Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club (-fra.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃ spɔrtɪv də mɔnaˈkɔ; commonly referred to as AS Monaco or simply Monaco) is a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. The club plays in Ligue 1, the top division in French football, and are one of the most successful clubs in the country having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies. Monaco have also regularly competed in European football, being runners-up in both the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1992 and 2004, respectively.
AS Monaco is the only club within the French football league system not based in France itself, being based in the sovereign principality of Monaco. The club enjoyed numerous successes in the 1970s and late 1980s during the managerial tenures of Lucien Leduc and Arsène Wenger, during which they were amongst the leading lights of European football. Monaco's traditional colours are red and white, and they are affectionately known as Les Rouge et Blanc ( ). The club currently plays their home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, their home since 1985, and are members of the European Club Association.
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