# 1996–97 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1996–97 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 27th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 35,302 spectators per match. The club was presided by Michel Denisot and the team was coached by Ricardo. Raí was the team captain.

## Players

    As of the 1996–97 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 | Bernard Lama |
| — | GK | FRA | Vincent Fernandez |
| — | DF | FRA | Jimmy Algerino |
| — | DF | FRA | Alain Roche |
| — | DF | FRA | Bruno Ngotty |
| — | DF | FRA | Paul Le Guen |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Domi |
| — | DF | FRA | José Cobos |
| — | MF | FRA | Benoît Cauet |
| — | MF | POR | Kenedy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Leonardo |
| — | MF | FRA | Jérôme Leroy |
| — | MF | FRA | Laurent Fournier |
| — | MF | FRA | Vincent Guérin |
| — | MF | BRA | Raí (captain) |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Allou |
| — | FW | CMR | Patrick M'Boma |
| — | FW | FRA | Cyrille Pouget |
| — | FW | FRA | Patrice Loko |
| — | FW | PAN | Julio Dely Valdés |

### 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 | Francis Llacer (at Strasbourg) |
| — | MF | FRA | Pierre Ducrocq (at Laval) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ALB | Edvin Murati (at Stade Briochin) |
| — | MF | FRA | Christophe Odé (at Laval) |

## Kits

German automobile manufacturer Opel was the shirt sponsor. American sportswear brand Nike was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 0 0 | Away 0 0 | Third 0 0 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 10 August 1996 | 24 May 1997 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 047.37 |
| Coupe de France | 19 January 1997 | 1 March 1997 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 10 December 1996 | 10 December 1996 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 12 September 1996 | 14 May 1997 | First round | Runners-up | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 055.56 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 15 January 1997 | 5 February 1997 | Final | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 047.17 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Nantes | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Division 1

#### 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 | H | A | H | 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 |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |