Paris Saint-Germain
Full name	Paris Saint-Germain Football Club
Nickname(s)	PSG
Founded	1904/1970
Ground	Parc des Princes, Paris (Capacity 46,480)
Manager	Paul Le Guen
League	Ligue 1
2007-2008	Ligue 1, 16th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade The 2007&ndash08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Their home stadium is Parc des Princes, and the team has always played in the French top flight, since its foundation in 1970. The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade

Contents 1 History 1.1 Francis Borelli era (1978-1991) 1.2 Canal + era (1991-2006) 2 Colours & badge 2.1 Club badges 3 Ownership 4 Team honours 5 Club Officials 6 Players 6.1 Current squad 6.2 Out on loan 6.3 Transfers 2007-2008 6.4 Notable former players 7 List of managers 8 References 9 External links

History

The club was founded 1904 with the name "Stade Saint Germain". The current name appeared in August 1970 by the merger of Paris FC (a pool of financial investors) and Stade Saint-Germain. Paris FC is a French football club located in the east of Paris. Gathering funds from nearly 20,000 subscribers, the creation of Paris FC marked the reappearance of a major club in Paris after the demise of R. Paris FC is a French football club located in the east of Paris. C. Paris, Red Star and Stade Français (among others).

The union of F. C. Paris and Stade Saint-Germain was motivated by the need to find players, structures, and a place in a higher division, and it resulted in the creation of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. The new club played in the Division nationale (second division) for the 1970–71 season, emerging as league champions and achieving a first division promotion in their first season. Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top

After finishing 16th in the 1971–72 season and under pressure from the Paris city council to remove the reference to Saint-Germain, the club split in May. The professional part of the club joined C. A. Montreuil and remained in the top division as Paris FC, while the amateur part of the club continued in the third division as Paris Saint-Germain. Paris FC is a French football club located in the east of Paris. The Championnat de France National (also called Division 3 is the third highest division in French football, one division below Ligue 2, one above the Championnat The latter were promoted to D2 in 1972–73 as champions, following the disqualification of US Le Petit-Quevilly. The following season the club returned to professional status and finished second in the league, winning promotion to the top division in a play-off with Valenciennes FC. The Valenciennes Football Club (known as "Valenciennes FC" or as "USVA" the acronym of a previous name is a French football club from the town of In an ironic twist, Paris FC was relegated in that season and PSG would henceforth always play at the newly rebuilt Parc des Princes, once the ground of the former. The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from

Francis Borelli era (1978-1991)

Francis Borelli took over as club chairman in 1978; under his control, PSG conquered its first major trophies: two French Cups (1982, 1983) and the 1985-1986 French league. This is about the football competition for the rugby see Coupe de France (rugby. Paris Saint-Germain FC won Division 1 season 1985/1986 of the French Association Football League with 55 points

The most notable players of this period were Carlos Bianchi, Dominique Baratelli, Luis Fernandez, Ivica Surjak, Dominique Bathenay and Dominique Rocheteau first, Safet Susic, Joël Bats, and Gabriel Calderón later, with Georges Peyroche, Gérard Houllier, Lucien Leduc and Tomislav Ivic as some of the coaches. Carlos Bianchi (born April 26, 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine Football (soccer player and Dominique Baratelli (born 26 December 1947 in Nice) is a former French international football Goalkeeper. Luis Fernández (born on 2 October 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a Spanish - French former Football (soccer defender / Ivan "Ivica" Šurjak (born March 23 1953) was a Croatian footballer. Dominique Bathenay (born February 13, 1954 in Pont-d'Ain, Ain) is a retired football Midfielder from France, Dominique Rocheteau (born January 14, 1955 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a former football Striker from France Safet "Pape" Sušić (born April 13, 1955 in Zavidovići) is a football coach and former player from Bosnia and Herzegovina Joël Bats (born January 4 1957 in Mont-de-Marsan) is a French former football Goalkeeper who played 50 times for the Gabriel Humberto Calderón (born February 7 1960 in Rawson, Chubut Province) is a former Argentine football Midfielder and Georges Peyroche (born January 27 1937) is a French football player and manager Gérard Houllier OBE, (ʒeʁaʁ ulje born 3 September, 1947, in Thérouanne, Pas-de-Calais, France) is a Lucien Leduc ( 30 December, 1918 – 17 July, 2004) was a French football midfielder and a Manager Tomislav Ivić (born June 30, 1933, in Split, Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football manager.

Canal + era (1991-2006)

In 1991, Borelli was forced to hand over control to Canal+, which invested the team in order to compete with Olympique de Marseille, starting an intense rivalry. Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football After three years, the club enjoyed some success, winning the 1993-1994 league, after Marseille's title was revoked for match fixing. In organized Sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result However, the TV network refused PSG permission to accept the title relinquished by l'OM after their forced demotion to the second division for corruption. Canal+ feared the reactions of its subscribers in Provence, and even threatened to withdraw from football completely if the title was allocated to PSG. Provence ( Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm is a region of southeastern France Therefore, both the League and the Federation accepted and the 1994 title remained “not allotted”. The French Football Federation (FFF (Fédération Française de Football is the governing body of Football in France. Paris SG won Division 1 season 1993/1994 of the French Association Football League The team were not even allowed by main sponsor to enter the UEFA Champions League after Marseille's exclusion. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club ^[1] The club's fortunes in Europe also took an upturn as they won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1996, beating Rapid Vienna 1-0 in the final. The 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Paris Saint-Germain FC of France and SK Rapid Vienna of Austria The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. They also reached the following year’s final, only to lose, again 1-0, to FC Barcelona. The 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Barcelona of Spain and the cup holders Paris Saint-Germain of Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

During this period, PSG also fared well in the French Cup, winning it in 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006. In addition, they won two French League Cups (1995 and 1998). The Coupe de la Ligue, the French League Cup is an elimination cup competition organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Among the players who were the foundations of this mid-1990s success were Bernard Lama, Alain Roche, Ricardo Gomes, Valdo, David Ginola, George Weah, Raí and Youri Djorkaeff, with coaches such as Artur Jorge and Luis Fernández (who returned to the team as a manager for two stints (1994-96 and 2000-03). Bernard Lama (born April 7, 1963) is a former French footballer born in the Indre-et-Loire département but originating Alain Roche is a former French football defender He spent a lot of time at the Paris Saint-Germain where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Ricardo Gomes Raimundo, usually known as Ricardo Gomes or simply Ricardo (born on December 13, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Valdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho ("Filho" is "Son" in portuguese language better known simply as Valdo, was a Brazilian footballer born on 12 January David Ginola (born January 25, 1967 in Gassin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) is a former French international football George Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. Raí, full name Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born May 15, 1965 in Ribeirão Preto) is a former Brazilian football Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French Football (soccer player who played as a forward or as Artur Jorge Braga Melo Teixeira, better known as Artur Jorge (born February 13, 1946, in Porto) is a Portuguese football Luis Fernández (born on 2 October 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a Spanish - French former Football (soccer defender /

The takeover of the club by Canal+ was gradually carried out. Starting in 1991, it started gaining shares of the club, but it wasn’t until 1997 that the TV channel started to own the majority of them. After June 2001, Canal+ obtained another 34% of the shares, and in August 2005 they obtained the other 2% held by Alain Cayzac, making it PSG’s only shareholder. Alain Cayzac, born in Évreux, France on 2 June 1941 is a French advertising agent and was the president of the Paris Saint-Germain Football

In 1998, after seven years with Michel Denisot in charge, Charles Biétry took over, but resigned after six months leaving the club heavily involved in debt. PSG were also mis-handling important deals such as the sale of Nicolas Anelka to Arsenal FC, who proceeded to sell the player 2 years later to Real Madrid for €33. Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French football Striker who plays for 2 million. After this era of upheaval, PSG tried to find balance and stability.

In 2000, PSG were one of the 14 founder members of G14. The G-14 was an organisation of European football clubs that existed between 2000 and 2008 During this period, the return of club legend Fernández as manager did not improve the sporting situation, in spite of the talent of players such as Ronaldinho. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre) commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer Meanwhile, the debt of the club had also been multiplied by two.

The duo of Francis Graille and Vahid Halilhodzic were called in to rescue the club, which was forced to slash its expenditure by 40%. Vahid Halilhodžić (born October 15, 1952 in Jablanica, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian football player and now a In spite of this problem, PSG had an excellent 2003-2004 season, winning the French Cup and finishing second in the league, which got them into the Champions League.

That season was to be proven more difficult. PSG were quickly eliminated from Europe's main competition and performed sluggishly in the championship, creating a crisis with the supporters, who were against the policy followed by Canal+. Halilhodzic was fired on February 8, 2005, and replaced by Laurent Fournier, a former midfielder with the club. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laurent Fournier, (born 14 September, 1964, in Lyon, France) is a football manager and former midfielder. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. President Francis Graille was also fired by Canal+ on May 2, 2005, with Pierre Blayau taking over. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His pet project, which consisted of repurchasing shares of the club, did not impress Canal+, which reaffirmed its desire to remain in charge of PSG, despite all the rumours of the progressive disengagement of the majority shareholder.

On December 27, 2005, Fournier was fired by Blayau, even though PSG were only one point away from second place in Ligue 1 at the time. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade Guy Lacombe was named as his replacement after Paul Le Guen, who had just guided Olympique Lyonnais to three successive league titles, turned down the post. Guy Lacombe (born June 12, 1955 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue) is a French former professional Football (soccer player Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon.

On April 11, 2006, Canal+ announced the sale of the club to the American investment company Colony Capital, the French investment company Butler Capital Partners and the American investment bank Morgan Stanley. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Colony Capital LLC is a private international investment firm based in Los Angeles, California. Butler Capital Partners is a European Private equity firm based in Paris. Morgan Stanley ( is a global Financial services provider headquartered in New York City New York United States The club was sold for an undisclosed amount with Canal+ taking responsibility for the debt run up by the club under its direction. This sale became effective on June 20, 2006, following which Alain Cayzac replaced Blayau. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Cayzac, born in Évreux, France on 2 June 1941 is a French advertising agent and was the president of the Paris Saint-Germain Football

PSG began the 2006-07 season poorly, and headed into the winter break in 16th position in the table. After their second UEFA Cup group match against Hapoel Tel Aviv in Paris on November 24, which they lost 4-2, angry fans (in particular members of the non-recognized independent groups in Boulogne, associated with far-right political ideals which include racism and anti-semitism) used violence as a means of showing their discontent with their team's poor performance. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Hapoel Tel Aviv (הפועל תל-אביב is an Israeli football based in Tel Aviv. Boulogne-Billancourt (often colloquially called simply Boulogne or Boulbi) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Incensed by the shock defeat, in conjunction with the club's poor domestic league form, and the fact that PSG were beaten by an Israeli team, a group of supporters chased and threatened a French fan of Hapoel. In response, a lone black policeman came to the rescue, with the crowd reportedly shouting many derogatory phrases towards both the policeman and the fan. After firing warning tear gas shells, the policeman fired his gun twice, killing one perpetrator and wounding another. Following this incident, the lower stand of the Boulogne area of the Parc des Princes was closed for two months. The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from

After a home defeat by Valenciennes on January 15, 2007, Lacombe was sacked and replaced by Le Guen, himself a former PSG player whose success as Lyon manager had been followed by a poor season with Rangers in Scotland. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. (Association Football is the most popular Sport in Scotland and is one of the country's National sports There is a long tradition of "football" Le Guen guided PSG to the UEFA Cup quarter-final, where they were defeated by Portuguese side SL Benfica, and a 15th place finish in the league. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Portuguese striker Pauleta again finished the season as the team's league top scorer, netting 15 times. Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH (born April 28, 1973 in Ponta Delgada, Azores) nicknamed Pauleta

Paris Saint Germain opened the 2007-08 season at home to Cup holders FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on August 4 with an unimpressive 0-0 draw. The 2007&ndash08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008 FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. PSG did not concede a goal for the first 249 minutes of the season, a streak broken when Marama Vahirua equalised for FC Lorient in the third matchday, en route to a surprise 3-1 win in Paris. Marama Vahirua (born May 12, 1980 in Papeete) is a French football forward, currently playing for French team FC Lorient Bretagne Sud is a French football club based in Lorient, Brittany.

However, after picking up 7 points in three matches, including away wins to Le Mans and AS Monaco, PSG moved up to 11th place. Le Mans UC72 is a French football club based in Le Mans. It was founded in 1985, having gone under its full name of Le Mans Union Club The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 After an home loss to Girondins de Bordeaux, Le Guen changed the starting eleven, bringing in homegrown talent such as Mamadou Sakho, Loris Arnaud, Younousse Sankharé and David N'Gog. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. Mamadou Sakho (born 13 February 1990 in Paris) is a French football defender of Senegalese descent who currently Loris Arnaud (born April 16, 1987 in Saint Germain en Laye, France) is a talented French football Striker Younousse Sankharé (born 10 September 1989 in Sarcelles) is a French footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 club David N'Gog (born April 1, 1989 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for The latter scored twice in a League Cup victory at Lorient. However, PSG continued to struggle in the league.

The team rebounded with another impressive League Cup success, this time against Montpellier HSC, with Pauleta scoring both goals, including his 100th goal for the French capital outfit. Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French football club based in Montpellier currently playing in Ligue 2.

Following the international break, PSG stood in 14th place in the table. When the team returned, they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the Stade du Ray and plunging into the relegation zone. Stade Municipal du Ray is a football Stadium in Nice, France. For the December 1, 2007 match at home against SM Caen, both major Parisian supporters groups went "on strike" for the first 15 minutes, making a delayed entrance before encouraging their team. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Stade Malherbe de Caen is a French football team playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. PSG ultimately lost 1-0, effectively placing the club on "crisis mode".

Even though the club continued to lose momentum in the league (with 6 defeats, 2 draws and 1 win in 9 league outings through March-April, eventually finishing 16th, just three points above relegation zone), it did nontheless win the 2008 League Cup, and reached the Cup final, losing in extra time against Lyon after a goal correctly scored by Sylvain Armand was incorrectly ruled to be offside at the close of the first half. The Coupe de la Ligue Final 2008 was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on March 29, 2008. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Sylvain Armand (born August 1, 1980) is a French professional Football (soccer player in the left fullback position who currently

Colours & badge

From 1970 to 1973

The Stade Saint-Germain club played mainly in white until 1970, ^[2] when they merged with Paris FC and adopted the red and blue colors of Paris combined with the white of Saint-Germain. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The first strip design of the fledgling PSG in 1970 was red with white shorts and blue socks,^[3] with white and blue trim. The logo of the equipment supplier (Le Coq Sportif) was generally not displayed (depending on shirt) whereas the following season it was, a trend that continued in the future. Le Coq Sportif (lə kɔk spɔʀtif translated in English as The Sporty Rooster) is a French company producing Sports Equipment In another change to the previous season, a solid blue trim with no white appeared, as the white shorts and blue socks remained.

From 1973 to 1981, 1994 to 2000 and 2005 to 2006

Fashion designer Daniel Hechter collaborated with the club in May 1973 to design an iconic shirt which would become a strong symbol of the club. Daniel Hechter (born 30 July 1938) is a French Fashion designer, sometimes referred to as the inventor of Pret-a-Porter or ready-to-wear. It was composed of a blue shirt with a red central vertical bar framed by white edgings. This shirt was originally in use in 1973-1974 in Division 2. ^[4] The tone and shade of the red and blue has changed over time, as has the dimension and alignment of the red central band. This shirt is in use to the present day, despite proposed implementations of new designs, with the main reason being the supporters' rejection. A reversed version (red with a blue central vertical bar) was in use as the away shirt design in the late 70s. 　

From 1981 to 1990

Borelli succeeded Hechter, and was the first to try to replace the former design, with a predominantly white shirt decorated with two fine red and blue vertical bands. ^[5] Initially the away shirt, the white design became the home shirt in 1981; Hechter's blue shirt becoming the away design. In 1990, a stylized Eiffel Tower design replaced the vertical bars; this shirt remained in use for two seasons and represented the change between the Borelli and Canal+ eras. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built In 1992-1993, the club adopted a white shirt with blue shoulders. 　

From 2002 to 2005

The white design was abandoned in 1993 in favour of a red and blue shirt, which was quickly replaced in 1994 with a return to Hechter's design. The collar design varied, but the colours remained identical until 2000. From then, the blue was replaced in favour of navy blue and the white edgings disappeared, causing the supporters' anger. ^[6] Risking backlash from supporters, the club once again modified the shirt in 2001, reducing the width of the vertical red bar and moving the alignment from the centre to the left. In 2002, the white edgings made their reappearance around the red band which was still thinner and aligned to the left. This shirt design was kept for three seasons. In 2005, the club returned to the 'historical' shirt. In 2006, the red band was reduced in width again, but remained central. The current home design harks back to the more traditional wide central red band, although the strip now incorporates red shorts and socks.

The away shirt was mainly white before 1981, then again from 1993. Between these two dates, the blue/red home design was used. A grey and white shirt (1999-2000) and a crimson shirt (2006-2007) have also been used as away shirts. Currently the away strip consists of a white shirt, shorts and socks. The red band mirrors that of the home design.

Le Coq Sportif were the original equipment supplier from 1970 to 1975. Le Coq Sportif (lə kɔk spɔʀtif translated in English as The Sporty Rooster) is a French company producing Sports Equipment Adidas took over for the 1975-76 season, before a return to the first brand for 1976-1977. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a Pony was the supplier in 1977-78, before another joint effort with Le Coq Sportif, from 1978 to 1986. Pony International (commonly referred to as merely Pony) is an American brand of footwear and other apparel Adidas returned until 1989, at which point Nike took over supply duties, and they remain the equipment supplier to the present day. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. ^[7]

Club badges

1970-1972	1972-1982 and 1990-1992	1982-1990	1986-87 (For Olympic Games in Paris in 1992)
1992-1996	1996-2002

Ownership

In 1991 PSG was purchased by the French media company Canal Plus. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 In April 2006 it was sold to a consortium of investment companies consisting of U. A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating S. firms Morgan Stanley and Colony Capital and Butler of France for a reported sum of 41 million euros ^[8]. Morgan Stanley ( is a global Financial services provider headquartered in New York City New York United States Colony Capital LLC is a private international investment firm based in Los Angeles, California. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e

Team honours

• Ligue 1 Championnat de France
  • Champions : 1986, 1994

• Coupe de France
  • Winners : 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2006

• Coupe de la Ligue
  • Winners : 1995, 1998, 2008

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners : 1996

• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Winners : 2001

• Trophée des Champions
  • Winners : 1995, 1998

• Ligue 2
  • Champions : 1971

Club Officials

Board of Directors

• Chairman: Simon Tahar
• Managing Director: Phillipe Boindrieux
• Directors: Jean-Philippe D'Hallivillee (Communications) , Alain Roche (Recruitment) , Eric Rolland (Medical) , Stéphane Thuillier (Marketing)

Management

• Manager: Paul Le Guen
• Assistant Manager: Yves Colleu
• Fitness Coach: Stéphane Wiertelak
• Goalkeeping Coach: Christian Mas
• Physios: Joël Le Hir, Bruno Lenatur, Pascal Roche
• Scouts: Eric Pecout, Pierre Reynaud

Academy Coaching Staff

• Director of Youth Academy: Bertrand Reuzeau
• Reserves Coach: Bertrand Reuzeau
• 18's Coach: David Bechkoura
• 16's Coach: Jean-Luc Vasseur
• 14's Coach: Cédric Cattenoy
• 13's Coach: Thierry Sébastien
• Goalkeeping Coach: Eric Leroy
• Physio: Cédric Dupuis, Gaël Pasquier

Players

Current squad

No. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade This is about the football competition for the rugby see Coupe de France (rugby. The Coupe de la Ligue, the French League Cup is an elimination cup competition organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for Le Trophée des Champions, the Champions Trophy is a cup organised by the French Football Federation, a match between the winners of the French Championship Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. It is one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 1, which is France's top Alain Roche is a former French football defender He spent a lot of time at the Paris Saint-Germain where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football Yves Colleu (born January 29, 1961) is a former French footballer who served as assistant manager to Paul Le Guen at Rennes Éric Pécout (born February 17, 1956 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher) is a retired football striker from France, who Position Player 1 GK Mickaël Landreau 2 DF Ceará 3 DF Mamadou Sakho 5 DF Bernard Mendy 6 DF Mario Yepes 7 FW Péguy Luyindula 8 MF Didier Digard 10 MF Souza 11 FW Amara Diané 14 FW David N'Gog 15 DF Zoumana Camara 16 GK Jérôme Alonzo

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Mickaël Landreau (born May 14 1979 in Machecoul) is a French professional Football (soccer player in the position of Goalkeeper, who In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marcos Venâncio de Albuquerque or simply Ceará (born June 16, 1980 in Crato) is a Brazilian right wingback. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mamadou Sakho (born 13 February 1990 in Paris) is a French football defender of Senegalese descent who currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Bernard Mendy (born August 20, 1981 in Évreux, Normandy, France) is a French football player of Senegalese In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz (born January 13, 1976 in Cali) is a Colombian Football player currently playing for Serie A Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Péguy Luyindula (born May 25, 1979 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a French football Striker. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Didier Digard (born 12 July 1986 in Gisors) is a French football Midfielder for Middlesbrough in the English For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Williamis de Souza Silva or simply Souza (born February 4, 1979 in Maceió) is a attacking midfielder player from Brazil Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Amara Diané (born August 19, 1982 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football Striker who plays for Qatari club Al-Rayyan Sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing David N'Gog (born April 1, 1989 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Zoumana Camara (born April 3 1979 in Colombes) is a French football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Jérôme Alonzo (born 20 November 1972) is a Football (soccer goalkeeper who played for Paris-Saint Germain and was the back-up keeper to Lionel Position Player 17 DF Larrys Mabiala 18 FW Loris Arnaud 19 FW Everton Santos 20 MF Clément Chantôme 21 FW Yannick Boli 22 DF Sylvain Armand 23 MF Jérémy Clément 24 DF Grégory Bourillon 25 MF Jérôme Rothen 26 MF Granddi Ngoyi 27 MF Younousse Sankharé 30 GK Apoula Edima Bete Edel

Out on loan

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Larrys Mabiala (born October 8, 1987 in Montfermeil, France) is a defender for French club Paris St Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Loris Arnaud (born April 16, 1987 in Saint Germain en Laye, France) is a talented French football Striker Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Everton Leandro dos Santos Pinto or simply Everton Santos (born 14 October 1986 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state) is For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Clément Chantôme (born September 11, 1987 in Sens) is a French Footballer who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Yannick Boli (born 13 January 1988 in Saint-Maurice) is a French football player of Ivorian descent who currently plays for Paris In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sylvain Armand (born August 1, 1980) is a French professional Football (soccer player in the left fullback position who currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jérémy Clément (born August 26 1984) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Grégory Bourillon (born 1 July 1984 in Laval, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire) is a French Soccer player currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jérôme Rothen (born March 31, 1978 in Châtenay-Malabry) is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Granddi Ngoyi Majundu (born May 17, 1988 in Melun) is a French midfielder. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Younousse Sankharé (born 10 September 1989 in Sarcelles) is a French footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 club In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Position Player 17 DF Sammy Traoré (at AJ Auxerre) -- MF Albert Baning (at CS Sedan) 19 FW Fabrice Pancrate (at FC Sochaux) 4 MF Youssouf Mulumbu (at Amiens SC) -- FW Guillaume Hoarau (at Le Havre AC)

Transfers 2007-2008

In:

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sammy Traoré (born 25 February, 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football defender, currently playing Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Albert Baning (born 17 March 1985) is a Cameroonian football midfielder currently playing club football for Paris Saint-Germain FC. Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes is a French football club based in Sedan. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Fabrice Pancrate (born May 2, 1980 in Paris, France) is a French football player FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Youssouf Mulumbu (born on 25 January 1987 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo is a footballer, who currently plays for Amiens Sporting Club ( Amiens SC) is a French Soccer club based in Amiens, currently playing in Ligue 2, the second highest Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Guillaume Hoarau (born March 5, 1984 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) is a French footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain. Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association or Havre Athletic Club, is a French football club based in Le Havre, founded in 1872 making it the oldest football Position Player 8 MF Didier Digard (from Le Havre AC) 24 DF Gregory Bourillon (from Stade Rennais) 15 DF Zoumana Camara (from AS Saint Etienne) 30 GK Apoula Edima Bete Edel (from Rapid Bucharest) -- FW Guillaume Hoarau (from Le Havre AC) 2 DF Ceará (from Sport Club Internacional) 19 MF Everton Santos (from Sport Club Corinthians Paulista) 10 MF Souza (from São Paulo Futebol Clube)

Out:

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Didier Digard (born 12 July 1986 in Gisors) is a French football Midfielder for Middlesbrough in the English Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association or Havre Athletic Club, is a French football club based in Le Havre, founded in 1872 making it the oldest football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Grégory Bourillon (born 1 July 1984 in Laval, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire) is a French Soccer player currently Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Zoumana Camara (born April 3 1979 in Colombes) is a French football player Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Fotbal Club Rapid Bucureşti is a Romanian Football club. It was founded in 1923 by a group of workers of the Griviţa workshops under the name of "Cultural Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Guillaume Hoarau (born March 5, 1984 in Saint-Louis, Réunion) is a French footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain. Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association or Havre Athletic Club, is a French football club based in Le Havre, founded in 1872 making it the oldest football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marcos Venâncio de Albuquerque or simply Ceará (born June 16, 1980 in Crato) is a Brazilian right wingback. Sport Club Internacional, also known as Inter or Colorado, is a Brazilian football team from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Everton Leandro dos Santos Pinto or simply Everton Santos (born 14 October 1986 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state) is Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian Sports club, based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Williamis de Souza Silva or simply Souza (born February 4, 1979 in Maceió) is a attacking midfielder player from Brazil São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo, is a traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded Position Player -- MF Marcelo Gallardo (to D.C. United) -- GK Nicolas Cousin (to Rangers SCO) -- DF David Rozehnal (to Newcastle United F.C.) -- DF Boukary Drame (to FC Sochaux) -- MF Edouard Cisse (to Beşiktaş J.K.) -- MF David Hellebuyck (to OGC Nice) -- MF Rudy Haddad (to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC) -- MF Cristian Rodriguez (to S.L. Benfica) -- FW Bonaventure Kalou (to RC Lens) -- DF Jean-Yves Mvoto (to Sunderland A.F.C) -- FW Pierre-Alain Frau (to OSC Lille) -- FW Franck Dja Djedje (to Grenoble Foot) -- FW Samuel Pietre (to Levadiakos F.C.) -- FW Carlos Bueno (to Club Atlético Boca Juniors)

