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

Paris Saint-Germain
1978–79 season
President	Francis Borelli
Manager	Jean-Michel Larqué; (until August 1978); Pierre Alonzo; (until November 1978); Velibor Vasović; (from November 1978)
Stadium	Parc des Princes
Division 1	13th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Carlos Bianchi (27); All: ; Carlos Bianchi (32)
Highest home attendance	45,833; (vs Saint-Étienne, 25 August 1978)
Lowest home attendance	4,815; (vs Reims, 1 June 1979)
Average home league attendance	18,590
Biggest win	Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Bastia
Biggest defeat	Paris Saint-Germain 2–5 Bordeaux

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 de Paris in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 18,590 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, when he stepped down to focus on his playing role at the club.[1][2][4] Pierre Alonzo took over as interim manager until Velibor Vasović became the new permanent coach in November 1978.[1][2] Mustapha Dahleb was initially the team captain, but Vasović replaced him with Dominique Bathenay during the second half of the campaign.[5]

Players

As of the 1978–79 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	Dominique Baratelli
—	GK	FRA	Franck Mérelle
—	GK	FRA	Denis Troch
—	DF	FRA	Dominique Bathenay (captain)
—	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	Philippe Jean
—	DF	FRA	Dominique Lokoli
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Col


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Claude Lemoult
—	MF	FRA	Luis Fernández
—	MF	FRA	François Brisson
—	MF	ALG	Mustapha Dahleb (captain)
—	MF	FRA	Jacques Laposte
—	MF	FRA	Jean-François Douis
—	MF	FRA	Armando Bianchi
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Michel Larqué (player-manager)
—	FW	ARG	Carlos Bianchi
—	FW	FRA	Guy Nosibor
—	FW	CGO	François M'Pelé
—	FW	FRA	Bernard Bureau
—	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
—	GK	FRA	Michel Bensoussan (to Paris FC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Lionel Justier (to Brest)

Transfers

As of the 1978–79 season.[1][2][6][7][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	FRA	Dominique Baratelli (from Nice)
—	GK	FRA	Franck Mérelle (from PSG Youth Academy)
—	GK	FRA	Denis Troch (from Red Star)
—	DF	FRA	Dominique Bathenay (from Saint-Étienne)
—	DF	FRA	Philippe Col (from PSG Youth Academy)
—	MF	FRA	Armando Bianchi (from Rouen)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Jean-François Douis (from Rouen)
—	MF	FRA	Luis Fernández (from PSG Youth Academy)
—	FW	FRA	Bernard Bureau (from PSG Youth Academy)
—	FW	FRA	Guy Nosibor (from Angoulême, end of loan)
—	FW	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	FRA	Michel Bensoussan (loaned to Paris FC)
—	GK	FRA	Daniel Bernard (to Brest)
—	DF	FRA	Gilles Brisson (to Toulouse)
—	MF	FRA	Lionel Justier (loaned to Brest)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Bernard Moraly (to Paris FC)
—	FW	FRA	Philippe Redon (to Bordeaux)
—	FW	CMR	Jean-Pierre Tokoto (to Béziers)

Kits

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

Home [1]
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Away [1]
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Third [1]
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Friendly tournaments

Tournoi de Paris

12 June 1979 Semi-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	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 PSG.

14 June 1979 Third place play-off	Paris Saint-Germain	4–3	Brazil Olympic	Paris, France
	Kirat 16' L. Fernández 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 PSG.

