50th season in Ligue 1 for Paris Saint-Germain

On 11th August 1971, 51 years ago, Paris Saint-Germain played their very first match in the top flight, a 2-0 defeat away to Angers. After the split a year later, Les Rouge et Bleu would have to wait until the 1974-75 season to find themselves back in the first division, a level that they haven't dropped from in 48 years.

Coming up to 50 seasons and a ton of great memories for Paris fans everywhere.

In their 49 seasons so far at the highest level of the national game, Paris Saint-Germain have won ten league titles, finishing first more frequently than in any other position. Having come second in nine league campaigns, Les Rouge et Bleu have therefore finished in the top two on 19 occasions. Better still, they've reached the top five 27 times – more than half of the capital club's seasons in the top flight.

Their lowest-ever finish is 16th, both in the 1971-72 season (their first in Division 1) and in 2007-08, when Les Parisiens saved themselves on the final day, away to Sochaux.

49 seasons and a bucket load of stats: 1,831 matches played, with 879 wins, 476 draws and also 476 losses, as well as 2,932 goals scored and 1,953 goals conceded.

As for the goalscoring charts, Edinson Cavani, with his 138 goals, could soon be overtaken by Kylian Mbappé, who has already netted 119 times. Paris's no. 7 has a new record to break!

In 2022-23, Paris Saint-Germain will also be celebrating their 48th consecutive season in the first division, which makes them the league's longest-serving club – not only a record but also a rare level of longevity in the top five European leagues, matched only by Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool in England, Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain, Inter Milan and AS Roma in Italy and Bayern Munich in Germany.

Paris might be a young club, but they already have an extraordinary trophy cabinet and history!