2020–21 AS Saint-Étienne season

AS Saint-Étienne 2020–21 football season
AS Saint-Étienne
2020–21 season
PresidentBernard Caïazzo
(Supervisory Board)
Head coachClaude Puel
StadiumStade Geoffroy-Guichard
Ligue 111th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Bouanga
Wahbi Khazri
(7 each)

All:
Denis Bouanga
Wahbi Khazri
(7 each)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 season was the 87th season in the existence of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Saint-Étienne participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 25 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Stefan Bajic
2 DF Cameroon CMR Harold Moukoudi
4 DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Retsos (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
5 DF France FRA Timothée Kolodziejczak
6 DF Senegal SEN Pape Abou Cissé (on loan from Olympiacos)
7 MF Algeria ALG Ryad Boudebouz
8 MF France FRA Mahdi Camara
9 FW France FRA Charles Abi
10 FW Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri
11 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Silva
13 DF Peru PER Miguel Trauco
14 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste (on loan from 1. FC Köln)
15 MF France FRA Bilal Benkhedim
17 MF France FRA Adil Aouchiche
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW France FRA Arnaud Nordin
19 MF Cameroon CMR Yvan Neyou (on loan from Braga)
20 MF Gabon GAB Denis Bouanga
21 FW France FRA Romain Hamouma (vice-captain)
22 MF France FRA Kévin Monnet-Paquet
26 DF France FRA Mathieu Debuchy (captain)
27 DF France FRA Yvann Maçon
28 MF France FRA Zaydou Youssouf
30 GK France FRA Jessy Moulin
31 DF France FRA Alpha Sissoko
32 MF France FRA Maxence Rivera
35 DF Guinea GUI Saïdou Sow
50 GK Senegal SEN Boubacar Fall

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Greece GRE Alexandros Katranis (at Hatayspor)
DF Spain ESP Sergi Palencia (at Leganés)
FW Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Philippe Krasso (at Le Mans)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Senegal SEN Assane Dioussé (at MKE Ankaragücü)
FW France FRA Lamine Ghezali (at Sporting Club Lyon)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
14 FW Ivory Coast Jean-Philippe Krasso France Épinal 1 July 2020 [2]
19 MF Cameroon Yvan Neyou Portugal Braga B Loan 9 July 2020 [3]
5 DF France Timothée Kolodziejczak Mexico UANL 17 July 2020 [4]
17 MF France Adil Aouchiche France Paris Saint-Germain 20 July 2020 [5]
4 DF Greece Panagiotis Retsos Germany Bayer Leverkusen Loan 5 October 2020 [6]

Out

Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF France Yohan Cabaye End of contract (retired) N/A 1 July 2020 [7]
DF Greece Alexandros Katranis Turkey Hatayspor Loan 27 August 2020 [8]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Saint-Étienne France v France Troyes
28 July 2020 Friendly Saint-Étienne France Cancelled France Troyes Saint-Étienne, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Saint-Étienne France v France Bordeaux
1 August 2020 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 4–2 France Bordeaux Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Willy Delajod
Saint-Étienne France v Germany Hertha BSC
7 August 2020 Friendly Saint-Étienne France Cancelled Germany Hertha BSC Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Rennes France v France Saint-Étienne
12 August 2020 Friendly Rennes France 3–0 France Saint-Étienne Rennes, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Nantes France v France Saint-Étienne
15 August 2020 Friendly Nantes France Cancelled France Saint-Étienne La Baule, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges
Angers France v France Saint-Étienne
15 August 2020 Friendly Angers France 1–0 France Saint-Étienne Angers, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Saint-Étienne France v France Grenoble
13 November 2020 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 3–2 France Grenoble Saint-Étienne, France
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 11th 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 031.58
Coupe de France 11 February 2021 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 39 12 10 17 42 55 −13 030.77

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 −14 45
13 Angers 38 12 8 18 40 58 −18 44
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[9]

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 12 10 16 42 54  −12 46 5 6 8 20 29  −9 7 4 8 22 25  −3

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[10]

