Company type | Nonprofit organization |
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Industry | Sports |
Founded | 12 August 1970 |
Headquarters | Camp des Loges / Stade Georges Lefèvre , , |
Key people | Benoît Rousseau (President) Jack Jacquet (Vice president) Thierry Morin (General secretary) Thibaut Karsenty (General manager) |
Subsidiaries | Paris Saint-Germain Academy (100%) |
Website | Official website |
The Association Paris Saint-Germain Football, Association loi 1901, commonly known as Association Paris Saint-Germain, or simply Association PSG, is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Founded in 1970, the Association manages the amateur section of French professional football clubs Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (men's team) and Paris Saint-Germain Féminine (women's team).
The club's amateur section includes the youngest high-level players of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy and the amateur teams who play in the Paris Region. All PSG footballers, except the two professional teams, are under the supervision of the association. It also handled the male squad before it became a professional sport limited company in 1991. The female side broke away from the association after assuming professional status in 2012.
Its headquarters are located at the Camp des Loges and the Stade Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. PSG Academy teams train and play their home matches at Campus PSG, the club's training ground located in Poissy, nearby Paris.
On June 17, 1970, Paris Football Club and Stade Saint-Germain merged to form Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. [1] It was made official on August 12, 1970, with the creation of the Association Paris Saint-Germain Football, Association loi 1901. [1] [2] This nonprofit organization managed the club's amateur and professional activities for two decades. When Canal+ bought PSG in May 1991, they created the Société Anonyme Sportive Professionnelle Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (SASP, i.e., professional sport limited company). [1]
Now two separate entities, each one with a different president, the association transferred the professional section to the SASP, while keeping control over the amateur section. Despite granting its French Football Federation affiliation number to the SASP, the association are still in charge of registering the club's professional football teams in official competitions such as Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions, UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup. Both organizations signed a new 10-year agreement in 2019. [1]
Between 1970 and 2012, the club's professional section only consisted of the men's team. [1] Formed in 1971, the women's side, Paris Saint-Germain Féminine, initially had amateur status and were run by the association. When the team turned professional in September 2012, it detached from the association and integrated the SASP. [1] [3] [4] [5] Today, the club's amateur section is mainly composed of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy men's and women's teams, which are managed by the association. [1] [6]
Nasser Al-Khelaifi is the current president of the SASP. [1] On the other hand, the association has had nine presidents. [1] [7] Pierre-Étienne Guyot was the association and club's first president, while Francis Borelli was the last to preside both. Bernard Brochand was the first president of the association after it became an independent organization from the club in 1991. [7] Benoît Rousseau is the association's current president. [1] He has been in charge since December 2012. [7] Previous chairman Simon Tahar was the last to preside the academy sides and the female's first team; the latter professionalized in 2012. [3] [4] [5] Tahar and Rousseau also served as interim club presidents for a few months in 2008 and 2011, respectively. Alain Cayzac occupied both positions as well. He was the association's president between 2001 and 2006, and then club president from 2006 to 2008. [7]
The role of the Association Paris Saint-Germain is to promote the practice of amateur football among young girls and boys through the Paris Saint-Germain Academy, considered one of the best youth systems in France, but also among seniors, veterans and young adults in Paris Region through separate teams. [1] [8] The PSG Academy is currently based at the Campus PSG, located in Poissy, nearby Paris. [9] It became the training facility and home ground of PSG's male and female academies in January 2024, replacing the Camp des Loges. [9] [10] Children recruited by the club join the academy and work their way up through the ranks, before breaking into the professional squad or signing professional contracts with other clubs. [8] Weekly confrontations with French and European clubs are organized by the Association. [1] 35 teams, 45 managers and 500 to 750 players of all age groups are on the fields every weekend. [1] [6]
No. | President | From | To |
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1 | Pierre-Étienne Guyot | June 1970 | June 1971 |
2 | Guy Crescent | June 1971 | December 1971 |
3 | Henri Patrelle | December 1971 | June 1974 |
4 | Daniel Hechter | June 1974 | January 1978 |
5 | Francis Borelli | January 1978 | May 1991 |
6 | Bernard Brochand | May 1991 | June 2001 |
7 | Alain Cayzac | June 2001 | June 2006 |
8 | Simon Tahar | June 2006 | December 2012 |
9 | Benoît Rousseau | December 2012 | Present |
Position | Name |
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President | Benoît Rousseau |
Vice president | Jack Jacquet |
General secretary | Thierry Morin |
General manager | Thibaut Karsenty |
Board members | Marie Aguinet (Mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye) Suzanne Charpentier Laurent Chollet Christian Dumont Ghislain Gombart Jack Jacquet Robert Malm Thierry Morin Pierre Nogues Alain Peynichoux Benoît Rousseau |
Sports management | Cédric Bouchet |
Administrative services | Carole Balla Niaina Rafaliarizaka |
Sports equipment | Anthony Pereira |
Women's tournament manager | Suzanne Charpentier |
Men's tournament manager | Alain Peynichoux |
Communication manager | Loïc Mouquet |
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