AS Saint-Étienne 
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (French pronunciation: [asɔsjasjɔ̃ spɔrtɪv də sɛ̃t‿etjɛn lwaʁ]; commonly known as AS Saint-Étienne, ASSE, or simply Saint-Étienne) is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city. The team is managed by Christophe Galtier and captained by Loïc Perrin, who started his career at the club in 1996.[1]
Saint-Étienne is, arguably, the most successful club in French football history having won ten Ligue 1 titles, six Coupe de Francetitles, a Coupe de la Ligue title and five Trophée des Champions. The club's ten league titles are the most professional league titles won by a French club, while the six cup victories places the club third among most Coupe de France titles. Saint-Étienne has also won the second division on three occasions. The club achieved most of its honours in the 1960s and 70s when the club was led bymanagers Jean Snella, Albert Batteux, and Robert Herbin. Saint-Étienne's primary rivals are Olympique Lyonnais, who are based in nearby Lyon. The two teams annually contest the Derby du Rhône. In 2009, the club added a female section to the football club.
Saint-Étienne have produced several notable players, mostly during its dynastic run in the 1960s and 70s, who have gone on to have coaching careers domestically and internationally. The club unearthed players and managers such as Aimé Jacquet, Jacques Santini, Laurent Blanc and Michel Platini. Each player went on to have a managerial stint with the France national team. Jacquet coached the team to victory at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, while Santini won the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Blanc was the manager of the national team for two years between 2010 and 2012.
History
AS Saint-Étienne was founded in 1919 by employees of the Saint-Étienne-based grocery store chain Groupe Casino under the name Amicale des Employés de la Société des Magasins Casino (ASC). The club adopted green as its primary color mainly due to it being the principal color of Casino. In 1920, due to the French Football Federationprohibiting the use of trademarks in sports club, the club dropped Casino from its name and changed its name to simply Amical Sporting Club to retain the ASC acronym. In 1927, Pierre Guichard took over as president of the club and, after merging with local club Stade Forézien Universitaire, changed its name to Association sportive Stéphanoise.
In July 1930, the National Council of the French Football Federation voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. In 1933, Stéphanoise turned professional and changed its name to its current version. The club was inserted into the second division and became inaugural members of the league after finishing runner-up in the South Group. Saint-Étienne remained in Division 2 for four more seasons before earning promotion to Division 1 for the 1938–39 season under the leadership of the Scot William Duckworth. The team's debut appearance in the first division was, however, short-lived due to the onset of World War II. Saint-Étienne returned to the first division after the war under the Austrian-born Frenchman Ignace Tax and surprise many by finishing runner-up to Lille in the first season after the war. The club failed to improve upon that finish in following seasons under Tax and, ahead of the 1950–51 season, was let go and replaced by former Saint-Étienne player Jean Snella.
Honours[edit]
Domestic
- Ligue 1
- Champions (10): 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
- Ligue 2
- Champions (3): 1963, 1999, 2004
- Coupe de France
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Champions (1): 2013
- Trophée des Champions
- Champions (5): 1957, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969
- Coupe Gambardella
- Champions (3): 1963, 1970, 1998
- Coupe Charles Drago
- Champions (2): 1955, 1958
Europe
- European Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1976
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| Full name | Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Les Verts (The Greens), Sainté ASSE |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Ground | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Étienne, Loire, France |
| Capacity | 40,830 |
| Chairman | Bernard Caiazzo Roland Romeyer |
| Manager | Christophe Galtier |
| League | Ligue 1 |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1, 4th |
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