1972–73 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

3rd season in existence of Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain 1972–73 football season

Paris Saint-Germain

1972–73 season

Stadium

Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre

Division 3

2nd (promoted)

Coupe de France

Round of 64

Top goalscorer

League:
Christian André (21)
All:
Christian André (27)

Average home league attendance

679

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 3rd season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, registering an average attendance of 679 spectators per match. The club was presided by Henri Patrelle and the team was managed by Robert Vicot. Camille Choquier was the team captain.

Summary

Bound by professional contracts with Paris FC, most of the club's players, including team captain Jean Djorkaeff and Bernard Guignedoux, continued playing in Division 1, while manager Pierre Phelipon departed following the expiration of his contract. Only Camille Choquier, Patrice Py, Jean-Louis Leonetti, Bernard Béréau and Jean-Louis Brost stayed with PSG in 1972–73. The club took the spot of its reserve team in Division 3 and rebuilt their squad with many upcoming players from the Paris Saint-Germain Academy.

Led by new manager Robert Vicot, Paris Saint-Germain began life in the third tier with a young but talented squad that would star in the club's forthcoming back-to-back promotions. Some of these gifted youngsters included Éric Renaut, Othniel Dossevi, Michel Marella, Jacques Laposte and, most notably, Christian André, the main architect of the rise to Division 2 thanks to his 27 goals in 35 games. The Red and Blues finished second in Group West, six points behind Quevilly, missing out on promotion by little. Quevilly, however, had to dissolve due to financial problems shortly after the end of the season and PSG took their place in Division 2 by default.

Players

As of the 1972–73 season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Camille Choquier (captain)
—	GK	FRA	Patrice Py
—	DF	FRA	Pascal Schmitt
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Béréau
—	DF	FRA	Éric Renaut
—	DF	FRA	Patrice Zbinden
—	DF	FRA	Claude Rivet
—	DF	FRA	Patrice Turpin
—	DF	FRA	Didier Ledunois
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Lambert
—	DF	FRA	Christian Quéré


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Michel Béhier
—	MF	FRA	Bernard Dumot
—	MF	FRA	Jacques Laposte
—	MF	FRA	Thierry Coutard [fr]
—	MF	FRA	Robin Leclercq
—	FW	TOG	Othniel Dossevi
—	FW	FRA	Christian André
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Louis Brost
—	FW	FRA	Michel Marella
—	FW	FRA	Richard Vanquelles
—	FW	TUN	Kamel Ben Mustapha

Transfers

As of the 1972–73 season.

Arrivals

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Pascal Schmitt (from Sedan)
—	DF	FRA	Éric Renaut (from PSG Academy)
—	DF	FRA	Patrice Zbinden (from PSG Academy)
—	DF	FRA	Claude Rivet (from PSG Academy)
—	DF	FRA	Patrice Turpin (from PSG Academy)
—	DF	FRA	Didier Ledunois (from RC Paris)
—	DF	FRA	Bernard Lambert (from PSG Academy)
—	DF	FRA	Christian Quéré (from Fontainebleau)
—	DF	FRA	Michel Béhier (from PSG Academy)
—	MF	FRA	Michel Llodra (from PSG Academy)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Bernard Dumot (from Châteauroux)
—	MF	FRA	Jacques Laposte (from La Gauloise de Trinité)
—	MF	FRA	Thierry Coutard [fr] (from PSG Academy)
—	MF	FRA	Robin Leclercq (from PSG Academy)
—	FW	TOG	Othniel Dossevi (from Ambert)
—	FW	FRA	Christian André (from Samaritaine)
—	FW	FRA	Michel Marella (from AS Banque de France)
—	FW	FRA	Richard Vanquelles (from PSG Academy)
—	FW	TUN	Kamel Ben Mustapha (from PSG Academy)

Departures

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Guy Delhumeau (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Claude Arribas (to Nantes, end of loan)
—	DF	FRA	Jean Djorkaeff (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Daniel Guicci (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Sylvain Léandri (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Jean-Louis Leonetti (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Roland Mitoraj (to Bordeaux)
—	DF	FRA	Jean-Paul Rostagni (to Paris FC)
—	DF	FRA	Daniel Solas (to Paris FC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Jantzen Derrick (to Bath City)
—	MF	FRA	Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (to Valenciennes)
—	MF	FRA	Bernard Guignedoux (to Paris FC)
—	MF	FRA	Gérard Hallet (to Paris FC)
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Claude Bras (to Paris FC)
—	FW	FRA	Daniel Horlaville (to Paris FC)
—	FW	FRA	Michel Prost (to Paris FC)
—	FW	FRA	Jacques Rémond (to Avignon)

Kits

Canadian grocery store chain Montreal was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.

