# 1991–92 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1991–92 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 22nd season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 26,542 spectators per match. The club was presided by Michel Denisot and the team was coached by Artur Jorge. Paul Le Guen was the team captain.

## Summary

The takeover by French premium television channel Canal+ revitalised Paris Saint-Germain, whose 40% of its income came from televised games, allowing them to become one of the richest clubs in France. They wiped out PSG's huge 50 million francs debt and appointed Michel Denisot, journalist on the channel, as club president in place of Francis Borelli. This 1991–92 season was also synonymous with the end of the partnership with French radio RTL, the club's historic shirt sponsor since 1974, and the inception of the fan-dedicated Virage Auteuil stand.
PSG were experiencing their worst attendance record since returning to the top flight in 1974, with the violence and racism in the Kop of Boulogne taking the blame for this situation. To give non-violent and non-racist supporters in Boulogne an alternative, as well as boost the attendance levels, Canal+ backed the creation of Auteuil, which until then had been mainly composed of casual spectators and away fans. Encouraged and financed by the club, Lutèce Falco and Supras Auteuil were the first ultra groups of the new stand.
Now enjoying serious investment, PSG were able to set their sights steadily higher; they aimed to immediately qualify for Europe and become French champions within three years. Canal+ increased the club's budget from 90 to 120 million francs in order to build a strong squad. The revolution began with the appointment of renowned coach Artur Jorge, famous for leading Porto to the 1986–87 European Cup trophy, and the departure of eleven players including Jocelyn Angloma, Michel Bibard, Philippe Jeannol and PSG legend Safet Sušić.
The club then embarked on a spending spree, signing Brazilian internationals Ricardo and Valdo, proven French players Paul Le Guen, Laurent Fournier, Bernard Pardo, Bruno Germain and Patrick Colleter, and promising young star David Ginola. Despite criticism over Artur Jorge's solid but unpleasant playing style, PSG managed to achieve the goal set at the beginning of the campaign as they qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing 3rd in the league. It was a fitting farewell for iconic goalkeeper Joël Bats, who retired at the end of the season.

## Players

    As of the 1991–92 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 | Richard Dutruel |
| — | GK | FRA | Dominique Leclercq |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Colleter |
| — | DF | BRA | Geraldão |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
| — | DF | FRA | Bruno Germain |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Héréson |
| — | DF | BRA | Ricardo |
| — | DF | FRA | Francis Llacer |
| — | DF | FRA | Antoine Kombouaré |
| — | MF | FRA | Laurent Fournier |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Paul Le Guen (captain) |
| — | MF | FRA | Pierre Reynaud |
| — | MF | FRA | Daniel Bravo |
| — | MF | SEN | Oumar Sène |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Pardo |
| — | MF | BRA | Valdo |
| — | FW | ALG | Liazid Sandjak |
| — | FW | FRA | Pascal Nouma |
| — | FW | FRA | David Rinçon |
| — | FW | FRA | Amara Simba |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian Perez |
| — | FW | FRA | David Ginola |

## Transfers

    As of the 1991–92 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 | Richard Dutruel (from PSG Academy) |
| — | GK | FRA | Thomas Kokkinis (from Bastia, end of loan) |
| — | GK | FRA | Dominique Leclercq (from Lille) |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Colleter (from Montpellier) |
| — | DF | BRA | Geraldão (from Porto) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bruno Germain (from Marseille) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Héréson (from Laval) |
| — | DF | BRA | Ricardo (from Benfica) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Laurent Fournier (from Marseille) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Laurey (from Saint-Étienne, end of loan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Paul Le Guen (from Nantes) |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Pardo (from Marseille) |
| — | MF | BRA | Valdo (from Benfica) |
| — | FW | FRA | Amara Simba (from Cannes, end of loan) |
| — | FW | FRA | David Ginola (from Brest) |

### 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 | Thomas Kokkinis (to Red Star) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Angloma (to Marseille) |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Bibard (to Sur) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Bosser (to Mulhouse) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier (to Paris FC) |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol (Retired) |
| — | DF | FRA | Stéphane Persol (to Corbeil-Essonnes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi (to Poissy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Laurey (to Montpellier) |
| — | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić (to Red Star) |
| — | FW | SEN | Alboury Lah (to Châteauroux) |
| — | FW | YUG | Zlatko Vujović (to Sochaux) |
| — | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele (to Laval) |

## Kits

American electronics manufacturer Commodore and German dairy company Müller were the shirt sponsors. American sportswear brand Nike was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 1 0 0 | Home 2 0 0 | Away 0 0 |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | Wr | Wp | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Notes |
| 1 | Tours | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Final phase | |
| 2 | Red Star | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | Final phase | Auxerre 1–1 (13–14 p) Red Star |
| 3 | Auxerre | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Final phase | Auxerre 1–1 (13–14 p) Red Star |
| 4 | Angers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Final phase | |
| 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Le Mans | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated | |

### Tournoi de Paris
## 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 | 20 July 1991 | 1 May 1992 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 039.47 |
| Coupe de France | 22 February 1992 | 14 March 1992 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 040.00 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Marseille (C) | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 67 | 21 | +46 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
| 2 | Monaco | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 52 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 47 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Auxerre | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Caen | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Monaco qualified for the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup as finalists of the 1991–92 Coupe de France.
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1992/1993
* Bordeaux:Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
* Valenciennes FC:Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
* RC Strasbourg:Third place, winner of barrages against Stade Rennais

#### 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 | 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 |
| Result | D | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### Coupe de France
## Statistics

    As of the 1991–92 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 | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Richard Dutruel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | BRA | Ricardo | 39 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Bruno Germain | 36 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Antoine Kombouaré | 33 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Geraldão | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Patrick Colleter | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Francis Llacer | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Héréson | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Luc Vasseur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Daniel Bravo | 38 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Paul Le Guen | 38 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Laurent Fournier | 35 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | BRA | Valdo | 34 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Pierre Reynaud | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SEN | Oumar Sène | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Pardo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Christian Perez | 39 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Amara Simba | 27 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | David Ginola | 17 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Pascal Nouma | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Liazid Sandjak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | David Rinçon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions