# 1980–81 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1980–81 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 11th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 22,969 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Georges Peyroche. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.

## Summary

PSG transferred João Alves to Benfica in 1980–81, but signed Saint-Étienne winger Dominique Rocheteau, who joined to play as center forward. Led by an attacking trio made up of Rocheteau himself, Nambatingue Toko and Boubacar Sarr, with Mustapha Dahleb pulling the strings from the number 10 position, PSG managed their most promising season so far. The Red and Blues finished 5th in the league, narrowly missing out on European football but establishing themselves as a top-half team with Georges Peyroche at the helm. Despite being eliminated on away goals, another highlight was the club's anthology French Cup victory against Nantes at the Parc des Princes (5–3).

## Players

    As of the 1980–81 season.

### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | FRA | Dominique Baratelli |
| — | GK | FRA | Franck Mérelle |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Col |
| — | DF | FRA | Antoine Garceran |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb |
| — | MF | BRA | Abel Braga |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Noël Huck |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau |
| — | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko |
| — | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-François Beltramini |
| — | FW | FRA | Bernard Bureau |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi (at Paris FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Armando Bianchi (at Nîmes) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1980–81 season.

### Arrivals

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson (from Laval, end of loan) |
| — | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko (from Valenciennes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau (from Saint-Étienne) |

### Departures

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan (to Rouen) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc (Le Mans) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Caron (to Rouen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Grappin (to Poissy) |
| — | MF | POR | João Alves (to Benfica) |
| — | MF | FRA | Armando Bianchi (loaned to Nîmes) |

## Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 0 0 | Away 0 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 24 July 1980 | 2 June 1981 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 044.74 |
| Coupe de France | 14 February 1981 | 11 March 1981 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 046.34 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 46 | |
| 6 | Lyon | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 41 | |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 40 | |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | 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 |
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches
### Coupe de France
#### Round of 32
## Statistics

    As of the 1980–81 season.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Dominique Baratelli | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 37 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay | 35 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut | 27 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Antoine Garceran | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Col | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez | 34 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Noël Huck | 33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Abel Braga | 30 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb | 22 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | François Brisson | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau | 40 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko | 39 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr | 31 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Bernard Bureau | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-François Beltramini | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions