Paris Saint-Germain Football Club Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As ...

is a French professional football club based in

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, that currently plays in Ligue 1. Founded in 1970, following the merger of

Paris FC Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade C ...

and Stade Saint-Germain, the club have completed 53 seasons, of which 50 have been played in the highest division in

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, known as Ligue 1. In 2022–23, PSG celebrated their 49th consecutive campaign in Ligue 1, which makes them the competitions's longest-serving club. The club played its first official match on 23 August 1970, when it drew 1–1 away to Poitiers on matchday one of Ligue 2. PSG would go on to win the second division title at the end of the campaign, earning promotion to the top flight. The Parisians made their Ligue 1 debut on 11 August 1971, in a 2–0 defeat away to

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. Their momentum was soon checked, however, and the club split in June 1972, Paris FC remaining in the first division and PSG administratively demoted to the third tier. Following back-to-back promotions, PSG returned to Ligue 1 in the 1974–75 campaign, and have never looked back. Since then, the club have won a record eleven league titles, finishing first more frequently than in any other position. Having come second in nine league campaigns, PSG have therefore made up the top two spots on twenty occasions. They have also reached the top five 28 times, which represents more than half of the club's seasons in Ligue 1. PSG's lowest-ever finish is 16th, both in 1971–72 (their first in Ligue 1) and 2007–08, when they escaped relegation on the final day of the season, with a 2–1 win at

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. PSG experienced their best season to date in 2019–20, winning all four domestic titles, reaching the

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, and averaging a record 47,517 spectators per home league match. The Red and Blues also established several records during 2015–16. They secured 96 points, their highest points tally in Ligue 1, while conceding just 19 goals; won 47 matches across all competitions; and

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became the player with the most goals scored in a single season, finding the back of the net 50 times. Other notable records, all competitions included, are the 28 goals conceded in 1993–94, the 61 matches played in 1994–95, and the 171 goals scored in 2017–18.

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;Official websites
PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain - Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com
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Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. seasons