Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire; commonly known as AS Saint-Étienne, ASSE is a French professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, The club was established in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays it’s home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The group is managed by Claude Puel and captained by Loïc Perrin, who began his career at the club in 1996. Saint-Étienne is known as Les Verts meaning “the Greens” due to its home colours.
History
AS Saint-Étienne was established in 1919 by representatives of the Saint-Étienne-based basic need store chain Groupe Casino under the title Amicale des Employés de la Société des Magasins Casino (ASC). The club received green as its essential colour primarily due to it being the foremost colour of Groupe Casino. In 1920, due to the French Football League (FFF) disallowing the use of trademarks in the sports clubs, the club dropped “Casino” from its title and changed its title to essentially Amical Sporting Club to hold the ASC acronym. In 1927, Pierre Guichard took over as president of the club and, after combining with nearby club Stade Forézien Universitaire, changed its title to Affiliation sportive Stéphanoise.
Ownership
Coaching Staff
| Name | Position | Age |
| Claude Pue | Manager | 58 |
| Alain Blachon | Assistant Manager | 67 |
| Julien Sablé | Assistant Manager | 39 |
| Fabrice Grange | Goalkeeping Coach | 48 |
| Thierry Cotte | Conditioning Coach | 46 |
Management
| Name | Position | Age |
| Bernard Caïazzo | President | 66 |
| Roland Romeyer | Vice president | 74 |
| Dominique Rocheteau | Sporting Director | 65 |
Scouting
| Name | Position | Age |
| Gerard Fernandez | Head of Youth Scouting | 72 |
Honors
Domestic
- Ligue 1Record
Winners (10): 1956–57, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81
- Ligue 2
Winners (3): 1962–63, 1998–99, 2003–04
- Coupe de France
Winners (6): 1961–62, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77
- Coupe de la Ligue
Winners (1): 2012–13
- Trophée des Champions
Winners (5): 1957, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969
- Coupe Charles Drago
Winners (2): 1955, 1958
Europe
- European Cup
- Runners-up(1): 1975–76
