1971–72 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 2nd season in existence.[1][2] PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, but occasionally at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes as well, registering an average attendance of 10,030 spectators per match.[1][2][3] Guy Crescent presided the club until December 1971, when Henri Patrelle replaced him. The team was coached by Pierre Phelipon, this time exclusively as manager.[1][2] Jean Djorkaeff was the team captain.[4]

Paris Saint-Germain

1971–72 season
President	Guy Crescent (until December 1971) Henri Patrelle (from December 1971)
Manager	Pierre Phelipon
Stadium	Stade de Paris
Division 1	16th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Jean-Claude Bras (12) Michel Prost (12) All: Jean-Claude Bras (12) Michel Prost (12)
Highest home attendance	15,590 (vs Rennes, 19 December 1971)
Lowest home attendance	4,507 (vs Angoulême, 29 March 1972)
Average home league attendance	10,030
Biggest win	Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Lille Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Bastia Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Red Star
Biggest defeat	Nantes 6–0 Paris Saint-Germain
Home colours Away colours Third colours

PSG ended their inaugural season in the top flight with a safe 16th place, meaning they would continue in Division 1 next year, but the club was in a delicate financial situation.[5][6] The Paris City Council offered 850,000 francs to pay the club's debt and save its place in the elite, but in return demanded PSG to adopt the more Parisian name "Paris Football Club."[5] Henri Patrelle refused the name change and the club split on June 1, 1972.[5][7] Backed by the council, Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot re-formed Paris FC.[8][9]

Consequently, Paris FC remained in Division 1, while Patrelle's Paris Saint-Germain kept their name but were administratively relegated to Division 3, thus losing professional status.[5][10] Logically, most of the club's stars, including team captain Jean Djorkaeff, preferred to play elite football with Paris FC. Since only top-tier pro clubs could have a reserve team, PSG took the spot of their development side in the third tier and rebuilt their squad with many of those upcoming youth academy players.[5]

Players

As of the 1971–72 season.[1][2][4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Guy Delhumeau — GK  FRA Camille Choquier — GK  FRA Patrice Py — DF  FRA Michel Béhier — DF  FRA Daniel Guicci — DF  BRA Joel Camargo — DF  FRA Jean Djorkaeff (captain) — DF  FRA Jean-Louis Leonetti — DF  FRA Sylvain Léandri — DF  FRA Bernard Béreau — DF  FRA Jean-Paul Rostagni — DF  FRA Claude Arribas (on loan from Nantes)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA Daniel Solas — DF  FRA Roland Mitoraj — MF  FRA Jean-Pierre Destrumelle — MF  ENG Jantzen Derrick — MF  FRA Bernard Guignedoux — MF  FRA Gérard Hallet — FW  FRA Jacques Rémond — FW  FRA Daniel Horlaville — FW  FRA Jean-Claude Bras — FW  FRA Michel Prost — FW  FRA Jean-Louis Brost

Transfers

As of the 1971–72 season.[1][2]

Arrivals

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Guy Delhumeau (from Poitiers) — DF  FRA Claude Arribas (on loan from Nantes) — DF  FRA Sylvain Léandri (from Nice) — DF  FRA Jean-Louis Leonetti (from Angoulême) — DF  POR Jean-Paul Rostagni (from Bordeaux)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA Daniel Solas (from Angoulême) — DF  BRA Joel Camargo (from Santos) — MF  ENG Jantzen Derrick (from Bristol City) — MF  FRA Gérard Hallet (from Montluçon) — FW  FRA Daniel Horlaville (from Quevilly)

Departures

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  POR Fernando Cruz (Retired) — DF  FRA Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval (Retired) — DF  BRA Joel Camargo (Free) — DF  FRA Pierre Phelipon (Exclusively PSG manager)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Alain Garillière (Free) — MF  YUG Živko Lukić (Free) — FW  FRA Thierry Carré (Retired) — FW  FRA Dominique Delplanque (Free)

Kits

The club didn't have a shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.[11]

Home [1] 0 0

Away [1] 0 0

Third [1] 0 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	11 August 1971	27 May 1972	Matchday 1	16th	38	10	10	18	51	67	−16	026.32
Coupe de France	23 January 1972	23 January 1972	Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					39	10	10	19	51	68	−17	025.64

Source: Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 1971–72 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Metz	38	13	7	18	44	49	−5	33
15	Reims	38	9	13	16	46	69	−23	31
16	Paris Saint-Germain	38	10	10	18	51	67	−16	30
17	Red Star	38	10	10	18	34	64	−30	30
18	Lille (R)	38	8	10	20	43	68	−25	26	1972–73 French Division 2

