1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

9th season in existence of Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain 1978–79 football season
Paris Saint-Germain
1978–79 season
PresidentFrancis Borelli
ManagerJean-Michel Larqué
(until August 1978)
Pierre Alonzo
(until November 1978)
Velibor Vasović
(from November 1978)
StadiumParc des Princes
Stade Bauer
Division 113th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Bianchi (27)
All:
Carlos Bianchi (32)
Average home league attendance18,550
Home colours
Away colours

The 1978–79 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 9th season in existence.[1][2] PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but twice at the Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 18,550 spectators per match.[1][2][3] The club was presided by Francis Borelli.[1] The team was coached by player-manager Jean-Michel Larqué until August 1978.[4] Pierre Alonzo took over as manager until November 1978, when he was replaced by Velibor Vasović.[5] Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.[6]

Summary

In spite of a disappointing first season, the club gave Jean-Michel Larqué a vote of confidence in 1978–79, signing France national team mainstays Dominique Baratelli and Dominique Bathenay with the hope that PSG would finally get closer to the top of the league table. But the campaign was once again a failure.[7] In August, following a catastrophic start to the season, Larqué stepped down to focus on his playing role at the club.[4][7]

Pierre Alonzo took over until early November 1978, when he surprisingly resigned. His replacement, Velibor Vasović, had not yet arrived and PSG visited Monaco for a league match on November 4. Club president Francis Borelli named the starting lineup that day. This is the only time that PSG have played an official game without a manager on the bench. Paris lost 1–2.[7][8] Carlos Bianchi managed a second consecutive Division 1 top scorer title, before switching 13th-placed Paris for French champions Strasbourg.[7] François M'Pelé also left the club with an impressive goal tally of 97, including a club record 28 strikes in the French Cup.[9][10]

Players

As of the 1978–79 season.[1][2][6][7]

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 France FRA Dominique Baratelli
— GK France FRA Franck Mérelle
— GK France FRA Denis Troch
— DF France FRA Dominique Bathenay (captain)
— DF France FRA Jean-Pierre Adams
— DF Argentina ARG Ramón Heredia
— DF France FRA Pierre Bajoc
— DF France FRA Éric Renaut
— DF France FRA Thierry Morin
— DF France FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget
— DF France FRA Franck Tanasi
— DF France FRA Philippe Jean
— DF France FRA Dominique Lokoli
— DF France FRA Philippe Col
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Jean-Claude Lemoult
— MF France FRA Luis Fernandez
— MF France FRA François Brisson
— MF Algeria ALG Mustapha Dahleb
— MF France FRA Jacques Laposte
— MF France FRA Jean-François Douis
— MF France FRA Armando Bianchi
— MF France FRA Jean-Michel Larqué (player-manager)
— FW Argentina ARG Carlos Bianchi
— FW France FRA Guy Nosibor
— FW Republic of the Congo CGO François M'Pelé
— FW France FRA Bernard Bureau
— FW France FRA Mario Mongelli
— FW France FRA Hervé Porquet

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
— GK France FRA Michel Bensoussan (at Paris FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Lionel Justier (at Paris FC)

Transfers

As of the 1978–79 season.[1][2][11]

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 France FRA Dominique Baratelli (from Nice)
— GK France FRA Franck Mérelle (from PSG Academy)
— GK France FRA Denis Troch (from Red Star)
— DF France FRA Dominique Bathenay (from Saint-Étienne)
— DF France FRA Philippe Col (from PSG Academy)
— MF France FRA Armando Bianchi (from Rouen)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Jean-François Douis (from Rouen)
— MF France FRA Luis Fernandez (from PSG Academy)
— FW France FRA Bernard Bureau (from PSG Academy)
— FW France FRA Guy Nosibor (from Angoulême, end of loan)
— FW Cameroon CMR Jean-Pierre Tokoto (from Bordeaux, end of loan)

