Saint-Étienne Quiz

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1. Saint-Étienne reached the 1976 European Cup final by edging which Dutch club 1-0 on aggregate in the semi-final?

   • Feyenoord
   • PSV Eindhoven
   • Ajax
   • FC Twente
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   Answer: PSV Eindhoven

   A single home goal beat PSV, and a 0-0 draw in Eindhoven sealed the spot in the final.

2. Which Saint-Étienne defender was knocked unconscious by Harald Schumacher's challenge in France's 1982 World Cup semi-final?

   • Patrick Battiston
   • Maxime Bossis
   • Christian Lopez
   • Gérard Janvion
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   Answer: Patrick Battiston

   Battiston, an ASSE player from 1980 to 1983, lost teeth and suffered vertebrae damage in Seville — yet no foul was given.

3. Before coaching France to 1998 World Cup glory, which manager had won five league titles as a Saint-Étienne player?

   • Guy Roux
   • Roger Lemerre
   • Michel Hidalgo
   • Aimé Jacquet
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   Answer: Aimé Jacquet

   Aimé Jacquet spent 1960-73 as an ASSE midfielder before masterminding France's 1998 triumph.

4. Which Saint-Étienne forward scored an astonishing 68-metre goal away at Metz in October 2021?

   • Denis Bouanga
   • Romain Hamouma
   • Ryad Boudebouz
   • Wahbi Khazri
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   Answer: Wahbi Khazri

   Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri lobbed the keeper from inside his own half — at 68 metres, the longest-range Ligue 1 goal since Opta began tracking in 2006.

5. Saint-Étienne's last league title of the golden era came in which year?

   • 1981
   • 1979
   • 1983
   • 1982
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   Answer: 1981

   The 1980-81 championship proved the final league crown of the great era.

6. Which centre-back joined Chelsea from Saint-Étienne in January 2014, staying on loan at ASSE for the rest of that season?

   • Kurt Zouma
   • Moustapha Bayal Sall
   • Josuha Guilavogui
   • Faouzi Ghoulam
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   Answer: Kurt Zouma

   Chelsea paid around £12 million for the 19-year-old Kurt Zouma.

7. Who scored the only goal as Saint-Étienne beat Rennes in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final?

   • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
   • Brandão
   • Max Gradel
   • Romain Hamouma
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   Answer: Brandão

   Brandão struck in the 18th minute at the Stade de France for a 1-0 win.

8. Which coach, who had earlier masterminded Stade de Reims' golden generation, took charge of Saint-Étienne in 1967?

   • Albert Batteux
   • Robert Herbin
   • Kader Firoud
   • Jean Snella
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   Answer: Albert Batteux

   Albert Batteux arrived in 1967 and kept the silverware flowing at his second great club.

9. How many times did Saint-Étienne lift the Coupe de France between 1962 and 1977?

   • 4
   • 6
   • 7
   • 5
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   Answer: 6

   Six cups in fifteen years — the first in 1962, the last in 1977.

10. In the 1975-76 European Cup quarter-final, Saint-Étienne lost the first leg 2-0 away, then won 3-0 after extra time at Geoffroy-Guichard to knock out which side?

    • Dynamo Kyiv
    • Spartak Moscow
    • Dynamo Dresden
    • Górnik Zabrze
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    Answer: Dynamo Kyiv

    Dynamo Kyiv, home of reigning Ballon d'Or holder Oleg Blokhin, were overturned on a legendary European night.

11. Which ultras group, founded in 1991, made Geoffroy-Guichard's Kop Nord its home?

    • Ultramarines
    • Magic Fans
    • Bad Gones
    • Green Angels
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    Answer: Magic Fans

    The Magic Fans (1991) took the north end; the Green Angels (1992) later settled in the south.

12. Which striker of the golden era finished as Saint-Étienne's all-time record goalscorer?

    • Patrick Revelli
    • Georges Bereta
    • Rachid Mekhloufi
    • Hervé Revelli
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    Answer: Hervé Revelli

    Hervé Revelli led the line through the golden years, scoring around 175 league goals for the club; his brother Patrick also starred.

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