Angers v Caen

1 December 2018 15	Angers	1–1	Caen	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	N'Doye  5' Capelle 50'	Report	Diomandé  10' Fajr  53' Beauvue 62'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,523 Referee: Willy Delajod

Nice v Angers

4 December 2018 16	Nice	0–0	Angers	Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hérelle  36' Tameze  60' Lees-Melou  90'	Report	Pavlović  8' Butelle  90+2'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,123 Referee: Hakim Ben el Hadj

Angers v Bordeaux

8 December 2018 17	Angers	Postponed	Bordeaux	Angers
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Amiens v Angers

15 December 2018 18	Amiens	Postponed	Angers	Amiens
				Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

Angers v Marseille

22 December 2018 19	Angers	1–1	Marseille	Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bahoken 35' Traoré  69'	Report	Lopez  22' Sanson  43' Thauvin  69' Sarr 84'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 13,473 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Amiens v Angers

8 January 2019 18	Amiens	0–0	Angers	Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Santamaria  40'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 10,209 Referee: Johan Hamel

Nîmes v Angers

12 January 2019 20	Nîmes	Postponed	Angers	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade des Costières

Angers v Bordeaux

15 January 2019 17	Angers	1–2	Bordeaux	Angers
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pavlović 64' Bamba  74'	Report	Kalu 31' Karamoh 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Angers v Nantes

20 January 2019 21	Angers	1–0	Nantes	Angers
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	N'Doye  49' Pavlović  82' Fulgini 90+4'	Report	Girotto  73' Lucas Lima  78' Kolo  83'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,412 Referee: Benoît Millot

Nîmes v Angers

23 January 2019 20	Nîmes	3–1	Angers	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Depres 31', 49' Landre 34' Briançon  90+1'	Report	Bamba  42' Tait  58' Bahoken 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 12,015 Referee: Olivier Thual

Toulouse v Angers

27 January 2019 22	Toulouse	0–0	Angers	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla  82'	Report	Thomas  84'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 11,296 Referee: Johan Hamel

Angers v Dijon

2 February 2019 23	Angers	1–0	Dijon	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bahoken 27'	Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,451 Referee: Florent Batta

Strasbourg v Angers

9 February 2019 24	Strasbourg	1–2	Angers	Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mitrović  45+1' Prcić 87' Lala  90'	Report	Pavlović  17' Kanga 35', 55' Traoré  59' Cristian  90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Angers v Nice

16 February 2019 25	Angers	3–0	Nice	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bahoken 44' (pen.) Fulgini 47' Cristian 90+2'	Report	Jallet  43' Burner  72'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 11,117 Referee: Frank Schneider

Guingamp v Angers

23 February 2019 26	Guingamp	1–0	Angers	Guingamp
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ndong  7' Deaux 90+2',  90+3'	Report	Bamba  47' Thomas  81'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 16,306 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Angers v Monaco

2 March 2019 27	Angers	2–2	Monaco	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bamba  16' Tait 22', 45' Manceau  69'	Report	Falcao 49', 80' (pen.),  81' Glik  56' B. Badiashile  62'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 11,391 Referee: Antony Gautier

Montpellier v Angers

10 March 2019 28	Montpellier	2–2	Angers	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delort 3' Skhiri 16',  70' Mollet  68' Lasne  81'	Report	Pavlović  73' Fulgini 80' Bahoken 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,931 Referee: Karim Abed

Angers v Amiens

16 March 2019 29	Angers	0–0	Amiens	Angers
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bahoken  28'	Report	Monconduit  35' Ghoddos  41' Otero  55' Krafth  55'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,427 Referee: Benoît Millot

Marseille v Angers

30 March 2019 30	Marseille	2–2	Angers	Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Balotelli 4', 16' Lopez  23' Ocampos  26' Sarr  40'  78'	Report	Mangani 36' (pen.), 76' (pen.) Pajot  58'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,507 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Angers v Rennes

6 April 2019 31	Angers	3–3	Rennes	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reine-Adélaïde 47', 90+2' Bahoken 51' Tait  62' Mangani  72' Butelle  90+3'	Report	Ben Arfa 35', 75' (pen.) André  50' Niang  58', 59' Sarr  64' Traoré  69'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,378 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Caen v Angers

13 April 2019 32	Caen	0–1	Angers	Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oniangué  53' Crivelli  55' Deminguet  65' Djiku  83'	Report	Reine-Adélaïde 61' Capelle  74'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,175 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Lyon v Angers

19 April 2019 33	Lyon	2–1	Angers	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Depay 14' Terrier 39'	Report	Mangani  58' Kanga  64' Tousart 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 43,917 Referee: Benoît Millot

Angers v Reims

28 April 2019 34	Angers	1–1	Reims	Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Manceau 71'	Report	Abdelhamid  19' Foket  56' Cafaro 63' Rahman  88'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 11,464 Referee: Karim Abed

Bordeaux v Angers

4 May 2019 35	Bordeaux	0–1	Angers	Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lauray  38' Youssouf  83'	Report	Bahoken 40'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 18,584 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Angers v Paris Saint-Germain

11 May 2019 36	Angers	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Angers
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tait 87'	Report	Neymar 20' Di María 58' Marquinhos  85'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 14,728 Referee: Florent Batta

Lille v Angers

18 May 2019 37	Lille	5–0	Angers	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ikoné 2' Pépé 14', 76' (pen.) Bamba 70' Luiz Araújo 90',  90'	Report	Pavlović  24' Pajot  39' Aït-Nouri  75'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 42,704 Referee: François Letexier

Angers v Saint-Étienne

24 May 2019 38	Angers	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Angers
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Moulin 70' (o.g.) El Melali  89'	Report	Nordin 64' Kolodziejczak  71'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 16,011 Referee: Johan Hamel

Coupe de France

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France

ES Viry-Châtillon v Angers

5 January 2019 Round of 64	ES Viry-Châtillon	1–0	Angers	Viry-Châtillon
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Keita  24' Marcilla  32' Sacko 50' Djoko Ketchateng  61' Bensaidi  90+1'	Report	Mangani  70'	Stadium: Stade Henri Longuet Attendance: 1,363 Referee: François Letexier

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue

Guingamp v Angers

31 October 2018 Round of 32	Guingamp	0–0 (3–2 p)	Angers	Guingamp
21:05 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 11,630 Referee: Karim Abed
	Penalties
	Eboa Eboa Coco Ngbakoto Fofana Blas		Kanga Capelle Bertrand Santamaria Fulgini