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 France FRA Michel Bensoussan (loaned to Paris FC)
— GK France FRA Daniel Bernard (to Brest)
— DF France FRA Gilles Brisson (to Toulouse)
— MF France FRA Lionel Justier (loaned to Paris FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Bernard Moraly (to Paris FC)
— FW France FRA Philippe Redon (to Bordeaux)
— FW Cameroon CMR Jean-Pierre Tokoto (to Béziers)

Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.[1][12]

Home
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Away
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Friendly tournaments

Tournoi de Paris

Paris Saint-Germain France v Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
12 June 1979 Semi-finals Paris Saint-Germain France 0–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Paris, France
Report Savić 74'
Kovačević 77'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Note: Osvaldo Piazza, Henri Zambelli and Uri Malmilian played for Paris Saint-Germain.
Paris Saint-Germain France v Brazil Brazil Olympic
14 June 1979 Third place play-off Paris Saint-Germain France 4–3 Brazil Brazil Olympic Paris, France
Kirat 16'
Fernandez 53'
A. Bianchi 71'
C. Bianchi 85'		 Report Mica 14'
Rogerio 41'
Silva 87'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Henri Didier (France)
Note: André Rey, Osvaldo Piazza, Shlomo Kirat, Uri Malmilian and Sam Turay played for Paris Saint-Germain.

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 19 July 1978 1 June 1979 Matchday 1 13th 38 14 8 16 59 66 −7 036.84
Coupe de France 11 February 1979 25 March 1979 Round of 64 Round of 32 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 033.33
Total 41 15 8 18 67 73 −6 036.59

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Nancy 38 15 8 15 77 61 +16 38
12 Marseille 38 12 13 13 50 55 −5 37
13 Paris Saint-Germain 38 14 8 16 59 66 −7 36
14 Bastia 38 13 9 16 53 65 −12 35
15 Nice 38 11 10 17 58 75 −17 32
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points

Results by round

Source: Histoire du PSG
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Reims v Paris Saint-Germain
19 July 1978 1 Reims 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Reims
Santamaría 59'
Pérignon 70'		 Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 12,039
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Paris Saint-Germain v Metz
25 July 1978 2 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Metz Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Report Synaeghel 24'
Zali 54'		 Stadium: Stade de Paris
Attendance: 17,001
Referee: Jean-Marie Meeus
Nîmes v Paris Saint-Germain
28 July 1978 3 Nîmes 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
Boyron 8' Report Bathenay 31'
Bianchi 49'		 Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,830
Referee: Alain Delmer
Paris Saint-Germain v Lille
2 August 1978 4 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Lille Paris
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 18,983
Referee: René Vigliani
Bordeaux v Paris Saint-Germain
8 August 1978 5 Bordeaux 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
Giresse 42'
Vukotić 72'		 Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,989
Referee: Michel Vautrot
Paris Saint-Germain v Paris FC
18 August 1978 6 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Paris FC Paris
Bianchi 16' (pen.)
Renaut 52'		 Report Lech 48'
Zlatarić 59'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 24,274
Referee: Robert Wurtz
Nice v Paris Saint-Germain
22 August 1978 7 Nice 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
Buscher 73' Report M'Pelé 18'
Bianchi 66'
Barraja 85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 12,908
Referee: Georges Konrath
Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne
25 August 1978 8 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Saint-Étienne Paris
Bathenay 39' Report Rocheteau 37' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,833
Referee: Marc Buils
Angers v Paris Saint-Germain
5 September 1978 9 Angers 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Angers
Ameršek 19'
Brulez 77'		 Report M'Pelé 72', 85' Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 8,628
Referee: Guy Mouchotte
Paris Saint-Germain v Bastia
8 September 1978 10 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Bastia Paris
Bianchi 33', 60'
Pilorget 39'
Renaut 57'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 30,596
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Sochaux v Paris Saint-Germain
19 September 1978 11 Sochaux 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Montbéliard
Ivezić 30' (pen.)
Revelli 36'		 Report Bianchi 3' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 8,073
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Paris Saint-Germain v Valenciennes
22 September 1978 12 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Valenciennes Paris
Bianchi 45', 63' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 14,638
Referee: Marcel Bacou
Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain
30 September 1978 13 Marseille 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
Linderoth 21'
Sarr 46'
Buigues 56'
Florès 86' (pen.)		 Report Bianchi 83' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 9,295
Referee: Alain Delmer
Paris Saint-Germain v Nancy
11 October 1978 14 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nancy Paris
Bathenay 25'
Bianchi 89' (pen.)		 Report Neubert 76' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Michel Leloup
Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes
14 October 1978 15 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Nantes Paris
Bianchi 68' Report Amisse 62' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 27,911
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain
21 October 1978 16 Lyon 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
Carrié 22'
Valadier 58', 72'
Xuereb 78'		 Report Bianchi 65'
Dahleb 69'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 15,879
Referee: Marc Buils
Paris Saint-Germain v Laval
27 October 1978 17 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Laval Paris
Bianchi 30' Report Lechantre 72'
Giachetti 82'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 14,392
Referee: Georges Konrath
Monaco v Paris Saint-Germain
4 November 1978 18 Monaco 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
Nogués 54'
Onnis 65'		 Report Dahleb 14' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Michel Vautrot
Paris Saint-Germain v Strasbourg
14 November 1978 19 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Strasbourg Paris
M'Pelé 47'
Bianchi 65'		 Report Specht 22' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,805
Referee: Michel Leloup
Metz v Paris Saint-Germain
17 November 1978 20 Metz 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
Kasperczak 45'
Diallo 53'		 Report Dahleb 60' Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 10,885
Referee: Guy Mouchotte
Paris Saint-Germain v Nîmes
26 November 1978 21 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 Nîmes Paris
Bureau 17', 29'
Bathenay 19'		 Report Castagnino 9'
Marguerite 68'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 14,093
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Lille v Paris Saint-Germain
2 December 1978 22 Lille 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lille
Cabral 23'
Olarević 66' (pen.)
Pleimelding 69'		 Report Bianchi 70' Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
Attendance: 10,894
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Paris Saint-Germain v Bordeaux
10 December 1978 23 Paris Saint-Germain 2–5 Bordeaux Paris
Bianchi 34', 41' Report Vergnes 32', 67', 72', 86'
Van Straelen 50'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,375
Referee: René Vigliani
Paris FC v Paris Saint-Germain
17 December 1978 24 Paris FC 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Paris
Alberto 88' Report Bianchi 56' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 21,996
Referee: Henri Didier
Paris Saint-Germain v Nice
28 January 1979 25 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Nice Paris
Pilorget 70' Report Cappadona 31' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,298
Referee: Ottorino Di Bernardo
Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain
4 February 1979 26 Saint-Étienne 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
Pilorget 5' (o.g.)
Santini 9'
Lacombe 24'
Repellini 58'		 Report Bureau 35' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 21,309
Referee: Alain Delmer
Paris Saint-Germain v Angers
18 February 1979 27 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Angers Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Bianchi 12' Report Gonfalone 72' Stadium: Stade de Paris
Attendance: 5,366
Referee: René Vigliani
Bastia v Paris Saint-Germain
2 March 1979 28 Bastia 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Furiani
Papi 87' Report Bianchi 37'
Dahleb 50'		 Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Guy Mouchotte
Paris Saint-Germain v Sochaux
20 March 1979 29 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Sochaux Paris
M'Pelé 12'
Bianchi 47' (pen.)
Lemoult 88'		 Report Genghini 89' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 13,388
Referee: Ange Rancelli
Valenciennes v Paris Saint-Germain
28 March 1979 30 Valenciennes 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Valenciennes
Schall 25' Report Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille
7 April 1979 31 Paris Saint-Germain 4–3 Marseille Paris
Bureau 5'
Dahleb 55'
A. Bianchi 57' (pen.)
C. Bianchi 86'		 Report Berdoll 2', 77'
Buigues 73'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 13,707
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Nancy v Paris Saint-Germain
20 April 1979 32 Nancy 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Tomblaine
Neubert 16'
Platini 87'		 Report Bathenay 5' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 5,635
Referee: Jean-Marie Meeus
Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain
27 April 1979 33 Nantes 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
Amisse 70' Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin
Attendance: 10,918
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian
Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon
5 May 1979 34 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Lyon Paris
Bathenay 11'
Bianchi 66'		 Report Martinez 60' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Laval v Paris Saint-Germain
18 May 1979 35 Laval 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Laval
Delamontagne 88' (pen.)
Coste 90'		 Report Dahleb 18'
Bureau 22'
Bianchi 72'		 Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 7,099
Referee: René Vigliani
Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco
25 May 1979 36 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Monaco Paris
Bianchi 8', 28', 57' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 10,296
Referee: Georges Konrath
Strasbourg v Paris Saint-Germain
29 May 1979 37 Strasbourg 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg
Marx 1'
Wagner 18'
Gemmrich 58'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 29,590
Referee: René Vigliani
Paris Saint-Germain v Reims
1 June 1979 38 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 Reims Paris
Bianchi 33'
Brisson 51', 67'		 Report Michelberger 49'
Bertolino 61'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 4,815
Referee: Guy Mouchotte

