1996–97 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 1996–97 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 27th season in existence.[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 35,302 spectators per match.[1][2][3] The club was presided by Michel Denisot and the team was coached by Ricardo.[1][2] Raí was the team captain.[4]

Paris Saint-Germain
1996–97 season
PresidentMichel Denisot
ManagerRicardo
StadiumParc des Princes
Division 12nd
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
UEFA Cup Winners' CupRunners-up
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrice Loko (15)

All:
Patrice Loko (21)
Average home league attendance35,302

Players edit

As of the 1996–97 season.[1][2][4]

Squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   FRA Bernard Lama
GK   FRA Vincent Fernandez
DF   FRA Jimmy Algerino
DF   FRA Alain Roche
DF   FRA Bruno Ngotty
DF   FRA Paul Le Guen
DF   FRA Didier Domi
DF   FRA José Cobos
MF   FRA Benoît Cauet
MF   POR Kenedy
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Leonardo
MF   FRA Jérôme Leroy
MF   FRA Laurent Fournier
MF   FRA Vincent Guérin
MF   BRA Raí (captain)
MF   FRA Bernard Allou
FW   CMR Patrick M'Boma
FW   FRA Cyrille Pouget
FW   FRA Patrice Loko
FW   PAN Julio Dely Valdés

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   FRA Francis Llacer (at Strasbourg)
MF   FRA Pierre Ducrocq (at Laval)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ALB Edvin Murati (at Stade Briochin)
MF   FRA Christophe Odé (at Laval)

Kits edit

German automobile manufacturer Opel was the shirt sponsor. American sportswear brand Nike was the kit manufacturer.[1][5]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 July 1996 Friendly Châteauroux   9–1   Paris Saint-Germain France
24 July 1996 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain   3–0   Vitória de Guimarães USA
Attendance: 0
27 July 1996 Friendly Club Brugge   2–0   Paris Saint-Germain Belgium
3 August 1996 Friendly Lille   0–4   Paris Saint-Germain France
5 January 1997 Friendly Réunion   3–4   Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Denis, Réunion
8 January 1997 Friendly Mauritius   2–2   Paris Saint-Germain Curepipe, Mauritius
Stadium: Stade George V
18 February 1997 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain   1–1   Paris Saint-Germain B France
Report
29 May 1997 Friendly Real Madrid   4–1   Paris Saint-Germain Madrid, Spain
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 30,000

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 10 August 1996 24 May 1997 Matchday 1 2nd 38 18 13 7 57 31 +26 047.37
Coupe de France 19 January 1997 1 March 1997 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 066.67
Coupe de la Ligue 10 December 1996 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 September 1996 14 May 1997 First round Runners-up 9 5 1 3 19 7 +12 055.56
UEFA Super Cup 15 January 1997 5 February 1997 Final Runners-up 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 000.00
Total 53 25 15 13 88 53 +35 047.17

Source: Competitions

Division 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco (C) 38 23 10 5 69 30 +39 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 18 13 7 57 31 +26 67 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Nantes 38 16 16 6 61 32 +29 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Bordeaux 38 16 15 7 59 42 +17 63
5 Metz 38 17 11 10 40 30 +10 62
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Monaco 0 points PSG 100 points

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 13 7 57 31  +26 67 10 8 1 35 12  +23 8 5 6 22 19  +3

Source: Division 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWDWWDDWWDLWWWLDWLDDLDWDWLWLDDWWDLW
Position83421111111111111111222222222222222232
Source: Division 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

