2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
2011–12 season
PresidentRobin Leproux
(until 13 July 2011)
Benoît Rousseau
(until 7 October 2011)
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
(from 7 October 2011)
Head coachAntoine Kombouaré
(until 30 December 2011)
Carlo Ancelotti
(from 30 December 2011)
StadiumParc des Princes
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nenê (21)

All:
Nenê (27)
Average home league attendance43,005[1]

The 2011–12 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 42nd in existence and their 39th in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Europa League.[2]

Players

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Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2011/2012 season.[3][4]

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Nicolas Douchez
2 DF Brazil BRA Ceará
3 DF France FRA Mamadou Sakho (captain)
4 DF Serbia SRB Milan Biševac
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Siaka Tiéné
6 DF France FRA Zoumana Camara
7 MF France FRA Jérémy Ménez
8 FW France FRA Péguy Luyindula
9 FW France FRA Guillaume Hoarau
10 MF Brazil BRA Nenê
12 MF France FRA Mathieu Bodmer
13 DF Brazil BRA Alex
14 MF France FRA Blaise Matuidi
15 DF Uruguay URU Diego Lugano
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK France FRA Alphonse Areola
17 DF Brazil BRA Maxwell
18 FW France FRA Loris Arnaud
19 FW France FRA Kevin Gameiro
20 MF France FRA Clément Chantôme
22 DF France FRA Sylvain Armand
23 MF Mali MLI Mohamed Sissoko
25 FW France FRA Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
26 DF France FRA Christophe Jallet
27 MF Argentina ARG Javier Pastore
28 MF Italy ITA Thiago Motta
29 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Neeskens Kebano
30 GK Italy ITA Salvatore Sirigu
40 GK France FRA Ronan Le Crom

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Granddi Ngoyi (at Nantes)
FW Brazil BRA Éverton Santos (at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Haiti HAI Jean-Eudes Maurice (at Lens)
DF France FRA Loïck Landre (at Clermont)

Transfers in

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Nicolas Douchez (from Rennes) (free)
FW France FRA Kevin Gameiro (from Lorient) (€11 million)
DF Serbia SRB Milan Biševac (from Valenciennes) (undisclosed)
MF France FRA Jérémy Ménez (from Roma) (€8 million)
MF France FRA Blaise Matuidi (from Saint-Étienne) (€7.5 million)
MF Mali MLI Mohamed Sissoko (from Juventus) (€7 million)
GK Italy ITA Salvatore Sirigu (from Palermo) (€3.895 million)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Argentina ARG Javier Pastore (from Palermo) (€39.8 million)
DF Uruguay URU Diego Lugano (from Fenerbahçe) (€3 million)
DF Brazil BRA Maxwell (from Barcelona) (€3.5 million)
GK France FRA Ronan Le Crom (free agent)
DF Brazil BRA Alex (from Chelsea) (£4.2 million)
MF Italy ITA Thiago Motta (from Internazionale) (€10 million)

Transfers out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Claude Makélélé (retired)
GK France FRA Grégory Coupet (retired)
GK Armenia ARM Apoula Edel (to Hapoel Tel Aviv)
DF Mali MLI Sammy Traoré (free agent)
FW France FRA Ludovic Giuly (to Monaco)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Younousse Sankharé (to Dijon)
DF France FRA Tripy Makonda (to Brest)
MF France FRA Jérémy Clément (to Saint-Étienne)
FW Turkey TUR Mevlüt Erdinç (to Rennes)

Transfers

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In
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
17 DM France Granddi Ngoyi 23 EU Brest Loan Return Summer 2013
18 FW France Loris Arnaud 24 EU Angers Loan Return Summer 2012
27 LW France Younousse Sankharé 21 EU Dijon Loan Return Summer 2012
1 GK France Nicolas Douchez 31 EU Rennes Signed Summer 2014 Free
19 FW France Kevin Gameiro 24 EU Lorient Signed Summer 2015 €11M
28 CB France Loïck Landre 19 EU Youth system Signed Pro Summer 2014
25 FW France Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 18 EU Youth system Signed Pro Summer 2014
29 AM France Neeskens Kebano 19 EU Youth system Signed Pro Summer 2014
4 CB Serbia Milan Biševac 28 Non-EU Valenciennes Signed Summer 2014 €3.2M
7 RW France Jérémy Ménez 24 EU Roma Italy Signed Summer 2014 €8M
14 DM France Blaise Matuidi 24 EU Saint-Étienne Signed Summer 2014 €8M
23 DM Mali Mohamed Sissoko 26 EU Juventus Italy Signed Summer 2014 €7M
30 GK Italy Salvatore Sirigu 24 EU Palermo Italy Signed Summer 2015 €3.9M
27 AM Argentina Javier Pastore 22 EU Palermo Italy Signed Summer 2016 €42M
15 CB Uruguay Diego Lugano 30 EU Fenerbahçe Turkey Signed Summer 2014 €3M
17 LB Brazil Maxwell 30 Non-EU Barcelona Spain Signed Winter 2015 €3.5M
40 GK France Ronan Le Crom 37 EU Free agent Signed Winter 2012 Free
13 CB Brazil Alex 29 Non-EU Chelsea England Signed Winter 2014 €5M
28 CM Italy Thiago Motta 29 EU Internazionale Italy Signed Winter 2015 €11.5M

Total spending: Decrease 106.1 million.

Out
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
4 DM France Claude Makélélé 38 EU Retired Contract Ended Summer Retired
1 GK France Grégory Coupet 38 EU Retired Contract Ended Summer Retired
30 GK Armenia Apoula Edel 25 EU Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Contract Ended Summer Free
13 CB Mali Sammy Traoré 35 EU Retired Contract Ended Summer Retired
31 AM Mali Adama Touré 20 Non-EU Lorient Contract Ended Summer Free
7 RW France Ludovic Giuly 35 EU Monaco Contract Ended Summer Free
27 RM France Younousse Sankharé 21 EU Dijon Transferred Summer €0.5M
24 LM France Tripy Makonda 21 EU Brest Transferred Summer €0.5M
23 DM France Jérémy Clément 27 EU Saint-Étienne Transferred Summer €1.8M
21 FW Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice 25 EU Lens Loaned Summer 30.06.2012
17 DM France Granddi Ngoyi 23 EU Nantes Loaned Summer 30.06.2012
28 CB France Loïck Landre 19 EU Clermont Loaned Winter 30.06.2012
11 FW Turkey Mevlüt Erdinç 24 EU Rennes Transferred Winter €7.5M
19 FW Brazil Éverton Santos 25 Non-EU Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea Released Winter Free

Total income: Increase 10.3 million.

Expenditure: Decrease €95.8 million.

Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK France Nicolas Douchez 44 EU 2011 0 0 2014 Free
2 RB Brazil Ceará 44 Non-EU 2007 161 1 2013 €2.5m
3 CB France Mamadou Sakho (captain) 34 EU 2006 141 5 2014 Youth system
4 CB Serbia Milan Biševac 41 Non-EU 2011 0 0 2014 €4M
5 LM Ivory Coast Siaka Tiéné 42 EU 2010 42 0 2013 €1M
6 CB France Zoumana Camara 45 EU 2007 164 5 2013 €6M
7 AM France Jérémy Ménez 37 EU 2011 0 0 2014 €9M
8 ST France Péguy Luyindula 45 EU 2006 179 37 2012 €2.5M
9 ST France Guillaume Hoarau 40 EU 2008 126 48 2013 €0.5M
10 LW Brazil Nenê 43 EU 2010 51 20 2013 €5.5M
12 CM France Mathieu Bodmer 41 EU 2010 42 10 2013 €2.5M
13 CB Brazil Alex 42 Non-EU 2012 0 0 2014 €5M
14 DM France Blaise Matuidi 37 EU 2011 0 0 2014 €7.5M
15 CB Uruguay Diego Lugano 44 EU 2011 0 0 2014 €3M
16 GK FrancePhilippines Alphonse Areola 31 EU 2010 0 0 2016 Free
17 LB Brazil Maxwell 43 Non-EU 2012 0 0 2015 €4M
18 ST France Loris Arnaud 37 EU 2007 30 4 2012 Youth system
19 ST France Kevin Gameiro 37 EU 2011 0 0 2015 €11M
20 CM France Clément Chantôme 37 EU 2006 177 8 2015 Youth system
21 CF HaitiFrance Jean-Eudes Maurice 38 EU 2008 50 3 2014 Free
22 LB France Sylvain Armand 44 EU 2004 324 11 2013 €3.5M
23 DM Mali Mohamed Sissoko 39 EU 2011 0 0 2014 €8M
25 CF France Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 31 EU 2011 13 1 2014 Youth system
26 RB France Christophe Jallet 41 EU 2009 95 6 2015 €2.5M
27 AM Argentina Javier Pastore 35 EU 2011 0 0 2016 €43M
28 DM France Loïck Landre 32 EU 2011 1 0 2014 Youth system
29 AM France Neeskens Kebano 32 EU 2011 7 1 2014 Youth system
30 GK Italy Salvatore Sirigu 37 EU 2011 0 0 2015 €3.5M
40 GK France Ronan Le Crom 50 EU 2012 0 0 2012 Free
RM France Granddi Ngoyi 36 EU 2007 33 0 2013 Youth system
CF Brazil Éverton Santos 38 Non-EU 2008 3 0 2012 €2M
ST Turkey Mevlüt Erdinç 37 EU 2009 91 28 2014 €9M

