# 1977–78 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1977–78 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 8th 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 21,754 spectators per match. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter until January 1978, when Francis Borelli replaced him. The team was coached by player-manager Jean-Michel Larqué. Mustapha Dahleb was the team captain.

## Summary

Jean-Michel Larqué, who had recently hung up his boots to become the new PSG manager in 1977–78, was quickly forced to put them back on to fill the void left by the failed transfer of Lyon playmaker Serge Chiesa. Larqué was the club's second and last player-manager to date, the other being Pierre Phelipon. For all the star signings, including Argentinian striker Carlos Bianchi and defenders Jean-Pierre Adams and Ramón Heredia, the season was a disappointing one as PSG finished in 11th place. Carlos Bianchi, for his part, was the top scorer in Division 1 with 37 goals in 38 matches. He was the last big transfer of Daniel Hechter.
In January 1978, Hechter was banned for life from football by the French Football Federation for running a ticketing scheme at Parc des Princes. PSG beat Marseille 5–1 in his final match at the stadium as club president on January 8. Mustapha Dahleb offered Hechter the match ball after the final whistle and was then carried in triumph by the players while the fans in attendance chanted his name. The next day, Francis Borelli, who had been vice-president until then, became the new president.

## Players

    As of the 1977–78 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 | Daniel Bernard |
| — | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Adams |
| — | DF | ARG | Ramón Heredia |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi |
| — | DF | FRA | Gilles Brisson |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jean |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson |
| — | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb (captain) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Michel Larqué (player-manager) |
| — | FW | ARG | Carlos Bianchi |
| — | FW | FRA | Philippe Redon |
| — | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé |
| — | FW | FRA | Mario Mongelli |
| — | FW | FRA | Hervé Porquet |

### 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 |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor (at Angoulême) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto (at Bordeaux) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1977–78 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 | Daniel Bernard (from Rennes) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Adams (from Nice) |
| — | DF | ARG | Ramón Heredia (from Atlético Madrid) |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jean (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi (from PSG Academy) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Michel Larqué (from Saint-Étienne, player-manager) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | ARG | Carlos Bianchi (from Reims) |
| — | FW | FRA | Mario Mongelli (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | FRA | Hervé Porquet (from PSG Academy) |

### 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 | Ilija Pantelić (Retired) |
| — | DF | FRA | Denis Bauda (to Poissy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Gérard Cenzato (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho (to Benfica) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Novi (to Strasbourg) |
| — | MF | FRA | Dominique Barberat (to Rouen) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Francis Piasecki (to Strasbourg) |
| — | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ali Messaoud (to Alès) |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André (to Béziers) |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor (loaned to Angoulême) |
| — | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto (loaned to Bordeaux) |

## Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. American sportswear brand Pony 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 | 3 August 1977 | 4 May 1978 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 036.84 |
| Coupe de France | 29 January 1978 | 26 February 1978 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 81 | 71 | +10 | 036.59 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 40 |
| 10 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 37 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 36 |
| 12 | Metz | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 35 |
| 13 | Nîmes | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 33 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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

    As of the 1977–78 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 | Daniel Bernard | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 39 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut | 36 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Adams | 25 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ARG | Ramón Heredia | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Jean | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Gilles Brisson | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | François Brisson | 36 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb | 27 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Michel Larqué | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | ARG | Carlos Bianchi | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 2 |
| | FW | FRA | Philippe Redon | 41 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé | 38 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| | FW | FRA | Hervé Porquet | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| | DF | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions