Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, better known as ASSE or A.S. Saint-Étienne, nicknamed Les Verts, is a member of the FFF French Football Federation or Fédération Française de Football. The French Football League Championship is the highest rated competition in France. A.S. Saint-Étienne competes in their home stadium, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, in Saint Étienne. Founded in 1919, A.S. Saint-Étienne competes in Ligue 1 run by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. A.S. Saint-Étienne won 17th place in the Ligue 1 Championship in 2009. They have attained 10 French First Division championship wins in 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1981. A.S. Saint-Étienne was Coupe de France French Cup Winner in 1962, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1975, and 1977. They won the Ligue 2 Championship in 1963, 1999, and 2004; the Coupe Gambardella in 1963, 1970, and 1998; the Coupe Drago in 1955 and 1958. Team captain is Frederic Emile.