List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. presidents

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Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club have had 17 presidents, of whom ten have won at least one trophy. [1] [2] Qatari businessman and Qatar Sports Investments chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, is the current president. [1] [2] He has been in charge since November 2011. [1] [2] [3]

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Pierre-Étienne Guyot, elected in June 1970, was the club's first president. [4] His tenure was short-lived but during his only season in charge PSG won their maiden trophy, the Ligue 2 title. [1] [2] Famous Parisian couturier Daniel Hechter joined the club in June 1973 as president of the management committee. [5] He immediately left his mark on PSG by designing their iconic home jersey (known as « Hechter shirt »). [6] Hechter became club president in June 1974 following the resignation of Henri Patrelle. [5] [7] He named fellow Frenchman Francis Borelli as vice-president. [8] [9]

Borelli assumed the presidency in 1978, after Hechter was banned for life from football by the French Football Federation (FFF). [8] [9] The latter was found guilty of running a ticketing scheme at Parc des Princes. [10] Borelli went on to become the club's longest-serving president. During his 13 years in charge, PSG won their first major titles: two French Cups in 1982 and 1983, and the Ligue 1 title in 1986. [1] [2]

Emblematic club president in the 1990s, Michel Denisot, oversaw PSG's golden era. Between 1991 and 1998, the club won eight trophies, including their second league title in 1994 and their crowning glory, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996. [1] [2] [11] Denisot's record has since been eclipsed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the club's most successful president in terms of trophies won, with 32. Under his tenure, the Parisians have clinched ten Ligue 1 titles, six Coupe de France, six Coupe de la Ligue and ten Trophée des Champions. [1] [2] Most notably, PSG reached their first UEFA Champions League final in 2020. [12]

Presidents

As of November 2011. [1] [2] [4] [7]
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Michel Denisot
No.PresidentParis Saint-Germain
1 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Étienne Guyot Jun. 1970 – Jun. 1971
2 Flag of France.svg Guy Crescent Jun. 1971 – Dec. 1971
3 Flag of France.svg Henri Patrelle Dec. 1971 – Jun. 1974
4 Flag of France.svg Daniel Hechter Jun. 1974 – Jan. 1978
5 Flag of France.svg Francis Borelli Jan. 1978 – May 1991
6 Flag of France.svg Michel Denisot May 1991 – May 1998
7 Flag of France.svg Charles Biétry May 1998 – Dec. 1998
8 Flag of France.svg Laurent Perpère Dec. 1998 – Jun. 2003
9 Flag of France.svg Francis Graille Jun. 2003 – May 2005
10 Flag of France.svg Pierre Blayau May 2005 – Jun. 2006
11 Flag of France.svg Alain Cayzac Jun. 2006 – Apr. 2008
12 Flag of France.svg Simon Tahar Apr. 2008 – May 2008
13 Flag of France.svg Charles Villeneuve May 2008 – Feb. 2009
14 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bazin Feb. 2009 – Sep. 2009
15 Flag of France.svg Robin Leproux Sep. 2009 – Jul. 2011
16 Flag of France.svg Benoît Rousseau Jul. 2011 – Nov. 2011
17 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khelaifi Nov. 2011 – Present

Honours

As of 2023–24 Ligue 1 . [1] [2]
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Nasser Al-Khelaifi
RankPresident L1 L2 CdF CdL TdC UCL UCWC UEL USC UIC FCWC Total
1 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khelaifi 10661032
2 Flag of France.svg Michel Denisot 132118
3 Flag of France.svg Francis Borelli 123
4 Flag of France.svg Francis Graille 11
5 Flag of France.svg Pierre Blayau 11
6 Flag of France.svg Robin Leproux 11
7 Flag of France.svg Alain Cayzac 11
8 Flag of France.svg Charles Biétry 11
9 Flag of France.svg Laurent Perpère 11
10 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Étienne Guyot 11

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