Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t‿etjɛn lwaʁ]), commonly known as A.S.S.E. (French pronunciation: ​[a.ɛs.ɛs.ø]) or simply Saint-Étienne, is a professional football club based in Saint-Étienne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The club was founded in 1933 and plays in Ligue 1, the top division of French football.