The Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy was an invitational indoor football competition organized by French club Paris Saint-Germain at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. It was founded in 1984 and was held annually until 1991. Played indoors on a synthetic pitch with a seven-a-side team, the tournament featured the host club, PSG, and five other teams.
Hamburg won the inaugural Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy in 1984, while Dynamo Kyiv won the last edition in 1991. PSG are the most successful club in the competition's history, having lifted the trophy twice. The Parisians are the only club to have won the tournament more than once. In addition to Hamburg and Dynamo Kyiv, Köln, Anderlecht, Santos and Ajax have also won the competition once.
History
Hosts Paris Saint-Germain disappointed in the first three editions of the Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy, finishing in the bottom two each time. Hamburg were the inaugural champions in 1984, followed by Anderlecht in 1985 and Santos in 1986.[1] PSG won their first title in 1987. Despite losing their opening match against Porto, the Parisians qualified for the second round after beating Bordeaux, thanks to a brace from Jules Bocandé.[2] In the Winners' Group, a Bocandé hat-trick against Marseille put PSG on the right path to the final. Led by Safet Sušić, named the tournament's most valuable player, PSG won 6–2 with braces from Bocandé and Claude Lowitz, plus another goal from Dominique Rocheteau and an own goal from Porto.[2]
PSG failed to defend their trophy in 1988, being eliminated by eventual champions Köln in the first round.[1] Sušić starred again for the Parisians in 1989, setting the record for most goals scored in a single edition with eleven.[3] However, his team's overall performance was disappointing. PSG lost both of their first round matches, against Red Star Belgrade and eventual champions Ajax, and finished the tournament in fourth place.[3][4]
A year later, in 1990, the hosts won the trophy for the second time. After qualifying for the Winners' Group with an 8–0 thrashing of Partizan, they faced Malmö on Matchday 2 of the first round. The Swedish team were far superior, winning the match 5–2, despite the goals from Daniel Bravo and David Rinçon for PSG. The two teams would meet again in the final of the tournament, where the Parisians would get their revenge. In a hard-fought match, PSG managed to win 4–3 thanks to a brace from Pascal Nouma and goals from Sušić and Rinçon.[5]
Just like in 1988, reigning champions PSG failed to retain the trophy in 1991, the last edition of the Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy. With no hope of winning the competition after a disastrous first round, they faced Benfica in the Qualifying Group (4th to 6th places). Despite a brace from Francis Llacer and goals from Jocelyn Angloma and Rinçon, the team from the French capital ended a frustrating campaign as it had begun, losing 7–4 and finishing in fifth place.[6] Meanwhile, Dynamo Kyiv were crowned champions.[1]
Rules
The tournament was held at the AccorHotels Arena over two nights. It consisted of two rounds. In the first round, the participating teams were divided into two groups of three teams (Group A and Group B). In the second round, the winners of each group and the third-highest-placed team advanced to the Winners' Group (1st to 3rd places), while the remaining three teams advanced to the Qualifying Group (4th to 6th places). Two points for a win and one point for a draw.[1][7]
A match consisted of two 14-minute periods. Between the periods, there was a two-minute break. Each team had a maximum of seven players (excluding substitutes), one of whom had to be the goalkeeper. The number of substitutions allowed was unlimited. The referee officiated the match. He was assisted by an assistant referee. A yellow card resulted in a two-minute suspension, while a red card required the player to leave the field immediately, forcing the team to play with one less man. It also resulted in the offending player being suspended for the following match.[1][7]
The offside rule did not apply. A shot on goal could only be taken from the opposing side. Indoor football courts are enclosed by walls instead of lines, and there are no throw-ins. Therefore, players could play with the walls. If the ball flew over the walls or touched the ceiling, play would stop, and the opposing team that had most recently touched the ball would receive a free kick at the point where the ball went out of bounds or touched the ceiling. In the event of a foul in the penalty area, the kick is taken from the penalty spot, which is 9 meters from the goal line. The goals are also smaller than in standard soccer, and the penalty area is also smaller. The field typically measures 61 x 26 m.[1][7]
Tiebreakers
The classification of the teams in the groups was determined as follows:[1][7]
Points earned in all group stage matches;
Goal difference in all group stage matches;
Number of goals scored in all group stage matches.
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