The Evolution of the Saint-Étienne Crest
1933-1940
1940-1960
1970-1978
1993-2000
2000...
Saint-Étienne Crest 1933 to 1940
Saint-Étienne had their first club crest in 1933, a simple shield that used the club's initials, ASSE, from its full name, Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire. Green was used for the shield and the initials because this was the club's colour, having previously been adopted from "Casino", the large grocery company based in the city.
Saint-Étienne Crest 1940 to 1960
In 1940 the club changed its crest, keeping the tilted ASSE letters but using an unusual shape, composed of three circles, in an art-deco style.
Saint-Étienne Crest 1970 to 1978
Saint-Étienne Crest 1993 to 2000
In 1993 the club added a red, white and blue star to the top of the crest, a symbol of the ten French championship titles that had been won by the club, even though the last Ligue 1 triumph was back in 1981.
Saint-Étienne Crest 2000 to Now
The club's iconic green and white colours actually come from the Casino supermarket group which is based in the city.
This was a great period for the club, not only winning multiple Ligue 1 titles, but also coming agonisingly close to adding a European Cup title to the club's honours list, losing by a single goal to Bayern Munich in the 1976 final at Hampden Park. Fans of the club often blame the defeat on Hampden Park's square goalposts, claiming that if they'd been round then two efforts that hit the woodwork would have actually gone in!
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