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

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
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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]

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]
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Away ^[1]
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Third ^[1]
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Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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 (R)	38	10	10	18	51	67	−16	30	Administratively relegated to French Division 3 [fr]^[a]
17	Red Star	38	10	10	18	34	64	−30	30
18	Lille (R)	38	8	10	20	43	68	−25	26	Relegation to French Division 2

Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Paris Saint-Germain was administratively relegated to Division 3 due to the split from Paris FC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round of 64

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

Source: Competitions

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Saison 1971-1972". Histoire du PSG. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Paris S-G 1971/1972". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ "Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'EQUIPE. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Histoire du Paris Saint Germain". PSG70. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "The Crest Dissected - Paris Saint Germain". The Football History Boys. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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^ "Le jour où le PSG a investi le Parc". SoFoot. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1970". Histoire du PSG. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

Official websites

[table_note_res_R10.90871655284833-12] Paris Saint-Germain was administratively relegated to Division 3 due to the split from Paris FC.

[saison72-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Saison 1971-1972". Histoire du PSG. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[foot72-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Paris S-G 1971/1972". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[3] "Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[silva-4] "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'EQUIPE. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[psg70-5] "Histoire du Paris Saint Germain". PSG70. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[dissected-6] "The Crest Dissected - Paris Saint Germain". The Football History Boys. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[pfc-7] "A brief history: Paris FC". thefootballcult – Medium. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[soccer-8] "The History of PSG - Why in Today's Money-Driven World, it's Important to Cherish Their Brief but Engrossing History". Soccer Manager Blog. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[clans-9] "La création du PSG de 1970 à 1973". Paris United. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[sofoot-10] "Le jour où le PSG a investi le Parc". SoFoot. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[11] "L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1970". Histoire du PSG. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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