2007–08 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
Season 2007–08
Manager	Paul Le Guen
Chairman	Simon Tahar
Ligue 1	16th
Coupe de France	Runners-Up
Coupe de la Ligue	Champions
Season Top Goalscorer (15)	Pauleta Amara Diané
Season Top Assister	Jérôme Rothen (8)
Highest Home Attendance	45,774 vs Marseille (15 March 2009)
Lowest Home Attendance	15,856 vs Nancy (12 November 2008)
$\leftarrow$ Previous season 2006–07
$\rightarrow$ Next season 2008–09

The 2007–08 season was French football club Paris Saint-Germain's 35th professional season, their 35th season in Ligue 1 and their 34th consecutive season in French top-flight. PSG was managed by Paul Le Guen - in his first full season since replacing Guy Lacombe. The club was chaired by Alain Cayzac until Simon Tahar took over. Paris Saint-Germain was present in the 2007–08 Ligue 1, the 2007–08 Coupe de France and the 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue. Last season's poor results prevented the capital club to participate in consecutive years in a European competition. Paris Saint-Germain's average home gate for the 2007–08 season was 36,947, the third highest in the Ligue 1.^[1]

After a season marked by the violence between the fans and poor results, Paris Saint-Germain started the season with the prospect of regaining success and stability. Nicolas Sarkozy held a meeting with Frédéric Thiriez to discuss racism and violence in football. Michel Gaudin stated that measures against hooliganism had reduced racist incidents and that 300 known hooligans could be banned from matches.^[2] PSG maintained the services of key players such as Pauleta, Mickaël Landreau, Bernard Mendy, Sylvain Armand and Jérôme Rothen, as well as adding Zoumana Camara and Péguy Luyindula to their player pool. The club's shareholders decided to stick with president Alain Cayzac and manager Paul Le Guen.^[3] Alain Cayzac had pretty high ambitions and declared that PSG was on the course to achieve a much better season, also revealing what he expected from manager and former player Paul Le Guen:^[4]

“	I trust Paul Le Guen to find the solution that will make us win. Don't forget we endured a horrible last season. We suffered a lot and it has left traces. Anyway, I am convinced we will achieve a much better season. We are ambitious, even if we won't state that we will be champions. I am confident.	”
	— Alain Cayzac, 25 September 2007

News

Sylvain Armand extended his contract with Paris Saint Germain until 2011. The divorce between Paul Le Guen and Fabrice Pancrate was definitive. The player refused to participate during the pre-season and the LFP suspended his contract with PSG.^[5] Jérôme Rothen signed an extension to his deal with Paris Saint Germain and was now tied to the Parc des Princes until 2011.^[6] PSG officially launched www.psg.tv, their very own web TV channel, only available over the internet.^[7] PSG.TV broadcasts exclusive content including: interviews with players, re-runs of classic matches, exclusive reports, press conferences, training sessions at the Camp des Loges and footage showing snippets of life inside the club.^[8][9] Francis Borelli, historic president of Paris Saint-Germain, died following a long illness.^[10] Two minutes of silence were observed at the Parc des Princes before a match against Rennes in his memory.^[11] PSG fans displayed a giant banner dedicated to President Francis Borelli: "25 years later it is Le Parc who bows before you President".^[5] The banner referred to a memorable scene during the 1982 French Cup Final between PSG and Saint-Étienne. Francis Borelli rushed to the field and kissed the lawn of the Parc des Princes after Dominique Rocheteau scored an extra-time equalizer a few seconds before the final whistle to force a penalty shootout. Jean-Marc Pilorget transformed the match-winning penalty and gave PSG their first major trohpy.^[12] Jérôme Rothen was named "Player of the Month" for September by the UNFP with 60% of the votes.^[13]

Mamadou Sakho became PSG's youngest ever captain after wearing the armband on his league debut − aged 17 − against Valenciennes.^[14] Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with police before the game at Auxerre. The fans had been waiting for the bus carrying the PSG players, which used another entrance.^[15] Paris Saint-Germain recorded their first victory away to Auxerre since 1999. Following their loss to Toulouse at the Parc des Princes during Week 18, PSG recorded their worst start to a season at home in their history and for the first time the club from the capital finished the first half of the league campaign without a single victory as hosts. Paris Saint-Germain recorded their first victory away to Saint-Étienne since 1994. PSG launched www.leparcdesprinces.fr, the official website of the Parc des Princes.^[5] "Welcome to the Parc des Princes website ! To know all about this french monument, its history, its plans, and its news (sports, culture and promotional events) go into the pages of its official website, entirely devoted to the Paris stadium".^[16] Walter Butler, head of Butler Capital Partners, sold most of its shares to Colony Capital, which now owned 68% of the Parisian club. The group led by Sébastien Bazin in France became the majority shareholder of Paris Saint-Germain.^[5] Loris Arnaud signed a new two-year contract extension until June 2010.^[17] Guyanese singer Henri Salvador died in Paris aged 90. Supporter of Paris Saint-Germain since the early 1970s, Henri Salvador had four lifetime subscriptions at the Parc des Princes since the Hechter era. The club was in a bad financial situation and Daniel Hechter asked his friends to get their hands in their pockets. Hechter offered a lifetime subscription at Le Parc for all matches of PSG in exchange for 10,000 francs in donations. Henri Salvador took four.^[18] According to a survey made by magazine France Football, the Parc des Princes was the favorite stadium of Ligue 1 players.^[19] Paris Saint-Germain fans decided to protest against the club's poor form by boycotting the first 15 minutes of every home match since December to show their discontent.^[20]

Alain Cayzac, president of Paris Saint Germain, resigned from his position after his team was thrashed by Caen, dropping deeper into relegation zone. PSG were going through their worst ever crisis with relegation to the second division looming. With four league games remaining PSG sat 18th out of 20, just above already-relegated Metz and three points behind fourth from bottom Lens.^[21] Several PSG players' cars were attacked by irate supporters, some of whom spray-painted threats on walls at the club's training ground at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The club hired Michel Moulin as director of sport to work alongside Le Guen.^[22] Simon Tahar was appointed president of Paris Saint-Germain.^[23] Reading "Paedophiles, unemployed and inbred: Welcome to the Sticks", the banner was displayed at the League Cup Final, of which French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in attendance. As well as disbanding the "Boulogne Boys" - who are considered one of the oldest hooligan groups in France - an inquiry into finding and punishing those responsible was launched.^[24] Lens mayor Guy Delcourt wanted the match to be replayed after the racist banner incident.^[25] The match was not replayed, but PSG were fined and banned from the following edition.^[26] The measure was later overturned on appeal.^[27] Pauleta said goodbye to the Parc des Princes after PSG's last home match of the season against Saint-Étienne. PSG fans unfurled a giant banner dedicated to Pauleta: "Your name and our colors forever linked". Following their victory away to Sochaux, Paris Saint-Germain avoided relegation in the last match of the season and ensured their continuity in the top-flight.^[5] Pauleta, Portugal and PSG's all-time leading goalscorer, announced his retirement at the end of the season. The Portuguese striker, surnamed "The Eagle of Azores", scored 110 goals for Paris Saint-Germain.^[28] Pauleta was honored for his career achievements. Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë awarded Pauleta the Great Vermeil Medal of the City of Paris during a press conference at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris.^[29] President Simon Tahar and sports councillor Michel Moulin resigned.^[5]

Transfers

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
16	GK		Alphonse Aréola	17	EU	Youth system	Promoted		2012	N/A	All PSG
31	AM		Adama Touré	19	EU	Youth system	Promoted			N/A	All PSG
	AM		Abdallah Yaisien	16	EU	Youth system	Signed		2012	N/A	PSG.FR
25	LM		Jérôme Rothen	32	EU	MKE Ankaragücü	Loan Return	Summer	2011	N/A	Ligue 1
18	FW		Loris Arnaud	23	EU	Clermont	Loan Return	Summer	2012	N/A
12	CM		Mathieu Bodmer	27	EU	Lyon	Signed	Summer	2013	€2.5M	Ligue 1
19	LW		Nenê	29	EU	Monaco	Signed	Summer	2013	€5.5M	Ligue 1
	FW		Stéphane N'Guéma	29	EU	Beauvais	Signed	Summer	2011	Free	France Football
5	LB		Siaka Tiéné	28	Non-EU	Valenciennes	Signed	Summer	2013	€1M	Ligue 1

Total spending: €9 million

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
12	DM		Albert Baning	22	Non-EU	Sedan	Loaned	Summer		PSG.fr
16	GK		Willy Grondin	35	EU		Contract Ended	Summer	Free	LMD PSG
17	RM		Granddi Ngoyi	22	EU	Brest	Loaned	Summer	N/A	PSG.FR
	DM		Albert Baning	25	EU	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	All PSG
	DF		Maxime Partouche	22	EU	Panionios	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	Planete PSG
	GK		Alexandre Letellier	19	EU	Angers	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	PSGteam
	DF		Kévin Afougou	20	EU	Paris	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	Le Parisien
	DF		Brice Dja Djédjé	19	EU	Évian	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	L'Alsace
	MF		Bassirou Dembélé	20	EU	Slavia Prague	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	LMD PSG
	FW		Yoann Arquin	22	EU		Contract Ended	Summer	Free	Only One Paris SG
	MF		Abdelaziz Barrada	21	EU	Getafe	Contract Ended	Summer	Free	Espoirs du Football
18	FW		Loris Arnaud	23	EU	Angers	Loaned	Summer	N/A	PSG.FR
27	FW		Younousse Sankharé	20	EU	Dijon	Loaned	Summer	N/A	PSG.FR
25	MF		Jérôme Rothen	32	EU		Contract Terminated		Free	ESPN
14	FW		Mateja Kežman	31	EU		Contract Terminated		Free	Goal.com

Total income: €0 million

Squad Information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Grégory Coupet	35	EU	2009	17	0	2011	€1M
2	RB		Ceará	27	Non-EU	2007	80	1	2012	€2.5M
3	CB		Mamadou Sakho	18	EU	2006	91	1	2012	Youth system
4	DM		Claude Makélélé (captain)	35	EU	2008	76	1	2011	Free
5	LB		Siaka Tiéné	26	Non-EU	2010	0	0	2013	€1M
6	CB		Zoumana Camara	29	EU	2007	128	1	2012	€6M
7	RW		Ludovic Giuly	31	EU	2008	80	13	2011	€2.5M
8	FW		Péguy Luyindula	28	EU	2006	138	29	2012	€2.5M
9	FW		Guillaume Hoarau	24	EU	2008	75	28	2013	€0.5M
10	AM		Stéphane Sessègnon	23	Non-EU	2008	82	10	2013	€8M
11	FW		Mevlüt Erdinç	21	EU	2009	37	19	2013	€9M
12	CM		Mathieu Bodmer	25	EU	2010	0	0	2013	€2.5M
13	CB		Sammy Traoré	32	EU	2006	88	4	2011	€1.5M
16	GK		Alphonse Aréola	15	EU	2010	0	0		Youth system
17	RM		Granddi Ngoyi	20	EU	2007	33	0	2013	Youth system
18	FW		Loris Arnaud	21	EU	2007	30	4	2012	Youth system
19	LW		Nenê	26	EU	2010	0	0	2013	€5.5M
20	CM		Clément Chantôme	20	EU	2006	133	5	2012	Youth system
21	FW		Jean-Eudes Maurice	21	EU	2008	29	3	2012	Youth system
22	LB		Sylvain Armand (VC1)	27	EU	2004	278	9	2012	€3.5M
23	DM		Jérémy Clément	23	EU	2006	148	6	2012	€2.2M
24	LM		Tripy Makonda	18	EU	2008	10	0	2012	Youth system
26	RB		Christophe Jallet	24	EU	2009	43	3	2013	€2.5M
27	RM		Younousse Sankharé	18	EU	2007	47	1	2012	Youth system
30	GK		Apoula Edel	21	EU	2008	34	0	2011	€0.12M
31	AM		Adama Touré	16	EU	2010	0	0		Youth system
	FW		Éverton Santos	21	Non-EU	2008	3	0	2012	€2M

• Source: Ligue 1, Players in / out and Wikipedia players' articles

Kit

Nike manufactured the kits for Paris Saint-Germain and Emirates continued to be the club's main sponsor. Nike have been the official kit provider of PSG since 1989. Emirates has been a partner of the capital club since 2005 and the major shirt sponsor since January 2006.

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Board & Staff

Paul Le Guen.

Manager	Paul Le Guen
Sports Councillor	Michel Moulin
Assistant Coach	Yves Colleu
Goalkeeping Coach	Christian Mas
Physical Trainer	Stéphane Wiertelak
Head Doctor	Éric Rolland
Physiotherapists	Bruno Le Natur, Joël Le Hir, Pascal Roche

Source: Ligue 1

Parc des Princes.