Board and staff

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Carlo Ancelotti
Head coach Antoine Kombouaré (until 30 December 2011)
Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant coach Yves Bertucci (until 18 January 2012)
Claude Makélélé, Paul Clement, Angelo Castellazzi
Chief performance officer Nick Broad
Goalkeeping coach Gilles Bourges
Physical trainers Giovanni Mauri, Raphaël Févre, Simon Colinet, Denis Lefebve
Head doctor Éric Rolland
Physiotherapists Bruno Le Natur, Jérôme Andral, Gaël Pasquier

Source: PSG.fr

Leonardo
President Robin Leproux (until 13 July 2011)
Benoît Rousseau (until 7 October 2011)
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Delegate director general Jean-Claude Blanc
General manager Phillipe Boindrieux
Director of football Leonardo
Marketing Michel Mimran
Communications Bruno Skropeta
Recruitment Alain Roche
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Parc des Princes (48,712 / 252m x 191m)

Source: Ligue 1

Friendly matches

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Paris Saint-Germain went down to defeat in their clash with Swiss side Sion. Antoine Kombouaré's men were three goals down early in the second-half, although they did recover some pride after Siaka Tiéné and Clément Chantôme both scored late on.[5] PSG went down to Benfica in the opening match of the Guadiana International Tournament. Under the watchful eye of new sporting director Leonardo, Paris fell behind to an early Óscar Cardozo goal, but equalized soon after when Clément Chantôme's cushioned through ball was brilliantly lobbed home by Nenê. However, in this rematch of last season's Europa League tie, which Benfica won on aggregate, Franco Jara and Javier Saviola both netted after the restart to give the Lisbon club the win once again.[6] A day after, their second match of the Guadiana International Tournament ended in a draw against Anderlecht. Kevin Gameiro netted his first goal for PSG, only for Lukáš Mareček to equalize for the Belgians.[7] PSG recorded their first pre-season win, beating English second tier club Brighton & Hove Albion with Nenê making the difference, his goal laid on a plate by new signing Kevin Gameiro.[8] Opposed to Wacker Innsbruck and Roma in two halves of 45 minutes, Paris clinched the Innsbruck Cup. PSG narrowly defeated the locals and recorded a comfortable triumph over the Italians.[9] Paris lost to the New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup. Salvatore Sirigu lined up in the PSG goal for the first time and he was beaten by a low shot from Joel Lindpere.[10] PSG bounced back with a resounding victory over Boca Juniors. Jean-Eudes Maurice, Guillaume Hoarau and Ceará sealed the victory for the nouveau riche at the Emirates Stadium.[11] Alexandre Pato's fourth-minute goal meant Carlo Ancelotti's reign at PSG started with a loss as Milan beat the capital club in the Dubai Challenge Cup at the Al-Rashid Stadium.[12]

Matches

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9 July 2011 Friendly Sion Switzerland 3–2 France Paris Saint-Germain Le Mouret, Switzerland
17:00 Obradović 2'
Afonso 24'
Prijović 54'
Tiéné 84'
Chantôme 89'
Stadium: Centre sportif du Mouret
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ludovic Gremaud (Switzerland)
15 July 2011 Torneio do Guadiana Benfica Portugal 3–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Faro, Portugal
20:45 Cardozo 11'
Jara 63'
Saviola 89'
Nenê 15' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: João Ferreira (Portugal)
16 July 2011 Torneio do Guadiana Anderlecht Belgium 1–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Faro, Portugal
21:45 Mareček 70' Gameiro 29' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
20 July 2011 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion England 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Albufeira, Portugal
19:30 Nenê 28' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Attendance: 500
26 July 2011 Innsbruck Cup FC Wacker Innsbruck Austria 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Innsbruck, Austria
20:00 Gameiro 3' Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gregor Danler (Austria)
Note: Triangular tournament between Paris Saint-Germain, AS Roma and FC Wacker Innsbruck. Matches only last 45 minutes.
26 July 2011 Innsbruck Cup Roma Italy 0–3 France Paris Saint-Germain Innsbruck, Austria
21:00 Hoarau 2', 32'
Gameiro 30'
Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gregor Danler (Austria)
Note: Triangular tournament between Paris Saint-Germain, AS Roma and FC Wacker Innsbruck. Matches only last 45 minutes.
30 July 2011 Emirates Cup New York Red Bulls United States 1–0 France Paris Saint-Germain London, England
16:20 Lindpere 27' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 54,488
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
31 July 2011 Emirates Cup Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Argentina Boca Juniors London, England
16:20 Maurice 8'
Hoarau 38'
Ceará 79'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,011
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
4 January 2012 Dubai Challenge Cup Milan Italy 1–0 France Paris Saint-Germain Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 Pato 4' Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hassan Abdullah al-Ajmi (Oman)

Competitions

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Ligue 1

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Paris Saint-Germain lost their first game of the season at home to Lorient, going down to a goal from Julien Quercia.[13] Kevin Gameiro's strike had PSG on the brink of their first win of the season at Rennes, but Jonathan Pitroipa salvaged a deserved draw for the hosts.[14] Nenê scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in Paris Saint-Germain's home win over Valenciennes.[15] Javier Pastore supplied two assists as PSG battled back from a goal down to win at Toulouse.[16] A moment of magic from Ligue 1 record signing Javier Pastore ended Brest's unbeaten start to the season at the Parc des Princes.[17] Javier Pastore's stunning goal helped Paris Saint-Germain battle back from two goals down at Evian to earn a point.[18] Kevin Gameiro converted the decisive penalty of three as PSG beat Nice at the Parc des Princes.[19] Paris Saint-Germain were ominously impressive against Montpellier, Javier Pastore scoring twice and Kevin Gameiro once to win at the Stade de la Mosson.[20] A sublime strike from Javier Pastore – and a late volley from Christophe Jallet – won PSG a thrilling victory over closest rivals Lyon, taking the capital club three points clear atop the table.[21] A Kevin Gameiro hat-trick ensured Paris Saint-Germain picked up a win at Ajaccio.[22] Two goals from Brazilian winger Nenê were enough for PSG to clinch a win over a valiant Dijon side.[23] Nenê was the inspiration as league leaders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Caen and record their sixth straight league win.[24] Mohamed Sissoko gave PSG the lead at Bordeaux, but Yoan Gouffran's goal meant it finished tied.[25] Nancy threw the French title race wide open after stunning leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the capital.[26]

Marseille took the clasico honours to condemn Paris Saint-Germain to a second straight league defeat, leaving Montpellier three points clear at the top.[27] Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways beating Auxerre after a thrilling second half at the Parc des Princes.[28] Kevin Gameiro's first goal in seven league matches proved enough for Paris Saint-Germain to beat Sochaux.[29] Paris Saint-Germain and Lille cancelled each other out at the Parc des Princes in a goalless draw.[30] Mathieu Bodmer headed the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain won at Saint-Étienne to move clear at the top of the table once again.[31] Nenê scored twice and Javier Pastore netted his first league goal since October as leaders PSG beat Toulouse at the Parc des Princes to give Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start to his Ligue 1 coaching career.[32] Milan Biševac scored the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest.[33] Paris Saint-Germain maintained their winning run under Carlo Ancelotti after strikes from Nenê and Kevin Gameiro brought the Parisians back from a goal down to beat Evian at the Parc des Princes.[34] Carlo Ancelotti's perfect start as coach of Paris Saint-Germain ended after the capital club were held to a goalless draw by an impressive Nice.[35] A late Guillaume Hoarau strike ensured it finished tied between leaders PSG and second-placed Montpellier.[36] Guillaume Hoarau salvaged a draw for Paris Saint-Germain at Lyon in Ligue 1's match of the season with a 94th-minute equalizer as the capital club slipped from top spot.[37] Argentine superstar Javier Pastore marked a return to form with a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain beat Ajaccio to return to the top of the table.[38]

