Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club (often simply known as
AS Monaco or
Monaco) are a
MonégasqueMonégasque may refer to:* The Monégasque language, the local dialect of Monaco. For more about languages spoken in Monaco, see Languages of Monaco* Something of, from, or related to Monaco, a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe...
football club based in the
Principality of MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
. They play in the
Ligue 1Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
(formerly known as the French Première Division) and are one of the most successful clubs in
French footballFootball in France is governed by the French Football Federation . The FFF organises both the men's and women's national football teams. Notably AS Monaco, a club from the independent sovereign state of Monaco, play in French competition...
, having won seven
leagueLigue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
titles and five
Coupe de FranceCoupe de France, or Coupe Charles Simon, is a competition for French football clubs, open to all professional and non-professional teams. The cup is one of many inter-French club competitions that have been organised by the French Football Federation...
trophies. They have also regularly competed in
European footballEuropean football is a colloquial term referring to any international football club competition that is organized by UEFA. Any club that wishes to participate in European football must qualify through their respective domestic league or domestic cup competitions...
, becoming runners-up in both the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and
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in 1992 and 2004 respectively.
The club are the only team within the French football system not based in France itself, being based in the sovereign
principalityA principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Monaco. They enjoyed numerous successes in the 1970s and late 1980s under the managerial tenures of
Lucien LeducLucien Leduc was a French football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player**French championship in 1947 with CO Roubaix-Tourcoing**Coupe de France 1949 with RC Paris*As a coach...
and
Arsène WengerArsène Wenger, OBE is a French football manager who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
, during which they were amongst the leading lights of European football. Their traditional colours are red and white, being affectionately known as
Les Rouge et Blanc (
The Red and Whites). Monaco currently play at the
Stade Louis IIThe Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves as a venue for both football, being the home of AS Monaco as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match, and athletics, where it plays host to the IAAF World Athletics Final The Stade Louis II is a...
in
FontvieilleFontvieille is the newest of the four traditional quarters in the principality of Monaco, and one of ten Wards for modern administrative purposes...
, their home since 1985, and are members of the
European Club Association- History :The European Club Association is an organisation representing football clubs in Europe. Formed on the dissolution of the G-14 group in January 2008, it has 103 members, with at least one from each of the 53 national associations...
.
History
Monaco were founded on August 23, 1924 as an unification of numerous local clubs based in the
principalityMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
. The club's early years were spent in the amateur regional divisions of the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is one of the 26 regions of France...
regionFrance is administratively divided into 25 regions , of which 21 are on mainland France, and four are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
, rising rapidly between the leagues in the 1920s. In 1933, Monaco were invited by the
French Football FederationThe French Football Federation is the governing body of football in France. It organises the French football league, the Ligue 1, and the men's and women's national teams...
to turn professional. The Monégasques' first year of
second division footballLigue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top division.The 20 clubs that make up Ligue 2 play each other twice during the season, creating a 38-match schedule...
ended in failure however, as they were relegated to the amateur leagues the following year. By 1948, AS Monaco reacquired its professional status and returned to the French second division; they subsequently consistently finished in its upper echelons, with this sustained period of effort resulting in promotion to the French
first divisionLigue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
for the first time in 1953.
In 1960, AS Monaco's first iconic coach
Lucien LeducLucien Leduc was a French football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player**French championship in 1947 with CO Roubaix-Tourcoing**Coupe de France 1949 with RC Paris*As a coach...
led the club to its first professional trophy, the
Coupe de FranceCoupe de France, or Coupe Charles Simon, is a competition for French football clubs, open to all professional and non-professional teams. The cup is one of many inter-French club competitions that have been organised by the French Football Federation...
, beating
AS Saint-ÉtienneAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, are a French football team founded in 1920. They play their home games at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the city of Saint Étienne. They are also one of the most successful teams in French Football history, with honours including 10 French First...
4-2 in
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. This initial success was bettered even further in the following year, with the club winning the
French ChampionshipLigue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
for the first time in its history, qualifying for the European Cup. Leduc subsequently led the club to its first League and Cup Double in 1963. Upon Leduc's departure in 1963, Monaco endured a barren run, entrenched in the middle half of the league for the best half of the next decade and alternating between the first and second divisions after 1963. In 1975, Jean-Louis Campora, son of former president Charles Campora, became chairman of the club. In his second season, he brought back Leduc, who immediately won the club promotion to the first division and won them the championship the following year in 1978. Leduc subsequently left the club again in 1979, succeeded by
Lucien MullerLucien Muller-Schmidt is a former French footballer and manager born in Bischwiller who played as a midfielder.He was part of France at FIFA World Cup 1966 but did not play any match.-External links:* French * French...
and
Gérard BanideGérard Banide is a former French football coach. He is the father of Laurent Banide.-External links and references:*...
, both of whom were unable to halt the club's dissent.
In 1986, famed
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manager István Kovács, who succeeded
Rinus MichelsMarinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels was a Dutch football player and coach. He played his entire career for the club Ajax Amsterdam, whom he later coached, and was a member of the Netherlands national team both as a player and as manager.Michels became most notable for his coaching achievements,...
and honed his
total football"Total Football" is the label for an influential theory of tactical association football in which any player can take over the role of any other player in the team. It was pioneered by Dutch football club Ajax Amsterdam...
ideals with the Dutch champions, came out of a three-year hiatus to manage Monaco, but even he could not bring them success. With the club facing a second barren spell, they signed legendary future
ArsenalArsenal Football Club are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London...
manager
Arséne WengerArsène Wenger, OBE is a French football manager who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
, who had hitherto been relatively unknown, managing Nancy without much material success. Wenger's reign saw the club enjoying one of the most successful periods of their history, signing several talented players, including future legends
George WeahGeorge Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian politician and former football forward. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries...
,
Glenn HoddleGlenn Hoddle is an English football manager and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
,
Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 UEFA European Championship...
and
Youri DjorkaeffYouri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French football player who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000...
, his youth team policies garnering future World Cup winners
Emmanuel PetitEmmanuel "Manu" Laurent Petit is a French former football player, who played his club football for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea...
,
Lilian ThuramLilian Thuram is a retired French professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team. He played played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A. With France, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and...
and
Thierry HenryThierry Daniel Henry is a French footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the French national team predominantly as a striker....
, winning the league in his first season in charge (1988) and the Coupe de France in 1989 and 1991, with the club consistently competing in the latter stages of the European Cup and regularly challenging for the league title. The club could have had even further successes in this period, as it emerged in 1993 that bitter rivals Olympique Marseille had indulged in match fixing and numerous improprieties, a view that Wenger had long held. In 1995, after being blocked by the Monaco board from opening discussions with German powerhouses Bayern Munich for their vacant managerial post upon having been shortlisted for the role, Wenger was released from the club, several weeks after the post had already been fulfilled.
After Wenger's departure, the club endured another barren run, only winning the league two times afterwards, in 1997 and 2000, and amidst rumours of the club facing numerous financial difficulties, Campora left the club in 2003, with Monaco facing relegation into the second division due to a huge deficit and a major dearth of investors. His replacement, Pierre Svara, took charge on a transitional basis in 2003, with the club enjoying a remarkable run towards the final of the
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, led by former French national team captain
Didier DeschampsDidier Claude Deschamps ) , is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.-Club career:...
and with the team featuring stalwarts such as
Fernando MorientesFernando Morientes Sánchez is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Olympique de Marseille, as a striker.Morientes' main asset is his aerial and strong goalscoring abilities...
,
Ludovic GiulyLudovic Giuly is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Paris Saint Germain.-Early career:After starting his career with Olympique Lyonnais in 1994, Giuly was signed by Monaco in January 1998....
,
Jerome RothenJérôme Rothen is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for Rangers on loan from Paris Saint-Germain....
and
Dado PrsoMiladin "Dado" Pršo is a former Croatian professional football striker of Serbian descent. He retired in June 2007 from the Scottish Premier League club Rangers.- Career :...
, beating
Real MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...
and
ChelseaChelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club (are a professional English football club based in West London. The team, founded in 1905, play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football...
along the way. Even with this successful run, Svara was not retained as chairman and was soon replaced by Michel Pastor. One of Pastor's first tasks upon taking over the helm of the club was to hold onto the players who had turned the club into one of the best in Europe; however, he failed to convince them to stay, with their replacements not being able to replicate their previous successes. After four years, six coaches and nothing apart from mid-table finishes, Pastor left the club amid severe criticism of his management skills.
In 2008,
Jérôme de BontinJérôme de Bontin is a businessman and football administrator who was president of AS Monaco FC.- Career :He studied the USA, where he graduated in economics at Amherst College in Massachusetts, a school that he attended with Prince Albert of Monaco. He made his career in the USA in finance. He is...
, a leading shareholder of the club since 2003, took charge of the club, asserting that he would enact a complete reorganization of the administration. Under his reign the club brought in players such as Park Joo-Young and
Freddy AduFredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu is an American soccer player who currently plays with Belenenses in Portugal. Adu was born in Tema, Ghana, before emigrating to the United States at the age of eight and becoming a citizen in 2003...
; however, they did not witness much success on the pitch, going through a torrid season and only managing a mid-table place. De Bontin resigned at the end of the season, replaced by banker Etienne Franzi and a new board of directors. In July 2009, Brazilian manager
Ricardo GomesRicardo Gomes Raimundo, usually known as Ricardo Gomes or simply Ricardo is a football manager and former central defender.- Career :He played for Fluminense, Benfica, and Paris Saint-Germain...
was replaced by former
CannesAssociation Sportive de Cannes Football is a French football club, founded in 1909. The club currently competes in the Championnat National...
and Rennes coach
Guy LacombeGuy Lacombe is a French former professional football player, he is the manager of AS Monaco FC.- International :...
, inheriting a youthful squad featuring numerous highly lauded youth team prospects, including
Cédric MongonguCédric Mongongou is a French-Congolese footballer who plays as a defender for AS Monaco in Ligue 1.-Career:Cédric moved to France from Congo at a very young age. He would later obtained the French citizenship, thus giving him dual citizenship...
,
Serge GakpéSerge Gakpé is a naturalized Togolose football midfielder, who plays for AS Monaco in the French Ligue 1.-Playing career:...
,
Vincent MuratoriVincent Muratori is a French defender. He currently plays for Monaco.-External links:...
,
Frédéric NimaniFrédéric Nimani-N'Galou is a French striker of Chadian descent who currently plays for AS Monaco.-AS Monaco:...
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Nicolas N'KoulouNicolas Alexis Julio N'Koulou N'Doubena , commonly referred to as Nicolas N'Koulou, is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco.-Club career:...
,
Yohan MolloYohan Mollo is a French footballer currently playing for AS Monaco FC in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. He is often deployed as a winger and can play both the right and left flanks...
and
Yohann Thuram-UlienYohann Thuram-Ulien is a French footballer of Guadeloupean descent currently playing for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC.-Club career:...
.
Stadiums
Monaco have played at the original
Stade Louis IIStade Louis II was a multi-use stadium in Fontvieille, Monaco. It was initially used as the stadium of AS Monaco FC matches. It was replaced by Stade Louis II in 1985. The capacity of the stadium was 12,000 spectators.-External links:*...
stadium since its beginnings in 1939; in 1985, the stadium was replaced with the current
iterationThe Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves as a venue for both football, being the home of AS Monaco as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match, and athletics, where it plays host to the IAAF World Athletics Final The Stade Louis II is a...
, built on a nearby site consisting of land reclaimed from the
Mediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The sea is technically a part of the Atlantic Ocean, although it...
, a recurring feature of its seaside
FontvieilleFontvieille is the newest of the four traditional quarters in the principality of Monaco, and one of ten Wards for modern administrative purposes...
surrounds. Housing a total of 18,500 supporters and noted for its iconic nine arches, it has hosted numerous athletic events and European cup finals, including each instance of the annual UEFA Super Cup. The ground's pitch has been changed numerous times of late, and at the beginning of the 2008-09 season underwent numerous renovations, including the installation of two large screens. The club train in nearby
La TurbieLa Turbie is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France.-History:...
at a newly-built training facility featuring state-of-the-art gyms, pools and conference centres.
First-team squad
As of September 9, 2009.
Players out on loan
Notable players
Goalkeepers : Jean-Luc EttoriJean-Luc Ettori is a retired football goalkeeper from France, who spent his entire career with AS Monaco. He earned nine caps for the France national football team in the early 1980s including starting every game in the 1982 World Cup.-References:...
Jean-Claude Hernández Fabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez is a former French football goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with...
Flavio RomaFlavio Roma is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.-Club career:Roma started his career at S.S. Lazio youth team. He played as 3rd goalkeeper behind Luca Marchegiani and Fernando Orsi before left the club and played for clubs at Serie B and Serie C1...
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Defenders : Rafael MarquezRafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican football centre back and defensive midfielder, who is currently playing for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga and the Mexico national football team, where he is currently the captain.-Atlas:Márquez began his career at Mexican club Atlas, for whom he debuted in...
Manuel AmorosManuel Amoros is a retired football defender from France. He was capped 82 times for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986....
Luc SonorLuc Sonor is a former French international footballer who played in both France and Scotland.-Club career:His clubs include CS Sedan Ardennes, FC Metz, AS Monaco and Ayr United....
Georges Thomas Franck DumasFranck Dumas is a former French professional football player. He is currently the manager of SM Caen.Dumas started his career at Caen and played there for five seasons before moving to AS Monaco...
Alfred Vitalis Marcel Nowak Georges CasolariGeorges Casolari is a French former footballer.-External links:**...
Marcel ArtelesaMarcel Artelesa, born 2 July, 1938 is a French former football defender.He played for France in the FIFA World Cup 1966.-Titles:*French championship in 1963 with AS Monaco*Coupe de France in 1963 with AS Monaco-References:***...
Lilian ThuramLilian Thuram is a retired French professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team. He played played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A. With France, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and...
Raymond KaelbelRaymond Kaelbel was a football player. He was part of France during 1958 FIFA World Cup....
Patrice EvraPatrice Latyr Evra is a French international footballer, who plays for English Premiership side Manchester United and the French national team. He is a left wingback who can also operate on the left wing....
Sébastien SquillaciSébastien Squillaci is a French footballer who is a centre back, currently playing for Sevilla FC of La Liga.- AS Monaco :...
Rolland CourbisRolland Courbis Rolland Courbis Rolland Courbis (born 12 August, 1953 is a French former football defender, last managing Montpellier HSC.-Titles:As a player*French championship in 1978, 1982 with AS Monaco*Coupe de France 1980 with AS Monaco*Super League Greece 1974 with Olympiacos...
Gaël GivetGaël Givet-Viaros is a French professional football player. He currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. Givet is a centre back who can also play at left back.-AS Monaco:...
Thierry Ninot Willy SagnolWilliam Sagnol is a former French international defender. He had his most successful times playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga...
Patrick BattistonPatrick Battiston is a former French football player, who played for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship.-Club career:...
Philippe ChristanvalPhilippe Charles Lucien Christanval is a retired French football player of Guadeloupian origin who most recently played for Fulham as a centre back.- Career :...
Armand ForchérioArmand Forcherio is a former player and manager of AS Monaco FC, a football team playing in french Ligue 1. He is Monegasque and the only Monegasque manager ever at the club.-External references:*...
Abdallah Liegeon Philippe LéonardPhilippe Léonard is a Belgian football left back, currently unattached.-Club career:Léonard started his professional career at Standard de Liège...
John Arne RiiseJohn Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Roma in the Italian Serie A. He is the older brother of Bjørn Helge Riise, and more famously played for Liverpool FC...
Roger MendyRoger Mendy is a retired Senegalese footballer who spent three years playing for AS Monaco, with whom he reached the 1992 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. He also had spells with Sporting Toulon and ASC Jeanne d'Arc before finishing his career in Italy with Pescara Calcio.-References:* *...
Maicon Douglas Sisenando Pablo ContrerasPablo Andrés Contreras Fica is a Chilean football defender, who plays for PAOK FC of Thessaloniki, Greece. Contreras primarily plays central defender, but he can also operate as a right back...
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Defensive Midfielders : Claude PuelClaude Puel is a French former football midfielder, now a manager. He currently manages Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon. He spent 17 years playing for AS Monaco.-Managerial career:...
François LudoFrançois Ludo was a French football player.-References:**...
Emmanuel PetitEmmanuel "Manu" Laurent Petit is a French former football player, who played his club football for Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea...
Martin DjetouMartin Djetou, , is a former Ivorian-French football player.- Career :He has also played for French clubs Monaco, Nice, Strasbourg and FC Istres-Ville-Nouvelle...
Marcel DibMarcel Dib France is a former football midfielder which notably played for AS Monaco FC and Olympique de Marseille, at that time in Ligue 2.-Titles:* Division 1 1988 with AS Monaco FC.* French cup 1991 with AS Monaco FC....
Sylvain LegwinskiSylvain Legwinski is a former French footballer, a Youth coach at Crystal Palace.-Club career:The son of a basketball player with Polish descent who settled at Vichy, Legwinski joined AS Monaco's youth system at 18, as Arsène Wenger was the main squad's manager, giving the player his first team...
Didier ChristopheDidier Christophe is a French retired professional football midfielder.-External links:*...
Sabri LamouchiSabri Lamouchi is a French football midfielder of Tunisian descent.Lamouchi started his professional career with Alès in France. During his time there, he impressed Auxerre and played with them for four years. He then went on to join Monaco before being snapped up by Parma of Italy...
Alain MoizanAlain Moizan is a French retired professional football midfielder.In February 2008, he was appointed coach of the Mauritania national football team, his second national team coaching job after a short stint with Mali in 2004.-External links:*...
Lucas BernardiLucas Ademar Bernardi is a footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys as a defensive midfielder.- Club career :...
John CollinsJohn Angus Paul Collins is a former Scottish international footballer. He played for Hibernian, Celtic, Monaco, Everton and Fulham in a 19 year playing career. He started his coaching career with Hibernian, winning the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, but resigned later that year...
Akis ZikosAndreas Vassilis "Akis" Zikos is a retired Greek international football player who played as a defensive midfielder...
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Attacking Midfielders : Jean PetitJean Petit is a former football midfielder from France, who earned twelve international caps for the French national team during the late 1970s. Petit played most of his professional career for AS Monaco, with whom he won the French title in 1978...
Michel HidalgoMichel Hidalgo was a French football player and manager of France.- Biography :Hidalgo grew up in Normandie, where he started playing football, he was named after Mexican patriot Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla...
Théodore Szkudlapski Youri DjorkaeffYouri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French football player who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000...
Dominique BijotatDominique Bijotat is a former football midfielder from France, who obtained eight international caps for the French national team during the 1980s...
Bernard GenghiniBernard Genghini is a French former football midfielder.- International :He earned 27 caps and scored 6 goals for the France national football team...
Henri BiancheriHenri Biancheri is a French football midfieldder.-References:* *...
Ludovic GiulyLudovic Giuly is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Paris Saint Germain.-Early career:After starting his career with Olympique Lyonnais in 1994, Giuly was signed by Monaco in January 1998....
Jérôme RothenJérôme Rothen is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for Rangers on loan from Paris Saint-Germain....
Roger Ricort Marcelo GallardoMarcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine footballer. He is an attacking midfielder in the role of playmaker who plays for River Plate in Argentina.-Early years:...
Raoul Nogues Raoul Conti José Omar PastorizaJosé Omar Pastoriza was a midfielder for Independiente, AS Monaco, and the Argentina national football team, as well as manager for many teams including the Venezuelan national team....
Glenn HoddleGlenn Hoddle is an English football manager and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
Enzo Scifo Ali BenarbiaAli Benarbia is a former Algerian footballer, who came to France at a young age and began his career at FC Martigues in 1987. He was part of the side that was promoted to Ligue 1 in 1993, operating as a midfielder....
Umberto BarberisUmberto Barberis is a former Swiss-Italian footballer, last managing FC Sion.-Playing career:Barberis started his career in Switzerland, playing for FC Sion in his native town, and then for Grasshopper Zurich and Servette FC, winning the Swiss Super League and the Schweizer Cup in 1979...
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Forwards : Yvon DouisYvon Douis is a former French footballer.During his career he played for Lille OSC , Le Havre AC , AS Monaco and AS Cannes . He earned 20 caps and scored 4 goals for the France national football team between 1957 and 1965, and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup when France finished third.-External...
