2004–05 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 35th season in existence.[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 35,369 spectators per match.[1][2][3] The club was presided by Francis Graille until 2 May 2005, when Pierre Blayau became the new president. The team was coached by Vahid Halilhodžić until 8 February 2005, when Laurent Fournier replaced him.[1][2] José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan was the team captain.[4]

Paris Saint-Germain
2004–05 season
PresidentFrancis Graille
(until 2 May 2005)
Pierre Blayau
(from 2 May 2005)
ManagerVahid Halilhodžić
(until 8 February 2005)
Laurent Fournier
(from 9 February 2005)
StadiumParc des Princes
Ligue 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Trophée des ChampionsRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pauleta (14)
All:
Pauleta (19)
Highest home attendance43,904
(vs Rennes, 28 May 2005)
Lowest home attendance32,814
(vs Caen, 14 August 2004)
Average home league attendance35,369

Season summary

The season before, PSG had won the Coupe de France and finished second in Ligue 1, just three points away from title glory. However, manager Vahid Halilhodžić's second season at the club was not a success. From their opening Champions League group stage 0–3 home loss to Chelsea, to their poor domestic form, PSG never looked like replicating the winning form of the previous season. Going into the final round of Champions League group stage fixtures in December, the team still had a chance of advancing to the knockout stage.[5] The club, however, suffered a disappointing 1–3 defeat at home, courtesy of a Sergei Semak hat-trick, which meant straight elimination from Europe. It was a bitter loss that even prompted club president Francis Graille to publicly relay his disappointment at the "lack of pride" shown by the squad, though remaining guardedly coy when explicitly asked about Halilhodžić's future at the club.[6]

With only domestic competition to worry about, PSG began 2005 looking to improve its league standing. Sluggish form continued, however, and on 8 February, following a 2–0 home defeat versus Lens that saw PSG drop to 12th, the club's management decided to sack Halilhodžić.[7][8] He was replaced by the coach of the reserves team, Laurent Fournier, under whom the club eventually finished ninth in the league.

Following the conclusion of the season, Sochaux's Guy Lacombe was appointed as manager.

Players
As of the 2004–05 season.[1][2][4]

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
1 GK  FRA Lionel Letizi
2 DF  FRA Stéphane Pichot
5 DF  FRA Bernard Mendy
6 DF  COL Mario Yepes
7 MF  FRA Fabrice Pancrate
8 FW  BRA Reinaldo
9 FW  POR Pauleta
10 MF  SCG Branko Bošković[notes 1]
11 MF  RUS Sergei Semak[notes 2]
13 MF  TUN Hocine Ragued[notes 3]
14 MF  FRA Édouard Cissé
16 GK  FRA Jérôme Alonzo
17 DF  CMR Jean-Hugues Ateba
18 MF  TUN Selim Benachour[notes 4]
19 MF  ALB Lorik Cana[notes 5]
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  POR Hélder[notes 6]
21 MF  POR Filipe Teixeira[notes 7]
22 DF  FRA Sylvain Armand
23 MF  CMR Modeste M'bami
24 DF  FRA José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (captain)
25 MF  FRA Jérôme Rothen
26 DF  FRA Jean-Michel Badiane
27 MF  MTQ Charles-Édouard Coridon
28 FW  SCG Danijel Ljuboja[notes 8]
30 GK  ALG Mohamed Benhamou[notes 9]
33 DF  CIV Sol Bamba[notes 10]
35 GK  FRA Nicolas Cousin
— DF  SEN Boukary Dramé[notes 11]
— DF  FRA Youness Bengelloun
— MF  FRA Rudy Haddad

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  FRA Fabrice Fiorèse (to Marseille)
12 FW  NGA Bartholomew Ogbeche (on loan to Metz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  BIH Vedad Ibišević (to Dijon)
21 MF  FRA Romain Rocchi (on loan to Bastia)

Competitions

Trophée des Champions
Main article: 2004 Trophée des Champions
31 July 2004 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1
(6–7 p)		 Lyon Cannes
20:45 Fiorèse  71' Report Élber  54' Stadium: Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Gilles Veissière
Penalties
Pauleta
Rothen
Yepes
Armand
Mendy
Cissé
Benachour
Touré 		Bergougnoux
Viale
Malouda
Balmont
Juninho
Essien
Abidal
Berthod

Ligue 1
Main article: 2004–05 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Lens 38 13 13 12 45 39 +6 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Auxerre 38 14 10 14 48 47 +1 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Paris Saint-Germain 38 12 15 11 40 41 −1 51
10 Sochaux 38 13 11 14 42 41 +1 50
11 Strasbourg 38 12 12 14 42 43 −1 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.
  2. Strasbourg was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 15 11 40 41  −1 51 9 8 2 24 15  +9 3 7 9 16 26  −10

