AS Monaco FC
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Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (French pronunciation: [ɑ.ɛs mɔnako]), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Founded in 1918, the team play their home matches at the Stade Louis II. Their training center is situated in France, in la Turbie. Despite not being a French club, Monaco are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight league titles, five Coupe de France trophies and one Coupe de la Ligue. The club has also played in European football a number of times, 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 Rouge et Blanc (lit. 'The Red and Whites'). Monaco is a member of the European Club Association. Since December 2011, the club has been majority-owned by the Russian oligarch and billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FIN | Lukas Hradecky |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Vanderson |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Eric Dier |
| 4 | DF | NED | Jordan Teze |
| 5 | DF | GER | Thilo Kehrer (vice-captain) |
| 6 | MF | SUI | Denis Zakaria (captain) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Paul Pogba |
| 9 | FW | USA | Folarin Balogun |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Golovin (3rd captain) |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Maghnes Akliouche |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Caio Henrique |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Christian Mawissa |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Mika Biereth |
| 15 | MF | SEN | Lamine Camara |
| 16 | GK | SUI | Philipp Köhn |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | BEL | Stanis Idumbo |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Takumi Minamino |
| 19 | FW | NGA | George Ilenikhena |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Kassoum Ouattara |
| 21 | FW | FRA | Lucas Michal |
| 22 | DF | GHA | Mohammed Salisu |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Aladji Bamba |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Krépin Diatta |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Mamadou Coulibaly |
| 29 | FW | GER | Paris Brunner |
| 31 | FW | ESP | Ansu Fati (on loan from Barcelona) |
| 43 | FW | FRA | Pape Cabral |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Jules Stawiecki |
| 50 | GK | FRA | Yann Lienard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | POL | Radosław Majecki (at Brest until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Edan Diop (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 42 | MF | FRA | Saïmon Bouabré |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Samuel Nibombe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 46 | DF | FRA | Bradel Kiwa |
| 47 | MF | FRA | Mayssam Benama |
| Name | Period |
| 1948–1951 | Étienne Boéri |
| 1952–1953 | Roger-Félix Médecin |
| 1954 | Joseph Fissore |
| 1955 | Charles Campora |
| 1956–1957 | Roger-Félix Médecin |
| 1958–1959 | Charles Campora |
| 1960–1963 | Antoine Romagnan |
| 1964–1968 | Max Principale |
| 1969 | Edmond Aubert |
| 1970–1972 | Henry Rey |
| 1973–1974 | Henri Orengo |
| 1975 | Henri Corvetto |
| 1976–2003 | Jean-Louis Campora |
| 2003–2004 | Pierre Svara |
| 2004–2008 | Michel Pastor |
| 2008–2009 | Jérôme de Bontin |
| 2009–2011 | Étienne Franzi |
| 2011– | Dmitry Rybolovlev |
| Period | Name |
| 1948–1950 | Jean Batmale |
| 1950–1952 | Elek Schwartz |
| 1952–1953 | Angelo Grizzetti |
| 1953–1956 | Ludvík Dupal |
| 1956–1957 | Anton Marek |
| 1958 | Louis Pirroni |
| 1958–1963 | Lucien Leduc |
| 1963–1965 | Roger Courtois |
| 1965–1966 | Louis Pirroni |
| 1966–1969 | Pierre Sinibaldi |
| 1969–1970 | Louis Pirroni / Robert Domergue |
| 1970–1972 | Jean Luciano |
| 1972–1974 | Ruben Bravo |
| 1974–1975 | Alberto Muro |
| 1976–1977 | Armand Forchério |
| 1977–1979 | Lucien Leduc |
| 1979–1983 | Gérard Banide |
| 1983–1986 | Lucien Muller |
| 1986–1987 | Ștefan Kovács |
| 1987–1994 | Arsène Wenger |
| 1994 | Jean Petit |
| 1994–1995 | Jean-Luc Ettori |
| 1995 | Gérard Banide |
| 1995–1999 | Jean Tigana |
| 1999–2001 | Claude Puel |
| 2001–2005 | Didier Deschamps |
| 2005 | Jean Petit |
| 2005–2006 | Francesco Guidolin |
| 2006 | László Bölöni |
| 2006–2007 | Laurent Banide |
| 2007–2009 | Ricardo Gomes |
| 2009–2011 | Guy Lacombe |
| 2011 | Laurent Banide |
| 2011–2012 | Marco Simone |
| 2012–2014 | Claudio Ranieri |
| 2014–2018 | Leonardo Jardim |
| 2018–2019 | Thierry Henry |
| 2019 | Leonardo Jardim |
| 2019–2020 | Robert Moreno |
| 2020–2022 | Niko Kovač |
| 2022 | Stéphane Nado (caretaker) |
| 2022–2023 | Philippe Clement |
| 2023–2025 | Adi Hütter |
| 2025– | Sébastien Pocognoli |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 63 | Galatasaray | 25.500 |
| 64 | LASK | 25.000 |
| 65 | Monaco | 24.000 |
| 66 | Midtjylland | 23.500 |
| 67 | Union Berlin | 23.000 |
| # | Name | Years | Matches |
| 1 | Jean-Luc Ettori | 1975–1994 | 755 |
| 2 | Claude Puel | 1979–1996 | 602 |
| 3 | Jean Petit | 1969–1982 | 428 |
| 4 | Manuel Amoros | 1980–1989 | 349 |
| 5 | Christian Dalger | 1971–1980 | 334 |
| 6 | Marcel Dib | 1985–1993 | 326 |
| 7 | François Ludo | 1953–1962 | 319 |
| 8 | Luc Sonor | 1986–1995 | 315 |
| 9 | Michel Hidalgo | 1957–1966 | 304 |
| 10 | Armand Forchério | 1961–1972 | 303 |
| # | Name | Years | Goals |
| 1 | Delio Onnis | 1973–1980 | 223 |
| 2 | Wissam Ben Yedder | 2019–2024 | 118 |
| 3 | Lucien Cossou | 1959–1965 | 115 |
| 4 | Christian Dalger | 1971–1980 | 89 |
| 5 | Radamel Falcao | 2013–2019 | 83 |
| 6 | Jean Petit | 1969–1982 | 78 |
| 7 | Victor Ikpeba | 1993–1999 | 77 |
| 8 | Yvon Douis | 1961–1967 | 74 |
| 9 | Youri Djorkaeff | 1990–1995 | 68 |
| 10 | Sonny Anderson | 1994–1997 | 67 |
| Shabani Nonda | 2000–2005 |
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