# 2012–13 AS Saint-Étienne season

The 2012–13 season was the 79th season in the existence of AS Saint-Étienne and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Saint-Étienne participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Kurt Zouma |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Jérémy Clément |
| 7 | FW | GAB | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 9 | FW | CIV | Max Gradel |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Renaud Cohade |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Yohan Mollo (on loan from Nancy) |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Jean-Pascal Mignot |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Brandão |
| 15 | FW | DEN | Andreas Laudrup (on loan from FC Nordsjælland) |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Stéphane Ruffier |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Kévin Mayi |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Fabien Lemoine |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Jonathan Brison |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Romain Hamouma |
| 22 | FW | SRB | Danijel Aleksić |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Loïc Perrin (captain) |
| 25 | MF | ROU | Bănel Nicoliță |
| 26 | DF | SEN | Moustapha Bayal |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Bodmer |
| 28 | MF | CIV | Ismaël Diomande |
| 29 | DF | FRA | François Clerc |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Jessy Moulin |
| 40 | GK | SEN | Pape Coulibaly |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | SEN | Guirane N'Daw (at Ipswich Town) |
| — | DF | GUI | Florentin Pogba (at Sedan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Yoric Ravet (at Angers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Lynel Kitambala (at Dynamo Dresden) |
| — | FW | FRA | Idriss Saadi (at Gazélec Ajaccio) |

### Reserves

As of 2 August 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | FRA | Louis Beccu |
| — | GK | BFA | Germain Sanou |
| — | GK | FRA | Jérémy Vachoux |
| — | DF | FRA | Ruben Aguilar |
| — | DF | FRA | Thibault Balp |
| — | DF | FRA | Maxence Chapuis |
| — | DF | FRA | Aymeric Djeridi |
| — | DF | CMR | Guy Ritchy Pellet |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre-Yves Polomat |
| — | DF | FRA | Romain Russier |
| — | MF | FRA | Zaven Bulut |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Eirik Birkelund |
| — | MF | FRA | Kamel Chergui |
| — | MF | FRA | Sofian Elmoudane |
| — | MF | FRA | Yohan Garric |
| — | MF | SEN | Sidy Sagna |
| — | MF | FRA | Billal Sebaihi |
| — | FW | GAM | Ebrima Bojang |
| — | FW | GUI | Ibrahima Diaouara |
| — | FW | FRA | Jessim Mahaya |
| — | FW | FRA | Elian Tack |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Ligue 1 | 10 August 2012 | 26 May 2013 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 042.11 |
| Coupe de France | 5 January 2013 | 16 April 2013 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 26 September 2012 | 20 April 2013 | Third round | Winners | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 042.55 |
Source: Soccerway

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Nice | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Lille | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 62 | |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* ↑ Saint-Étienne, as winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue, qualifies for the third qualifying round of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
* ↑ Bordeaux, winner of the 2012–13 Coupe de France, qualified for the Group stage of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |