in 1970 the club merged with stade saint-germain to form paris saint-germain f.c., but quickly left the merger. in the 1973 season, the first after leaving, the club still averaged an attendance of 13,202. however, after that, the two clubs' fortuned varied drastically, and as psg's popularity rose, pfc fell into obscurity and languished in the amateur divisions. it is only when it reached the third tier its popularity started growing again, however the club currently only attracts in the region of a few hundred to very low thousands fans for each match.