2020–21 AS Saint-Étienne season explained

Club:	AS Saint-Étienne
Season:	2020–21
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Bernard Caïazzo (Supervisory Board)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Claude Puel
Stadium:	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	11th
Cup1:	Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:	Round of 64
League Topscorer:	Denis Bouanga Wahbi Khazri (7 each)
Season Topscorer:	Denis Bouanga Wahbi Khazri (7 each)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021.^[1]

Out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
14			Épinal			^[2]
19			Braga B	Loan		^[3]
5			UANL			^[4]
17			Paris Saint-Germain			^[5]
4			Bayer Leverkusen	Loan		^[6]

Out

	scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
MF	Yohan Cabaye	End of contract (retired)	N/A		^[7]
DF	Alexandros Katranis	Hatayspor	Loan		^[8]

Competitions

Ligue 1

See main article: 2020–21 Ligue 1.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[9]

Coupe de France

See main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=120	Ligue 1	width=120	Coupe de France	width=120	Total
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

Notes and References

1. News: Effectif professionnel . asse.fr. 11 January 2020 . fr.
2. Web site: Jean-Philippe Krasso s'engage jusqu'en 2023. Jean-Philippe Krasso signs until 2023. www.asse.fr. Saint-Étienne. 28 May 2020. French. 1 July 2020.
3. Web site: Yvan Neyou est Stéphanois. Yvan Neyou is Stéphanois. www.asse.fr. Saint-Étienne. 9 July 2020. French. 9 July 2020.
4. Web site: Timothée Kolodziejczak reste à Saint-Etienne. Timothée Kolodziejczak remains in Saint-Etienne. www.footmercato.net. Foot Mercato. 17 July 2020. French. 17 July 2020.
5. Web site: Adil Aouchiche est Stéphanois. Adil Aouchiche is Stéphanois. www.asse.fr. Saint-Étienne. 20 July 2020. French. 20 July 2020.
6. Web site: Panagiotis Retsos est Stéphanois. Panagiotis Retsos is Stéphanois. www.asse.fr. Saint-Étienne. 5 October 2020. French. 5 October 2020.
7. News: Yohan Cabaye: Former Newcastle and Crystal Palace midfielder announces retirement at age of 35. Sky Sports. 19 February 2021. 19 February 2021.
8. Web site: Τουρκία: Στην Χατάισπορ ο Κατράνης . www.sport24.gr . 27 August 2020.
9. Web site: Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021. 9 July 2020. fr. LFP.