{"product_id":"1997-98-saint-etienne-longsleeve-shirt","title":"Saint-Étienne 1997-98 Lotto Long-Sleeve Shirt - Vintage S","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eSaint-Étienne 1997-98 Lotto Long Sleeve Jersey — ASSE at a Crossroads\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eSaint-Étienne, 1997-98 season: France's most decorated club is in full reconstruction, far from its glorious 70s, but already laying the groundwork for a future return to the elite of French football. This \u003cstrong\u003eASSE 1997-98 Lotto long-sleeve home jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e belongs to this pivotal period, that of a great team refusing to disappear — and carrying the DNA of an entire Stéphanois people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eJersey details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1997-1998\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e AS Saint-Étienne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lotto\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorn by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zoumana Camara\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this jersey represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe 1997-98 season saw \u003cstrong\u003eAS Saint-Étienne\u003c\/strong\u003e playing in Ligue 2. The mythical Forez club, ten-time French champions, was then in the midst of a barren spell since its relegation, and each season felt like an existential battle as much as a sporting objective. Yet, Geoffroy-Guichard remained a cauldron, the supporters remained loyal and boisterous — because in Sainté, giving up is not in the vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIt was in this context that \u003cstrong\u003eLotto\u003c\/strong\u003e dressed Les Verts, a collaboration that gave birth to simple yet distinctive kits, reflecting a club that never needed artifice to exist. Serious, hard-working, ambitious players wore this jersey in training and in matches, with the same determination: to bring ASSE back to where it always wanted to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this jersey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoumana Camara, a career that started here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis jersey is directly linked to \u003cstrong\u003eZoumana Camara\u003c\/strong\u003e, a central defender who came through the ranks at Saint-Étienne and would become one of the strongest players of his generation at Paris Saint-Germain. Before the capital's limelight, there was Sainté, the academy, this jersey — the beginning of a great career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eASSE in pursuit of promotion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1997-98 season was part of Saint-Étienne's long struggle to return to the elite of French football. Every match at Geoffroy-Guichard in this long-sleeve jersey was a statement of intent: Les Verts never give up, ever. It's that energy that this piece of fabric absorbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lotto partnership, a bygone era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLotto\u003c\/strong\u003e dressed Saint-Étienne during a particular period in the club's history, before major brands came knocking on Les Verts' door again. This partnership produced jerseys that are now extremely rare on the \u003cstrong\u003evintage football jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e market — and that's exactly why we seek them out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs. Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a jersey that truly existed in locker rooms, on pitches, in the real football life of the time. It's not a reproduction made years later to satisfy nostalgia: it's the original, with its period finishes, its original labels, its textile construction specific to the 90s. The difference is felt in the hands, seen in the details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is rated \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e, which in the vintage world, is truly solid. It means a jersey that has aged gracefully — no major damage, a piece that can be worn proudly or displayed without reservation. In this condition, for an \u003cstrong\u003eASSE Lotto 1997 jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e, it's clearly something exceptional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage sizing guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage jerseys from the 90s\u003c\/strong\u003e consistently run smaller than current standards. A 1997 \"S\" often corresponds to what would today be called an XS, sometimes even a tight XS depending on body types. The cuts of the time were fitted, without the looseness of modern designs intended for casual wear — they were made to be worn tight, in the fashion of football back then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore buying, take a tape measure and measure your chest circumference and shoulder width. Then compare with the actual jersey measurements available on the product sheet. This is the only reliable method to avoid unpleasant surprises — because a poorly sized collector's jersey is a frustration that can easily be avoided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy you need it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eSaint-Étienne Lotto 1997-98 long-sleeve jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is not the kind of piece you come across every day on resale sites. The combination of historic club + Lotto kit manufacturer + long-sleeve version + specific season makes it an absolute rarity for any serious collector of \u003cstrong\u003eFrench retro football jerseys\u003c\/strong\u003e. And what's more, this one was worn by a real player, Zoumana Camara — that's no small provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn 8\/10 condition, there really aren't many floating around in this state. Most jerseys from this era have disappeared, been damaged, or can only be found in poor condition at flea markets. Finding such a clean example, with player traceability, is the kind of opportunity that true collectors don't let slip by twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AS_Saint-%C3%89tienne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eAS Saint-Étienne - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive - History of jerseys\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoumana_Camara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eZoumana Camara - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA - European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThis jersey is Saint-Étienne in its rawest truth — not the European Cups of the 70s, but resistance, pride, reconstruction. If you're a fan of Les Verts or simply an amateur of authentic French football, you already know what you need to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Other French Clubs","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":54011374043411,"sku":"337340","price":229.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_1997-98-SAINT-ETIENNE-LONGSLEEVE-SHIRT-S-337340_1.jpg?v=1775480643","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/1997-98-saint-etienne-longsleeve-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}