1974–75 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

In an ironic turn of events, Paris FC were relegated to Division 2 at the same time as Paris Saint-Germain moved up to the top flight in 1974, leaving their home stadium, the Parc des Princes, in the hands of their estranged Parisian brothers. Since then, the Parc has been the home of PSG.[7][8] Before that, PSG had been playing at several grounds including the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, the Stade Jean-Bouin, the Stade Bauer, the Stade Yves-du-Manoir and even the Parc a few times despite the reluctance of Paris FC.[9][10]

With promotion to Division 1 also came a change of command. Daniel Hechter, then chairman of the management committee, took over as club president in June 1974 following the resignation of Henri Patrelle.[11][12] He named Francis Borelli as vice-president.[13][9] Hechter immediately opened his checkbook once again, signing Algerian virtuoso Mustapha Dahleb from Sedan for a then French transfer record 1.3 million francs in July 1974.[14][15] In spite of the great partnership created by Dahleb and fellow attacker François M'Pelé (50 goals between them), PSG were still far from challenging for the league title in 1974–75, finishing in a lowly 15th place.[1][7]

The club's French Cup performance was the high point of the season.[7] PSG brushed aside Sochaux 5–0 on aggregate in the last 16 to set up an epic duel with Marseille in the quarterfinals.[16] Played amidst a hostile atmosphere, the Red and Blues visited the Stade Vélodrome as massive underdogs. OM comfortably led by two goals until, out of the blue, M'Pelé scored twice to revive PSG's hopes of qualification (2–2).[17] Angered by the result, Marseille fans attacked the PSG team bus after the final whistle. M'Pelé believes this cup game is the true origin of the rivalry between both clubs.[17][18] In the second leg, PSG won 2–0 and qualified for the semifinals, a first for a Parisian club since Stade Français in 1965, before narrowly bowing out to Lens.[7][19][20]

As of the 1974–75 season.[1][2][6]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  YUG Ilija Pantelić — GK  FRA Michel Bensoussan — GK  FRA Jacky Planchard — DF  FRA Jacky Novi — DF  FRA Jacky Bade — DF  FRA Pierre Bajoc — DF  FRA Éric Renaut — DF  FRA Gérard Cenzato — DF  FRA Louis Cardiet — DF  FRA Denis Bauda — DF  FRA Christian Quéré — DF  FRA Dominique Lokoli — DF  FRA Patrice Zbinden

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Bernard Dumot — MF  ALG Mustapha Dahleb — MF  FRA Jacques Laposte — MF  FRA Jean Deloffre — MF  ITA Albert Poli — MF  FRA Jean-Pierre Dogliani (captain) — MF  FRA Robin Leclercq — FW  FRA Guy Nosibor — FW  FRA Louis Floch — FW  TOG Othniel Dossevi — FW  CGO François M'Pelé — FW  FRA Christian André — FW  FRA Michel Marella

As of the 1974–75 season.[1][2][21]

Arrivals

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Michel Bensoussan (from PSG Academy) — GK  YUG Ilija Pantelić (from Bastia) — DF  FRA Denis Bauda (from Nancy) — DF  FRA Gérard Cenzato (from PSG Academy) — DF  FRA Dominique Lokoli (from PSG Academy)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA Jacky Novi (from Nîmes) — MF  ALG Mustapha Dahleb (from Sedan) — MF  ITA Albert Poli (from Angers) — FW  FRA Louis Floch (from Paris FC)

Departures

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Camille Choquier (Retired) — GK  FRA Patrice Py (to Montpellier) — DF  FRA Didier Ledunois (Free) — DF  FRA Jean-Louis Leonetti (Retired)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Michel Llodra (Free) — MF  FRA Mordechai Spiegler (to Maccabi Netanya) — FW  FRA Jean-Louis Brost (to Entente BFN) — FW  BRA Armando Monteiro (to Cannes)

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.[1][22]

Home 1 0 0

Home 2 0 0

Away 0 0

Third 0 0

As of the 1974–75 season.[1][2]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		Coupe de France
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	YUG	Ilija Pantelić	43	0	36	0	7	0
	GK	FRA	Jacky Planchard	3	0	2	0	1	0
	GK	FRA	Michel Bensoussan	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
	DF	FRA	Jacky Novi	45	2	36	2	9	0
	DF	FRA	Denis Bauda	45	0	36	0	9	0
	DF	FRA	Louis Cardiet	42	0	34	0	8	0
	DF	FRA	Éric Renaut	39	1	31	1	8	0
	DF	FRA	Jacky Bade	23	0	18	0	5	0
	DF	FRA	Dominique Lokoli	11	0	8	0	3	0
	DF	FRA	Gérard Cenzato	9	0	7	0	2	0
	DF	FRA	Christian Quéré	1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	FRA	Jean-Pierre Dogliani	45	5	37	4	8	1
	MF	ITA	Albert Poli	37	2	30	2	7	0
	MF	ALG	Mustapha Dahleb	33	19	29	13	4	6
	MF	FRA	Jacques Laposte	31	2	24	0	7	2
	MF	FRA	Jean Deloffre	13	0	10	0	3	0
	MF	FRA	Bernard Dumot	7	0	7	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Robin Leclercq	2	0	2	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	CGO	François M'Pelé	46	31	37	21	9	10
	FW	FRA	Louis Floch	28	7	21	3	7	4
	FW	FRA	Guy Nosibor	23	5	18	5	5	0
	FW	FRA	Michel Marella	7	2	6	2	1	0
	FW	FRA	Christian André	4	2	4	2	0	0
	FW	TOG	Othniel Dossevi	1	1	0	0	1	1

Source: Competitions

Official websites

• PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1 Archived 22 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com