Angers SCO takes note of the end of the Ligue 1 championship, as decided by the public authorities and ratified by the Board of Directors of the Professional Football League on April 30, 2020.
For its 5th season in Ligue 1, After the LFP announced the end of the Ligue 1 championship, Angers SCO finished in 11th place in the ranking with its best total points after 28 days (39 points).
“This is a great satisfaction and a very positive assessment to be credited to the whole club: the professional players, the sports staff led by Stéphane Moulin, the medical staff, the center of training and administrative staff. The club would like to express its thanks to all of its supporters and partners for their unfailing support during this season. “ announces club via press release
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, the club is making financial arrangements “To overcome this crisis which deprives the club of just over € 10 million of these revenues, with the end of the matches and the termination of the TV contracts by the broadcasters, Angers SCO resorted to cash contributions made by its President Saïd Chabane and to the support system for companies via loans guaranteed by the State in order to make up for this shortfall until the resumption of the 2020/21 season. “
Arrangements made by the Angevin club with the support of players and staff and ” he is very grateful to them ” even speaking of solidarity “With the establishment in April of the State aid system supplemented by collective agreements between representatives of clubs and players (via the UNFP, National Union of Professional Footballers). These agreements are reflected in a drop and spread in wages for more than 50% on average for the month of April.”
The club reports being “Thus fully armed to calmly prepare for the resumption of next season, probably on 22/23 August 2020.” The recovery program will be announced soon
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