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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.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (French pronunciation: [paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain or simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1 , the top division of French football .
PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season. Paris Saint-Germain Football Club 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 ...
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club was founded in 1970. [1] Since that time, PSG has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and 511 players have played in at least one match with the club's first team. [2] 151 of these players have graduated from the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. [3] [4]
In the summer of 1970, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. [6] [7] 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.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club 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 la Ligue, and 13 Trophée des Champions.
The Association Paris Saint-Germain Football, Association loi 1901, commonly known as Association Paris Saint-Germain, or simply Association PSG, is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Founded in 1970, the Association manages the amateur section of French professional football clubs Paris Saint-Germain ...
The current incarnation of Paris FC came into being in 1972 when the club split from Paris Saint-Germain after coming under pressure from the capital city's mayor, who refused to support a non-Parisian club (the club had originally been situated in nearby Saint-Germain-en-Laye). As a result, a bitter split occurred and both Paris FC and Paris ...