Football club
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (French pronunciation: [paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or ♣️ simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of ♣️ French football. As France's most successful club, they have won over 40 official honours, including eleven league titles and one ♣️ major European trophy. Their home ground is the Parc des Princes located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris near the ♣️ commune Boulogne-Billancourt.
The Parisians were founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain. PSG won their first ♣️ major honour, the French Cup, in 1982 and their first Division 1 title in 1986. The 1990s was among the ♣️ most successful periods in the club's history; they claimed a second league title, three French Cups, two French League Cups, ♣️ two French Super Cups and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996. After suffering a decline in fortunes during the ♣️ 2000s, the Red and Blues have enjoyed a revival since 2011 with increased financial backing, achieving unparalleled dominance in domestic ♣️ competitions, winning multiple league titles and national cups. PSG have also become a regular feature in the UEFA Champions League, ♣️ reaching their first final in 2024.
PSG have the most consecutive seasons playing in France's top flight and are one of ♣️ two French clubs to have won a major European title. They are the most popular football club in France and ♣️ one of the most widely supported teams in the world. PSG's home kit colours are red, blue, and white, and ♣️ their crest features the Eiffel Tower and a fleur-de-lis. Paris have a longstanding rivalry with Olympique de Marseille; the duo ♣️ contest French football's most notorious match, Le Classique.
Since 2011, Paris Saint-Germain have been majority-owned by Qatari government-backed investment fund Qatar ♣️ Sports Investments, which currently holds 87.5% of the shares. American investment firm Arctos Partners owns the remaining 12.5%. PSG are ♣️ the richest club in France and one of the wealthiest in the world. As of 2024, PSG have the fifth-highest ♣️ revenue in the footballing world with an annual revenue of €654 million according to Deloitte, and are the world's seventh-most ♣️ valuable football club, worthR$4.21 billion according to Forbes.