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


The 1972–73 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 3rd season in existence. PSG played their home league matches 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 :fr:Henri Patrelle|Henri Patrelle and the team was managed by Robert Vicot. Camille Choquier was the team captain.
Paris Saint-Germain split on June 1, 1972. Paris FC remained in Division 1, while PSG kept their name but were administratively relegated to :fr:Championnat de France de football de Division 3 |Division 3, thus losing professional status. Logically, most of the club's stars, including team captain Jean Djorkaeff, preferred to play elite football with Paris FC. Since only top-tier pro clubs could have a reserve team, PSG took the spot of their development side in the third tier and rebuilt their squad with many of those upcoming youth academy players.
As a result, Paris Saint-Germain began the new season with a young but talented squad that would star in the club's forthcoming back-to-back promotions. Some of these gifted youngsters included :fr:Christian André|Christian André, :fr:Éric Renaut|Éric Renaut, :fr:Othniel Dossevi|Othniel Dossevi, :fr:Michel Marella|Michel Marella and :fr:Jacques Laposte|Jacques Laposte. PSG would finish second in Group West, six points behind Quevilly, missing out on promotion by little. Fortunately, Quevilly 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

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals

Departures

Kits

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

Competitions

Overview

Division 3

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coupe de France

Preliminary rounds
Round of 64

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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!colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Defenders
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!colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Forwards