# 1984–85 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1984–85 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 15th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 16,438 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by Georges Peyroche until March 1985. Christian Coste took over as manager in April 1985. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.

## Summary

Deprived of legend Mustapha Dahleb, who left after ten years at the club, Paris experienced a difficult 1984–85 campaign. Georges Peyroche was sacked by Francis Borelli in March 1985 due to poor results, but his replacement, Christian Coste, could not steady ship and PSG finished the league in 13th place. The Red and Blues still managed to reach the 1985 Coupe de France Final, its third in four years. This time, however, PSG lost to Monaco (0–1). They were also shocked by surprise finalists Videoton in the second round of the UEFA Cup. The capital club lost both matches, the first of them a blushing 2–4 defeat at the Parc des Princes. As usual, Safet Sušić provided the highlight of the season by assisting five goals in PSG's 7–1 home win over Bastia in September 1984, a club record that still stands today.

## Players

    As of the 1984–85 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 |
| — | GK | FRA | Jean-Michel Moutier |
| — | GK | FRA | Sylvain Bied |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Gérard Janvion |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Tinmar |
| — | DF | FRA | Yannick Guillochon |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Havet |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Bacconnier |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Luc Girard |
| — | MF | FRA | Olivier Martinez |
| — | MF | CMR | Fabrice Moreau |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet |
| — | MF | FRA | Gérard Lanthier |
| — | MF | FRA | Patrice Marquet |
| — | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić |
| — | FW | FRA | Alain Couriol |
| — | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau |
| — | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko |
| — | FW | AUT | Richard Niederbacher |
| — | FW | CMR | William N'Jo Léa |
| — | FW | FRA | Laurent Pimond |
| — | FW | FRA | Patrice Ségura |

## Transfers

    As of the 1984–85 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 | Franck Mérelle (from Cannes, end of loan) |
| — | GK | FRA | Jean-Michel Moutier (from Nancy) |
| — | GK | FRA | Sylvain Bied (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier (from Reims) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Havet (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol (from Nancy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Tinmar (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Gérard Lanthier (from Auxerre) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Luc Girard (from PSG Academy) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet (from Brest, end of loan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Patrice Marquet (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Olivier Martinez (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | CMR | Fabrice Moreau (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | CMR | William N'Jo Léa (from Brest) |
| — | FW | AUT | Richard Niederbacher (from Zulte Waregem) |
| — | FW | FRA | Patrice Ségura (from Sète) |
| — | FW | FRA | Laurent Pimond (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele (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 | Francis Hédoire (to Arras) |
| — | DF | FRA | Manuel Abreu (to Nancy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo (to Mulhouse) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Zaremba (to Lens) |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb (to Nice) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Préfaci (to Amiens) |
| — | FW | ALG | Salah Assad (to Mulhouse, end of loan) |
| — | FW | FRA | Marcel De Falco (to Laval) |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel N'Gom (to Auxerre) |

## Kits

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

## Friendly tournaments
### Coupe d'Été
#### Second round (Group 3)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 8 | Final phase |
| 2 | Le Havre | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Final phase |
| 3 | Rouen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Stade Français | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sedan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | Eliminated |

#### Final phase
### Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy
#### First group stage (Group B)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Anderlecht | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | Second group stage (Winners Group) |
| 2 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | Second group stage (Winners Group) |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | Second group stage (Ranking Group) |

#### Second group stage (Ranking Group)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standings |
| 1 | Auxerre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | 4th place overall |
| 2 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5th place overall |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 6th place overall |

## 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 | 17 August 1984 | 28 May 1985 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 034.21 |
| Coupe de France | 10 February 1985 | 8 June 1985 | Round of 64 | Runners-up | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 19 September 1984 | 8 November 1984 | First round | Second round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 79 | 88 | −9 | 036.54 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 35 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 35 |
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 33 |
| 14 | Bastia | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 32 |
| 15 | Lille | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 31 |

#### 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 | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup
#### First round
#### Second round
## Statistics

    As of the 1984–85 season.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Jean-Michel Moutier | 36 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Dominique Baratelli | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Franck Mérelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Sylvain Bied | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay | 43 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol | 35 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Bacconnier | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Gérard Janvion | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Yannick Guillochon | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Tinmar | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier | 21 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pascal Havet | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 51 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić | 48 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| | MF | FRA | Gérard Lanthier | 46 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez | 42 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Luc Girard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Olivier Martinez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | CMR | Fabrice Moreau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Patrice Marquet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau | 44 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko | 39 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | AUT | Richard Niederbacher | 22 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| | FW | CMR | William N'Jo Léa | 18 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Alain Couriol | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Patrice Ségura | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Laurent Pimond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions