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The Parc des Princes pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as Tribune Borelli, Tribune Auteuil, Tribune Paris, and Tribune Boulogne. [7] Conceived by architect Roger Taillibert and Siavash Teimouri, the current version of the Parc des Princes officially opened on 25 May 1972, at a cost of 80–150 million francs.
Under Borelli, PSG won its first Division 1 title, and its first two Coupe de France titles. [1] [2] On 14 September 2008, the west stand of the Parc des Princes was renamed Tribune présidentielle Francis Borelli (transl. Francis Borelli presidential stand) in honour of him. [3] [4]
[93] [153] [154] These fans were placed in the Kop K, located in the K section of the Borelli stand at the Parc des Princes. [154] [155] Following an increase in ticket prices, Kop K supporters moved to the Boulogne stand in 1978, and the Kop of Boulogne (KoB) was born.
Lacking a big passionate fanbase, the club began offering cheaper season tickets to young supporters in 1976. These fans were placed in the Kop K, located in the K section of the Paris stand at the Parc des Princes. Following an increase in ticket prices, Kop K supporters moved to the Boulogne stand in 1978, and the Kop of Boulogne (KoB) was born.
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.
Borelli then assumed the presidency in 1978 after Hechter was banned for life from football by the French Football Federation (FFF). [2] [6] He was found guilty of running a ticketing scheme at the Parc des Princes. [7] PSG's first major trophies arrived during the tenure of Borelli, but he also left the club on the brink of insolvency.
Mauricio Pochettino's men came out on top at the Parc des Princes, featuring Lionel Messi's first PSG goal (2–0), but squandered Kylian Mbappé's opener and lost in England (1–2). [ 112 ] [ 113 ] PSG's undoing, however, were their underwhelming draws against Club Brugge and RB Leipzig .
[1] [2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 25,832 spectators per match. [1] [2] [3] The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Gérard Houllier. [1] [2] Luis Fernandez was the team captain. [4]