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Angoulème

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Angoulème, Angoulème · France · Ligue 1

Top-4 finishes
1

Power-ranking history

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Rank (1 = best)1466Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.069/70

Against expectation

Every French top-flight match this club has played in the Ligue 1, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 3 seasons from 1969-70 to 1971-72 it has fallen short of them by 3.8 match points.

AS Angouleme: surplus against expectation, 1969-70 to 1971-721969-70: +6.1 league points vs expected (38 on 31.9, 2 for a win) · bar height +3.0 match points1970-71: −5.3 league points vs expected (32 on 37.3, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.6 match points1971-72: −8.3 league points vs expected (23 on 31.3, 2 for a win) · bar height −4.2 match points
1969-70one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1971-72
Best season against expectation
1969-70 +6.1 league pts
38 points on 31.9 expected as AS Angouleme
Worst season against expectation
1971-72 8.3 league pts
23 points on 31.3 expected as AS Angouleme

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1994-95 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.

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Greatest games

Angoulème's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
11970-04-22Division 1AW 2-1 v Olympique Lyonnaisgame score 44.0
21971-06-19Division 1AL 1-2 v RC Strasbourggame score 44.0
31972-05-20Division 1AL 2-3 v AS Nancygame score 43.9
41972-05-17Division 1HD 3-3 v Lille OSCgame score 43.8
51970-09-30Fairs Cup · First Round · 2nd leg, agg 3-4HW 3-1 v VSC Vitória Guimarãesgame score 43.5
61972-04-22Division 1HL 2-3 v Olympique Marseillegame score 42.3
71971-06-12Division 1HW 1-0 v Red Stargame score 42.3
81972-05-03Division 1HW 1-0 v Angers SCOgame score 40.4
91969-08-09Division 1AW 1-0 v US Valenciennesgame score 37.6
101970-05-03Division 1HW 2-1 v FC Metzgame score 37.5

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
3
First season
1970
Most recent season
1972

The Heartbreak Index2.5 · #697

The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 1970

2.5
Heartbreak
#697
of 1,139 clubs
#430
in Football
2.5
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19706.3
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1972 · survived a relegation scare, 1971

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Ligue 1 only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1972
Division 1 (1) · P20
38 P · 8-7-23 · 39:85 · -46
23
pts
1971
Division 1 (1) · P16
38 P · 10-12-16 · 30:47 · -17
32
pts
ICFC
1970
Division 1 (1) · P4
34 P · 12-14-8 · 53:43 · +10
38
pts
ICFC
European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

1970-71
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup(ICFC)
Round of 32 / qualifying