# 1971–72 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1971–72 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 2nd season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, but occasionally at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes as well, registering an average attendance of 10,030 spectators per match. Guy Crescent presided the club until December 1971, when Henri Patrelle replaced him. The team was coached by Pierre Phelipon, this time exclusively as manager. Jean Djorkaeff was the team captain.

## Summary

PSG's first top-flight season ended with a safe 16th place, meaning they would stay in Division 1 next year, but behind the scenes the club was in a delicate financial situation. Back in September 1971, the Paris City Council offered 850k francs to pay the club's debt and save its place in the elite, demanding PSG in return to adopt the more Parisian name "Paris Football Club." Coincidence or not, PSG suffered their biggest defeat ever in all competitions on that same month. It was a crushing 0–6 loss away to Nantes.
Guy Crescent, who had replaced Pierre-Étienne Guyot as club president before the start of the season, was in favor of the name change, but Henri Patrelle was against it. The disagreement led to Crescent's resignation in December 1971, handing the presidency to Patrelle. The latter tried to persuade the council to reconsider their position, but they remained inflexible and the club split on June 1, 1972, a few days after the last match of the campaign. Backed by the council, Crescent re-formed Paris FC and remained in Division 1, while the PSG of Patrelle were administratively relegated to Division 3, thus losing professional status.

## Players

    As of the 1971–72 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 | Guy Delhumeau |
| — | GK | FRA | Camille Choquier |
| — | GK | FRA | Patrice Py |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Guicci |
| — | DF | BRA | Joel Camargo |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean Djorkaeff (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti |
| — | DF | FRA | Sylvain Léandri |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Paul Rostagni |
| — | DF | FRA | Claude Arribas (on loan from Nantes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Solas |
| — | DF | FRA | Roland Mitoraj |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Destrumelle |
| — | MF | ENG | Jantzen Derrick |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Guignedoux |
| — | MF | FRA | Gérard Hallet |
| — | FW | FRA | Jacques Rémond |
| — | FW | FRA | Daniel Horlaville |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Claude Bras |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Prost |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost |

## Transfers

    As of the 1971–72 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 |
| — | GK | FRA | Guy Delhumeau (from Poitiers) |
| — | DF | FRA | Claude Arribas (on loan from Nantes) |
| — | DF | FRA | Sylvain Léandri (from Nice) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti (from Angoulême) |
| — | DF | POR | Jean-Paul Rostagni (from Bordeaux) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Solas (from Angoulême) |
| — | DF | BRA | Joel Camargo (from Santos) |
| — | MF | ENG | Jantzen Derrick (from Bristol City) |
| — | MF | FRA | Gérard Hallet (from Montluçon) |
| — | FW | FRA | Daniel Horlaville (from Quevilly) |

### 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 | POR | Fernando Cruz (Retired) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval [fr] (Retired) |
| — | DF | BRA | Joel Camargo (Free) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Phelipon (Exclusively PSG manager) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Garillière (Free) |
| — | MF | YUG | Živko Lukić (Free) |
| — | FW | FRA | Thierry Carré (Amiens) |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Delplanque (Free) |

## Kits

The club didn't have a shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 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 | 11 August 1971 | 27 May 1972 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 026.32 |
| Coupe de France | 23 January 1972 | 23 January 1972 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 025.64 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | |
| 15 | Reims | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 31 | |
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain (R) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 30 | Administratively relegated to French Division 3 |
| 17 | Red Star | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 30 | |
| 18 | Lille (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 26 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
* ↑ Paris Saint-Germain was administratively relegated to Division 3 due to the split from Paris FC.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 19 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |

#### Matches
### Coupe de France
#### Round of 64
## Statistics

    As of the 1971–72 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 | Guy Delhumeau | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Camille Choquier | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jean Djorkaeff | 39 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti | 37 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Roland Mitoraj | 36 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Claude Arribas | 34 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Paul Rostagni | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Daniel Solas | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Sylvain Léandri | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Daniel Guicci | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Guignedoux | 38 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Gérard Hallet | 34 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Destrumelle | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jantzen Derrick | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Michel Prost | 39 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-Claude Bras | 28 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jacques Rémond | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Daniel Horlaville | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred / loaned out during the season ||||||||||
| | DF | BRA | Joel Camargo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions