List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. presidents

Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club have had 17 presidents, of whom ten have won at least one trophy.[1][2] Qatari businessman and Qatar Sports Investments chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, is the current president.[1][2] He has been in charge since November 2011.[1][2][3]

Pierre-Étienne Guyot, elected in June 1970, was the club's first president.[4] His tenure was short-lived but during his only season in charge PSG won their maiden trophy, the Ligue 2 title.[1][2] Famous Parisian couturier Daniel Hechter joined the club in June 1973 as president of the management committee.[5] He immediately left his mark on PSG by designing their iconic home jersey (known as « Hechter shirt »).[6] Hechter became club president in June 1974 following the resignation of Henri Patrelle.[5][7] He named fellow Frenchman Francis Borelli as vice-president.[8][9]

Borelli assumed the presidency in 1978, after Hechter was banned for life from football by the French Football Federation (FFF).[8][9] The latter was found guilty of running a ticketing scheme at Parc des Princes.[10] Borelli went on to become the club's longest-serving president. During his 13 years in charge, PSG won their first major titles: two French Cups in 1982 and 1983, and the Ligue 1 title in 1986.[1][2]

Emblematic club president in the 1990s, Michel Denisot, oversaw PSG's golden era. Between 1991 and 1998, the club won eight trophies, including their second league title in 1994 and their crowning glory, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996.[1][2][11] Denisot's record has since been eclipsed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the club's most successful president in terms of trophies won, with 32. Under his tenure, the Parisians have clinched ten Ligue 1 titles, six Coupe de France, six Coupe de la Ligue and ten Trophée des Champions.[1][2] Most notably, PSG reached their first UEFA Champions League final in 2020.[12]

Presidents

See also: Association Paris Saint-Germain § Presidents
As of November 2011.[1][2][4][7]
Michel Denisot
No. President Paris Saint-Germain
1 France Pierre-Étienne Guyot Jun. 1970 – Jun. 1971
2 France Guy Crescent Jun. 1971 – Dec. 1971
3 France Henri Patrelle Dec. 1971 – Jun. 1974
4 France Daniel Hechter Jun. 1974 – Jan. 1978
5 France Francis Borelli Jan. 1978 – May 1991
6 France Michel Denisot May 1991 – May 1998
7 France Charles Biétry May 1998 – Dec. 1998
8 France Laurent Perpère Dec. 1998 – Jun. 2003
9 France Francis Graille Jun. 2003 – May 2005
10 France Pierre Blayau May 2005 – Jun. 2006
11 France Alain Cayzac Jun. 2006 – Apr. 2008
12 France Simon Tahar Apr. 2008 – May 2008
13 France Charles Villeneuve May 2008 – Feb. 2009
14 France Sébastien Bazin Feb. 2009 – Sep. 2009
15 France Robin Leproux Sep. 2009 – Jul. 2011
16 France Benoît Rousseau Jul. 2011 – Nov. 2011
17 Qatar Nasser Al-Khelaifi Nov. 2011 – Present

Honours

As of 2023–24 Ligue 1.[1][2]
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Rank President L1 L2 CdF CdL TdC UCL UCWC UEL USC UIC FCWC Total
1 Qatar Nasser Al-Khelaifi 10 6 6 10 32
2 France Michel Denisot 1 3 2 1 1 8
3 France Francis Borelli 1 2 3
4 France Francis Graille 1 1
5 France Pierre Blayau 1 1
6 France Robin Leproux 1 1
7 France Alain Cayzac 1 1
8 France Charles Biétry 1 1
9 France Laurent Perpère 1 1
10 France Pierre-Étienne Guyot 1 1

References

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  8. ^ a b "Political and Organizational Factors of PSG". Sports and Leisure in France. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b "1973 - 1978 : Paris se replace sur la scène française". Paris United. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  10. ^ "The Greatest French Club Sides of All Time – Part 3". French Football Weekly. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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