2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
# 2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 42nd in existence and their 39th in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Europa League.

## Players

    Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2011/2012 season.

### First-team 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 | Nicolas Douchez |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Ceará |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Mamadou Sakho (captain) |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Milan Biševac |
| 5 | DF | CIV | Siaka Tiéné |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Zoumana Camara |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Jérémy Ménez |
| 8 | FW | FRA | Péguy Luyindula |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Guillaume Hoarau |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Nenê |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Bodmer |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Alex |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Blaise Matuidi |
| 15 | DF | URU | Diego Lugano |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Alphonse Areola |
| 17 | DF | BRA | Maxwell |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Loris Arnaud |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Kevin Gameiro |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Clément Chantôme |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Sylvain Armand |
| 23 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Christophe Jallet |
| 27 | MF | ARG | Javier Pastore |
| 28 | MF | ITA | Thiago Motta |
| 29 | MF | COD | Neeskens Kebano |
| 30 | GK | ITA | Salvatore Sirigu |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Ronan Le Crom |

### 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 | Granddi Ngoyi (at Nantes) |
| — | FW | BRA | Éverton Santos (at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | HAI | Jean-Eudes Maurice (at Lens) |
| — | DF | FRA | Loïck Landre (at Clermont) |

### Transfers in

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 | Nicolas Douchez (from Rennes) (free) |
| — | FW | FRA | Kevin Gameiro (from Lorient) (€11 million) |
| — | DF | SRB | Milan Biševac (from Valenciennes) (undisclosed) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jérémy Ménez (from Roma) (€8 million) |
| — | MF | FRA | Blaise Matuidi (from Saint-Étienne) (€7.5 million) |
| — | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko (from Juventus) (€7 million) |
| — | GK | ITA | Salvatore Sirigu (from Palermo) (€3.895 million) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ARG | Javier Pastore (from Palermo) (€39.8 million) |
| — | DF | URU | Diego Lugano (from Fenerbahçe) (€3 million) |
| — | DF | BRA | Maxwell (from Barcelona) (€3.5 million) |
| — | GK | FRA | Ronan Le Crom (free agent) |
| — | DF | BRA | Alex (from Chelsea) (£4.2 million) |
| — | MF | ITA | Thiago Motta (from Internazionale) (€10 million) |

### Transfers out

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 | Claude Makélélé (retired) |
| — | GK | FRA | Grégory Coupet (retired) |
| — | GK | ARM | Apoula Edel (to Hapoel Tel Aviv) |
| — | DF | MLI | Sammy Traoré (free agent) |
| — | FW | FRA | Ludovic Giuly (to Monaco) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Younousse Sankharé (to Dijon) |
| — | DF | FRA | Tripy Makonda (to Brest) |
| — | MF | FRA | Jérémy Clément (to Saint-Étienne) |
| — | FW | TUR | Mevlüt Erdinç (to Rennes) |

## Transfers

### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | DM | Granddi Ngoyi | 23 | EU | Brest | Loan Return | Summer | 2013 | |
| 18 | FW | Loris Arnaud | 24 | EU | Angers | Loan Return | Summer | 2012 | |
| 27 | LW | Younousse Sankharé | 21 | EU | Dijon | Loan Return | Summer | 2012 | |
| 1 | GK | Nicolas Douchez | 31 | EU | Rennes | Signed | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Kevin Gameiro | 24 | EU | Lorient | Signed | Summer | 2015 | €11M |
| 28 | CB | Loïck Landre | 19 | EU | Youth system | Signed Pro | Summer | 2014 | |
| 25 | FW | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck | 18 | EU | Youth system | Signed Pro | Summer | 2014 | |
| 29 | AM | Neeskens Kebano | 19 | EU | Youth system | Signed Pro | Summer | 2014 | |
| 4 | CB | Milan Biševac | 28 | Non-EU | Valenciennes | Signed | Summer | 2014 | €3.2M |
| 7 | RW | Jérémy Ménez | 24 | EU | Roma | Signed | Summer | 2014 | €8M |
| 14 | DM | Blaise Matuidi | 24 | EU | Saint-Étienne | Signed | Summer | 2014 | €8M |
| 23 | DM | Mohamed Sissoko | 26 | EU | Juventus | Signed | Summer | 2014 | €7M |
| 30 | GK | Salvatore Sirigu | 24 | EU | Palermo | Signed | Summer | 2015 | €3.9M |
| 27 | AM | Javier Pastore | 22 | EU | Palermo | Signed | Summer | 2016 | €42M |
| 15 | CB | Diego Lugano | 30 | EU | Fenerbahçe | Signed | Summer | 2014 | €3M |
| 17 | LB | Maxwell | 30 | Non-EU | Barcelona | Signed | Winter | 2015 | €3.5M |
| 40 | GK | Ronan Le Crom | 37 | EU | Free agent | Signed | Winter | 2012 | Free |
| 13 | CB | Alex | 29 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Signed | Winter | 2014 | €5M |
| 28 | CM | Thiago Motta | 29 | EU | Internazionale | Signed | Winter | 2015 | €11.5M |

Total spending: €106.1 million.

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DM | Claude Makélélé | 38 | EU | Retired | Contract Ended | Summer | Retired |
| 1 | GK | Grégory Coupet | 38 | EU | Retired | Contract Ended | Summer | Retired |
| 30 | GK | Apoula Edel | 25 | EU | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Contract Ended | Summer | Free |
| 13 | CB | Sammy Traoré | 35 | EU | Retired | Contract Ended | Summer | Retired |
| 31 | AM | Adama Touré | 20 | Non-EU | Lorient | Contract Ended | Summer | Free |
| 7 | RW | Ludovic Giuly | 35 | EU | Monaco | Contract Ended | Summer | Free |
| 27 | RM | Younousse Sankharé | 21 | EU | Dijon | Transferred | Summer | €0.5M |
| 24 | LM | Tripy Makonda | 21 | EU | Brest | Transferred | Summer | €0.5M |
| 23 | DM | Jérémy Clément | 27 | EU | Saint-Étienne | Transferred | Summer | €1.8M |
| 21 | FW | Jean-Eudes Maurice | 25 | EU | Lens | Loaned | Summer | 30.06.2012 |
| 17 | DM | Granddi Ngoyi | 23 | EU | Nantes | Loaned | Summer | 30.06.2012 |
| 28 | CB | Loïck Landre | 19 | EU | Clermont | Loaned | Winter | 30.06.2012 |
| 11 | FW | Mevlüt Erdinç | 24 | EU | Rennes | Transferred | Winter | €7.5M |
| 19 | FW | Éverton Santos | 25 | Non-EU | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Released | Winter | Free |

Total income: €10.3 million.

Expenditure: €95.8 million.

## Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Nicolas Douchez | 43 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Free |
| 2 | RB | Ceará | 43 | Non-EU | 2007 | 161 | 1 | 2013 | €2.5m |
| 3 | CB | Mamadou Sakho (captain) | 33 | EU | 2006 | 141 | 5 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 4 | CB | Milan Biševac | 39 | Non-EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €4M |
| 5 | LM | Siaka Tiéné | 41 | EU | 2010 | 42 | 0 | 2013 | €1M |
| 6 | CB | Zoumana Camara | 44 | EU | 2007 | 164 | 5 | 2013 | €6M |
| 7 | AM | Jérémy Ménez | 36 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €9M |
| 8 | ST | Péguy Luyindula | 44 | EU | 2006 | 179 | 37 | 2012 | €2.5M |
| 9 | ST | Guillaume Hoarau | 39 | EU | 2008 | 126 | 48 | 2013 | €0.5M |
| 10 | LW | Nenê | 42 | EU | 2010 | 51 | 20 | 2013 | €5.5M |
| 12 | CM | Mathieu Bodmer | 40 | EU | 2010 | 42 | 10 | 2013 | €2.5M |
| 13 | CB | Alex | 41 | Non-EU | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €5M |
| 14 | DM | Blaise Matuidi | 36 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €7.5M |
| 15 | CB | Diego Lugano | 42 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €3M |
| 16 | GK | Alphonse Areola | 30 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free |
| 17 | LB | Maxwell | 41 | Non-EU | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | €4M |
| 18 | ST | Loris Arnaud | 36 | EU | 2007 | 30 | 4 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 19 | ST | Kevin Gameiro | 36 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | €11M |
| 20 | CM | Clément Chantôme | 35 | EU | 2006 | 177 | 8 | 2015 | Youth system |
| 21 | CF | Jean-Eudes Maurice | 37 | EU | 2008 | 50 | 3 | 2014 | Free |
| 22 | LB | Sylvain Armand | 42 | EU | 2004 | 324 | 11 | 2013 | €3.5M |
| 23 | DM | Mohamed Sissoko | 38 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | €8M |
| 25 | CF | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck | 30 | EU | 2011 | 13 | 1 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 26 | RB | Christophe Jallet | 39 | EU | 2009 | 95 | 6 | 2015 | €2.5M |
| 27 | AM | Javier Pastore | 34 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €43M |
| 28 | DM | Loïck Landre | 31 | EU | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 29 | AM | Neeskens Kebano | 31 | EU | 2011 | 7 | 1 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 30 | GK | Salvatore Sirigu | 36 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | €3.5M |
| 40 | GK | Ronan Le Crom | 49 | EU | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Free |
| — | RM | Granddi Ngoyi | 35 | EU | 2007 | 33 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system |
| — | CF | Éverton Santos | 36 | Non-EU | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2012 | €2M |
| — | ST | Mevlüt Erdinç | 36 | EU | 2009 | 91 | 28 | 2014 | €9M |

* Source: Footballdatabase.eu, Players in / out and Wikipedia players' articles

## Board and staff

| Head coach | Antoine Kombouaré (until 30 December 2011) Carlo Ancelotti |
| - | - |
| Assistant coach | Yves Bertucci (until 18 January 2012) Claude Makélélé, Paul Clement, Angelo Castellazzi |
| Chief performance officer | Nick Broad |
| Goalkeeping coach | Gilles Bourges |
| Physical trainers | Giovanni Mauri, Raphaël Févre, Simon Colinet, Denis Lefebve |
| Head doctor | Éric Rolland |
| Physiotherapists | Bruno Le Natur, Jérôme Andral, Gaël Pasquier |

Source: PSG.fr

| President | Robin Leproux (until 13 July 2011) Benoît Rousseau (until 7 October 2011) Nasser Al-Khelaifi |
| - | - |
| Delegate director general | Jean-Claude Blanc |
| General manager | Phillipe Boindrieux |
| Director of football | Leonardo |
| Marketing | Michel Mimran |
| Communications | Bruno Skropeta |
| Recruitment | Alain Roche |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Parc des Princes (48,712 / 252m x 191m) |

Source: Ligue 1

## Friendly matches

Paris Saint-Germain went down to defeat in their clash with Swiss side Sion. Antoine Kombouaré's men were three goals down early in the second-half, although they did recover some pride after Siaka Tiéné and Clément Chantôme both scored late on. PSG went down to Benfica in the opening match of the Guadiana International Tournament. Under the watchful eye of new sporting director Leonardo, Paris fell behind to an early Óscar Cardozo goal, but equalized soon after when Clément Chantôme's cushioned through ball was brilliantly lobbed home by Nenê. However, in this rematch of last season's Europa League tie, which Benfica won on aggregate, Franco Jara and Javier Saviola both netted after the restart to give the Lisbon club the win once again. A day after, their second match of the Guadiana International Tournament ended in a draw against Anderlecht. Kevin Gameiro netted his first goal for PSG, only for Lukáš Mareček to equalize for the Belgians. PSG recorded their first pre-season win, beating English second tier club Brighton & Hove Albion with Nenê making the difference, his goal laid on a plate by new signing Kevin Gameiro. Opposed to Wacker Innsbruck and Roma in two halves of 45 minutes, Paris clinched the Innsbruck Cup. PSG narrowly defeated the locals and recorded a comfortable triumph over the Italians. Paris lost to the New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup. Salvatore Sirigu lined up in the PSG goal for the first time and he was beaten by a low shot from Joel Lindpere. PSG bounced back with a resounding victory over Boca Juniors. Jean-Eudes Maurice, Guillaume Hoarau and Ceará sealed the victory for the nouveau riche at the Emirates Stadium. Alexandre Pato's fourth-minute goal meant Carlo Ancelotti's reign at PSG started with a loss as Milan beat the capital club in the Dubai Challenge Cup at the Al-Rashid Stadium.

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorer(s) | Attendance | Match Type | Referee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 ||||||||
| 9 July | Sion | A | 3 – 2 Archived 3 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Tiéné 84', Chantôme 89' | 2,500 | Friendly | Ludovic Gremaud (Switzerland) |
| 15 July | Benfica | A | 3 – 1 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Nenê 15' | 4,000 | Torneio do Guadiana | João Ferreira (Portugal) |
| 16 July | Anderlecht | A | 1 – 1 Archived 3 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Gameiro 29' | 1,500 | Torneio do Guadiana | Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
| 20 July | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0 – 1 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Nenê 28' | 500 | Friendly | |
| 26 July | Wacker Innsbruck / Roma | A | 0 – 4 Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Gameiro 3, 75', Hoarau 47, 77' | 3,000 | Innsbruck Cup | Gregor Danler (Austria) |
| 30 July | New York Red Bulls | A | 1 – 0 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | | 12,000 | Emirates Cup | Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong) |
| 31 July | Boca Juniors | A | 0 – 3 Archived 26 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Maurice 8', Hoarau 38', Ceará 79' | 20,000 | Emirates Cup | Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
| 2012 ||||||||
| 4 January | Milan | A | 1 – 0 | | 10,650 | Dubai Challenge Cup | Hassan Abdullah al-Ajmi (Oman) |

## Competitions

### Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain lost their first game of the season at home to Lorient, going down to a goal from Julien Quercia. Kevin Gameiro's strike had PSG on the brink of their first win of the season at Rennes, but Jonathan Pitroipa salvaged a deserved draw for the hosts. Nenê scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in Paris Saint-Germain's home win over Valenciennes. Javier Pastore supplied two assists as PSG battled back from a goal down to win at Toulouse. A moment of magic from Ligue 1 record signing Javier Pastore ended Brest's unbeaten start to the season at the Parc des Princes. Javier Pastore's stunning goal helped Paris Saint-Germain battle back from two goals down at Evian to earn a point. Kevin Gameiro converted the decisive penalty of three as PSG beat Nice at the Parc des Princes. Paris Saint-Germain were ominously impressive against Montpellier, Javier Pastore scoring twice and Kevin Gameiro once to win at the Stade de la Mosson. A sublime strike from Javier Pastore – and a late volley from Christophe Jallet – won PSG a thrilling victory over closest rivals Lyon, taking the capital club three points clear atop the table. A Kevin Gameiro hat-trick ensured Paris Saint-Germain picked up a win at Ajaccio. Two goals from Brazilian winger Nenê were enough for PSG to clinch a win over a valiant Dijon side. Nenê was the inspiration as league leaders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Caen and record their sixth straight league win. Mohamed Sissoko gave PSG the lead at Bordeaux, but Yoan Gouffran's goal meant it finished tied. Nancy threw the French title race wide open after stunning leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the capital.

Marseille took the clasico honours to condemn Paris Saint-Germain to a second straight league defeat, leaving Montpellier three points clear at the top. Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways beating Auxerre after a thrilling second half at the Parc des Princes. Kevin Gameiro's first goal in seven league matches proved enough for Paris Saint-Germain to beat Sochaux. Paris Saint-Germain and Lille cancelled each other out at the Parc des Princes in a goalless draw. Mathieu Bodmer headed the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain won at Saint-Étienne to move clear at the top of the table once again. Nenê scored twice and Javier Pastore netted his first league goal since October as leaders PSG beat Toulouse at the Parc des Princes to give Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start to his Ligue 1 coaching career. Milan Biševac scored the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest. Paris Saint-Germain maintained their winning run under Carlo Ancelotti after strikes from Nenê and Kevin Gameiro brought the Parisians back from a goal down to beat Evian at the Parc des Princes. Carlo Ancelotti's perfect start as coach of Paris Saint-Germain ended after the capital club were held to a goalless draw by an impressive Nice. A late Guillaume Hoarau strike ensured it finished tied between leaders PSG and second-placed Montpellier. Guillaume Hoarau salvaged a draw for Paris Saint-Germain at Lyon in Ligue 1's match of the season with a 94th-minute equalizer as the capital club slipped from top spot. Argentine superstar Javier Pastore marked a return to form with a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain beat Ajaccio to return to the top of the table.

Kevin Gameiro scored a dramatic injury-time winner as ten-man Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon. Paris Saint-Germain scored through Christophe Jallet after the regulation 90 minutes for the fourth game running to salvage a draw at Caen. Paris Saint-Germain missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Ligue 1 table when they were held at home by Bordeaux. Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first Ligue 1 defeat in 15 outings as Nancy won over the title pretenders. Paris Saint-Germain centre-half Alex scored the winner as PSG beat Marseille at the Parc des Princes. Anthony Le Tallec scored a late equaliser to secure a draw for Auxerre against Paris Saint-Germain. Inspired by a dazzling performance from Nenê, PSG got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a win over relegation-threatened Sochaux. Eden Hazard was once again outstanding as Lille came from behind to beat ten-man Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint-Germain moved to within three points of leaders Montpellier as Nenê and Javier Pastore gave the capital club a win over Saint-Étienne. PSG came back from two goals down to beat Valenciennes in a thriller in the north of France. A brilliant hat-trick from Nenê and a magnificent performance from Jérémy Ménez handed Paris Saint-Germain a win against Rennes that keeps them in the title running with a game to spare. PSG came from behind to beat Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir but the win was not enough for them to win the Ligue 1 title.

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Montpellier (C) | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lille | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Lyon | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |

* 1 2 Lyon won the 2011–12 Coupe de France and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Since they finished 4th, the spot for the Europa League play-off round goes to the fifth-placed team.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: Ligue 1

**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 | 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 | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorer(s) | Attendance | Position | Referee |
| 2011 ||||||||
| 6 August | Lorient | H | 0 – 1 | | 40,048 | 15th | Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 13 August | Rennes | A | 1 – 1 Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Gameiro 73' | 27,927 | 13th | Pascal Viléo (Aquitaine) |
| 21 August | Valenciennes | H | 2 – 1 | Gameiro 39', Nenê 64' (pen.) | 35,875 | 9th | Olivier Thual (Aquitaine) |
| 28 August | Toulouse | A | 1 – 3 Archived 15 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine | Gameiro 56', Erdinç 90', Ménez 90+3' | 31,122 | 3rd | Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne) |
| 11 September | Brest | H | 1 – 0 | Pastore 68' | 40,134 | 4th | Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest) |
| 18 September | Evian | A | 2 – 2 | Pastore 43', Bodmer 80' | 15,162 | 5th | Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 21 September | Nice | H | 2 – 1 | Nenê 36' (pen.), Gameiro 71' (pen.) | 39,081 | 4th | Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 24 September | Montpellier | A | 0 – 3 | Gameiro 39', Pastore 43', 80' | 24,842 | 1st | Laurent Duhamel (Normandie) |
| 2 October | Lyon | H | 2 – 0 | Pastore 64', Jallet 90' | 44,450 | 1st | Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 16 October | Ajaccio | A | 1 – 3 | Gameiro 2', 50', 53' | 8,155 | 1st | Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne) |
| 23 October | Dijon | H | 2 – 0 | Nenê 42', 90' | 44,071 | 1st | Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 29 October | Caen | H | 4 – 2 | Nenê 20' (pen.), 76' (pen.), Ménez 55', Pastore 88' | 43,812 | 1st | Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) |
| 6 November | Bordeaux | A | 1 – 1 | Sissoko 10' | 29,496 | 1st | Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 20 November | Nancy | H | 0 – 1 | | 40,199 | 1st | Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 27 November | Marseille | A | 3 – 0 | | 41,512 | 2nd | Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne) |
| 4 December | Auxerre | H | 3 – 2 | Jallet 52', Ménez 76', Nenê 80' (pen.) | 42,035 | 2nd | Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 10 December | Sochaux | A | 0 – 1 | Gameiro 20' | 16,098 | 2nd | Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 18 December | Lille | H | 0 – 0 | | 45,195 | 2nd | Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) |
| 21 December | Saint-Étienne | A | 0 – 1 | Ruffier 32' (o.g.) | 25,136 | 1st | Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest) |
| 2012 ||||||||
| 14 January | Toulouse | H | 3 – 1 | Nenê 38', 68', Pastore 56' | 44,669 | 1st | Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 28 January | Brest | A | 0 – 1 | Biševac 6' | 14,760 | 1st | Philippe Kalt (Alsace) |
| 4 February | Evian | H | 3 – 1 | Nenê 47', 78' (pen.), Gameiro 89' | 41,624 | 1st | Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest) |
| 12 February | Nice | A | 0 – 0 | | 12,332 | 1st | Bartolomeu Varela (Bretagne) |
| 19 February | Montpellier | H | 2 – 2 | Alex 41', Hoarau 88' | 44,398 | 1st | Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 25 February | Lyon | A | 4 – 4 | Hoarau 21', 90+4', Nenê 45+2' (pen.), Ceará 73' | 37,347 | 2nd | Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie) |
| 4 March | Ajaccio | H | 4 – 1 | Pastore 27', Ménez 29', Hoarau 86', Nenê 90+2' | 44,510 | 1st | Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 11 March | Dijon | A | 1 – 2 | Tiéné 49', Gameiro 90+1' | 14,446 | 1st | Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 17 March | Caen | A | 2 – 2 | Pastore 56', Jallet 90+1' | 19,172 | 1st | Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 25 March | Bordeaux | H | 1 – 1 | Hoarau 81' | 44,723 | 2nd | Lionel Jaffredo (Bretagne) |
| 31 March | Nancy | A | 2 – 1 | Sissoko 50' | 18,802 | 2nd | Laurent Duhamel (Normandie) |
| 8 April | Marseille | H | 2 – 1 | Ménez 6', Alex 61' | 46,252 | 2nd | Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 15 April | Auxerre | A | 1 – 1 | Nenê 23' | 12,010 | 2nd | Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardie) |
| 22 April | Sochaux | H | 6 – 1 | Pastore 6', Motta 25', Ménez 43', Nenê 55', 59', Armand 90+2' | 44,366 | 2nd | Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 29 April | Lille | A | 2 – 1 | Pastore 48' | 17,262 | 2nd | Pascal Viléo (Aquitaine) |
| 2 May | Saint-Étienne | H | 2 – 0 | Nenê 21' (pen.), Pastore 88' | 43,961 | 2nd | Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest) |
| 6 May | Valenciennes | A | 3 – 4 | Nenê 15', Maxwell 40', Matuidi 45', Ménez 58' | 16,914 | 2nd | Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie) |
| 13 May | Rennes | H | 3 – 0 | Nenê 47', 58', 65' (pen.) | 45,357 | 2nd | Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 20 May | Lorient | A | 1 – 2 | Pastore 61', Motta 75' | 16,529 | 2nd | Laurent Duhamel (Normandie) |

### Coupe de France

The draw for the Coupe de France's last 64 was held as France's élite joined the competition. Last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain fared well, being pitted against fifth-division Locminé. PSG needed a stoppage time strike from Diego Lugano to see off the amateurs from Locminé in what was new coach Carlo Ancelotti's first competitive game in charge. In the draw for the last 32, Paris Saint-Germain were paired against Sablé, another fifth-division team. Nenê and Kevin Gameiro both scored twice as PSG eased into the last 16 of the French Cup with a big win over fifth tier Sablé. But playmaker Javier Pastore went off injured in the first half. Paris Saint-Germain went to Dijon in what was a repeat of the sides' meeting in the Coupe de la Ligue last 16 in October. On that occasion, Dijon came from 2-0 down to win 3-2. PSG had a nervous time as they held off a spirited Dijon side to narrowly win – thanks to a Nenê goal – and reach the quarter-finals. The draw for the last eight of the French Cup produced the stand-out fixture between eight-times winners Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon inflicted a first defeat of the Ancelotti era on PSG and reached the last four of the French Cup, where they joined Gazélec Ajaccio, who stunned Montpellier, and Rennes, winners over Valenciennes.

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorer(s) | Attendance | Referee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 ||||||||
| 8 January | Round of 64 | Locminé | A | 1 – 2 | Pastore 53', Lugano 90+3' | 15,744 | Pascal Viléo (Aquitaine) |
| 20 January | Round of 32 | Sablé | A | 0 – 4 | Nenê 36' (pen.), 90+1', Gameiro 65, 73' | 25,000 | Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 15 February | Round of 16 | Dijon | A | 0 – 1 | Nenê 15' | 9,480 | Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 21 March | Quarter-finals | Lyon | H | 1 – 3 | Nenê 19' (pen.) | 42,175 | Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) |

### Coupe de la Ligue

The draw for the Coupe de la Ligue's round of 16 pitted Dijon playing host to Paris Saint-Germain days after their Week 11 league clash at the Parc des Princes as Ligue 1's six sides competing in Europe entered into the competition. Dijon, inspired by Brice Jovial, came from two goals down to dump league leaders PSG out of the League Cup thanks to a brilliant win.