Kevin Gameiro scored a dramatic injury-time winner as ten-man Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon.[39] Paris Saint-Germain scored through Christophe Jallet after the regulation 90 minutes for the fourth game running to salvage a draw at Caen.[40] Paris Saint-Germain missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Ligue 1 table when they were held at home by Bordeaux.[41] Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first Ligue 1 defeat in 15 outings as Nancy won over the title pretenders.[42] Paris Saint-Germain centre-half Alex scored the winner as PSG beat Marseille at the Parc des Princes.[43] Anthony Le Tallec scored a late equaliser to secure a draw for Auxerre against Paris Saint-Germain.[44] Inspired by a dazzling performance from Nenê, PSG got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a win over relegation-threatened Sochaux.[45] Eden Hazard was once again outstanding as Lille came from behind to beat ten-man Paris Saint-Germain.[46] Paris Saint-Germain moved to within three points of leaders Montpellier as Nenê and Javier Pastore gave the capital club a win over Saint-Étienne.[47] PSG came back from two goals down to beat Valenciennes in a thriller in the north of France.[48] A brilliant hat-trick from Nenê and a magnificent performance from Jérémy Ménez handed Paris Saint-Germain a win against Rennes that keeps them in the title running with a game to spare.[49] PSG came from behind to beat Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir but the win was not enough for them to win the Ligue 1 title.[50]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montpellier (C) 38 25 7 6 68 34 +34 82 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 23 10 5 75 41 +34 79
3 Lille 38 21 11 6 72 39 +33 74 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Lyon 38 19 7 12 64 51 +13 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
5 Bordeaux 38 16 13 9 53 41 +12 61 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lyon won the 2011–12 Coupe de France and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Since they finished 4th, the spot for the Europa League play-off round goes to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 23 10 5 75 41  +34 79 14 3 2 42 16  +26 9 7 3 33 25  +8

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWWWDWWWWWWDLLWWDWWWWDDDWWDDLWDWLWWWW
Position1513934541111111222211111121112222222222
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2011 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lorient Paris
21:00 Quercia 28' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,048
Referee: Wilfried Bien
13 August 2011 2 Rennes 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
19:00 Pitroipa 88' Gameiro 73' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 27,927
Referee: Pascal Viléo
21 August 2011 3 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Valenciennes Paris
17:00 Gameiro 39'
Nenê 64' (pen.)
Gomis 45+1' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 35,875
Referee: Olivier Thual
28 August 2011 4 Toulouse 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse
17:00 Capoue 39' Gameiro 56'
Erdinç 90'
Menez 90+3'
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 31,122
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
11 September 2011 5 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Brest Paris
21:00 Pastore 68' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,134
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
18 September 2011 6 Evian 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Annecy
17:00 Leroy 14'
Sagbo 20' (pen.)
Pastore 43'
Bodmer 80'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
21 September 2011 7 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Nice Paris
19:00 Nenê 36' (pen.)
Gameiro 71' (pen.)
Monzón 61' (pen.) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 39,065
Referee: Antony Gautier
24 September 2011 8 Montpellier 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 Gameiro 39'
Pastore 43', 80'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 24,842
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
2 October 2011 9 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Lyon Paris
21:00 Pastore 64'
Jallet 90'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,450
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
16 October 2011 10 Ajaccio 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Ajaccio
17:00 Medjani 24' Gameiro 2', 50', 53' Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 8,155
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
23 October 2011 11 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Dijon Paris
17:00 Nenê 42', 90' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,071
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
29 October 2011 12 Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 Caen Paris
19:00 Nenê 20' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Menez 55'
Pastore 88'
Heurtaux 12'
Vandam 82'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,812
Referee: Clément Turpin
6 November 2011 13 Bordeaux 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
21:00 Gouffran 12' Sissoko 10' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 29,496
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
20 November 2011 14 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Nancy Paris
21:00 Calvé 49' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,199
Referee: Antony Gautier
27 November 2011 15 Marseille 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:00 Rémy 9'
Amalfitano 65'
Ayew 84'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 41,512
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
4 December 2011 16 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 Auxerre Paris
17:00 Jallet 52'
Menez 76'
Nenê 80'
Oliech 59'
Dudka 87'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,035
Referee: Wilfried Bien
10 December 2011 17 Sochaux 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Montbéliard
19:00 Gameiro 20' Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal
Attendance: 16,098
Referee: Philippe Malige
18 December 2011 18 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Lille Paris
21:00 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,195
Referee: Clément Turpin
21 December 2011 19 Saint-Étienne 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
21:00 Ruffier 31' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 25,136
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
14 January 2012 20 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Toulouse Paris
21:00 Nenê 38', 68'
Pastore 56'
Braaten 88' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,669
Referee: Alexandre Castro
28 January 2012 21 Brest 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Brest
19:00 Biševac 6' Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 14,760
Referee: Philippe Kalt
4 February 2012 22 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Evian Paris
19:00 Nenê 47', 78'
Gameiro 89'
Cambon 45+1' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,624
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
12 February 2012 23 Nice 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
17:00 Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 12,332
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
19 February 2012 24 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Montpellier Paris
21:00 Alex 41'
Hoarau 88'
Belhanda 45+2'
Utaka 82'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,398
Referee: Tony Chapron
25 February 2012 25 Lyon 4–4 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
21:00 Gomis 34'
López 36'
Bastos 40'
Briand 58'
Hoarau 21', 90+4'
Nenê 45+2' (pen.)
Ceará 73'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,347
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
4 March 2012 26 Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Ajaccio Paris
17:00 Pastore 27'
Menez 29'
Hoarau 86'
Nenê 90+2'
Poulard 42' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,510
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
11 March 2012 27 Dijon 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Dijon
17:00 Paulle 76' Tiéné 49'
Gameiro 90+1'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 14,446
Referee: Philippe Malige
17 March 2012 28 Caen 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Caen
19:00 Frau 54'
Heurtaux 71'
Pastore 56'
Jallet 90+1'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 19,172
Referee: Alexandre Castro
25 March 2012 29 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Bordeaux Paris
21:00 Hoarau 81' Diabaté 77' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,723
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
31 March 2012 30 Nancy 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nancy
21:00 Traoré 18'
Mollo 89'
Sissoko 50' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 18,802
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
8 April 2012 31 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
19:00 Menez 6'
Alex 61'
A. Ayew 59' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,252
Referee: Antony Gautier
15 April 2012 32 Auxerre 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Auxerre
21:00 Le Tallec 86' Nenê 23' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 12,010
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
22 April 2012 33 Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux Paris
17:00 Pastore 6'
Motta 25'
Menez 43'
Nenê 55', 59'
Armand 90+2'
Maïga 12' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,366
Referee: Wilfried Bien
29 April 2012 34 Lille 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lille
21:00 Hazard 71' (pen.)
Roux 79'
Pastore 48' Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Attendance: 17,262
Referee: Pascal Viléo
2 May 2012 35 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Saint-Étienne Paris
21:00 Nenê 21' (pen.)
Pastore 88'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,961
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
6 May 2012 36 Valenciennes 3–4 Paris Saint-Germain Valenciennes
21:15 Aboubakar 8'
Gomis 11'
Cohade 80'
Nenê 15'
Maxwell 40'
Matuidi 45'
Menez 58'
Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 16,914
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
13 May 2012 37 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Rennes Paris
21:00 Nenê 47', 58', 65' (pen.) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,537
Referee: Tony Chapron
20 May 2012 38 Lorient 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
21:00 Monnet-Paquet 28' Pastore 61'
Motta 75'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,529
Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de France

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The draw for the Coupe de France's last 64 was held as France's élite joined the competition. Last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain fared well, being pitted against fifth-division Locminé.[51] PSG needed a stoppage time strike from Diego Lugano to see off the amateurs from Locminé in what was new coach Carlo Ancelotti's first competitive game in charge. In the draw for the last 32, Paris Saint-Germain were paired against Sablé, another fifth-division team.[52] Nenê and Kevin Gameiro both scored twice as PSG eased into the last 16 of the French Cup with a big win over fifth tier Sablé. But playmaker Javier Pastore went off injured in the first half.[53] Paris Saint-Germain went to Dijon in what was a repeat of the sides' meeting in the Coupe de la Ligue last 16 in October. On that occasion, Dijon came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.[54] PSG had a nervous time as they held off a spirited Dijon side to narrowly win – thanks to a Nenê goal – and reach the quarter-finals.[55] The draw for the last eight of the French Cup produced the stand-out fixture between eight-times winners Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais.[56] Lyon inflicted a first defeat of the Ancelotti era on PSG and reached the last four of the French Cup, where they joined Gazélec Ajaccio, who stunned Montpellier, and Rennes, winners over Valenciennes.[57]

Matches

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8 January 2012 Round of 64 Locminé 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
17:30 Maiga 73' (pen.) Pastore 53'
Bodmer Yellow card 56'
Lugano 90+3'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,744
Referee: Pascal Vilé
20 January 2012 Round of 32 Sablé-sur-Sarthe 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Le Mans
20:30 Nenê 36' (pen.), 90+1'
Gameiro 65', 73'
Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 23,900
Referee: Antony Gautier
15 February 2012 Round of 16 Dijon 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Dijon
19:00 Marcq Yellow card 53' Nenê 15'
Ceará Yellow card 67'
Motta Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 9,484
Referee: Wilfried Bien
21 March 2012 Quarter-finals Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 Lyon Paris
20:50 Nenê 19' (pen.)
Motta Yellow card 74'
Pastore Yellow card 88'
Jallet Yellow card 90+1'
Källström 25'
López 39'
Lovren Yellow card 54'
Grenier Yellow card 84'
Gomis 90+2'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,175
Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de la Ligue

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The draw for the Coupe de la Ligue's round of 16 pitted Dijon playing host to Paris Saint-Germain days after their Week 11 league clash at the Parc des Princes as Ligue 1's six sides competing in Europe entered into the competition.[58] Dijon, inspired by Brice Jovial, came from two goals down to dump league leaders PSG out of the League Cup thanks to a brilliant win.[59]

Matches

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26 October 2011 Round of 16 Dijon 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Dijon
17:00 Sankharé 30' (pen.)
Berenguer 32', Yellow card 90+3'
Jovial 61' (pen.)
Mandanne Yellow card 79'
Bahebeck 16'
Erding 20'
Lugano Yellow card 51'
Ménez Yellow card 55'
Bodmer Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Alexandre Castro

UEFA Europa League

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Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain had to face Greek outfit Olympiakos Volou in the UEFA Europa League play-offs over two legs for a place in the group stages.[60] Olympiakos Volou, however, were excluded from the Europa League for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, with UEFA handing the Greek club a three-season ban from continental competition.[61] Differdange from Luxembourg replaced Olympiakos Volou.[62] The UEFA Appeals Body seconded the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Body to exclude Olympiakos Volou from the Europa League competition.[63] Javier Pastore provided two assists in his debut to help Paris Saint-Germain take a commanding lead into the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie against Differdange.[64] Paris Saint-Germain never looked in danger of squandering their first-leg lead as they claimed a convincing win over Differdange to take the tie 6-0 on aggregate and advance to the group stages. However, it did take Antoine Kombouaré's star-studded side more than an hour to break down the Luxembourgish outfit, but Nenê's spectacular strike from distance was worth the wait.[65] Paris Saint-Germain were top seeds for the draw in Monaco and were placed in a testing Group F alongside Athletic Bilbao, Slovan Bratislava and Red Bull Salzburg.[66]

Paris Saint-Germain produced a classy attacking display to beat Red Bull Salzburg. Nenê, Mathieu Bodmer and Jérémy Ménez all scored to hand their side the perfect Europa League start.[67] PSG fell to a defeat - their first in 11 matches - away to Athletic Bilbao as Mohamed Sissoko saw red in his first start for the club.[68] After being reduced to nine men Paris Saint-Germain hung on to secure a potentially vital point thanks to a scoreless draw against Slovan Bratislava.[69] Javier Pastore's lone strike was enough to secure Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win over a tenacious Slovan Bratislava side at the Parc des Princes and reassert the capital club's claim on a qualifying spot for the knockout rounds of the Europa League.[70] Paris Saint-Germain were outplayed by Red Bull Salzburg and had to win against Athletic Bilbao - and hope that Salzburg didn't beat Slovan Bratislava - if they were to book a place in the Europa League's last 16.[71] Paris Saint-Germain produced a late surge to beat Athletic Bilbao, but their Europa League qualification hopes were dashed after rivals Red Bull Salzburg beat Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia.[72]

Play-off round

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18 August 2011 First leg Differdange 03 Luxembourg 0–4 France Paris Saint-Germain Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report Gameiro 17'
Bahebeck 71'
Ceará 90'
Ménez 90+1'
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 6,153
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
25 August 2011 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain France 2–0
(6–0 agg.)
Luxembourg Differdange 03 Paris, France
21:00 Nenê 65'
Afoun 79' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,194
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AB RBS PSG SB
1 Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 2–0 2–1
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10[a] 0–1 2–0 3–0
3 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10[a] 4–2 3–1 1–0
4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 0 1 5 4 11 −7 1 1–2 2–3 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Red Bull Salzburg 1, Paris Saint-Germain 0.
15 September 2011 1 Paris Saint-Germain France 3–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Paris, France
19:00 Nenê 35' (pen.)
Bodmer 44'
Ménez 67'
Report Sekagya 87' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 23,039
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
29 September 2011 2 Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–0 France Paris Saint-Germain Bilbao, Spain
21:05 Gabilondo 20'
Susaeta 45'
Report Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 23,487
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
20 October 2011 3 Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0–0 France Paris Saint-Germain Bratislava, Slovakia
21:05 Report Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Lee Probert (England)
3 November 2011 4 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Paris, France
19:00 Pastore 63' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,046
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
1 December 2011 5 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–0 France Paris Saint-Germain Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
21:05 Jantscher 20'
Švento 90+4'
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,304
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
14 December 2011 6 Paris Saint-Germain France 4–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Paris, France
19:00 Pastore 21'
Bodmer 41'
Pérez 85' (o.g.)
Hoarau 90' (pen.)
Report Aurtenetxe 3'
López 55'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 37,114
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Appearances and goals

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Only Paris Saint-Germain players with at least one appearance in a competitive match with the first team during the season.[73]
No. Nat. Position Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
1 France GK Nicolas Douchez 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
30 Italy GK Salvatore Sirigu 41 0 0 38 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Brazil DF Ceará 36 2 0 24 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0
3 France DF Mamadou Sakho 26 0 0 22 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
4 Serbia DF Milan Biševac 25 1 1 19 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 France DF Zoumana Camara 28 0 0 19 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
13 Brazil DF Alex 16 2 0 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Uruguay DF Diego Lugano 21 1 0 12 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
17 Brazil DF Maxwell 15 1 0 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 France DF Sylvain Armand 31 1 2 22 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
26 France DF Christophe Jallet 44 3 5 33 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
5 Ivory Coast MF Siaka Tiéné 29 1 2 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 France MF Jérémy Ménez 42 9 16 33 7 13 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 2 1
10 Brazil MF Nenê 47 27 14 35 21 10 4 4 2 1 0 0 7 2 2
12 France MF Mathieu Bodmer 42 3 2 31 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 0
14 France MF Blaise Matuidi 35 1 1 29 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 France MF Granddi Ngoyi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 France MF Clément Chantôme 21 0 2 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
23 Mali MF Mohamed Sissoko 30 2 1 25 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27 Argentina MF Javier Pastore 43 16 8 33 13 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 2
28 Italy MF Thiago Motta 16 2 0 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 France MF Neeskens Kebano 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 France FW Guillaume Hoarau 26 6 3 20 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
11 Turkey FW Mevlüt Erdinç 19 2 3 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 1
19 France FW Kevin Gameiro 45 14 2 34 11 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
21 Haiti FW Jean-Eudes Maurice 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 France FW Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 15 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 1

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