Paris Saint-Germain FC
association football club in Paris, France having two UCL
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain (French: [paʁi sɛ̃ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), PSG, Paris, or Paris SG, is a French professional football club based in Paris. Founded in 1970 through the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, the club competes in Ligue 1, the highest division of French football, and plays its home matches at the Parc des Princes. PSG is France's most widely supported football club and one of the most followed clubs worldwide. The club has rivalries with Olympique de Marseille, against whom it contests Le Classique, and Paris FC in the Paris derby.
With 61 official trophies, including 60 major honours, PSG is the most successful club in French football. The club has won a record 14 Ligue 1 titles, one Ligue 2 title, a record 16 Coupes de France, a record 9 Coupes de la Ligue, and a record 14 Trophée des Champions. Internationally, PSG is the most decorated French club, having won six major trophies: a French-record two UEFA Champions League titles, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
Before the Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) takeover of PSG in 2011, the club had won 18 major trophies, including one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two Ligue 1 titles and eight Coupes de France, making it the joint third-most successful club in French football at the time. After the acquisition by QSI, the club entered a period of sustained domestic dominance, attracting numerous high-profile players and becoming the country's most successful club. Under the stewardship of Luis Enrique, the club won 13 honours, including in 2025 the continental treble consisting of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and UEFA Champions League titles, and also became the third European football club to win six competitions in a single year, before successfully defending the UEFA Champions League in 2026.
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