# 1972–73 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1972–73 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 3rd season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, registering an average attendance of 679 spectators per match. The club was presided by Henri Patrelle and the team was managed by Robert Vicot. Camille Choquier was the team captain.

## Summary

Bound by professional contracts with Paris FC, most of the club's players, including team captain Jean Djorkaeff and Bernard Guignedoux, continued playing in Division 1, while manager Pierre Phelipon departed following the expiration of his contract. Only Camille Choquier, Patrice Py, Jean-Louis Leonetti, Bernard Béréau and Jean-Louis Brost stayed with PSG in 1972–73. The club took the spot of its reserve team in Division 3 and rebuilt their squad with many upcoming players from the Paris Saint-Germain Academy.
Led by new manager Robert Vicot, Paris Saint-Germain began life in the third tier with a young but talented squad that would star in the club's forthcoming back-to-back promotions. Some of these gifted youngsters included Éric Renaut, Othniel Dossevi, Michel Marella, Jacques Laposte and, most notably, Christian André, the main architect of the rise to Division 2 thanks to his 27 goals in 35 games. The Red and Blues finished second in Group West, six points behind Quevilly, missing out on promotion by little. Quevilly, however, had to dissolve due to financial problems shortly after the end of the season and PSG took their place in Division 2 by default.

## Players

    As of the 1972–73 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 | Camille Choquier (captain) |
| — | GK | FRA | Patrice Py |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Schmitt |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Zbinden |
| — | DF | FRA | Claude Rivet |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Turpin |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Ledunois |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Lambert |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Quéré |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Coutard [fr] |
| — | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq |
| — | FW | TOG | Othniel Dossevi |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Marella |
| — | FW | FRA | Richard Vanquelles |
| — | FW | TUN | Kamel Ben Mustapha |

## Transfers

    As of the 1972–73 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 |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Schmitt (from Sedan) |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Zbinden (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Claude Rivet (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Turpin (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Ledunois (from RC Paris) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Lambert (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Quéré (from Fontainebleau) |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Michel Llodra (from PSG Academy) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot (from Châteauroux) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte (from La Gauloise de Trinité) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Coutard [fr] (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | TOG | Othniel Dossevi (from Ambert) |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André (from Samaritaine) |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Marella (from AS Banque de France) |
| — | FW | FRA | Richard Vanquelles (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | TUN | Kamel Ben Mustapha (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 | Guy Delhumeau (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Claude Arribas (to Nantes, end of loan) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean Djorkaeff (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Guicci (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Sylvain Léandri (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Roland Mitoraj (to Bordeaux) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Paul Rostagni (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Solas (to Paris FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Jantzen Derrick (to Bath City) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (to Valenciennes) |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Guignedoux (to Paris FC) |
| — | MF | FRA | Gérard Hallet (to Paris FC) |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Claude Bras (to Paris FC) |
| — | FW | FRA | Daniel Horlaville (to Paris FC) |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Prost (to Paris FC) |
| — | FW | FRA | Jacques Rémond (to Avignon) |

## Kits

Canadian grocery store chain Montreal was the 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 3 | 27 August 1972 | 27 May 1973 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 056.67 |
| Coupe de France | 26 November 1972 | 28 January 1973 | Fifth round | Round of 64 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 060.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 057.14 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 3
#### League table (Group West)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Quevilly (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 12 | +45 | 48 | Dissolved due to financial problems |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain (P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 42 | Promotion to French Division 2 |
| 3 | Évreux | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 39 | |
| 4 | Rennes B | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | Quimper | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 36 | |

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

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

    As of the 1972–73 season.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 3 | Division 3 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Camille Choquier | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Patrice Py | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut | 32 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pascal Schmitt | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Didier Ledunois | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Patrice Zbinden | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Lambert | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Patrice Turpin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Claude Rivet | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Christian Quéré | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte | 31 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq | 25 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Thierry Coutard [fr] | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Christian André | 35 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
| | FW | TOG | Othniel Dossevi | 32 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost | 30 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Michel Marella | 29 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | TUN | Kamel Ben Mustapha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Richard Vanquelles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions