1997–98 AS Saint-Étienne season

Saint-Étienne
1997–98 season
PresidentPhilippe Koehl
(until October)
Jean-Marie Caillat
(October–November)
Alain Bompard
(from December)
Head coachPierre Repellini
StadiumStade Geoffroy-Guichard
French Division 217th
Coupe de FranceEighth round
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Didier Thimothée (19)[1]
All:
Didier Thimothée (20)
Biggest winSaint-Amand FC 0–11 Saint-Étienne
Biggest defeatLorient 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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

4 July 1997 Friendly Lens France 3–0 France Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
14 July 1997 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 2–0 France Gueugnon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
11 April 1998 Friendly Montpellier France 2–0 France Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
15 May 1998 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 2–0 France Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
19 May 1998 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 4–0 France Nancy
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
21 May 1998 Friendly Gueugnon France 0–2 France Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

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Overview

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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 −13 028.57
Coupe de France 29 November 1997 20 December 1997 Seventh round Eighth round 2 1 0 1 11 1 +10 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 5 January 1998 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 45 13 16 16 59 62 −3 028.89

Source: Competitions

French Division 2

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Main article: 1997–98 French Division 2

League table

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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]
Source: Ligue 2
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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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

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDLLLDDDDLLDLWLWWWDDWLDLWLWWDDLWDLWWWLDDLDL
Position81920212221212122222222212222211920171518191917201615161618161517161010131412151617
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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2 August 1997 1 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Lille Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
9 August 1997 2 Nîmes 3–0 Saint-Étienne Nîmes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
18 August 1997 3 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Le Mans Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
20 August 1997 4 Red Star 1–0 Saint-Étienne Paris
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
23 August 1997 5 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Lorient Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
30 August 1997 6 Amiens 0–0 Saint-Étienne Amiens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
3 September 1997 7 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Troyes Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
6 September 1997 8 Valence 1–1 Saint-Étienne Valence
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
13 September 1997 9 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Gueugnon Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
20 September 1997 10 Nancy 2–0 Saint-Étienne Tomblaine
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
24 September 1997 11 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Mulhouse Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
28 September 1997 12 Wasquehal 2–1 Saint-Étienne Wasquehal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
4 October 1997 13 Saint-Étienne 3–0 Caen Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
8 October 1997 14 Laval 4–1 Saint-Étienne Laval
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
18 October 1997 16 Toulon 0–2 Saint-Étienne Toulon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
26 October 1997 17 Saint-Étienne 3–2 Nice Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
31 October 1997 18 Louhans-Cuiseaux 0–0 Saint-Étienne Louhans
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
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
18 November 1997 21 Martigues 1–0 Saint-Étienne Martigues
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
3 December 1997 23 Le Mans 3–0 Saint-Étienne Le Mans
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
6 December 1997 24 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Red Star Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
13 December 1997 25 Lorient 4–0 Saint-Étienne Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
10 January 1998 26 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Amiens Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
21 January 1998 27 Troyes 1–2 Saint-Étienne Troyes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
10 February 1998 30 Saint-Étienne 0–2 Nancy Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
14 February 1998 31 Mulhouse 1–2 Saint-Étienne Mulhouse
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
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
3 March 1998 29 Gueugnon 1–1 Saint-Étienne Gueugnon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
7 March 1998 33 Caen 2–0 Saint-Étienne Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
14 March 1998 34 Saint-Étienne 3–2 Laval Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
24 March 1998 35 Niort 1–3 Saint-Étienne Niort
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
28 March 1998 36 Saint-Étienne 3–1 Toulon Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
7 April 1998 37 Nice 2–0 Saint-Étienne Nice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
18 April 1998 38 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Louhans-Cuiseaux Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
24 April 1998 39 Beauvais 0–0 Saint-Étienne Beauvais
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
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
8 May 1998 42 Lille 2–1 Saint-Étienne Lille
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

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Main article: 1997–98 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

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Main article: 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue
8 January 1998 Round of 32 Saint-Étienne 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Sochaux Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
  • Fichaux 15'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 4,297

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue 2 1997/1998 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.
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