Source: Histoire du PSG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	L
Position	19	17	11	6	12	11	9	6	9	7	9	10	12	10	15	14	14	15	15	16	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	16

Source: Histoire du PSG
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Angers v Paris Saint-Germain

11 August 1971 1	Angers	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Angers
	Roy  9' Lecoeur  24'	Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 8,230 Referee: André Petit

Paris Saint-Germain v Bordeaux

18 August 1971 2	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Bordeaux	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
		Report		Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 11,812 Referee: Robert Wurtz

Nancy v Paris Saint-Germain

25 August 1971 3	Nancy	2–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Tomblaine
	Lazarević  47' Vicq  80'	Report	Bras  38', 67' M. Prost  43'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Achille Verbecke

Paris Saint-Germain v Lille

28 August 1971 4	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Lille	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Bras  25', 53' Hallet  29' Béreau  63'	Report	Copé  69'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 10,294 Referee: Robert Frauciel

Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain

1 September 1971 5	Nantes	6–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
	Rampillon  14' Pech  33' Maas  60', 85' Marcos  67' Michel  86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin Attendance: 16,254 Referee: Robert Héliès

Paris Saint-Germain v Nice

11 September 1971 6	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Nice	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	M. Prost  47'	Report	H. Revelli  80'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 13,952 Referee: André Petit

Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain

18 September 1971 7	Saint-Étienne	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Étienne
		Report	Guignedoux  20'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 14,380 Referee: Jean Maillard

Paris Saint-Germain v Bastia

22 September 1971 8	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Bastia	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Bras  45' Guignedoux  74', 83' M. Prost  80'	Report	Félix  24'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 12,456 Referee: Pierre Coquerille

Nîmes v Paris Saint-Germain

2 October 1971 9	Nîmes	4–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nîmes
	Vergnes  19', 55' (pen.), 87' Voinea  53'	Report	J. Djorkaeff  23' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,547 Referee: Georges Uhlen

Paris Saint-Germain v Red Star

13 October 1971 10	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Red Star	Colombes
	M. Prost  6', 78' Bras  12', 57'	Report	González  20'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 8,305 Referee: Robert Wurtz

Angoulême v Paris Saint-Germain

16 October 1971 11	Angoulême	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Angoulême
	Castellan  7' (pen.), 51' (pen.) Madronnet  44'	Report	Hallet  24'	Stadium: Stade Lebon Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Roger Mouton

Paris Saint-Germain v Reims

23 October 1971 12	Paris Saint-Germain	2–4	Reims	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	M. Prost  69', 85'	Report	Lech  29', 52' Richard  42' Onnis  63'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 13,133 Referee: Roger Machin

Metz v Paris Saint-Germain

31 October 1971 13	Metz	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
	Atamaniuk  63' Bourgeois  77'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 7,970 Referee: Raymond Poncin

Paris Saint-Germain v Sochaux

13 November 1971 14	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Sochaux	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Béreau  40'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 10,178 Referee: Robert Héliès

Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

17 November 1971 15	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Lyon	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Hallet  44'	Report	Ravier  63' Trivić  72' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 6,613 Referee: Stéphane Frère

Monaco v Paris Saint-Germain

21 November 1971 16	Monaco	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
	Belghilt  29' Dalger  84'	Report	Hallet  12'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Georges Uhlen

Paris Saint-Germain v Ajaccio

28 November 1971 17	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Ajaccio	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Leonetti  39'	Report	Serra  46'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Louis Dhumerelle

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

12 December 1971 18	Marseille	4–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
	Bosquier  12' Skoblar  18', 83' Couécou  49'	Report	M. Prost  44', 73'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 18,798 Referee: Bernard Amiotte

Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes

19 December 1971 19	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Rennes	Colombes
	Hallet  31'	Report	Lenoir  60'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 15,590 Referee: René Vigliani

Bordeaux v Paris Saint-Germain

9 January 1972 20	Bordeaux	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Bordeaux
	Ruiter  59' Petyt  68'	Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 5,425 Referee: Robert Héliès

Paris Saint-Germain v Bourges

16 January 1972 21	Paris Saint-Germain	1–4	Bourges	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Bras  17'	Report	Kuszowski  29', 56', 70' Castronovo  44'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 9,911 Referee: René Vigliani

Lille v Paris Saint-Germain

30 January 1972 22	Lille	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Lille
	Copé  3'	Report	Bras  33', 85' Leonetti  55'	Stadium: Stade Henri-Jooris Attendance: 11,320 Referee: René Lefebvre

Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes

6 February 1972 23	Paris Saint-Germain	2–3	Nantes	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Leonetti  14' Arribas  36'	Report	Maas  39' Marcos  53', 65'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 12,301 Referee: Bernard Amiotte

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

12 February 1972 24	Nice	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
	H. Revelli  78'	Report	Bras  50'	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 7,899 Referee: Roger Machin

Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne

27 February 1972 25	Paris Saint-Germain	1–3	Saint-Étienne	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Hallet  39'	Report	P. Revelli  38', 68' Parizon  72'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 10,874 Referee: Achille Verbecke

Bastia v Paris Saint-Germain

5 March 1972 26	Bastia	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Furiani
	Dogliani  1'	Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 3,069 Referee: André Petit

Paris Saint-Germain v Nîmes

18 March 1972 27	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Nîmes	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Guignedoux  80'	Report	Vergnes  29'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 11,097 Referee: Robert Wurtz

Red Star v Paris Saint-Germain

26 March 1972 28	Red Star	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
		Report		Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 10,278 Referee: Georges Uhlen

Paris Saint-Germain v Angoulême

29 March 1972 29	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Angoulême	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Arribas  27' Guignedoux  75' Rémond  83'	Report	Samuel  62'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 4,507 Referee: René Lefebvre

Reims v Paris Saint-Germain

1 April 1972 30	Reims	3–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Reims
	Onnis  23', 29', 33' (pen.)	Report	M. Prost  18' Rémond  22' Guignedoux  73'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Stéphane Frère

Paris Saint-Germain v Metz

12 April 1972 31	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Metz	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	M. Prost  11', 43' Rémond  12' Rostagni  47'	Report	Combin  19' Natouri  47'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Robert Héliès

Sochaux v Paris Saint-Germain

22 April 1972 32	Sochaux	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Montbéliard
		Report	Hallet  63' J. Djorkaeff  73'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 6,727 Referee: Roger Machin

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

28 April 1972 33	Lyon	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
	B. Lacombe  14', 65' Di Nallo  15'	Report	Hallet  40'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 9,529 Referee: Achille Verbecke

Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco

3 May 1972 34	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Monaco	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
		Report		Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Robert Wurtz

Ajaccio v Paris Saint-Germain

6 May 1972 35	Ajaccio	3–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Ajaccio
	M'Pelé  12', 29' Dortomb  23'	Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,630 Referee: Raymond Poncin

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

17 May 1972 36	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Marseille	Colombes
	Bras  60'	Report	Kula  2' Novi  23'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 14,140 Referee: Pierre Coquerille

Rennes v Paris Saint-Germain

20 May 1972 37	Rennes	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
	Guermeur  58'	Report	Rémond  49'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 7,935 Referee: Jean-Pierre Peauger

Paris Saint-Germain v Angers

27 May 1972 38	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Angers	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
		Report	Edwige  84'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 6,131 Referee: Michel Vautrot

Coupe de France

Main article: 1971–72 Coupe de France

Round of 64

Valenciennes v Paris Saint-Germain

23 January 1972 Single leg	Valenciennes	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Reims (neutral venue)
	Yegba Maya  68'	Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 2,343 Referee: André Petit

Statistics

As of the 1971–72 season.[1][2]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		Coupe de France
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK		Guy Delhumeau	31	0	31	0	0	0
	GK		Camille Choquier	8	0	7	0	1	0
Defenders
	DF		Jean Djorkaeff	39	2	38	2	1	0
	DF		Jean-Louis Leonetti	37	3	36	3	1	0
	DF		Roland Mitoraj	36	0	35	0	1	0
	DF		Claude Arribas	34	2	33	2	1	0
	DF		Jean-Paul Rostagni	32	0	31	0	1	0
	DF		Daniel Solas	27	0	26	0	1	0
	DF		Sylvain Léandri	16	0	16	0	0	0
	DF		Bernard Béreau	10	2	10	2	0	0
	DF		Daniel Guicci	4	0	4	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF		Bernard Guignedoux	38	6	37	6	1	0
	MF		Gérard Hallet	34	8	33	8	1	0
	MF		Jean-Pierre Destrumelle	4	0	4	0	0	0
	MF		Jantzen Derrick	3	0	3	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW		Michel Prost	39	12	38	12	1	0
	FW		Jean-Claude Bras	28	12	27	12	1	0
	FW		Jacques Rémond	12	4	12	4	0	0
	FW		Jean-Louis Brost	12	0	12	0	0	0
	FW		Daniel Horlaville	7	0	7	0	0	0
Players transferred / loaned out during the season
	DF		Joel Camargo	2	0	2	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

References

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External links

Official websites

• PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1
• Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com