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Away
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Third
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Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 3	27 August 1972	27 May 1973	Matchday 1	2nd	30	17	8	5	67	27	+40	056.67
Coupe de France	26 November 1972	28 January 1973	Fifth round	Round of 64	5	3	1	1	13	7	+6	060.00
Total					35	20	9	6	80	34	+46	057.14

Source: Competitions

Division 3

Main article: fr:Championnat de France de football de Division 3 1972-1973

League table (Group West)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Quevilly (C)	30	21	6	3	57	12	+45	48	Dissolved due to financial problems
2	Paris Saint-Germain (P)	30	17	8	5	67	27	+40	42	Promotion to French Division 2
3	Évreux	30	15	9	6	39	20	+19	39
4	Rennes B	30	16	4	10	40	29	+11	36
5	Quimper	30	15	6	9	49	32	+17	36

Source: Footballdatabase.eu
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W
Position	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Histoire du PSG
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes B

27 August 1972 1	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Rennes B	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Renaut 20' Marella 59'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 464 Referee: René Lefebvre

Paris Saint-Germain v Concarneau

3 September 1972 2	Paris Saint-Germain	7–0	Concarneau	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	O. Dossevi 2' André 5', 48', 52' Laposte 30', 75' Renaut 80'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 542 Referee: Mr. Randour

Rouen B v Paris Saint-Germain

10 September 1972 3	Rouen B	1–6	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Petit-Quevilly
	Gille 73'	Report	Renaut 23', 76' Dossevi 32', 54', 89' Brost 85'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 276 Referee: Mr. Dupuy

Paris Saint-Germain v Évreux

17 September 1972 4	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Évreux	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 75'	Report	Quesney 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 812 Referee: Alain Delmer

Quevilly v Paris Saint-Germain

24 September 1972 5	Quevilly	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Petit-Quevilly
	Lemaître [fr] 8' Ancelle 83'	Report		Stadium: Amable-et-Micheline-Lozai Stadium Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Jean-Claude Swirog

Paris Saint-Germain v Brest B

1 October 1972 6	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Brest B	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 31'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 702 Referee: Mr. Blangy

Poissy v Paris Saint-Germain

8 October 1972 7	Poissy	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Poissy
		Report	Renaut 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Léo-Lagrange [fr] Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Mr. Millont

Paris Saint-Germain v Lucé

15 October 1972 8	Paris Saint-Germain	6–0	Lucé	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 4', 39', 40' Brost 55' Marella 58' Vanquelles 67'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 795 Referee: Mr. Picard

Lisieux [fr] v Paris Saint-Germain

22 October 1972 9	Lisieux [fr]	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lisieux
	Dufay 78'	Report	Leclercq 35'	Stadium: Stade Louis-Bielman Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Mr. Caudelier

Paris Saint-Germain v Le Havre

29 October 1972 10	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Le Havre	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 50' Béhier 72'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 692 Referee: Louis Dhumerelle

Quimper v Paris Saint-Germain

5 November 1972 11	Quimper	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Quimper
	Delabarre 8' (pen.), 46'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Penvillers Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Mr. Caillebotte

Paris Saint-Germain v Red Star B

12 November 1972 12	Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Red Star B	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 10', 60', 85' Renaut 47'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 612 Referee: Jean Muchembled

Cholet v Paris Saint-Germain

19 November 1972 13	Cholet	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Cholet
		Report	Dossevi 9'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Blouen Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Mr. Boyer

Paris Saint-Germain v Stade Briochin

3 December 1972 14	Paris Saint-Germain	4–2	Stade Briochin	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Brost 15', 53' André 78', 80'	Report	Fort 38' André-Jacques 85'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 661 Referee: Paul Leclerc [fr]

Vannes v Paris Saint-Germain

10 December 1972 15	Vannes	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Vannes
	Le Nevanen 67' (pen.)	Report	Brost 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Rabine Attendance: 976 Referee: Mr. Lochard

Évreux v Paris Saint-Germain

21 January 1973 17	Évreux	2–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Évreux
	Franchet 80', 88'	Report	Marella 23', 90'	Stadium: Stade Cambolle Attendance: 737 Referee: Mr. Orma
Note: Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Jacques Laposte took over in goal following injury to regular keeper Camille Choquier before the match.

Paris Saint-Germain v Quevilly

4 February 1973 18	Paris Saint-Germain	1–3	Quevilly	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Dumot 24'	Report	Lemaître [fr] 12', 62' Lemaire 30'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Mr. Blangy

Brest B v Paris Saint-Germain

11 February 1973 19	Brest B	1–4	Paris Saint-Germain	Brest
	Mingam 26'	Report	Dumot 51' Dossevi 61', 64' André 89'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 467 Referee: Mr. Caillebotte

Paris Saint-Germain v Rouen B

18 February 1973 16	Paris Saint-Germain	6–1	Rouen B	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Renaut 18', 25', 40', 86' Leclercq 60' Dossevi 77'	Report	Gille 29'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 374 Referee: Mr. Inglebert
Note: Match originally scheduled on 14 January, but was postponed.

