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In the summer of 1970, an ambitious group of businessmen decided to create a major team in the French capital. [1] [2] Guy Crescent and Pierre-Étienne Guyot chose to merge their virtual side, Paris FC, created in 1969, with Stade Saint-Germain of Henri Patrelle after the team from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 15 km west of Paris and founded in 1904, won promotion to Division 2.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (French pronunciation: [paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain or simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1 , the top division of French football .
After 20,000 subscriptions, Paris Saint-Germain were founded on 12 August 1970. [3] For the first time in French football history, the fans had financially contributed to the creation of a football club. [1] During its first three years of existence, the club was fan-owned and had 20,000 members.
PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season. Paris Saint-Germain Football Club is a French professional football club based in Paris, that currently plays in Ligue 1. Founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, the club have completed 54 seasons, of which 51 have been played in the highest division ...
Football is the biggest and most popular sport in Paris, in terms of participants, spectators, economy, and media coverage. Racing Club de France, Red Star, CA Paris, and Club Français were all founding members of the 1932–33 Division 1, and the most successful club in the city is Paris Saint-Germain. [1]
Paris Saint-Germain had not yet been founded when most of the official international club competitions were first played in the 1960s. [1] [2] They were established in 1970 and made their European debut in 1982 in the extinct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
The Association Paris Saint-Germain Football, Association loi 1901, commonly known as Association Paris Saint-Germain, or simply Association PSG, is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Founded in 1970, the Association manages the amateur section of French professional football clubs Paris Saint-Germain ...
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club was founded in 1970. [1] Since that time, PSG has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and 511 players have played in at least one match with the club's first team. [2] 151 of these players have graduated from the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. [3] [4]