PSG Ultras: Key groups, famous incidents and best tifos

As successful as PSG are, there is no doubt they also enjoy massive support at home and abroad. Today, they are one of the most-followed football clubs in the world, boasting millions of followers on social media, too.

At home, PSG's massive support is bouyed by supporter groups that stick with them through thick and thin. Of these, the club's football ultras are the most prominent.

The 2025-26 campaign was the most successful in Paris Saint-Germain's history. On 30 May 2026, PSG retained the UEFA Champions League by defeating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after the final at Budapest's Puskas Arena finished level, securing a second successive European crown under Luis Enrique.

Throughout the campaign, the Parc des Princes provided one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European football, with the Collectif Ultras Paris delivering spectacular displays on the biggest nights. Their relentless backing helped turn the stadium into a formidable fortress and played a significant role in PSG's run to back-to-back Champions League titles.

The big question is: Who are PSG ultras and what are some of their best tifos?

This post digs deeper into the history of PSG ultras, including famous incidents and tifos ever spotted home and away. Keep reading to discover more.

PSG Ultras can be traced back to the late 1970s

Key groups

As is the case with the vast majority of ultras worldwide, PSG's ultras cannot simply be labelled with one blanket term and consist of a wide variety of different groups, some of which are no longer active.

While this can increase diversity within the stadium, it has also led to multiple conflicts over the years.

Let's take a look at some of the most important PSG ultras groups below…

Boulogne Boys

The Boulogne Boys were one of the most influential early ultra groups in French football and became closely associated with the Kop of Boulogne at the Parc des Princes.

Founded in 1985, the group helped establish the Boulogne Stand as one of the most intimidating sections of the stadium. Their support was built around chants, flags, banners and pyrotechnics, but the group's history also became increasingly associated with political extremism and violence.

The Boulogne Boys were officially dissolved by the French government on April 17, 2008. The decision followed a series of incidents involving violence and incitement to hatred or discrimination, including serious incidents surrounding PSG matches.

The group is therefore an important part of PSG's ultra history, but it should not be presented as an active supporters' group today.

Supras Auteuil

The Supras Auteuil were one of the most important groups to emerge from the Virage Auteuil, the stand opposite the Kop of Boulogne at the Parc des Princes.

Founded in 1991, the group became one of the leading forces within the Auteuil supporter movement and developed a reputation for elaborate tifos, chants, flags and a more diverse supporter culture than that traditionally associated with the Boulogne Stand.

The Virage Auteuil contained several different groups, including Supras Auteuil, Lutece Falco and Tigris Mystic. Relations with supporters in the Boulogne Stand deteriorated during the 1990s and 2000s, culminating in repeated clashes between the two camps.

The Supras Auteuil were eventually dissolved in 2010 as part of the measures introduced around Plan Leproux following the death of PSG supporter Yann Lorence.

Collectif Ultras Paris expands into Boulogne

One of the biggest developments in PSG's modern supporter culture came in the 2025-26 season, when the Collectif Ultras Paris expanded its presence from the Virage Auteuil into the historic Boulogne Stand.

Around 500 CUP members were given places in Boulogne, creating organised ultra support at both ends of the Parc des Princes for the first time since the era before Plan Leproux.

The move was designed to create a more consistent atmosphere throughout the stadium, while also responding to the enormous demand for places in the Auteuil section.

The experiment quickly became a major feature of matchdays. During the first half of the 2025-26 season, chants from Boulogne regularly echoed those coming from Auteuil, reviving memories of the two-stand atmosphere associated with the Parc in previous decades.

The return is particularly significant because Boulogne was historically associated with the Boulogne Boys and the Kop of Boulogne. However, the current arrangement is fundamentally different: the CUP, rather than the old Kop of Boulogne groups, is responsible for the organised ultra presence in the stand.

Collectif Ultras Paris

The Collectif Ultras Paris (CUP) is the central organisation of PSG's modern ultra movement and is currently the only ultra organisation officially recognised by the club.

The CUP was formed in 2016 by supporters connected to the former Virage Auteuil groups following the years of exclusion created by Plan Leproux. It initially returned to the Parc des Princes in limited numbers, but its presence gradually expanded.

