2005–06 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 36th season in existence.^[1][2] PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 40,485 spectators per match.^[1][2][3] The club was presided by Pierre Blayau. The team was coached by Laurent Fournier until 27 December 2005, when Guy Lacombe replaced him.^[1][2] Pauleta was the team captain.^[4]

Paris Saint-Germain

2005–06 season
Paris Saint-Germain players with the Coupe de France trophy
President	Pierre Blayau
Head coach	Laurent Fournier (until 27 December 2005) Guy Lacombe (from 27 December 2005)
Stadium	Parc des Princes
Ligue 1	9th
Coupe de France	Winners
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Pauleta (21) All: Pauleta (28)
Highest home attendance	43,555 (vs Monaco, 6 November 2005)
Lowest home attendance	18,000 (vs Auxerre, 1 February 2006)
Average home league attendance	40,485
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Players

As of the 2005–06 season.^[1][2][4]

Squad

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   FRA Lionel Letizi 2 DF   FRA Stéphane Pichot 3 DF   FRA Jean-Michel Badiane 4 DF   CZE David Rozehnal 5 DF   FRA Bernard Mendy 6 DF   COL Mario Yepes 7 MF   FRA Fabrice Pancrate 8 MF   FRA Édouard Cissé 9 FW   POR Pauleta (captain) 10 MF   FRA Vikash Dhorasoo 12 MF   URU Cristian Rodríguez 13 MF   FRA Hocine Ragued 14 MF   FRA Rudy Haddad 15 MF   CIV Bonaventure Kalou 16 GK   FRA Jérôme Alonzo

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   CMR Jean-Hugues Ateba 18 FW   URU Carlos Bueno 22 DF   FRA Sylvain Armand 23 MF   CMR Modeste M'bami 24 MF   FRA Christophe Landrin 25 MF   FRA Jérôme Rothen 26 DF   SEN Boukary Dramé 28 DF   BRA Paulo César 30 GK   FRA Mohamed Benhamou 31 MF   FRA Samuel Piètre 32 DF   MAR Ahmed Kantari 33 GK   FRA Nicolas Cousin 34 FW   CIV Franck Dja Djédjé — DF   CIV Sol Bamba — FW   FRA David N'Gog

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF   RUS Sergei Semak (to FC Moscow) 19 MF   ALB Lorik Cana (to Marseille) 20 MF   SCG Branko Bošković (on loan to Troyes) 21 MF   POR Filipe Teixeira (to Académica)

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 FW   FRA Alioune Touré (to Leiria) 28 FW   SCG Danijel Ljuboja (on loan to Stuttgart) 29 FW   NGA Bartholomew Ogbeche (to Al-Jazira)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	29 July 2005	13 May 2006	Matchday 1	9th	38	13	13	12	44	38	+6	034.21
Coupe de France	7 January 2005	29 April 2006	Round of 64	Winners	6	6	0	0	14	3	+11	100.00
Coupe de la Ligue	26 October 2005	21 December 2005	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					46	20	13	13	62	44	+18	043.48

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2005–06 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Rennes	38	18	5	15	48	49	−1	59
8	Nice	38	16	10	12	36	31	+5	58
9	Paris Saint-Germain	38	13	13	12	44	38	+6	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
10	Monaco	38	13	13	12	42	36	+6	52
11	Le Mans	38	13	13	12	33	36	−3	52

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Paris Saint-Germain was qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2005–06 Coupe de France.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	13	12	44	38	+6	52	11	3	5	34	20	+14	2	10	7	10	18	−8

Source: LFP.fr

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L
Position	1	2	1	1	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	4	6	4	6	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	8	7	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9

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

Matches

Paris Saint-Germain v Metz

29 July 2005 1	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Metz	Paris
20:45	Kalou   6' Cissé   37' Rothen   48' Landrin   77'	Report	Ahn   67'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 42,844 Referee: Philippe Malige

Sochaux v Paris Saint-Germain

6 August 2005 2	Sochaux	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Montbéliard
20:00		Report	Cissé   52'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 17,543 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Paris Saint-Germain v Toulouse

13 August 2005 3	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Toulouse	Paris
17:15	Pauleta   43', 61'	Report	Bergougnoux   30'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 41,341 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Troyes v Paris Saint-Germain

21 August 2005 4	Troyes	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Troyes
20:45	Dallet   49'	Report	Pauleta   36' Cissé   16'   56'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 17,507 Referee: Éric Poulat

Paris Saint-Germain v Nice

27 August 2005 5	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Nice	Paris
20:00	Pauleta   2' Armand   90'	Report	Rozehnal   73' (o.g.) Bagayoko   88'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,475 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Paris Saint-Germain v Strasbourg

10 September 2005 6	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Strasbourg	Paris
20:00	Kalou   28'	Report	Abd Rabo   25'   65'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,748 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Saint-Étienne v Paris Saint-Germain

18 September 2005 7	Saint-Étienne	3–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Étienne
21:00	F. Mendy   38' Piquionne   53' Feindouno   79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 27,771 Referee: Alain Sars

Paris Saint-Germain v Lille

21 September 2005 8	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lille	Paris
20:45	Pauleta   14', 54'	Report	Fauvergue   4'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 35,889 Referee: Bruno Coué

Le Mans v Paris Saint-Germain

24 September 2005 9	Le Mans	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Le Mans
20:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 14,728 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Paris Saint-Germain v Nantes

1 October 2005 10	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Nantes	Paris
17:15	Yepes   66' Pauleta   73' Cissé   44'   47'	Report	Leray   19'   87'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 42,164 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

16 October 2005 11	Marseille	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
21:00	Cana   78'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,260 Referee: Éric Poulat

Paris Saint-Germain v Nancy

22 October 2005 12	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Nancy	Paris
20:00	Kalou   53'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,140 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain

30 October 2005 13	Auxerre	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Auxerre
20:45	Cissé   52' (o.g.) Pieroni   86'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 19,980 Referee: Philippe Malige

Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco

6 November 2005 14	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Monaco	Paris
20:45		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,555 Referee: Alain Sars

Bordeaux v Paris Saint-Germain

20 November 2005 15	Bordeaux	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Bordeaux
20:45		Report	Yepes   36' Pauleta   51'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,204 Referee: Bruno Coué

Paris Saint-Germain v Lens

27 November 2005 16	Paris Saint-Germain	3–4	Lens	Paris
18:00	Pauleta   7', 89' Yepes   90+2'	Report	Thomert   2' Dindane   33', 70' Jussiê   41'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,895 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

3 December 2005 17	Lyon	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
17:15	Fred   5' Carew   90'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,134 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes

10 December 2005 18	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Rennes	Paris
20:00	Pauleta   39', 63'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,747 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Ajaccio v Paris Saint-Germain

17 December 2005 19	Ajaccio	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Ajaccio
17:15	Rocchi   44'	Report	Kalou   41'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Paris Saint-Germain v Sochaux

4 January 2006 20	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Sochaux	Paris
20:30	Landrin   28' Pancrate   57' Pauleta   74'	Report	Sène   55'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 36,806 Referee: Tony Chapron

Toulouse v Paris Saint-Germain

12 January 2006 21	Toulouse	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Toulouse
21:00	Moreira   87'	Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Alain Sars

Paris Saint-Germain v Troyes

15 January 2006 22	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Troyes	Paris
18:00	Pauleta   45' (pen.) Pancrate   90'	Report	Ba   55'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 35,118 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Nice v Paris Saint-Germain

21 January 2006 23	Nice	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Nice
20:00	Traoré   87'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 11,941 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Étienne

4 February 2006 25	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Saint-Étienne	Paris
17:15	Pauleta   31' Pancrate   81'	Report	Piquionne   16' Postiga   34'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,026 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Strasbourg v Paris Saint-Germain

8 February 2006 24	Strasbourg	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Strasbourg
20:00	Diané   13'	Report	Pauleta   31'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Lille v Paris Saint-Germain

12 February 2006 26	Lille	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00		Report		Stadium: Stadium Nord Lille Métropole Attendance: 13,392 Referee: Éric Poulat

Paris Saint-Germain v Le Mans

18 February 2006 27	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Le Mans	Paris
20:00		Report	Fauré   5'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 39,655 Referee: Olivier Thual

Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain

25 February 2006 28	Nantes	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
17:15		Report	Armand   50'   70'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 32,691 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

5 March 2006 29	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Marseille	Paris
17:00		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,906 Referee: Alain Sars

Nancy v Paris Saint-Germain

11 March 2006 30	Nancy	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Tomblaine
17:15	Brison   24'	Report	Kalou   76'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 17,631 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre

19 March 2006 31	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Auxerre	Paris
20:45	Kalou   26', 57' Bolf   37' (o.g.) Pauleta   55'	Report	Mathis   60'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 35,528 Referee: Claude Colombo

Monaco v Paris Saint-Germain

26 March 2006 32	Monaco	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Fontvieille
20:45	Chevantón   52'	Report	Paulo César   15'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 11,668 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Paris Saint-Germain v Bordeaux

2 April 2006 33	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Bordeaux	Paris
20:45	Pauleta   6', 38' (pen.), 42'	Report	Perea   22'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 41,913 Referee: Tony Chapron

Lens v Paris Saint-Germain

8 April 2006 34	Lens	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
17:15	Jussiê   90' (pen.)	Report	Kalou   77' Yepes   90'	Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 39,513 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

16 April 2006 35	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Lyon	Paris
21:00		Report	Fred   24'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,128 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Rennes v Paris Saint-Germain

3 May 2006 36	Rennes	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
20:45	Källström   71' (pen.)	Report	Kalou   90'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,425 Referee: Alain Sars

Paris Saint-Germain v Ajaccio

6 May 2006 37	Paris Saint-Germain	2–4	Ajaccio	Paris
20:00	Yepes   30' Pauleta   52'	Report	Chafni   19', 60' Abdoun   58' Scarpelli   90+1'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 41,361 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Metz v Paris Saint-Germain

13 May 2006 38	Metz	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz
20:00	Huszti   87'	Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,807 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de France

Main article: 2005–06 Coupe de France

Vermelles v Paris Saint-Germain

7 January 2006 Round of 64	Vermelles	0–4	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
17:30		Report	Pauleta   9' Armand   50' Bueno   80' Rodríguez   84' Dhorasoo   M'Bami	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux

Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre

1 February 2006 Round of 32	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Auxerre	Paris
17:00	Grichting   75' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lyon-Duchère v Paris Saint-Germain

14 March 2006 Round of 16	Lyon-Duchère	0–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
20:30	Chérif   50' Damiani   65'	Report	Bueno   29' Pauleta   75', 77'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Paris Saint-Germain v Lille

11 April 2006 Quarter-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lille	Paris
18:15	Kalou   26'   40' Pauleta   57'   90' Pancrate   59' Cissé   76'	Report	Tavlaridis   30'   37' Bodmer   87'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 21,345 Referee: Claude Colombo

Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain

20 April 2006 Semi-finals	Nantes	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Nantes
20:45	Diallo   47' Faé   69' Cetto   72'	Report	Pancrate   68' Pauleta   56'   86' Mendy   75'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,968 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

29 April 2006 Final	Marseille	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Paris
20:45	Oruma   43' Maoulida   67' Taiwo   82'	Report	Kalou   5' M'Bami   43' Dhorasoo   49' Armand   53' Pauleta   82' Letizi   84'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 79,061 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue

Paris Saint-Germain v Troyes

26 October 2005 Round of 32	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Troyes	Paris
21:00	Cissé   8' Pauleta   47', 58' Yepes   68' Badiane   79'	Report	Kouassi   58' Nivet   90' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 20,399 Referee: Olivier Thual

Toulouse v Paris Saint-Germain

21 December 2005 Round of 16	Toulouse	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Toulouse
17:00	Mansaré   87' Moreira   90' (pen.)	Report	Pichot   50'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

References

1. "Saison 2005-2006". Histoire du PSG. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
2. "Paris S-G 2005/2006". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
3. "Average Team Attendances Paris-SG". Stadium and Attendances. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
4. "Descriptif saisons par saisons". PSG70. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

External links

Official websites

• PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
• Paris Saint-Germain - Ligue 1 2020-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com