2004–05 AS Saint-Étienne season

AS Saint-Étienne
2004–05 season
Head coach	Élie Baup
Stadium	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1	6th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Pascal Feindouno (13); All: ; Frédéric Piquionne (16)
Average home league attendance	29,887
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season was the 72nd season in the existence of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's first season back 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 and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	7 August 2004	28 May 2005	Matchday 1	7th	38	12	17	9	47	34	+13	031.58
Coupe de France	9 January 2005		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	10 November 2004	March 2005	Round of 32	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	075.00
Total					43	15	17	11	56	39	+17	034.88

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Rennes	38	15	10	13	49	42	+7	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Marseille	38	15	10	13	47	42	+5	55	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6	Saint-Étienne	38	12	17	9	47	34	+13	53	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7	Lens	38	13	13	12	45	39	+6	52	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8	Auxerre	38	14	10	14	48	47	+1	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.

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	12	17	9	47	34	+13	53	9	8	2	25	7	+18	3	9	7	22	27	−5

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	D
Position	15	19	18	18	17	16	13	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	11	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	11	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	6	6

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

Matches

7 August 2004 1	Saint-Étienne	0–1	Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)

14 August 2004 2	Lens	3–0	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

21 August 2004 3	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Strasbourg
CEST (UTC+2)

29 August 2004 4	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

11 September 2004 5	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Nantes
CEST (UTC+2)

18 September 2004 6	Ajaccio	1–1	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

22 September 2004 7	Saint-Étienne	3–1	Auxerre
CEST (UTC+2)

25 September 2004 8	Sochaux	2–1	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

3 October 2004 9	Saint-Étienne	2–3	Lyon
CEST (UTC+2)

17 October 2004 10	Marseille	1–1	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

23 October 2004 11	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Bordeaux
CEST (UTC+2)

30 October 2004 12	Lille	1–0	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

6 November 2004 13	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Nice
CEST (UTC+2)

13 November 2004 14	Bastia	0–3	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

20 November 2004 15	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Rennes
CEST (UTC+2)

27 November 2004 16	Metz	2–2	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

4 December 2004 17	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Toulouse
CEST (UTC+2)

11 December 2004 18	Saint-Étienne	5–0	Caen
CEST (UTC+2)

18 December 2004 19	Istres	0–2	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

12 January 2005 20	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

15 January 2005 21	Strasbourg	1–1	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

22 January 2005 22	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain
CEST (UTC+2)

26 January 2005 23	Nantes	0–0	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

5 February 2005 25	Auxerre	2–2	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

20 February 2005 26	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Sochaux
CEST (UTC+2)

26 February 2005 27	Lyon	3–2	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

6 March 2005 28	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Marseille
CEST (UTC+2)

12 March 2005 29	Bordeaux	2–0	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

16 March 2005 24	Saint-Étienne	3–0	Ajaccio
CEST (UTC+2)

20 March 2005 30	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Lille
CEST (UTC+2)

2 April 2005 31	Nice	2–0	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

9 April 2005 32	Saint-Étienne	3–0	Bastia
CEST (UTC+2)

16 April 2005 33	Rennes	2–2	Saint-Étienne	Rennes
CEST (UTC+2)

23 April 2005 34	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Metz
CEST (UTC+2)

7 May 2005 35	Toulouse	0–2	Saint-Étienne	Toulouse
CEST (UTC+2)

14 May 2005 36	Caen	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Caen
CEST (UTC+2)

21 May 2005 37	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Istres
CEST (UTC+2)

28 May 2005 38	Monaco	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Louis II

Coupe de France

9 January 2005 Round of 64	Nîmes	3–2	Saint-Étienne	Nîmes
15:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 12909 Referee: Eric Brocas

Coupe de la Ligue

9 November 2004 Second round	Saint-Étienne	3–1	Créteil	Saint-Étienne
CET (UTC+1)	Piquionne 7', 51' Carteron 77'		Cavalli 72'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Philippe Malige

21 December 2004 Third round	Le Havre	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Le Havre
CET (UTC+1)			Hellebuyck 58'	Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 7,913 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

18 January 2005 Quarter-finals	Lens	0–3	Saint-Étienne	Lens
CET (UTC+1)			Piquionne 21' Feindouno 74' (pen.) Marin 88'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 24,611 Referee: Bertrand Layec

1 February 2005 Semi-finals	Strasbourg	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Strasbourg
CET (UTC+1)	Farnerud 55'			Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 11,307 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Total
1	9	FW	Frédéric Piquionne	11	2	3	16
2	14	MF	Pascal Feindouno	13	0	1	14
3	27	MF	Julien Sablé	5	0	0	5
4	25	FW	Lilian Compan	4	0	0	4
Totals				37	2	7	46

References

^ "Squad of Saint-Étienne 2004-05 Ligue 1".
^ "Ligue 1 2004/2005 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.

[table_note_res_UCCF0.91940918793874-3] Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.

[1] "Squad of Saint-Étienne 2004-05 Ligue 1".

[2] "Ligue 1 2004/2005 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.

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