AS Saint-Étienne will start the season with two partial stadium closures, a sanction imposed by the French Football League's disciplinary committee. The Saint-Étienne supporters will not be able to access the Jean-Snella and Charles-Paret stands for the matches against Clermont and Grenoble. This decision was made after the reception of Nice during the first leg of the playoffs, where AS Saint-Étienne's supporters used pyrotechnic devices and uttered insults. The Saint-Étienne club will therefore have to do without its north and south kops for these two matches. AS Saint-Étienne is opening its new subscription campaign this Wednesday, but supporters will not be able to attend the first two home matches. The Greens will play their first home match against Clermont on the weekend of August 15, then against Grenoble on the weekend of August 21. The disciplinary committee decided to impose a partial stadium closure on the Greens for these two matches, which means that more than 15,000 people will not be able to attend the matches. AS Saint-Étienne will therefore have to find a way to motivate its players without the support of its supporters for these two important matches.