1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
# 1982–83 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 13th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 24,420 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Georges Peyroche. Dominique Bathenay was the team captain.

## Summary

Paris Saint-Germain were the first Parisian club to play in Europe since the 1960s, when Racing Paris and Stade Français participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The expectation was huge for 1982–83 and PSG strengthened their squad with European Golden Shoe winner Kees Kist, 1978 FIFA World Cup champion Osvaldo Ardiles and, most notably, Yugoslav wizard Safet Sušić, who remains to this day one of the club's greatest players ever. They joined an already well-rounded workforce featuring experienced players Dominique Bathenay, Dominique Baratelli, Dominique Rocheteau, Mustapha Dahleb and Nambatingue Toko as well as promising PSG Academy graduates Luis Fernandez, Jean-Claude Lemoult and Jean-Marc Pilorget.

The Red and Blues made their European debut away to Lokomotiv Sofia in the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup. They lost 0–1 in Bulgaria, but played champagne football at home to win 5–1 with Toko scoring a superb half volley that sealed PSG's qualification. Following a comfortable victory over Swansea City, the quarter-final draw appeared to be perfect as Paris avoided top teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Inter Milan. The first leg against Belgian Cup winners Waterschei was the club's first major European meeting, reflected in the 49,575 fans present at the Parc, their all-time attendance record. PSG deservedly won 2–0 with a great performance from Fernandez, who scored the first goal. The result could have been larger, though, a fact they would regret. In the return leg, Paris lost 0–3 after extra time and were knocked out in a highly controversial match that saw them finish with nine men.

On the domestic scene, results were just as satisfying. PSG reached the league podium for the first time, finishing in 3rd place, and repeated the feat in the 1983 Coupe de France Final, this time against Nantes. Recently crowned French champions, the Canaries were headed for the league-cup double, leading at the break after overturning Pascal Zaremba's early strike. But PSG managed their own comeback in the second half as Sušić equalized and then assisted Toko for the winning goal, once again qualifying for the Cup Winners' Cup (3–2). The campaign ended on a sad note, though, as Georges Peyroche left the club to take a sabbatical year.

## Players

    As of the 1982–83 season.

### 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 |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Zaremba |
| — | DF | FRA | Yannick Guillochon |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Col |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Bacconnier |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult |
| — | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez |
| — | MF | ARG | Osvaldo Ardiles (on loan from Tottenham) |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Cardinet |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb |
| — | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić |
| — | FW | NED | Kees Kist |
| — | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau |
| — | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko |
| — | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel N'Gom |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Préfaci (at Thonon) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1982–83 season.

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Bacconnier (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Yannick Guillochon (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi (from Orléans, end of loan) |
| — | DF | FRA | Pascal Zaremba (from Valenciennes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ARG | Osvaldo Ardiles (on loan from Tottenham) |
| — | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić (from Sarajevo) |
| — | FW | FRA | Bernard Bureau (from Brest, end of loan) |
| — | FW | NED | Kees Kist (from AZ Alkmaar) |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | FRA | Raymond Domenech (to Bordeaux) |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut (to Racing Paris) |
| — | MF | ARG | Osvaldo Ardiles (to Tottenham, end of loan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Alain Préfaci (loaned to Thonon) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Bernard Bureau (to Brest) |
| — | FW | FRA | Daniel Sanchez (to Mulhouse) |
| — | FW | YUG | Ivica Šurjak (to Udinese) |

## Kits

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

| Home 0 0 | Away 0 0 | Third 0 0 |
| - | - | - |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 10 August 1982 | 3 June 1983 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 052.63 |
| Coupe de France | 12 February 1983 | 11 June 1983 | Round of 64 | Winners | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 070.00 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 15 September 1982 | 16 March 1983 | First round | Quarter-finals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 100 | 64 | +36 | 057.41 |

Source: Competitions

### Division 1

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nantes (C) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 29 | +48 | 58 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 47 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Laval | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |

* ↑ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1982–83 Coupe de France.

**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 |
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| Ground | 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 | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Statistics

    As of the 1982–83 season.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | European Cup Winners' Cup | European Cup Winners' Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Dominique Baratelli | 54 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 52 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Bathenay | 43 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Pascal Zaremba | 36 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Col | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Yannick Guillochon | 24 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Didier Toffolo | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Bacconnier | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Claude Lemoult | 49 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Luis Fernandez | 46 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb | 41 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić | 30 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| | FW | NED | Kees Kist | 47 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | CHA | Nambatingue Toko | 45 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| | FW | FRA | Dominique Rocheteau | 38 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Michel N'Gom | 24 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SEN | Boubacar Sarr | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred / loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| | MF | ARG | Osvaldo Ardiles | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

Source: Competitions

