# 1973–74 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1973–74 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 4th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, but occasionally in Paris as well, at the Parc des Princes and the Stade Jean-Bouin, registering an average attendance of 4,087 spectators per match. The club was presided by Henri Patrelle and the team was coached by Robert Vicot. Jean-Pierre Dogliani was the team captain.

## Summary

Paris Saint-Germain really took flight with the arrival of fashion designer Daniel Hechter as chairman of the management committee in June 1973. Besides offering his financial support to the club, he also designed the team's classic home outfit. Hechter then shocked the national game ahead of 1973–74; he appointed French legend Just Fontaine as sporting director and signed several prestigious players, including Jean-Pierre Dogliani, Jean Deloffre, Louis Cardiet and Jacky Bade.
Robert Vicot's men finished second in Group B, four points behind Red Star, qualifying for the promotion play–offs against Valenciennes. The winner of this double-legged match would be promoted to Division 1. PSG lost 1–2 away to Valenciennes, but PSG recorded an incredible 4–2 comeback at the Parc des Princes, thus achieving promotion and regaining its professional status abandoned two years earlier. Overwhelmed by emotion, Fontaine collapsed on the lawn, victim of a heart attack. Fortunately, he recovered and was carried by the players in celebration. Since then, PSG have always played in the top flight of French football.
PSG played their first game at the Parc des Princes during this campaign. It was against fellow Parisian side Red Star on November 10, 1973. PSG won 3–1 and Othniel Dossevi scored the club's first goal at the stadium. The Parisians also began their tradition of brilliant Coupe de France runs, reaching the quarterfinals after beating Metz at the Parc in front of 25,000 spectators (2–1; 4–1 on aggregate). There, they were ousted by Reims on a 2–7 aggregate that included the club's largest cup defeat ever (0–5).

## Players

    As of the 1973–74 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 |
| — | GK | FRA | Jacky Planchard |
| — | GK | FRA | Patrice Py |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Bade |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc |
| — | DF | FRA | Louis Cardiet |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béreau |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Zbinden |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Quéré |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Ledunois |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean Deloffre |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Dogliani (captain) |
| — | MF | ISR | Mordechai Spiegler |
| — | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq |
| — | MF | FRA | Michel Llodra |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor |
| — | FW | TOG | Othniel Dossevi |
| — | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Marella |
| — | FW | BRA | Armando Monteiro |

## Transfers

    As of the 1973–74 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 | Jacky Planchard (from Blois) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Bade (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Louis Cardiet (from Rennes) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti (from Paris FC) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean Deloffre (from Avignon) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Dogliani (from Monaco) |
| — | MF | ISR | Mordechai Spiegler (from Paris FC) |
| — | FW | BRA | Armando Monteiro (from Botafogo) |
| — | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé (from Ajaccio) |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor (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 |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier (Retired) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Lambert (Free) |
| — | DF | FRA | Claude Rivet (Free) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Schmitt (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau (to Entente BFN) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Turpin (Free) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Coutard [fr] (to Montluçon) |
| — | FW | TUN | Kamel Ben Mustapha (Lucé) |
| — | FW | FRA | Richard Vanquelles (Free) |

## Kits

Canadian soft-drink brand Canada Dry 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 2 | 19 August 1973 | 4 June 1974 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 46 | +29 | 055.56 |
| Coupe de France | 16 December 1973 | 8 May 1974 | Sixth round | Quarter-finals | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 93 | 59 | +34 | 057.78 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 2
#### League table (Group B)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Red Star (P) | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 11 | 61 | 1974–75 French Division 1 Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain (P) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 13 | 57 | 1974–75 French Division 1 Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Toulouse | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 9 | 48 | |
| 4 | Avignon | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Toulon | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 8 | 46 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | 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 | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### Coupe de France
#### Quarter-finals
## Statistics

    As of the 1973–74 season.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 2 | Division 2 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Camille Choquier | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Jacky Planchard | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Leonetti | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Louis Cardiet | 41 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut | 36 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jacky Bade | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Béreau | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Christian Quéré | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Patrice Zbinden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Didier Ledunois | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Jean Deloffre | 44 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte | 38 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Dogliani | 35 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| | MF | ISR | Mordechai Spiegler | 21 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Michel Llodra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Christian André | 36 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé | 26 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | FW | FRA | Michel Marella | 22 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost | 21 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | TOG | Othniel Dossevi | 17 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Armando Monteiro | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions