2008–09 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

36th season in existence of Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain 2008–09 football season
Paris Saint-Germain
2008–09 season
PresidentCharles Villeneuve
(until 4 February 2009)
Sébastien Bazin
Head coachPaul Le Guen
StadiumParc des Princes
Ligue 16th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueSemi-finals
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Guillaume Hoarau (17)
All: Guillaume Hoarau (20)
Highest home attendance45,774 vs Marseille
(15 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance15,856 vs Nancy
(12 November 2008)
Average home league attendance40,902
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008–09 season was French football club Paris Saint-Germain's 36th professional season, their 36th season in Ligue 1 and their 35th consecutive season in French top-flight. Paris Saint-Germain was managed by Paul Le Guen. The capital club was chaired by Charles Villeneuve until Sébastien Bazin took over. Paris Saint-Germain was present in the 2008–09 Ligue 1, the 2008–09 Coupe de France and the 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue. Last season's League Cup win allowed the capital club to participate in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. Paris Saint-Germain's average home attendance for the 2008–09 season was 40,902, the second-highest in the Ligue 1.[1]

Last season, Alain Cayzac resigned with four games remaining and Paris Saint-Germain was in the relegation zone.[2] Cayzac was temporarily replaced by Simon Tahar, then succeeded by Charles Villeneuve, days after Paris Saint-Germain maintained Ligue 1 status and was defeated in the French Cup Final by Lyon.[3] He had relatively high ambitions for Paris Saint-Germain and stated his expectations from coach and former player Paul Le Guen. Villeneuve declared that Paris Saint-Germain started the season with the prospect of regaining success and stability:[4]

Sébastien Bazin, head of Colony Capital and shareholder of Paris Saint-Germain, offered me the presidency of the club and I accepted. Today, the day of my appointment, I had lunch for the first time with Paul Le Guen and told him that his place as coach was secured. I hope to build the team on a budget of 30 million euros. With some departures we would like to hire a great goalkeeper, one or two great strikers and a libero, and hopefully a good midfielder. My dream team would be like that of Chelsea's. They play very good and I hope Paris Saint-Germain can be like them.

— Charles Villeneuve, 27 May 2008

News

City of Lens Mayor Guy Delcourt wanted the match to be replayed after PSG fans unfurled a racist banner midway through last season's League Cup Final.[5] The match was not replayed, but Paris Saint-Germain were fined and banned from next's year edition.[6] The measure was later overturned on appeal.[7] Charles Villeneuve replaced Simon Tahar as president days after the club maintained Ligue 1 status and was defeated in the French Cup Final by Lyon.[3] Charles Villeneuve announced that the Presidential Tribune was renamed the "Tribune Francis Borelli" to honor the former President.[8] Pauleta, PSG's all-time top scorer with 110 goals, announced his retirement from professional football.[9] Paris Saint-Germain announced that Lilian Thuram would not play for the capital club. His medical examination revealed heart abnormalities.[10] Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes decided, by mutual agreement, to terminate discussions and negotiations concerning Jimmy Briand's transfer.[11] Jérémy Clément signed a one-year contract extension until 2012.[8] Guillaume Hoarau received the "France Football Golden Star" trophy for his performance in Ligue 2.[8] Paris Saint-Germain refused a €0.3 million offer from Real Madrid for Yannick Boli as he was determined to succeed at Paris.[8] Apoula Edel signed a new one-year contract extension until 2011.[8]

The renovations of the Camp des Loges were completed on 4 October 2008. The entire process cost €5 million and was inaugurated on 4 November 2008.[12] Guillaume Hoarau was named Player of the Month for October by the UNFP with 55% of the votes.[13] Charles Villeneuve announced that Pauleta would become ambassador and supervisor of the capital club.[14] Paul Le Guen won the UNECATEF Fidelidade Mundial "Le Coup du Coach."[15] Stéphane Sessègnon was named Player of the Month for December by the UNFP with 55% of the votes.[16] Paris Saint-Germain announced that Charles Villeneuve would resign from his mandate as president-general manager ahead of the General Assembly.[17] The Camp des Loges was recognised by the FFF as one of the best pre-training centers in France, being classified as Elite, Class 1 and Class A in recent seasons.[18] Sébastien Bazin was named the new president of Paris Saint-Germain.[19] Péguy Luyindula was named Player of the Month for January by the UNFP with 55% of the votes.[20] Guillaume Hoarau was named Player of the Month for February by the UNFP with 71% of the votes.[21] Paul Le Guen left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after the capital club decided not to renew his contract.[22] Jean-Eudes Maurice signed a new three-year contract extension until 2012.[23]

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
21 FW Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice 22 EU Youth system Signed Pro Green tickY Summer 2012 PSG.fr
27 MF France Joseph Muscat 22 EU Youth system Signed Pro Green tickY Summer 2009
4 DM France Claude Makélélé 35 EU Chelsea England Signed Green tickY Summer 2010 Free PSG.fr
10 AM Benin Stéphane Sessègnon 24 Non-EU Le Mans France Signed Green tickY Summer 2012 €8M PSG.fr
7 RW France Ludovic Giuly 32 EU Roma Italy Signed Green tickY Summer 2011 €2.5M PSG.fr
14 FW Serbia Mateja Kežman 29 EU Fenerbahçe Turkey Loan Green tickY Summer 2009 PSG.fr
9 FW France Guillaume Hoarau 24 EU Le Havre Loan Return Green tickY Summer 2012 Top Mercato
12 DM Cameroon Albert Baning 23 Non-EU Sedan Loan Return Green tickY Summer 2010
12 FW France Fabrice Pancrate 28 EU Sochaux Loan Return Green tickY Summer 2009
29 DM Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssuf Mulumbu 21 EU Amiens Loan Return Green tickY Summer 2010 PSG.fr
13 CB Mali Sammy Traoré 32 EU Auxerre Loan Return Green tickY Summer 2010
16 GK France Stéphane Véron 22 EU Auxerre Signed Green tickY Summer 2009 Undisclosed PSG.fr
19 FW France Gaëtan Charbonnier 22 EU Châtellerault Signed Green tickY Summer 2009 Free PSG.fr

Total spending: Decrease €10.5 million

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
16 GK France Jérôme Alonzo 35 EU Nantes Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free
8 DM France Didier Digard 22 EU Middlesbrough England Transferred Green tickY Summer €5M PSG.fr
10 AM Brazil Souza 29 Non-EU Grêmio Brazil Loaned Green tickY Summer PSG.fr
19 FW Brazil Éverton Santos 21 Non-EU Fluminense Brazil Loaned Green tickY Summer PSG.fr
11 FW Ivory Coast Amara Diané 26 Non-EU Al Rayyan Qatar Transferred Green tickY Summer €7M PSG.fr
9 FW Portugal Pauleta 35 EU Retired Contract Ended Green tickY Summer L'Equipe
5 RB France Bernard Mendy 27 EU Hull City England Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free L'Equipe
6 CB Colombia Mario Yepes 32 EU Chievo Italy Contract Ended Green tickY Summer Free Planete PSG
14 FW France David N'Gog 19 EU Liverpool England Transferred Green tickY Summer €2M PSG.fr
12 DM Cameroon Albert Baning 23 Non-EU Grenoble Loaned Green tickY Summer PSG.fr
29 FW France Yannick Boli 21 EU Le Havre Loaned Green tickY Winter L'Equipe
17 DM France Granddi Ngoyi 20 EU Clermont Loaned Green tickY Winter L'Equipe
27 LW France Younousse Sankharé 19 EU Reims Loaned Green tickY Winter L'Equipe
29 DM Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu 22 EU West Bromwich Albion England Loaned Green tickY Winter Sports.fr

Total income: Increase €14 million

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK France Mickaël Landreau 30 EU 2006 98 0 2010 Free
2 RB Brazil Ceará 28 Non-EU 2007 39 1 2010 €2.5M
3 CB France Mamadou Sakho 19 EU 2007 18 0 2012 Youth system
4 DM France Claude Makélélé (captain) 36 EU 2008 0 0 2010 Free
6 CB France Grégory Bourillon 24 EU 2007 30 0 2011 €3M
7 RW France Ludovic Giuly 32 EU 2008 0 0 2011 €2.5m
8 FW France Péguy Luyindula 30 EU 2007 56 8 2010 €2.5M
9 FW France Guillaume Hoarau 25 EU 2008 0 0 2012 €0.5M
10 AM Benin Stéphane Sessègnon 24 Non-EU 2008 0 0 2012 €8M
12 FW France Fabrice Pancrate 29 EU 2004 94 12 2009 €3M
13 CB Mali Sammy Traoré 33 EU 2006 30 1 2010 €1.5M
14 FW Serbia Mateja Kežman 30 EU 2008 0 0 2009 Loaned
15 CB France Zoumana Camara 30 EU 2007 46 1 2011 €6M
16 GK France Stéphane Véron 23 EU 2008 0 0 2009 Undisclosed
17 RM Democratic Republic of the Congo Larrys Mabiala 21 EU 2006 6 0 2009 Youth system
18 FW France Loris Arnaud 22 EU 2007 25 3 2010 Youth system
19 FW France Gaëtan Charbonnier 20 EU 2008 0 0 2009 Youth system
20 CM France Clément Chantôme 21 EU 2006 69 1 2011 Youth system
21 FW Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice 22 EU 2008 0 0 2012 Youth system
22 LB France Sylvain Armand 28 EU 2004 189 7 2011 €3.5M
23 DM France Jérémy Clément 24 EU 2007 55 1 2012 €2.2M
24 LM France Tripy Makonda 19 EU 2008 0 0 Youth system
25 LM France Jérôme Rothen 31 EU 2004 132 9 2011 €10.5M
28 FW France Maxime Partouche 18 EU 2007 1 0 Youth system
29 AM France Abdelaziz Barrada 19 EU 2008 0 0 2010 Youth system
30 GK Armenia Apoula Edel 22 EU 2008 0 0 2011 €0.12M

Kit

Nike manufactured the kits for Paris Saint-Germain and Emirates Airlines continued to be the club's main sponsor. Nike have been PSG's official kit provider since 1989. Emirates have been the club's partner since 2005 and the major shirt sponsor since January 2006. Emirates Airlines confirmed their commitment to PSG by extending the current partnership until 2014.[24] Les Parisiens received brand new home and away kits. The home shirt had PSG's traditional colors. It was dark blue with a vertical red band and two thinner white stripes on the middle of the chest which disappeared under the main sponsor's logo in white writing. The borders of the sleeves were partly red.[25] The away shirt had a simple design. Silver was the main color while the sponsor's logo was accented by a red background bordered by white and black thin stripes. The shirts had the club badge on the top-left, the Nike logo on the top-right and the club sponsor Fly Emirates written across the middle.[26]

Home
Away

Board & Staff

Paul Le Guen.
Manager France Paul Le Guen
Assistant Coach France Yves Colleu
Goalkeeping Coach France Christian Mas
Physical Trainer France Stéphane Wiertelak
Head Doctor France Éric Rolland
Physiotherapists France Bruno Le Natur, Joël Le Hir, Pascal Roche

Source: PSG.fr

Parc des Princes.
President France Sébastien Bazin
General Manager France Phillipe Boindrieux
Communications France Bruno Skropeta
Recruitment France Alain Roche
Amateur Section France Simon Tahar
Academy Director France Bertrand Reuzeau
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Parc des Princes (48,712 / 252m x 191m)

Source: Ligue 1

Pre-season

Paris Saint-Germain opened their preseason campaign with a victory over Pontivy.[27] The capital club then achieved a new triumph, this time over Ligue 2 side Châteauroux in Port Crouesty.[28] Paris Saint-Germain continued their pre-season preparations for the coming season with a draw against Boulogne.[29] The capital club then defeated Clermont scoring two unanswered goals and confirming that Paul Le Guen's squad is in top form just two weeks before the start of the 2008–09 campaign.[30] Paris Saint-Germain recorded two consecutive victories over Belgian sides Gent and Roeselare with youngster Yannick Boli scoring his third goal in pre-season.[31][32] Invited by Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães for the first time, Paris Saint-Germain attended the Torneio Cidade de Guimarães, were Les Rouge-et-Bleu suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the hosts in their opening match.[33] Benfica showed great capacity and came back from two goals down to equalize against Paris Saint-Germain in the second day of the tournament.[34] Just three days before the start of the season, Les Parisiens finished their pre-season preparations with a superb victory over Qatari side Al-Khor at the Camp des Loges. Paris Saint-Germain showed great character as the pre-season lived up to all its promise and more, being without any doubt a positive outing for Paul Le Guen's side.[35]

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Match Type Referee
2008
9 July France Pontivy A 0 – 2 N'Gog 60', Boli 86' 1,300 Friendly
12 July France Châteauroux A 1 – 2 Hoarau 25', Boli 64' Friendly France Ludovic Lecrenais
15 July France Boulogne A 1 – 1 Hoarau 31' 5,000 Friendly
19 July France Clermont A 0 – 2 Sessègnon 69', Hoarau 78' 5,000 Friendly
23 July Belgium Roeselare A 0 – 4 Camara 5', Chantôme 17', Pancrate 56', Boli 76' Friendly
26 July Belgium Gent H 2 – 1 Luyindula 57', Pancrate 65' 10,000 Friendly France Yohann Rouinsard
1 August Portugal Vitória Guimarães A 2 – 1 Mabiala 56' 6,000 Torneio Cidade de Guimarães Portugal Olegário Benquerença
2 August Portugal Benfica A 2 – 2 Pancrate 38, 58' 8,000 Torneio Cidade de Guimarães
6 August Qatar Al-Khor H 3 – 0 Hoarau 60, 64', Giuly 89' Friendly

