List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. seasons explained

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club is a French professional football club based in Paris, that currently plays in Ligue 1.[1] Founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, the club have completed 54 seasons, of which 51 have been played in the highest division in French football, known as Ligue 1.[1] [2] [3] [4] In 2023–24, PSG celebrated their 50th consecutive campaign in Ligue 1, which makes them the competitions's longest-serving club.[4] [5]

The club played its first official match on 23 August 1970, when it drew 1–1 away to Poitiers on matchday one of Ligue 2.[1] [6] PSG would go on to win the second division title at the end of the campaign, earning promotion to the top flight.[7] [8] The Parisians made their Ligue 1 debut on 11 August 1971, in a 2–0 defeat away to Angers.[4] Their momentum was soon checked, however, and the club split in June 1972, Paris FC remaining in the first division and PSG administratively demoted to the third tier.[7] [9]

Following back-to-back promotions, PSG returned to Ligue 1 in the 1974–75 campaign, and have never looked back.[4] [5] Since then, the club have won a record twelve league titles, finishing first more frequently than in any other position.[4] Having come second in nine league campaigns, PSG have therefore made up the top two spots on twenty occasions.[4] They have also reached the top five 29 times, which represents more than half of the club's seasons in Ligue 1.[4] PSG's lowest-ever finish is 16th, both in 1971–72 (their first in Ligue 1) and 2007–08, when they escaped relegation on the final day of the season, with a 2–1 win at Sochaux.[4]

PSG experienced their best season to date in 2019–20, winning all four domestic titles, reaching the 2020 UEFA Champions League final, and averaging a record 47,517 spectators per home league match.[2] [10] [11] The Red and Blues also established several records during 2015–16.[12] They secured 96 points, their highest points tally in Ligue 1, while conceding just 19 goals; won 47 matches across all competitions; and Zlatan Ibrahimović became the player with the most goals scored in a single season, finding the back of the net 50 times.[12] [13] Other notable records, all competitions included, are the 28 goals conceded in 1993–94, the 61 matches played in 1994–95, and the 171 goals scored in 2017–18.[12]

Seasons

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SeasonLeagueCdFCdLTdCUEFA / FIFATop scorer(s)
scope=row style=text-align:center1970–71style=background:#D0F0C0D2style=background:gold1stR643,018 Jacques Rémond11
scope=row style=text-align:center1971–72style=background:#FFCCCCD116thR6410,030 Jean-Claude Bras
Michel Prost		12
scope=row style=text-align:center1972–73style=background:#D0F0C0D32ndR64679 Christian André27
scope=row style=text-align:center1973–74style=background:#D0F0C0D22ndQF4,087 Jean-Pierre Dogliani17
scope=row style=text-align:center1974–75D115thSF17,456 François M'Pelé31
scope=row style=text-align:center1975–76D114thQF17,249 François M'Pelé18
scope=row style=text-align:center1976–77D19thR1622,700 Mustapha Dahleb26
scope=row style=text-align:center1977–78D111thR3221,754 Carlos Bianchi39
scope=row style=text-align:center1978–79D113thR3218,550 Carlos Bianchi32
scope=row style=text-align:center1979–80D17thR3221,380 Jean-François Beltramini14
scope=row style=text-align:center1980–81D15thR3222,969 Dominique Rocheteau18
scope=row style=text-align:center1981–82D17thstyle=background:goldW24,216 Dominique Rocheteau16
scope=row style=text-align:center1982–83D13rdstyle=background:goldWCup Winners' CupQF24,420 Kees Kist18
scope=row style=text-align:center1983–84D14thR64Cup Winners' CupR223,968 Michel N'Gom12
scope=row style=text-align:center1984–85D113thstyle=background:silverRUUEFA CupR216,438 Dominique Rocheteau20
scope=row style=text-align:center1985–86D1style=background:gold1stSF25,832 Dominique Rocheteau20
scope=row style=text-align:center1986–87D17thR32European CupR120,312 Vahid Halilhodžić9
scope=row style=text-align:center1987–88D115thR3219,507 Oumar Sène6
scope=row style=text-align:center1988–89D1style=background:silver2ndR1617,502 Daniel Xuereb17
scope=row style=text-align:center1989–90D15thR64UEFA CupR217,397 Zlatko Vujović11
scope=row style=text-align:center1990–91D19thR1614,817 Safet Sušić
Zlatko Vujović		11
scope=row style=text-align:center1991–92D13rdR32[14] 26,542 Christian Perez13
scope=row style=text-align:center1992–93D1style=background:silver2ndstyle=background:goldWUEFA CupSF26,693 George Weah23
scope=row style=text-align:center1993–94D1style=background:gold1stQF[15] Cup Winners' CupSF26,521 David Ginola18
scope=row style=text-align:center1994–95D13rdstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldW[16] Champions LeagueSF33,348 George Weah18
scope=row style=text-align:center1995–96D1style=background:silver2ndR16R32style=background:goldWCup Winners' Cupstyle=background:goldW37,353 Youri Djorkaeff20
scope=row style=text-align:center1996–97D1style=background:silver2ndR16R32

Super Cup

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Cup Winners' Cup

RU

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RU

35,302 Patrice Loko21
scope=row style=text-align:center1997–98D18thstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueGS36,227 Marco Simone22
scope=row style=text-align:center1998–99D19thR32QFstyle=background:goldWCup Winners' CupR140,910 Marco Simone10
scope=row style=text-align:center1999–2000D1style=background:silver2ndR16style=background:silverRU42,793 Christian19
scope=row style=text-align:center2000–01D19thR32R32Champions LeagueGS242,717 Laurent Robert17
scope=row style=text-align:center2001–02D14thQFSF

