AS Monaco FC, one of the most colorful football clubs in France, officially Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, was founded in Monaco in 1924. This team, which started out as the football team of the Principality of Monaco, had to compete in the French leagues because it was not a member of UEFA. This allowed the club to be considered an important part of French football.
II, which hosts the team's home matches. Louis Stadium is located in the Fontvieille district and has a capacity of 18,500 spectators.
Throughout its history, AS Monaco has won the Ligue 1 championship eight times, the French Cup five times and the French Super Cup four times. With these successes, it has become one of the most successful clubs in French football. Showing brilliant performances on the European stage, Monaco succeeded in reaching the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992.
In 2004, he reached the final of the Champions League. The club's traditional colors are red and white, referred to as "Les Rouge et Blanc". Monaco is also a member of the European Club Association. In 2011, two-thirds of the club's shares were sold to an investment group led by Dmitry Rybolovlev.
The founding story of the club began in 1924 with the merger of various local teams in Monaco. Competing at the regional level in its early years, Monaco joined the national leagues in 1933 with the invitation of the French Football Federation. The team, which was in the second league in its first season, was relegated, but was promoted to the second league again in 1948 and in 1953, it was promoted to the first league for the first time in its history.
Monaco achieved its first major success by winning the French Cup in 1960 and won its first league championship in 1961. He experienced double joy in the 1962-63 season by achieving both league and cup victories.
Monaco, which fluctuated between the league and the second league in the 1970s, was promoted to Ligue 1 again in 1977, during the presidency of Jean-Louis Campora and with the contributions of Delio Onnis, and became the champion in the same season. The club experienced one of the brightest periods in its history under the management of Arsรจne Wenger.
During the Wenger period, they reached the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and succeeded in reaching the final of the Champions League in 2004. Monaco, which competed in Ligue 2 for two seasons after the decline in the 2010-2011 season, returned to the top league as champion in the 2012-2013 season.
II. Louis Stadium has been hosting Monaco's home matches since 1939. The stadium is named after the former prince of Monaco, Henry II. Louis and is a venue that has hosted many important international competitions. This stadium, which hosts events such as the UEFA Super Cup as well as the final matches of European cups, forms an important part of the sporting identity of the club and Monaco.