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	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	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: rsssf.com
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	19	19	18	15	17	17	14	14	14	11	13	11	12	11	11	12	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13

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

Matches

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

25 July 1978 2	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	Metz	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
		Report	C. Synaeghel 24' Zali 54'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 17,001 Referee: Jean-Marie Meeus

28 July 1978 3	Nîmes	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Nîmes
	Boyron 8'	Report	Bathenay 31' C. Bianchi 49'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,830 Referee: Alain Delmer

2 August 1978 4	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Lille	Paris
		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 18,983 Referee: René Vigliani

8 August 1978 5	Bordeaux	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Bordeaux
	A. Giresse 42' Vukotić 72'	Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 17,989 Referee: Michel Vautrot

18 August 1978 6	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Valenciennes	Paris
	C. Bianchi 16' (pen.) Renaut 52'	Report	B. Lech 48' Zlatarić 59'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 24,274 Referee: Robert Wurtz

22 August 1978 7	Nice	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
	G. Buscher 73'	Report	M'Pelé 18' C. Bianchi 66' Barraja 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 12,908 Referee: Georges Konrath

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

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

8 September 1978 10	Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Bastia	Paris
	C. Bianchi 33', 60' Pilorget 39' Renaut 57'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 30,596 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

19 September 1978 11	Sochaux	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Montbéliard
	Ivezić 30' (pen.) P. Revelli 36'	Report	C. Bianchi 3'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 8,073 Referee: Achille Verbecke

22 September 1978 12	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Valenciennes	Paris
	C. Bianchi 45', 63'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 14,638 Referee: Marcel Bacou

30 September 1978 13	Marseille	4–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
	Linderoth 21' B. Sarr 46' Buigues 56' H. Florès 86' (pen.)	Report	C. Bianchi 83'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 9,295 Referee: Alain Delmer

11 October 1978 14	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Nancy	Paris
	Bathenay 25' C. Bianchi 89' (pen.)	Report	Neubert 76'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Michel Leloup

14 October 1978 15	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Nantes	Paris
	C. Bianchi 68'	Report	Amisse 62'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 27,911 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

21 October 1978 16	Lyon	4–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
	Carrié 22' Valadier 58', 72' Xuereb 78'	Report	Larqué 50' C. Bianchi 65' Dahleb 69'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 15,879 Referee: Marc Buils

27 October 1978 17	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Laval	Paris
	C. Bianchi 30'	Report	Lechantre 72' Giachetti 82'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 14,392 Referee: Georges Konrath

4 November 1978 18	Monaco	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
	Nogués 54' Onnis 65'	Report	Dahleb 14'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Michel Vautrot

14 November 1978 19	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Strasbourg	Paris
	M'Pelé 47' C. Bianchi 65'	Report	Specht 22'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,805 Referee: Michel Leloup

17 November 1978 20	Metz	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
	Kasperczak 45' C. Diallo 53'	Report	Dahleb 60'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 10,885 Referee: Guy Mouchotte

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

2 December 1978 22	Lille	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lille
	Cabral 23' Olarević 66' (pen.) Pleimelding 69'	Report	C. Bianchi 70'	Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Attendance: 10,894 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

10 December 1978 23	Paris Saint-Germain	2–5	Bordeaux	Paris
	C. Bianchi 34', 41'	Report	Vergnes 32', 67', 72', 86' Van Straelen 50'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 15,375 Referee: René Vigliani

17 December 1978 24	Paris FC	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Paris
	Alberto 88'	Report	C. Bianchi 56'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 21,996 Referee: Henri Didier

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

4 February 1979 26	Saint-Étienne	4–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Étienne
	Pilorget 5' (o.g.) J. Santini 9' B. Lacombe 24' Repellini 58'	Report	Bureau 35'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 21,309 Referee: Alain Delmer

18 February 1979 27	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Angers	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	C. Bianchi 12'	Report	Gonfalone 72'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 5,366 Referee: René Vigliani

2 March 1979 28	Bastia	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Furiani
	Papi 87'	Report	C. Bianchi 37' Dahleb 50'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Guy Mouchotte

20 March 1979 29	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Sochaux	Paris
	M'Pelé 12' A. Bianchi 47' (pen.) Lemoult 88'	Report	Genghini 89'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Ange Rancelli

28 March 1979 30	Valenciennes	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Valenciennes
	Schall 25'	Report		Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

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

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

27 April 1979 33	Nantes	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
	Amisse 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel Saupin Attendance: 10,918 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian

5 May 1979 34	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lyon	Paris
	Bathenay 11' C. Bianchi 66'	Report	J.M. Martinez 60'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 7,410 Referee: Achille Verbecke

18 May 1979 35	Laval	2–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Laval
	P. Delamontagne 88' (pen.) Coste 90'	Report	Dahleb 18' Bureau 22' C. Bianchi 72'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,099 Referee: René Vigliani

25 May 1979 36	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Monaco	Paris
	C. Bianchi 8', 28', 57'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 10,296 Referee: Georges Konrath

29 May 1979 37	Strasbourg	3–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Strasbourg
	J.J. Marx 1' R. Wagner 18' Gemmrich 58'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,590 Referee: René Vigliani

1 June 1979 38	Paris Saint-Germain	3–2	Reims	Paris
	C. Bianchi 33' F. Brisson 51', 67'	Report	Michelberger 49' Bertolino 61'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 4,815 Referee: Guy Mouchotte

Coupe de France

Round of 64

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

Round of 32

9 March 1979 First leg	Monaco	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
	Barral 23' Emon 41'	Report	C. Bianchi 73'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Michel Vautrot

25 March 1979 Second leg	Paris Saint-Germain	1–4 (2–6 agg.)	Monaco	Paris
	C. Bianchi 34'	Report	Emon 13' Onnis 54' Moizan 83' G. 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK		Dominique Baratelli	41	0	38	0	3	0
Defenders
	DF		Dominique Bathenay	41	6	38	6	3	0
	DF		Jean-Marc Pilorget	39	2	36	2	3	0
	DF		Éric Renaut	36	2	33	2	3	0
	DF		Dominique Lokoli	32	0	30	0	2	0
	DF		Philippe Col	24	0	22	0	2	0
	DF		Thierry Morin	21	0	19	0	2	0
	DF		Jean-Pierre Adams	18	0	18	0	0	0
	DF		Philippe Jean	5	0	5	0	0	0
	DF		Pierre Bajoc	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF		Ramón Heredia	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Franck Tanasi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF		Armando Bianchi	30	3	27	2	3	1
	MF		François Brisson	24	2	23	2	1	0
	MF		Mustapha Dahleb	23	8	21	6	2	2
	MF		Jean-Michel Larqué	20	0	17	0	3	0
	MF		Jean-Claude Lemoult	18	1	16	1	2	0
	MF		Jean-François Douis	12	0	12	0	0	0
	MF		Jacques Laposte	11	0	9	0	2	0
	MF		Luis Fernández	7	0	7	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW		Carlos Bianchi	39	32	36	27	3	5
	FW		François M'Pelé	26	5	24	5	2	0
	FW		Bernard Bureau	19	5	17	5	2	0
	FW		Guy Nosibor	3	0	3	0	0	0
	FW		Hervé Porquet	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW		Mario Mongelli	1	0	1	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

References

"Saison 1978-1979". Histoire du PSG. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
"Paris S-G 1978/1979". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
"Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
"Jean-Michel Larqué entraîneur-joueur au PSG - L'interview". France Bleu. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
"saison 1978-1979". Paris.canal-historique. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
"Paris S-G B". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
"Jéremi Kimmakon, 100eme Titi du PSG". Paris.canal-historique. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"Christopher Nkunku, 50 matches à Paris". Paris.canal-historique. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
"L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1970". Histoire du PSG. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

External links

Official websites

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[saison79-1] "Saison 1978-1979". Histoire du PSG. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[foot79-2] "Paris S-G 1978/1979". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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[Larqué-4] "Jean-Michel Larqué entraîneur-joueur au PSG - L'interview". France Bleu. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

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[7] "Jéremi Kimmakon, 100eme Titi du PSG". Paris.canal-historique. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[8] "Christopher Nkunku, 50 matches à Paris". Paris.canal-historique. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[9] "L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1970". Histoire du PSG. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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