2005–06 AS Saint-Étienne season

AS Saint-Étienne
2005–06 season
President	Bernard Caïazzo
Head coach	Élie Baup
Stadium	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Ligue 1	13th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Frédéric Piquionne (6); All: ; Frédéric Piquionne (7)
Highest home attendance	35,123 vs Marseille
Average home league attendance	29,627
Biggest win	Saint-Étienne 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain; Saint-Étienne 3–0 Le Mans
Biggest defeat	Sochaux 4–0 Saint-Étienne; Lyon 4–0 Saint-Étienne

The 2005–06 season was the 73rd in the history of AS Saint-Étienne and their second consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France.

Players

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

14 July 2005 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	4–1	Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC	France
CEST (UTC+2)

21 July 2005 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	2–0	UNFP	France
CEST (UTC+2)

2 September 2005 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Barcelona	Saint-Étienne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 26,316

21 April 2006 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Toulouse	France
CEST (UTC+2)				Attendance: 2,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	30 July 2005	13 May 2006	Matchday 1	13th	38	11	14	13	29	39	−10	028.95
Coupe de France	7 January 2006		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	26 October 2005		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					40	11	14	15	29	42	−13	027.50

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Le Mans	38	13	13	12	33	36	−3	52
12	Nancy	38	12	12	14	35	37	−2	48	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
13	Saint-Étienne	38	11	14	13	29	39	−10	47
14	Nantes	38	11	12	15	37	41	−4	45
15	Sochaux	38	11	11	16	34	47	−13	44

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Nancy was qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue.

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	11	14	13	29	39	−10	47	6	8	5	18	15	+3	5	6	8	11	24	−13

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	L
Position	10	13	9	8	9	7	3	5	8	4	5	4	3	3	5	7	9	9	9	9	7	8	10	10	10	11	15	13	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13

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

Matches

30 July 2005 1	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Ajaccio	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

6 August 2005 2	Troyes	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Troyes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

13 August 2005 3	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Metz	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

21 August 2005 4	Toulouse	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Toulouse
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

27 August 2005 5	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Sochaux	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

10 September 2005 6	Nice	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Ray

18 September 2005 7	Saint-Étienne	3–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 27,771

21 September 2005 8	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Nancy	Saint-Étienne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 26,711

24 September 2005 9	Lille	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Villeneuve d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole

1 October 2005 10	Saint-Étienne	3–0	Le Mans	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 27,614

15 October 2005 11	Nantes	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Nantes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

23 October 2005 12	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Marseille	Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 35,123

29 October 2005 13	Strasbourg	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Strasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

5 November 2005 14	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Auxerre	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,005

19 November 2005 15	Monaco	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Monaco
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Meriem 54'			Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Philippe Kalt

26 November 2005 16	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Bordeaux	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 34,089 Referee: Bertrand Layec

4 December 2005 17	Lens	2–1	Saint-Étienne	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 33,652 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

11 December 2005 18	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Lyon	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 35,352 Referee: Stéphane Bré

17 December 2005 19	Rennes	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,821 Referee: Claude Colombo

4 January 2006 20	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Troyes	Saint-Étienne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 25,641 Referee: Bruno Coué

11 January 2006 21	Metz	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Metz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Postiga 16'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 12,273 Referee: Bertrand Layec

21 January 2006 23	Sochaux	4–0	Saint-Étienne	Montbéliard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 13,566 Referee: Pascal Garibian

1 February 2006 22	Saint-Étienne	1–3	Toulouse	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,296 Referee: Olivier Thual

4 February 2006 25	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Saint-Étienne	Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,026 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

11 February 2006 26	Nancy	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 16,107 Referee: Philippe Malige

14 February 2006 24	Saint-Étienne	0–1	Nice	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 22,440 Referee: Stéphane Bré

18 February 2006 27	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Lille	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,655 Referee: Alain Sars

25 February 2006 28	Le Mans	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Postiga 57'	Stadium: Stade Léon Bollée Attendance: 13,704 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux

5 March 2006 29	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Nantes	Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mazure 90+1'			Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,359 Referee: Thierry Auriac

12 March 2006 30	Marseille	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pagis 17', 19', 64'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,103 Referee: Philippe Kalt

19 March 2006 31	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Strasbourg	Saint-Étienne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 25,566 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

25 March 2006 32	Auxerre	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 18,487 Referee: Bruno Coué

1 April 2006 33	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Monaco	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,683 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

8 April 2006 34	Bordeaux	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Bordeaux
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,222 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

15 April 2006 35	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Lens	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 34,921 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

30 April 2006 36	Lyon	4–0	Saint-Étienne	Lyon
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,081 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

6 May 2006 37	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Rennes	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 32,478 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

13 May 2006 38	Ajaccio	3–1	Saint-Étienne	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Coupe de France

7 January 2006 Round of 64	Saint-Étienne	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Lille	Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)			Moussilou 120+3'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 12,745 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de la Ligue

26 October 2005 Third round	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Lille	Saint-Étienne
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard

References

↑ "Ligue 1 2005/2006 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.

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[table_note_res_UCCL0.60935342107404-2] Nancy was qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue.

[1] "Ligue 1 2005/2006 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.

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2005–06 in French football
« 2004–05 2006–07 »
Domestic leagues	Ligue 1 Ligue 2 National
Domestic cups	Coupe de France (Final) Coupe de la Ligue (Final) Trophée des Champions
European	Champions League Men Women UEFA Cup
Club seasons
Ligue 1	Ajaccio Auxerre Bordeaux Le Mans Lens Lille Lyon Marseille Metz Monaco Nancy Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Saint-Étienne Sochaux Strasbourg Toulouse Troyes
Ligue 2	Amiens Bastia Brest Caen Châteauroux Clermont Créteil Dijon Grenoble Gueugnon Guingamp Istres Laval Le Havre Lorient Montpellier Reims Sedan Sète Valenciennes
International competition
Men	2005 Jeux de la Francophonie 2006 Toulon Tournament 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G 2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage 2006 FIFA World Cup final
Women	2006 Four Nations Tournament