2021–22 AS Saint-Étienne season

Saint-Étienne 2021–22 football season
Saint-Étienne
2021–22 season
PresidentBernard Caïazzo
Head coachClaude Puel
(until 5 December)
Pascal Dupraz
(from 14 December)
StadiumStade Geoffroy-Guichard
Ligue 118th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wahbi Khazri (10)

All:
Wahbi Khazri (10)
Biggest winJura Sud Foot 1–4 Saint-Étienne
Biggest defeatSaint-Étienne 0–5 Rennes
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 103rd season in the existence 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 participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France.

On 29 May 2022, the club's relegation to the second division was confirmed after 18 years in the top tier.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 February 2022.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Cameroon CMR Harold Moukoudi
3 DF France FRA Mickaël Nadé
4 DF Guinea GUI Saïdou Sow
5 DF France FRA Timothée Kolodziejczak (vice-captain)
6 MF France FRA Lucas Gourna-Douath
7 MF Algeria ALG Ryad Boudebouz
8 MF France FRA Mahdi Camara
9 FW Senegal SEN Sada Thioub (on loan from Angers)
10 FW Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri (captain)
11 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Silva
13 DF Peru PER Miguel Trauco
14 DF Mali MLI Falaye Sacko (on loan from Vitória S.C.)
15 MF France FRA Bilal Benkhedim
16 GK Senegal SEN Boubacar Fall
17 MF France FRA Adil Aouchiche
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW France FRA Arnaud Nordin
19 MF Cameroon CMR Yvan Neyou
20 MF Gabon GAB Denis Bouanga
21 FW France FRA Romain Hamouma (vice-captain)
22 DF France FRA Eliaquim Mangala
23 DF France FRA Joris Gnagnon
25 MF Senegal SEN Assane Dioussé
26 FW Mali MLI Bakary Sako
27 DF France FRA Yvann Maçon
28 MF France FRA Zaydou Youssouf
29 MF France FRA Aïmen Moueffek
30 MF France FRA Maxence Rivera
31 FW France FRA Enzo Crivelli (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
40 GK England ENG Etienne Green
50 GK France FRA Paul Bernardoni (on loan from Angers)

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 Spain ESP Sergi Palencia (at Leganés until 30 June 2022)
FW Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Philippe Krasso (at AC Ajaccio until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW France FRA Charles Abi (at Guingamp until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
50 GK France Paul Bernardoni France Angers Loan 5 January 2022 [3]
22 DF France Eliaquim Mangala Free transfer 20 January 2022 [4]
14 DF Senegal Falaye Sacko Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Loan 31 January 2022 [5]
31 FW France Enzo Crivelli Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Loan 31 January 2022 [6]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
6 DF Senegal Pape Abou Cissé Greece Olympiacos Loan return 30 June 2021
14 FW France Anthony Modeste Germany 1. FC Köln Loan return 30 June 2021
30 GK France Jessy Moulin France Troyes Free 19 July 2021 [7]
26 DF France Mathieu Debuchy France Valenciennes Free 13 August 2021 [8]
9 FW France Charles Abi France Guingamp Loan 31 August 2021 [9]
14 FW Ivory Coast Jean-Philippe Krasso France Ajaccio Loan 27 January 2022

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Saint-Étienne France v France Le Puy Foot 43
10 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 2–2 France Le Puy Foot 43 L'Étrat, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Fourrier 71'
  • Capoue 81'
Stadium: Stade Aimé Jacquet
Saint-Étienne France v France Bourg-Péronnas
16 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 1–1 France Bourg-Péronnas L'Étrat, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • El Ouazzani 77'
Stadium: Stade Aimé Jacquet
Saint-Étienne France v France Grenoble
17 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 2–1 France Grenoble Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Diallo 2'
Stadium: L'Envol Stadium
Saint-Étienne France v France Nice
21 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France Cancelled France Nice Aix-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Municipal Jacques Forestier
Note: The match was called off at the request of Nice due to time constraints.[10]
Saint-Étienne France v France Clermont
24 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 2–3 France Clermont Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne France v France Marseille
28 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 1–2 France Marseille Gueugnon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 7,000
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany v France Saint-Étienne
31 July 2021 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–1 France Saint-Étienne Frankfurt, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 10,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 8 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 18th 38 7 11 20 42 77 −35 018.42
Ligue 1 relegation play-offs 26 May 2022 29 May 2022 First leg Runners-up 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Coupe de France 19 December 2021 30 January 2022 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 066.67
Total 43 9 13 21 49 81 −32 020.93

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
  • v
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Lorient 38 8 12 18 35 63 −28 36
17 Clermont 38 9 9 20 38 69 −31 36
18 Saint-Étienne (R) 38 7 11 20 42 77 −35 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Metz (R) 38 6 13 19 35 69 −34 31 Relegation to Ligue 2[a]
20 Bordeaux (R) 38 6 13 19 52 91 −39 31
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[14]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bordeaux were initially relegated to Ligue 2. However, on 14 June it was decided by the DNCG to relegate Bordeaux administratively to the Championnat National for financial issues.[11] On 27 July 2022, Bordeaux won its appeal and was officially maintained in Ligue 2 for the 2022–23 season.[12][13]

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 7 11 20 42 77  −35 32 4 6 9 23 38  −15 3 5 11 19 39  −20

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 25 June 2021.[15][16]

Saint-Étienne v Lorient
8 August 2021 1 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lorient Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 20,461
Referee: Thomas Léonard
Lens v Saint-Étienne
15 August 2021 2 Lens 2–2 Saint-Étienne Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,541
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Saint-Étienne v Lille
21 August 2021 3 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lille Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 20,673
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Marseille v Saint-Étienne
28 August 2021 4 Marseille 3–1 Saint-Étienne Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,039
Referee: Benoît Millot
Montpellier v Saint-Étienne
12 September 2021 5 Montpellier 2–0 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 10,402
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Saint-Étienne v Bordeaux
18 September 2021 6 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Bordeaux Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 23,869
Referee: Antony Gautier
Monaco v Saint-Étienne
22 September 2021 7 Monaco 3–1 Saint-Étienne Monaco
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Saint-Étienne v Nice
25 September 2021 8 Saint-Étienne 0–3 Nice Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 19,980
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Saint-Étienne v Lyon
3 October 2021 9 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lyon Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 33,643
Referee: François Letexier
Strasbourg v Saint-Étienne
17 October 2021 10 Strasbourg 5–1 Saint-Étienne Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,371
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Saint-Étienne v Angers
22 October 2021 11 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Angers Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 19,836
Referee: Antony Gautier
Metz v Saint-Étienne
30 October 2021 12 Metz 1–1 Saint-Étienne Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 15,914
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
Saint-Étienne v Clermont
7 November 2021 13 Saint-Étienne 3–2 Clermont Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Troyes v Saint-Étienne
21 November 2021 14 Troyes 0–1 Saint-Étienne Troyes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 10,644
Referee: Florent Batta
Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain
28 November 2021 15 Saint-Étienne 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,586
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Brest v Saint-Étienne
1 December 2021 16 Brest 1–0 Saint-Étienne Brest
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 13,248
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Saint-Étienne v Rennes
5 December 2021 17 Saint-Étienne 0–5 Rennes Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 11,257
Referee: Thomas Léonard
Reims v Saint-Étienne
11 December 2021 18 Reims 2–0 Saint-Étienne Reims
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 12,019
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Saint-Étienne v Nantes
22 December 2021 19 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Nantes Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 23,681
Referee: Clément Turpin
Saint-Étienne v Lens
15 January 2022 21 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Lens Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: François Letexier
Lyon v Saint-Étienne
21 January 2022 22 Lyon 1–0 Saint-Étienne Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antony Gautier
Angers v Saint-Étienne
26 January 2022 20 Angers 0–1 Saint-Étienne Angers
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Clément Turpin
Saint-Étienne v Montpellier
5 February 2022 23 Saint-Étienne 3–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Thomas Léonard
Clermont v Saint-Étienne
13 February 2022 24 Clermont 1–2 Saint-Étienne Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 12,131
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Saint-Étienne v Strasbourg
20 February 2022 25 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Strasbourg Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,897
Referee: Antony Gautier
Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne
26 February 2022 26 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Saint-Étienne Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Saint-Étienne v Metz
6 March 2022 27 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Metz Saint-Étienne
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 35,706
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
Lille v Saint-Étienne
11 March 2022 28 Lille 0–0 Saint-Étienne Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 40,146
Referee: Florent Batta
Saint-Étienne v Troyes
18 March 2022 29 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Troyes Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 32,193
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
Saint-Étienne v Marseille
3 April 2022 30 Saint-Étienne 2–4 Marseille Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 April 2022, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.[17]
Lorient v Saint-Étienne
8 April 2022 31 Lorient 6–2 Saint-Étienne Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,407
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Saint-Étienne v Brest
16 April 2022 32 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Brest Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 27,227
Referee: Eric Wattellier
Bordeaux v Saint-Étienne
20 April 2022 33 Bordeaux 2–2 Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 38,515
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Saint-Étienne v Monaco
23 April 2022 34 Saint-Étienne 1–4 Monaco Saint-Étienne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Rennes v Saint-Étienne
30 April 2022 35 Rennes 2–0 Saint-Étienne Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,390
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
Nice v Saint-Étienne
11 May 2022 36 Nice 4–2 Saint-Étienne Nice
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 17,704
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Saint-Étienne v Reims
14 May 2022 37 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Reims Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Nantes v Saint-Étienne
21 May 2022 38 Nantes 1–1 Saint-Étienne Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,636
Referee: François Letexier

Relegation play-offs

Auxerre v Saint-Étienne
26 May 2022 Play-off Final
First leg
Auxerre 1–1 Saint-Étienne Auxerre
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 17,479
Referee: Benoît Millot
Saint-Étienne v Auxerre
29 May 2022 Play-off Final
Second leg
Saint-Étienne 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(4–5 p)
Auxerre Saint-Étienne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 24,489
Referee: Antony Gautier
Penalties

Coupe de France

Lyon La Duchère v Saint-Étienne
19 December 2021 Round of 64 Lyon La Duchère 0–1 Saint-Étienne Lyon
13:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Ngwabije Yellow card 67'
  • Negouai Yellow card 81'
  • Oun Yellow card 90+5'
Report
Stadium: Stade de Balmont
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Benoît Millot
Jura Sud v Saint-Étienne
2 January 2022 Round of 32 Jura Sud 1–4 Saint-Étienne Louhans[18]
18:50 CET (UTC+1)
  • Tiago 78'
Report
Stadium: Stade du Bram
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Bergerac v Saint-Étienne
30 January 2022 Round of 16 Bergerac 1–0 Saint-Étienne Périgueux[19]
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Ducros Yellow card 30'
  • Escarpit 76'
Report Stadium: Stade Francis-Rongiéras
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Florent Batta

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 29 May 2022
Rank Pos. No. Player Ligue 1 Relegation play-offs Coupe de France Total
1 FW 10 Tunisia Wahbi Khazri 10 0 0 10
2 MF 20 Gabon Denis Bouanga 9 0 0 9
3 FW 18 France Arnaud Nordin 4 0 2 6
4 MF 7 Algeria Ryad Boudebouz 3 0 1 4
MF 8 France Mahdi Camara 3 1 0 4
6 FW 21 France Romain Hamouma 2 0 0 2
DF 5 France Timothée Kolodziejczak 2 0 0 2
DF 3 France Mickaël Nadé 1 0 1 2
DF 4 Guinea Saïdou Sow 2 0 0 2
MF 28 France Zaydou Youssouf 1 1 0 2
11 MF 6 France Lucas Gourna-Douath 1 0 0 1
FW 14 Ivory Coast Jean-Philippe Krasso 1 0 0 1
DF 22 France Eliaquim Mangala 1 0 0 1
FW 26 Mali Bakary Sako 0 0 1 1
DF 22 Peru Miguel Trauco 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 42 2 5 49

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