1980–81 AS Saint-Étienne season

Saint-Étienne 1980–81 football season
Saint-Étienne
1980–81 season
PresidentRoger Rocher
Head coachRobert Herbin[1]
Division 11st
Coupe de FranceRunners-up
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michel Platini (20)
All:
Michel Platini (30)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 1980–81 season was the 62nd season in the history of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Saint-Étienne took part in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and UEFA Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Saint-Étienne France v Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
7 July 1980 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 4–2 Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno
CEST (UTC+2)
Internazionale Italy v France Saint-Étienne
9 August 1980 Friendly Internazionale Italy 2–0 France Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)
Barcelona Spain v France Saint-Étienne
4 June 1981 Friendly Barcelona Spain 1–0 France Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 24 July 1980 2 June 1981 Matchday 1 Winners 38 23 11 4 68 26 +42 060.53
Coupe de France 3 April 1981 13 June 1981 Round of 16 Runners-up 7 3 2 2 11 9 +2 042.86
UEFA Cup 17 September 1980 18 March 1981 First round Quarter-finals 8 5 1 2 24 7 +17 062.50
Total 53 31 14 8 103 42 +61 058.49

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saint-Étienne (C) 38 23 11 4 68 26 +42 57 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Nantes 38 22 11 5 74 36 +38 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Bordeaux 38 18 13 7 57 34 +23 49
4 Monaco 38 19 11 8 58 41 +17 49
5 Paris Saint-Germain 38 17 12 9 62 50 +12 46
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 23 11 4 68 26  +42 80 14 3 2 45 12  +33 9 8 2 23 14  +9

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Bordeaux v Saint-Étienne
24 July 1980 1 Bordeaux 3–0 Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Nice
29 July 1980 2 Saint-Étienne 3–2 Nice Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Bastia v Saint-Étienne
5 August 1980 3 Bastia 2–1 Saint-Étienne Bastia
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Nancy
12 August 1980 4 Saint-Étienne 4–1 Nancy Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Strasbourg v Saint-Étienne
19 August 1980 5 Strasbourg 0–2 Saint-Étienne Strasbourg
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Angers
22 August 1980 6 Saint-Étienne 5–0 Angers Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Auxerre v Saint-Étienne
26 August 1980 7 Auxerre 0–2 Saint-Étienne Auxerre
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Lille
29 August 1980 8 Saint-Étienne 3–1 Lille Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Lyon v Saint-Étienne
9 September 1980 9 Lyon 1–1 Saint-Étienne Lyon
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Valenciennes
12 September 1980 10 Saint-Étienne 4–0 Valenciennes Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Monaco v Saint-Étienne
23 September 1980 11 Monaco 1–2 Saint-Étienne Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Metz
26 September 1980 12 Saint-Étienne 3–0 Metz Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne
4 October 1980 13 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Saint-Étienne Paris
CEST (UTC+2)
Laval v Saint-Étienne
14 October 1980 14 Laval 0–0 Saint-Étienne Laval
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Sochaux
17 October 1980 15 Saint-Étienne 3–0 Sochaux Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Lens v Saint-Étienne
31 October 1980 16 Lens 1–1 Saint-Étienne Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Nantes
8 November 1980 17 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Nantes Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Nîmes v Saint-Étienne
12 November 1980 18 Nîmes 0–1 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Tours
23 November 1980 19 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Tours Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Nice v Saint-Étienne
29 November 1980 20 Nice 0–1 Saint-Étienne Nice
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Bastia
5 December 1980 21 Saint-Étienne 3–0 Bastia Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Nancy v Saint-Étienne
13 December 1980 22 Nancy 0–0 Saint-Étienne Tomblaine
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Strasbourg
21 December 1980 23 Saint-Étienne 3–0 Strasbourg Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Angers v Saint-Étienne
25 January 1981 24 Angers 1–1 Saint-Étienne Angers
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Auxerre
1 February 1981 25 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Auxerre Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Lille v Saint-Étienne
6 February 1981 26 Lille 1–3 Saint-Étienne Lille
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Lyon
22 February 1981 27 Saint-Étienne 3–2 Lyon Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Valenciennes v Saint-Étienne
28 February 1981 28 Valenciennes 0–1 Saint-Étienne Valenciennes
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Monaco
14 March 1981 29 Saint-Étienne 5–1 Monaco Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Metz v Saint-Étienne
28 March 1981 30 Metz 1–1 Saint-Étienne Metz
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain
7 April 1981 31 Saint-Étienne 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne v Laval
15 April 1981 32 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Laval Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne v Lens
5 May 1981 34 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Lens Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Nantes v Saint-Étienne
12 May 1981 35 Nantes 1–1 Saint-Étienne Nantes
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Nîmes
22 May 1981 36 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Nîmes Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Sochaux v Saint-Étienne
26 May 1981 33 Sochaux 1–2 Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)
Tours v Saint-Étienne
29 May 1981 37 Tours 1–3 Saint-Étienne Tours
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Bordeaux
2 June 1981 38 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Bordeaux Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Coupe de France

