2020–21 AS Saint-Étienne season
AS Saint-Étienne 2020–21 football season
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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.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| President | Bernard Caïazzo (Supervisory Board) | |||
| Head coach | Claude Puel | |||
| Stadium | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | |||
| Ligue 1 | 11th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Denis Bouanga Wahbi Khazri (7 each) All: Denis Bouanga Wahbi Khazri (7 each) | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 February 2021.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 14 | FW |  Jean-Philippe Krasso |
 Épinal |
1 July 2020 | [2] | |
| 19 | MF |  Yvan Neyou |
 Braga B |
Loan | 9 July 2020 | [3] |
| 5 | DF | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
 UANL |
17 July 2020 | [4] | |
| 17 | MF | Adil Aouchiche |
Paris Saint-Germain |
20 July 2020 | [5] | |
| 4 | DF |  Panagiotis Retsos |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
Loan | 5 October 2020 | [6] |
Out
| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Yohan Cabaye |
End of contract (retired) | N/A | 1 July 2020 | [7] |
| DF | Alexandros Katranis |
 Hatayspor |
Loan | 27 August 2020 | [8] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 28 July 2020 Friendly | Saint-Étienne | Cancelled | Troyes | Saint-Étienne, France |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) |
| 1 August 2020 Friendly | Saint-Étienne | 4–2 | Bordeaux | Saint-Étienne, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 7 August 2020 Friendly | Saint-Étienne | Cancelled | Hertha BSC | Saint-Étienne, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 12 August 2020 Friendly | Rennes | 3–0 | Saint-Étienne | Rennes, France |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park |
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Nantes | Cancelled | Saint-Étienne | La Baule, France |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Moreau Défarges |
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Angers | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Angers, France |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 31.58 |
| Coupe de France | 11 February 2021 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30.77 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[10]
| 30 August 2020 2 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | Lorient | Saint-Étienne |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 12 September 2020 3 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | Strasbourg | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 17 September 2020 1 | Marseille | 0–2 | Saint-Étienne | Marseille |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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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] | ||||
| 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 |
| 26 September 2020 5 | Saint-Étienne | 0–3 | Rennes | Saint-Étienne |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 3 October 2020 6 | Lens | 2–0 | Saint-Étienne | Lens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 18 October 2020 7 | Saint-Étienne | 1–3 | Nice | Saint-Étienne |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Amaury Delerue |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 December 2020 13 | Dijon | 0–0 | Saint-Étienne | Dijon |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 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 |
| 16 December 2020 15 | Bordeaux | 1–2 | Saint-Étienne | Bordeaux |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 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 |
| 23 December 2020 17 | Monaco | 2–2 | Saint-Étienne | Monaco |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 17 January 2021 20 | Strasbourg | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Strasbourg |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 24 January 2021 21 | Saint-Étienne | 0–5 | Lyon | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 31 January 2021 22 | Nice | 0–1 | Saint-Étienne | Nice |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 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 |
| 7 February 2021 24 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Metz | Saint-Étienne |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 14 February 2021 25 | Rennes | 0–2 | Saint-Étienne | Rennes |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 20 February 2021 26 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Reims | Saint-Étienne |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 28 February 2021 27 | Lorient | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne | Lorient |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 3 March 2021 28 | Saint-Étienne | 2–3 | Lens | Saint-Étienne |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
| 13 March 2021 29 | Angers | 0–1 | Saint-Étienne | Angers |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 19 March 2021 30 | Saint-Étienne | 0–4 | Monaco | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 24 April 2021 34 | Saint-Étienne | 1–2 | Brest | Saint-Étienne |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 2 May 2021 35 | Montpellier | 1–2 | Saint-Étienne | Montpellier |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Karim Abed |
| 9 May 2021 36 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Marseille | Saint-Étienne |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel |
| 16 May 2021 37 | Lille | 0–0 | Saint-Étienne | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 23 May 2021 38 | Saint-Étienne | 0–1 | Dijon | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Gautier |
Coupe de France
| 11 February 2021 Round of 64 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Montbéliard |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | FRA |
Stefan Bajic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | GK | FRA |
Jessy Moulin | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | GK |  ENG |
Etienne Green | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 50 | GK |  SEN |
Boubacar Fall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CMR |
Harold Moukoudi | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | GRE |
Panagiotis Retsos | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | FRA |
Timothée Kolodziejczak | 25 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | SEN |
Pape Abou Cissé | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | DF |  BRA |
Gabriel Silva | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | DF |  PER |
Miguel Trauco | 27 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF | FRA |
Mathieu Debuchy | 26 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | DF | FRA |
Yvann Maçon | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | FRA |
Alpha Sissoko | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | DF |  GUI |
Saïdou Sow | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | DF | FRA |
Marvin Tshibuabua | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | FRA |
Rayan Souici | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF |  ALG |
Ryad Boudebouz | 15 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | FRA |
Mahdi Camara | 38 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | FRA |
Bilal Benkhedim | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | FRA |
Adil Aouchiche | 35 | 2 | 21+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | CMR |
Yvan Neyou | 31 | 1 | 29+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF |  GAB |
Denis Bouanga | 36 | 7 | 30+6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | FRA |
Kévin Monnet-Paquet | 17 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | MF | FRA |
Zaydou Youssouf | 30 | 1 | 14+15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | FRA |
Maxence Rivera | 18 | 0 | 1+16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | MF | FRA |
Lucas Gourna-Douath | 30 | 0 | 13+17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | MF | FRA |
Aimen Moueffek | 20 | 0 | 6+13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | MF | FRA |
Baptiste Gabard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | MF | FRA |
Mathys Saban | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | FRA |
Charles Abi | 25 | 3 | 9+15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | FW |  TUN |
Wahbi Khazri | 23 | 7 | 16+6 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | FW | FRA |
Anthony Modeste | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | FW | FRA |
Arnaud Nordin | 35 | 4 | 20+14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW | FRA |
Romain Hamouma | 29 | 6 | 19+10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | FW | FRA |
Tyrone Tormin | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FW | FRA |
Abdoulaye Sidibé | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FW | FRA |
Yanis Lhéry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | CIV |
Jean-Philippe Krasso | 14 | 5 | 9+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
- As of 18 October 2020
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Total |
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| 1 | 21 | FW | |
Romain Hamouma | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | |
Adil Aouchiche | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | |
Denis Bouanga | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 27 | DF | |
Yvann Maçon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
Mahdi Camara | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||