The History Of PSG

Paris Saint Germain, or PSG - a French football club representing the city of Paris, founded in 1970. 

Paris Saint-Germain, assembled his collection of trophies: twice won the championship of France (1986 and 1994), the Parisians the owners of eight French Cups (1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2010), three League Cups (1995, 1998 , 2008) and the Cup Winners' Cup European countries - their only European success until the team reached the season 1995/1996. 

Well-known leaders of the club were last Eshter Daniel (1974-1978), Francis Borelli (1978-1991) and Michelle Denise (1991-1998). Denise can justly be regarded as the most successful of the former presidents Paris Saint-Germain. In 1991 the club was bought by the French television channel - Canal +, but due to the sports department units in 2006, the PSG was acquired by two investment funds: Colony Capital (USA), Butler Capital (France) and the U.S. bank - Morgan Stanley. June 30, 2009, Colony Capital has bought part of the Morgan Stanley and became a shareholder, owning most of the shares. May 31, 2011 Qatar Sports Investments, the fund bought 70% shares of PSG. Qataris had to spend six months to negotiate the transaction, including obtaining the approval of the current President of France. 

The crisis of the capital of football in France has led city officials and some influential enthusiasts to the idea of ​​creating a new football club in Paris, replacing the once respectable teams, Racing and Stade Français. The fateful decision was made May 20, 1970, and is already August 12, 1970 the merger took place on a specially crafted club FC Paris' team Stade Saint-Germain »from the suburbs of Paris. Stade Saint-Germainois, already existing since 1904, the year out of the third French Division in the 2nd (the only previous occasion for pride was the beginning of quarter finals of the French Cup in 1969). A new football club Paris Saint-Germain FC led Ki seat and Pierre-Etienne Guyot. At the end of the season 1970/1971 PSG on the first try came in the top flight with the Monaco and Lille. 

However, the case in the elite at the Paris Saint-Germain, did not go very well. In the season 1971/1972 club finished 16th, and by the end of the season followed by the financial crisis and the associated differences in the leadership that led to the hasty division club at the Paris FC and Paris Saint-Germain. 

Here are just a Paris stayed in the top flight, but PSG was again an amateur team, and was sent back to the third division. The newly risen above the club outright, but the following season 1973/1974 reached the quarter finals of the French Cup, running parallel to the main problem: PSG is returned to the elite and the more it never leaves. Although further three times a situation arises the threat of departure. Sometimes this in seasons 1987/88 2006/07 and 2007/08. As for Paris FC, then he sat down in the second division in the second year of the arrival of PSG in the big leagues, and after a glimpse of the elite only once, in the same 70.