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorer(s) | Attendance | Referee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 ||||||||
| 26 October | Round of 16 | Dijon | A | 3 – 2 | Bahebeck 16', Erdinç 20' | 10,115 | Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |

### UEFA Europa League

Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain had to face Greek outfit Olympiakos Volou in the UEFA Europa League play-offs over two legs for a place in the group stages. Olympiakos Volou, however, were excluded from the Europa League for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, with UEFA handing the Greek club a three-season ban from continental competition. Differdange from Luxembourg replaced Olympiakos Volou. The UEFA Appeals Body seconded the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Body to exclude Olympiakos Volou from the Europa League competition. Javier Pastore provided two assists in his debut to help Paris Saint-Germain take a commanding lead into the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie against Differdange. Paris Saint-Germain never looked in danger of squandering their first-leg lead as they claimed a convincing win over Differdange to take the tie 6-0 on aggregate and advance to the group stages. However, it did take Antoine Kombouaré's star-studded side more than an hour to break down the Luxembourgish outfit, but Nenê's spectacular strike from distance was worth the wait. Paris Saint-Germain were top seeds for the draw in Monaco and were placed in a testing Group F alongside Athletic Bilbao, Slovan Bratislava and Red Bull Salzburg.

Paris Saint-Germain produced a classy attacking display to beat Red Bull Salzburg. Nenê, Mathieu Bodmer and Jérémy Ménez all scored to hand their side the perfect Europa League start. PSG fell to a defeat - their first in 11 matches - away to Athletic Bilbao as Mohamed Sissoko saw red in his first start for the club. After being reduced to nine men Paris Saint-Germain hung on to secure a potentially vital point thanks to a scoreless draw against Slovan Bratislava. Javier Pastore's lone strike was enough to secure Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win over a tenacious Slovan Bratislava side at the Parc des Princes and reassert the capital club's claim on a qualifying spot for the knockout rounds of the Europa League. Paris Saint-Germain were outplayed by Red Bull Salzburg and had to win against Athletic Bilbao - and hope that Salzburg didn't beat Slovan Bratislava - if they were to book a place in the Europa League's last 16. Paris Saint-Germain produced a late surge to beat Athletic Bilbao, but their Europa League qualification hopes were dashed after rivals Red Bull Salzburg beat Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia.

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorer(s) | Attendance | Referee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 ||||||||
| 18 August | Play-off Round | Differdange | A | 0 – 4 | Gameiro 17', Bahebeck 71', Ceará 90', Ménez 90+1' | 6,153 | Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
| 25 August | Play-off Round | Differdange | H | 2 – 0 | Nenê 65', Afoun 79' (o.g.) | 15,194 | Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
| 15 September | Group Stage | Red Bull Salzburg | H | 3 – 1 | Nenê 35' (pen.), Bodmer 44', Ménez 67' | 23,039 | Luca Banti (Italy) |
| 29 September | Group Stage | Athletic Bilbao | A | 2 – 0 | | 23,487 | Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 20 October | Group Stage | Slovan Bratislava | A | 0 – 0 | | 7,238 | Lee Probert (England) |
| 3 November | Group Stage | Slovan Bratislava | H | 1 – 0 | Pastore 63' | 32,046 | Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland) |
| 1 December | Group Stage | Red Bull Salzburg | A | 2 – 0 | | 8,304 | Liran Liany (Israel) |
| 14 December | Group Stage | Athletic Bilbao | H | 4 – 2 | Pastore 21', Bodmer 41', Pérez 85' (o.g.), Hoarau 90' (pen.) | 37,114 | Matej Jug (Slovenia) |

## Appearances and goals

    Only Paris Saint-Germain players with at least one appearance in a competitive match with the first team during the season.

| No. | Nat. | Position | Player | Total | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
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| No. | Nat. | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | | GK | Nicolas Douchez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | GK | Salvatore Sirigu | 41 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Ceará | 36 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Mamadou Sakho | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Milan Biševac | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Zoumana Camara | 28 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Alex | 16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Diego Lugano | 21 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | DF | Maxwell | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Sylvain Armand | 31 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Christophe Jallet | 44 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Siaka Tiéné | 29 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Jérémy Ménez | 42 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | | MF | Nenê | 47 | 27 | 14 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | | MF | Mathieu Bodmer | 42 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Blaise Matuidi | 35 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Granddi Ngoyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Clément Chantôme | 21 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Mohamed Sissoko | 30 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Javier Pastore | 43 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | | MF | Thiago Motta | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Neeskens Kebano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Guillaume Hoarau | 26 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Mevlüt Erdinç | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | | FW | Kevin Gameiro | 45 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Jean-Eudes Maurice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | FW | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
