List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. seasons

PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season.

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

For details of the current season, see 2024–25 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season.
As of 25 May 2024.[2][3][10][11]
Winners Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Season League CdF CdL TdC UEFA / FIFA Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Attendance Top scorer(s)
1970–71 D2 1st R64 35 20 12 3 61 29 +32 057.14 3,018 France Jacques Rémond 11
1971–72 D1 16th R64 39 10 10 19 51 68 −17 025.64 10,030 France Jean-Claude Bras
France Michel Prost 		12
1972–73 D3 2nd R64 35 20 9 6 80 35 +45 057.14 679 France Christian André 27
1973–74 D2 2nd QF 45 26 8 11 93 62 +31 057.78 4,087 France Jean-Pierre Dogliani 17
1974–75 D1 15th SF 47 18 14 15 82 74 +8 038.30 17,456 Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé 31
1975–76 D1 14th QF 45 16 14 15 76 67 +9 035.56 17,249 Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé 18
1976–77 D1 9th R16 43 21 8 14 79 60 +19 048.84 22,700 Algeria Mustapha Dahleb 26
1977–78 D1 11th R32 41 15 9 17 81 71 +10 036.59 21,754 Argentina Carlos Bianchi 39
1978–79 D1 13th R32 41 15 8 18 67 73 −6 036.59 18,550 Argentina Carlos Bianchi 32
1979–80 D1 7th R32 41 16 11 14 62 55 +7 039.02 21,380 France Jean-François Beltramini 14
1980–81 D1 5th R32 41 19 12 10 69 55 +14 046.34 22,969 France Dominique Rocheteau 18
1981–82 D1 7th W 47 22 12 13 71 51 +20 046.81 24,216 France Dominique Rocheteau 16
1982–83 D1 3rd W Cup Winners' Cup QF 54 31 8 15 100 64 +36 057.41 24,420 Netherlands Kees Kist 18
1983–84 D1 4th R64 Cup Winners' Cup R2 43 20 13 10 62 42 +20 046.51 23,968 France Michel N'Gom 12
1984–85 D1 13th RU UEFA Cup R2 52 19 10 23 79 88 −9 036.54 16,438 France Dominique Rocheteau 20
1985–86 D1 1st SF 47 28 12 7 79 41 +38 059.57 25,832 France Dominique Rocheteau 20
1986–87 D1 7th R32 European Cup R1 43 15 15 13 39 37 +2 034.88 20,312 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vahid Halilhodžić 9
1987–88 D1 15th R32 41 13 10 18 38 51 −13 031.71 19,507 Senegal Oumar Sène 6
1988–89 D1 2nd R16 43 22 14 7 57 34 +23 051.16 17,502 France Daniel Xuereb 17
1989–90 D1 5th R64 UEFA Cup R2 43 19 7 17 54 54 +0 044.19 17,397 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko Vujović 11
1990–91 D1 9th R16 41 15 12 14 42 44 −2 036.59 14,817 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Safet Sušić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko Vujović 		11
1991–92 D1 3rd R32 [nb 1] 40 16 17 7 49 31 +18 040.00 26,542 France Christian Perez 13
1992–93 D1 2nd W UEFA Cup SF 54 30 14 10 84 37 +47 055.56 26,693 Liberia George Weah 23
1993–94 D1 1st QF [nb 2] Cup Winners' Cup SF 50 32 13 5 82 28 +54 064.00 26,521 France David Ginola 18
1994–95 D1 3rd W W [nb 3] Champions League SF 61 39 9 13 96 52 +44 063.93 33,348 Liberia George Weah 18
1995–96 D1 2nd R16 R32 W Cup Winners' Cup W 52 29 12 11 90 48 +42 055.77 37,353 France Youri Djorkaeff 20
1996–97 D1 2nd R16 R32
53 25 15 13 88 53 +35 047.17 35,302 France Patrice Loko 21
1997–98 D1 8th W W Champions League GS 53 29 9 15 76 53 +23 054.72 36,227 Italy Marco Simone 22
1998–99 D1 9th R32 QF W Cup Winners' Cup R1 42 13 12 17 42 43 −1 030.95 40,910 Italy Marco Simone 10
1999–2000 D1 2nd R16 RU 42 22 10 10 72 51 +21 052.38 42,793 Brazil Christian 19
2000–01 D1 9th R32 R32 Champions League GS2 49 17 11 21 69 71 −2 034.69 42,717 France Laurent Robert 17
2001–02 D1 4th QF SF
56 26 22 8 84 34 +50 046.43 41,063 Brazil Ronaldinho 13
2002–03 L1[nb 4] 11th RU R32 UEFA Cup R3 51 24 12 15 66 44 +22 047.06 38,829 Brazil Ronaldinho 12
2003–04 L1 2nd W R32 45 27 12 6 62 34 +28 060.00 39,245 Portugal Pauleta 23
2004–05 L1 9th R16 R16 RU Champions League GS 50 16 18 16 58 58 +0 032.00 35,157 Portugal Pauleta 19
2005–06 L1 9th W R16 46 20 13 13 62 44 +18 043.48 40,486 Portugal Pauleta 28
2006–07 L1 15th QF R16 RU UEFA Cup R16 55 21 16 18 68 56 +12 038.18 36,205 Portugal Pauleta 24
2007–08 L1 16th RU W 49 20 13 16 60 51 +9 040.82 36,755 Ivory Coast Amara Diané
Portugal Pauleta 		15
2008–09 L1 6th R16 SF UEFA Cup QF 57 29 12 16 74 54 +20 050.88 40,902 France Guillaume Hoarau 20
2009–10 L1 13th W R16 [nb 5] 46 18 12 16 62 48 +14 039.13 33,266 Turkey Mevlüt Erdinç 19
2010–11 L1 4th RU SF RU Europa League R16 60 26 22 12 96 63 +33 043.33 29,319 France Guillaume Hoarau
Brazil Nenê 		20
2011–12 L1 2nd QF R16 Europa League GS 51 31 11 9 99 55 +44 060.78 42,891 Brazil Nenê 27
2012–13 L1 1st QF QF Champions League QF 54 35 13 6 101 36 +65 064.81 43,235 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 35
2013–14 L1 1st R32 W W Champions League QF 55 40 9 6 126 41 +85 072.73 45,420 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 41
2014–15 L1 1st W W W Champions League QF 59 39 14 6 122 54 +68 066.10 45,789 Uruguay Edinson Cavani 31
2015–16 L1 1st W W W Champions League QF 59 47 8 4 143 31 +112 079.66 46,160 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 50
2016–17 L1 2nd W W W Champions League R16 57 42 9 6 141 44 +97 073.68 45,317 Uruguay Edinson Cavani 49
2017–18 L1 1st W W W Champions League R16 57 45 6 6 171 48 +123 078.95 46,930 Uruguay Edinson Cavani 40
2018–19 L1 1st RU QF W Champions League R16 55 40 7 8 149 52 +97 072.73 46,911 France Kylian Mbappé 39
2019–20 L1 1st W W W Champions League RU 49 40 4 5 136 35 +101 081.63 47,517 France Kylian Mbappé 30
2020–21 L1 2nd W [nb 6] W Champions League SF 57 38 6 13 126 46 +80 066.67 434[nb 7] France Kylian Mbappé 42
2021–22 L1 1st R16 RU Champions League R16 50 32 11 7 112 48 +64 064.00 41,318[nb 8] France Kylian Mbappé 39
2022–23 L1 1st R16 W Champions League R16 50 34 6 10 120 53 +67 068.00 46,221 France Kylian Mbappé 41
2023–24 L1 1st W W Champions League SF 53 34 12 7 124 52 +72 064.15 47,370 France Kylian Mbappé 44

Notes

  1. ^ UEFA rebranded the top-tier competition of European club football in 1992, changing its name from European Cup to UEFA Champions League.
  2. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel founded the Coupe de la Ligue in 1994.
  3. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel founded the Trophée des Champions in 1995.
  4. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel rebranded the top tier of French football in 2002, changing its name from Division 1 to Ligue 1.
  5. ^ UEFA rebranded the second-tier competition of European club football in 2009, changing its name from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League.
  6. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel suspended the Coupe de la Ligue in 2020 to reduce season schedule.
  7. ^ Most matches were played behind closed doors due to restrictions on attendance related to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  8. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Histoire". PSG.FR. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Listes des saisons". Histoire du PSG. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Les matchs du PSG en chiffres". Histoire du PSG. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "50e saison en Ligue 1 pour les Parisiens !". PSG.FR. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : la longévité des clubs à la loupe". Ligue 1 Uber Eats. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ "23 août 1970, il y a 51 ans : premier match officiel du PSG !". Paris.canal-historique. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Paris Saint-Germain FC". UEFA.com. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. ^ "A brief history of PSG". ESPN.com. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. ^ "20 juin 1972, il y a 47 ans : le divorce PSG-PFC est consommé…". Paris.canal-historique. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Ligue 1 2022/2023 » Attendance » Home matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Les records collectifs". Histoire du PSG. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Les records individuels". Histoire du PSG. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paris Saint-Germain FC by season.
Official websites