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In the summer of 1970, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. [1] [2] 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, 15 km west of Paris and founded in 1904, won promotion to Division 2.
Just Fontaine helped Paris Saint-Germain return to Division 1 in 1974. Paris Saint-Germain really took flight with the arrival of fashion designer Daniel Hechter as chairman of the management committee in June 1973. [1] [17] Besides offering his financial support to the club, he also designed the team's classic home outfit.
Trophy room at the Parc des Princes in 2008. Paris Saint-Germain FC holds many records, most notably being the most successful French club in history in terms of official titles won, with 51. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are the record holders of all national competitions, having clinched 12 Ligue 1 championships, 15 Coupe de France , nine Coupe de ...
Paris Saint-Germain FC was founded in 1970. [1] Since that time, PSG has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised tournaments, and 514 players have played in at least one match with the club's first team.
Paris Saint-Germain won their first major title, the Coupe de France, in 1982. This success opened PSG the doors to Europe for the first time in their history, claiming a place in the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup. [9] It was also a first for a Parisian club since the 1960s. [10]
PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season. Paris Saint-Germain FC is a French professional football club based in Paris, that currently plays in Ligue 1. Founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, the club have completed 54 seasons, of which 51 have been played in the highest division in French ...
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club have had 32 managers, of whom 18 have won at least one trophy. [1] [2] Spanish coach and former player Luis Enrique is the current manager. He has been in charge since July 2023. [3] Pierre Phelipon, appointed in August 1970, was the club's first manager.
The Paris Saint-Germain Academy (French: Centre de formation du Paris Saint-Germain) is the youth system of both Paris Saint-Germain's male and female teams. Managed by the Association Paris Saint-Germain, the men's section of the academy was officially established in 1975, but has been developing young talents since the club's foundation in ...