1987–88 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

PSG's championship-winning team continued to break apart in 1987–88 as Dominique Rocheteau also left the club. World-class midfielders Gabriel Calderón and Ray Wilkins arrived in Paris but could not turn the tide either. Wilkins only played ten matches before joining Rangers in December 1987. Their last-place finish in the Tournoi de Paris, a first since 1976, predicted the way things would unfold. Following a run of seven defeats in eight games, Gérard Houllier took a step back and became the club's sporting director in October 1987.[7]

Erick Mombaerts was named manager but he also failed to steer the ship and PSG finished the year in the relegation zone, prompting Houllier's return in February 1988 for the second half of the campaign.[1][4][7] Paris reached its lowest point in late April 1988, when they lost 0–4 against Nice at the Parc des Princes. Still the club's record home league defeat, it plunged them back into third from bottom with only five games remaining.[1][7] Earlier that month, PSG had also suffered their biggest away cup defeat.[8] It was a 0–3 loss to Sochaux in the French Cup last-32 stage (eliminated 1–6 on aggregate).[7][8] They rallied up just in time, though, Daniel Xuereb scoring the only goal of the game away to Le Havre on the final matchday to avoid the drop with a dramatic 15th-placed finish.[9] With top-flight status secured, Houllier left the club in June 1988 following the end of the season.[4]

As of the 1987–88 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  FRA Claude Barrabé — GK  FRA Joël Bats — DF  FRA Thierry Rabat — DF  FRA Michel Bibard — DF  FRA Jean-Luc Vasseur — DF  FRA Christian Zajaczkowski — DF  FRA Jean-François Charbonnier — DF  FRA Stéphane Persol — DF  FRA Philippe Jeannol — DF  FRA Pierre Bianconi — DF  FRA Franck Tanasi — DF  FRA Thierry Bacconnier — MF  FRA Pierre Reynaud — MF  FRA Éric Martin — MF  ENG Ray Wilkins

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Fabrice Poullain (captain) — MF  FRA Olivier Martinez — MF  FRA Philippe Dehouck — MF  SEN Oumar Sène — MF  FRA Patrice Marquet — MF  ARG Gabriel Calderón — MF  YUG Safet Sušić — MF  NED Pierre Vermeulen — FW  ALG Liazid Sandjak — FW  FRA Amara Simba — FW  FRA Alain Couriol — FW  FRA Daniel Xuereb — FW  FRA Bruno Roux — FW  FRA Franck Vandecasteele

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget (at Cannes) — MF  CMR Fabrice Moreau (at La Roche) — MF  FRA Alain Polaniok (at Cannes)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Didier Rabat (at Laval) — FW  SEN Jules Bocandé (at Nice)

As of the 1987–88 season.[1][2][10]

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 — DF  FRA Pierre Bianconi (from Bastia) — DF  FRA Jean-François Charbonnier (from Cannes, end of loan) — DF  FRA Stéphane Persol (from PSG Academy) — DF  FRA Christian Zajaczkowski (from Le Havre)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARG Gabriel Calderón (from Real Betis) — MF  FRA Philippe Dehouck (from Thonon) — MF  ENG Ray Wilkins (from Milan) — FW  FRA Bruno Roux (from Beauvais)

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 Jean-Michel Moutier (Retired) — DF  FRA William Ayache (to Marseille) — DF  FRA Claude Lowitz (to Marseille) — DF  FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget (loaned to Cannes) — MF  CMR Fabrice Moreau (loaned to La Roche) — MF  FRA Alain Polaniok (loaned to Cannes)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Didier Rabat (loaned to Laval) — MF  NED Pierre Vermeulen (to Tours) — MF  ENG Ray Wilkins (to Rangers) — FW  YUG Vahid Halilhodžić (Retired) — FW  FRA Dominique Rocheteau (to Toulouse) — FW  SEN Jules Bocandé (loaned to Nice)

French radio RTL and French premium television channel Canal+ were the shirt sponsors. German sportswear brand Adidas was the kit manufacturer.[1][11]

Home 0 0

Away 0 0

Third 0 0

As of the 1987–88 season.[1][2]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		Coupe de France
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	FRA	Joël Bats	41	0	38	0	3	0
Defenders
	DF	FRA	Jean-François Charbonnier	37	4	35	3	2	1
	DF	FRA	Thierry Rabat	35	1	34	1	1	0
	DF	FRA	Michel Bibard	35	1	32	1	3	0
	DF	FRA	Philippe Jeannol	26	1	25	1	1	0
	DF	FRA	Franck Tanasi	24	0	22	0	2	0
	DF	FRA	Christian Zajaczkowski	13	0	12	0	1	0
	DF	FRA	Jean-Luc Vasseur	10	0	9	0	1	0
	DF	FRA	Pierre Bianconi	7	0	6	0	1	0
	DF	FRA	Thierry Bacconnier	5	0	5	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Stéphane Persol	1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
	MF	ARG	Gabriel Calderón	34	4	32	4	2	0
	MF	FRA	Fabrice Poullain	32	0	29	0	3	0
	MF	SEN	Oumar Sène	31	6	28	6	3	0
	MF	YUG	Safet Sušić	26	3	24	3	2	0
	MF	FRA	Pierre Reynaud	24	2	22	2	2	0
	MF	FRA	Patrice Marquet	16	2	15	2	1	0
	MF	FRA	Éric Martin	9	1	8	1	1	0
	MF	FRA	Philippe Dehouck	4	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	FRA	Olivier Martinez	1	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	FRA	Bruno Roux	27	1	26	1	1	0
	FW	ALG	Liazid Sandjak	20	2	19	2	1	0
	FW	FRA	Daniel Xuereb	19	3	16	3	3	0
	FW	FRA	Amara Simba	18	3	16	2	2	1
	FW	FRA	Alain Couriol	4	1	4	1	0	0
Players transferred / loaned out during the season
	MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins	10	0	10	0	0	0
	FW	SEN	Jules Bocandé	9	1	9	1	0	0

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