# 1979–80 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1979–80 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 10th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 21,380 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by Velibor Vasović until October 1979, when Camille Choquier took over for the remaining matches of that month. Georges Peyroche was then appointed as the new manager in November 1979. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.

## Summary

Velibor Vasović's second stint in Paris got off to a promising start in 1979–80. PSG signed Portuguese maestro João Alves and recorded their best debut to a league campaign since 1974, picking up a draw away to Lyon and a home win over Marseille in their first two matches. But the club's fortunes soon turned sour. A week after his stellar performance against Marseille, Alves suffered a near career-ending injury at Sochaux in August 1979, which sidelined him for five months. Alves returned at the start of 1980 but never fully recovered his previous form.
Then, PSG lost their manager in early October 1979. Vasović was forced to resign following pressure from coach union UNECATEF and its president Guy Roux because he did not have the official diplomas to coach in France. Former PSG goalkeeper Camille Choquier took over until the end of the month. He managed three matches, winning two and losing one, before Georges Peyroche arrived to the French capital in November 1979. Against all odds, Peyroche excelled and led PSG to a 7th-place finish, the club's best ever league ranking at the time.

## Players

    As of the 1979–80 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 | Michel Bensoussan |
| — | GK | FRA | Franck Mérelle |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Caron |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Grappin |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Col |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Antoine Garceran |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult |
| — | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez |
| — | MF | POR | João Alves |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb |
| — | MF | BRA | Abel Braga |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Noël Huck |
| — | MF | FRA | Armando Bianchi |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet |
| — | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-François Beltramini |
| — | FW | FRA | Bernard Bureau |

### 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 |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi (at Paris FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson (at Laval) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1979–80 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 | Michel Bensoussan (from Paris FC, end of loan) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Caron (from Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Antoine Garceran (from Reims) |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Grappin (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | BRA | Abel Braga (from Vasco da Gama) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | POR | João Alves (from Benfica) |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Noël Huck (from Paris FC) |
| — | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier (from Paris FC, end of loan) |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-François Beltramini (from Paris FC) |
| — | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr (from Marseille) |

### 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 | Denis Troch (Retired) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Adams (to Mulhouse) |
| — | DF | ARG | Ramón Heredia (Retired) |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jean (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli (to Nancy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi (loaned to Paris FC) |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson (loaned to Laval) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-François Douis (Retired) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier (to Brest) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte (Retired) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Michel Larqué (Retired) |
| — | FW | ARG | Carlos Bianchi (to Strasbourg) |
| — | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé (to Lens) |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor (to Rennes) |
| — | FW | FRA | Mario Mongelli (to Paris FC) |
| — | FW | FRA | Hervé Porquet (to Fontainebleau) |

## Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 0 0 | Away 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 | 26 July 1979 | 27 May 1980 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 039.47 |
| Coupe de France | 10 February 1980 | 15 March 1980 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 039.02 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 43 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 40 |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 40 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Lens | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 38 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | 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 |
| Result | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |

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

    As of the 1979–80 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 | Dominique Baratelli | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay | 40 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut | 35 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Col | 26 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Antoine Garceran | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Caron | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Patrick Grappin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Noël Huck | 31 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb | 30 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | POR | João Alves | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Abel Braga | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Armando Bianchi | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Jean-François Beltramini | 32 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Bernard Bureau | 23 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions