AS Monaco

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NICKNAME – Les Monegasques (The Monegasques), Les Rouges et Blancs (The Red and Whites)
FOUNDED – 1924
LOCATED IN – Fontvieille, Monaco
STADIUM – Stade Louis II
ON FOOT – 20 minutes from the train station
CAPACITY – 18,523
PROMOTED – 2013
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (8 times)
BEST COUPE DE FRANCE RUN – Winners (5 times)
BEST COUPE DE LA LIGUE/D’ETE RUN – Winners (2002/2003)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Runners Up (2003/2004)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – SF (1996/1997)
BEST CWC FINISH – Runners Up (1991/1992)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Delio Onnis (223)
2022/2023 FINISH – 6th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT AS MONACO
1. The stadium is named after Louis II, the Prince of Monaco when the club was founded and the stadium built.
2. Although Monaco is not located in France, it is surrounded by it and the Mediterranean, which is why they play in Ligue 1.
3. The club youth system’s most storied products are Lilian Thuram, Emmanuel Petit, Thierry Henry and Kylian Mbappé.
4. Monaco’s greatest European achievement to date was their Champions League run to the final in the 2003/2004 year of upsets, which ended in defeat to José Mourinho’s Porto.
5. Kylian Mbappé helped AS to their eighth Ligue 1 title in 2017 before he was snapped up by PSG for 180 million Euros.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT MONACO
1. Monaco is the second smallest country on earth with an area of just over two square kilometres.
2. With 38,000 citizens, that makes it the most densely populated nation on the planet.
3. The legendary “Casino de Monte Carlo” was the brainchild of Princess Caroline who saw as it a way to bring coins to the coffers of the ruling House of Grimaldi. Native Monegasques have always been barred from playing there.
4. With zero percent income tax and low corporate tax, 30% of Monaco’s residents are millionaires.
5. The sport Monaco is most associated with is Formula 1, with its street circuit the most iconic on the calendar.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Club anthem
“Hymne Monégasque”
“Monaco (Mbappé fly)”
A look around Monaco

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