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AS Monaco FC

Monaco
AS Monaco FC.svg
Full name Association Sportive de
Monaco Football Club
Nickname(s) Les Rouges et Blancs
(The Red and Whites)
Founded 23 August 1924
Ground Stade Louis II
Ground Capacity 18,523
Owner Dmitry Rybolovlev (66.67%)
House of Grimaldi (33.33%)
Chairman Dmitry Rybolovlev
Manager Leonardo Jardim
League Ligue 1
2015–16 Ligue 1, 3rd
Website Club home page
Current season

Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club (commonly referred to as AS Monaco (pronounced: [ɑ ɛs mɔnako]) or simply Monaco) is a Monaco-based football club. The club was founded in 1924 and plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille. Monaco is managed by Leonardo Jardim and is captained by João Moutinho.

Though based in Monaco, the club plays in the French football league system. Monaco is one of the most successful clubs in France, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. The club has also competed in European football having been runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004.

The club's traditional colours are red and white, and the club is known as Les Rouges et Blancs (The Red and Whites). Monaco is also a member of the European Club Association. In December 2011, two-thirds of the club was sold to an investment group led by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. With Rybolovlev's financial backing, the club quickly returned to Ligue 1.


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