| 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[1] | 
| 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) | 
| 2 September 2005 Friendly | Saint-Étienne   | 2–1 |  Barcelona | Saint-Étienne | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 26,316 | 
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 28.95 | 
| Coupe de France | 7 January 2006 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 26 October 2005 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 27.50 | ||||
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:
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
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) | 
 | 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) | 
 | 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) | 
 | 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) | 
 | 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) | 
 | 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) | 
 | 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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