# 2021–22 Angers SCO season

The 2021–22 season was the 103rd season in the existence of Angers SCO and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Angers also participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.
Angers were allowed to stay in the top flight after their appeal against relegation to Ligue 2 along with Bordeaux was accepted.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 28 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | FRA | Batista Mendy |
| 3 | DF | CIV | Souleyman Doumbia |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Thomas Mangani (3rd captain) |
| 6 | DF | CMR | Enzo Ebosse |
| 7 | MF | MAR | Sofiane Boufal |
| 8 | DF | CIV | Ismaël Traoré (captain) |
| 9 | FW | CHA | Casimir Ninga |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Angelo Fulgini |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Jimmy Cabot |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Zinédine Ould Khaled |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Pierrick Capelle |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Anthony Mandrea |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Noah Fatar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 19 | FW | CMR | Stéphane Bahoken |
| 21 | FW | FRA | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
| 22 | FW | CRO | Marin Jakoliš |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Romain Thomas |
| 25 | DF | CIV | Abdoulaye Bamba |
| 26 | MF | FRA | Waniss Taïbi |
| 27 | MF | POR | Mathias Pereira Lage |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Vincent Manceau |
| 30 | GK | MNE | Danijel Petković |
| 35 | MF | FRA | Jason Mbock |
| 37 | MF | FRA | Kevin Bemanga |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | FRA | Paul Bernardoni (at Saint-Étienne) |
| — | MF | FRA | Antonin Bobichon (at Nancy Lorraine) |
| — | MF | FRA | Anthony Gomez Mancini (at Burnley) |
| — | FW | ALG | Farid El Melali (at Pau) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SEN | Sada Thioub (at Saint-Étienne) |
| — | FW | MAR | Rachid Alioui (at Kortrijk) |
| — | FW | FRA | Loïs Diony (at Red Star Belgrade) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Ligue 1 | 8 August 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 026.32 |
| Coupe de France | 19 December 2021 | 19 December 2021 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 025.64 |
Source: Soccerway

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Reims | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 46 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 43 |
| 14 | Angers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 41 |
| 15 | Troyes | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 38 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 36 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Ligue 1

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.

### Coupe de France
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Position | Players | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Total |
| FW | Sofiane Boufal | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| MF | Thomas Mangani | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | Angelo Fulgini | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | Mohamed-Ali Cho | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | Mathias Pereira Lage | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| DF | Ismaël Traoré | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | Stéphane Bahoken | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Azzedine Ounahi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Romain Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Nabil Bentaleb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Batista Mendy | 1 | 0 | 1 |