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Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a French–listed football club, located in Monaco.They received entry to their first European competition, the European Cup, after being crowned as winners of the league in 1961.
AS Monaco FC was founded on 1 August 1920 as a unification of numerous local clubs based in France and the principality. Then, the multiple sports club of the Association Sportive de Monaco was founded on 23 August 1924. [11] AS Monaco FC was then absorbed by the latter and became the football section of the enlarged Monegasque sporting club. [12]
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
Monaco is a sovereign city-state, with five quarters and ten wards, [82] located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. It is bordered by France's Alpes-Maritimes department on three sides, with one side bordering the Mediterranean Sea .
The location of Monaco. Monaco is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Western Europe; Southern Europe; Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Monaco. High: Chemin des Rivoires, a pathway located on the slopes of Mont Agel 161 m (528 ft)
In 1856, the Prince of Monaco, Charles III, began constructing a casino in Monaco, which was called a health spa to avoid criticism by the church. The casino was a failure, but in 1863 the Prince signed an agreement with François Blanc , a French businessman already operating a successful casino at Baden-Baden (southwestern Germany), to build ...
The Stade Louis II (French pronunciation: [stad(ə) lwi dø], lit. ' Louis II Stadium '), or simply Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco, near the border with Cap-d'Ail commune of France.
Monaco City (French: Monaco-Ville [mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mùnegu Autu) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock (French: Le Rocher; Monégasque: A Roca). The name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a historical and ...