# 1988–89 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1988–89 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 19th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 17,502 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Tomislav Ivić. Oumar Sène was the team captain.

## Summary

Paris Saint-Germain briefly bounced back from crisis under Tomislav Ivić in 1988–89, fighting for the championship with Marseille. In May 1989, the two sides met for the title decider at the Stade Vélodrome. Played out amid an electric atmosphere, the title looked to be heading to league leaders Paris with the score tied at 0–0 and only a few seconds remaining. But a 25-yard shot from Franck Sauzée surprised PSG goalkeeper Joël Bats as Marseille leapfrogged them at the top of the table to clinch the trophy.

## Players

    As of the 1988–89 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 | Joël Bats |
| — | GK | FRA | Laurent Goutey |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Dréossi |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Bibard |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier |
| — | DF | FRA | Stéphane Persol |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol |
| — | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Rico |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi |
| — | MF | FRA | Pierre Reynaud |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Polaniok |
| — | MF | CMR | Fabrice Moreau |
| — | MF | SEN | Oumar Sène (captain) |
| — | MF | ARG | Gabriel Calderón |
| — | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić |
| — | FW | ALG | Liazid Sandjak |
| — | FW | FRA | Amara Simba |
| — | FW | FRA | Alain Couriol |
| — | FW | FRA | Daniel Xuereb |
| — | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian Perez |

### 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 |
| — | GK | FRA | Claude Barrabé (at Brest) |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Rabat (at Lens) |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Zajaczkowski (at Lens) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Philippe Dehouck (at Annecy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Didier Rabat (at Orléans) |
| — | MF | FRA | Patrice Marquet (at Bastia) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1988–89 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 | Laurent Goutey (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Dréossi (from Nice) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget (from Cannes, end of loan) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Rico (from Nice) |
| — | MF | CMR | Fabrice Moreau (from La Roche, end of loan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Polaniok (from Cannes, end of loan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Didier Rabat (from Laval, end of loan) |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian Perez (from Montpellier) |
| — | FW | SEN | Jules Bocandé (from Nice, end of loan) |

### 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 | Claude Barrabé (loaned to Brest) |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Bacconnier (to Angers) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bianconi (to Bastia) |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Rabat (loaned to Lens) |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Zajaczkowski (loaned to Lens) |
| — | MF | FRA | Philippe Dehouck (loaned to Annecy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Éric Martin (to Nancy) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Olivier Martinez (to Charleville) |
| — | MF | FRA | Fabrice Poullain (to Monaco) |
| — | MF | FRA | Didier Rabat (loaned to Orléans) |
| — | MF | FRA | Patrice Marquet (loaned to Bastia) |
| — | FW | SEN | Jules Bocandé (to Nice) |
| — | FW | FRA | Bruno Roux (to Rouen) |

## Kits

French radio RTL and French television network La Cinq were the shirt sponsors. German sportswear brand Adidas was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 0 0 | Away 0 0 | Third 0 0 |

## Friendly tournaments
### Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy
#### First group stage (Group B)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | Second group stage (Winners Group) |
| 2 | Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 2 | Second group stage (Winners Group) |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 0 | Second group stage (Ranking Group) |

#### Second group stage (Ranking Group)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standings |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 4 | 4th place overall |
| 2 | Senegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | 5th place overall |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | 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 | 16 July 1988 | 31 May 1989 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 050.00 |
| Coupe de France | 25 February 1989 | 15 April 1989 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 060.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 051.16 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Marseille (C) | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 73 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 70 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 68 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Sochaux | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 68 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Auxerre | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Monaco qualified for 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up of the 1988–89 Coupe de France as cup winners Marseille also won the league and qualified for the European Cup.

#### 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 | 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 |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

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

    As of the 1988–89 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 | Joël Bats | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 39 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Michel Bibard | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier | 33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol | 31 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Rico | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pierre Dréossi | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | ARG | Gabriel Calderón | 42 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | MF | SEN | Oumar Sène | 40 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Alain Polaniok | 38 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić | 37 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| | MF | FRA | Pierre Reynaud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | CMR | Fabrice Moreau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Daniel Xuereb | 43 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | FRA | Christian Perez | 40 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| | FW | FRA | Amara Simba | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ALG | Liazid Sandjak | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Alain Couriol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred / loaned out during the season ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Patrice Marquet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions