1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain FC season
9th season of Paris Saint-Germain FC
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The 1978–79 season was the 9th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain FC.[1] PSG played most of their home league matches at the Parc des Princes, while also hosting two matches at the Stade Bauer, attracting an average of 18,550 spectators per match.[1][2] The club's president was Francis Borelli.[1] The team was managed by player-coach Jean-Michel Larqué until August 1978, when Pierre Alonzo took over. Alonzo was replaced by Velibor Vasović in November 1978.[1][3][4] Dominique Bathenay served as captain.[5] PSG finished 13th in Ligue 1 and reached the round of 32 in the Coupe de France. Carlos Bianchi was the team's top scorer, netting 32 goals in all competitions, including 27 in the league.[1][6]
StadiumParc des Princes
Stade Bauer
Stade Bauer
| 1978–79 season | |||
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| President | Francis Borelli | ||
| Manager | Jean-Michel Larqué Pierre Alonzo Velibor Vasović | ||
| Stadium | Parc des Princes Stade Bauer | ||
| Ligue 1 | 13th | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Bianchi (27) All: Carlos Bianchi (32) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,550 | ||
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Players
Squad
Players who featured in at least one official match for the club.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Players who were loaned out to other clubs during the season.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Arrivals
Players who signed for the club.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Departures
Players who left the club.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Kits
RTL was the shirt sponsor, and Le Coq Sportif was the kit supplier.[1][7]
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Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 19 July 1978 | 1 June 1979 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 36.84 |
| Coupe de France | 11 February 1979 | 25 March 1979 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 33.33 |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 36.59 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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: Histoire du PSG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
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
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 | Synaeghel 24' Zali 54' |
Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 17,001 Referee: Jean-Marie Meeus |
| 28 July 1978 3 | Nîmes | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Nîmes |
| Boyron 8' |
Report | Bathenay 31' 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 |
| Giresse 42' Vukotić 72' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 17,989 Referee: Michel Vautrot |
| 18 August 1978 6 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 | Paris FC | Paris |
| Bianchi 16' (pen.) Renaut 52' |
Report | 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 |
| Buscher 73' |
Report | M'Pelé 18' 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 |
| 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.) Revelli 36' |
Report | Bianchi 3' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 8,073 Referee: Achille Verbecke |
| 22 September 1978 12 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Valenciennes | Paris |
| 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' Sarr 46'Buigues 56'Florès 86' (pen.) |
Report | Bianchi 83' |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 9,295 Referee: Alain Delmer |
| 11 October 1978 14 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | Nancy | Paris |
| Bathenay 32' Bianchi 89' (pen.) |
Report | Neubert 76' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Franck Leloup |
| 14 October 1978 15 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Nantes | Paris |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Monaco |
| 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' Bianchi 65' |
Report | Specht 22' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,805 Referee: Franck Leloup |
| 17 November 1978 20 | Metz | 2–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Metz |
| Kasperczak 45' Diallo 53' |
Report | Dahleb 80' |
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 | Bianchi 70' |
Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Attendance: 10,894 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian |
| 10 December 1978 23 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–5 | Bordeaux | Paris |
| 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 | 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.) Santini 9'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 |
| Bianchi 12' |
Report | Gonfalone 72' |
Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 5,366 Referee: René Vigliani |
| 2 March 1979 28 | Bastia | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Furiani |
| Papi 87' |
Report | 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' 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 10' 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' Bianchi 66' |
Report | Martinez 60' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 7,410 Referee: Achille Verbecke |
| 18 May 1979 35 | Laval | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Laval |
| Delamontagne 88' (pen.) Coste 90' |
Report | Dahleb 18' Bureau 22'Bianchi 72' |
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 7,099 Referee: René Vigliani |
| 25 May 1979 36 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | Monaco | Paris |
| 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 |
| Marx 1' Wagner 18'Gemmrich 58' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,790 Referee: René Vigliani |
| 1 June 1979 38 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–2 | Reims | Paris |
| Bianchi 33' 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 |
| Dahleb 44', 48' A. Bianchi 50' (pen.)C. Bianchi 60', 69', 78' |
Report | 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 | Monaco |
| Barral 23' Emon 41' |
Report | Bianchi 73' |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Michel Vautrot |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
26 players featured in at least one official match, and the club scored 67 goals in official competitions, including one own goal.[1]
| Rank | Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | Source |
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| 1 |  Dominique Bathenay |
DF | 41 | 6 | [8] |
| 2 | Dominique Baratelli |
GK | 41 | 0 | [9] |
| 3 |  Carlos Bianchi |
FW | 39 | 32 | [10] |
| 4 | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
DF | 39 | 2 | [11] |
| 5 | Éric Renaut |
DF | 36 | 2 | [12] |
| 6 | Dominique Lokoli |
DF | 32 | 0 | [13] |
| 7 |  Armando Bianchi |
MF | 30 | 3 | [14] |
| 8 |  François M'Pelé |
FW | 26 | 5 | [15] |
| 9 | François Brisson |
FW | 24 | 2 | [16] |
| 10 | Philippe Col |
DF | 24 | 0 | [17] |
| 11 |  Mustapha Dahleb |
MF | 23 | 8 | [18] |
| 12 | Thierry Morin |
DF | 21 | 0 | [19] |
| 13 | Jean-Michel Larqué |
MF | 20 | 0 | [20] |
| 14 | Bernard Bureau |
FW | 19 | 5 | [21] |
| 15 | Jean-Claude Lemoult |
MF | 18 | 1 | [22] |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Adams |
DF | 18 | 0 | [23] |
| 17 | Jean-François Douis |
MF | 12 | 0 | [24] |
| 18 | Jacques Laposte |
MF | 11 | 0 | [25] |
| 19 | Luis Fernandez |
MF | 7 | 0 | [26] |
| 20 | Philippe Jean |
DF | 5 | 0 | [27] |
| 21 | Pierre Bajoc |
DF | 3 | 0 | [28] |
| 22 | Guy Nosibor |
FW | 3 | 0 | [29] |
| 23 | Hervé Porquet |
FW | 2 | 0 | [30] |
| 24 | Ramón Heredia |
DF | 1 | 0 | [31] |
| 25 | Mario Mongelli |
FW | 1 | 0 | [32] |
| 26 | Franck Tanasi |
DF | 1 | 0 | [33] |