Source: LFP.fr

Results by match
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLDDLDWWLWDWLDDDWWDDDDLLLWWLWDDWWLDLW
Position1314141414171816161614141012121212111010991011121312121212111110789109
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
7 August 2004 1 Rennes 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
20:00 Sorlin  22'
Frei  23'		 Report Pauleta  40' (pen.) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 25,150
Referee: Alain Hamer
14 August 2004 2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Caen Paris
17:15 Fiorèse  8'
Yepes  56'
Yepes  89'		 Report Hengbart  43'
Sarr  72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,814
Referee: Olivier Thual
21 August 2004 3 Toulouse 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse
20:00 Moreira  55'
Eduardo  70'		 Report Reinaldo  75' Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 34,080
Referee: Alain Sars
29 August 2004 4 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Saint-Étienne Paris
18:00 Pauleta  69' (pen.)
Ogbeche  74'		 Report Piquionne  64', 86' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,763
Referee: Damien Ledentu
11 September 2004 5 Istres 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Istres
20:00 Saïfi  2' Report Pauleta  68' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Bernard Bardin
Attendance: 10,512
Referee: Philippe Kalt
19 September 2004 6 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Monaco Paris
21:00 Report Adebayor  82' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,039
Referee: Stéphane Bré
22 September 2004 7 Lens 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:30 Bąk  81'
Hilton  86'		 Report Cana  44'
Pancrate  76'		 Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 36,649
Referee: Éric Poulat
25 September 2004 8 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Strasbourg Paris
20:00 Pauleta  78' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,935
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
2 October 2004 9 Bastia 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Furiani
20:00 Hadji  17' Report Reinaldo  28'
Pancrate  29'		 Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 7,164
Referee: Gilles Veissière
16 October 2004 10 Nantes 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
20:00 Savinaud  88' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,232
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
23 October 2004 11 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Ajaccio Paris
20:00 Pancrate  10' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 35,487
Referee: Dominique Fraise
30 October 2004 12 Auxerre 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:00 Kalou  58' Report Pauleta  35'
Ibišević  88'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 20,736
Referee: Alain Sars
7 November 2004 13 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
21:00 Pauleta  32'
Cissé  69'
Armand  20'		 Report Batlles  41' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,131
Referee: Gilles Veissière
13 November 2004 14 Bordeaux 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
20:00 Pichot  6' (o.g.)
Laslandes  48'
Rool  76'		 Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 31,988
Referee: Bertrand Layec
19 November 2004 15 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Lyon Paris
21:00 Yepes  12'  22' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,478
Referee: Alain Sars
28 November 2004 16 Nice 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
21:00 Traoré  68' (pen.) Report Pancrate  68' (pen.)
Cissé  61'  64'		 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 11,760
Referee: Philippe Kalt
4 December 2004 17 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Lille Paris
17:15 Reinaldo  33' Report Bodmer  16' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,940
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
12 December 2004 18 Sochaux 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Montbéliard
21:00 Santos  74' Report Pauleta  24', 41' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Stéphane Bré
18 December 2004 19 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Metz Paris
20:00 Méniri  39' (o.g.)
Pauleta  68' (pen.)
Pancrate  74'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,881
Referee: Alain Hamer
12 January 2005 20 Caen 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Caen
18:00 Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 20,930
Referee: Gilles Veissière
15 January 2005 21 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Toulouse Paris
20:00 Cana  59'  72' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 37,559
Referee: Philippe Malige
22 January 2005 22 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
20:00 Sablé  73'  89' Report Mendy  23'  75' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 31,672
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
26 January 2005 23 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Istres Paris
20:30 Hélder  30'
Pauleta  52'		 Report Bakayoko  61' (pen.)
Pelé  81'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,445
Referee: Dominique Fraise
30 January 2005 24 Monaco 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Fontvieille
21:00 Kallon  36'
Bernardi  56'		 Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,147
Referee: Éric Poulat
6 February 2005 25 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Lens Paris
21:00 Report Diarra  41'
Leroy  45'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 34,111
Referee: Thierry Auriac
19 February 2005 26 Strasbourg 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg
17:15 Niang  20'
Pagis  36' (pen.)
Abdessadki  60'		 Report Lacour  82' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 16,987
Referee: Bruno Coué
26 February 2005 27 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Bastia Paris
20:00 Benachour  66' (pen.) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Claude Colombo
5 March 2005 28 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Nantes Paris
20:00 Pauleta  88' (pen.) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 33,737
Referee: Damien Ledentu
12 March 2005 29 Ajaccio 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Ajaccio
20:00 André Luiz  15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Thierry Auriac
20 March 2005 30 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Auxerre Paris
18:00 Pauleta  7' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 35,896
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
3 April 2005 31 Marseille 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:00 Batlles  74' Report Nakata  46' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,087
Referee: Éric Poulat
9 April 2005 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Bordeaux Paris
20:00 Ljuboja  32' Report Meriem  72' (pen.) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,433
Referee: Bruno Coué
17 April 2005 33 Lyon 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
21:00 Report Ljuboja  44' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,864
Referee: Claude Colombo
22 April 2005 34 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Nice Paris
20:00 Pauleta  39' (pen.)
Rothen  43'
Semak  85'		 Report Armand  90' (o.g.) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,098
Referee: Pascal Viléo
7 May 2005 35 Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Lille
20:00 Mirallas  85' Report Stadium: Stadium Nord Lille Métropole
Attendance: 16,823
Referee: Tony Chapron
14 May 2005 36 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Sochaux Paris
20:00 Armand  88'
Yepes  89'		 Report Santos  48', 57' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,959
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
21 May 2005 37 Metz 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
20:45 Signorino  7'
Obraniak  26'
Tum  73'		 Report Pierre-Fanfan  51'
Yepes  57'		 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 23,874
Referee: Bruno Coué
28 May 2005 38 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Rennes Paris
20:00 Pauleta  52' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,904
Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de France
Main article: 2004–05 Coupe de France
8 January 2005 Round of 64 Langueux 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain Guingamp
20:00 Briend  59' Report Teixeira  4'
Pauleta  21', 29'
Reinaldo  61', 72'
Ljuboja  70'		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 17,990
Referee: Yves Brizou
13 February 2005 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 (a.e.t.) Bordeaux Paris
21:00 Mendy  17'
Reinaldo  45'
Yepes  86'
Pauleta  95', 117'		 Report Chamakh  41'  40'  41'
Rool  45'
Jurietti  107'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière
2 March 2005 Round of 16 Auxerre 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:45 Kalou  30', 76'
Akalé  79'
Mignot  25'
Kalou  90'		 Report Pierre-Fanfan  3'  79'
Hélder  22'
Reinaldo  23'
Rothen  55'
Teixeira  83'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue
10 November 2004 Round of 32 Marseille 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:00 Pedretti  4'
Lizarazu  8'
Meïté  30'
Pedretti  38'
Bamogo  41' (pen.)		 Report Benachour  4'
Hélder  23'
Bošković  45', 53'
Ateba  47'
Pierre-Fanfan  59'
Mendy  89'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,281
Referee: Stéphane Bré
21 December 2004 Round of 16 Montpellier 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 Godemèche  20'
Atik  40'
Mendy  57'
Mansaré  85' (pen.)		 Report Cana  13'
Cissé  43'  68'
Bošković  57'
Pichot  83'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,356
Referee: Pascal Viléo