Paris Saint-Germain v Poissy

25 February 1973 20	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Poissy	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 9'	Report	Herbette 56'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Paul Leclerc [fr]

Lucé v Paris Saint-Germain

4 March 1973 21	Lucé	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lucé
	Zarotti 2'	Report	Dossevi 65'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Boudrie [fr] Attendance: 926 Referee: Mr. Bourgeois

Paris Saint-Germain v Lisieux [fr]

18 March 1973 22	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Lisieux [fr]	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
		Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 517 Referee: Mr. Paque

Le Havre v Paris Saint-Germain

25 March 1973 23	Le Havre	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Havre
	Bastaraud 78'	Report	Renaut 11' André 32'	Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 1,310 Referee: René Lefebvre

Paris Saint-Germain v Quimper

1 April 1973 24	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Quimper	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Dossevi 67'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 638 Referee: Mr. Blangy

Red Star B v Paris Saint-Germain

8 April 1973 25	Red Star B	4–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
	Ciani 5', 35' González 9' Simon 70'	Report	André 48'	Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 192 Referee: Mr. David

Paris Saint-Germain v Cholet

22 April 1973 26	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Cholet	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Brost 89'	Report	Loiseau 68'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 300 Referee: Mr. Paque

Stade Briochin v Paris Saint-Germain

29 April 1973 27	Stade Briochin	1–4	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Brieuc
	Le Moullec 56'	Report	Renaut 32' (pen.) Leclercq 40' André 67', 83'	Stadium: Fred-Aubert Stadium Attendance: 752 Referee: Mr. Sebpix

Paris Saint-Germain v Vannes

6 May 1973 28	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Vannes	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Dumot 6' Marella 25' Renaut 87'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 463 Referee: Albert Lempereur

Rennes B v Paris Saint-Germain

20 May 1973 29	Rennes B	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
	Mojsov 20'	Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 326 Referee: Mr. Guesdon

Concarneau v Paris Saint-Germain

27 May 1973 30	Concarneau	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Concarneau
	Mad 85'	Report	Brost 13', 44' (pen.) André 20'	Stadium: Stade Kérampéru Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Mr. Behrens

Coupe de France

Main article: 1972–73 Coupe de France

Preliminary rounds

Paris Saint-Germain v Stade Français

26 November 1972 Fifth round	Paris Saint-Germain	8–0	Stade Français	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	Ledunois 22' Brost 26' Dossevi 35' Renaut 37', 40', 74' André 53', 67'	Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 379 Referee: Mr. Capuano

Cherbourg v Paris Saint-Germain

17 December 1972 Sixth round	Cherbourg	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Cherbourg-Octeville
		Report	André 23'	Stadium: Stade Maurice-Postaire [fr] Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Mr. Guesdon

Paris Saint-Germain v Beauvais

7 January 1973 Seventh round	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Beauvais	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
	André 28', 65'	Report	Quessada 38', 74'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Attendance: 500

Beauvais v Paris Saint-Germain

14 January 1973 Seventh round replay	Beauvais	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Beauvais
	Béhier 90' (o.g.)	Report	Renaut 60' (pen.) André 62'	Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Jean-Pierre Peauger

Round of 64

Rouen v Paris Saint-Germain

28 January 1973 Single leg	Rouen	4–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Mantes-la-Ville
	Fuentes [fr] 9', 83' Corcolle 27' Carlier 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Aimé Bergeal Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Richard Pawlik

Statistics

As of the 1972–73 season.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3		Coupe de France
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	FRA	Camille Choquier	29	0	25	0	4	0
	GK	FRA	Patrice Py	5	0	4	0	1	0
Defenders
	DF	FRA	Bernard Béréau	34	0	29	0	5	0
	DF	FRA	Éric Renaut	32	17	27	13	5	4
	DF	FRA	Michel Béhier	31	1	26	1	5	0
	DF	FRA	Pascal Schmitt	20	0	17	0	3	0
	DF	FRA	Didier Ledunois	16	1	13	0	3	1
	DF	FRA	Patrice Zbinden	13	0	13	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Bernard Lambert	6	0	6	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Patrice Turpin	6	0	6	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Claude Rivet	5	0	4	0	1	0
	DF	FRA	Christian Quéré	1	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	FRA	Jacques Laposte	31	2	26	2	5	0
	MF	FRA	Robin Leclercq	25	3	23	3	2	0
	MF	FRA	Bernard Dumot	17	3	14	3	3	0
	MF	FRA	Thierry Coutard [fr]	5	0	2	0	3	0
Forwards
	FW	FRA	Christian André	35	27	30	21	5	6
	FW	TOG	Othniel Dossevi	32	11	27	10	5	1
	FW	FRA	Jean-Louis Brost	30	9	25	8	5	1
	FW	FRA	Michel Marella	29	5	26	5	3	0
	FW	TUN	Kamel Ben Mustapha	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Richard Vanquelles	1	1	1	1	0	0

Source: Competitions

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External links

Official websites

PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1 Archived 22 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com

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