10 August 1996 1 Strasbourg 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Strasbourg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
16 August 1996 2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–5 Caen Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
23 August 1996 3 Annecy 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Annecy
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Paec des Sports
28 August 1996 4 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Nantes Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
3 September 1996 5 Montpellier 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
6 September 1996 6 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Monaco Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
15 September 1996 7 Troyes 3-3 Paris Saint-Germain Troyes
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l Aube
20 September 1996 8 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Lens Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
29 September 1996 9 Guingamp 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Guingamp
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Municipal de Roudourou
2 October 1996 10 Lyon 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
5 October 1996 11 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Le Havre Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
12 October 1996 12 Metz 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
20 October 1996 13 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Auxerre Paris
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
25 October 1996 14 Rennes 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
3 November 1996 15 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Bastia Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
6 November 1996 16 Nice 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Ray
13 November 1996 17 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lille Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
16 November 1996 18 Bordeaux 5–3 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc Lescure
22 November 1996 19 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Marseille Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,804
29 November 1996 20 Caen 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
6 December 1996 21 Paris Saint-Germain 3–3 Annecy Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 31,037
14 December 1996 22 Nantes 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
20 December 1996 23 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Montpellier Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,038
26 January 1997 24 Monaco 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Louis II
1 February 1997 25 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Troyes Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
13 February 1997 26 Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
22 February 1997 27 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Guingamp Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
9 March 1997 28 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lyon Paris
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
14 March 1997 29 Le Havre 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
23 March 1997 30 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Metz Paris
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
26 March 1997 31 Auxerre 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
5 April 1997 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Rennes Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
15 April 1997 33 Bastia 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Furiani
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
27 April 1997 34 Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Nice Paris
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
30 April 1997 35 Lille 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
3 May 1997 36 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Bordeaux Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
17 May 1997 37 Marseille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 24,200
24 May 1997 38 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Strasbourg Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,887

Coupe de France edit

19 January 1997 Round of 64 Besançon 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Besançon
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Renou   9' (o.g.)
Pouget   70'
Maître   82' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Patrick Anton
8 February 1997 Round of 32 US Fécamp 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Pouget   76'
Valdés   81'
Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 12,948
Referee: Philippe Leduc
1 March 1997 Round of 16 Clermont 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Paris Saint-Germain Clermont-Ferrand
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Bessaque   51' (pen.)
Chastang   69'
Le Bellec   82'
Ngotty   87' (o.g.)
Report Cauet   12'
Valdés   24'
Raí   57'
Loko   68'
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Philippe Kalt
Penalties
Amblard  
Cohade  
Chastang  
Ribérol  
  Pouget
  Le Guen
  Raí
  Valdés
  Guérin

Coupe de la Ligue edit

10 December 1996 Round of 32 Lyon 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Gava   6'
Patouillard   75'
Report Fournier   4' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup edit

First round edit

12 September 1996 First leg Vaduz   0–4   Paris Saint-Germain Vaduz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Le Guen   12'
Dely Valdés   39'
Leonardo   43'
Allou   72'
Stadium: Gemeindesportplatz
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
26 September 1996 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain   3–0
(7–0 agg.)
  Vaduz Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Allou   23'
Roche   40'
Mboma   50'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Second round edit

17 October 1996 First leg Galatasaray   4–2   Paris Saint-Germain Istanbul
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Şükür   5', 31'
Tugay   12'
Ünsal   52'
Report Le Guen   16'
Dely Valdés   17'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
31 October 1996 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain   4–0
(6–4 agg.)
  Galatasaray Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Leonardo   9'
Dely Valdés   23'
Loko   58'
Raí   77'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 34,032
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

Quarter-finals edit

6 March 1997 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   0–0   AEK Athens Paris
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 21,952
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
20 March 1997 Second leg AEK Athens   0–3
(0–3 agg.)
  Paris Saint-Germain Athens
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Loko   21', 44', 81' Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Semi-finals edit

10 April 1997 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   3–0   Liverpool Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Leonardo   11'
Cauet   43'
Leroy   83'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 35,142
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
24 April 1997 Second leg Liverpool   2–0
(2–3 agg.)
  Paris Saint-Germain Liverpool
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Fowler   12'
Wright   79'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,700
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Final edit

14 May 1997 Final Barcelona   1–0   Paris Saint-Germain Rotterdam
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ronaldo   38' (pen.) Report Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion
Attendance: 36,802
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Super Cup edit

15 January 1997 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   1–6   Juventus Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Raí   52' (pen.) Report Porrini   4'
Padovano   22', 40'
Ferrara   33'
Lombardo   83'
Amoruso   88'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,519
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
5 February 1997 Second leg Juventus   3–1
(9–2 agg.)
  Paris Saint-Germain Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Del Piero   36', 70'
Vieri   90+3'
Report Raí   64' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 35,100
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Saison 1996-1997". Histoire du PSG. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Paris S-G 1996/1997". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ligue 1 1996/1997 » Attendance » Home matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Les principaux capitaines du PSG". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ "L'historique des maillots du PSG : Les années 1990". Histoire du PSG. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links edit

Official websites