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

Paris Saint-Germain
1979–80 season
President	Francis Borelli
Manager	Velibor Vasović; (until October 1979); Camille Choquier; (during October 1979); Georges Peyroche; (from November 1979)
Stadium	Parc des Princes
Division 1	7th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jean-François Beltramini (13); All: ; Jean-François Beltramini (14)
Average home league attendance	21,380
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Dominique Baratelli
—	GK	FRA	Michel Bensoussan
—	GK	FRA	Franck Mérelle
—	DF	FRA	Dominique Bathenay (captain)
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Caron
—	DF	FRA	Pierre Bajoc
—	DF	FRA	Éric Renaut
—	DF	FRA	Thierry Morin
—	DF	FRA	Didier Toffolo
—	DF	FRA	Jean-Marc Pilorget
—	DF	FRA	Patrick Grappin
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Col


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Antoine Garceran
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Claude Lemoult
—	MF	FRA	Luis Fernandez
—	MF	POR	João Alves
—	MF	ALG	Mustapha Dahleb
—	MF	BRA	Abel Braga
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Noël Huck
—	MF	FRA	Armando Bianchi
—	MF	FRA	Gilles Cardinet
—	FW	SEN	Boubacar Sarr
—	FW	FRA	Jean-François Beltramini
—	FW	FRA	Bernard Bureau

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Franck Tanasi (at Paris FC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Michel Bensoussan (from Paris FC, end of loan)
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Caron (from Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Antoine Garceran (from Reims)
—	DF	FRA	Patrick Grappin (from PSG Academy)
—	DF	FRA	Didier Toffolo (from PSG Academy)
—	MF	BRA	Abel Braga (from Vasco da Gama)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	POR	João Alves (from Benfica)
—	MF	FRA	Gilles Cardinet (from PSG Academy)
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Noël Huck (from Paris FC)
—	MF	FRA	Lionel Justier (from Paris FC, end of loan)
—	FW	FRA	Jean-François Beltramini (from Paris FC)
—	FW	SEN	Boubacar Sarr (from Marseille)

Departures

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Denis Troch (Retired)
—	DF	FRA	Jean-Pierre Adams (to Mulhouse)
—	DF	ARG	Ramón Heredia (Retired)
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Jean (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Dominique Lokoli (to Nancy)
—	DF	FRA	Franck Tanasi (loaned to Paris FC)
—	MF	FRA	François Brisson (loaned to Laval)
—	MF	FRA	Jean-François Douis (Retired)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Lionel Justier (to Brest)
—	MF	FRA	Jacques Laposte (Retired)
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Michel Larqué (Retired)
—	FW	ARG	Carlos Bianchi (to Strasbourg)
—	FW	CGO	François M'Pelé (to Lens)
—	FW	FRA	Guy Nosibor (to Rennes)
—	FW	FRA	Mario Mongelli (to Paris FC)
—	FW	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

Away

Friendly tournaments

Tournoi de Libreville

13 July 1979 Semi-finals	Anges	2–7	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)

15 July 1979 Final	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1 (5–3 p)	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

20 May 1980 Semi-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	3–2	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)

22 May 1980 Final	Paris Saint-Germain	4–4 (5–4 p)	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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	W
Position	10	7	11	8	9	8	9	10	11	14	14	15	14	11	9	8	9	12	10	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	8	8	7

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

Matches

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

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

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

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

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

28 August 1979 6	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Brest	Paris
		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 18,808 Referee: Georges Konrath

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 November 1979 15	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Strasbourg	Paris
	Beltramini 41'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 36,085 Referee: Jacques Ferrary

10 November 1979 16	Bordeaux	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Bordeaux
		Report	Sarr 73'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 9,308 Referee: Robert Wurtz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 April 1980 34	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Bordeaux	Paris
		Report	Lacuesta 30'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 15,490 Referee: Alain Delmer

2 May 1980 35	Bastia	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Furiani
	Verstraete 59'	Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Marcel Bacou

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

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

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

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

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

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	FRA	Dominique Baratelli	41	0	38	0	3	0
Defenders
	DF	FRA	Dominique Bathenay	40	7	37	6	3	1
	DF	FRA	Éric Renaut	35	4	32	4	3	0
	DF	FRA	Jean-Marc Pilorget	30	1	29	1	1	0
	DF	FRA	Thierry Morin	28	0	25	0	3	0
	DF	FRA	Philippe Col	26	1	23	1	3	0
	DF	FRA	Antoine Garceran	12	0	12	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Didier Toffolo	9	0	7	0	2	0
	DF	FRA	Bernard Caron	7	0	7	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Pierre Bajoc	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Patrick Grappin	1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	FRA	Jean-Claude Lemoult	37	0	34	0	3	0
	MF	FRA	Jean-Noël Huck	31	1	29	0	2	1
	MF	ALG	Mustapha Dahleb	30	6	27	6	3	0
	MF	POR	João Alves	22	0	19	0	3	0
	MF	FRA	Luis Fernandez	17	2	17	2	0	0
	MF	BRA	Abel Braga	16	5	16	5	0	0
	MF	FRA	Armando Bianchi	15	2	15	2	0	0
	MF	FRA	Gilles Cardinet	11	1	9	1	2	0
Forwards
	FW	FRA	Jean-François Beltramini	32	14	29	13	3	1
	FW	FRA	Bernard Bureau	23	5	22	5	1	0
	FW	SEN	Boubacar Sarr	22	12	22	12	0	0

Source: Competitions

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Saison 1979-1980". Histoire du PSG. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Paris S-G 1979/1980". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "Ligue 1 1979/1980 » Attendance » Home matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Mauricio Pochettino 30e entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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^ "Centre de formation". PSG.FR. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ "L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1970". Histoire du PSG. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

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

[saison80-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Saison 1979-1980". Histoire du PSG. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[foot80-2] "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.

[Pochettino-4] "Mauricio Pochettino 30e entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[captain-5] "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[PCR1980-6] "saison 1979-1980". Paris.canal-historique. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[Alves-7] "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.

[Centre-8] "Centre de formation". PSG.FR. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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