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AS Saint-Etienne in short
Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne were founded in 1919 by the Groupe Casino. The team is considered as one of the most emblematic and historical one of French football.
The club has been run jointly by its two main shareholders, Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo, since 2004, while coach Claude Puel was appointed in October 4, 2019. AS Saint-Etienne is one of France’s most successful clubs, having won the French title a joint-record 10 times, as well as 6 French Cup, 1 League Cup, and 5 Trophées des Champions.
ASSE is also famed for its youth set-up, which has produced the likes of Aimé Jacquet, Willy Sagnol, Grégory Coupet and Bafétimbi Gomis, all of whom have played for France. Olympique Lyonnais are their rivals in the famous Rhône derby, a fixture that has aroused genuine passion for many years now and is eagerly awaited by the fans every season. A new attendance record was set for the Rhône derby on February 25, 2018, when a crowd of 58,069 saw the two sides play out a 1-1 draw at the Groupama Stadium.
Consecutive to Pascal Dupraz's departure in June 2022, former Toulouse FC and Rennes player Laurent Battles was appointed as new Head Coach.
Saint-Etienne had a complicated 2020/21 season. Even if the club finished at the eleventh place, ASSE players ranked between the 14th and the 16th place during a major part of the championship. The team has also been eliminated in the first round of the French Cup.
The encounters
39 played
- 22 won
- 11 drawn
- 6 lost
75 goals scored 32 goals conceded
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D26 - L1 21/22 February 26, 2022
3
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1
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D15 - L1 21/22 November 28, 2021
1
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3
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D33 - L1 20/21 April 18, 2021
3
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2
The Parisians against Saint-Etienne
Consecutive to the draw made by Frédéric Déhu on December 18, 2019, the Red and Blue were welcoming the Green at Parc on League Cup round of 8. The parisians have defeated them 6 - 1, thanks to goals from Neymar JR, Mbappé, and a hat-trick from Mauro Icardi.
Paris Saint-Germain won its 13th French Cup on July 25, 2020, after having defeated AS Saint-Etienne in the final at Stade de France.
On January 6, 2021, and for the first match of the year, the two teams left on a 1 - 1 draw at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Kean had answered Hamouma's opening goal. Facing eachother on Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 33 at the Parc, the two teams delivered one of the most beautiful matches of the season, concluded by a 3 - 2 victory of the Parisians. All the goals were scored after the 78th minute of play, Icardi giving the Red and Blue the victory in the very last moments of the extra time.
For the 2021/22 season, the two teams were facing each other on November 28, 2021, at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium on matchday 15. Despite the opening score of Bouanga, the Green were defeated 3 - 1, with 3 assists from Messi. on February 26, 2022 and during the return match at the Parc des Princes, Kylian Mbappé made a great performance, 2 goals and one assist, helping his teammates to remain top of Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2021/22 by the end of matchday 26.
Players to follow Duel
Born on November 1, 1997, in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Nordi Mukiele is a French player evolving as a defender. Trained at Paris FC, he signed his first professional contract under the colors of Stade Lavallois, playing his first game with the first team in 2014, at only 17. After a good season at Montpellier, he signed for RB Leipzig in the summer of 2018, with whom he won the German Cup in 2022 alongside Christopher Nkunku. On July 26, 2022, he joined Paris Saint-Germain for 5 seasons, with whom he won the Supercup for his first appearance in Red and Blue.
Born on July 19, 2000, in Colchester, Essex, Etienne Green is a Franco-British goalkeeper playing for AS Saint-Etienne. Trained at the club, he signed his first professional contract on June 5, 2020, along with his former teammate Lucas Gourna-Douath, who signed for RB Salzburg in 2022. His debut with the first team on April 4, 2021, is the result of an incredible combination of circumstances: 4th goalkeeper in the hierarchy, he took advantage of the absence of Moulin and Bajic, combined with the departure of Ruffier, to start in the goals. He will never leave this number 1 role.
Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium
14 Rue Paul et Pierre Guichard - 42028 Saint-Etienne
Nicknamed Le Chaudron, AS Saint-Etienne’s home ground was built in 1930 and is the seventh-largest stadium in France, boasting a capacity of 42,000.
The stadium hosted matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 2003 Confederations Cup and UEFA EURO 2016, and is also one of the venues for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the men’s and women’s Olympic football tournaments at Paris 2024.
In the 2022/23 season, the Green went victorious against Quevilly (4 - 2), Paris FC (4 - 2) and Bordeaux (2 - 0).
Situated in the north of the city, in the Carnot Le Marais district, the stadium is served by lines T1 and T2 of the city’s tram network (Geoffroy Guichard stop), and the No8, 9 and S0 bus lines (Le Marais stop).
A little more of Saint-Etienne..
In Le Forez, the Green have a unique place in the hearts of the people of St. Etienne, and the sport is well represented there:
- ASSE's women's section, winner of the French Cup in 2011 against Montpellier, is present in the D1 Arkema for the 2021-22 season.
- The Geoffroy Guichard stadium will host the soccer events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
