1990–91 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
# 1990–91 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 21st season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 14,817 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Henri Michel. Joël Bats was the team captain.

## Summary

Poor results, once again showcased by their 9th-place finish in 1990–91, and competition with Racing Paris in the 1980s for recognition as the capital's top team had taken a toll on PSG. The club's budget skyrocketed and, as a result, debt kept rising. In April 1991, after yet another defeat and with the club in great danger of bankruptcy, PSG supporters demanded the resignation of Francis Borelli. In May 1991, following the end of the season, Borelli sold the club to French television giants Canal+. On a bright note, the under-19 side of the PSG Academy won the club's first Coupe Gambardella against Auxerre (1–1; 3–1 on penalties) with future first-team players Pascal Nouma, Bernard Allou and Richard Dutruel leading the squad.

## Players

    As of the 1990–91 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 | Joël Bats (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Bosser |
| — | DF | FRA | Michel Bibard |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier |
| — | DF | FRA | Stéphane Persol |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol |
| — | DF | FRA | Francis Llacer |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi |
| — | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Angloma |
| — | DF | FRA | Antoine Kombouaré |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Pierre Reynaud |
| — | MF | FRA | Daniel Bravo |
| — | MF | SEN | Oumar Sène |
| — | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić |
| — | FW | ALG | Liazid Sandjak |
| — | FW | FRA | Pascal Nouma |
| — | FW | FRA | David Rinçon |
| — | FW | YUG | Zlatko Vujović |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian Perez |
| — | FW | SEN | Alboury Lah |
| — | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele |

### 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 | Thomas Kokkinis (at Bastia) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Laurey (at Saint-Étienne) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Amara Simba (at Cannes) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1990–91 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | FRA | Claude Barrabé (from Brest, end of loan) |
| — | GK | FRA | Thomas Kokkinis (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Angloma (from Lille) |
| — | DF | FRA | Antoine Kombouaré (from Nantes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Zajaczkowski (from Abbeville, end of loan) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Laurey (from Sochaux) |
| — | FW | SEN | Alboury Lah (from Guingamp, end of loan) |
| — | FW | FRA | Franck Vandecasteele (from Abbeville, 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 | Claude Barrabé (to Montpellier) |
| — | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan (Retired) |
| — | GK | FRA | Thomas Kokkinis (loaned to Bastia) |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Rabat (to Toulon) |
| — | DF | FRA | Yvon Le Roux (Retired) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Zajaczkowski (to Montferrand) |
| — | MF | ARG | Gabriel Calderón (to Sion) |
| — | MF | FRA | Thierry Laurey (loaned to Saint-Étienne) |
| — | MF | FRA | Didier Rabat (to Pau) |
| — | FW | FRA | Amara Simba (loaned to Cannes) |

## Kits

French radio RTL and French eyewear brand Alain Afflelou were the shirt sponsors. American sportswear brand Nike was the kit manufacturer.

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

## Friendly tournaments

### Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy

**First group stage (Group B)**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Werder Bremen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Second group stage (Winners Group) |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Second group stage (Ranking Group) |
| 3 | Espérance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | Second group stage (Ranking Group) |

**Second group stage (Ranking Group)**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 4th place overall |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 | 5th place overall |
| 3 | Espérance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | 6th place overall |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 21 July 1990 | 24 May 1991 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 034.21 |
| Coupe de France | 9 March 1991 | 28 April 1991 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 036.59 |

Source: Competitions

### Division 1

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 38 | |
| 8 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 38 | |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 38 | |
| 10 | Bordeaux (R) | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | Administratively relegated to French Division 2 |
| 11 | Brest (R) | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | Administratively relegated to French Division 2 |

* ↑ Bordeaux, Brest and Nice were administratively relegated to Division 2 due to financial difficulties.

**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 | 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 |
| Result | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |

## Statistics

    As of the 1990–91 season.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Joël Bats | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | FRA | Jocelyn Angloma | 39 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Franck Tanasi | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Philippe Jeannol | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Bosser | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Francis Llacer | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Antoine Kombouaré | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Michel Bibard | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Luc Vasseur | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-François Charbonnier | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Stéphane Persol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | YUG | Safet Sušić | 40 | 11 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Daniel Bravo | 38 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Pierre Reynaud | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SEN | Oumar Sène | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | YUG | Zlatko Vujović | 36 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Christian Perez | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Liazid Sandjak | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Pascal Nouma | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | David Rinçon | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SEN | Alboury Lah | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred / loaned out during the season ||||||||||
| | GK | FRA | Thomas Kokkinis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Thierry Laurey | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | FRA | Amara Simba | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Source: Competitions

