2019–20 AS Saint-Étienne season

The 2019–20 season is AS Saint-Étienne's 86th season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Saint-Étienne participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Europa League, and are participating in the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.[1]

Saint-Étienne
2019–20 season
PresidentBernard Caïazzo
Head coachGhislain Printant
(until 4 October)
Claude Puel
(from 4 October)
StadiumStade Geoffroy-Guichard
Ligue 117th
Coupe de FranceFinal
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Bouanga (10)

All:
Denis Bouanga (12)
Highest home attendance36,391
(vs Paris Saint-Germain, 15 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance0
(vs Nantes, 12 January 2019)
Average home league attendance22,925
Biggest winSaint-Étienne 4–1 Nice
Biggest defeatParis Saint-Germain 6–1 Saint-Étienne

In early October 2019, Claude Puel was appointed as new coach after a series of poor results succeeding the sacked Ghislain Printant.[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 18 January 2020.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Théo Vermot
2 DF Harold Moukoudi
3 DF Léo Lacroix
4 DF William Saliba (on loan from Arsenal)
5 DF Timothée Kolodziejczak (on loan from Tigres)
6 MF Yann M'Vila
7 MF Ryad Boudebouz
8 MF Mahdi Camara
9 FW Loïs Diony
10 FW Wahbi Khazri
11 DF Gabriel Silva
13 DF Miguel Trauco
14 FW Franck Honorat
15 MF Bilal Benkhedim
16 GK Stéphane Ruffier
No. Position Player
17 MF Jean-Eudes Aholou (on loan from Monaco)
18 FW Arnaud Nordin
20 MF Denis Bouanga
21 FW Romain Hamouma
22 MF Kévin Monnet-Paquet
23 DF Sergi Palencia
24 DF Loïc Perrin (captain)
25 MF Assane Dioussé
26 DF Mathieu Debuchy
28 MF Zaydou Youssouf
29 MF Yohan Cabaye
30 GK Jessy Moulin
31 FW Charles Abi
32 DF Wesley Fofana
40 GK Stefan Bajic

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Alexis Guendouz (on loan to Pau)
DF Alexandros Katranis (on loan to Atromitos)
DF Alpha Sissoko (on loan to Le Puy)
MF Rayan Souici (on loan to Servette)
No. Position Player
FW Lamine Ghezali (on loan to Châteauroux)
FW Vagner Gonçalves (on loan to Nancy)
FW Makhtar Gueye (on loan to Nancy)

Reserve squad

As of 22 November 2018[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Nathan Crémillieux
GK Etienne Green
GK Killian Le Roy
DF Mickaël Nadé
DF Léo Pétrot
DF Mathis Mezaber
DF Quentin Vogt
DF Jordan Halaima
DF Marvin Tshibuabua
DF Dilhan Sagun
No. Position Player
MF Maxence Rivera
MF Lucas Llort
MF Adrien Fleury
MF Cyril Martin
MF Alexandre Valbon
MF Aimen Moueffek
FW Augustin Bangoura
FW Samy Baghdadi
FW Tyrone Tormin
FW Edmilson

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2019 Friendly[5]Andrézieux 1–2 Saint-ÉtienneAndrézieux-Bouthéon, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bojang  52'
Report
Stadium: L'Envol Stadium
13 July 2019 Friendly[5]Clermont 1–1 Saint-ÉtienneEspaly-Saint-Marcel, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Viouzou
19 July 2019 Friendly[5]Saint-Étienne 4–2 MontpellierWashington, D.C., United States
18:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
28 July 2019 Friendly[5]Middlesbrough 1–1 Saint-ÉtienneMiddlesbrough, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 August 2019 Friendly[5]Newcastle United 2–1 Saint-ÉtienneNewcastle upon Tyne, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St. James' Park

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 10 August 2019 8 March 2020 Matchday 1 17th 28 8 6 14 29 45 −16 028.57
Coupe de France 5 January 2020 24 July 2020 Round of 64 5 5 0 0 11 4 +7 100.00
Coupe de la Ligue 18 December 2019 8 January 2020 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 050.00
Europa League 19 September 2019 12 December 2019 Group stage Group stage 6 0 4 2 6 8 −2 000.00
Total 41 14 10 17 49 64 −15 034.15

Last updated: 8 March 2020

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 8 34 1.21
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 10 30 1.07
17 Saint-Étienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 16 30 1.07
18 Nîmes[lower-alpha 1] 28 7 6 15 29 44 15 27 0.96
19 Amiens (R) 28 4 11 13 31 50 19 23 0.82 Relegation to Ligue 2
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[6]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from Ligue 2 to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 1 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th-placed team remained in Ligue 1.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 8 6 14 29 45  −16 30 4 6 4 15 18  −3 4 0 10 14 27  −13

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLDLLWWWDWWDLWLLLLWLLLLDLDCCCCCCCCCC
Position56141615171919131012845958111415151515151615161717171717171717171717
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Ligue 1 schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[7] The Ligue 1 matches were suspended by the LFP on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 until further notices.[8] On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September.[9] On 30 April, The LFP ended officially the 2019–20 season.[10]

10 August 2019 1Dijon1–2Saint-ÉtienneDijon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 14,334
Referee: Thomas Leonard
18 August 2019 2Saint-Étienne1–1BrestSaint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 28,645
Referee: Johan Hamel
28 August 2019 3Lille3–0Saint-ÉtienneVilleneuve-d'Ascq
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 36,138
Referee: Olivier Thual
1 September 2019 4Marseille1–0Saint-ÉtienneMarseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 44,074
Referee: Benoît Millot
15 September 2019 5Saint-Étienne2–2ToulouseSaint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,240
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
22 September 2019 6Angers4–1Saint-ÉtienneAngers
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,831
Referee: Frank Schneider
25 September 2019 7Saint-Étienne0–1MetzSaint-Étienne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 19,712
Referee: Eric Wattellier
29 September 2019 8Nîmes0–1Saint-ÉtienneNîmes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 13,802
Referee: Thomas Leonard
6 October 2019 9Saint-Étienne1–0LyonSaint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 34,071
Referee: Clément Turpin
20 October 2019 10Bordeaux0–1Saint-ÉtienneBordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 25,952
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
27 October 2019 11Saint-Étienne2–2AmiensSaint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 18,877
Referee: Amaury Delerue
3 November 2019 12Saint-Étienne1–0MonacoSaint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 15,685
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
10 November 2019 13Nantes2–3Saint-ÉtienneNantes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,191
Referee: Clément Turpin
24 November 2019 14Saint-Étienne0–0MontpellierSaint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,336
Referee: Frank Schneider
1 December 2019 15Rennes2–1Saint-ÉtienneRennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 26,738
Referee: Eric Wattellier
4 December 2019 16Saint-Étienne4–1NiceSaint-Étienne
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 20,138
Referee: Thomas Leonard
8 December 2019 17Reims3–1Saint-ÉtienneReims
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 14,512
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
15 December 2019 18Saint-Étienne0–4Paris Saint-GermainSaint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 36,391
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
21 December 2019 19Strasbourg2–1Saint-ÉtienneStrasbourg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,471
Referee: Olivier Thual
12 January 2020 20Saint-Étienne0–2NantesSaint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 January 2020 21Saint-Étienne2–1NîmesSaint-Étienne
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 23,927
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
2 February 2020 22Metz3–1Saint-ÉtienneMetz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 15,636
Referee: Antony Gautier
5 February 2020 23Saint-Étienne0–2MarseilleSaint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 29,074
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 February 2020 24Montpellier1–0Saint-ÉtienneMontpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 14,669
Referee: Amaury Delerue
16 February 2020 25Brest3–2Saint-ÉtienneBrest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 13,399
Referee: Eric Wattellier
23 February 2020 26Saint-Étienne1–1ReimsSaint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Benoît Bastien
1 March 2020 27Lyon2–0Saint-ÉtienneDécines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 52,772
Referee: Frank Schneider
8 March 2020 28Saint-Étienne1–1BordeauxSaint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,912
Referee: Thomas Léonard
29MonacoCancelledSaint-ÉtienneMonaco
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0[12]
30Saint-ÉtienneCancelledStrasbourgSaint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0[12]
31ToulouseCancelledSaint-ÉtienneToulouse
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 0[12]
32Saint-ÉtienneCancelledRennesSaint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0[12]
33Paris Saint-GermainCancelledSaint-ÉtienneParis
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
34Saint-ÉtienneCancelledAngersSaint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
35AmiensCancelledSaint-ÉtienneAmiens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
36Saint-ÉtienneCancelledLilleSaint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
37NiceCancelledSaint-ÉtienneNice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Allianz Riviera
38Saint-ÉtienneCancelledDijonSaint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Coupe de France

5 January 2020 Round of 64FC Bastia-Borgo0–3Saint-ÉtienneFuriani[13]
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 4,992
Referee: Karim Abed
18 January 2020 Round of 32Paris FC2–3Saint-ÉtienneParis
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Frank Schneider
28 January 2020 Round of 16Monaco0–1Saint-ÉtienneMonaco
20:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Johan Hamel
13 February 2020 Quarter-finalsSAS Épinal1–2Saint-ÉtienneTomblaine[14]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Tapé  9'
  • Krasso  26',  62' (pen.)
  • Luvualu  47'
  • Makengo  81'
Report
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 12,730
Referee: François Letexier
5 March 2020 Semi-finalsSaint-Étienne2–1RennesSaint-Étienne
20:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 30,535
Referee: Antony Gautier
24 July 2020 FinalParis Saint-GermainvSaint-ÉtienneSaint-Denis
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 April, but postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 24 July.