Notable former players

For a complete list of former Paris Saint-Germain FC players with a Wikipedia article, see here. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (born January 18, 1976 in Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Nicolas Cousin (born July 11, 1985 in Nemours) is a young French goalkeeper currently playing in the third French division with Angers SCO In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring David Sebastian Rozehnal (born July 5, 1980 in Šternberk) is a Czech football player who plays for the Serie A club Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Boukary Dramé (born 22 July, 1985, in Créteil) is a French and Senegalese football defender, currently playing FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Edouard Cisse (born March 30, 1978 in Pau, France) is a French football player who plays for Beşiktaş J Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. David Hellebuyck (born May 12, 1979) is a French professional Football (soccer player in the Midfielder (football position who OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur, is a French football club based in Nice. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Rudy Haddad (born February 5, 1985) is a Jewish ref name=One>- French footballer of Tunisian. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is an Israeli Association football club part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti, known as Cebolla (born September 30, 1985 in Juan Lacaze) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Bonaventure "Barry" Kalou (born January 12, 1978 in Oumé, Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian Striker, who is currently Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Pierre-Alain Frau, (born 15 April 1980 in Montbéliard) is a French football forward who plays for Lille, and is nicknamed Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Franck Dja Djedje (born June 2, 1986 in Abidjan) is a football Striker from Cote d'Ivoire who plays for French Ligue Grenoble Foot 38 is a French football club from the city of Grenoble which competes in the first level of the French football league system. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Levadiakos FC is a Soccer club that plays in Super League Greece in the 2007-2008 season Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Carlos Heber Bueno Suárez, Bueno (born May 10, 1980 in Artigas) is an Uruguayan footballer, who currently plays Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for

France Nicolas Anelka Jocelyn Angloma Dominique Baratelli Dominique Bathenay Joël Bats Daniel Bravo Benoît Cauet José Cobos Patrick Colleter Frédéric Déhu Vikash Dhorasoo Sylvain Distin Jean-Pierre Dogliani Raymond Domenech Jean Djorkaeff Youri Djorkaeff Didier Domi Luis Fernández Laurent Fournier David Ginola Vincent Guérin Jean-Noël Huck Gérard Janvion Philippe Jeannol Antoine Kombouaré Bernard Lama Jean-Michel Larqué Paul Le Guen Jean-Claude Lemoult Lionel Letizi Francis Llacer Patrice Loko Bruno N'Gotty Jose-Karl Pierre-Fanfan Jean-Marc Pilorget

Laurent Robert Alain Roche Dominique Rocheteau Jean-Luc Sassus Amara Simba Daniel Xuereb Albania Lorik Cana Edwin Murati Algeria Ali Benarbia Mohamed Benhamou Mustapha Dahleb Argentina Mauricio Pochettino Gabriel Heinze Juan Pablo Sorín Osvaldo Ardiles Carlos Bianchi Gabriel Calderón Marcelo Gallardo Austria Richard Niederbacher Bosnia and Herzegovina Safet Sušić Vedad Ibišević Vahid Halilhodžić Brazil Abel Braga Leonardo Raí Ronaldinho Valdo Ricardo Gomes Vampeta Christian

Cameroon Modeste M'Bami Patrick Mboma Chad Nabatingue Toko Congo François M'Pelé Croatia Ivica Šurjak Zlatko Vujović Czech Republic David Rozehnal England Ray Wilkins Germany Christian Wörns Guinea Kaba Diawara Israel Mordechai Spiegler Italy Marco Simone Lebanon Larry Mehanna Liberia George Weah Montenegro Branko Bošković Morocco Talal El Karkouri Nigeria Jay Jay Okocha Bartholomew Ogbeche Godwin Okpara Panama Julio Dely Valdes

Portugal Humberto Coelho Hugo Leal Hélder Daniel Kenedy Pauleta Russia Sergei Semak Igor Yanovski Senegal Saar Boubacar Aliou Cissé Serbia Danijel Ljuboja Ilja Pantelić Spain Mikel Arteta Enrique de Lucas Tunisia Selim Benachour Uruguay Cristian Rodriguez

List of managers

Pierre Phelipon (1970-72) Robert Vicot (1972-75) Just Fontaine (1973-76) Velibor Vasović (1976-77, 1978-79) Jean-Michel Larqué (1977-78) Pierre Alonzo (1976-77, 1978-80) Georges Peyroche (1979-83, 1984-85) Lucien Leduc (1983-84) Christian Coste (1984-85) Gérard Houllier (1985-88) Erick Mombaerts (1988) Tomislav Ivić (1988-90) Henri Michel (1990-91) Artur Jorge (1991-94, 1998-99) Luis Fernández (1994-96, 2000-03) Ricardo Gomes (1996-98) Alain Giresse (1998) Philippe Bergeroo (1999-00) Vahid Halilhodžić (2003-05) Laurent Fournier (2005-06) Guy Lacombe (2006-07) Paul Le Guen (2007-?) References ^ J. Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French football Striker who plays for Jocelyn Angloma (born August 7, 1965 in Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French - Guadeloupean football defender Dominique Baratelli (born 26 December 1947 in Nice) is a former French international football Goalkeeper. Dominique Bathenay (born February 13, 1954 in Pont-d'Ain, Ain) is a retired football Midfielder from France, Joël Bats (born January 4 1957 in Mont-de-Marsan) is a French former football Goalkeeper who played 50 times for the Daniel Bravo (born February 9, 1963 in Toulouse is a former French international football player Benoît Cauet (born 2 May 1969 in Châtellerault) is a French former football midfielder José Cobos (born April 23, 1968 in Strasbourg) is a former French football player in the defender position Patrick Colleter born Brest France 6 November 1965 is a former professional football player who played a brief spell for Southampton in the Frédéric Déhu (born 24 October 1972 in Villeparisis) was a French football defender Vikash Dhorasoo ( Telugu:వికాష్ దొరసూ (born October 10, 1973 in Harfleur) is a former French professional Sylvain Distin (born 16 December 1977 in Bagnolet, France) is a French footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth, having Jean-Pierre Dogliani ( 17 October, 1942 – April 17, 2003) was a French football midfielder. Raymond Domenech (born 24 January, 1952 in Lyon) is a former French football player and the manager of the French national Jean "Tchouki" Djorkaeff (born October 27 1939) is a retired French football player Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French Football (soccer player who played as a forward or as Didier Domi (born 2 May 1978) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Olympiacos as a defender Luis Fernández (born on 2 October 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a Spanish - French former Football (soccer defender / Laurent Fournier, (born 14 September, 1964, in Lyon, France) is a football manager and former midfielder. David Ginola (born January 25, 1967 in Gassin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) is a former French international football Vincent Guérin (born November 22, 1965) is a former footballer who played in a midfield role currently the reserve coach at Paris Saint-Germain Jean-Noël Huck (born December 12, 1948 in Mutzig) is a French former professional Football (soccer player and manager Gérard Janvion (born 21 August 1953 at Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a retired football defender from France Philippe Jeannol (born August 6, 1958 in Nancy) is a French former professional Football (soccer player Antoine Kombouaré (born November 16, 1963 in Nouméa, New Caledonia) is manager of Valenciennes FC football Bernard Lama (born April 7, 1963) is a former French footballer born in the Indre-et-Loire département but originating Jean-Michel Larqué (born 8 September, 1947, in Bizanos, France) is a former football player and now a journalist Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football Jean-Claude Lemoult (born August 28, 1960 in Neufchâteau Vosges) is a French former professional Football (soccer player Lionel Letizi (born May 28, 1973 in Nice, France) is a French professional football Goalkeeper currently Francis Llacer (born 9 September, 1971 in Lagny-sur-Marne) is a former French football player Patrice Loko (born February 6, 1970) is French footballer who retired in 2004 Bruno N'Gotty (born June 10 1971 in Lyon) is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who currently plays for José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (born 26 July 1975) is a French professional footballer who is to join Bursaspor. Jean-Marc Pilorget (born 13 April, 1958 in Paris) is a former soccer player for Paris Saint-Germain. Laurent Robert (born May 21, 1975 in Saint Benoit, Reunion, French Overseas Departments) is a French left winger who currently Alain Roche is a former French football defender He spent a lot of time at the Paris Saint-Germain where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Dominique Rocheteau (born January 14, 1955 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime) is a former football Striker from France Jean-Luc Sassus (born October 4, 1962 in Tarbes) is a former French international football player Amara Simba (born 23 December 1961) Dakar Senegal is a retired French football player. Daniel Xuereb (born June 22, 1959 in Gardanne, Bouches-du-Rhônes) is a former football Striker from France Lorik Cana (born on 27 July 1983 in Pristina) is an Albanian footballer. Edvin Murati (born November 12, 1975 in Tirana) is an Albanian footballer. Ali Benarbia (علي بن عربية (born October 8, 1968 in Oran, Algeria) is a former Algerian footballer, who came to France Mohamed Benhamou ( Arabic محمد بن حمو (born December 17, 1979 in Paris, France) is an Algerian football Mustapha Dahleb, ( مصطفى دحلب) (born 8 February, 1952, in Béjaïa, Algeria) is a former football player Mauricio Pochettino (born 2 March, 1972 in Murphy, Santa Fe) is a former Argentine football defender Gabriel Iván Heinze (born 19 April 1978 in Crespo, Entre Ríos Province) is an Argentine footballer of Volga Juan Pablo Sorín (born May 5 Osvaldo César Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba Province) commonly known as Ossie Ardiles is a football coach Carlos Bianchi (born April 26, 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine Football (soccer player and Gabriel Humberto Calderón (born February 7 1960 in Rawson, Chubut Province) is a former Argentine football Midfielder and Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (born January 18, 1976 in Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer Richard Niederbacher (born 7 December 1961 in Gleisdorf) is a retired Austrian football player Safet "Pape" Sušić (born April 13, 1955 in Zavidovići) is a football coach and former player from Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević (born August 6, 1984 in Vlasenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football player currently Vahid Halilhodžić (born October 15, 1952 in Jablanica, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian football player and now a Abel Carlos da Silva Braga, also known as Abel Braga or just Abel during his playing days (born September 1, 1952 Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known simply as Leonardo (born September 5, 1969 in Niterói Raí, full name Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born May 15, 1965 in Ribeirão Preto) is a former Brazilian football Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre) commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer Valdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho ("Filho" is "Son" in portuguese language better known simply as Valdo, was a Brazilian footballer born on 12 January Ricardo Gomes Raimundo, usually known as Ricardo Gomes or simply Ricardo (born on December 13, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil "Vampeta", born Marcos André Batista dos Santos, (born 13 March, 1974, in Nazaré das Farinhas Bahia) is a Brazilian Christian Corrêa Dionisio or simply