Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly known as PSG, is a relatively young club. PSG is headquartered in Paris and its first team plays in Ligue 1, the highest level of French football. Although relatively late, they have achieved great success in a short period of time, winning the Ligue 1 title, the French Cup and the League Cup.
▶ Basic Facts About PSG
| Founded | 1970 |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Home Grounds | Stade Vélodrome (1970-1972) | Parc des Princes (1973-) |
| Major Trophies | Ligue 1: 10 | Coupe de France: 13 | UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1 |
| Club Records | Most games played: Jean-Marc Pilorget (435) | Top goalscorer: Edinson Cavani (138) |
At the very beginning, Paris did not have its own football club for a long time. That finally changed in 1970! At that time, some businessmen realized this problem and immediately seized the opportunity to set up Paris Saint-Germain.
Domestically, Paris Saint-Germain have won six Ligue 1 titles, a record ten French Cups, a record six Ligue 1 titles, five trophies and one Ligue 1 title. In international club football, Paris has won 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup and 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup. With 30 titles in its history, PSG is the most successful club in French football and one of only two French clubs (along with Olympique de Marseille) to have won a major European club competition. In an article I wrote earlier, you can also read that Paris Saint-Germain has the most intense rivalry with Marseille.
🇫🇷 @PSG_inside were founded on this day in 1970. pic.twitter.com/qaTnbRzzii
— Players' Tribune Football (@TPTFootball) August 12, 2021
▶ Paris Saint-Germain FC timeline
1904 ☛ Stade Saint-Germain, that later would merge with Paris FC into PSG, is established.
1969 ☛ Paris FC, that later would merge with Stade Saint-Germain into PSG, is established.
1970 ☛ The club is established.
1972 ☛ Paris FC split from PSG.
1973 ☛ Moving to Parc des Princes.
1974 ☛ First season in Ligue 1.
1982 ☛ Winning its first Coupe de France.
1986 ☛ First time Ligue 1 champions.
1996 ☛ First Cup Winners’ Cup victory.
2011 ☛ The company Qatar Sports Investments become the new club owner.
2016 ☛ PGS collects 96 points during the 15-16 season, a new league record.
2017 ☛ Neymar become the first player transferred to a club for a fee over €200 million (€222M).
▶ PSG Jersey
The club’s emblem and jersey were primarily designed by Daniel Hechter. The traditional shirt is blue with a vertical red strip in the middle and a white border all around. If you still want to know more, you can browse my previous blog: “The top 10 jerseys of Paris Saint Germain“, maybe you can find your favorite jersey.