Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club was founded in 1970 through the union of Paris Football Club and Stade Sangermanois. The project was created at a time when the French capital lacked a major professional football club competing at the highest level. Paris Saint-Germain quickly progressed through the domestic system and won the second-tier championship in 1971, beginning a rise that eventually established the club permanently in French football’s top division.

PSG settled at the Parc des Princes in 1974. The stadium became closely associated with the club and remained its home through subsequent periods of domestic and European development. Early prominent players included Mustapha Dahleb and Carlos Bianchi, while the first major trophies arrived in the 1980s. Paris won the Coupe de France in 1982 and retained the trophy in 1983. The club then secured its first French league championship in 1985-86.

A second league title followed in 1993-94 during a successful period that also brought domestic cup victories and regular European competition. Players such as David Ginola, George Weah and Rai were prominent figures. PSG reached its first major European final in 1996 and defeated Rapid Vienna 1-0 to win the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. The club returned to the final the following year but lost to Barcelona.

The following decade included further Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue victories, although PSG did not dominate the French championship during this period. Ronaldinho spent two seasons with the club before moving to Barcelona, while Pauleta became a major goalscorer during the 2000s. PSG added domestic cups but experienced periods of inconsistency in Ligue 1.

A major change occurred in 2011 when Qatar Sports Investments took control of the club. PSG subsequently recruited a succession of internationally established players, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani and later Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Carlo Ancelotti guided Paris to the Ligue 1 title in 2012-13, ending a 19-year wait for the French championship.

Laurent Blanc succeeded Ancelotti and oversaw further domestic success. Unai Emery later managed the club and was in charge when Neymar arrived from Barcelona in 2017, followed by Mbappe from Monaco. Thomas Tuchel became head coach in 2018 and took PSG to their first UEFA Champions League final in 2020. Paris defeated Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta and RB Leipzig during the knockout stages before losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the final.

Mauricio Pochettino and Christophe Galtier subsequently managed PSG before Luis Enrique was appointed in 2023. His arrival coincided with another change in the sporting project. Lionel Messi and Neymar departed in 2023, while Mbappe left for Real Madrid in 2024. PSG increasingly built around a younger squad featuring players including Vitinha, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue and Warren Zaire-Emery.

The 2024-25 campaign produced the European breakthrough the club had pursued for decades. Luis Enrique’s team won Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France before facing Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final in Munich on 31 May 2025. PSG won 5-0, with Achraf Hakimi, Desire Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu scoring. It was the club’s first Champions League title and completed a treble of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Champions League.

Further international honours followed. PSG defeated Tottenham Hotspur on penalties to win the UEFA Super Cup in August 2025 and later beat Flamengo on penalties to claim the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The club collected six trophies during the 2025 calendar year.

Paris continued its European run in 2025-26. Luis Enrique guided PSG to a fifth consecutive Ligue 1 championship and another Champions League final, this time against Arsenal in Budapest on 30 May 2026. The match finished 1-1 before Paris won the penalty shootout, securing a second consecutive Champions League title. PSG became the first French club to win the competition twice.

The 2026-27 season began with another European trophy. PSG defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg on 12 August 2026 to retain the UEFA Super Cup. It was the 61st trophy listed in the men’s first-team honours by the club and PSG’s fifth European crown, including the 1996 Cup Winners’ Cup, two Champions League titles and two UEFA Super Cups. If you are a fan of the club, click here to access the official PSG TV where you can find live streams and videos across other sports, as well.