Christian (born April 23, 1975 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian striker. Modeste M'bami (born October 9, 1982 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born November 15, 1970 in Douala, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian football Striker, the Nabatingue Tokomon Dieudonné, often shortened to Nabatingue Toko (born August 21, 1952 in N'Djamena) is a Chadian football François M'Pelé (born July 13 1947) is a former Congolese professional football player Ivan "Ivica" Šurjak (born March 23 1953) was a Croatian footballer. Zlatko Vujović (born 26 August 1958 in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnia born former Croatian football David Sebastian Rozehnal (born July 5, 1980 in Šternberk) is a Czech football player who plays for the Serie A club Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former football Christian Wörns (born on May 10, 1972 in Mannheim) is a retired German footballer who played at both Full-back and Kaba Diawara (born December 16, 1975 in Toulon) is a French -born Guinean footballer Mordechai Spiegler ( Hebrew: מרדכי שפיגלר born 19 August 1944, in Sochi, Russia, ex- Soviet Union) is a Marco Simone (born 7 January 1969 in Castellanza) is an Italian former professional Football (soccer player in the Striker or winger Larry Mehanna is Lebanese footballer (having also french nationality who currently plays for Al-Ansar. George Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. Branko Bošković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Бошковић (born June 21 1980 in Bačka Topola, Vojvodina, Serbia Talal El Karkouri ( Arabic: طلال القرقوري (born July 8, 1976 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan professional Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha (born 14 August 1973 in Enugu) is a former Nigerian footballer. Bartholomew Ogbeche (born 1 October, 1984) is a Nigerian football player Godwin Okpara (born September 20, 1972 in Lagos) is a former Football defender. Julio César Dely Valdés (born March 12, 1967 in Colon) is a Panamanian football player one of the best of his generation Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (born 20 April, 1950, Cedofeita, Portugal) is a Portuguese former professional footballer Hugo Miguel Ribeiro Leal (born May 21, 1980) is a Portuguese professional Football (soccer player Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão, better known as Hélder (born March 21, 1971 in Luanda) is a retired Portuguese footballer Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos, Kenedy (born 18 February 1974 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau) is a Guinea-Bissauan Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH (born April 28, 1973 in Ponta Delgada, Azores) nicknamed Pauleta Sergei Semak (Сергей Богданович Семак (born 27 February 1976 in Sychanskoye, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) is Igor Yanovskiy (Игорь Сергеевич Яновский (born 3 August, 1974 in Vladikavkaz) is a retired Russian football player Saar Boubacar (born 20 July 1951 in Dakar) is a retired Senegalese football player who played in France for SC Toulon Aliou Cissé (born March 24, 1976 in Ziguinchor) is a Senegalese football player Danijel Ljuboja, ( Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Љубоја (born September 4, 1978 in Vinkovci) is a Serbian football forward Ilija Pantelić (born 2 August, 1942 in Kozica village near Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian goalkeeper who played Mikel Arteta Amatriain (born 26 March 1982 in San Sebastián, Guipuscoa, Spain) is a Spanish professional footballer Enrique de Lucas Martínez (born August 17 1978 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain) is a Spanish footballer who is currently Selim Ben Achour (سليم بن عاشور (born September 8, 1981 in Paris) is a French-born Tunisian footballer, who plays as a Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti, known as Cebolla (born September 30, 1985 in Juan Lacaze) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays Just "JustO" Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco, with French and Spanish ancestors Velibor Vasović (born October 3, 1939 in Požarevac, Danube Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia &mdash died March 4, Jean-Michel Larqué (born 8 September, 1947, in Bizanos, France) is a former football player and now a journalist Georges Peyroche (born January 27 1937) is a French football player and manager Lucien Leduc ( 30 December, 1918 – 17 July, 2004) was a French football midfielder and a Manager Christian Coste (born 23 February, 1949 in Saint-Christol Hérault) is a French former professional Football (soccer player Gérard Houllier OBE, (ʒeʁaʁ ulje born 3 September, 1947, in Thérouanne, Pas-de-Calais, France) is a Erick Mombaerts (born 21 April 1955 in Chantecoq) is a French football coach and retired player who is currently involved with Tomislav Ivić (born June 30, 1933, in Split, Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football manager. Artur Jorge Braga Melo Teixeira, better known as Artur Jorge (born February 13, 1946, in Porto) is a Portuguese football Luis Fernández (born on 2 October 1959 in Tarifa, Spain) is a Spanish - French former Football (soccer defender / Ricardo Gomes Raimundo, usually known as Ricardo Gomes or simply Ricardo (born on December 13, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Alain Giresse (born 2 August 1952 in Langoiran, Gironde) was a French professional Football (soccer Midfielder Philippe Bergeroo (born January 28, 1954 in Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a former football Goalkeeper from Vahid Halilhodžić (born October 15, 1952 in Jablanica, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian football player and now a Laurent Fournier, (born 14 September, 1964, in Lyon, France) is a football manager and former midfielder. Guy Lacombe (born June 12, 1955 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue) is a French former professional Football (soccer player Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football F. Pérès et D. Riolo, OM PSG, les meilleurs ennemis, enquête sur une rivalité, Paris, Mango Sport, December 2003, p. 131-137 ^ Guides of L'Équipe, Football 1969, p. L'Équipe ( French for "the team" is a French nationwide daily Newspaper devoted to Sports The paper is noted for coverage 129 ^ Paris Saint-Germain, N°2 de février 1971, official photo of the team, p. 16 ^ France Football, N°1145 du 11 décembre 1973, p. 16 ^ Borelli's white shirt was used as the first kit for the first time on 6 October 1981 in a match between PSG and US Valenciennes, from match program PSG-Nantes (27 October 1981), p. The Valenciennes Football Club (known as "Valenciennes FC" or as "USVA" the acronym of a previous name is a French football club from the town of 8 ^ Paris Foot, N°3 from novembee-decembee 2001, p. 12 : "Frankly, the supporters of the PSG did not digest the new shirt of their team! Last show of bad temper in date, this streamer posted at the time of the PSG-Lyon match: "The shirt does not take"" ^ Names of suppliers and evolution of the team's colours based on official photos of the team. 2006-2007 photo is on line at PSG official site (http://www.psg.fr/fr/club/current_team_toplevel/0,,,00.html)and former kits from 1970 to 2006 in match programs. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain changes hands", The BBC, 11-4-2006.   External links (French) Official site (Polish) Polish fan club (French) (English) New York City fan club (French) (English) London fan club Preceded by Real Zaragoza UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner 1996 Runner up: Rapid Vienna Succeeded by Barcelona

Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

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