The organisation now acts as an umbrella for several supporter groups, including K-Soce Team, Virage Auteuil 91 and Nautecia. It is responsible for much of the organised chanting, flag displays and large-scale tifos at PSG matches.

The CUP has also become an important voice in discussions surrounding ticket prices, the identity of PSG and the relationship between supporters and the club's ownership.

At first, the group were allowed just 150 fans in the Parc des Princes, with their return publicly supported by club legend Thiago Silva. The Brazilian defender said, “To our supporters, my teammates and I are writing to you to express how happy we are to welcome some of you back for our upcoming matches. We need your support and support you in return.

“We can't wait to hear you on Saturday and, I hope, celebrate a win over Bordeaux. It is magnificent for us to be able to count on a passionate atmosphere at the Parc.”

Its influence grew further during the 2025-26 season when around 500 CUP members were permitted to occupy part of the Boulogne Stand, giving organised ultra support a presence at both ends of the Parc des Princes.

Key incidents

As with many ultras, there have been many noteworthy incidents involving the PSG Ultras over the years; however, as already alluded to, there are perhaps two that are far more important than the rest.

Tigris Mystic banner (2003)

As explained, tension had been building between two sets of Ultras in the Parc des Princes, the Kop of Boulogne and its subsidiaries and the Supras Auteuil, since the early 1990s.

The two sets of fans held extremely different beliefs and values, resulting in several altercations over the years.

But, in 2003, the Tigris Mystic group, one of the many Ultras located in the Auteuil stand, brandished a banner reading “The Future Belongs to Us” – both celebrating their 10th anniversary and also sending a message to those in the Boulogne stand.

The conflict occurred immediately after the match and sparked a series of violent confrontations between the two for many years to come, drastically hurting the club's reputation in Europe.

Plan Leproux

Following the disbandment of the two aforementioned groups, peace initially returned to the Parc des Princes – but not for long. By 2009, tensions were again reaching a boiling point. Finally, they exploded in an away match against Bordeaux, when a Boulogne fan raised a Celtic Cross, resulting in Auteuil fans attacking the supporter.

The next huge clash between the two groups came a few months later in February 2010 – a tragic event which culminated in the lynching of a Kop of Boulogne member.

Then, in May 2010, Plan Leproux, named after PSG President Robin Leproux at the time, was implemented. It resulted in a total of 13,000 fans being banished from the Parc des Princes, decimating the Auteuil and Boulogne stands in the process.

A select few fan groups were allowed back into the ground in the following year, but true ultra supporters did not reappear until 2016.

Budapest street clashes (2026)

The build-up to the 2026 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal was overshadowed by clashes between rival supporters in Budapest. In the early hours of 30 May 2026, PSG and Arsenal fans were involved in disorder on Kiraly Street in the Hungarian capital's 7th district, with bottles thrown and flares lit during a confrontation that was widely shared on social media.

Hungarian authorities launched a criminal investigation, reviewing CCTV footage in an effort to identify those involved, while a lof of police officers were deployed around the Puskas Arena on matchday.

Although the incidents attracted significant attention, they were considerably smaller in scale than the disorder that followed PSG's Champions League triumphs in Paris in both 2025 and 2026.

Paris celebrations violence (2025 and 2026)

PSG's recent Champions League triumphs have also produced serious disorder during celebrations in Paris, although this involved a much wider section of the club's support than the organised ultra movement alone.

After PSG defeated Inter Milan 5-0 in the 2025 Champions League final, celebrations across France were marred by violence. Two people died and hundreds were arrested amid clashes, fires and other disorder in Paris.

The scenes were repeated after PSG defeated Arsenal in the 2026 Champions League final in Budapest. Tens of thousands of supporters gathered in Paris to watch the match on large screens, including large crowds around the Parc des Princes and the Champs-Elysees.

The celebrations were largely peaceful, but violence broke out in several locations. Police used tear gas and dealt with fires, vandalism and attacks on officers. Around 780 people were arrested across France, including approximately 480 in the Paris region.

The incidents demonstrated the difficulty authorities continue to face when PSG win major European honours, particularly when large crowds gather without tickets around the Parc des Princes.

Parias Cohortis incident (2026)

PSG's ultra culture faced another serious controversy in April 2026 when violence broke out between supporters linked to the Collectif Ultras Paris.

A group of PSG supporters travelling towards Angers was involved in a violent confrontation at a motorway service area. Reports indicated that the incident involved members of two groups associated with the CUP.

The incident was significant because it raised questions about whether tensions within the wider PSG ultra movement were beginning to re-emerge after years in which the Parc des Princes had experienced a much more controlled atmosphere.

PSG responded by excluding around 80 members of Parias Cohortis from the Parc des Princes for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The club also made any return conditional on measures concerning members considered responsible for the violence.

The incident demonstrated that, despite the relative stability created since the return of the CUP, internal tensions and supporter violence remain a concern.

PSG Ultras displays

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PSG Ultras have created many impressive tifos since their reintroduction into the Parc des Princes in 2016, but their artwork against AC Milan in 2023 is perhaps the most outstanding.

Ahead of another massive Champions League clash for the club, PSG Ultras organised a Tifo that required the cooperation of two different stands – at opposite ends of the pitch.

The showpiece depicted Jean-Paul Belmondo, a founder of the club, pointing a gun at a Milan-themed devil, from one goal to the other.

It was an occasion that helped propel the PSG Ultras back into the conversation as one of the best fan groups in European football.

Star Wars tifo

Ahead of PSG's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona at the Parc des Princes on 10 April 2024, the ultras unveiled a Star Wars-themed tifo.

The PSG supporters first revealed a tifo of Darth Vader with a Barcelona scarf, along with the message at the bottom of the stand that read, “Fight the enemy, you must.”

Shortly after this, a tifo of Yoda with a red and blue lightsaber was depicted, with ‘VA 91' on either side of the fictional figure. VA 91 is a nod to the birth of Virage Auteuil in 1991, which was one of the first PSG ultras groups to form. Below this display was the following message: “Win! For us, you must.”

El tifo de la afición del PSG para el partido contra el FC Barcelona en París. Darth Vader siendo del Barça y los parisinos siendo representados por Yoda. ÉPICO. pic.twitter.com/Nlxz7yDWF3

— Invictos (@InvictosSomos) April 10, 2024

Skeleton Peaky Blinders tifo

Ahead of the French outfit's Champions League quarter-final clash against Aston Villa in April 2025, the PSG ultras unveiled a skeletal depiction of the Peaky Blinders, a popular BBC television show.

Apart from being visually astonishing, the tifo also subtly poked fun at the Aston Villa supporters. After all, anyone who has watched the show will be all too aware that the Peaky Blinders were depicted as avid Birmingham City fans – the Villains' fierce local rivals.

PSG’s tifo tonight against Aston Villa is a skeleton Peaky Blinder 😂😂😂

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— george (@StokeyyG2) April 9, 2025

FGG says: PSG's ultras have entered a new era

PSG's ultra culture is one of the most fascinating in European football because the modern Parc des Princes is effectively the product of two different eras.

The first was defined by the fierce rivalry between the Kop of Boulogne and Virage Auteuil, with political tensions and violence eventually forcing the authorities and the club to dismantle the traditional supporter structure through a series of dissolutions and Plan Leproux.

The second began with the return of the Collectif Ultras Paris in 2016.

Today, the CUP is the dominant organised ultra organisation at PSG and is responsible for much of the colour, noise and choreography associated with the Parc des Princes. Its influence has grown considerably, particularly since the 2025-26 season when around 500 of its members began occupying the Boulogne Stand.

That development has effectively changed the geography of the stadium. Rather than the atmosphere being concentrated primarily in Auteuil, organised supporters can now create noise and displays at both ends of the ground.

The result is a Parc des Princes that feels closer to its historic identity while remaining very different from the stadium of the 1990s and 2000s.

The tifos are undoubtedly spectacular, but PSG's supporter culture should not be judged solely by what happens inside the stadium. The club's ultras have a complicated history involving political extremism, violence, protests and conflict, while recent incidents demonstrate that tensions have not disappeared completely.

For visiting supporters, however, there is little doubt that a Champions League night at the Parc des Princes remains one of the great European football experiences. When Auteuil and Boulogne are both singing, the atmosphere can be extraordinary.