President	Simon Tahar
General Manager	Phillipe Boindrieux
Communications	Jean-Philippe D'Hallivillee
Recruitment	Alain Roche
Amateur Section	Simon Tahar
Academy Director	Bertrand Reuzeau
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Parc des Princes (48,712 / 252m x 191m)

Source: Ligue 1

Pre-season

Paris Saint-Germain opened their preseason campaign with a victory over Créteil. Pierre-Alain Frau was the star as he scored the first goal of the match, before assisting Diané for the second.^[30] Three weeks before the start of the Ligue 1 season, pre-season preparations seemed to be progressing perfectly for PSG as they ran out convincingly winners against Dijon. Pauleta and Frau opened the score in the first period, while David N'Gog sealed the victory in the very end of the match.^[31] "Les Parisiens" continued their preparations for the coming season with a new triumph over Troyes. The only goal of the match was scored by the inevitable Pauleta just before the break.^[32] PSG suffered a narrow defeat, their first of the pre-season, at the hands of Troyes. Paul Le Guen gave playing time to all of the group and seized the match to offer a few players from the reserve squad the opportunity to play with the first team.^[33] Paris encountered some problems against Greek side Aris, fourth in the Superleague Greece last season, but a surprising goal from Péguy Luyindula late in the match secured the victory.^[34] Luyindula scored his second consecutive goal in the pre-season, from the penalty spot, to give PSG a narrow but significant victory over Egyptian club Zamalek.^[35] Invited by English club and hosts Arsenal, Paris attended the inaugural edition of the Emirates Cup. Despite another goal from Luyindula, the capital club suffered a narrow defeat, their second of the pre-season, at the hands of "The Gunners" in their opening match.^[36] PSG then stole the show against Valencia, scoring three unanswered goals, including Luyindula's fourth goal of the pre-season, and confirming that Paul Le Guen's squad was in tip top form just days from the start of the campaign.^[37]

Match Results
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorer(s) Attendance Match Type Referee 2007 6 July Créteil H 2 – 0 Frau  37', Diané  45' 1,500 Friendly M. Varelt 11 July Dijon H 3 – 0 Pauleta  8', Frau  12', N'Gog  90' 3,000 Friendly M. Rouinard 13 July Troyes H 1 – 0 Pauleta  42' 3,000 Friendly Olivier Esneu 18 July Tours A 1 – 0 2,000 Friendly M. Mathiot 21 July Aris H 1 – 0 Luyindula  87' 5,000 Friendly Jean-Charles Cailleux 25 July Zamalek H 1 – 0 Luyindula  36' (pen.) 3,000 Friendly 28 July Arsenal A 2 – 1 Luyindula  80' 55,106 Emirates Cup Peter Walton 29 July Valencia H 3 – 0 Diané  15', N'Gog  30', Luyindula  85' 59,821 Emirates Cup Andre Marriner

Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain and Sochaux shared the points in a close encounter in Paris as neither side forced a breakthrough.^[38] A goalless draw at the Stade Félix-Bollaert saw Lens and PSG win a point apiece in a game containing few clear cut chances.^[39] PSG slumped to their first defeat of the season, a campaign in which they were yet to win, as Lorient stunned a packed Parc des Princes crowd with a comeback win.^[40] Paris Saint-Germain picked up a point after a goalless draw with Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien.^[41] A Pierre-Alain Frau goal three minutes from time handed PSG a precious point at the Parc des Princes as the capital club came back from a goal down to record yet another draw against Lille.^[42] Sylvain Armand and Amara Diané secured PSG's first victory of the season away to Le Mans.^[43] PSG and Olympique de Marseille played out a draw at the Parc des Princes as Djibril Cissé and Péguy Luyindula netted early goals.^[44] A goal each from Sylvain Armand and Amara Diané prove enough for PSG as they beat AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II, a late Jérémy Menez free-kick nothing but a consolation for Ricardo's men.^[45] PSG fell to their second defeat of the season with a reverse to Bordeaux, Johan Micoud and David Bellion scoring the goals for "Les Girondins".^[46] A goal and an assist from former playmaker Jérôme Leroy condemned PSG to a third league defeat of the season as Rennes continued their impressive start.^[47] High-flying Valenciennes missed a golden opportunity to take fourth spot in Ligue 1 after being held to a goalless draw by struggling Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Nungesser.^[48] Lyon overcame a spirited PSG side in the capital to extend their lead at the top of the table, Sidney Govou's goal the clincher.^[49]

