2013–14 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 44th in existence and their 41st 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]

Paris Saint-Germain
2013–14 season
PresidentNasser Al-Khelaifi
Head coachLaurent Blanc
StadiumParc des Princes
Ligue 11st
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueWinners
Trophée des ChampionsWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (26)

All:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (41)
Average home league attendance45,420[1]

Summary edit

After Ezequiel Lavezzi, Thiago Silva, Marco Verratti, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Gregory van der Wiel, who all arrived in the summer of 2012, Paris Saint-Germain made another big impact in the summer transfer window 12 months later. Lucas Digne, Marquinhos and Edinson Cavani all joined the squad now coached by Laurent Blanc, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti. The defending Ligue 1 champions hit the ground running with a 2-1 victory over Girondins de Bordeaux to snare the first silverware of the new season, the 2013 Trophée des Champions in Libreville, Gabon.[3]

In Ligue 1, the season opened with a 1-1 draw away to Montpellier, followed by a 1-1 draw at home to AC Ajaccio, which saw Edinson Cavani open his account with Les Rouge-et-Bleu. In Week 3, Laurent Blanc's men recorded their first win of the new season, against Nantes, 2-1.[3] After this slow start to Ligue 1, Blanc's change to a three-man midfield composed by Blaise Matuidi, Thiago Motta and Verratti in a 4-3-3 system during a 2-0 away win over Bordeaux in early September was the pivotal moment. It took just four more games before PSG permanently overhauled early pacesetters Monaco at the top of the table.[4] After another 2-0 wins over Guingamp, the capital club were back in UEFA Champions League action. The objective was to at least do as well as the previous season where the side was eliminated in the quarter-finals on the away goals rule against Barcelona (2-2 and 1-1). And Paris started in style away to Olympiacos with a 4-1 win.[3]

After being held 1-1 by Monaco, and two wins over Valenciennes (1-0) and Toulouse (2-0), Paris enjoyed a week rich in emotions. First up was Benfica at home, before a trip to Olympique de Marseille's Stade Vélodrome. Les Rouge-et-Bleu made light work of their home clash, defeating the Portuguese side 3-0, for a second straight Champions League game. And then came one of the turning points of the season. Reduced to ten men and trailing on the scoreboard, Paris came from behind to defeat OM 2-1, before racking up the victories in October and November, defeating Bastia (4-0), Anderlecht (5-0), Lorient (4-0), Nice (3-1) and Stade de Reims (3-0). Only Saint-Étienne (2-2) and Anderlecht (1-1) took points. The series continued with Olympiacos (2-1), which confirmed qualification for the last-16 of the Champions League, and Olympique Lyonnais (4-0) where Paris really impressed.[3]

The two first defeats of the season, against Evian (0-2) and Benfica (1-2) changed little. Laurent Blanc's men continued to dominate with big wins over Sochaux-Montbéliard (5-0) and Stade Rennais (3-1), before qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue after extra time against Saint-Étienne. A 2-2 with Lille in the final game of the calendar year saw Paris sitting atop the standings. Stade Brest (5-2, Coupe de France last 64), Ajaccio (2-1), Bordeaux (3-1, Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals) and Nantes (5-0) all fell against the champions.[3] The Coupe de France defeat at home to Montpellier (1-2) in the last 32 was the season's low note.[4] However, Les Parisiens followed up with victories over Bordeaux (2-0) and Nantes (2-1).[3]

Monaco held the club to another draw (1-1), but it only sparked the side into a streak of 11 wins in a row. In the 2014 Coupe de France Final, against Lyon, Paris won 2-1 and collected their second title of the season after the Trophée des Champions. Paris then defeated Evian TG 1-0, before drawing with Sochaux 1-1 and were crowned French champions before entering the field to play against Rennes (1-2), after Monaco failed to win. It was a second consecutive league title, the fourth in the club's history, and the third trophy of the season.[3]

Players edit

Players, transfers, appearances and goals - 2013/2014 season.[5][6]

First-team squad edit

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  FRANicolas Douchez
2DF  BRAThiago Silva (captain)
4MF  FRAYohan Cabaye
5DF  BRAMarquinhos
6DF  FRAZoumana Camara
7MF  FRAJérémy Ménez
8MF  ITAThiago Motta
9FW  URUEdinson Cavani
10FW  SWEZlatan Ibrahimović
13DF  BRAAlex
14MF  FRABlaise Matuidi
16GK  FRAMike Maignan
17DF  BRAMaxwell
No.Pos. NationPlayer
21DF  FRALucas Digne
22FW  ARGEzequiel Lavezzi
23DF  NEDGregory van der Wiel
24MF  ITAMarco Verratti
25MF  FRAAdrien Rabiot
26DF  FRAChristophe Jallet
27MF  ARGJavier Pastore
29MF  BRALucas Moura
30GK  ITASalvatore Sirigu
35FW  FRAHervin Ongenda
38MF  FRAKingsley Coman
40GK  FRAMory Diaw

Out on loan edit

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
DF  FRAAntoine Conte (at Reims)
DF  FRAJordan Ikoko (at Créteil)
DF  FRAYoussouf Sabaly (at Evian)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
GK  FRAAlphonse Areola (at Lens)
MF  FRAClément Chantôme (at Toulouse)
FW  FRAJean-Christophe Bahebeck (at Valenciennes)

Transfers in edit

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  URUEdinson Cavani (from Napoli) (€64 million)
DF  FRALucas Digne (from Lille) (€15 million)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
DF  BRAMarquinhos (from Roma) (€31.4 million)
MF  FRAYohan Cabaye (from Newcastle United) (£19 million)

Transfers out edit

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  ENGDavid Beckham (Retired)
GK  FRARonan Le Crom (Retired)
DF  CIVSiaka Tiéné (to Montpellier)
DF  FRASylvain Armand (to Rennes)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  FRALoïck Landre (to Lens)
FW  FRAKevin Gameiro (to Sevilla)
DF  URUDiego Lugano (to West Brom)
DF  FRAMamadou Sakho (to Liverpool)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueTrophée des ChampionsChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  FRANicolas Douchez601020300000
16GK  FRAMike Maignan000000000000
30GK  ITASalvatore Sirigu490370001010100
40GK  FRAMory Diaw000000000000
Defenders
2DF  BRAThiago Silva4232832040106+10
5DF  BRAMarquinhos32517+421020006+23
6DF  FRAZoumana Camara1102+400010001+30
13DF  BRAAlex42330+1210201170
17DF  BRAMaxwell36323+1310201080
21DF  FRALucas Digne20015010200020
23DF  NEDGregory van der Wiel35024+1020200060
26DF  FRAChristophe Jallet18013000101030
37DF  MLIKalifa Traoré100000000010
Midfielders
4MF  FRAYohan Cabaye2119+60000+20001+31
7MF  FRAJérémy Ménez2627+921+101+30001+30
8MF  ITAThiago Motta47631+131+11301092
14MF  FRABlaise Matuidi52627+95202+21108+10
24MF  ITAMarco Verratti43123+6010400+1081
25MF  FRAAdrien Rabiot34312+1321021002+40
27MF  ARGJavier Pastore41318+1111+101+21102+41
29MF  BRALucas Moura53518+1851+1040105+50
38MF  FRAKingsley Coman300+2000000+1000
Forwards
9FW  URUEdinson Cavani432525+516212+140084
10FW  SWEZlatan Ibrahimović464132+1261+132210810
22FW  ARGEzequiel Lavezzi491224+891+113+10108+22
35FW  FRAHervin Ongenda812+400+10000+1100
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Competitions edit

Trophée des Champions edit

3 August 2013 Final Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Bordeaux Libreville, Gabon
Ongenda 82'
Alex 90+5'
ReportSaivet 38'Stadium: Stade d'Angondjé
Attendance: 34,658

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Paris Saint-Germain (C)3827838423+6189Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2Monaco[b]38231146331+3280
3Lille38201174626+2071Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Saint-Étienne3820995634+2269Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
5Lyon381710115644+1261Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spots awarded to the cup winners were passed down the league.
  2. ^ Monaco were deducted 2 points due to poor fan behavior in a match last season. However this was overturned on 13 August 2013.

Results summary edit

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3827838423 +61891531517 +4412523316 +17

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWWWDWWWWDWWWWLWWDWWDWDWWWWWWWWLWDLWW
Position1112953222211111111111111111111111111111
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win  Draw  Loss

9 August 2013 1 Montpellier 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
Cabella 10'ReportMaxwell 60'Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 27,717
18 August 2013 2 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Ajaccio Paris
Cavani 86'ReportPedretti 9'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,413
25 August 2013 3 Nantes 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
Djilobodji 52'ReportCavani 24'
Lavezzi 73'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,867
31 August 2013 4 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Guingamp Paris
Rabiot 90+2'
Ibrahimović 90+3'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,943
13 September 2013 5 Bordeaux 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
ReportMatuidi 30'
Lucas 64'
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 29,548
22 September 2013 6 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Monaco Paris
Ibrahimović 5'ReportFalcao 20'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,416
25 September 2013 7 Valenciennes 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Valenciennes
ReportCavani 45+2'Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 19,180
28 September 2013 8 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Toulouse Paris
Marquinhos 41'
Cavani 79' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,745
6 October 2013 9 Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
A. Ayew 34' (pen.)ReportMaxwell 45'
Ibrahimović 66' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 44,391
19 October 2013 10 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Bastia Paris
Ibrahimović 10', 13'
Cavani 63', 89' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,802
27 October 2013 11 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
Corgnet 18'
Hamouma 51'
ReportCavani 68'
Matuidi 90+4'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 32,807
1 November 2013 12 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Lorient Paris
Lucas 3'
Ménez 39'
Cavani 43', 81'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,994
9 November 2013 13 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Nice Paris
Ibrahimović 39', 57' (pen.), 75'ReportPejčinović 70'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,599
23 November 2013 14 Reims 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Reims
ReportLucas 25'
Ménez 60'
Ibrahimović 90+1'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 20,666
1 December 2013 15 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Lyon Paris
Cavani 36'
Ibrahimović 41' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Thiago Silva 60'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,829
4 December 2013 16 Evian 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain Annecy
N'Sikulu 75'
Sougou 87'
ReportStadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 14,346
7 December 2013 17 Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Sochaux Paris
Thiago Silva 14'
Lavezzi 47'
Cavani 62'
Ibrahimović 87', 90+2'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,057
14 December 2013 18 Rennes 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Rennes
Alessandrini 67'ReportMotta 19'
Ibrahimović 52' (pen.)
Cavani 90+1'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,233
22 December 2013 19 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Lille Paris
Ibrahimović 36'
Baša 72' (o.g.)
ReportMavuba 44'
Kalou 53' (pen.)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,844
11 January 2014 20 Ajaccio 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Ajaccio
Eduardo 6'ReportLavezzi 41'
Matuidi 74'
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 6,721
19 January 2014 21 Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Nantes Paris
Thiago Silva 10'
Ibrahimović 36' (pen.), 64'
Motta 51'
Cavani 58'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,956
25 January 2014 22 Guingamp 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Guingamp
Yatabaré 84'ReportAlex 87'Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 17,623
31 January 2014 23 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Bordeaux Paris
Ibrahimović 58'
Alex 88'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,292
9 February 2014 24 Monaco 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Monaco
Thiago Silva 74' (o.g.)ReportPastore 8'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,384
14 February 2014 25 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Valenciennes Paris
Lavezzi 18'
Ibrahimović 50'
Kagelmacher 52' (o.g.)
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,727
23 February 2014 26 Toulouse 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse
Ben Yedder 44', 72'ReportIbrahimović 32' (pen.), 68', 89'
Lavezzi 56'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 22,049
2 March 2014 27 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Marseille Paris
Maxwell 50'
Cavani 79'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,483
8 March 2014 28 Bastia 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Bastia
ReportIbrahimović 7'
Lavezzi 19', 88'
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 14,992
16 March 2014 29 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Saint-Étienne Paris
Ibrahimović 14', 41'ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,614
21 March 2014 30 Lorient 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lorient
ReportMotta 41'Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,116
28 March 2014 31 Nice 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Nice
ReportKolodziejczak 52' (o.g.)Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 35,030
5 April 2014 32 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Reims Paris
Cavani 43'
Mandi 48' (o.g.), 89' (o.g.)
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,440
13 April 2014 33 Lyon 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
Ferri 31'ReportStadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,096
23 April 2014 34 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Evian Paris
Matuidi 89'ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,992
27 April 2014 35 Sochaux 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Montbéliard
Thiago Silva 56' (o.g.)ReportCavani 24'Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 19,504
7 May 2014 36 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Rennes Paris
Lavezzi 3'ReportKadir 23'
Ntep 27'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,625
10 May 2014 37 Lille 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Delaplace 90'ReportMarquinhos 41'
Lucas 65'
Matuidi 82'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 48,960
17 May 2014 38 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Montpellier Paris
Lavezzi 2'
Ibrahimović 20'
Lucas 49'
Rabiot 88'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,206

Coupe de France edit

8 January 2014 Round of 64 Brest 2–5 Paris Saint-Germain Brest
Lesoimier 33'
Ayité 89'
ReportIbrahimović 10', 39', 42'
Motta 15'
Lavezzi 46'
Stadium: Stade Francis le Blé
Attendance: 7,000
22 January 2014 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Montpellier Paris
Cavani 30'ReportCongré 20'
Montaño 69'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,000

Coupe de la Ligue edit

18 December 2013 Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Saint-Étienne Paris
Cavani 25', 119'ReportErdinç 78'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,608
14 January 2014 Quarter-finals Bordeaux 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
Poko 48'ReportPastore 45+1'
Rabiot 85'
Matuidi 88'
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 29,250
4 February 2014 Semi-finals Nantes 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Nantes
Veigneau 81'ReportIbrahimović 5', 90'Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,714
19 April 2014 Final Lyon 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Denis
Lacazette 56'ReportCavani 4', 32' (pen.)Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 78,489

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Paris Saint-Germain6411165+1113Advance to knockout phase
2 Olympiacos6312108+210
3 Benfica631288010Transfer to Europa League
4 Anderlecht6015417−131
Source: [citation needed]
v Paris Saint-Germain
17 September 2013 1 Olympiacos 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain Piraeus, Greece
Weiss 25'ReportCavani 19'
Motta 68', 73'
Marquinhos 86'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 29,000
v Benfica
2 October 2013 2 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Benfica Paris, France
Ibrahimović 5', 30'
Marquinhos 25'
ReportStadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,732
v Paris Saint-Germain
23 October 2013 3 Anderlecht 0–5 Paris Saint-Germain Anderlecht, Belgium
ReportIbrahimović 17', 22', 36', 62'
Cavani 52'
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
v Anderlecht
5 November 2013 4 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Anderlecht Paris, France
Ibrahimović 70'ReportDe Zeeuw 68'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,091
v Olympiacos
27 November 2013 5 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Olympiacos Paris, France
Ibrahimović 7'
Cavani 90'
ReportManolas 80'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,000
v Paris Saint-Germain
10 December 2013 6 Benfica 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lisbon, Portugal
Lima 45' (pen.)
Gaitán 58'
ReportCavani 37'Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 27,717

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit
v Paris Saint-Germain
18 February 2014 First leg Bayer Leverkusen 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain Leverkusen, Germany
ReportMatuidi 3'
Ibrahimović 39' (pen.), 42'
Cabaye 88'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,412
v Bayer Leverkusen
12 March 2014 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain 2–1
(6–1 agg.)
Bayer Leverkusen Paris, France
Marquinhos 13'
Lavezzi 53'
ReportSam 6'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,596
Quarter-finals edit
v Chelsea
2 April 2014 First leg Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Chelsea Paris, France
Lavezzi 3'
David Luiz 61' (o.g.)
Pastore 90+3'
ReportHazard 27' (pen.)Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,517
v Paris Saint-Germain
8 April 2014 Second leg Chelsea 2–0
(3a–3 agg.)
Paris Saint-Germain London, England
Schürrle 32'
Ba 87'
ReportStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,080

References edit

External links edit

Official websites