AS Monaco
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly known as AS Monaco, is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although Monaco is not in France, the club is a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Founded in 1918, AS Monaco plays its home matches at Stade Louis II, with its training center located in la Turbie, France.
Despite not being a French club, Monaco is highly successful in French football, having won eight Ligue 1 titles, five Coupe de France trophies, and one Coupe de la Ligue. The club has also had notable European runs, finishing as runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004.
Monaco’s traditional colors are red and white, earning them the nickname Les Rouge et Blanc (The Red and Whites). The club is part of the European Club Association. In December 2011, Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev acquired a two-thirds stake in the club. With his financial support, Monaco quickly returned to Ligue 1 and secured the 2016–17 Ligue 1 title, their first league championship in 17 years.
Achievement
Domestic Competitions
Ligue 1
- Winners (8): 1960–61, 1962–63, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2016–17
- Runners-up (8): 1963–64, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2023–24
Ligue 2
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Runners-up (3): 1952–53, 1970–71, 1976–77
Championnat de France Amateur
- Winners (3): 1963–64, 1970–71, 2007–08
Coupe de France
- Winners (5): 1959–60, 1962–63, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1990–91
- Runners-up (5): 1973–74, 1983–84, 1988–89, 2009–10, 2020–21
Coupe de la Ligue
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Runners-up (3): 2000–01, 2016–17, 2017–18
Trophée des Champions
- Winners (4): 1961, 1985, 1997, 2000
- Runners-up (3): 1960, 2017, 2018
Coupe Charles Drago
- Winners (1): 1961
European Competitions
European Cup Winners’ Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1991–92
UEFA Champions League
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Notable Player
Kylian Mbappé
- Full Name: Kylian Mbappé
- Date of Birth: December 20, 1998 (25 years old)
- Place of Birth: Paris, France
- Position: Centre-Forward
- Debut and Record-Breaking Goal:
- Mbappé made his Ligue 1 debut for AS Monaco on December 2, 2015, at 16 years and 11 months old.
- At 17 years and 62 days, he became the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history.
- Cup Triumph with U19 Team:
- Despite being part of the professional squad, Mbappé played in the Coupe Gambardella final with AS Monaco’s U19 team.
- He lifted the trophy and scored two goals at the Stade de France.
- Notable Achievements:
- Ligue 1 Player of the Year (3 times).
- Top Goal Scorer of Ligue 1 (4 different seasons).
- TM-Player of the Season (5 times).
- World Cup Winner (2018) with the French national team.
- French Champion with AS Monaco (2016/2017).
- UEFA Nations League Winner (2021) with France.
- Golden Boot Winner (2021/2022).
- Champions League Runner-up (2019/2020) with Paris Saint-Germain.
- French Youth Cup Winner (2015/2016) with AS Monaco U19.
Thierry Henry
- Full Name: Thierry Daniel Henry
- Date of Birth: August 17, 1977 (46 years old)
- Place of Birth: Les Ulis, France
- Position: Forward
- Monaco Career:
- Made his professional debut with Monaco in 1994.
- Played for Monaco from 1994 to 1999.
- Helped Monaco win Ligue 1 in 1997.
- Notable Achievements:
- World Cup Winner (1998): Represented France and lifted the trophy.
- European Champion (2000): Part of the French team that won Euro 2000.
- Top Goal Scorer (Premier League):
- Won the Premier League Golden Boot four times with Arsenal.
- Club Titles:
- Two Premier League titles with Arsenal.
- Two FA Cups with Arsenal.
- Played a key role in Arsenal’s unbeaten Invincible season.
- Managerial Career:
- Currently manages France U21 and Olympic teams.