Competitions

Ligue 1

AS Monaco made a winning start against Paris Saint-Germain's expensively-assembled team with a late goal.[36] Guillaume Hoarau scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal as the capital outfit condemned last season's runners-up Bordeaux to their first defeat of the season at the Parc des Princes.[37] Sochaux got their first point of the season with a hard-earned draw at home to PSG.[38] Paris Saint-Germain made it three games without defeat as their improvement under Paul Le Guen continued with another Guillaume Hoarau goal earning them a narrow win at Caen.[39] Paris Saint-Germain took an early lead from the spot through new signing Mateja Kežman and held out for the 90 minutes to take all three points at home to Nantes.[40] Saint-Étienne picked up their first win in four matches as they beat Paris Saint-Germain.[41] Nassim Akrour's third goal of the season gave promoted Grenoble an historic win over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.[42] Paris Saint-Germain's poor recent run continued as they let slip an early lead to take only a point from Nancy.[43] Paris Saint-Germain staged a come-from-behind win at home to Lorient with a late goal from substitute Loris Arnaud.[44] Goals abounded as Paris Saint-Germain handed Marseille its first league defeat of the season, outscoring their arch-rivals four goals to two and denying them top spot on the table in a thrilling 'clasico' at the Stade Vélodrome.[45] A bizarre own-goal from Zoumana Camara condemned Paris Saint-Germain to defeat at home to Toulouse.[46] Paris Saint-Germain coach Paul Le Guen blasted his players for being too soft at half-time of their clash away to Nice, but despite an improved second-half display, the capital club fell to a second consecutive loss.[47] Ludovic Giuly's first goal for Paris Saint-Germain was enough to earn all three against a resistant, if largely uninspired, Lille who saw their nine-game unbeaten run brought to an end at the Parc des Princes.[48]

Paris Saint-Germain were too strong for Le Havre and took the points with goals from Guillaume Hoarau and Ludovic Giuly.[49] Ludovic Giuly struck for the third time in as many games to give Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win over Lyon in the capital as the leaders' cushion at the top was reduced to five points.[50] Rennes moved up to second in Ligue 1 after Bruno Cheyrou's first-half goal proved enough to give Guy Lacombe's side a narrow win over Paris Saint-German.[51] A first half double from Ligue 1's leading scorer Guillaume Hoarau set the stage for Paris's win, their fifth in their last six matches, over Le Mans at the Parc des Princes.[52] Stéphane Sessègnon struck twice against Auxerre to lift PSG into third as Paul Le Guen's men registered a fifth league win in six outings.[53] In the race for second place behind autumn champions Lyon, Paris failed to keep the pace drawing at home to Valenciennes.[54] Laurent Blanc's Bordeaux thumped four unanswered goals past Paris to go within one point of top spot on the table, giving faltering champions Lyon serious cause for concern in the race for the title.[55] PSG made it six wins from their last nine matches when they beat a tough Sochaux outfit at the Parc des Princes.[56] Guillaume Hoarau grabbed his 13th goal of the season as Paris Saint-Germain moved up to third in the table thanks to their win over Caen.[57] Paris Saint-Germain closed to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Lyon thanks to an emphatic victory over Nantes.[58] Paris Saint-Germain registered their fourth Ligue 1 victory in a row against Saint-Étienne to move outright second in the standings, one point behind Lyon, ahead of the champions match at home to Le Havre.[59] Paris Saint Germain remained second, but lost ground after they were held to a goalless draw at Grenoble.[60] Paul Le Guen's men made it three wins in four matches as they completely dominated a tentative Nancy outfit to consolidate second place on the L1 table.[61] A superb first-half strike from Ludovic Giuly and a Mickaël Landreau penalty save were enough to give Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win at Lorient and ease Paul Le Guen's side within a point of leaders Lyon.[62]

Marseille are up to second in Ligue 1 after they emerged victorious over a ten-man Paris Saint-Germain in the 'classico'.[63] Toulouse continued their string of strong results with a comprehensive win at home to Paris, their tenth victory in 14 matches in all competitions in 2009, to climb back to fourth place on the Ligue 1 table.[64] Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice at the Parc des Princes to maintain their title challenge.[65] Lille's goalless draw with visiting Paris was a case of two points dropped against an uninspired opposition and did little to help either side's fortunes, with both clubs leapfrogged by Toulouse, winners over Nantes.[66] Paris Saint-German moved into fourth place as the club from the capital eased past bottom side Le Havre.[67] Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain raised the curtain on a decisive weekend of football with a heart-stopping draw at the Stade Gerland which, in the end, suited neither side.[68] Paris Saint-Germain missed out on the chance to go above Lyon into third as they were narrowly beaten by Rennes.[69] Mateja Kezman's second league goal of the season gave Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win at Le Mans to keep them in contention for a top-three finish.[70] Paris saw their chances of overtaking Lyon into third place and a Champions League qualifying spot dealt a blow as they succumbed to in-form Auxerre at the Parc des Princes.[71] PSG's ambitions of European football were in the balance after they saw a stubborn Valenciennes side come from behind at the Stade Nungesser.[72] Paris needed to win at home to Monaco to clinch fourth or fifth and a place in Europe next season, but a tepid display from Paul Le Guen's men in a goalless draw left them empty-handed after being tipped as potential title contenders throughout the season.[73]

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Toulouse 38 16 16 6 45 27 +18 64 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Lille 38 17 13 8 51 39 +12 64 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Paris Saint-Germain 38 19 7 12 49 38 +11 64
7 Rennes 38 15 16 7 42 34 +8 61
8 Auxerre 38 16 7 15 35 35 0 55
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 7 12 49 38  +11 64 12 2 5 29 17  +12 7 5 7 20 21  −1

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Position Referee
2008
9 August AS Monaco A 1 – 0 16,904 17th Brittany Stéphane Bré
16 August Bordeaux H 1 – 0 Hoarau 53' 41,575 Increase 12th Luxembourg Alain Hamer
23 August Sochaux A 1 – 1 Sessègnon 63' 16,791 Increase 11th Lower Normandy Fredy Fautrel
30 August Caen A 0 – 1 Hoarau 5' 20,685 Increase 6th Aquitaine Olivier Thual
14 September Nantes H 1 – 0 Kežman 7' (pen.) 43,005 Increase 3rd Centre-Val de Loire Saïd Ennjimi
21 September Saint-Étienne A 1 – 0 28,436 Decrease 7th Brittany Stéphane Bré
27 September Grenoble H 0 – 1 43,550 Decrease 12th Midi-Pyrénées Thierry Auriac
5 October Nancy A 1 – 1 Hoarau 2' 18,219 Increase 11th Aquitaine Olivier Thual
18 October Lorient H 3 – 2 Pancrate 22', Hoarau 48', Arnaud 87' 38,529 Increase 9th Languedoc-Roussillon Damien Ledentu
26 October Marseille A 2 – 4 Hoarau 10, 83', Luyindula 53', Rothen 77' 56,426 Increase 6th Normandy Laurent Duhamel
29 October Toulouse H 0 – 1 41,609 Decrease 8th Rhône-Alpes Tony Chapron
1 November Nice A 1 – 0 12,438 Decrease 11th Luxembourg Alain Hamer
9 November Lille H 1 – 0 Giuly 39' 36,133 Increase 8th Alsace Philippe Kalt
15 November Le Havre A 1 – 3 Hoarau 18, 90' (pen.), Giuly 34' 16,322 8th Languedoc-Roussillon Damien Ledentu
22 November Lyon H 1 – 0 Giuly 25' 44,780 Increase 5th Nord-Pas-de-Calais Stéphane Lannoy
30 November Rennes A 1 – 0 27,551 Decrease 6th Centre-Val de Loire Saïd Ennjimi
7 December Le Mans H 3 – 1 Hoarau 23, 39', Luyindula 87' 36,545 Increase 5th Brittany Lionel Jaffredo
13 December Auxerre A 1 – 2 Sessègnon 5, 22' 14,146 Increase 4th Rhône-Alpes Éric Poulat
21 December Valenciennes H 2 – 2 Hoarau 27', Rothen 72' 43,878 4th Brittany Bertrand Layec
2009
11 January Bordeaux A 4 – 0 31,910 Decrease 8th Nord-Pas-de-Calais Stéphane Lannoy
18 January Sochaux H 2 – 1 Hoarau 45+2' (pen.), Luyindula 63' 34,915 8th Rhône-Alpes Éric Poulat
31 January Caen H 2 – 0 Hoarau 49', Luyindula 58' 39,187 Increase 3rd Nord-Pas-de-Calais Antony Gautier
7 February Nantes A 1 – 4 Giuly 12, 50', Luyindula 21', Sessègnon 71' 29,688 3rd Rhône-Alpes Alexandre Castro
14 February Saint-Étienne H 2 – 1 Sakho 26', Clément 36' 42,366 Increase 2nd Normandy Laurent Duhamel
21 February Grenoble A 0 – 0 18,097 2nd Nord-Pas-de-Calais Stéphane Lannoy
1 March Nancy H 4 – 1 Hoarau 11, 40', Giuly 14', Sessègnon 63' 38,302 2nd Languedoc-Roussillon Philippe Malige
7 March Lorient A 0 – 1 Giuly 22' 12,206 2nd Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Didier Falcone
15 March Marseille H 1 – 3 Giuly 43' 45,774 Decrease 3rd Brittany Bertrand Layec
22 March Toulouse A 4 – 1 Mabiala 70' 31,328 Decrease 6th Lower Normandy Fredy Fautrel
5 April Nice H 2 – 1 Hoarau 20', Traoré 52' 40,471 Increase 5th Midi-Pyrénées Thierry Auriac
12 April Lille A 0 – 0 17,766 Decrease 6th Brittany Lionel Jaffredo
19 April Le Havre H 3 – 0 Giuly 41', Rothen 54', Hoarau 90' 38,114 Increase 4th Burgundy Clément Turpin
24 April Lyon A 0 – 0 38,827 4th Brittany Bertrand Layec
3 May Rennes H 0 – 1 43,875 4th Lower Normandy Fredy Fautrel
13 May Le Mans A 0 – 1 Kežman 18' 12,815 4th Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Bruno Coué
16 May Auxerre H 1 – 2 Sessègnon 83' 40,870 4th Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Didier Falcone
23 May Valenciennes A 2 – 1 Kežman 12' 15,884 Decrease 5th Brittany Lionel Jaffredo
30 May AS Monaco H 0 – 0 43,665 Decrease 6th Aquitaine Olivier Thual

Coupe de France

Paris Saint-Germain entered the French Cup having last won the cup in 2006 and having reached last season's Final, narrowly losing to Olympique Lyonnais in a highly contested match. PSG started from the round of 64, as all Ligue 1 clubs did. The draw for the last-64 of the French Cup saw Paris Saint-Germain paired with CFA club Montluçon.[74] Paris Saint-Germain squeezed through to the last-32 of the French Cup, but failed to impress against fourth division outfit, Montluçon. Paul Le Guen's side had Stéphane Sessègnon to thank for the only goal of the game.[75] The draw for the last-32 pitted "Les Parisiens" with fourth tier side Gazélec Ajaccio.[76] Paris Saint-Germain beat lower league opposition to progress to the last 16 of the French Cup. Mateja Kežman struck twice for PSG as they beat Gazélec Ajaccio. The Serbian striker scored once in either half before defender Sammy Traoré helped secure Paul Le Guen's men a place in the next round.[77] Last season's losing finalists PSG were drawn away to third tier club Rodez for the last-16.[78] Paris Saint-Germain were sensationally knocked out of the French Cup, succumbing to a defeat after extra-time to lowly Rodez.[79]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Referee
2009
4 January Round of 64 Montluçon A 0 – 1 Sessègnon 52' 8,000 Midi-Pyrénées Thierry Auriac
25 January Round of 32 Gazélec Ajaccio A 0 – 3 Kežman 25, 60', Traoré 67' 4,000 Brittany Stéphane Bré
4 March Round of 16 Rodez A 3 – 1
(a.e.t.) 		Traoré 9' 7,000 Languedoc-Roussillon Damien Ledentu

Coupe de la Ligue

Holders Paris Saint-Germain were through to the last-16 of the League Cup after Fabrice Pancrate's goal proved enough for the reigning champions to beat AS Monaco.[80] Paris Saint-Germain's defence of the League Cup continued against Nancy after the draw for the last-16, quarter-finals and semi-finals was made.[81] Péguy Luyindula scored both goals in Paris Saint-Germain's victory over Nancy to send the holders through to the quarter-finals of the League Cup.[82] In a dramatic twist of fate, Paris Saint-Germain hosted Lens in the pick of the quarter-final draw.[83] In a remake of last season's Final, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Lens at the Parc des Princes to qualify for the semi-finals of the League Cup, where they met Bordeaux, winners over Châteauroux.[84] Late goals from Souleymane Diawara and Wendel added to David Bellion's first-half strike put the icing on the cake as Bordeaux cruised past Paris Saint-Germain in the League Cup semi-final at the Parc des Princes.[85]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Referee
2008
24 September Third Round AS Monaco A 0 – 1 Pancrate 34' 5,581 Alsace Philippe Kalt
12 November Round of 16 Nancy H 2 – 0 Luyindula 30, 36' 15,856 Brittany Stéphane Bré
2009
14 January Quarter-finals Lens H 2 – 0 Keita 14' (o.g.), Clément 90+3' 32,093 Lower Normandy Fredy Fautrel
4 February Semi-finals Bordeaux H 0 – 3 40,543 Centre-Val de Loire Saïd Ennjimi

UEFA Cup

Paris Saint-Germain entered the UEFA Cup at the first round, 18 months after their last European clash against Benfica on 15 March 2007. Sitting in third place on the Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain were taking on Turkish club Kayserispor, unbeaten in the Süper Lig. The hosts, however, lost their unbeaten record in the final minute thanks to Péguy Luyindula goal, just a few minutes after the Turkish side had equalized through Delio Toledo.[86] Paris Saint-Germain qualified to the group stage at Kayserispor's expense in a scoreless match at the Parc des Princes.[87] The capital club was inserted into Group A with German club Schalke 04, English side Manchester City, Spanish outfit Racing de Santander, and Dutch club Twente.[88] Despite his faith in young players, Paul Le Guen's men were overwhelmed by the better organized and more experienced Germans, who were quickly firming as Group A favourites. Schalke went ahead early through Larrys Mabiala's own goal before Kevin Kurányi added to their tally, followed by Halil Altıntop. Clément Chantôme's far-post strike in stoppage time came too late in a game where Paris Saint-Germain struggled to find their rhythm as Schalke pushed forward relentlessly at the Veltins-Arena.[89] Paris Saint-Germain blew a two-goal lead as Spanish side Racing Santander held the capital club to a draw at the Parc des Princes.[90]

Paris Saint-Germain rued the missed opportunities in the second half of their goalless draw with Manchester City but still had a chance of qualifying for the next round.[91] Paris Saint-Germain qualified to the last-32 after a dramatic victory over Twente at the Parc des Princes. Late goals from Mateja Kežman and Péguy Luyindula saw PSG clinch third spot in Group A ahead of Racing Santander on goal difference.[92] Paris Saint-Germain reached the last-32 and received a tough draw being given Bundesliga side Wolfsburg. Giant striker Guillaume Hoarau marked his return by scoring two late goals as the side from the French capital finished over the top of German outfit Wolfsburg.[93] Paris Saint-Germain walloped Wolfsburg in Germany for a convincing aggregate victory in the last-32. Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau made a number of good saves to deny before Péguy Luyindula put an end to Wolfsburg's hopes of a fightback by netting a penalty. Jérôme Rothen doubled the lead on the hour with a terrific strike. Wolfsburg's Japanese star Makoto Hasebe reduced the arrears with a fine solo goal three minutes later, but Luyindula netted his sixth goal of the competition with a header from Clément Chantôme's cross. Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners, marched into the last-16 where they faced Portuguese side Sporting Braga.[94]

Paris Saint-Germain's European campaign was in the balance after they failed to break down a stubborn Braga side at the Parc des Princes. Jérôme Rothen came closest when he struck an upright in the second-half, which saw Mateja Kežman jeered onto the pitch by the PSG fans as he made his first appearance at the Parc since his infamous shirt-throwing incident during his side's League Cup semi-final defeat to Bordeaux last month.[95] Guillaume Hoarau came off the bench to score the only goal of the game to give Paris Saint-Germain a win over Braga and see them join Marseille in the quarter-finals.[96] The capital club was pitted against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv and fared little better than Marseille as they were held goalless at the Parc des Princes. Paris Saint-Germain found their ambitions frustrated by a well-organised Dynamo side.[97] A disastrous display by Mickaël Landreau saw Paris Saint-Germain tumble out. PSG travelled to Ukraine with hope, but were on the back foot throughout after Ismaël Bangoura had given Dynamo a fourth-minute lead. Péguy Luyindula struck a post with a header soon after, but Mickaël Landreau's poor goalkeeping put an end to PSG's European ambitions. He inadvertently punched a high ball into his own goal, before fumbling an Oleksandr Aliyev free-kick on the hour mark that allowed Ognjen Vukojević to score a third.[98]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Referee
2008
18 September First Round Turkey Kayserispor A 1 – 2 Kežman 5', Luyindula 89' 25,000 Netherlands Kevin Blom
2 October First Round Turkey Kayserispor H 0 – 0 30,000 Sweden Jonas Eriksson
23 October Group Stage Germany Schalke 04 A 3 – 1 Chantôme 90+2' 48,919 Italy Gianluca Rocchi
27 November Group Stage Spain Racing de Santander H 2 – 2 Kežman 5', Luyindula 32' 25,000 Czech Republic Pavel Královec
3 December Group Stage England Manchester City A 0 – 0 25,626 Portugal Bruno Duarte
18 December Group Stage Netherlands Twente H 4 – 0 Luyindula 8, 86', Sessègnon 23', Kežman 84' 30,000 Scotland Iain Brines
2009
18 February Round of 32 Germany Wolfsburg H 2 – 0 Hoarau 80, 83' 27,447 Norway Svein Oddvar Moen
26 February Round of 32 Germany Wolfsburg A 1 – 3 Luyindula 38' (pen.), 73', Rothen 60' 20,205 Slovakia Vladimír Hriňák
12 March Round of 16 Portugal Sporting Braga H 0 – 0 35,000 Italy Matteo Trefoloni
19 March Round of 16 Portugal Sporting Braga A 0 – 1 Hoarau 81' 16,371 Scotland Craig Thomson
9 April Quarter-finals Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv H 0 – 0 41,000 Italy Nicola Rizzoli
19 March Quarter-finals Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv A 3 – 0 16,300 Belgium Frank De Bleeckere

