1977–78 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 8th season in existence.[1][2] PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 21,754 spectators per match.[1][2][3] The club was presided by Daniel Hechter until January 1978, when Francis Borelli became the new president.[1] The team was coached by player-manager Jean-Michel Larqué.[1][2][4] Mustapha Dahleb was the team captain.[5]

Paris Saint-Germain

1977–78 season
President	Daniel Hechter (until January 1978) Francis Borelli (from January 1978)
Manager	Jean-Michel Larqué
Stadium	Parc des Princes
Division 1	11th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Carlos Bianchi (37) All: Carlos Bianchi (39)
Highest home attendance	40,264 (vs Nice, 1 October 1977)
Lowest home attendance	3,895 (vs Sochaux, 5 April 1978)
Average home league attendance	21,754
Biggest win	Paris Saint-Germain 8–2 Troyes AF
Biggest defeat	Nancy 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Home colours Away colours Third colours

In January 1978, Daniel Hechter was banned for life from football by the French Football Federation for running a ticketing scheme at Parc des Princes.[6][7][8] On January 8, 1978, PSG beat Olympique de Marseille 5–1 in his final match at the stadium as club president. Mustapha Dahleb offered Hechter the match ball after the final whistle and was then carried in triumph by the players while the fans in attendance chanted his name.[7] The next day, Francis Borelli, who had been vice-president until then, became the new president.[7][9] Carlos Bianchi, who arrived to Paris in June 1977, was Hechter's last big signing. The Argentine striker scored 37 goals in 38 league matches.[9]

Players

As of the 1977–78 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  FRA Daniel Bernard — GK  FRA Michel Bensoussan — DF  FRA Jean-Pierre Adams — DF  ARG Ramón Heredia — DF  FRA Pierre Bajoc — DF  FRA Éric Renaut — DF  FRA Thierry Morin — DF  FRA Jean-Marc Pilorget — DF  FRA Franck Tanasi — DF  FRA Gilles Brisson — DF  FRA Philippe Jean — DF  FRA Dominique Lokoli

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Jean-Claude Lemoult — MF  FRA Bernard Moraly — MF  FRA François Brisson — MF  FRA Lionel Justier — MF  ALG Mustapha Dahleb (captain) — MF  FRA Jacques Laposte — MF  FRA Jean-Michel Larqué (player-manager) — FW  ARG Carlos Bianchi — FW  FRA Philippe Redon — FW  CGO François M'Pelé — FW  FRA Mario Mongelli — FW  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 — FW  FRA Guy Nosibor (to Angoulême)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CMR Jean-Pierre Tokoto (to Bordeaux)

Transfers

As of the 1977–78 season.[1][2][10][11][12]

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 Daniel Bernard (from Rennes) — DF  FRA Jean-Pierre Adams (from Nice) — DF  ARG Ramón Heredia (from Atlético Madrid) — DF  FRA Philippe Jean (from PSG Youth Academy) — DF  FRA Franck Tanasi (from PSG Youth Academy)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Jean-Michel Larqué (from Saint-Étienne, player-manager) — MF  FRA Jean-Claude Lemoult (from PSG Youth Academy) — FW  ARG Carlos Bianchi (from Reims) — FW  FRA Mario Mongelli (from PSG Youth Academy) — FW  FRA Hervé Porquet (from PSG Youth Academy)

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 Ilija Pantelić (Retired) — DF  FRA Denis Bauda (to Poissy) — DF  FRA Gérard Cenzato (to Paris FC) — DF  POR Humberto Coelho (to Benfica) — DF  FRA Jacky Novi (to Strasbourg) — MF  FRA Dominique Barberat (to Rouen)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Francis Piasecki (to Strasbourg) — FW  ALG Mohamed Ali Messaoud (to Alès) — FW  FRA Christian André (to Béziers) — FW  FRA Guy Nosibor (loaned to Angoulême) — FW  CMR Jean-Pierre Tokoto (loaned to Bordeaux)

Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. American sportswear brand Pony was the kit manufacturer.[13]

Home [1] 0 0

Away [1] 0 0

Third [1] 0 0

Friendly tournaments

Tournoi de Paris

16 May 1978 Semi-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	Netherlands	Paris, France
		Report	Nanninga  22', 78'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jean Muchembled (France)
Note: Jean-François Douis, Caju, Armando Bianchi, Abdelmajid Bourebbou and Willy van der Kuijlen played for PSG.

18 May 1978 Third place play-off	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Iran	Paris, France
	C. Bianchi  21', 27', 35'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alain Delmer (France)
Note: Jean-François Douis, Caju, Armando Bianchi, Abdelmajid Bourebbou and Willy van der Kuijlen played for PSG.

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	3 August 1977	4 May 1978	Matchday 1	11th	38	14	8	16	75	66	+9	036.84
Coupe de France	29 January 1978	26 February 1978	Round of 64	Round of 32	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	033.33
Total					41	15	9	17	81	71	+10	036.59

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Sochaux	38	15	10	13	65	54	+11	40
10	Laval	38	15	7	16	50	58	−8	37
11	Paris Saint-Germain	38	14	8	16	75	66	+9	36
12	Metz	38	13	9	16	41	57	−16	35
13	Nîmes	38	11	11	16	49	63	−14	33

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
A win is worth 2 points, with 1 point for a draw and 0 for a loss.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L
Position	17	17	17	18	20	17	14	12	9	11	13	9	9	10	10	9	10	12	10	10	10	12	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	11

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

Matches

3 August 1977 1	Nancy	4–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Tomblaine
	Platini  4' (pen.) Renaut  48' (o.g.) C. Curbelo  59' Pokou  62'	Report	C. Bianchi  28'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 24,161 Referee: Michel Leloup

9 August 1977 2	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Reims	Paris
	C. Bianchi  3', 17'	Report	Coste  19' Cuperly  88'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 35,767 Referee: Achille Verbecke

16 August 1977 3	Strasbourg	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Strasbourg
	Vergnes  5'	Report	Dahleb  78'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,810 Referee: Marcel Bacou

19 August 1977 4	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Bordeaux	Paris
	M'Pelé  35'	Report	Barthou  6', 19'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 21,096 Referee: Robert Frauciel

30 August 1977 5	Marseille	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
	Berdoll  35' H. Florès  67'	Report	C. Bianchi  89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 24,303 Referee: Alain Delmer

2 September 1977 6	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Valenciennes	Paris
	Wraży  33' (o.g.) Renaut  44'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 24,434 Referee: Jean-Claude Martin

9 September 1977 7	Rouen	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Petit-Quevilly
	Pilorget  90' (o.g.)	Report	M'Pelé  26' C. Bianchi  77' Dahleb  85'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 17,585 Referee: René Vigliani

17 September 1977 8	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Metz	Paris
	Redon  30' Heredia  65'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 24,501 Referee: Georges Konrath

23 September 1977 9	Lyon	2–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
	B. Lacombe  74' (pen.) J. Gallice  82'	Report	Lokoli  7' C. Bianchi  19', 54'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Alain Delmer

1 October 1977 10	Paris Saint-Germain	0–3	Nice	Paris
		Report	R. Jouve  12' Bjeković  34' Katalinski  65'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,264 Referee: Michel Vautrot

11 October 1977 11	Nantes	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
	Bargas  40' Amisse  54' Van Straelen  76'	Report	C. Bianchi  30'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin Attendance: 15,185 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

14 October 1977 12	Paris Saint-Germain	8–2	Troyes AF	Paris
	C. Bianchi  5', 41', 74', 77' Pilorget  8' M'Pelé  23', 65' Renaut  49'	Report	R. Jacques  35' C. Diallo  63' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 9,380 Referee: Marcel Bacou

28 October 1977 14	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Laval	Paris
	C. Bianchi  42' Redon  78'	Report	S. Camara  61' Di Caro  67'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 22,584 Referee: Alain Delmer

4 November 1977 13	Nîmes	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nîmes
	Domarski  52' Sanlaville  90'	Report	Dahleb  50'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 6,478 Referee: Marc Buils

9 November 1977 16	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Saint-Étienne	Paris
	Dahleb  13', 19', 66' C. Bianchi  77'	Report	A. Barthélémy  9'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,426 Referee: Achille Verbecke

19 November 1977 17	Lens	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
	J. Marx  9', 77' Sab  62'	Report	C. Bianchi  18'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 14,640 Referee: Jean-Claude Martin

26 November 1977 18	Monaco	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 2,906 Referee: Michel Vautrot

30 November 1977 19	Paris Saint-Germain	3–3	Bastia	Paris
	C. Bianchi  16', 56' F. Brisson  76'	Report	Rep  65', 82' Papi  73' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 22,872 Referee: Marc Buils

3 December 1977 20	Reims	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Reims
		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 5,014 Referee: René Vigliani

11 December 1977 21	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Strasbourg	Paris
	C. Bianchi  48' (pen.), 50'	Report	Tanter  71', 76'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 20,173 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

14 December 1977 15	Sochaux	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Montbéliard
	Posca  16' Pintenat  86' (pen.)	Report	C. Bianchi  8'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 3,895 Referee: Robert Wurtz

17 December 1977 22	Bordeaux	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Bordeaux
	Buigues  12'	Report	Dahleb  60' Porquet  85'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 7,511 Referee: Achille Verbecke

8 January 1978 23	Paris Saint-Germain	5–1	Marseille	Paris
	F. Brisson  29' Dahleb  44' Trésor  46' (o.g.) M'Pelé  49' (pen.), 82'	Report	B. Sarr  12' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 33,386 Referee: Robert Wurtz

14 January 1978 24	Valenciennes	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Valenciennes
	B. Zaremba  15', 62'	Report	C. Bianchi  4'	Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 4,642 Referee: René Vigliani

24 January 1978 25	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Rouen	Paris
	C. Bianchi  23', 35', 52'	Report	I. Peña  31'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 11,212 Referee: Jean-Marie Meeus

4 February 1978 26	Metz	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
	Battiston  28', 63' (pen.)	Report	Dahleb  44'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 9,080 Referee: Achille Verbecke

12 February 1978 27	Paris Saint-Germain	2–3	Lyon	Paris
	C. Bianchi  56' Redon  84'	Report	Spiegel  70' (pen.) Attar  73' S. Chiesa  90'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 10,348 Referee: Michel Leloup

15 February 1978 28	Nice	2–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
	Bjeković  43' T. Morin  81' (o.g.)	Report	F. Brisson  20' Ascery  28' (o.g.) Redon  80'	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 6,462 Referee: Alain Delmer

4 March 1978 30	Troyes AF	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Troyes
	C. Diallo  28' Raulin  80' Verstraete  82'	Report	Renaut  36'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 5,599 Referee: Michel Vautrot

11 March 1978 31	Paris Saint-Germain	5–0	Nîmes	Paris
	C. Bianchi  5', 17', 82' F. Brisson  8' Porquet  42'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Marcel Bacou

25 March 1978 32	Laval	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Laval
	Keruzoré  35' (pen.)	Report	Redon  15' C. Bianchi  59' J.P. Adams  83'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,971 Referee: Marc Buils

28 March 1978 29	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Nantes	Paris
		Report	Pécout  45'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 33,597 Referee: André Jourdain

5 April 1978 33	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Sochaux	Paris
	C. Bianchi  57', 61', 81'	Report	Ivezić  66'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 8,352 Referee: Achille Verbecke

8 April 1978 34	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Étienne
	P. Revelli  24'	Report	C. Bianchi  57'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 20,399 Referee: Michel Leloup

21 April 1978 35	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lens	Paris
	J.P. Adams  54' M'Pelé  72'	Report	Six  77'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 11,241 Referee: Michel Vautrot

25 April 1978 36	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Monaco	Paris
	C. Bianchi  31'	Report	Vitalis  2' Nogués  41'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,440 Referee: Guy Mouchotte

2 May 1978 38	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Nancy	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	C. Bianchi  87'	Report	Jeannol  25' Platini  70'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 5,289 Referee: Ange Rancelli

4 May 1978 37	Bastia	5–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Furiani
	Papi  36', 42' Rep  68' J.M. De Zerbi  75' F. Félix  88'	Report	Pilorget  28' C. Bianchi  61', 80'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Alain Delmer

Coupe de France

Round of 64

29 January 1978 Single leg	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Toulon	Narbonne (neutral venue)
	C. Bianchi  4' M'Pelé  44'	Report		Stadium: Stade Cassayet Attendance: 4,655 Referee: Gabriel Besory

Round of 32

18 February 1978 First leg	Nice	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
	Bjeković  51' D. Sanchez  56'	Report	J.P. Adams  85'	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 6,288 Referee: Jean-Claude Martin

26 February 1978 Second leg	Paris Saint-Germain	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 agg.)	Nice	Paris
	C. Bianchi  20' M'Pelé  63' F. Brisson  115'	Report	Ascery  88' D. Sanchez  98', 114'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 33,101 Referee: Georges Konrath

Statistics

As of the 1977–78 season.[1][2]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		Coupe de France
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK		Daniel Bernard	32	0	29	0	3	0
	GK		Michel Bensoussan	9	0	9	0	0	0
Defenders
	DF		Jean-Marc Pilorget	39	2	36	2	3	0
	DF		Éric Renaut	36	3	34	3	2	0
	DF		Dominique Lokoli	31	1	29	1	2	0
	DF		Thierry Morin	30	0	27	0	3	0
	DF		Jean-Pierre Adams	25	2	23	1	2	1
	DF		Ramón Heredia	23	1	21	1	2	0
	DF		Pierre Bajoc	9	0	9	0	0	0
	DF		Philippe Jean	9	0	9	0	0	0
	DF		Gilles Brisson	8	0	7	0	1	0
	DF		Franck Tanasi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF		François Brisson	36	5	33	4	3	1
	MF		Mustapha Dahleb	27	9	26	9	1	0
	MF		Lionel Justier	13	0	11	0	2	0
	MF		Bernard Moraly	11	0	11	0	0	0
	MF		Jean-Claude Lemoult	11	0	9	0	2	0
	MF		Jean-Michel Larqué	5	0	5	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW		Carlos Bianchi	41	39	38	37	3	2
	FW		Philippe Redon	41	5	38	5	3	0
	FW		François M'Pelé	38	9	35	7	3	2
	FW		Hervé Porquet	8	2	8	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
	DF		Jean-Pierre Tokoto	1	0	1	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

References

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External links

Official websites

• PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1
• Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com