Paris Saint-Germain FC

The club is commonly known by the acronym PSG. Otherwise, they are also known as Les Parisiens (the Parisians), Les Rouge et Bleu (the Red and Blue). From this you can certainly guess their club colours, which are red and blue. They are at home at the Parc des Princes stadium, which has a capacity of 47,929 seats.

As PSG are one of the most successful clubs in Ligue 1 and have dominated it in recent years, there is also a lot of rivalry with other clubs. In particular, it plays the most prestigious French derby called Le Classique, which is also sometimes called Derby de France or French clásico. Its rival is Olympique de Marseille, with whom it has a long-standing rivalry. Despite high security measures, there have been some violent clashes between fans in recent years.

Milestones and club achievements

The Parisian football club was founded relatively recently, in 1970. However, its immediate predecessors are two older Parisian clubs, Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, which merged into one entity by agreement.

The new club has been in Ligue 1 since 1974 and has not yet been relegated. In this respect, it is the league's record holder, as no other club has such a long continuous run in the top competition. It has also had many successes from Ligue 1, winning it a total of 8 times, in 1986, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019. This shows the club's dominance in recent years, with several titles in a row.

In addition, it has won the French Cup 12 times, most recently in the 2017/18 season, as well as winning the French Cup 8 times, most recently in the same season. On European soil, he won the Cup Winners' Cup in the 2995/96 season and the Intertoto Cup in 2001.