1975–76 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
# 1975–76 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 6th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league matches at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but once at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes as well after reaching their 44-game quota at the Parc. The club registered an average attendance of 17,249 spectators per match. The club was presided by Daniel Hechter. The team was coached by Robert Vicot until August 1975. Just Fontaine took over as manager in September 1975. Jean-Pierre Dogliani began the campaign as team captain, but Fontaine gave the armband to Humberto Coelho in December 1975.

## Summary

Despite an ambitious recruitment in 1975–76, including the signings of well-established players like Humberto Coelho and Jean-Pierre Tokoto, the league campaign ended in an underwhelming 14th place marked by the divorce between manager Just Fontaine and captain Jean-Pierre Dogliani. Fontaine, formerly the club's sporting director, had replaced Robert Vicot early in the season and then stripped Dogliani of the captain's armband. On the bright side, PSG reached the French Cup quarterfinals for the third season in a row.

In the pre-season, Daniel Hechter relaunched the Tournoi de Paris, a friendly competition originally created in 1957 by Racing Paris. Reinforced with Dutch legend Johan Cruyff and Serbian star Dragan Džajić for the occasion, PSG narrowly lost to Spanish side Valencia in the final in front of a sold-out Parc des Princes.

Additionally, the club inaugurated the first center of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in November 1975 at the Camp des Loges. François Brisson, Jean-Marc Pilorget, Lionel Justier and Thierry Morin were part of the center's maiden generation. They all made their professional debuts as starters in a 2–3 league defeat to Reims at the Parc des Princes on in December 1975.

## Players

    As of the 1975–76 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 | YUG | Ilija Pantelić |
| — | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Novi |
| — | DF | FRA | Jacky Bade |
| — | DF | FRA | Pierre Bajoc |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Berthaud |
| — | DF | FRA | Gérard Cenzato |
| — | DF | FRA | Louis Cardiet |
| — | DF | FRA | Denis Bauda |
| — | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho (captain) |
| — | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| — | DF | FRA | André Travetto |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Dominique Barberat |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson |
| — | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly |
| — | MF | FRA | Francis Piasecki |
| — | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb |
| — | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Dogliani (captain) |
| — | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq |
| — | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor |
| — | FW | FRA | Louis Floch |
| — | FW | TOG | Antoine Dossevi |
| — | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé |
| — | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut (at Sochaux) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André (at Red Star) |

## Transfers

    As of the 1975–76 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 | Dominique Berthaud (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho (from Benfica) |
| — | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget (from PSG Academy) |
| — | DF | FRA | André Travetto (from Bastia) |
| — | MF | FRA | Dominique Barberat (from PSG Academy) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | François Brisson (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly (from PSG Academy) |
| — | MF | FRA | Francis Piasecki (from Sochaux) |
| — | FW | TOG | Antoine Dossevi (from PSG Academy) |
| — | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto (from Bordeaux) |

### 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 | Jacky Planchard (to Lille) |
| — | DF | FRA | Bernard Béréau (Free) |
| — | DF | FRA | Christian Quéré (to Fontainebleau) |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Renaut (loaned to Sochaux) |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrice Zbinden (to Poissy) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean Deloffre (to Grenoble) |
| — | MF | ITA | Albert Poli (to Rennes) |
| — | FW | FRA | Christian André (loaned to Red Star) |
| — | FW | TOG | Othniel Dossevi (to Paris FC) |
| — | FW | FRA | Michel Marella (to Cannes) |

## Kits

French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Kopa, created by French footballer Raymond Kopa, 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 | 8 August 1975 | 19 June 1976 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 034.21 |
| Coupe de France | 31 January 1976 | 7 May 1976 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 042.86 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 035.56 |

Source: Competitions

### Division 1

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 4 | 40 |
| 13 | Lille | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 4 | 40 |
| 14 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 2 | 39 |
| 15 | Lens | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 2 | 38 |
| 16 | Lyon | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 4 | 37 |

**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 | A | 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 | H | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 |

## Statistics

    As of the 1975–76 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 | YUG | Ilija Pantelić | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Michel Bensoussan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | POR | Humberto Coelho | 39 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | DF | FRA | Denis Bauda | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jacky Novi | 35 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Lokoli | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Pilorget | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Dominique Berthaud | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | André Travetto | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Jacky Bade | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Gérard Cenzato | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Louis Cardiet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Thierry Morin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | FRA | Francis Piasecki | 41 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Dahleb | 37 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Jacques Laposte | 27 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | FRA | Lionel Justier | 24 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | MF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Dogliani | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Dominique Barberat | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | François Brisson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Dumot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Robin Leclercq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | FRA | Bernard Moraly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | CGO | François M'Pelé | 44 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| | FW | CMR | Jean-Pierre Tokoto | 32 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Louis Floch | 20 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | FRA | Guy Nosibor | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | TOG | Antoine Dossevi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Source: Competitions

