Olympique Lyonnais–AS Saint-Étienne rivalry

Derby Saint-Étienne - Lyon
Other names Le Derby
Locale Rhône-Alpes, France
Teams Lyon & Saint-Étienne
First meeting 28 October 1951
Latest meeting ASSE 1–0 OL (Sunday, 17 January 2016)
Next meeting ?
Statistics
Most wins Saint-Étienne (41)
Most player appearances Serge Chiesa (28)
Top scorer Hervé Revelli (14)
Largest victory OL 1–7 ASSE (5 October 1969)

The Olympique Lyonnais–AS Saint-Étienne rivalry, is a football rivalry between French clubs Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Étienne, with matches between them referred to as the Derby Rhône-Alpes, Derby Rhônealpin or simply Le Derby.[1] Both clubs are located in the region of Rhône-Alpes. Saint-Étienne is not located along the Rhône River nor belongs to the Rhône département, but rather belongs to the Loire département, taking its name from another famous French river, the Loire. Consequently, the appellation Derby du Rhône is incorrect, although it is nevertheless sometimes used in French media.

The two clubs first met in 1951 and, due to the clubs' close proximity, being separated by only 50 kilometres (31 mi), a hotly contested rivalry developed.[2] The derby is cited as one of the high-points of the Ligue 1 season and, like other major rivalries, extends outside of the pitch. The rivalry is locally considered a symbolic challenge between the two cities, as the city of Lyon is considered white collar while its counterpart Saint-Étienne is viewed by the locals as more blue collar.[1]

During the 20th century, Saint-Étienne was the most successful club in French football winning ten league titles between 1957–1981, a record that still stands today. During that span, the club also won six Coupe de France titles and performed well at European level.[1] However, the club's performance declined in the 1980s and it even suffered a relegation to the second division in 1984, causing its stranglehold on the national and regional consciousness to weaken. Lyon began a similar ascension into French football at the beginning of the new millennium when the club won their first-ever Ligue 1 championship in 2002. The initial title started a national record-setting streak of seven successive titles. Lyon have also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, a feat that has not been matched by a French club since 2004 when Monaco reached the final.

Currently, both clubs are among the best-supported in Ligue 1, and each has participated in European competition in recent years.

Head-to-head record

As of 9 December 2012
Competition Played Saint-Étienne Draw Lyon
French League 96 36 29 31
Coupe de France 5 1 1 3
Coupe de la Ligue 1 0 0 1
Trophée des champions 0 0 0 0
Coupe Drago 1 1 0 0
Challenge des champions 1 1 0 0
Totals 104 39 30 35

Switching clubs

Due to the clubs' ongoing rivalry, few players have played for both Lyon and Saint-Étienne. Since the two clubs first contested each other in 1951, only 27 players have played for both Lyon and Saint-Étienne and only 13 players have transferred directly from Lyon to Saint-Étienne and vice versa. The first player to "commit" the offense was Antoine Rodriguez in 1951, when after having a nine-year spell at Saint-Étienne, he moved to Lyon, where he spent only one season. Other notable players who made the switch were Aimé Jacquet who, after having a successful 13-year career with Saint-Étienne, departed the club for Lyon, where he spent three seasons. Jacquet later went on to manage Lyon and coached the team to the 1973 Coupe de France Final. Similarly, striker Bernard Lacombe established himself as one of Lyon's all-time leading goalscorers before leaving the club for Saint-Étienne in 1978 where he was often booed and jeered, which led to the player departing the club for Bordeaux after one season. The other players who transferred directly between clubs are François Lemasson, Alain Moizan, André Calligaris, Romarin Billong, Jean-Luc Sassus, Christopher Deguerville, Grégory Coupet, Franck Priou, Lamine Diatta and Bafétimbi Gomis. Steed Malbranque, a product of OL youth system and a former OL first-team regular, signed for Saint-Étienne from Sunderland, but then resigned after one month, allegedly calling quit to his career. He surprisingly signed for OL a few months later.

OL, then ASSE

David Hellebuyck started his career at Lyon before making over 100 appearances with Saint-Étienne.
Name Pos Lyon Saint-Étienne
CareerAppsGoals CareerAppsGoals
France Bernard LacombeFW 1969–78230128 1978–793214
France Alain MoizanMF 1980–82 1982–84
France Franck PriouMF 1980–88 1988–90
France Laurent FournierMF 1986–885315 1995103
Cameroon Romarin BillongDF 1988–951115 1995–20001025
France Patrice FerriDF 1992–93 1995–96
France Jean-Luc SassusDF 1994–97 1997–98
France David HellebuyckMF 1996–200030 2001–0616714
France Laurent MorestinDF 1997–9830 2003–04240
France Patrice CarteronDF 1997–20001016 2001–0510016
Senegal Lamine DiattaDF 2004–06400 2006–08271
France Sylvain MonsoreauDF 2005–06190 2012–06300

ASSE, then OL

Bafétimbi Gomis joined Lyon from Saint-Étienne in 2009.
Name Pos Saint-Étienne Lyon
CareerAppsGoals CareerAppsGoals
France Michel CristobalDF 1945–49 1950–52
France Antoine RodriguezDF 1942–51 1951–52
France Andre CalligarisDF 1957–60 1960–61
France Aimé JacquetMF 1960–7317612 1973–76262
France André GuyFW 1962–658252 1967–7111666
France José BroissartMF 1969–73 1976–80
France Jean-François LariosMF 1973–8316736 1984–85271
France Olivier RousseyMF 1977–78 1979–80
France Patrice FerriDF 1981–88 1992–93
France François LemassonGK 1986–8750 1987–901010
France Christopher DeguervilleDF 1987–95 1995–97
France Grégory CoupetGK 1993–97880 1997–20085180
France Frédéric PiquionneFW 2004–079727 2008–09264
France Bafétimbi GomisFW 2003–0916249 2009–145016
Senegal Pape DiakhatéDF 2010181 2010–201130

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