# 1976–77 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1976–77 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 7th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 22,700 spectators per match. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter. The team was managed by Velibor Vasović until May 1977, when Ilija Pantelić replaced him as manager. Mustapha Dahleb was the team captain.

## Summary

A new chapter began in 1976–77; club's talisman Jean-Pierre Dogliani retired, while former Serbian player Velibor Vasović replaced Just Fontaine. The first foreigner to sit on the PSG bench, Vasović arrived to the French capital with the goal of playing European football next season. Despite Mustapha Dahleb's exceptional goalscoring form (26 goals), the Parisians finished in 9th place following a disastrous start to the campaign, Having failed to qualify for Europe, Vasović resigned near the end of the season. Daniel Hechter named former PSG goalkeeper Ilija Pantelić as manager for the last four league matches, registering two wins and two draws.

## Players

    As of the 1976–77 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 | YUG | Ilija Pantelić |
| — | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan |
| — | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Novi |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut |
| — | DF | FRA | Gérard Cenzato |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Denis Bauda |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Francis Piasecki |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson |
| — | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier |
| — | MF | FRA | Dominique Barberat |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb (captain) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor |
| — | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ali Messaoud |
| — | FW | FRA | Philippe Redon |
| — | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto |
| — | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André |

## Transfers

    As of the 1976–77 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 |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut (from Sochaux, end of loan) |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André (from Red Star, end of loan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ali Messaoud (from Hamra Annaba) |
| — | FW | FRA | Philippe Redon (from Rennes) |

### 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 |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Bade (Retired through injury) |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Berthaud (to Angoulême) |
| — | DF | FRA | Louis Cardiet (to Berné [fr]) |
| — | DF | FRA | André Travetto (to Aix) |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot (to Orléans) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Dogliani (Retired) |
| — | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq (Free) |
| — | FW | TOG | Antoine Dossevi (to Tours) |
| — | FW | FRA | Louis Floch (to Brest) |

## Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 1 0 0 | Home 2 0 0 | Away 0 0 | Third 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 | 6 August 1976 | 8 June 1977 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 044.74 |
| Coupe de France | 13 February 1977 | 13 April 1977 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 048.84 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Nice | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 44 |
| 8 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 43 |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 42 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 38 |
| 11 | Reims | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 36 |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches
### Coupe de France
#### Round of 16
## Statistics

    As of the 1976–77 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 | YUG | Ilija Pantelić | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jacky Novi | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli | 40 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Denis Bauda | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Gérard Cenzato | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb | 42 | 26 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| | MF | FRA | Francis Piasecki | 38 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte | 37 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | François Brisson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé | 37 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| | FW | FRA | Philippe Redon | 35 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto | 26 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ali Messaoud | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Christian André | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions