1998–99 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille had their best season since the bribery affair burst in 1993, reaching the UEFA Cup final and only just being defeated by Bordeaux in the domestic championship. Laurent Blanc, Christophe Dugarry and Fabrizio Ravanelli were among the crucial players in the Marseille resurgence. When those players left, l'OM fell into pieces.

Marseille

1998–99 season
Chairman	Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	Rolland Courbis
Division 1	2nd
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Florian Maurice (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Andreas Köpke
2	DF	FRA	Patrick Blondeau
3	DF	FRA	Patrick Colleter
4	DF	RSA	Pierre Issa
5	DF	FRA	Laurent Blanc
6	MF	FRA	Eric Roy
7	MF	FRA	Robert Pires
8	MF	FRA	Frédéric Brando
9	FW	FRA	Florian Maurice
10	MF	FRA	Jocelyn Gourvennec
11	FW	ITA	Fabrizio Ravanelli
12	MF	CIV	Tchiressoua Guel
13	FW	GUI	Titi Camara
15	FW	GHA	Arthur Moses

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	FRA	Stéphane Porato
17	DF	CIV	Cyril Domoraud
19	FW	FRA	Cédric Mouret
21	FW	FRA	Christophe Dugarry
22	DF	FRA	Martial Robin
23	DF	FRA	William Gallas
25	MF	COM	Hamada Jambay
26	MF	FRA	Peter Luccin
27	MF	FRA	Daniel Bravo
28	DF	BRA	Edson (on loan from Sport Recife)
29	DF	FRA	Jacques Abardonado
30	GK	FRA	François Lemasson
—	DF	FRA	Serge Blanc
—	MF	TOG	Chérif Touré Mamam

Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 1998–99 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bordeaux (C)	34	22	6	6	66	29	+37	72	Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2	Marseille	34	21	8	5	56	28	+28	71
3	Lyon	34	18	9	7	51	31	+20	63	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Monaco	34	18	8	8	52	32	+20	62	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Rennes	34	17	8	9	45	38	+7	59	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	21	8	5	56	28	+28	71	13	4	0	36	9	+27	8	4	5	20	19	+1

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W
Position	2	3	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2

Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Marseille v Nantes

8 August 1998 1	Marseille	2–0	Nantes	Marseille
20:00	Ravanelli 49' Maurice 90'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,232 Referee: Bernard Saules

Metz v Marseille

15 August 1998 2	Metz	0–1	Marseille	Metz
20:00			Gourvennec 45'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,544 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Montpellier

22 August 1998 3	Marseille	5–4	Montpellier	Marseille
20:00	Maurice 61' Dugarry 64', 71' Roy 84' Blanc 90' (pen.)		Bakayoko 15', 34' Robert 19' Sauzée 23'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,070 Referee: Alain Sars

Le Havre v Marseille

29 August 1998 4	Le Havre	0–0	Marseille	Le Havre
20:00				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 14,964 Referee: Éric Poulat

Marseille v Rennes

11 September 1998 5	Marseille	1–1	Rennes	Marseille
20:00	Maurice 78'		Dogon 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,618 Referee: Serge Leon

Marseille v Bordeaux

20 September 1998 6	Marseille	2–2	Bordeaux	Marseille
18:00	Ravanelli 45' Roy 56'		Diawara 43', 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,293 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Bastia v Marseille

24 September 1998 7	Bastia	0–2	Marseille	Furiani
20:30			Pires 36' Camara 67'	Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 8,459 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Toulouse

3 October 1998 8	Marseille	2–0	Toulouse	Marseille
20:00	Maurice 43' Ravanelli 86'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,653 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Strasbourg v Marseille

16 October 1998 9	Strasbourg	0–2	Marseille	Strasbourg
20:00			Maurice 41', 53'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 34,462 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Marseille v Sochaux

24 October 1998 10	Marseille	4–0	Sochaux	Marseille
20:00	Ravanelli 43', 90' Camara 55', 90+1'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,364 Referee: Gilles Cheron

Lorient v Marseille

29 October 1998 11	Lorient	1–3	Marseille	Lorient
20:00	Bouafia 25'		Ravanelli 55', 66' Pires 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,720 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Marseille v Monaco

6 November 1998 12	Marseille	1–0	Monaco	Marseille
20:30	Maurice 90'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,300 Referee: Alain Sars

Nancy v Marseille

10 November 1998 13	Nancy	2–3	Marseille	Tomblaine
20:30	Cascarino 52' Soufiane-Koné 89'		Maurice 11', 78' Gourvennec 22'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 18,516 Referee: Patrick Anton

Marseille v Lens

14 November 1998 14	Marseille	1–0	Lens	Marseille
20:00	Dugarry 31'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,600 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lyon v Marseille

19 November 1998 15	Lyon	2–1	Marseille	Lyon
20:30	Linarès 17' Violeau 55'		Maurice 76'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,871 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

29 November 1998 16	Marseille	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
20:30				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,346 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Auxerre v Marseille

4 December 1998 17	Auxerre	1–1	Marseille	Auxerre
20:00	Carnot 85'		Blanc 60'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 19,566 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Metz

12 December 1998 18	Marseille	3–0	Metz	Marseille
20:00	Camara 29' Maurice 44' Gourvennec 90'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,317 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Montpellier v Marseille

16 December 1998 19	Montpellier	0–1	Marseille	Montpellier
20:00			Maurice 41'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Bernard Saules

Marseille v Le Havre

19 December 1998 20	Marseille	2–0	Le Havre	Marseille
20:00	Pires 32', 70'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,842 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Rennes v Marseille

