AS Monaco FC is one of French football’s most successful, historic, and internationally renowned institutions, based in the Principality of Monaco. Universally known as "Les Rouge et Blanc" (The Red-and-Whites) or "Les Monégasques," the club competes in the French Ligue 1 and plays its home matches at the iconic 16,360-capacity Stade Louis II in Fontvieille.
Founded in 1924, AS Monaco traditionally plays in its world-famous diagonally halved red-and-white kit, originally designed in 1960 by Princess Grace. Despite representing a sovereign microstate, Monaco competes within the French football league system and stands as one of its most decorated champions, boasting 8 Ligue 1 titles and 5 Coupe de France trophies.
Monaco holds a global reputation for tactical innovation, visionary managers (such as Arsène Wenger and Didier Deschamps), and world-class youth academy production—nurturing legends like Thierry Henry, David Trezeguet, and Kylian Mbappé. The club reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2004 and captured the world's imagination in 2017 by winning Ligue 1 and reaching the Champions League semi-finals with a sensational young squad.
AS Monaco contests one of French football’s most glamorous regional rivalries against OGC Nice, a high-stakes fixture known along the French Riviera as the Côte d'Azur Derby (Derby de la Côte d'Azur).
