2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

Paris Saint-Germain
2018–19 season
President	Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Manager	Thomas Tuchel
Stadium	Parc des Princes
Ligue 1	TBD
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Trophée des Champions	Final
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
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	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season is Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 46th professional season since its creation in 1970, and its 45th consecutive season in the top-flight of French football.

Players

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

Current squad

As of 6 July 2018^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Kevin Trapp
2	DF	BRA	Thiago Silva (captain)
3	DF	FRA	Presnel Kimpembe
4	DF	FRA	Presnel Kimpembe
5	DF	BRA	Marquinhos (vice-captain)
6	MF	ITA	Marco Verratti
9	FW	URU	Edinson Cavani
10	FW	BRA	Neymar
11	MF	ARG	Ángel Di María
12	DF	BEL	Thomas Meunier
15	FW	POR	Gonçalo Guedes
16	GK	FRA	Alphonse Areola
18	MF	ARG	Giovani Lo Celso
19	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	FRA	Layvin Kurzawa
22	FW	ESP	Jesé
23	MF	GER	Julian Draxler
24	MF	FRA	Christopher Nkunku
25	MF	FRA	Adrien Rabiot
29	FW	FRA	Kylian Mbappé
31	DF	FRA	Alec Georgen
32	DF	BRA	Dani Alves
37	FW	USA	Timothy Weah
38	MF	FRA	Yacine Adli
40	GK	FRA	Sébastien Cibois
—	GK	ITA	Gianluigi Buffon
—	GK	FRA	Rémy Descamps
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Christophe Bahebeck

Transfers

In

For recent transfers see List of French football transfers summer 2018

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
29	FW	Kylian Mbappé	Monaco	€180m	1 July 2018	^[2]
—	GK	Gianluigi Buffon	Unattached	Free transfer	6 July 2018	^[3]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
8	MF	Thiago Motta	Retired	N/A	1 July 2018	^[4]
21	MF	Hatem Ben Arfa	End of contract	N/A	1 July 2018	^[5]
27	MF	Javier Pastore	Roma	€24.7m	1 July 2018	^[6]
—	FW	Odsonne Edouard	Celtic	€9m	1 July 2018	^[7]
17	DF	Yuri Berchiche	Athletic Bilbao	€24m	2 July 2018	^[8]
—	FW	Jonathan Ikoné	Lille	€5m	2 July 2018	^[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

International Champions Cup

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Match 1	Bayern Munich	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Klagenfurt, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Match 2	Arsenal	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SGT (UTC+8)				Stadium: National Stadium

30 July 2018 (2018-07-30) Match 3	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Atlético Madrid	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 SGT (UTC+8)				Stadium: National Stadium

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain (C)	38	29	4	5	105	35	+70	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Lille	38	22	9	7	68	33	+35	75
3	Lyon	38	21	9	8	70	47	+23	72
4	Saint-Étienne	38	19	9	10	59	41	+18	66	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5	Marseille	38	18	7	13	60	52	+8	61

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.^[10]
(C) Champions

Matches

11 August 2018 1	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Caen	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

18 August 2018 2	Guingamp	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Guingamp
				Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

25 August 2018 3	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Angers	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

1 September 2018 4	Nîmes	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Nîmes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade des Costières

15 September 2018 5	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Saint-Étienne	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

22 September 2018 6	Rennes	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
				Stadium: Roazhon Park

26 September 2018 7	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Reims	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

29 September 2018 8	Nice	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
				Stadium: Allianz Riviera

6 October 2018 9	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Lyon	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

20 October 2018 10	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Amiens	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

27 October 2018 11	Marseille	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

3 November 2018 12	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Lille	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

10 November 2018 13	Monaco	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
				Stadium: Stade Louis II

24 November 2018 14	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Toulouse	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

1 December 2018 15	Bordeaux	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Bordeaux
				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

5 December 2018 16	Strasbourg	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Strasbourg
				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

8 December 2018 17	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Montpellier	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

15 December 2018 18	Dijon	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Dijon
				Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard

22 December 2018 19	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Nantes	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

12 January 2019 20	Amiens	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Amiens
				Stadium: Stade de la Licorne

19 January 2019 21	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Guingamp	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

26 January 2019 22	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Rennes	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

2 February 2019 23	Lyon	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Décines-Charpieu
				Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

9 February 2019 24	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Bordeaux	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

16 February 2019 25	Saint-Étienne	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Étienne
				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

23 February 2019 26	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Nîmes	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

2 March 2019 27	Caen	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Caen
				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

9 March 2019 28	Nantes	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

16 March 2019 29	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Marseille	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

31 March 2019 30	Toulouse	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Toulouse
				Stadium: Stadium Municipal

6 April 2019 31	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Strasbourg	Paris
				Stadium: Parc des Princes

13 April 2019 32	Lille	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Lille
				Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

20 April 2019 33	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Monaco	Paris
				Stadium: Parc de Princes

28 April 2019 34	Montpellier	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Montpellier
				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

4 May 2019 35	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Nice	Paris
				Stadium: Parc de Princes

11 May 2019 36	Angers	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Angers
				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

18 May 2019 37	Paris Saint-Germain	v	Dijon	Paris
				Stadium: Parc de Princes

25 May 2019 38	Reims	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Reims
				Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Champions League

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Trophée des Champions		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Kevin Trapp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	FRA	Alphonse Areola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	FRA	Sébastien Cibois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK	ITA	Gianluigi Buffon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK	FRA	Rémy Descamps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	BRA	Thiago Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	FRA	Presnel Kimpembe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	BRA	Marquinhos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	BEL	Thomas Meunier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	FRA	Layvin Kurzawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	FRA	Alec Georgen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	BRA	Dani Alves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	POL	Grzegorz Krychowiak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	ITA	Marco Verratti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	ARG	Ángel Di María	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ARG	Giovani Lo Celso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	GER	Julian Draxler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	FRA	Christopher Nkunku	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	FRA	Adrien Rabiot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	FRA	Yacine Adli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	URU	Edinson Cavani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Neymar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	POR	Gonçalo Guedes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ESP	Jesé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	FRA	Kylian Mbappé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	USA	Timothy Weah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Christophe Bahebeck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 6 July 2018
Source: Competitions

References

^ "First team - PSG.fr". en.psg.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Kylian Mbappe will officially complete his £166m switch from Monaco after curious contract clause means PSG have to buy after avoiding relegation". Daily Mail. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Gianluigi Buffon signs with Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint Germain F.C. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Motta Aims To Become PSG Coach After Retirement". beIN Sports. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Hatem Ben Arfa announces he will leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer". Daily Mail. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Pastore signs for AS Roma". A.S. Roma. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Celtic sign striker Odsonne Edouard for a club record fee of £9m". Sky Sports. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Yuri Berchiche, new Athletic player". Athletic Bilbao. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Jonathan Ikoné est un Dogue!" (in French). Lille OSC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] "First team - PSG.fr". en.psg.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[2] "Kylian Mbappe will officially complete his £166m switch from Monaco after curious contract clause means PSG have to buy after avoiding relegation". Daily Mail. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[3] "Gianluigi Buffon signs with Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint Germain F.C. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[4] "Motta Aims To Become PSG Coach After Retirement". beIN Sports. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[5] "Hatem Ben Arfa announces he will leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer". Daily Mail. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[6] "Pastore signs for AS Roma". A.S. Roma. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[7] "Celtic sign striker Odsonne Edouard for a club record fee of £9m". Sky Sports. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[8] "Yuri Berchiche, new Athletic player". Athletic Bilbao. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[9] "Jonathan Ikoné est un Dogue!" (in French). Lille OSC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[10] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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