Club: AS Saint-Étienne (commonly “Saint-Étienne” or “ASSE”)

Country: France

Season / timeframe: around the 2020/21 season

Head coach: Claude Puel — appointed in December 2019 and in charge throughout the 2020/21 campaign. Puel is an experienced French manager (previously at Nice, Lyon, Southampton, Leicester) known for tactical organization and working with young players.

Home stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (commonly called “Le Chaudron”), capacity roughly 40–42k.

Competitions: Played in Ligue 1 (French top flight) and domestic cup competitions (Coupe de France) during that period.

2020/21 snapshot:

• Saint-Étienne had a mid-table Ligue 1 season under Claude Puel, with inconsistent results but ultimately maintaining top-flight status for the following season.
• The squad combined seasoned pros and younger talents and operated primarily in a compact, organized structure under Puel’s management.

Notable players around 2020/21 (examples):

• Wahbi Khazri — attacking midfielder/forward and set-piece threat
• Denis Bouanga — winger/forward, important attacking outlet
• Romain Hamouma — experienced winger/attacking midfielder
• Jessy Moulin — long-serving goalkeeper option

Club identity & honors: Traditional green-and-white colors; historically one of France’s most successful clubs, famously holding a record 10 Ligue 1 titles (peak success mainly in the 1960s–1970s).

Contextual note: The 2020/21 season was played with COVID-19-related adaptations (reduced attendances and health protocols), affecting matchday atmosphere at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard compared with pre-pandemic years.