Why Is PSG Named Paris Saint Germain?

Club Information:

Founded: 1970

Country: France

City: Paris

Stadiums:

Stade Vélodrome (1970-1972)

Parc des Princes (1973- Present)

Paris, the city and capital of France, is situated in the north-central part of the country. Paris is the capital of France and an influential city that didn’t had its team until 1970.

The Paris Saint-Germain Football Club’s history goes back to the 1900s and since then the club has reached great heights. Let’s look at the great PSG history and how the club came into formation.

Paris Saint Germain history

Why Paris Saint Germain?

The Parisian people dreamt of a competitive and strong team but they didn’t have it until 1970 when a group of businessmen came together with the idea of merging Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain into a single club which got named Paris Saint-Germain F.C. PSG got promoted to Ligue 1 and later shifted to the famous Parc Des Princes in 1972.

PSG History:

The first Major Honour for PSG was the French Cup in 1982 and the Ligue 1 title in 1986, since then PSG have more than 40 official honours, including nine league titles and one major European trophy. 

Paris Saint-Germain is the most famous and richest club in France. PSG’s total worth is $1.092 billion which is the 11th richest club in the world. 

The ruler of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani owns Paris Saint-Germain through state-owned shareholding organization Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), which purchased the club in 2011. Since then the club has spent an enormous amount of money on buying new players. 

In 2017, a new world record transfer was made when the Brazilian star Neymar was bought from Barcelona for a €222 million fee.

Logo

Paris Saint-Germain has had the same logo for many years even after merging with Stade Saint-Germain. In 1972 the PSG’s logo was redesigned featuring the Eiffel Tower in red against a blue background with two Saint-Germain symbols in white between its legs. Christian Lentretien designed this logo.

The Parc des Princes, the club’s home stadium, was added below the crest in 1982 and lasted until 1990. The Qatari owners made the final change to the design by placing “Paris” written in big white bold letters above a large Eiffel Tower, clearly putting forward the brand “Paris” instead of “Paris Saint-Germain.” Underneath it, “Saint-Germain” is written in smaller letters below the fleur de lys.

PSG timeline:


1904: Stade Saint-Germain, which later would merge with Paris FC into PSG, is established.
1969: Paris FC, which 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 of over €200 million (€222M).

Achievements:

Ligue 1:

Winners (9): 1985–86, 1993–94, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

    • Runners-up (8): 1988–89, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2016–17
  • UEFA Champions League:
    • Runners-up (1): 2019–20
  • UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1995–96
    • Runners-up (1): 1996–97
  • UEFA Super Cup:
    • Runners-up (1): 1996
  • Ligue 2:
    • Winners (1): 1970–71
  • Coupe de France:
    • Winners (13): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
    • Runners-up (5): 1984–85, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2018–19
  • Coupe de la Ligue:
    • Winners: 1994–95, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
    • Runners-up (1): 1999–2000
  • Trophée des Champions:
    • Winners: 1995, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
    • Runners-up (3): 2004, 2006, 2010.
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup:
    • Winners: 2001.

Club Records:

  • Domestic Double:
    • Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • League and League Cup Double: 
    • Winners (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • Domestic Cup Double:
    • Winners (7): 1994–95, 1997–98, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • Domestic Treble: 
    • Winners (4): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • Domestic Quadruple: 
    • Winners (4): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20 

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C.

https://www.footballhistory.org/club/psg.html

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