Coupe de France

Round of 64

Paris Saint-Germain v La Roche
11 February 1979 Single leg Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 La Roche Montaigu-de-Quercy
Dahleb 44', 48'
A. Bianchi 50' (pen.)
C. Bianchi 60', 69', 78'		 Report Grellier 71' Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 6,282
Referee: Jean-Claude Boyer

Round of 32

Monaco v Paris Saint-Germain
9 March 1979 First leg Monaco 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
Barral 23'
Emon 41'		 Report Bianchi 73' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Michel Vautrot
Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco
25 March 1979 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain 1–4
(2–6 agg.)		 Monaco Paris
Bianchi 34' Report Emon 13'
Onnis 54'
Moizan 83'
Soler 84'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,931
Referee: Ottorino Di Bernardo

Statistics

As of the 1978–79 season.[1][2]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK France FRA Dominique Baratelli 41 0 38 0 3 0
Defenders
DF France FRA Dominique Bathenay 41 6 38 6 3 0
DF France FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget 39 2 36 2 3 0
DF France FRA Éric Renaut 36 2 33 2 3 0
DF France FRA Dominique Lokoli 32 0 30 0 2 0
DF France FRA Philippe Col 24 0 22 0 2 0
DF France FRA Thierry Morin 21 0 19 0 2 0
DF France FRA Jean-Pierre Adams 18 0 18 0 0 0
DF France FRA Philippe Jean 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF France FRA Pierre Bajoc 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Argentina ARG Ramón Heredia 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF France FRA Franck Tanasi 1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
MF France FRA Armando Bianchi 30 3 27 2 3 1
MF France FRA François Brisson 24 2 23 2 1 0
MF Algeria ALG Mustapha Dahleb 23 8 21 6 2 2
MF France FRA Jean-Michel Larqué 20 0 17 0 3 0
MF France FRA Jean-Claude Lemoult 18 1 16 1 2 0
MF France FRA Jean-François Douis 12 0 12 0 0 0
MF France FRA Jacques Laposte 11 0 9 0 2 0
MF France FRA Luis Fernandez 7 0 7 0 0 0
Forwards
FW Argentina ARG Carlos Bianchi 39 32 36 27 3 5
FW Republic of the Congo CGO François M'Pelé 26 5 24 5 2 0
FW France FRA Bernard Bureau 19 5 17 5 2 0
FW France FRA Guy Nosibor 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW France FRA Hervé Porquet 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW France FRA Mario Mongelli 1 0 1 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

References

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  3. ^ "Ligue 1 1978/1979 » Attendance » Home matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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  5. ^ "Mauricio Pochettino 30e entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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  7. ^ a b c d e "saison 1978-1979". Paris.canal-historique. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Période 1978 – 1991 : l'ère Borelli, là où tout a commencé". Paris United. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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External links

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