| 1997–98 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Philippe Koehl (until October) Jean-Marie Caillat (October–November) Alain Bompard (from December) |
| Head coach | Pierre Repellini |
| Stadium | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| French Division 2 | 17th |
| Coupe de France | Eighth round |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Didier Thimothée (19)[1] All: Didier Thimothée (20) |
| Biggest win | Saint-Amand FC 0–11 Saint-Étienne |
| Biggest defeat | Lorient 4–0 Saint-Étienne Sochaux 4–0 Saint-Étienne |
The 1997–98 season was the 65th season in the existence of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Saint-Étienne participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998.
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| French Division 2 | 2 August 1997 | 8 May 1998 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 28.57 |
| Coupe de France | 29 November 1997 | 20 December 1997 | Seventh round | Eighth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 50.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 5 January 1998 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 28.89 | ||||
Source: Competitions
French Division 2
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nîmes | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 52 | |
| 16 | Beauvais | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 51 | |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 51 | |
| 18 | Wasquehal | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 51 | |
| 19 | Louhans-Cuiseaux (R) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 49 | Relegation to Championnat National [fr] |
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 |
| 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 35 | −21 |
Source: Ligue 2
Results by round
Matches
| 2 August 1997 1 | Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Lille | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 18 August 1997 3 | Saint-Étienne | 1–2 | Le Mans | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 23 August 1997 5 | Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | Lorient | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 3 September 1997 7 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Troyes | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 13 September 1997 9 | Saint-Étienne | 0–1 | Gueugnon | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 24 September 1997 11 | Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Mulhouse | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 4 October 1997 13 | Saint-Étienne | 3–0 | Caen | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 26 October 1997 17 | Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Nice | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 4 November 1997 15 | Saint-Étienne | 4–2 | Niort | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 8 November 1997 19 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Beauvais | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 14 November 1997 20 | Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Sochaux | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 22 November 1997 22 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Nîmes | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 6 December 1997 24 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Red Star | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 10 January 1998 26 | Saint-Étienne | 2–1 | Amiens | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 10 February 1998 30 | Saint-Étienne | 0–2 | Nancy | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 21 February 1998 32 | Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | Wasquehal | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 28 February 1998 28 | Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | Valence | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 14 March 1998 34 | Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Laval | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 28 March 1998 36 | Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | Toulon | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 18 April 1998 38 | Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 29 April 1998 40 | Sochaux | 4–0 | Saint-Étienne | Montbéliard |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) |
| 5 May 1998 41 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Martigues | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
Coupe de France
| 29 November 1997 Seventh round | Saint-Amand FC | 0–11 | Saint-Étienne | Clermont-Ferrand |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 4,500 |
| 20 December 1997 Eighth round | Pau | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Pau |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Hameau Attendance: 4,000 |
Coupe de la Ligue
| 8 January 1998 Round of 32 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Sochaux | Saint-Étienne |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 4,297 |
References
- ↑ "Ligue 2 1997/1998 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.
External links
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