2014–15 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
2014–15 season
President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi
Manager Laurent Blanc
Stadium Parc des Princes
Ligue 1 1st
Trophée des Champions Champions
Coupe de France Champions
Coupe de la Ligue Champions
UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (19)

All:
Edinson Cavani (31)
Average home league attendance 45,758 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 45th in existence and their 42nd in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Trophée des Champions and the UEFA Champions League.[2]

Summary

Just weeks after winning a first trophy of the season in Beijing, with the 2014 Trophée des Champions and the 2-0 win over Guingamp, Paris were struggling to impose themselves on Ligue 1. With 3 wins and 5 draws, Paris Saint-Germain were sitting five points adrift of Olympique de Marseille after eight games (19 points for OM and 14 for Paris).[3]

After something of a World Cup hangover for the club's international stars, Les Rouge-et-Bleu really hit their stride in October, and especially November. Lens (1-3), Girondins de Bordeaux (3-0), Lorient (1-2), Marseille (2-0), Metz (2-3) and Nice (1-0) were all beaten by Laurent Blanc's men. Paris moved second on the ladder, just one point behind OM, but six ahead of Olympique Lyonnais. Paris Saint-Germain were on their way, but December saw a first loss of the campaign to Guingamp (1-0) as the capital club finished the first half of the season in third place, three points adrift of Marseille.[3]

The start of January saw Paris make a successful start to the Coupe de France, eliminating Montpellier 3-0. After a surprise 4-2 loss to Bastia in the league, Paris recorded a series of positive results which saw them fighting on all four fronts. In the UEFA Champions League, Thiago Silva and company wrote one of the most spectacular pages in the club's history: after a 1-1 home draw with Chelsea in the first leg of the UCL last-16, Les Parisiens produced an heroic qualification at [Stamford Bridge]], going through on the away goals rule. A prestigious victory over Marseille, 3-2, and a win in the 2015 Coupe de la Ligue Final against Bastia, 4-0, followed, before Paris were eliminated from the Champions League by future finalists Barcelona. But Paris bounced back by booking their place in the final of the Coupe de France with a resounding semi-final win against Saint-Étienne, 4-0, and kept hopes alive of an unprecedented quadruple.[3]

Fighting tooth and nail with Lyon in the championship, Paris set a cracking pace with a series of big wins (6-1 vs Lille, 3-1 vs Metz, 2-0 vs Nantes, 6-0 vs Guingamp). Paris were in unstoppable form and the pressure told as Lyon cracked against Caen, going down 3-0 in Week 36. In the end, it was at the Stade de la Mosson that Paris officially secured a fifth French championship in their history and the third in a row. The capital club then left their mark on French football by defeating Auxerre, 1-0 with a goal from Cavani, in the 2015 Coupe de France Final at the Stade de France to claim an unprecedented domestic quadruple.[3]

Players

Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2014/2015 season.[4][5]

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 France GK Nicolas Douchez
2 Brazil DF Thiago Silva (captain)
4 France MF Yohan Cabaye
5 Brazil DF Marquinhos
6 France DF Zoumana Camara
7 Brazil MF Lucas Moura
8 Italy MF Thiago Motta
9 Uruguay FW Edinson Cavani
10 Sweden FW Zlatan Ibrahimović
14 France MF Blaise Matuidi
15 France FW Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
No. Position Player
16 France GK Mike Maignan
17 Brazil DF Maxwell
21 France DF Lucas Digne
22 Argentina FW Ezequiel Lavezzi
23 Netherlands DF Gregory van der Wiel
24 Italy MF Marco Verratti
25 France MF Adrien Rabiot
27 Argentina MF Javier Pastore
30 Italy GK Salvatore Sirigu
32 Brazil DF David Luiz
40 France GK Mory Diaw

In on loan

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

No. Position Player
19 Ivory Coast DF Serge Aurier (from Toulouse)

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
France GK Alphonse Aréola (at SC Bastia)
France MF Romain Habran (at Sochaux)
France DF Jordan Ikoko (at Le Havre)
No. Position Player
France FW Hervin Ongenda (at SC Bastia)
France DF Youssouf Sabaly (at Evian)

Transfers in

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

No. Position Player
Brazil DF David Luiz (from Chelsea)

