# 1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 1970–71 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 1st season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris, but occasionally at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye as well, registering an average attendance of 3,018 spectators per match. The club was presided by Pierre-Étienne Guyot and the team was coached by player-manager Pierre Phelipon. Jean Djorkaeff was the team captain.

## Summary

In the summer of 1970, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot chose to merge their virtual side, Paris FC, created in 1969, with Stade Saint-Germain of Henri Patrelle after the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 15km west of Paris and founded in 1904, won promotion to Division 2. However, the three men were stuck with the financial feasibility of the project until they met Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabéu. He told them that starting a crowdfunding campaign was the best solution to establish a new team.
20,000 people backed the project and Paris Saint-Germain were formed on June 17, 1970. Pierre-Étienne Guyot was elected the club's first president a few days later. For the first time in French football history, the fans had financially contributed in the making of a club. The merger was made official following the creation of the club's association on August 12, 1970. PSG retains this day as their foundation date. Red, blue and white were adopted as the club's traditional colours. The red and blue represent the city of Paris, while the white is a symbol of French royalty and stands for the nearby royal town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the birthplace of French King Louis XIV.
Paris FC contributed with the financial backing, while Stade Saint-Germain provided the sporting infrastructure, from the Division 2 status to the Camp des Loges training center, as well as the manager Pierre Phelipon and most of the players, including Bernard Guignedoux, Michel Prost and Camille Choquier. In addition to becoming PSG's first manager ever, Phelipon was also one of only two player-managers in the history of the club. PSG further strengthened their squad with the signing of Jean Djorkaeff, captain of the France national team. PSG's first official game was a 1–1 league draw away to Poitiers on August 23, 1970. Guignedoux scored the club's first ever goal from a free-kick. The club went on to clinch promotion to Division 1 and claim the Division 2 title in its inaugural season.

## Players

    As of the 1970–71 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 | Patrice Py |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Guicci |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval [fr] |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean Djorkaeff (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Phelipon (player-manager) |
| — | DF | POR | Fernando Cruz |
| — | DF | FRA | Roland Mitoraj |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Destrumelle |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Guignedoux |
| — | MF | YUG | Živko Lukić |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Garillière |
| — | FW | FRA | Jacques Rémond |
| — | FW | FRA | Thierry Carré |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Delplanque |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Claude Bras |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Prost |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost |

## Transfers

    As of the 1970–71 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 | Camille Choquier (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | GK | FRA | Patrice Py (from Olympique Alès) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Roland Mitoraj (from Saint-Étienne) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean Djorkaeff (from Marseille) |
| — | DF | POR | Fernando Cruz (from Benfica) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval [fr] (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Daniel Guicci (from Valenciennes) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Phelipon (from Stade Saint-Germain, player-manager) |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Béhier (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Guignedoux (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (from Marseille) |
| — | MF | YUG | Živko Lukić (free) |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Garillière (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Prost (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Claude Bras (from RFC Liège) |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | FW | FRA | Jacques Rémond (from Cannes) |
| — | FW | FRA | Thierry Carré (from Stade Saint-Germain) |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Delplanque (from Stade Saint-Germain) |

## Kits

The club didn't have a shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.
| Home 0 0 | Away 0 0 |

## Friendly tournaments
### Mini Tournoi de Lille

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lille (C) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Winners on coin toss |
| 2 | Monaco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |

## 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 | 23 August 1970 | 12 June 1971 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 056.25 |
| Coupe de France | 22 November 1970 | 7 February 1971 | Fifth round | Round of 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 057.14 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 2
#### Regular season (Group Center)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain (P, Q) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 45 | 1971–72 French Division 1 Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Rouen | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 41 | |
| 3 | Limoges | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 36 | |
| 4 | Montluçon | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 35 | |
| 5 | Brest | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 35 | |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Championship play-offs

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Monaco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Lille | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |

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

    As of the 1970–71 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 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Patrice Py | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau | 34 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Roland Mitoraj | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean Djorkaeff | 29 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | POR | Fernando Cruz | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Claude Fitte-Duval [fr] | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Daniel Guicci | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Pierre Phelipon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Guignedoux | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Destrumelle | 30 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | YUG | Živko Lukić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Alain Garillière | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Michel Prost | 35 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-Claude Bras | 32 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Brost | 30 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Jacques Rémond | 29 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Thierry Carré | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Dominique Delplanque | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions