AS Saint-Étienne

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NICKNAME – Les Stéphanois, Les Verts (The Greens)
FOUNDED – 1919
LOCATED IN – Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
STADIUM – Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
BY TRAM – Take Line 1 or 2 from the city centre
CAPACITY – 41,965
RELEGATED – 2022
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (10 times)
BEST COUPE DE FRANCE RUN – Winners (6 times)
BEST COUPE DE LA LIGUE/D’ETE RUN – Winners (2012/2013)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Runners Up (1975/1976)
BEST UC/EL FINISH –QF (Twice)
BEST CWC FINISH – R16 (1962/1963)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Herve Revelli (274)
2022/2023 FINISH – 8th (Ligue 2)

FIVE FACTS ABOUT AS SAINT-ÉTIENNE
1. Employees of the “Casino” grocery store chain, which was established in Saint-Étienne, created the club. The green colour of the stores was adopted by “Les Verts”.
2. The Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, named after the Casino group’s founder, is known as both “The Cauldron” and “Green Hell” by French football supporters.
3. Saint-Étienne’s once record ten league titles were won over a 25 year period between 1956 and 1981.
4. Their current goalkeeper is the aptly named Étienne Green, a remarkable coincidence of nomenclature.
5. Saint-Étienne’s main rivals are nearby Olympique Lyon, against whom they contest the Rhone-Alpes derby.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT SAINT-ÉTIENNE
1. The city is named after Saint Stephen (Étienne in French), who was stoned for his beliefs.
2. Saint-Étienne has a long history of manufacturing, with armaments, bicycles and ribbon its most famous products. It also served as an important coal mining centre.
3. Opera composer Jules Massenet was a native of Saint-Étienne. His work was celebrated with a biannual festival in the city until 2012.
4. After his family moved to the city from Italy, Pierre Cardin began his fashion career here at a men’s tailor shop.
5. Due to its high elevation, Saint-Étienne has been a popular location for Tour De France stages, particularly time trials.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Official anthem
“En vers et contre tous”
“Only love can break your heart”
A look around Saint-Étienne

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