Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers, is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division of Football in France, having achieved promotion to the league in 2015 after 21 years. It plays its home matches at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The club has played 23 seasons in the top division, Ligue 1, and has also participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing 4th in 1971–72 season.

Stade Raymond Kopa

Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne or ESTAC is a French association football club, based in Troyes, who play in Ligue 2. It was founded in 1986, as the third professional club from the city, after ASTS and TAF. They won the Intertoto Cup in 2001, beating Newcastle United on the away goals rule after the score was 4–4 on aggregate.