2003–04 AS Saint-Étienne season

AS Saint-Étienne
2003–04 season
Head coach	Frédéric Antonetti
Stadium	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Ligue 2	1st (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Semi-finals
	← 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 85th season in the existence of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, AS Saint-Étienne participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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 2	2 August 2003	22 May 2004	Matchday 1	Winners	38	22	7	9	44	29	+15	057.89
Coupe de France	22 November 2003	3 January 2004	Seventh round	Round of 64	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	24 September 2004	4 February 2004	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	080.00
Total					46	28	8	10	58	35	+23	060.87

Source: Competitions

Ligue 2[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
1	Saint-Étienne (C, P)	38	22	7	9	44	29	+15	73	Promotion to Ligue 1
2	Caen (P)	38	20	11	7	56	31	+25	71
3	Istres (P)	38	19	9	10	44	26	+18	66
4	Lorient	38	17	10	11	57	45	+12	61
5	Sedan	38	15	15	8	42	31	+11	60

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

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	22	7	9	44	29	+15	73	11	5	3	23	14	+9	11	2	6	21	15	+6

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round[]

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

2 August 2003 1	Châteauroux	2–0	Saint-Étienne	Châteauroux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

9 August 2003 2	Nancy	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Tomblaine
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15 August 2003 3	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Lorient	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

19 August 2003 4	Créteil	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Créteil
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

23 August 2003 5	Saint-Étienne	2–3	Troyes	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

31 August 2003 6	Sedan	1–2	Saint-Étienne	Sedan
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5 September 2003 7	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Valence	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

13 September 2003 8	Besançon	0–1	Saint-Étienne	Besançon
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

21 September 2003 9	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Amiens	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

27 September 2003 10	Caen	1–0	Saint-Étienne	Caen
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3 October 2003 11	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Rouen	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

19 October 2003 12	Clermont	0–3	Saint-Étienne
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25 October 2003 13	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Grenoble	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

1 November 2003 14	Laval	2–0	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

7 November 2003 15	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Istres	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

29 November 2003 16	Angers	1–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

10 December 2003 17	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Niort	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

6 December 2003 18	Gueugnon	0–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

21 December 2003 19	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Le Havre	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

10 January 2004 20	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Nancy	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

18 January 2004 21	Lorient	2–0	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

31 January 2004 20	Saint-Étienne	3–2	Créteil	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

8 February 2004 23	Troyes	0–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

14 February 2004 24	Saint-Étienne	0–2	Sedan	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

21 February 2004 25	Valence	1–3	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

16 April 2004 26	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Besançon	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

5 March 2004 27	Amiens	1–2	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

14 March 2004 28	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Caen	Saint-Étienne
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,512 Referee: Eric Brocas

20 March 2004 29	Rouen	0–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

27 March 2004 30	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Clermont	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

2 April 2004 31	Grenoble	2–2	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

11 April 2004 32	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Laval	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

23 April 2004 33	Istres	0–2	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

1 May 2004 34	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Angers	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

7 May 2004 35	Niort	0–1	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

13 May 2004 36	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Gueugnon	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

16 May 2004 37	Le Havre	1–0	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

22 May 2004 38	Saint-Étienne	2–1	Châteauroux	Saint-Étienne
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard