2012–13 AS Saint-Étienne season

The 2012–13 season was the 79th season in the existence of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Saint-Étienne participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

AS Saint-Étienne
2012–13 season
PresidentsBernard Caïazzo
Roland Romeyer
Head coachChristophe Galtier
StadiumStade Geoffroy-Guichard
Ligue 15th
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
Coupe de la LigueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (19)
All:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (19)

Players
As of 8 January 2013[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  FRA Kurt Zouma
6 MF  FRA Jérémy Clément
7 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
9 FW  CIV Max Gradel
10 MF  FRA Renaud Cohade
11 MF  FRA Yohan Mollo (on loan from Nancy)
12 DF  FRA Jean-Pascal Mignot
13 DF  ALG Faouzi Ghoulam
14 FW  BRA Brandão
15 FW  DEN Andreas Laudrup (on loan from FC Nordsjælland)
16 GK  FRA Stéphane Ruffier
17 FW  FRA Kévin Mayi
18 MF  FRA Fabien Lemoine
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  FRA Josuha Guilavogui
20 DF  FRA Jonathan Brison
21 MF  FRA Romain Hamouma
22 FW  SRB Danijel Aleksić
24 DF  FRA Loïc Perrin (captain)
25 MF  ROU Bănel Nicoliță
26 DF  SEN Moustapha Bayal
27 MF  FRA Mathieu Bodmer
28 MF  CIV Ismaël Diomande
29 DF  FRA François Clerc
30 GK  FRA Jessy Moulin
40 GK  SEN Pape Coulibaly

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SEN Guirane N'Daw (at Ipswich Town)
— DF  GUI Florentin Pogba (at Sedan)
— MF  FRA Yoric Ravet (at Angers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Lynel Kitambala (at Dynamo Dresden)
— FW  FRA Idriss Saadi (at Gazélec Ajaccio)

Reserves

As of 2 August 2012[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FRA Louis Beccu
— GK  BFA Germain Sanou
— GK  FRA Jérémy Vachoux
— DF  FRA Ruben Aguilar
— DF  FRA Thibault Balp
— DF  FRA Maxence Chapuis
— DF  FRA Aymeric Djeridi
— DF  CMR Guy Ritchy Pellet
— DF  FRA Pierre-Yves Polomat
— DF  FRA Romain Russier
— MF  FRA Zaven Bulut
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NOR Eirik Birkelund
— MF  FRA Kamel Chergui
— MF  FRA Sofian Elmoudane
— MF  FRA Yohan Garric
— MF  SEN Sidy Sagna
— MF  FRA Billal Sebaihi
— FW  GAM Ebrima Bojang
— FW  GUI Ibrahima Diaouara
— FW  FRA Jessim Mahaya
— FW  FRA Elian Tack

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 10 August 2012 26 May 2013 Matchday 1 5th 38 16 15 7 60 32 +28 042.11
Coupe de France 5 January 2013 16 April 2013 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 26 September 2012 20 April 2013 Third round Winners 5 2 3 0 5 1 +4 040.00
Total 47 20 19 8 72 39 +33 042.55

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1
Main article: 2012–13 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Lyon 38 19 10 9 61 38 +23 67 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 38 18 10 10 57 46 +11 64 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Saint-Étienne 38 16 15 7 60 32 +28 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Lille 38 16 14 8 59 40 +19 62
7 Bordeaux 38 13 16 9 40 34 +6 55 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Saint-Étienne, as winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, qualifies for the third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
  2. Bordeaux, winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de France, qualified for the Group stage of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 15 7 60 32  +28 63 11 4 4 36 13  +23 5 11 3 24 19  +5

Last updated: 26 May 2013.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round
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GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWWLDDWDWWWDWDLDLLDWWWWDWWDDDWDWDDLWD
Position15161181011119105645434481011876455444434445645
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2013. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
10 August 2012 1 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Lille Saint-Étienne
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18 August 2012 2 Toulouse 2–1 Saint-Étienne Toulouse
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26 August 2012 3 Saint-Étienne 4–0 Brest Saint-Étienne
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1 September 2012 4 Bastia 0–3 Saint-Étienne Bastia
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15 September 2012 5 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Sochaux Saint-Étienne
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21 September 2012 6 Montpellier 1–1 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
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30 September 2012 7 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Reims Saint-Étienne
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5 October 2012 8 Saint-Étienne 4–0 Nancy Saint-Étienne
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20 October 2012 9 Nice 1–1 Saint-Étienne Nice
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26 October 2012 10 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Rennes Saint-Étienne
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3 November 2012 11 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Saint-Étienne Paris
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10 November 2012 12 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Troyes Saint-Étienne
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17 November 2012 13 Evian 2–2 Saint-Étienne Evian
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23 November 2012 14 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Valenciennes Saint-Étienne
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30 November 2012 15 Ajaccio 0–0 Saint-Étienne Ajaccio
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9 December 2012 16 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Lyon Saint-Étienne
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13 December 2012 17 Bordeaux 0–0 Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
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16 December 2012 18 Saint-Étienne 0–2 Lorient Saint-Étienne
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23 December 2012 19 Marseille 1–0 Saint-Étienne Marseille
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11 January 2013 20 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Toulouse Saint-Étienne
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19 January 2013 21 Brest 0–1 Saint-Étienne Brest
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27 January 2013 22 Saint-Étienne 3–0 Bastia Saint-Étienne
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2 February 2013 23 Sochaux 1–2 Saint-Étienne Montbéliard
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9 February 2013 24 Saint-Étienne 4–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
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17 February 2013 25 Reims 1–1 Saint-Étienne Reims
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23 February 2013 26 Nancy 0–3 Saint-Étienne Nancy
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2 March 2013 27 Saint-Étienne 4–0 Nice Saint-Étienne
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8 March 2013 28 Rennes 2–2 Saint-Étienne Rennes
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17 March 2013 29 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
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30 March 2013 30 Troyes 2–2 Saint-Étienne Troyes
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7 April 2013 31 Saint-Étienne 1–0 Evian Saint-Étienne
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12 April 2013 32 Valenciennes 0–0 Saint-Étienne Valenciennes
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24 April 2013 33 Saint-Étienne 4–2 Ajaccio Saint-Étienne
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28 April 2013 34 Lyon 1–1 Saint-Étienne Lyon
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3 May 2013 35 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Bordeaux Saint-Étienne
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12 May 2013 36 Lorient 3–1 Saint-Étienne Lorient
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18 May 2013 37 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Marseille Saint-Étienne
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26 May 2013 38 Lille 1–1 Saint-Étienne Lille
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Coupe de France
Main article: 2012–13 Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue
26 September 2012 Third round Lorient 1–1
(0–3 p)		 Saint-Étienne Lorient
20:55 CEST (UTC+2)
30 October 2012 Round of 16 Sochaux 0–3 Saint-Étienne Montbéliard
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
27 November 2012 Quarter-finals Saint-Étienne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
20:55 CEST (UTC+2)
15 January 2013 Semi-finals Saint-Étienne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Lille Saint-Étienne
20:55 CEST (UTC+2)
20 April 2013 Final Saint-Étienne 1–0 Rennes Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,000
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

References
  1. "Effectif professionnel" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. "Effectif CFA" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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