Transfers out

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

No. Position Player
Brazil DF Alex (to Milan)
France MF Kingsley Coman (to Juventus)
France DF Antoine Conte (to Reims)
France DF Christophe Jallet (to Lyon)
No. Position Player
France MF Jérémy Ménez (to Milan)
Haiti FW Jean-Eudes Maurice (to Chennaiyin)
France DF Clément Chantôme (to Bordeaux)

Appearances and goals

Player Position Appearances Goals Profile
First-team squad
Uruguay Edinson Cavani FW 53 31 [6]
France Blaise Matuidi MF 53 5 [7]
Argentina Javier Pastore MF 51 6 [8]
Italy Marco Verratti MF 49 3 [9]
Argentina Ezequiel Lavezzi FW 46 9 [10]
Brazil Lucas Moura MF 46 8 [11]
Brazil David Luiz DF 45 5 [12]
Italy Salvatore Sirigu GK 45 0 [13]
Brazil Marquinhos DF 42 2 [14]
Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel DF 41 1 [15]
Brazil Maxwell DF 40 4 [16]
Brazil Thiago Silva DF 40 2 [17]
Italy Thiago Motta MF 38 0 [18]
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović FW 37 30 [19]
France Yohan Cabaye MF 35 2 [20]
France Adrien Rabiot MF 32 4 [21]
France Jean-Christophe Bahebeck FW 24 3 [22]
France Lucas Digne DF 24 0 [23]
France Nicolas Douchez GK 15 0 [24]
France Zoumana Camara DF 10 1 [25]
Loaned in during the season
Ivory Coast Serge Aurier DF 16 1 [26]
Paris Saint-Germain Academy
France Jean-Kévin Augustin FW 1 0 [27]
France Jeremi Kimmakon MF 1 0 [28]
France Presnel Kimpembe DF 1 0 [29]
Transferred / loaned out during the season
France Clément Chantôme MF 12 1 [30]
France Hervin Ongenda FW 1 0 [31]
Own goals 4
Total goals 122

Competitions

Trophée des Champions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2014–15 Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 24 11 3 83 36 +47 83 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lyon 38 22 9 7 72 33 +39 75
3 Monaco 38 20 11 7 51 26 +25 71 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Marseille 38 21 6 11 76 42 +34 69 Qualification to Europa League group stage
5 Saint-Étienne 38 19 12 7 51 30 +21 69 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Ligue de Football Professionel
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since winners of the 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the next best team in the table not already qualified for any European competition (in this case, the fifth-placed team).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 24 11 3 83 36  +47 83 15 4 0 52 14  +38 9 7 3 31 22  +9

Source: LFP.fr

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result D W D W D D W D D W W W W W W D W L D L W W W D D W D W L W W W W W W W W W
Position 11 3 6 2 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Source: LFP.fr
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de France

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PSG AJA APO
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–1 1–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13 3–2 3–1 1–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 2 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 1–1 4–0
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 1 5 1 12 11 1 0–4 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter-finals

References

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  2. "PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN". LFP. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Historique du club - saison 2014-2015". PSG.fr. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "Effectif - saison 2014/2015". PSG.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "Saison 2014-2015". Archives Paris Football. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Cavani Edinson". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. "Matuidi Blaise". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. "Pastore Javier". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. "Verratti Marco". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. "Lavezzi Ezequiel". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. "Lucas Moura". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  12. "David Luiz". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  13. "Sirigu Salvatore". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  14. "Marquinhos". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. "van der Wiel Gregory". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  16. "Maxwell". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  17. "Silva Thiago". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  18. "Motta Thiago". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  19. "Ibrahimovic Zlatan". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  20. "Cabaye Yohan". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  21. "Rabiot Adrien". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  22. "Bahebeck Jean-Christophe". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  23. "Digne Lucas". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  24. "Douchez Nicolas". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  25. "Camara Zoumana". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  26. "Aurier Serge". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  27. "Augustin Jean-Kévin". PSG.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  28. "Kimmakon Jérémi". PSG.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  29. "Kimpembe Presnel". PSG.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  30. "Chantôme Clément". PSG.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  31. "Ongenda Hervin". PSG.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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