AS Saint-Étienne
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn lwaʁ]), commonly known as A.S.S.E. (French pronunciation: [a.ɛs.ɛs.ø]) or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
| Full name | AS Saint-Étienne | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sainté Les Verts (The Greens) Les Stéphanois (The Stéphanois) | ||
| Short name | A.S.S.E. | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | ||
| Capacity | 41,965 | ||
| Owner | Cesse Foot (44%) Croissance Foot (44%) Association ASSE (12%) | ||
| President | Bernard Caïazzo (Supervisory Board) | ||
| Head coach | Olivier Dall'Oglio | ||
| League | Ligue 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2, 8th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| AS Saint-Étienne active departments | ||
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Football (men's) |
Football (women's) | |
Saint-Étienne have won ten Ligue 1 titles, as well as six Coupe de France titles, a Coupe de la Ligue title and five Trophée des Champions. Saint-Étienne has also won the Ligue 2 championship on three occasions. The club achieved most of its honours in the 1960s and 1970s when the club was led by managers Jean Snella, Albert Batteux, and Robert Herbin.
Saint-Étienne is known as Les Verts meaning "the Greens" due to its home colours. The club's primary rivals are Olympique Lyonnais, based in nearby Lyon, with whom they contest the Derby Rhône-Alpes. In 2009, the club added a female section.