In Batteux's first season in 1967–68, Saint-Étienne captured the double after winning the league and the Coupe de France. After the season, Snella returned to Servette and former Stade de Reims manager Albert Batteux replaced him. Snella's third and final title with the club coincided with the arrival of Georges Bereta, Bernard Bosquier, Gérard Farison and Hervé Revelli to the team. In Snella's first season back, Saint-Étienne won its second league title and, three seasons later, captured its third. He also led the club back to Division 1 after one season in the second division, but after the season, Wicart was replaced by Snella, who returned as manager after a successful stint in Switzerland with Servette. However, Wicart did lead the club to its first Coupe de France title in 1962, alongside co-manager Henri Guérin with the team defeating FC Nancy 1–0 in the final. After two seasons under Wicart, Saint-Étienne were relegated after finishing 17th in the 1961–62 season. In 1961, Roger Rocher became president of the club and quickly became one of the club's chief investors. In the following season, François Wicart joined the coaching staff. In the team's first season under Vernier, Saint-Étienne finished 12th, the club's worst finish since finishing 11th eight seasons ago. After the following season, in which the club finished sixth, Snella departed the club. In 1958, Saint-Étienne won the Coupe Drago for the second time. Led by goalkeeper Claude Abbes, defender Robert Herbin, as well as midfielders René Ferrier and Kees Rijvers and striker Georges Peyroche, Saint-Étienne won the league by four points over Lens. Two seasons later, the club won its first domestic league title. Under Snella, Saint-Étienne achieved its first honour after winning the Coupe Charles Drago in 1955. Georges Bereta won six league titles while playing for Saint-Étienne. The club failed to improve upon that finish in following seasons under Tax and, ahead of the 1950–51 season, Tax was let go and replaced by former Saint-Étienne player Jean Snella. Saint-Étienne returned to the first division after the war under the Austrian-born Frenchman Ignace Tax and surprised many by finishing runner-up to Lille in the first season after the war. However, the team's debut appearance in the first division was short-lived due to the onset of World War II. Saint-Étienne remained in Division 2 for four more seasons before earning promotion to Division 1 for the 1938–39 season under the leadership of the Englishman Teddy Duckworth. The club was inserted into the second division and became inaugural members of the league after finishing runner-up in the South Group.
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In 1933, Stéphanoise turned professional and changed its name to its current version. In July 1930, the National Council of the FFF voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. In 1927, Pierre Guichard took over as president of the club and, after merging with local club Stade Forézien Universitaire, changed its name to Association sportive Stéphanoise. In 1920, due to the French Football Federation (FFF) prohibiting the use of trademarks in sports club, the club dropped "Casino" from its name and changed its name to simply Amical Sporting Club to retain the ASC acronym. The club adopted green as its primary color mainly due to it being the principal colour of Groupe Casino. ĪS Saint-Étienne was founded in 1919 by employees of the Saint-Étienne-based grocery store chain Groupe Casino under the name Amicale des Employés de la Société des Magasins Casino (ASC). On 14 April 2021, the club's board of directors announced, in a public letter, that the club was up for sale. In 2009, the club added a female section. The club's primary rivals are Olympique Lyonnais, based in nearby Lyon, with whom they contest the Derby Rhône-Alpes. Saint-Étienne is known as Les Verts meaning "the Greens" due to its home colours. The team was last managed by Claude Puel and captained by Loïc Perrin, who started his career at the club in 1996. The club achieved most of its honours in the 1960s and 1970s when the club was led by managers Jean Snella, Albert Batteux, and Robert Herbin. Saint-Étienne has also won the Ligue 2 championship on three occasions. Saint-Étienne have won a record ten Ligue 1 titles, as well as six Coupe de France titles, a Coupe de la Ligue title and five Trophée des Champions. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. ( French pronunciation: ) or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire ( French pronunciation: ), commonly known as A.S.S.E.