Intertoto Cup

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UEFA Cup

W

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R3

41,063 Ronaldinho13
scope=row style=text-align:center2002–03L1[17] 11thstyle=background:silverRUR32UEFA CupR338,829 Ronaldinho12
scope=row style=text-align:center2003–04L1style=background:silver2ndstyle=background:goldWR3239,245 Pauleta23
scope=row style=text-align:center2004–05L19thR16R16style=background:silverRUChampions LeagueGS35,157 Pauleta19
scope=row style=text-align:center2005–06L19thstyle=background:goldWR1640,486 Pauleta28
scope=row style=text-align:center2006–07L115thQFR16style=background:silverRUUEFA CupR1636,205 Pauleta24
scope=row style=text-align:center2007–08L116thstyle=background:silverRUstyle=background:goldW36,755 Amara Diané
Pauleta		15
scope=row style=text-align:center2008–09L16thR16SFUEFA CupQF40,902 Guillaume Hoarau20
scope=row style=text-align:center2009–10L113thstyle=background:goldWR16[18] 33,266 Mevlüt Erdinç19
scope=row style=text-align:center2010–11L14thstyle=background:silverRUSFstyle=background:silverRUEuropa LeagueR1629,319 Guillaume Hoarau
Nenê		20
scope=row style=text-align:center2011–12L1style=background:silver2ndQFR16Europa LeagueGS42,891 Nenê27
scope=row style=text-align:center2012–13L1style=background:gold1stQFQFChampions LeagueQF43,235 Zlatan Ibrahimović35
scope=row style=text-align:center2013–14L1style=background:gold1stR32style=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueQF45,420 Zlatan Ibrahimović41
scope=row style=text-align:center2014–15L1style=background:gold1ststyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueQF45,789 Edinson Cavani31
scope=row style=text-align:center2015–16L1style=background:gold1ststyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueQF46,160 Zlatan Ibrahimović50
scope=row style=text-align:center2016–17L1style=background:silver2ndstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueR1645,317 Edinson Cavani49
scope=row style=text-align:center2017–18L1style=background:gold1ststyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueR1646,930 Edinson Cavani40
scope=row style=text-align:center2018–19L1style=background:gold1ststyle=background:silverRUQFstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueR1646,911 Kylian Mbappé39
scope=row style=text-align:center2019–20L1style=background:gold1ststyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions Leaguestyle=background:silverRU47,517 Kylian Mbappé30
scope=row style=text-align:center2020–21L1style=background:silver2ndstyle=background:goldW[19] style=background:goldWChampions LeagueSF434[20] Kylian Mbappé42
scope=row style=text-align:center2021–22L1style=background:gold1stR16style=background:silverRUChampions LeagueR1641,318[21] Kylian Mbappé39
scope=row style=text-align:center2022–23L1style=background:gold1stR16style=background:goldWChampions LeagueR1646,221 Kylian Mbappé41
scope=row style=text-align:center2023–24L1style=background:gold1ststyle=background:goldWstyle=background:goldWChampions LeagueSF47,370 Kylian Mbappé44

Notes

  1. News: Histoire. PSG.FR. 19 March 2020. 19 March 2020. 1 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401162029/https://www.psg.fr/the-club/histoire. live.
  2. News: Listes des saisons. Histoire du PSG. 22 October 2013. 7 July 2020.
  3. News: Les matchs du PSG en chiffres. Histoire du PSG. 21 June 2020. 6 February 2020.
  4. News: 50e saison en Ligue 1 pour les Parisiens !. PSG.FR. 4 August 2022. 6 August 2022.
  5. News: Ligue 1 Uber Eats : la longévité des clubs à la loupe. Ligue 1 Uber Eats. 11 February 2021. 11 February 2021.
  6. News: 23 août 1970, il y a 51 ans : premier match officiel du PSG !. Paris.canal-historique. 20 June 2019. 6 August 2022.
  7. News: Paris Saint-Germain FC. UEFA.com. 22 August 2012. 2 April 2019. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425054650/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/teams/team=52747/profile/index.html. live.
  8. News: A brief history of PSG. ESPN.com. 17 August 2012. 16 December 2020. 29 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629142011/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/1135960/a-brief-history-of-psg?src=com. live.
  9. News: 20 juin 1972, il y a 47 ans : le divorce PSG-PFC est consommé…. Paris.canal-historique. 20 June 2019. 29 April 2020. 20 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620102103/http://www.paris-canalhistorique.com/20-juin-1972-il-y-43-ans-le-divorce-psg-pfc-est-consomme/. live.
  10. News: Average Team Attendances Paris-SG. Stadium and Attendances. 19 March 2020.
  11. News: Ligue 1 2022/2023 » Attendance » Home matches. worldfootball.net. 20 July 2021.
  12. News: Les records collectifs. Histoire du PSG. 3 June 2017. 15 July 2017.
  13. News: Les records individuels. Histoire du PSG. 1 June 2017. 15 July 2017.
  14. [UEFA]
  15. The Ligue de Football Professionnel founded the Coupe de la Ligue in 1994.
  16. The Ligue de Football Professionnel founded the Trophée des Champions in 1995.
  17. The Ligue de Football Professionnel rebranded the top tier of French football in 2002, changing its name from Division 1 to Ligue 1.
  18. [UEFA]
  19. The Ligue de Football Professionnel suspended the Coupe de la Ligue in 2020 to reduce season schedule.
  20. Most matches were played behind closed doors due to restrictions on attendance related to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  21. Some matches were played with a maximum limit of 5,000 spectators due to restrictions on attendance related to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

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