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1977–78 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

season of football team

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ3896048 ↗
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The 1977–78 season was the 8th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain FC. PSG played most of their home league matches at the Parc des Princes, while also hosting one match at the Stade Bauer, attracting an average of 21,754 spectators per match. The club's president was Daniel Hechter until January 1978, when Francis Borelli replaced him. The team was managed by player-coach Jean-Michel Larqué. Mustapha Dahleb served as captain. PSG finished eleventh in Ligue 1 and reached the round of 32 in the Coupe de France. Carlos Bianchi was the team's top scorer, netting 39 goals in all competitions, including 37 in the league.

Players

Squad

Players who featured in at least one official match for the club.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan

Players who were loaned out to other clubs during the season.

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The public source identifies “1977–78 Paris Saint-Germain FC season” as season of football team. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Paris, Saint-Germain and season.

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This entry incorporates text from “1977–78 Paris Saint-Germain FC season” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.