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Wikipedia - Angoulême Charente FC
Angoulême Charente Football Club, commonly known as Angoulême, is a French football club from the city of Angoulême, currently playing in Championnat National 2. Founded in 1920 as SC Angoulême, the club is well known as AS Angoulême, a name the club bore from 1948 to 1992. It was renamed AS Angoulême Charente 92 in 1992. In 2005, they rebranded as Angoulême Charente FC.
History
The club was founded in 1920. In 1969, Angoulême was promoted to the French Division 1. In their first season in the elite, the club finished in a surprising fourth place in the 1969–70 season. Due to their high placement, Angoulême were invited to compete in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Their opponent in the tournament was Portuguese side Vitória S.C. Angoulême lost the first game 3–0 away, and won 3–1 at home, suffering elimination. Next season, the club finished in 16th place, avoiding relegation by a single point. In the 1971–72 season, Angoulême finished in last place, suffering relegation to Division 2. Angoulême never returned to the top tier of French football, and currently competes in the fourth level of French football.
Domácí zápasy hraje Angoulême na stadionu Stade Lebon. Klub má dlouhou a bohatou historii a v minulosti se několikrát zúčastnil francouzského poháru. Největším úspěchem klubu bylo dosažení osmifinále poháru v roce 2010.
Současným trenérem klubu je Olivier Chavanon. Klubové barvy jsou červená a bílá a jeho přezdívka je "Les Diables Rouges" (Červení ďáblové).