List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. seasons

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club is a French professional football club based in Paris, that currently plays in Ligue 1.[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 football, known as Ligue 1.[1][2][3][4] In 2023–24, PSG celebrated their 50th consecutive campaign in Ligue 1, which makes them the competitions's longest-serving club.[4][5]

PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season.

The club played its first official match on 23 August 1970, when it drew 1–1 away to Poitiers on matchday one of Ligue 2.[1][6] PSG would go on to win the second division title at the end of the campaign, earning promotion to the top flight.[7][8] The Parisians made their Ligue 1 debut on 11 August 1971, in a 2–0 defeat away to Angers.[4] Their momentum was soon checked, however, and the club split in June 1972, Paris FC remaining in the first division and PSG administratively demoted to the third tier.[7][9]

Following back-to-back promotions, PSG returned to Ligue 1 in the 1974–75 campaign, and have never looked back.[4][5] Since then, the club have won a record twelve league titles, finishing first more frequently than in any other position.[4] Having come second in nine league campaigns, PSG have therefore made up the top two spots on twenty occasions.[4] They have also reached the top five 29 times, which represents more than half of the club's seasons in Ligue 1.[4] PSG's lowest-ever finish is 16th, both in 1971–72 (their first in Ligue 1) and 2007–08, when they escaped relegation on the final day of the season, with a 2–1 win at Sochaux.[4]

PSG experienced their best season to date in 2019–20, winning all four domestic titles, reaching the 2020 UEFA Champions League final, and averaging a record 47,517 spectators per home league match.[2][10][11] The Red and Blues also established several records during 2015–16.[12] They secured 96 points, their highest points tally in Ligue 1, while conceding just 19 goals; won 47 matches across all competitions; and Zlatan Ibrahimović became the player with the most goals scored in a single season, finding the back of the net 50 times.[12][13] Other notable records, all competitions included, are the 28 goals conceded in 1993–94, the 61 matches played in 1994–95, and the 171 goals scored in 2017–18.[12]

Seasons

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As of 25 May 2024.[2][3][10][11]
Winners Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Season League CdF CdL TdC UEFA / FIFA Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Attendance Top scorer(s)
1970–71 D2 1st R64 35 20 12 3 61 29 +32 057.14 3,018   Jacques Rémond 11
1971–72 D1 16th R64 39 10 10 19 51 68 −17 025.64 10,030   Jean-Claude Bras
  Michel Prost
12
1972–73 D3 2nd R64 35 20 9 6 80 35 +45 057.14 679   Christian André 27
1973–74 D2 2nd QF 45 26 8 11 93 62 +31 057.78 4,087   Jean-Pierre Dogliani 17
1974–75 D1 15th SF 47 18 14 15 82 74 +8 038.30 17,456   François M'Pelé 31
1975–76 D1 14th QF 45 16 14 15 76 67 +9 035.56 17,249   François M'Pelé 18
1976–77 D1 9th R16 43 21 8 14 79 60 +19 048.84 22,700   Mustapha Dahleb 26
1977–78 D1 11th R32 41 15 9 17 81 71 +10 036.59 21,754   Carlos Bianchi 39
1978–79 D1 13th R32 41 15 8 18 67 73 −6 036.59 18,550   Carlos Bianchi 32
1979–80 D1 7th R32 41 16 11 14 62 55 +7 039.02 21,380   Jean-François Beltramini 14
1980–81 D1 5th R32 41 19 12 10 69 55 +14 046.34 22,969   Dominique Rocheteau 18
1981–82 D1 7th W 47 22 12 13 71 51 +20 046.81 24,216   Dominique Rocheteau 16
1982–83 D1 3rd W Cup Winners' Cup QF 54 31 8 15 100 64 +36 057.41 24,420   Kees Kist 18
1983–84 D1 4th R64 Cup Winners' Cup R2 43 20 13 10 62 42 +20 046.51 23,968   Michel N'Gom 12
1984–85 D1 13th RU UEFA Cup R2 52 19 10 23 79 88 −9 036.54 16,438   Dominique Rocheteau 20
1985–86 D1 1st SF 47 28 12 7 79 41 +38 059.57 25,832   Dominique Rocheteau 20
1986–87 D1 7th R32 European Cup R1 43 15 15 13 39 37 +2 034.88 20,312   Vahid Halilhodžić 9
1987–88 D1 15th R32 41 13 10 18 38 51 −13 031.71 19,507   Oumar Sène 6
1988–89 D1 2nd R16 43 22 14 7 57 34 +23 051.16 17,502   Daniel Xuereb 17
1989–90 D1 5th R64 UEFA Cup R2 43 19 7 17 54 54 +0 044.19 17,397   Zlatko Vujović 11
1990–91 D1 9th R16 41 15 12 14 42 44 −2 036.59 14,817   Safet Sušić
  Zlatko Vujović
11
1991–92 D1 3rd R32 [nb 1] 40 16 17 7 49 31 +18 040.00 26,542   Christian Perez 13
1992–93 D1 2nd W UEFA Cup SF 54 30 14 10 84 37 +47 055.56 26,693   George Weah 23
1993–94 D1 1st QF [nb 2] Cup Winners' Cup SF 50 32 13 5 82 28 +54 064.00 26,521   David Ginola 18
1994–95 D1 3rd W W [nb 3] Champions League SF 61 39 9 13 96 52 +44 063.93 33,348   George Weah 18
1995–96 D1 2nd R16 R32 W Cup Winners' Cup W 52 29 12 11 90 48 +42 055.77 37,353   Youri Djorkaeff 20
1996–97 D1 2nd R16 R32

53 25 15 13 88 53 +35 047.17 35,302   Patrice Loko 21
1997–98 D1 8th W W Champions League GS 53 29 9 15 76 53 +23 054.72 36,227   Marco Simone 22
1998–99 D1 9th R32 QF W Cup Winners' Cup R1 42 13 12 17 42 43 −1 030.95 40,910   Marco Simone 10
1999–2000 D1 2nd R16 RU 42 22 10 10 72 51 +21 052.38 42,793   Christian 19
2000–01 D1 9th R32 R32 Champions League GS2 49 17 11 21 69 71 −2 034.69 42,717   Laurent Robert 17
2001–02 D1 4th QF SF

56 26 22 8 84 34 +50 046.43 41,063   Ronaldinho 13
2002–03 L1[nb 4] 11th RU R32 UEFA Cup R3 51 24 12 15 66 44 +22 047.06 38,829   Ronaldinho 12
2003–04 L1 2nd W R32 45 27 12 6 62 34 +28 060.00 39,245   Pauleta 23
2004–05 L1 9th R16 R16 RU Champions League GS 50 16 18 16 58 58 +0 032.00 35,157   Pauleta 19
2005–06 L1 9th W R16 46 20 13 13 62 44 +18 043.48 40,486   Pauleta 28
2006–07 L1 15th QF R16 RU UEFA Cup R16 55 21 16 18 68 56 +12 038.18 36,205   Pauleta 24
2007–08 L1 16th RU W 49 20 13 16 60 51 +9 040.82 36,755   Amara Diané
  Pauleta
15
2008–09 L1 6th R16 SF UEFA Cup QF 57 29 12 16 74 54 +20 050.88 40,902   Guillaume Hoarau 20
2009–10 L1 13th W R16 [nb 5] 46 18 12 16 62 48 +14 039.13 33,266   Mevlüt Erdinç 19
2010–11 L1 4th RU SF RU Europa League R16 60 26 22 12 96 63 +33 043.33 29,319   Guillaume Hoarau
  Nenê
20
2011–12 L1 2nd QF R16 Europa League GS 51 31 11 9 99 55 +44 060.78 42,891   Nenê 27
2012–13 L1 1st QF QF Champions League QF 54 35 13 6 101 36 +65 064.81 43,235   Zlatan Ibrahimović 35
2013–14 L1 1st R32 W W Champions League QF 55 40 9 6 126 41 +85 072.73 45,420   Zlatan Ibrahimović 41
2014–15 L1 1st W W W Champions League QF 59 39 14 6 122 54 +68 066.10 45,789   Edinson Cavani 31
2015–16 L1 1st W W W Champions League QF 59 47 8 4 143 31 +112 079.66 46,160   Zlatan Ibrahimović 50
2016–17 L1 2nd W W W Champions League R16 57 42 9 6 141 44 +97 073.68 45,317   Edinson Cavani 49
2017–18 L1 1st W W W Champions League R16 57 45 6 6 171 48 +123 078.95 46,930   Edinson Cavani 40
2018–19 L1 1st RU QF W Champions League R16 55 40 7 8 149 52 +97 072.73 46,911   Kylian Mbappé 39
2019–20 L1 1st W W W Champions League RU 49 40 4 5 136 35 +101 081.63 47,517   Kylian Mbappé 30
2020–21 L1 2nd W [nb 6] W Champions League SF 57 38 6 13 126 46 +80 066.67 434[nb 7]   Kylian Mbappé 42
2021–22 L1 1st R16 RU Champions League R16 50 32 11 7 112 48 +64 064.00 41,318[nb 8]   Kylian Mbappé 39
2022–23 L1 1st R16 W Champions League R16 50 34 6 10 120 53 +67 068.00 46,221   Kylian Mbappé 41
2023–24 L1 1st W W Champions League SF 53 34 12 7 124 52 +72 064.15 47,370   Kylian Mbappé 44

Notes

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  1. ^ UEFA rebranded the top-tier competition of European club football in 1992, changing its name from European Cup to UEFA Champions League.
  2. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel founded the Coupe de la Ligue in 1994.
  3. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel founded the Trophée des Champions in 1995.
  4. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel rebranded the top tier of French football in 2002, changing its name from Division 1 to Ligue 1.
  5. ^ UEFA rebranded the second-tier competition of European club football in 2009, changing its name from UEFA Cup to UEFA Europa League.
  6. ^ The Ligue de Football Professionnel suspended the Coupe de la Ligue in 2020 to reduce season schedule.
  7. ^ Most matches were played behind closed doors due to restrictions on attendance related to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  8. ^ Some matches were played with a maximum limit of 5,000 spectators due to restrictions on attendance related to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

References

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