16 January 1999 21	Rennes	1–1	Marseille	Rennes
20:00	Arribagé 12'		Camara 78'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 19,261 Referee: Gilles Cheron

Bordeaux v Marseille

29 January 1999 22	Bordeaux	4–1	Marseille	Bordeaux
20:30	Wiltord 14', 32' Micoud 17' Laslandes 20'		Dugarry 59'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 33,208 Referee: Bernard Saules

Marseille v Bastia

6 February 1999 23	Marseille	3–1	Bastia	Marseille
20:00	Bravo 33' Ravanelli 40, 81'		Laurent 76'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,269 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Toulouse v Marseille

14 February 1999 24	Toulouse	1–0	Marseille	Toulouse
20:30	Oceano 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade de Toulouse Attendance: 35,830 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Marseille v Strasbourg

25 February 1999 25	Marseille	1–0	Strasbourg	Marseille
20:00	Pires 47'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,170 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Sochaux v Marseille

9 March 1999 26	Sochaux	0–0	Marseille	Montbéliard
18:30				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 8,882 Referee: Éric Poulat

Marseille v Lorient

20 March 1999 27	Marseille	4–1	Lorient	Marseille
20:00	Ravanelli 17', 72' Maurice 49' Gourvennec 77' (pen.)		Camadini 87'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,305 Referee: Franck Glochon

Monaco v Marseille

2 April 1999 28	Monaco	1–2	Marseille	Monaco
20:30	Ikpeba 28'		Camara 15' Ravanelli 48'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 14,464 Referee: Rémi Harrel

Marseille v Nancy

15 April 1999 29	Marseille	4–0	Nancy	Marseille
20:00	Edson 30' Gourvennec 58' Ravanelli 63' Maurice 80'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 23,306 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Lens v Marseille

24 April 1999 30	Lens	4–0	Marseille	Lens
20:00	Vairelles 43', 70' Moreira 67', 76'			Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,323 Referee: Gilles Cheron

Marseille v Lyon

30 April 1999 31	Marseille	0–0	Lyon	Marseille
20:00				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,414 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

4 May 1999 32	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Marseille	Paris
20:30	Simone 84' Rodriguez 88'		Maurice 21'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,939 Referee: Alain Sars

Marseille v Auxerre

22 May 1999 33	Marseille	1–0	Auxerre	Marseille
20:00	Luccin 13'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,243 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Nantes v Marseille

29 May 1999 34	Nantes	0–1	Marseille	Nantes
20:00			Pires 38'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,437 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de France

Main article: 1998–99 Coupe de France

Marseille v Auxerre

23 January 1999 Round of 64	Marseille	2–0	Auxerre	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maurice 25' (pen.) Ravanelli 38'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,130 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lens v Marseille

20 February 1999 Round of 32	Lens	3–1	Marseille	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brunel 38' Vairelles 45' Nouma 52'		Moses 65'	Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 1998–99 Coupe de la Ligue

Marseille v Lens

10 January 1999 Second round	Marseille	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Lens	Caen
20:35 CET (UTC+1)	Dugarry 64'		Lachor  78' Nouma 84' Méride  101'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Bruno Derrien

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Cup

First round

Sigma Olomouc v Marseille

15 September 1988 First leg	Sigma Olomouc	2–2	Marseille	Olomouc, Czech Republic
19:00	Heinz 35', 41'	Report	Ravanelli 29' Roy 83'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 6,558 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Marseille v Sigma Olomouc

29 September 1998 Second leg	Marseille	4–0 (6–2 agg.)	Sigma Olomouc	Marseille, France
19:00	Dugarry 19', 76' Pires 23', 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,868 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Second round

Werder Bremen v Marseille

20 October 1998 First leg	Werder Bremen	1–1	Marseille	Bremen, Germany
20:45	Herzog 69'	Report	Maurice 67'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Marseille v Werder Bremen

3 November 1998 Second leg	Marseille	3–2 (4–3 agg.)	Werder Bremen	Marseille, France
21:00	Maurice 36' Issa 52' Dugarry 77'	Report	Eilts 48' Herzog 82'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Third round

Monaco v Marseille

24 November 1998 First leg	Monaco	2–2	Marseille	Monaco
20:30	Trezeguet 17' (pen.) Giuly 56'	Report	Pires 10' Camara 39'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)

Marseille v Monaco

8 December 1998 Second leg	Marseille	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	Monaco	Marseille, France
21:00	Camara 71'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Quarter-finals

Marseille v Celta Vigo

2 March 1999 First leg	Marseille	2–1	Celta Vigo	Marseille, France
21:15	Maurice 33', 68'	Report	Mostovoi 64'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,137 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Celta Vigo v Marseille

16 March 1999 Second leg	Celta Vigo	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Marseille	Vigo, Spain
21:45		Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Semi-finals

Marseille v Bologna

6 April 1999 First leg	Marseille	0–0	Bologna	Marseille, France
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,300 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

Bologna v Marseille

20 April 1999 Second leg	Bologna	1–1 (1–1a agg.)	Marseille	Bologna, Italy
19:30	Paramatti 18'	Report	Blanc 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Final

Main article: 1999 UEFA Cup final

Parma v Marseille

12 May 1999 Final	Parma	3–0	Marseille	Moscow, Russia
20:00	Crespo 26' Vanoli 36' Chiesa 55'	Report		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Top scorers

Division 1

• Florian Maurice 14
• Fabrizio Ravanelli 13
• Robert Pires 6
• Titi Camara 6
• Christophe Dugarry 4