Alain CouriolAlain Couriol is a former football striker from France, who earned 12 caps and scored 2 goals for the France national football team, including playing in the 1982 FIFA World Cup where France finished fourth...
Thierry HenryThierry Daniel Henry is a French footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the French national team predominantly as a striker....
André Hess Serge Roy David TrézéguetDavid Sergio Trezeguet is a French-Argentinian football striker who currently plays for Juventus of the Italian Serie A and formerly for the French national team.-Club career:...
Bruno BelloneBruno Bellone is a former football striker from France, who earned 34 caps and scored 2 goals for the France national football team from 1981 to 1988. One of the goals was in the final of the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, where France defeated Spain 2-0 in the final to win the title...
Lucien CossouLucien Cossou is a French former professional football player.-External links:***...
Delio OnnisDelio Onnis is a retired Argentine football forward. He was nicknamed "el Tano" in Argentina.He is still today the French championship highest scorer, scoring 299 goals from 1972 to 1986 for Stade de Reims, AS Monaco FC, Tours FC and Sporting Toulon Var.-Career:Born in Italy, he however, has...
Javier SaviolaJavier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division....
Ramón DíazRamón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ....
Sonny AndersonAnderson da Silva Nilmar , known as Sonny or Anderson, is a former Brazilian footballer, who played as a striker....
Mark HateleyMark Wayne Hateley is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team , and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland.- Career :Hateley started his career at Coventry City, before moving to...
Fernando MorientesFernando Morientes Sánchez is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Olympique de Marseille, as a striker.Morientes' main asset is his aerial and strong goalscoring abilities...
Jürgen KlinsmannJürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 UEFA European Championship...
Marco SimoneMarco Simone is an Italian former professional football player in the striker or winger position. He most prominently played for AC Milan, with whom he won four Italian Serie A championships, as well as French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco. He played four games for the Italian national...
Bert Carlier Park Chu-YoungPark Chu-Young is a South Korean footballer who plays for AS Monaco and the Korean national team. He is renowned for his impressive agility, speed , creativity and passing ability...
Dado PršoMiladin "Dado" Pršo is a former Croatian professional football striker of Serbian descent. He retired in June 2007 from the Scottish Premier League club Rangers.- Career :...
Youssouf Fofana Victor IkpebaVictor Nosa Ikpeba is a former football striker from Nigeria. He has played thirty international matches and scored three goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998...
Djibril Karimou George WeahGeorge Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian politician and former football forward. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries...
Shabani NondaShabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who currently plays in Turkey for Galatasaray.-Club career:...
Javier ChevantónErnesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa is a forward currently playing at Sevilla FC.-Lecce:He was scouted by U.S. Lecce sports director Pantaleo Corvino and signed in the summer of 2001. Despite his 12 goals in 27 games, Lecce were relegated that season into Serie B and Chevantón stayed with them...
Eiður GuðjohnsenEiður Smári Guðjohnsen , known in English as Eidur Gudjohnsen is an Icelandic football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or a second striker for French Ligue 1 side Monaco. He previously played with the English Premiership club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his...
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Managers
Jean BatmaleJean Batmale was a French football player. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
:1948-1950
Elek SchwartzAlexander "Elek" Schwartz was coach of the Dutch national football team. With SL Benfica he won the national Championship and Cup trophies of 1965 and led the club into the final of the European Cup of Champions....
:1950-1952
Angelo GrizzettiAngelo Grizzetti is an Italian born French former footballer and coach.He played for Sochaux, RC Paris, Angoulême and CA Paris....
:1952-1953 Ludwic Dupal :1953-1956
Anton MarekAnton "Tony" Marek was an Austrian football player and manager who played for Nord-Wien, Wacker Vienna, Club Français, RC Lens and Toulouse FC.After retiring Marek managed RC Lens, OGC Nice, AS Cannes, Draguignan and Monaco....
:1956-1957 Louis Pirroni :1957-1958
Lucien LeducLucien Leduc was a French football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player**French championship in 1947 with CO Roubaix-Tourcoing**Coupe de France 1949 with RC Paris*As a coach...
:1958-1963 Switzerland
Roger CourtoisRoger Courtois was a French football striker and manager.He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1934 and 1938.- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard:* Division 1: 1935, 1938* Coupe de France: 1937...
:1963-1965 Louis Pirroni :1965-1966
Pierre SinibaldiPierre Sinibaldi is a French former football player and manager.In the 1960s and again in the early 1970s, he coached R.S.C. Anderlecht with whom he previously won four Belgian Championships between 1962 and 1966...
:1966-1969 Louis Pirroni :1969-1970
Robert DomergueRobert Domergue is a former French football player and manager.He played for his hometown club Cannes.He most notably coached Alès, Valenciennes, France , Marseille, ES Tunis, Monaco, Strasbourg, Cannes and Dunkerque.-External links and references:**...
:1969-1970
Jean LucianoJean Luciano is a French former football midfielder.He coached OGC Nice, Sporting C.P., Vitória SC, SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC and GFCO Ajaccio.-References:*...
:1970-1972 Ruben Bravo :1972-1974 Alberto Muro :1974-1975
Armand ForcherioArmand Forcherio is a former player and manager of AS Monaco FC, a football team playing in french Ligue 1. He is Monegasque and the only Monegasque manager ever at the club.-External references:*...
:1976
Lucien LeducLucien Leduc was a French football midfielder and a manager.-Titles:*As a player**French championship in 1947 with CO Roubaix-Tourcoing**Coupe de France 1949 with RC Paris*As a coach...
:1977-1979
Gérard BanideGérard Banide is a former French football coach. He is the father of Laurent Banide.-External links and references:*...
:1979-1983
Lucien MullerLucien Muller-Schmidt is a former French footballer and manager born in Bischwiller who played as a midfielder.He was part of France at FIFA World Cup 1966 but did not play any match.-External links:* French * French...
:1983-1986
Stefan KovacsIstván Kovács , is with 15 major titles one of the most successful association football coaches in the history of the game...
: 1986-1987
Arsène WengerArsène Wenger, OBE is a French football manager who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
: 1987-1995
Jean-Luc EttoriJean-Luc Ettori is a retired football goalkeeper from France, who spent his entire career with AS Monaco. He earned nine caps for the France national football team in the early 1980s including starting every game in the 1982 World Cup.-References:...
: 1995-1995
Gérard BanideGérard Banide is a former French football coach. He is the father of Laurent Banide.-External links and references:*...
: 1995
Jean TiganaJean Amadou Tigana is a football manager and former player, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s.-Playing career:Tigana started his professional career...
: 1995-1999
Claude PuelClaude Puel is a French former football midfielder, now a manager. He currently manages Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon. He spent 17 years playing for AS Monaco.-Managerial career:...
: 1999-2001
Didier DeschampsDidier Claude Deschamps ) , is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.-Club career:...
: 2001-2005
Francesco GuidolinFrancesco Guidolin is an Italian football manager from Parma and former player.-Career:After a mild playing career, in 1988 Guidolin debuted in a managing role as head coach of Serie C2 team Giorgione, the main club of his native city, Castelfranco Veneto...
: 2005-2006 László Bölöni : 2006
Laurent BanideLaurent Banide is a French football manager.He coached Monaco, Umm-Salal and Al-Kuwait....
: 2006-2007
Ricardo GomesRicardo Gomes Raimundo, usually known as Ricardo Gomes or simply Ricardo is a football manager and former central defender.- Career :He played for Fluminense, Benfica, and Paris Saint-Germain...
: 2007-2009
Guy LacombeGuy Lacombe is a French former professional football player, he is the manager of AS Monaco FC.- International :...
: 2009-
Domestic
- Ligue 1
Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
- Winners (7): 1961
AS Monaco FC won Division 1 season 1960/1961 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.-Participating teams:-Final table:...
, 1963, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2000
- French Cup
Coupe de France, or Coupe Charles Simon, is a competition for French football clubs, open to all professional and non-professional teams. The cup is one of many inter-French club competitions that have been organised by the French Football Federation...
- Winners (5): 1960, 1963, 1980, 1985, 1991
- French League Cup
The Coupe de la Ligue, known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1994, although similar competitions had been previously held in France. The Coupe Charles...
- Trophée des champions
Le Trophée des Champions, the Champions Trophy is a cup organised by the French Football Federation, a match between the winners of the French Championship and the winners of the French Cup. In 2009, the FFF announced that the match would be played in Montreal. *Not held in 1996 because AJ Auxerre...
- Winners (4): 1961, 1985, 1997, 2000
- Coupe Gambardella
The Gambardella cup is a French football tournament held between the under-18s of the French football clubs, organised by the French Football Federation ....
European
- UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season, and...
- Coppa delle Alpi
Coppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
- Winners (3): 1979, 1983, 1984
Records
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| France Jean-Luc Ettori Jean-Luc Ettori is a retired football goalkeeper from France, who spent his entire career with AS Monaco. He earned nine caps for the France national football team in the early 1980s including starting every game in the 1982 World Cup.-References:...
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755 games |
France Claude PuelClaude Puel is a French former football midfielder, now a manager. He currently manages Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon. He spent 17 years playing for AS Monaco.-Managerial career:...
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602 |
| France Jean Petit Jean Petit is a former football midfielder from France, who earned twelve international caps for the French national team during the late 1970s. Petit played most of his professional career for AS Monaco, with whom he won the French title in 1978...
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428 |
| France Manuel Amoros Manuel Amoros is a retired football defender from France. He was capped 82 times for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986....
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349 |
| France Christian Dalger Christian Dalger is a former football striker from France, who earned six international caps for the French national team during the 1970s, scoring two goals....
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334 |
| France Marcel Dib Marcel Dib France is a former football midfielder which notably played for AS Monaco FC and Olympique de Marseille, at that time in Ligue 2.-Titles:* Division 1 1988 with AS Monaco FC.* French cup 1991 with AS Monaco FC....
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326 |
| France Francois Ludo François Ludo was a French football player.-References:**...
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319 |
| France Luc Sonor Luc Sonor is a former French international footballer who played in both France and Scotland.-Club career:His clubs include CS Sedan Ardennes, FC Metz, AS Monaco and Ayr United....
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315 |
| France Michel Hidalgo Michel Hidalgo was a French football player and manager of France.- Biography :Hidalgo grew up in Normandie, where he started playing football, he was named after Mexican patriot Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla...
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304 |
| France Armand Forcherio Armand Forcherio is a former player and manager of AS Monaco FC, a football team playing in french Ligue 1. He is Monegasque and the only Monegasque manager ever at the club.-External references:*...
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Argentina Delio OnnisDelio Onnis is a retired Argentine football forward. He was nicknamed "el Tano" in Argentina.He is still today the French championship highest scorer, scoring 299 goals from 1972 to 1986 for Stade de Reims, AS Monaco FC, Tours FC and Sporting Toulon Var.-Career:Born in Italy, he however, has...
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223 goals |
| France Lucien Cossou Lucien Cossou is a French former professional football player.-External links:***...
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115 |
| France Christian Dalger Christian Dalger is a former football striker from France, who earned six international caps for the French national team during the 1970s, scoring two goals....
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89 |
| Nigeria Victor Ikpeba Victor Nosa Ikpeba is a former football striker from Nigeria. He has played thirty international matches and scored three goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998...
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77 |
| France Jean Petit Jean Petit is a former football midfielder from France, who earned twelve international caps for the French national team during the late 1970s. Petit played most of his professional career for AS Monaco, with whom he won the French title in 1978...
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| France Yvon Douis Yvon Douis is a former French footballer.During his career he played for Lille OSC , Le Havre AC , AS Monaco and AS Cannes . He earned 20 caps and scored 4 goals for the France national football team between 1957 and 1965, and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup when France finished third.-External...
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74 |
France Youri DjorkaeffYouri Raffi Djorkaeff is a former French football player who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000...
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo Shabani Nonda Shabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who currently plays in Turkey for Galatasaray.-Club career:...
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BrazilFrance Sonny AndersonAnderson da Silva Nilmar , known as Sonny or Anderson, is a former Brazilian footballer, who played as a striker....
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| Liberia George Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian politician and former football forward. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries...
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External links
Official club website Unofficial site Polish site about AS Monaco