Two goals in the opening 20 minutes set Paris Saint-Germain on the way to three much-needed points at Strasbourg, a victory that lifted "Les Parisiens" well clear of the relegation zone.^[50] PSG were still waiting for their first home win of the season after they could only draw against high-flying visitors Nancy at the Parc des Princes.^[51] PSG lost away to Nice to relinquish the honour of being the last unbeaten team on the road in Ligue 1. The defeat saw Paul Le Guen's side slip into the relegation zone.^[52] A nightmare season continued in the French capital as a terrible defensive error from Ceará gifted Caen victory at the Parc des Princes and left PSG mired in the relegation zone after yet another shocking result.^[53] At blustery Auxerre, PSG recorded a fine win to move out of the bottom three, Péguy Luyindula heading home the game's only goal.^[54] Johan Elmander continued his fantastic scoring form with another two goals as Toulouse performed a textbook smash and grab at the Parc des Princes and took home all three points.^[55] A solitary Péguy Luyindula goal saw off Saint-Étienne, "Les Parisiens" surviving a first-half onslaught to steal all three points with a narrow victory.^[56] Amara Diané scored twice for PSG to record the club's first league home win of the season and leave Lens empty-handed in a one-sided encounter at the Parc des Princes.^[57] Grégory Bourillon's first-half own goal brought an end to PSG's resurgent run of form as Lorient claimed a deserved victory over Paul Le Guen's capital outfit at the Stade du Moustoir.^[58] PSG moved up to 12th in the Ligue 1 table with an emphatic win over relegation candidates Metz at the Parc des Princes.^[59] Lille and Paris Saint-Germain played out a goalless draw, a result that did little to ease both sides' relegation fears.^[60]

Paris Saint-Germain and Le Mans shoot blanks in a tactical encounter at the Parc des Princes.^[61] Mamadou Niang was the hero for Marseille as the Senegal striker hit the winner in a victory over bitter rivals PSG at the Stade Vélodrome.^[62] A late error from Paris-Saint-German goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau gifted visitors Monaco a point at the Parc des Princes.^[63] A Wendel hat-trick blasted PSG away as Bordeaux hanged on to the heels of Lyon at the top of Ligue 1.^[64] Jimmy Briand inspired Rennes to a victory over PSG to ease the pressure on the Brittany team.^[65] Pauleta's late equalizer against Valenciennes kept PSG out of the relegation zone after yet another game in which good chances were spurned by Paul Le Guen's ailing side.^[66] Alain Perrin's Lyon romped to a win over relegation candidates PSG with goals from Fred, Sidney Govou and Juninho.^[67] Many PSG fans suggested that catch-up Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg was just as important to their relegation-haunted team as the League Cup Final - and sub Amara Diané's goal gave them a precious win.^[68] Nancy maintained their season-long unbeaten home run with a win over PSG, a Marc-Antoine Fortuné goal sending the League Cup winners to another league defeat.^[69] PSG remained in great danger near the foot of Ligue 1 following a home defeat to Nice, Bakari Koné and Ederson winning the game for "Les Aiglons" in the last eight minutes.^[70] Paris Saint-Germain's nightmare season in Ligue 1 continued, with Paul Le Guen's ailing side looking prime candidates for relegation after a hapless defeat at Caen.^[71] Amara Diané scored two goals as PSG beat Auxerre and kept alive their hopes of avoiding relegation.^[72] Toulouse's Mohamed Fofana denied fellow relegation strugglers Paris Saint-Germain a vital three points with a late equalizer.^[73] Jérémy Clément notched his first Ligue 1 goal of the season as Paul Le Guen's side mounted a second-half fightback against in-form Saint-Étienne and climbed out of the bottom three with just one game to go.^[74] Two goals from Amara Diané preserved Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 status after a nerve-jangling encounter at Sochaux.^[75]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Sochaux	38	10	14	14	34	43	−9	44
15	Auxerre	38	12	8	18	33	52	−19	44
16	Paris Saint-Germain	38	10	13	15	37	45	−8	43	2008–09 UEFA Cup First round
17	Toulouse	38	9	15	14	36	42	−6	42
18	Lens (R)	38	9	13	16	43	52	−9	40	Relegation to Ligue 2

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	10	13	15	37	45	−8	43	4	8	7	22	23	−1	6	5	8	15	22	−7

Source: Ligue 1

Results by Round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W
Position	11	12	17	15	15	13	13	11	13	14	14	16	15	14	18	18	17	18	17	12	15	13	13	13	16	16	17	17	17	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	16	16

Source: Ligue 1
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match Results
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorer(s) Attendance Position Referee 2007 4 August Sochaux H 0 – 0 37,400 11th Saïd Ennjimi 12 August Lens A 0 – 0 38,824 12th Stéphane Bré 15 August Lorient H 1 – 3 Pauleta  36' 32,227 17th Jean-Charles Cailleux 18 August Metz A 0 – 0 19,018 15th Thierry Auriac 26 August Lille H 1 – 1 Frau  87' 31,634 15th Fredy Fautrel 29 August Le Mans A 0 – 2 Armand  37', Diané  54' 13,072 13th Éric Poulat 2 September Marseille H 1 – 1 Luyindula  20' 43,419 13th Stéphane Lannoy 16 September AS Monaco A 1 – 2 Armand  40', Diané  53' 12,694 11th Bertrand Layec 23 September Bordeaux H 0 – 2 37,108 13th Tony Chapron 6 October Rennes H 1 – 3 Ceará  57' 35,436 14th Philippe Malige 20 October Valenciennes A 0 – 0 15,037 14th Olivier Thual 28 October Lyon H 2 – 3 Pauleta  61, 90+2' 39,787 16th Laurent Duhamel 3 November Strasbourg A 1 – 2 Rodrigo  7' (o.g.), Arnaud  19' 25,770 15th Saïd Ennjimi 10 November Nancy H 0 – 0 36,495 14th Lionel Jaffredo 25 November Nice A 2 – 1 N'Gog  31' 11,776 18th Tony Chapron 1 December Caen H 0 – 1 37,148 18th Antony Gautier 9 December Auxerre A 0 – 1 Luyindula  50' 11,015 17th Bertrand Layec 15 December Toulouse H 1 – 2 Pauleta  90+1' (pen.) 34,095 18th Stéphane Bré 23 December Saint-Étienne A 0 – 1 Luyindula  51' 31,219 17th Fredy Fautrel 2008 13 January Lens H 3 – 0 Pauleta  58', Diané  65, 67' 35,658 12th Éric Poulat 19 January Lorient A 1 – 0 12,385 15th Thierry Auriac 23 January Metz H 3 – 0 Luyindula  5', Rothen  35', Diané  55' 38,362 13th Alain Hamer 26 January Lille A 0 – 0 14,887 13th Bruno Ruffray 9 February Le Mans H 0 – 0 39,970 13th Stéphane Moulin 17 February Marseille A 2 – 1 Rothen  29' (pen.) 56,106 16th Bertrand Layec 23 February AS Monaco H 1 – 1 Diané  42' 38,652 16th Fredy Fautrel 2 March Bordeaux A 3 – 0 30,309 17th Stéphane Lannoy 8 March Rennes A 2 – 0 27,523 17th Jean-Charles Cailleux 15 March Valenciennes H 1 – 1 Pauleta  82' 32,368 17th Saïd Ennjimi 23 March Lyon A 4 – 2 Camara  45+2', Rothen  52' (pen.) 37,895 18th Philippe Kalt 2 April Strasbourg H 1 – 0 Diané  73' 33,288 17th Philippe Malige 6 April Nancy A 1 – 0 19,474 18th Bertrand Layec 13 April Nice H 2 – 3 Luyindula  50', Pauleta  76' 35,918 18th Thierry Auriac 19 April Caen A 3 – 0 20,933 18th Alain Hamer 26 April Auxerre H 3 – 1 Pauleta  3', Diané  13, 86' 37,671 18th Damien Ledentu 3 May Toulouse A 1 – 1 Mendy  63' 31,646 18th Fredy Fautrel 10 May Saint-Étienne H 1 – 1 Clément  60' 45,353 16th Bruno Coué 17 May Sochaux A 1 – 2 Diané  23, 83' 19,873 16th Bertrand Layec

Coupe de France

Ligue 1 strugglers Paris Saint-Germain kick-started the New Year on a winning note in the French Cup. PSG, who have won the French Cup on seven occasions, got first-half goals from Clément Chantôme and Sylvain Armand for their victory over fourth division Épinal.^[76] Paris Saint Germain ended the French Cup dreams of fifth division Le Poiré-sur-Vie. Striker Amara Diané netted twice as PSG shrug off poor form to reach last-16.^[77] Paris Saint-Germain reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup thanks to two-goal hero Loris Arnaud, who found the net twice in a win over Bastia.^[78] After their magnificent victory over Marseille in the previous round, minnows Carquefou, from the French fifth grade, had the chance of another mighty scalp in the quarter-final, where they faced PSG.^[79] Carquefou's French Cup dream finally ended when Pauleta earned PSG a narrow win over the amateur outfit in the eagerly-awaited quarter-final clash between the sides at the Stade de la Beaujoire.^[80] Yannick Boli scored 12 minutes from time to give Paul Le Guen's PSG a narrow win over Ligue 2 side Amiens in the semi-final to claim their place in the French Cup Final at the Stade de France.^[81] Sidney Govou's extra-time winner gave Ligue 1 champions Lyon a narrow victory over PSG. Paul Le Guen's capital side dominated for long periods but it was Alain Perrin's men who lifted the trophy.^[82]

Match Results
Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Referee 2008 5 January Round of 64 Épinal A 0 – 2 Chantôme  23', Armand  30' 6,500 Stéphane Moulin 2 February Round of 32 Le Poiré-sur-Vie A 1 – 3 Mendy  52', Diané  74, 76' 26,000 Olivier Thual 18 March Round of 16 Bastia H 2 – 1 Arnaud  18, 67' 15,000 Tony Chapron 16 April Quarter-finals Carquefou A 0 – 1 Pauleta  76' 36,045 Olivier Thual 6 May Semi-finals Amiens A 0 – 1 Boli  78' 11,937 Tony Chapron 24 May Final Lyon A 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) 79,204 Philippe Kalt

Coupe de la Ligue

Paris Saint-Germain cruised past Lorient and reached the last-16 of the League Cup. Young starlet David N'Gog scored his first two goals for PSG, while Pauleta pounced late on to seal the victory.^[83] Paris Saint-Germain at last treated their supporters to a home win when they defeated second division Montpellier. PSG goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau saved a Grégory Lacombe penalty in the 77th minute.^[84] PSG avoided a potential giant-killing at the hands of Montpellier as Pauleta moved level with former stalwart Dominique Rocheteau. The Portuguese hitman became the club's joint-highest goalscorer with goals 99 and 100. PSG met Valenciennes in the next round who made history by qualifying to the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the club's history.^[85] Ten-man PSG reached the League Cup semi-finals after smashing Valenciennes at the Parc des Princes. The capital club made it two successive home wins in a row as Amara Diané strucked twice to ensure VA cound not find a way past a spirited and free-scoring PSG side in their League Cup quarter final.^[86] PSG were drawn for home advantage in the League Cup semi-finals as they hosted Auxerre.^[87] Paris Saint-Germain booked a place in the League Cup Final with a win over Auxerre at the Parc des Princes. PSG qualified for their fourth League Cup final in 14 years and reached their 13th domestic final. Goals from Mario Yepes, Pauleta and Bernard Mendy ensured a place in the final after AJA could only manage a late Julien Quercia effort and a helping hand from PSG goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau. The capital side faced RC Lens at the Stade de France and looked forward to a first domestic cup final since 2006 when they beat bitter rivals Marseille in the French Cup Final.^[88] Pauleta scored the opening goal as PSG clinched a dramatic injury-time victory over Lens to become the only club to ever win the Coupe de la Ligue three times. Substitute Bernard Mendy strucked the historic goal on a fabulous night of action when he rolled the ball home from the penalty spot in the 94th minute after Lens captain Hilton had hauled down substitute striker Péguy Luyindula in the box.^[89]

Match Results
Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Referee 2007 26 September Round of 32 Lorient A 0 – 3 N'Gog  22, 43', Pauleta  85' 8,189 Damien Ledentu 31 October Round of 16 Montpellier H 2 – 0 Pauleta  6, 90+3' 22,925 Stéphane Lannoy 2008 16 January Quarter-finals Valenciennes H 4 – 0 Pauleta  1' (pen.), Diané  54, 61', Rothen  67' 18,771 Jean-Charles Cailleux 26 February Semi-finals Auxerre H 3 – 2 Yepes  31', Pauleta  43', Mendy  79' 32,198 Éric Poulat 29 March Final Lens A 1 – 2 Pauleta  19', Mendy  90+3' (pen.) 78,745 Laurent Duhamel

Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
24	4-4-2	L1 (15), UEL (6), TC (1), CL (2)

Source: PSG.fr
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 1 GK Grégory Coupet 26 RB Christophe Jallet 6 CB Zoumana Camara 3 CB Mamadou Sakho 22 LB Sylvain Armand 19 LM Nenê 4 DM Claude Makélélé 12 CM Mathieu Bodmer 7 AM Ludovic Giuly 11 FW Mevlüt Erdinç 9 FW Guillaume Hoarau

Coupet Jallet Sakho Camara Armand Makélélé (C) Bodmer Giuly Nenê Hoarau Erdinç

Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de la Ligue		Coupe de France
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Grégory Coupet	17	0	16	0	1	0	0	0
16	GK		Willy Grondin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK		Apoula Edel	30	0	23	0	1	0	6	0
2	DF		Ceará	35	0	29	0	2	0	4	0
3	DF		Mamadou Sakho	39	0	32	0	2	0	5	0
13	DF		Sammy Traoré	26	0	23	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF		Zoumana Camara	30	0	23	0	1	0	6	0
22	DF		Sylvain Armand	38	2	33	2	0	0	5	0
26	MF		Christophe Jallet	43	3	35	3	2	0	6	0
4	MF		Claude Makélélé	36	1	31	1	0	0	5	0
10	MF		Stéphane Sessègnon	33	3	29	3	0	0	4	0
17	MF		Granddi Ngoyi	20	0	16	0	2	0	2	0
20	MF		Clément Chantôme	30	3	24	2	2	0	4	1
23	MF		Jérémy Clément	41	3	34	3	1	0	6	0
24	MF		Tripy Makonda	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	MF		Younousse Sankharé	26	1	22	1	2	0	2	0
7	FW		Ludovic Giuly	38	4	31	3	1	0	6	1
8	FW		Péguy Luyindula	31	8	28	6	1	0	2	2
9	FW		Guillaume Hoarau	28	8	22	6	1	0	5	2
11	FW		Mevlüt Erdinç	37	19	31	15	0	0	6	4
14	FW		Mateja Kežman	15	2	13	2	0	0	2	0
21	FW		Jean-Eudes Maurice	28	3	23	1	2	1	3	1

Other Statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Assists	Minutes Played
1	GK		Coupet, GrégoryGrégory Coupet	0	750	0	0	0
16	GK		Alphonse Aréola	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Edel, ApoulaApoula Edel	0	1440	0	0	0
2	DF		Ceará	0	847	1	0	0
3	DF		Sakho, MamadouMamadou Sakho	0	1788	4	0	0
5	DF		Tiéné, SiakaSiaka Tiéné	1	1343	6	0	0
6	DF		Camara, ZoumanaZoumana Camara	0	1123	1	0	0
13	DF		Traoré, SammySammy Traoré	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Armand, SylvainSylvain Armand	1	1573	3	0	0
26	DF		Jallet, ChristopheChristophe Jallet	0	1936	2	0	0
4	MF		Makélélé, ClaudeClaude Makélélé	0	1436	3	0	0
10	MF		Sessègnon, StéphaneStéphane Sessègnon	1	1036	1	0	0
12	MF		Bodmer, MathieuMathieu Bodmer	1	856	4	0	0
19	MF		Nenê	2	1695	2	0	0
20	MF		Chantôme, ClémentClément Chantôme	0	1398	5	0	0
23	MF		Clément, JérémyJérémy Clément	0	869	3	0	1
24	MF		Makonda, TripyTripy Makonda	0	269	2	0	0
31	MF		Adama Touré	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Giuly, LudovicLudovic Giuly	4	1180	2	0	0
8	FW		Luyindula, PéguyPéguy Luyindula	1	1145	1	0	0
9	FW		Hoarau, GuillaumeGuillaume Hoarau	2	1610	1	0	0
11	FW		Erdinç, MevlütMevlüt Erdinç	1	1518	0	0	0
14	FW		Kežman, MatejaMateja Kežman	0	50	1	0	0
21	FW		Maurice, Jean-EudesJean-Eudes Maurice	0	227	0	0	0

Source: Ligue 1
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

PSG Ladies

Season 2007–08
Manager	Éric Leroy
Chairman	Alain Gobert
Division 1 Féminine	5th
Challenge de France	Runners-Up
Season Top Goalscorer	Marie-Laure Delie (21)
Season Top Assister	Inès Dhaou (7)
Highest Home Attendance	250 vs Toulouse (17 October 2010)
Lowest Home Attendance	100 vs Stade Briochin (7 November 2010)

The 2007–08 season was French football club Paris Saint-Germain's 9th season in Division 1 Féminine and their 7th consecutive season in the top division of French women's football. The club was chaired by Alain Gobert. The Stade Georges Lefèvre of the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, with a capacity of 3,500 seats, was the main stadium of the club. PSG was present in the 2007–08 Division 1 Féminine and the 2007–08 Challenge de France.

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External links

Official Websites

• (French) (English) PSG.fr
• (French) (English) Paris Saint-Germain at Ligue 1
• (French) (English) Paris Saint-Germain at UEFA

News Sites

• (French) Paris Saint-Germain News from Le Parisien
• (French) Paris Saint-Germain News from L'Equipe
• (English) Paris Saint-Germain News from Sky Sports
• (English) Paris Saint-Germain News from ESPN