AS MONACO FC

The 'Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club' is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1919. They became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is in Monaco, it has always competed in the French football structure. For this reason, it has always been regarded with a certain suspicion by a segment of the French population. It is one of the most successful clubs in French football, with seven league titles and five French Cup titles. It has also had some successful campaigns in Europe, including a run to the final of the UEFA Champions League, in 2004, but it has not won a European competition.
Monaco were shock finalists in the UEFA Champions League in 2004, impressively beating the likes of Real Madrid and Chelsea along the way there, but they were defeated by FC Porto in the final, losing the match 3-0. This remains Monaco's greatest achievement so far in Europe, but in 2005 Monaco were beaten in the 3rd qualifying round stage by Real Betis. They have since continued recent good form and secured a place in the 1/16th of the UEFA Cup vs. Basel after having won the Group Stage tournament (group including Hamburg, CSKA Sofia, Slavia Prague and Viking Stavanger), after a victorious home/away fixture over Dutch side Willem II.

Contents

Colors and badge

Stadium

Honours

European Record

Current Squad

Out on loan

Transfers In

Transfers Out

Notable players

Managerial history

External links

Colors and badge

At the beginning of the club, 'AS Monaco' was characterized by its lack of identity, and changed its color every year. Colors were used just to be different from other teams. Then, the team played with a red and white striped shirt, from 1950 till 1960, the first important shirt in 'AS Monaco' history.With this striped shirt, the team won its first title, the Coupe de France in 1960.The famous red and white diagonal shirt was designed by princess Grace Kelly herself in 1960 and would give chance immediately to the team, winning its first French championship during the 1960-1961 season.The logo first appeared for the 1968-1969 season on the shirt.

Stadium

AS Monaco's home ground is Stade Louis II, an all-seater with a capacity of 18,500 in the Fontvieille section of Monaco. The stadium, as well as the Fontvieille district, was built entirely on land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea. This small but glamorous looking stadium is often used to host the European Supercup at the start of the season, featuring the winner of the Champions League and the winner of the UEFA Cup.
AS Monaco is sometimes derided for its relatively low number of spectators (10,394 average for the 2003/2004 season). However, taking into account the city's population of 30,000 and that it competes with Nice's team (350,000 inhabitants) OGC Nice 20 km nearby (with an average attendance of 11,500 in the same season), Monaco as a city has one of the highest spectator/inhabitant ratios in France.

Honours

★ 'Ligue 1'

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★ 'Winners (7):' 1961, 1963, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2000

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★ 'Runners-up (5):' 1964, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2003

★ 'French Cup'

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★ 'Winners (5):' 1960, 1963, 1980, 1985, 1991

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★ 'Runners-up (4):' 1974, 1984, 1989. 1992

★ 'French League Cup'

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★ 'Winners (1):' 2003

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★ 'Runners-up (1):' 2001

★ 'Trophée des champions'

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★ 'Winners' (2) 1997, 2000

★ 'Coupe Gambardella'

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★ 'Winners (2):' 1962, 1972

★ 'UEFA Champions League'

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★ 'Runners-up (1):' 2004

★ 'UEFA Cup Winners' Cup'

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★ 'Runners-up (1):' 1992

★ 'Coppa delle Alpi'

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★ 'Winners (3):' 1979, 1983, 1984

European Record

Season	Achievement	Notes
European Champions Clubs' Cup
1988-89	'Quarter-finals'	eliminated by Galatasaray SK 0-1 in Monaco, 1-1 in Istanbul
Champions League
1993-94	'Semi-finals'	eliminated by AC Milan 0-3 in Milan
1997-98	'Semi-finals'	eliminated by Juventus FC 1-4 in Turin, 3-2 in Monaco
2003-04	'Final'	defeated by FC Porto 0-3
Cup Winners' Cup
1989-90	'Semi-finals'	eliminated by UC Sampdoria 2-2 in Monaco, 0-2 in Genova
1991-92	'Final'	defeated by Werder Bremen 0-2
UEFA Cup
1996-97	'Semi-finals'	eliminated by FC Internazionale Milano 1-3 in Milan, 1-0 in Monaco

Current Squad

''As of July 13, 2007.'' Players in 'bold' have international caps.