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Porto 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 8
3 CSKA Moscow 6 2 1 3 5 5 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 2 3 3 8 −5 5
Source: [9]
14 September 2004 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0–3 Chelsea Paris, France
20:45 Report Terry  29'
Drogba  45+1', 76'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
29 September 2004 2 CSKA Moscow 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Moscow, Russia
18:30 Semak  64'
Vágner Love  77' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
20 October 2004 3 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Porto Paris, France
20:45 Coridon  30'
Pauleta  31'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
2 November 2004 4 Porto 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Porto, Portugal
20:45 Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
24 November 2004 5 Chelsea 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain London, England
20:45 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,626
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
7 December 2004 6 Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 CSKA Moscow Paris, France
20:45 Pancrate  37' Report Semak  28', 64', 70' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Bošković was born in Bačka Topola, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), and represented Serbia and Montenegro internationally following Yugoslavia's dissolution, but also qualified to represent Montenegro internationally after they declared independence and would make his international debut for Montenegro in March 2007.
  2. Semak was born in Sychanske, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and made his international debut for Russia in 1997.
  3. Ragued was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Tunisia in 2006.
  4. Benachour was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2002.
  5. Cana was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo, but part of Serbia and Montenegro during 2004–05), but also qualified to represent Albania, Switzerland, and France internationally, and made his international debut for Albania in June 2003.
  6. Hélder was born in Luanda, Angola, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and made his international debut for Portugal in February 1992.
  7. Teixeira was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally through his parents and represented Portugal at U-18 and U-21 level.
  8. Ljuboja was born in Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.
  9. Benhamou was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in 2004.
  10. Bamba was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, but also qualified to represent Ivory Coast internationally through his parents and represented Ivory Coast at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2008.
  11. Dramé was born in Villepinte, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2005.

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