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
41 4-4-2 L1 (29), CL (2), CF (3), UC (7)
9 4-2-3-1 L1 (6), CL (1), UC (2)
2 4-4-1-1 L1 (1), UC (1)
2 4-1-2-3 L1 (2)
1 4-3-3 UC (1)
1 4-1-2-1-2 CL (1)
1 4-3-2-1 UC (1)
Source: PSG.fr
Only competitive matches.
Starting XI
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK France Mickaël Landreau 53
2 RB Brazil Ceará 52
15 CB France Zoumana Camara 52
3 CB France Mamadou Sakho 33
22 LB France Sylvain Armand 53
25 LW France Jérôme Rothen 49
23 DM France Jérémy Clément 51
4 DM France Claude Makélélé 40
10 AM Benin Stéphane Sessègnon 49
8 FW France Péguy Luyindula 51
9 FW France Guillaume Hoarau 47

Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK France FRA Mickaël Landreau 53 0 38 0 3 0 2 0 10 0
30 GK Armenia ARM Apoula Edel 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF Brazil BRA Ceará 52 0 37 0 3 0 3 0 9 0
3 DF France FRA Mamadou Sakho 33 1 23 1 3 0 1 0 6 0
6 DF France FRA Grégory Bourillon 18 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 6 0
13 DF Mali MLI Sammy Traoré 33 3 19 1 1 0 3 2 10 0
15 DF France FRA Zoumana Camara 52 0 36 0 4 0 3 0 9 0
17 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Larrys Mabiala 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
22 DF France FRA Sylvain Armand 53 0 35 0 4 0 3 0 11 0
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé 40 0 34 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
10 MF Benin BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 49 7 34 5 4 0 2 1 9 1
20 MF France FRA Clément Chantôme 36 1 21 0 3 0 2 0 10 1
23 MF France FRA Jérémy Clément 51 2 35 1 4 1 3 0 9 0
24 MF France FRA Tripy Makonda 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
25 MF France FRA Jérôme Rothen 49 4 34 3 3 0 2 0 10 1
26 MF France FRA Granddi Ngoyi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF France FRA Younousse Sankharé 8 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
29 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Youssouf Mulumbu 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW France FRA Ludovic Giuly 42 9 34 9 1 0 3 0 4 0
8 FW France FRA Péguy Luyindula 51 13 34 5 4 2 1 0 12 6
9 FW France FRA Guillaume Hoarau 47 20 33 17 2 0 3 0 9 3
12 FW France FRA Fabrice Pancrate 37 2 22 1 4 1 2 0 9 0
14 FW Serbia SRB Mateja Kežman 35 8 21 3 4 0 2 2 8 3
18 FW France FRA Loris Arnaud 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 FW Haiti HAI Jean-Eudes Maurice 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW France FRA Maxime Partouche 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW France FRA Yannick Boli 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other statistics

No. Pos. Nat. Player Assists Minutes Played
1 GK France Mickaël Landreau 0 4800 1 0 0
30 GK Armenia Apoula Edel 0 360 0 0 0
2 DF Brazil Ceará 7 4545 6 0 0
3 DF France Mamadou Sakho 0 2545 2 0 0
6 DF France Grégory Bourillon 0 1217 2 0 0
13 DF Mali Sammy Traoré 2 2603 1 0 0
15 DF France Zoumana Camara 0 4644 3 0 1
17 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Larrys Mabiala 0 359 0 0 0
22 DF France Sylvain Armand 5 4694 8 0 0
4 MF France Claude Makélélé 1 3297 9 0 0
10 MF Benin Stéphane Sessègnon 8 3890 8 0 0
20 MF France Clément Chantôme 3 1667 3 0 0
23 MF France Jérémy Clément 2 4172 4 0 0
24 MF France Tripy Makonda 0 448 0 0 0
25 MF France Jérôme Rothen 4 4091 6 0 0
26 MF France Granddi Ngoyi 0 90 1 0 0
27 MF France Younousse Sankharé 0 350 0 0 0
29 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu 0 212 2 0 0
7 FW France Ludovic Giuly 5 2791 2 0 0
8 FW France Péguy Luyindula 3 2988 3 0 0
9 FW France Guillaume Hoarau 4 3521 5 0 0
12 FW France Fabrice Pancrate 1 1498 3 0 0
14 FW Serbia Mateja Kežman 4 1745 4 0 0
18 FW France Loris Arnaud 0 96 0 0 0
21 FW Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice 0 15 0 0 0
28 FW France Maxime Partouche 0 20 0 0 0
29 FW France Yannick Boli 0 10 0 0 0

Source: Ligue 1 and UEFA
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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