Out on loan

Transfers In

Transfers Out

Notable players

''For a complete list of former AS Monaco players with a Wikipedia article, see .''
;France

★ Manuel Amoros

★ Fabien Barthez

★ Patrick Battiston

★ Bruno Bellone

★ Henri Biancheri

★ Dominique Bijotat

★ Basile Boli

★ Daniel Bravo

★ Philippe Christanval

★ Éric Di Meco

★ Martin Djétou

★ Youri Djorkaeff

★ Yvon Douis

★ Jean-Luc Ettori

★ Patrice Evra

★ Bernard Genghini

★ Ludovic Giuly

★ Gilles Grimandi

★ Thierry Henry

★ Michel Hidalgo

★ Raymond Kaelbel

★ Sabri Lamouchi

★ Emmanuel Petit

★ Jean Petit

★ Claude Puel

★ Jérôme Rothen

★ Willy Sagnol

★ Franck Sauzée

★ Luc Sonor

★ Sébastien Squillaci

★ Lilian Thuram

★ David Trezeguet
;Argentina

★ Lucas Bernardi

★ Marcelo Gallardo

★ Hugo Ibarra

★ Delio Onnis

★ José Omar Pastoriza

★ Javier Saviola
;Belgium

★ Philippe Léonard

★ Vincenzo Scifo
;Brazil

★ Sonny Anderson

★ Maicon
;Cameroon

★ Roger Milla
;Czech Republic

★ Jaroslav Plasil
;Chad

★ Japhet N'Doram
;Croatia

★ Dado Pršo
;Democratic Republic of Congo

★ Shabani Nonda
;Denmark

★ Søren Busk

★ John Sivebæk
;England

★ Mark Hateley

★ Glenn Hoddle
;Germany

★ Jürgen Klinsmann

★ Oliver Bierhoff
;Greece

★ Akis Zikos
;Italy

★ Christian Vieri

★ Flavio Roma

★ Christian Panucci

★ Marco Simone

★ Marco Di Vaio
;Ivory Coast

★ Youssouf Falikou Fofana
;Liberia

★ George Weah

★ Christopher Wreh
;Mexico

★ Rafael Márquez
;Nigeria

★ Victor Ikpeba Nosa
;Norway

★ John Arne Riise
;Portugal

★ Costinha

★ Rui Barros
;Scotland

★ John Collins
;Senegal

★ Tony Mario Sylva

★ Salif Diao
;Spain

★ Fernando Morientes
;Togo

★ Emmanuel Adebayor
;Uruguay

★ Ernesto Javier Chevanton

Managerial history

★ Jean Batmale :1953-1956 ★ Sándor Schwartz :1953-1956 ★ Angelo Grizzetti :1953-1956 ★ Ludwic Dupal :1953-1956 ★ Anton Marek :1956-1957 ★ Louis Pirroni :1957-1958 ★ Lucien Leduc :1958-1963 ★ Roger Courtois :1963-1965 ★ Louis Pirroni :1965-1966 ★ Pierre Sinibaldi :1966-1969 ★ Louis Pirroni :1969-1970 ★ Robert Domergue :1969-1970 ★ Jean Luciano :1970-1972 ★ Ruben Bravo :1972-1974 ★ Alberto Muro :1974-1975

★ Armand Forcherio :1976 ★ Lucien Leduc :1977-1979 ★ Gérard Banide :1979-1983 ★ Lucien Muller :1983-1986 ★ István Kovács: 1986-1987 ★ Arsène Wenger : 1987-1994 ★ Jean-Luc Ettori : 1994-1995 ★ Gérard Banide : 1995 ★ Jean Tigana : 1995-1999 ★ Claude Puel : 1999-2001 ★ Didier Deschamps : 2001-2005 ★ Francesco Guidolin : 2005-2006 ★ László Bölöni : 2006 ★ Laurent Banide : 2006-2007 ★ Ricardo Gomes : 2007-

External links

★ Official club website

★ Unofficial site

★ Polish site about AS Monaco

★ Monaco formations at football-lineups.com