1979–80 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

10th season in existence of Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain 1979–80 football season
Paris Saint-Germain
1979–80 season
PresidentFrancis Borelli
ManagerVelibor Vasović
(until October 1979)
Camille Choquier
(during October 1979)
Georges Peyroche
(from November 1979)
StadiumParc des Princes
Division 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jean-François Beltramini (13)

All:
Jean-François Beltramini (14)
Average home league attendance21,380
Home colours
Away colours

The 1979–80 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 10th season in existence.[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 21,380 spectators per match.[1][2][3] The club was presided by Francis Borelli.[1] The team was coached by Velibor Vasović until October 1979, when Camille Choquier took over for the remaining matches of that month. Georges Peyroche was then appointed as the new manager in November 1979.[4] Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.[5]

Summary

Velibor Vasović's second stint in Paris got off to a promising start in 1979–80.[6] PSG signed Portuguese maestro João Alves and recorded their best debut to a league campaign since 1974, picking up a draw away to Lyon and a home win over Marseille in their first two matches. But the club's fortunes soon turned sour.[6][7] A week after his stellar performance against Marseille, Alves suffered a near career-ending injury at Sochaux in August 1979, which sidelined him for five months. Alves returned at the start of 1980 but never fully recovered his previous form.[7]

Then, PSG lost their manager in early October 1979. Vasović was forced to resign following pressure from coach union UNECATEF and its president Guy Roux because he did not have the official diplomas to coach in France. Former PSG goalkeeper Camille Choquier took over until the end of the month. He managed three matches, winning two and losing one, before Georges Peyroche arrived to the French capital in November 1979.[4][6] Against all odds, Peyroche excelled and led PSG to a 7th-place finish, the club's best ever league ranking at the time.[6]

Players

As of the 1979–80 season.[1][2][5]

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 Michel Bensoussan
GK France FRA Franck Mérelle
DF France FRA Dominique Bathenay (captain)
DF France FRA Bernard Caron
DF France FRA Pierre Bajoc
DF France FRA Éric Renaut
DF France FRA Thierry Morin
DF France FRA Didier Toffolo
DF France FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget
DF France FRA Patrick Grappin
DF France FRA Philippe Col
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Antoine Garceran
MF France FRA Jean-Claude Lemoult
MF France FRA Luis Fernandez
MF Portugal POR João Alves
MF Algeria ALG Mustapha Dahleb
MF Brazil BRA Abel Braga
MF France FRA Jean-Noël Huck
MF France FRA Armando Bianchi
MF France FRA Gilles Cardinet
FW Senegal SEN Boubacar Sarr
FW France FRA Jean-François Beltramini
FW France FRA Bernard Bureau

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 France FRA Franck Tanasi (at Paris FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA François Brisson (at Laval)

Transfers

As of the 1979–80 season.[1][2][8]

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 Michel Bensoussan (from Paris FC, end of loan)
DF France FRA Bernard Caron (from Paris FC)
DF France FRA Antoine Garceran (from Reims)
DF France FRA Patrick Grappin (from PSG Academy)
DF France FRA Didier Toffolo (from PSG Academy)
MF Brazil BRA Abel Braga (from Vasco da Gama)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Portugal POR João Alves (from Benfica)
MF France FRA Gilles Cardinet (from PSG Academy)
MF France FRA Jean-Noël Huck (from Paris FC)
MF France FRA Lionel Justier (from Paris FC, end of loan)
FW France FRA Jean-François Beltramini (from Paris FC)
FW Senegal SEN Boubacar Sarr (from Marseille)

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 Denis Troch (Retired)
DF France FRA Jean-Pierre Adams (to Mulhouse)
DF Argentina ARG Ramón Heredia (Retired)
DF France FRA Philippe Jean (to Paris FC)
DF France FRA Dominique Lokoli (to Nancy)
DF France FRA Franck Tanasi (loaned to Paris FC)
MF France FRA François Brisson (loaned to Laval)
MF France FRA Jean-François Douis (Retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Lionel Justier (to Brest)
MF France FRA Jacques Laposte (Retired)
MF France FRA Jean-Michel Larqué (Retired)
FW Argentina ARG Carlos Bianchi (to Strasbourg)
FW Republic of the Congo CGO François M'Pelé (to Lens)
FW France FRA Guy Nosibor (to Rennes)
FW France FRA Mario Mongelli (to Paris FC)
FW France FRA Hervé Porquet (to Fontainebleau)

Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.[1][9]

Home
0
0
Away
0
0

Friendly tournaments

Tournoi de Libreville

Anges Gabon v France Paris Saint-Germain
13 July 1979 Semi-finals Anges Gabon 2–7 France Paris Saint-Germain Libreville, Gabon
Apampart
Abbou
Report Sarr x2'
Bureau x2'
Huck
Bianchi
Bathenay
Stadium: Stade Omar Bongo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Paris Saint-Germain France v Brazil Santa Cruz
15 July 1979 Final Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1
(5–3 p)
Brazil Santa Cruz Libreville, Gabon
Sarr 42' Report 1
Report 2
Cidinho 34' Stadium: Stade Omar Bongo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Tournoi de Paris

Paris Saint-Germain France v Netherlands Ajax
20 May 1980 Semi-finals Paris Saint-Germain France 3–2 Netherlands Ajax Paris, France
Bathenay 48' (pen.)
Bureau 49'
Pilorget 72'
Report Arnesen 19'
Morin 26' (o.g.)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Albert Bouffandeau (France)
Paris Saint-Germain France v Belgium Standard Liège
22 May 1980 Final Paris Saint-Germain France 4–4
(5–4 p)
Belgium Standard Liège Paris, France
Bathenay 44' (pen.), 90'
Dahleb 59'
Renquin 70' (o.g.)
Report Abel Braga 27' (o.g.)
Riedl 42', 64'
Wellens 65'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Henri Didier (France)
Note: Dragoljub Kostić 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 26 July 1979 27 May 1980 Matchday 1 7th 38 15 10 13 59 52 +7 039.47
Coupe de France 10 February 1980 15 March 1980 Round of 64 Round of 32 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 41 16 11 14 62 55 +7 039.02

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Strasbourg 38 17 9 12 58 50 +8 43
6 Bordeaux 38 16 8 14 64 53 +11 40
7 Paris Saint-Germain 38 15 10 13 59 52 +7 40
8 Valenciennes 38 14 12 12 47 47 0 40
9 Lens 38 14 10 14 51 51 0 38
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

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain
26 July 1979 1 Lyon 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
Müller 81' Report Renaut 89' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 14,891
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille
3 August 1979 2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
Abel Braga 54'
Bathenay 70'
Report Six 11' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,845
Referee: Daniel Lambert
Sochaux v Paris Saint-Germain
10 August 1979 3 Sochaux 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Montbéliard
Benoit 81' Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 7,834
Referee: Jean-Marie Meeus
Paris Saint-Germain v Laval
17 August 1979 4 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Laval Paris
Sarr 7', 75'
Bureau 60'
Report Kostedde 55' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 14,979
Referee: Mohamed Benali
Monaco v Paris Saint-Germain
24 August 1979 5 Monaco 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
Onnis 30', 76' Report Bureau 45'
Sarr 70'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,030
Referee: Alain Delmer
Paris Saint-Germain v Brest
28 August 1979 6 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Brest Paris
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 18,808
Referee: Georges Konrath
Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain
11 September 1979 7 Nantes 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
Rio 8'
Trossero 24', 62'
Amisse 67'
Report Bathenay 74'
Sarr 85'
Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin
Attendance: 16,076
Referee: Jean-Claude Martin
Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
14 September 1979 8 Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
Sab 9' Report Bureau 70' Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 15,455
Referee: Claude Bouillet
Paris Saint-Germain v Nancy
22 September 1979 9 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Nancy Paris
Bianchi 60' (pen.) Report Paco Rubio 37' (pen.), 44' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 13,387
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain
28 September 1979 10 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
Lopez 42'
Janvion 68'
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 17,753
Referee: Jacques Ferrary
Paris Saint-Germain v Nice
6 October 1979 11 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Nice Paris
Bianchi 21'
Beltramini 60'
Report Bocchi 20'
Bjeković 59'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 9,832
Referee: Gérard Biguet
Nîmes v Paris Saint-Germain
13 October 1979 12 Nîmes 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nîmes
Marguerite 3'
Girard 15'
Report Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Michel Dailly
Paris Saint-Germain v Valenciennes
19 October 1979 13 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Valenciennes Paris
Fernandez 46'
Beltramini 56', 68'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 10,509
Referee: Michel Vautrot
Angers v Paris Saint-Germain
30 October 1979 14 Angers 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Angers
Lecornu 85' Report Renaut 27'
Sarr 78'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Ottorino Di Bernardo
Paris Saint-Germain v Strasbourg
2 November 1979 15 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Strasbourg Paris
Beltramini 41' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,085
Referee: Jacques Ferrary
Bordeaux v Paris Saint-Germain
10 November 1979 16 Bordeaux 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
Report Sarr 73' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 9,308
Referee: Robert Wurtz
Paris Saint-Germain v Bastia
21 November 1979 17 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Bastia Paris
Abel Braga 60' (pen.) Report Ihily 29' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,582
Referee: Claude Bouillet
Lille v Paris Saint-Germain
24 November 1979 18 Lille 4–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lille
Pleimelding 28'
Delemer 65'
Henry 79'
Cabral 88'
Report Sarr 16'
Beltramini 43'
Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
Attendance: 8,676
Referee: Michel Dailly
Paris Saint-Germain v Metz
2 December 1979 19 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Metz Paris
Beltramini 57'
Col 78'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 11,981
Referee: Jean-Claude Martin
Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain
8 December 1979 20 Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
Report Sarr 46'
Beltramini 88'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 5,556
Referee: Michel Vautrot
Paris Saint-Germain v Sochaux
16 December 1979 21 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Sochaux Paris
Renaut 63'
Bathenay 69'
Sarr 88'
Report Genghini 10' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,908
Referee: René Lopez
Laval v Paris Saint-Germain
19 January 1980 22 Laval 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Laval
Brisson 45'
Pérais 59'
Kostedde 75' (pen.)
Report Sarr 72' Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 6,049
Referee: Alain Delmer
Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco
27 January 1980 23 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Monaco Paris
Sarr 38', 72' Report Emon 21' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,002
Referee: Ottorino Di Bernardo
Brest v Paris Saint-Germain
2 February 1980 24 Brest 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Brest
Report Dahleb 19'
Beltramini 23'
Cardinet 35'
Bathenay 44'
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 7,786
Referee: Jean-Claude Martin
Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes
17 February 1980 25 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Nantes Paris
Ayache 7' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,236
Referee: René Vigliani
Paris Saint-Germain v Lens
24 February 1980 26 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Lens Paris
Dahleb 24', 49'
Beltramini 64'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 24,805
Referee: Jacques Ferrary
Nancy v Paris Saint-Germain
1 March 1980 27 Nancy 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Tomblaine
Umpiérrez 1'
Jeannol 8', 48'
Report Bathenay 30' (pen.)
Dahleb 88'
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 8,472
Referee: Jean-Claude Martin
Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne
12 March 1980 28 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Saint-Étienne Paris
Dahleb 61'
Renaut 76'
Report Rocheteau 5'
Elie 38'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,305
Referee: Robert Wurtz
Nice v Paris Saint-Germain
22 March 1980 29 Nice 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
Bousdira 14'
Bjeković 16', 26'
Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Marcel Bacou
Paris Saint-Germain v Nîmes
29 March 1980 30 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Nîmes Paris
Abel Braga 42'
Beltramini 50', 67'
Bathenay 60' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 10,268
Referee: Daniel Lambert
Valenciennes v Paris Saint-Germain
2 April 1980 31 Valenciennes 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Valenciennes
Jacques 82' Report Dahleb 69' Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 6,343
Referee: Michel Dailly
Paris Saint-Germain v Angers
8 April 1980 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Angers Paris
Abel Braga 23' Report Félix 32' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 9,817
Referee: Ottorino Di Bernardo
Strasbourg v Paris Saint-Germain
18 April 1980 33 Strasbourg 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg
Marx 7'
Gentes 58'
Report Pilorget 78' Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 10,193
Referee: Achille Verbecke
Paris Saint-Germain v Bordeaux
25 April 1980 34 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Bordeaux Paris
Report Lacuesta 30' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,490
Referee: Alain Delmer
Bastia v Paris Saint-Germain
2 May 1980 35 Bastia 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Furiani
Verstraete 59' Report Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 2,864
Referee: Marcel Bacou
Paris Saint-Germain v Lille
6 May 1980 36 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Lille Paris
Abel Braga 15'
Beltramini 42'
Report Pleimelding 20'
Simon 50'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 9,419
Referee: Michel Vautrot
Metz v Paris Saint-Germain
17 May 1980 37 Metz 5–2 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
Hinschberger 17'
Synaeghel 80'
Battiston 83', 90' (pen.)
Fernandez 87' (o.g.)
Report Fernandez 30'
Beltramini 89'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 8,262
Referee: Jean-Claude Martin
Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon
27 May 1980 38 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Lyon Paris
Bureau 65', 90' Report Lemoult 33' (o.g.) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Robert Wurtz

