Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium

The Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, in Saint-Étienne

The Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, nicknamed the Cauldron, is the temple of football in Saint-Étienne, a monument for all the supporters. The Saint-Étienne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this mythical arena, inseparable from AS Saint-Étienne and from the popular fervour of the Greens.

The Cauldron, temple of the Greens

Here we are in front of the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, nicknamed the Cauldron, a true monument for all the lovers of football. This mythical arena is the stadium of AS Saint-Étienne, the ASSE, the emblematic club of the town and one of the most titled and popular of the history of French football. Nicknamed the Greens, in reference to the colour of their jersey, the players of Saint-Étienne have written some of the finest pages of national football, notably in the 1970s, when the European epic of the team set all France ablaze and made of the club a legend. The stadium owes its nickname of Cauldron to the incredible fervour of its public: on match evenings, the stands vibrate with a boiling atmosphere, made of songs, clamours and an overflowing popular passion, that make of it one of the hottest and most impressive stadiums of France. This fervour embodies the working-class and proud soul of Saint-Étienne, deeply attached to its club. Several times enlarged and renovated, notably to host great competitions, the stadium is a high place of sport and of the Saint-Étienne identity. A temple of football and a popular heart, the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium is a must-see stop of the discovery of Saint-Étienne.

What to see

You admire the mythical arena nicknamed the Cauldron, stadium of AS Saint-Étienne, one of the most titled and popular clubs of French football, whose players, the Greens, wrote their legend in the 1970s; the stadium owes its nickname to the incredible fervour of its public, that makes of it one of the hottest of France, embodying the working-class and proud soul of the town. The Geoffroy-Guichard stadium is a temple of football in Saint-Étienne. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Geoffroy-Guichard stadium lies to the north of Saint-Étienne, reachable on foot and by public transport. You admire its exterior from the surroundings; the match days and the visits of the stadium follow their own programme and conditions, which vary. It is best to inquire before coming.

Why is the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium nicknamed the Cauldron?

Because of the incredible fervour of its public: on match evenings, the stands vibrate with a boiling atmosphere, made of songs, clamours and an overflowing popular passion, that make of it one of the hottest stadiums of France; it is the stadium of AS Saint-Étienne, emblematic club whose players, the Greens, wrote their legend in the 1970s.

Where is the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Étienne?

To the north of Saint-Étienne, in France.