Saint-Étienne v Lorient
30 August 2020 2 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Lorient Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: Florent Batta
Saint-Étienne v Strasbourg
12 September 2020 3 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Strasbourg Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Eric Wattellier
Marseille v Saint-Étienne
17 September 2020 1 Marseille 0–2 Saint-Étienne Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 990
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 August 2020, but was postponed after four Marseille players tested positive for COVID-19.[11]
Nantes v Saint-Étienne
20 September 2020 4 Nantes 2–2 Saint-Étienne Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antony Gautier
Saint-Étienne v Rennes
26 September 2020 5 Saint-Étienne 0–3 Rennes Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Lens v Saint-Étienne
3 October 2020 6 Lens 2–0 Saint-Étienne Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Saint-Étienne v Nice
18 October 2020 7 Saint-Étienne 1–3 Nice Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Metz v Saint-Étienne
25 October 2020 8 Metz 2–0 Saint-Étienne Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karim Abed
Saint-Étienne v Montpellier
1 November 2020 9 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Lyon v Saint-Étienne
8 November 2020 10 Lyon 2–1 Saint-Étienne Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
Brest v Saint-Étienne
21 November 2020 11 Brest 4–1 Saint-Étienne Brest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
Saint-Étienne v Lille
29 November 2020 12 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lille Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Dijon v Saint-Étienne
6 December 2020 13 Dijon 0–0 Saint-Étienne Dijon
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Saint-Étienne v Angers
11 December 2020 14 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Angers Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Bordeaux v Saint-Étienne
16 December 2020 15 Bordeaux 1–2 Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
Saint-Étienne v Nîmes
20 December 2020 16 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Nîmes Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Monaco v Saint-Étienne
23 December 2020 17 Monaco 2–2 Saint-Étienne Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain
6 January 2021 18 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Reims v Saint-Étienne
9 January 2021 19 Reims 3–1 Saint-Étienne Reims
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
Strasbourg v Saint-Étienne
17 January 2021 20 Strasbourg 1–0 Saint-Étienne Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
Saint-Étienne v Lyon
24 January 2021 21 Saint-Étienne 0–5 Lyon Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Nice v Saint-Étienne
31 January 2021 22 Nice 0–1 Saint-Étienne Nice
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
Saint-Étienne v Nantes
3 February 2021 23 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Nantes Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
Saint-Étienne v Metz
7 February 2021 24 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Metz Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Rennes v Saint-Étienne
14 February 2021 25 Rennes 0–2 Saint-Étienne Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
Saint-Étienne v Reims
20 February 2021 26 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Reims Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
Lorient v Saint-Étienne
28 February 2021 27 Lorient 2–1 Saint-Étienne Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
Saint-Étienne v Lens
3 March 2021 28 Saint-Étienne 2–3 Lens Saint-Étienne
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Angers v Saint-Étienne
13 March 2021 29 Angers 0–1 Saint-Étienne Angers
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
Saint-Étienne v Monaco
19 March 2021 30 Saint-Étienne 0–4 Monaco Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Modeste Yellow card 90+1'
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Nîmes v Saint-Étienne
4 April 2021 31 Nîmes 0–2 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
Saint-Étienne v Bordeaux
11 April 2021 32 Saint-Étienne 4–1 Bordeaux Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne
18 April 2021 33 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 Saint-Étienne Paris
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Saint-Étienne v Brest
24 April 2021 34 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Brest Saint-Étienne
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
Montpellier v Saint-Étienne
2 May 2021 35 Montpellier 1–2 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
Saint-Étienne v Marseille
9 May 2021 36 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Marseille Saint-Étienne
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
Lille v Saint-Étienne
16 May 2021 37 Lille 0–0 Saint-Étienne Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Saint-Étienne v Dijon
23 May 2021 38 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Dijon Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier

Coupe de France

Sochaux v Saint-Étienne
11 February 2021 Round of 64 Sochaux 1–0 Saint-Étienne Montbéliard
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK France FRA Stefan Bajic 2 0 1 0 1 0
30 GK France FRA Jessy Moulin 29 0 29 0 0 0
40 GK England ENG Etienne Green 8 0 8 0 0 0
50 GK Senegal SEN Boubacar Fall 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Cameroon CMR Harold Moukoudi 26 3 26 3 0 0
4 DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Retsos 4 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF France FRA Timothée Kolodziejczak 25 0 23+1 0 1 0
6 DF Senegal SEN Pape Abou Cissé 15 0 14 0 1 0
11 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Silva 4 0 4 0 0 0
13 DF Peru PER Miguel Trauco 27 0 22+4 0 1 0
26 DF France FRA Mathieu Debuchy 26 2 25+1 2 0 0
27 DF France FRA Yvann Maçon 6 1 6 1 0 0
31 DF France FRA Alpha Sissoko 9 0 6+3 0 0 0
35 DF Guinea GUI Saïdou Sow 16 0 10+5 0 1 0
42 DF France FRA Marvin Tshibuabua 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
DF France FRA Rayan Souici 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Algeria ALG Ryad Boudebouz 15 0 7+7 0 1 0
8 MF France FRA Mahdi Camara 38 3 37 3 0+1 0
15 MF France FRA Bilal Benkhedim 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
17 MF France FRA Adil Aouchiche 35 2 21+13 2 0+1 0
19 MF Cameroon CMR Yvan Neyou 31 1 29+2 1 0 0
20 MF Gabon GAB Denis Bouanga 36 7 30+6 7 0 0
22 MF France FRA Kévin Monnet-Paquet 17 0 7+9 0 1 0
28 MF France FRA Zaydou Youssouf 30 1 14+15 1 1 0
32 MF France FRA Maxence Rivera 18 0 1+16 0 0+1 0
33 MF France FRA Lucas Gourna-Douath 30 0 13+17 0 0 0
34 MF France FRA Aimen Moueffek 20 0 6+13 0 1 0
36 MF France FRA Baptiste Gabard 2 0 2 0 0 0
37 MF France FRA Mathys Saban 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW France FRA Charles Abi 25 3 9+15 3 1 0
10 FW Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri 23 7 16+6 7 0+1 0
14 FW France FRA Anthony Modeste 8 0 3+4 0 0+1 0
18 FW France FRA Arnaud Nordin 35 4 20+14 4 1 0
21 FW France FRA Romain Hamouma 29 6 19+10 6 0 0
38 FW France FRA Tyrone Tormin 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
FW France FRA Abdoulaye Sidibé 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
FW France FRA Yanis Lhéry 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
14 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Philippe Krasso 14 5 9+5 5 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: [1]

Goalscorers

As of 18 October 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 21 FW France Romain Hamouma 3 0 3
2 17 MF France Adil Aouchiche 2 0 2
20 MF Gabon Denis Bouanga 2 0 2
3 27 DF France Yvann Maçon 1 0 1
8 MF France Mahdi Camara 1 0 1
Totals 9 0 9

References

  1. ^ "Effectif professionnel" (in French). asse.fr. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Jean-Philippe Krasso s'engage jusqu'en 2023" [Jean-Philippe Krasso signs until 2023]. www.asse.fr (in French). Saint-Étienne. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Yvan Neyou est Stéphanois" [Yvan Neyou is Stéphanois]. www.asse.fr (in French). Saint-Étienne. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Timothée Kolodziejczak reste à Saint-Etienne" [Timothée Kolodziejczak remains in Saint-Etienne]. www.footmercato.net (in French). Foot Mercato. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Adil Aouchiche est Stéphanois" [Adil Aouchiche is Stéphanois]. www.asse.fr (in French). Saint-Étienne. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Panagiotis Retsos est Stéphanois" [Panagiotis Retsos is Stéphanois]. www.asse.fr (in French). Saint-Étienne. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Yohan Cabaye: Former Newcastle and Crystal Palace midfielder announces retirement at age of 35". Sky Sports. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Τουρκία: Στην Χατάισπορ ο Κατράνης". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Montpellier Hérault SC - Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz rescheduled". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

External links

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