Coupe de France

Round of 64

Paris Saint-Germain v Creil
10 February 1980 Single leg Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Creil Montataire
Beltramini 36'
Bathenay 77'
Report Stadium: Stade Marcel-Coene
Attendance: 6,247
Referee: Alain Delmer

Round of 32

Paris Saint-Germain v Lens
8 March 1980 First leg Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Lens Paris
Report M'Pelé 5'
Leclercq 61'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 19,661
Referee: Georges Konrath
Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
15 March 1980 Second leg Lens 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
Paris Saint-Germain Lens
Lacombe 73' Report Huck 77' Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 31,893
Referee: René Vigliani

Statistics

As of the 1979–80 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 40 7 37 6 3 1
DF France FRA Éric Renaut 35 4 32 4 3 0
DF France FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget 30 1 29 1 1 0
DF France FRA Thierry Morin 28 0 25 0 3 0
DF France FRA Philippe Col 26 1 23 1 3 0
DF France FRA Antoine Garceran 12 0 12 0 0 0
DF France FRA Didier Toffolo 9 0 7 0 2 0
DF France FRA Bernard Caron 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF France FRA Pierre Bajoc 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF France FRA Patrick Grappin 1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
MF France FRA Jean-Claude Lemoult 37 0 34 0 3 0
MF France FRA Jean-Noël Huck 31 1 29 0 2 1
MF Algeria ALG Mustapha Dahleb 30 6 27 6 3 0
MF Portugal POR João Alves 22 0 19 0 3 0
MF France FRA Luis Fernandez 17 2 17 2 0 0
MF Brazil BRA Abel Braga 16 5 16 5 0 0
MF France FRA Armando Bianchi 15 2 15 2 0 0
MF France FRA Gilles Cardinet 11 1 9 1 2 0
Forwards
FW France FRA Jean-François Beltramini 32 14 29 13 3 1
FW France FRA Bernard Bureau 23 5 22 5 1 0
FW Senegal SEN Boubacar Sarr 22 12 22 12 0 0

Source: Competitions

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Paris S-G 1979/1980". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Ligue 1 1979/1980 » Attendance » Home matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Mauricio Pochettino 30e entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "saison 1979-1980". Paris.canal-historique. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b "le fait du jour, 9 juillet 1979, il y a 42 ans : et Alves devint Parisien !". Paris.canal-historique. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Centre de formation". PSG.FR. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1970". Histoire du PSG. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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