AS Monaco

Full name	Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA	Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (French pronunciation: [ɑ.ɛs mɔnako]) or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Founded in 1918, the team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille. Though based in Monaco, the club plays in the French football league system. Monaco is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. The club is among the best in European football, and were 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 a member of the European Club Association. In December 2011, two-thirds of the club was sold to an investment group led by Russian oligarch and billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. With Rybolovlev's financial backing, the club quickly returned to Ligue 1 and won the 2016–17 Ligue 1, their first league title in 17 years.
Nickname(s)	Monaco (The Monégasques)
Short name	ASM
Founded	23 November 1924; 97 years ago
Ground	Stade Louis II
Capacity	16,500[1]
Owner	Monaco Sport Investment Ltd (66.67%)
Owner	House of Grimaldi (33.33%)
President	Dmitry Rybolovlev
Head coach	Philippe Clement
League	Ligue 1
2021–22	Ligue 1, 3rd of 20