Qatar Sports Investments marks 14 years of transformative ownership of Paris Saint-Germain
On Saturday (May 31), PSG claimed the most prestigious title in European club football, defeating Inter Milan 5-0 in a commanding performance in Munich. This landmark victory - the Club's first UEFA Champions League title - ended a historic 2024–2025 season in which PSG won four major trophies: the Trophée des Champions (1-0 vs AS Monaco on January 5th at Stadium 974 in Doha), Ligue 1, which the Club won by a dominant 19-point margin, the Coupe de France (3-0 vs Reims on May 24th at the Stade de France), and finally, the Champions League itself. This season firmly established PSG among the giants of world football and marked one of the most successful campaigns in the Club's history.
Since QSI's investment in 2011, PSG has won an unprecedented 37 trophies, become a global force across men's, women's, and youth football, and evolved into a cultural and commercial icon beyond the sport itself. Other key achievements include:
• Top-3 revenues in world football of €806 million (up from €101 million in 2011).
• The Club has contributed over €3 billion to French public finances since 2011.
• State of the art +€350 million training centre in Poissy, focus on developing local Parisian talent.
• 191 PSG Academies in 21 different countries.
• 228 million followers on social media (up from 600 thousand in 2011).
The Club continues its pursuit of greatness in the US this month, advancing to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup following their 4-0 defeat of Inter Miami on Sunday.
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