Coupe de la Ligue

18 December 2019 Round of 16Nîmes1–2Saint-ÉtienneNîmes
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 4,240
Referee: Antony Gautier
8 January 2020 Quarter-finalsParis Saint-Germain6–1Saint-ÉtienneParis
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,677
Referee: Clément Turpin

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT WLF STE OLE
1 Gent 6 3 3 0 11 7 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 3–2 2–1
2 VfL Wolfsburg 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 1–3 1–0 3–1
3 Saint-Étienne 6 0 4 2 6 8 2 4 0–0 1–1 1–1
4 Oleksandriya 6 0 3 3 6 10 4 3 1–1 0–1 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2019 1Gent 3–2 Saint-ÉtienneGhent, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 14,928
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
3 October 2019 2Saint-Étienne 1–1 VfL WolfsburgSaint-Étienne, France
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,815
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
24 October 2019 3Saint-Étienne 1–1 OleksandriyaSaint-Étienne, France
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 28,573
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
7 November 2019 4Oleksandriya 2–2 Saint-ÉtienneLviv, Ukraine
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 6,361
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
28 November 2019 5Saint-Étienne 0–0 GentSaint-Étienne, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
12 December 2019 6VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Saint-ÉtienneWolfsburg, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 10,802
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Théo Vermot 0000000000
2 DF Harold Moukoudi 140100001030
3 DF Léo Lacroix 0000000000
4 DF William Saliba 7050000020
5 DF Timothée Kolodziejczak 171110000061
6 MF Yann M'Vila 220160001050
7 MF Ryad Boudebouz 211181000030
8 MF Mahdi Camara 10170001021
9 FW Loïs Diony 6151000010
10 FW Wahbi Khazri 153121000032
11 DF Gabriel Silva 6130000031
13 DF Miguel Trauco 151131001010
14 FW Franck Honorat 6040000020
15 MF Bilal Benkhedim 3110001110
16 GK Stéphane Ruffier 200160000040
17 MF Jean-Eudes Aholou 12181000040
18 FW Arnaud Nordin 221151001060
19 DF Alpha Sissoko 0000000000
20 FW Denis Bouanga 247187001050
21 FW Romain Hamouma 165125000040
22 MF Kévin Monnet-Paquet 0000000000
23 DF Sergi Palencia 7050001010
24 DF Loïc Perrin 210160001040
25 MF Assane Dioussé 2010000010
26 DF Mathieu Debuchy 191151000040
27 FW Robert Berić 181111001060
28 MF Zaydou Youssouf 220150001060
29 MF Yohan Cabaye 8070000010
30 GK Jessy Moulin 5020001020
31 FW Charles Abi 9070000020
32 DF Wesley Fofana 11181001020
33 MF Edmilson 2110001100
40 GK Stefan Bajic 1010000000

Last updated: 21 December 2019
Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

As of matches played until 13 February 2020
Rank No. Pos. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europa League Total
120MF Denis Bouanga72009
210FW Wahbi Khazri31026
21FW Romain Hamouma60006
418FW Arnaud Nordin12003
58MF Mahdi Camara01012
26DF Wesley Fofana11002
32DF Wesley Fofana11002
831FW Charles Abi01001
17MF Jean-Eudes Aholou10001
15MF Bilal Benkhedim00101
27FW Robert Berić10001
7MF Ryad Boudebouz10001
29MF Yohan Cabaye00101
9FW Loïs Diony10001
33MF Edmilson Correia00101
5DF Timothée Kolodziejczak00011
11DF Gabriel Silva00011
13DF Miguel Trauco10001
Own goals10012
TOTAL 2593643

Clean sheets

As of 21 December 2019
Rank Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europa League Total
1 Stéphane Ruffier 3 0 0 1 4
2 Jessy Moulin 2 0 2
Total50016

Notes

  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by the FFF.[11]

References

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  11. "Saint-Etienne - Nantes : "Ce sont des sanctions qui sont dommageables pour tous"". Foot National (in French). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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