Round of 16

Nancy v Saint-Étienne
3 April 1981 First leg Nancy 2–1 Saint-Étienne Tomblaine
CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne v Nancy
11 April 1981 Second leg Saint-Étienne 3–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Nancy Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Quarter-finals

Saint-Étienne v Montpellier
8 May 1981 First leg Saint-Étienne 2–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Montpellier v Saint-Étienne
19 May 1981 Second leg Montpellier 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
CEST (UTC+2)

Semi-finals

Saint-Étienne v Strasbourg
5 June 1981 First leg Saint-Étienne 2–1 Strasbourg Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Strasbourg v Saint-Étienne
9 June 1981 Second leg Strasbourg 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Saint-Étienne Strasbourg
CEST (UTC+2)

Final

Bastia v Saint-Étienne
13 June 1981 Final Bastia 2–1 Saint-Étienne Paris
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,155
Referee: Georges Konrath

UEFA Cup

First round

KuPS Finland v France Saint-Étienne
17 September 1980 First leg KuPS Finland 0–7 France Saint-Étienne Kuopio
EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Väinölänniemi
Referee: Reidar P. Bjørnestad (Norway)
Saint-Étienne France v Finland KuPS
1 October 1980 Second leg Saint-Étienne France 7–0
(14–0 agg.)		 Finland KuPS Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)
  • Rep 21', 43', 71', 84' (pen.)
  • Lestage 31'
  • Paganelli 74'
  • Lopez 80'
 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Richard Stagno Navarra (Malta)

Second round

St Mirren Scotland v France Saint-Étienne
22 October 1980 First leg St Mirren Scotland 0–0 France Saint-Étienne Paisley
BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Saint Mirren Park
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
Saint-Étienne France v Scotland St Mirren
5 November 1980 Second leg Saint-Étienne France 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Scotland St Mirren Saint-Étienne
CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Mário da Silva Luís (Portugal)

Third round

Hamburg West Germany v France Saint-Étienne
26 November 1980 First leg Hamburg West Germany 0–5 France Saint-Étienne Hamburg
CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Referee: John Hunting (England)
Saint-Étienne France v West Germany Hamburg
10 December 1980 Second leg Saint-Étienne France 1–0
(6–0 agg.)		 West Germany Hamburg Saint-Étienne
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Quarter-finals

Saint-Étienne France v England Ipswich Town
4 March 1981 First leg Saint-Étienne France 1–4 England Ipswich Town Saint-Étienne
CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Ipswich Town England v France Saint-Étienne
18 March 1981 Second leg Ipswich Town England 3–1
(7–2 agg.)		 France Saint-Étienne Ipswich
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,141
Referee: Erich Linemayr

References

  1. ^ "Squad of Saint-Étienne 1980-81 UEFA Cup". www.bdfutbol.com.
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