Paris Saint-Germain has gleaned its ninth title of Champion of France during this 2019-2020 season, shortened due to coronavirus pandemic, but AS Saint-Etienne is and remains the French club with the best image of France. Indeed, according to a survey by the polling institute Ipsos In December 2019, with a representative sample of 5,000 French people aged 16 to 75 interested in football, 77% of those questioned placed the Loire club at the top of this category.
For information, AS Saint-Etienne has 13 points more than the average of all other clubs and dominates half of the regions of France, including Auvergne Rhône-Alpes despite local competition from the enemy of always, l ‘Olympique Lyonnais. ASSE is also the “friendliest” club for 78% of respondents and is also in the lead in the area of civic and social engagement (53%) thanks to the actions carried out by the ASSE-Coeur Vert association. Finally, ASSE ranks third for prestige (76%), dynamism (74%) and formative dimension (73%).