1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
1970–71 season
President	Pierre-Étienne Guyot
Manager	Pierre Phelipon
Stadium	Stade Jean-Bouin
Division 2	1st (promoted)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jacques Rémond (10); Michel Prost (10); All: ; Jacques Rémond (11)
Highest home attendance	6,304; (vs Rouen, 26 December 1970)
Lowest home attendance	1,762; (vs Le Mans, 7 March 1971)
Average home league attendance	3,018
Biggest win	Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Quimper
Biggest defeat	Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Châteauroux
Home colours	Away colours
	1971–72 →

The 1970–71 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 1st season in existence.^[1]^[2] PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris, but occasionally at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye as well, registering an average attendance of 3,018 spectators per match.^[1]^[2]^[3] The club was presided by Pierre-Étienne Guyot and the team was coached by player-manager Pierre Phelipon.^[1]^[2]^[4] Jean Djorkaeff was the team captain.^[5]

Paris Saint-Germain was founded on 12 August 1970 after an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital.^[6]^[7] Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot chose to merge their virtual side, Paris Football Club (PFC), with Stade Saint-Germain of Henri Patrelle after the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 15km west of Paris, won promotion to Division 2.^[7]^[8] PFC was created a in 1969, while Stade Saint-Germain was founded in 1904.^[6] The French Football Federation ratified the merger on 27 August 1970.^[7]^[9]

The PFC Association contributed with the financial backing, while Stade Saint-Germain provided their Division 2 status, Camp des Loges training centre, coach Pierre Phelipon and star players Bernard Guignedoux, Michel Prost and Camille Choquier.^[10] Nevertheless, PSG strengthened its squad with several signings, including French national team captain Jean Djorkaeff, the club's first star.^[11]^[12] Led by Djorkaeff, the new capital club won promotion to Division 1 and claimed the 1970–71 French Division 2 title via play-offs.^[7]^[13]

Players

As of the 1970–71 season.^[1]^[2]^[5]

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	Camille Choquier
—	GK	FRA	Patrice Py
—	DF	FRA	Michel Béhier
—	DF	FRA	Daniel Guicci
—	DF	FRA	Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval
—	DF	FRA	Jean Djorkaeff (captain)
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Béreau
—	DF	FRA	Pierre Phelipon (player-manager)
—	DF	POR	Fernando Cruz
—	DF	FRA	Roland Mitoraj


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Pierre Destrumelle
—	MF	FRA	Bernard Guignedoux
—	MF	YUG	Živko Lukić
—	MF	FRA	Alain Garillière
—	FW	FRA	Jacques Rémond
—	FW	FRA	Thierry Carré
—	FW	FRA	Dominique Delplanque
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Claude Bras
—	FW	FRA	Michel Prost
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Louis Brost

Transfers

As of the 1970–71 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	Camille Choquier (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	GK	FRA	Patrice Py (from Olympique Alès)
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Béreau (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	DF	FRA	Roland Mitoraj (from Saint-Étienne)
—	DF	FRA	Jean Djorkaeff (from Olympique de Marseille)
—	DF	POR	Fernando Cruz (from Benfica)
—	DF	FRA	Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	DF	FRA	Daniel Guicci (from Valenciennes)
—	DF	FRA	Pierre Phelipon (from Stade Saint-Germain, player-manager)
—	DF	FRA	Michel Béhier (from Stade Saint-Germain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Bernard Guignedoux (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (from Olympique de Marseille)
—	MF	YUG	Živko Lukić (free)
—	MF	FRA	Alain Garillière (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	FW	FRA	Michel Prost (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Claude Bras (from RFC Liège)
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Louis Brost (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	FW	FRA	Jacques Rémond (from Monaco)
—	FW	FRA	Thierry Carré (from Stade Saint-Germain)
—	FW	FRA	Dominique Delplanque (from Stade Saint-Germain)

Kits

The club didn't have a shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.^[14]

Home ^[1]
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Away ^[1]
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Friendly tournaments

Mini Tournoi de Lille

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	Lille	2	1	1	1	1	2	Winners on coin toss
2	Monaco	2	1	1	1	1	2
3	Paris Saint-Germain	2	1	1	1	1	2

24 April 1971 Mini Tournoi de Lille	Lille	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lille, France
		Report	Fernando Cruz 22'	Stadium: Stade Henri-Jooris Attendance: 3,000
Note: Forty-five minute match.

24 April 1971 Mini Tournoi de Lille	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Monaco	Lille, France
		Report	Petit 23' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Henri-Jooris Attendance: 3,000
Note: Forty-five minute match.

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 2	23 August 1970	12 June 1971	Matchday 1	Winners	32	18	12	2	58	27	+31	056.25
Coupe de France	22 November 1970	7 February 1971	Fifth round	Round of 64	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	066.67
Total					35	20	12	3	61	29	+32	057.14

Source: Competitions

Division 2

Regular season (Center Group)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain (P, Q)	30	17	11	2	52	23	+29	45	1971–72 French Division 1 Championship play-offs
2	Rouen	30	16	9	5	53	25	+28	41
3	Limoges	30	13	10	7	50	35	+15	36
4	Montluçon	30	13	9	8	56	39	+17	35
5	Brest	30	11	13	6	49	39	+10	35

Source: Histoire du PSG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W
Position	7	5	6	4	5	1	4	3	6	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Championship play–offs

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain (C)	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	3
2	Monaco	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
3	Lille	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2	1

Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

23 August 1970 1	Poitiers	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Poitiers
	Pédini 30'	Report	Guignedoux 69'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Rébeilleau Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Émile Maillereau

29 August 1970 2	Paris Saint-Germain	3–2	Quevilly	Paris
	J. Djorkaeff 18' (pen.) M. Prost 65' Béreau 81'	Report	Parmentier 3' Horlaville 47'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Jean Maillard

13 September 1970 3	Le Havre	2–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Havre
	Bazaud 72' Yvinec 81'	Report	Bras 18' J. Djorkaeff 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Cavée Verte Attendance: 3,651 Referee: Achille Verbecke

20 September 1970 4	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Caen	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	M. Prost 8', 84'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 2,197 Referee: Léon Plaete

26 September 1970 5	Lorient	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Lorient
		Report		Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,119 Referee: René Lefebvre

3 October 1970 6	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Brest	Paris
	Rémond 17' Brost 24'	Report	Gnohité 59'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,903 Referee: Jean Zuszek

10 October 1970 7	Bourges	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Bourges
	Juliani 23'	Report	Plaza 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Séraucourt Attendance: 5,875 Referee: André Jourdain

17 October 1970 8	Le Mans	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Mans
		Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 5,863 Referee: Mr. Guesdon

25 October 1970 9	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	Châteauroux	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
		Report	Hasson 22' Walker 75'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 2,498 Referee: Mr. Beghien

31 October 1970 10	Blois	2–5	Paris Saint-Germain	Blois
	Collin 5' Piat 69'	Report	Béreau 10', 65' Bras 20' J. Djorkaeff 87' Rémond 88'	Stadium: Allées Jean Leroi Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,177 Referee: Louis Rives

7 November 1970 11	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Montluçon	Paris
	M. Prost 23' Guignedoux 58' Rémond 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,671 Referee: Stéphane Frère

29 November 1970 12	Laval	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Laval
	Clair 42'	Report	Guignedoux 30' Rémond 31'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Marcel Bacou

6 December 1970 13	Paris Saint-Germain	5–0	Quimper	Paris
	Brost 24', 69' M. Prost 48' Bras 65' J. Djorkaeff 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Louis Dhumerelle

20 December 1970 14	Limoges	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Limoges
		Report	Guignedoux 11'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Lazare Attendance: 7,416 Referee: Georges Uhlen

26 December 1970 15	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Rouen	Paris
	J. Djorkaeff 82' (pen.)	Report	Pospíchal 83'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 6,304 Referee: Jean-Claude Martin

17 January 1971 17	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Le Havre	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Bras 23'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Albert Lempereur

24 January 1971 18	Caen	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Caen
	Lecanu 83'	Report	Bras 8' Guicci 15' M. Prost 34'	Stadium: Stade de Venoix Attendance: 3,010 Referee: Marcel Bacou

31 January 1971 19	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lorient	Paris
	Rémond 56' Guignedoux 68'	Report	Fuentes 89'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 2,588 Referee: René Lefebvre

21 February 1971 21	Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Bourges	Paris
	Béreau 12' Brost 23' Rémond 65', 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Mr. Caudrelier

27 February 1971 16	Quevilly	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Petit-Quevilly
		Report		Stadium: Amable-et-Micheline-Lozai Stadium Attendance: 12,193 Referee: Robert Wurtz

7 March 1971 22	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Le Mans	Paris
	M. Prost 69'	Report	Marchi 21'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Stéphane Frère

14 March 1971 23	Châteauroux	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Châteauroux
	Strappe 82'	Report	Guignedoux 6', 35'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Attendance: 4,590 Referee: Robert Frauciel

20 March 1971 24	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Blois	Paris
	Béreau 85'	Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Roger Machin

27 March 1971 20	Brest	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Brest
	Delorme 46'	Report	Béreau 5'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Raymond Poncin

4 April 1971 25	Montluçon	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Montluçon
	Yoboué 15' Périgaud 61'	Report	Brost 64'	Stadium: Stade Dunlop Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Gaston Eyroulet

17 April 1971 26	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Laval	Paris
	M. Prost 29'	Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Louis Dhumerelle

8 May 1971 28	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Limoges	Paris
		Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Raymond Poncin

15 May 1971 29	Rouen	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Petit-Quevilly
	Notheaux 36'	Report	M. Prost 33' Bras 61' Béreau 74'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 14,963 Referee: Robert Wurtz

22 May 1971 27	Quimper	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Quimper
	Pohon 80'	Report	Bras 90'	Stadium: Stade de Penvillers Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Marcel Bacou

30 May 1971 30	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Poitiers	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Bras 22' Rémond 49', 81' Delplanque 62'	Report	Pédini 54'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Achille Verbecke

6 June 1971 Championship play–offs	Monaco	2–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
	Floch 9' Dell'Oste 24'	Report	Piana 13' (o.g.) Bras 54'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 1,905 Referee: Gaston Eyroulet

12 June 1971 Championship play–offs	Paris Saint-Germain	4–2	Lille	Paris
	Béreau 1' Rémond 20' Guignedoux 68' M. Prost 80'	Report	Bajić 52' Dubaële 88'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 4,755 Referee: André Petit

Coupe de France

Preliminary rounds

22 November 1970 Fifth round	Dieppe	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Dieppe
		Report	Rémond 83'	Stadium: Stade Maurice-Thoumyre Attendance: 2,375 Referee: Raymond Poncin

13 December 1970 Sixth round	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Étaples	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Guignedoux 47'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 1,999 Referee: Albert Lempereur

Round of 64

7 February 1971 Single leg	Louhans-Cuiseaux	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Dijon (neutral venue)
	Girardot 30', 88'	Report	Destrumelle 57'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bernard Amiotte

Statistics

As of the 1970–71 season.^[1]^[2]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 2		Coupe de France
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	FRA	Camille Choquier	32	0	29	0	3	0
	GK	FRA	Patrice Py	3	0	3	0	0	0
Defenders
	DF	FRA	Bernard Béreau	34	8	32	8	2	0
	DF	FRA	Roland Mitoraj	33	0	30	0	3	0
	DF	FRA	Jean Djorkaeff	29	5	26	5	3	0
	DF	POR	Fernando Cruz	27	0	24	0	3	0
	DF	FRA	Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval	25	0	24	0	1	0
	DF	FRA	Daniel Guicci	21	0	19	0	2	0
	DF	FRA	Pierre Phelipon	4	0	4	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	FRA	Bernard Guignedoux	35	9	32	8	3	1
	MF	FRA	Jean-Pierre Destrumelle	30	1	28	0	2	1
	MF	YUG	Živko Lukić	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Alain Garillière	1	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
	FW	FRA	Michel Prost	35	10	32	10	3	0
	FW	FRA	Jean-Claude Bras	32	9	29	9	3	0
	FW	FRA	Jean-Louis Brost	30	5	28	5	2	0
	FW	FRA	Jacques Rémond	29	11	26	10	3	1
	FW	FRA	Thierry Carré	7	0	6	0	1	0
	FW	FRA	Dominique Delplanque	2	1	2	1	0	0

Source: Competitions

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Saison 1970-1971". Histoire du PSG. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Paris S-G 1970/1971". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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^ ^a ^b "Histoire". PSG.fr. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Paris Saint-Germain FC". UEFA.com. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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External links

Official websites

[saison71-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Saison 1970-1971". Histoire du PSG. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

[foot71-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Paris S-G 1970/1971". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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

[4] "Interview de Pierre Phelipon". PSG70. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[silva-5] "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'EQUIPE. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[history-6] "Histoire". PSG.fr. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[paris-7] "Paris Saint-Germain FC". UEFA.com. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[clans-8] "La création du PSG de 1970 à 1973". Paris United. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[euro-9] "Paris city guide". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[psg70-10] "Histoire du Paris Saint Germain". PSG70. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[soccer-11] "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.

[fame-12] "48 ans - 48 hommes". Histoire du PSG. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[psgfc-13] "A brief history of PSG". ESPN FC. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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

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