1999–2000 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille nearly crashed out of the French league following a chaotic season, in which all things that could go wrong, indeed went that way. Despite having several internationally respected players in the squad, only goal difference saved the team from being relegated. On the other hand, l'OM was only seven points behind Lens in fifth, suggesting that the league was the tightest ever.

Marseille
1999–2000 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerBernard Casoni
Abel Braga
Emon/Galtier
Division 115th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Champions LeagueSecond group phase
Top goalscorerFlorian Maurice (8)
Ibrahima Bakayoko (8)

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Competitions

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Division 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Rennes 34 12 7 15 44 48 −4 43
14 Troyes 34 13 4 17 36 52 −16 43
15 Marseille 34 9 15 10 45 45 0 42
16 Nancy (R) 34 11 9 14 43 45 −2 42 Relegation to French Division 2
17 Le Havre (R) 34 9 7 18 30 52 −22 34
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 9 15 10 45 45  0 42 6 7 4 28 19  +9 3 8 6 17 26  −9

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDDDDLWWDWLLWDDLDWLLDDWDLWLLLWDDDD
Position137781185646766798788910761181314141212131315
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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31 July 1999 1 Marseille 3–0 Sedan Marseille
20:00 Bakayoko   26'
Dugarry   33'
Belmadi   90'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,511
Referee: Bertrand Layec
5 August 1999 2 Le Havre 0–0 Marseille Le Havre
20:45 Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 16,319
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
15 August 1999 3 Marseille 3–3 Saint-Étienne Marseille
20:45 Ravanelli   7'
Bakayoko   50' (pen.)
Maurice   78'
Pédron   38', 62'
Sarr   86'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,898
Referee: Damien Ledentu
22 August 1999 4 Lens 0–0 Marseille Lens
20:45 Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 40,355
Referee: Éric Poulat
28 August 1999 5 Marseille 1–1 Bastia Marseille
20:00 Bakayoko   51' Née   6' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,013
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
11 September 1999 6 Montpellier 3–1 Marseille Montpellier
20:00 Delaye   54', 62'
Ouédec   64'
Dugarry   1' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 27,960
Referee: Alain Sars
19 September 1999 7 Marseille 1–0 Troyes Marseille
18:00 Ravanelli   40' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,717
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
26 September 1999 8 Rennes 1–2 Marseille Rennes
20:45 Gava   5' Ravanelli   35'
Brando   55'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 14,978
Referee: Pascal Garibian
2 October 1999 9 Marseille 1–1 Metz Marseille
20:00 Ravanelli   56' Padovano   85' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,554
Referee: Franck Glochon
12 October 1999 10 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Marseille Paris
20:45 Ravanelli   73'
Maurice   81'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,784
Referee: Éric Poulat
15 October 1999 11 Marseille 0–1 Lyon Marseille
20:45 Anderson   36' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 52,892
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
23 October 1999 12 Bordeaux 2–1 Marseille Bordeaux
20:45 Laslandes   23', 87' de la Peña   21' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,656
Referee: Pascal Garibian
30 October 1999 13 Marseille 4–1 Strasbourg Marseille
20:00 Pires   4'
Maurice   20'
Ravanelli   48'
Bakayoko   83'
Garay   90' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,069
Referee: Damien Ledentu
7 November 1999 14 Monaco 1–1 Marseille Monaco
20:45 Márquez   30' Luccin   24' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 14,529
Referee: Stéphane Bré
10 November 1999 15 Marseille 1–1 Nantes Marseille
19:00 Maurice   17' Sibierski   37' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,307
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
20 November 1999 16 Marseille 0–1 Auxerre Marseille
17:00 Marlet   71' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,370
Referee: Alain Sars
27 November 1999 17 Nancy 2–2 Marseille Tomblaine
20:00 Cascarino   51'
Cascarino   75' (pen.)
Maurice   60', 63' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 15,760
Referee: Bruno Derrien
3 December 1999 18 Marseille 2–0 Le Havre Marseille
20:00 Maurice   55'
Dugarry   56'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 47,859
Referee: Philippe Kalt
12 December 1999 19 Saint-Étienne 5–1 Marseille Saint-Etienne
20:45 Alex Dias   5', 21', 26', 62'
Potillon   17'
Dalmat   90' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 32,595
Referee: Pascal Garibian
18 December 1999 20 Marseille 1–2 Lens Marseille
20:00 Montenegro   21' Sikora   49'
Queudrue   90'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,009
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
12 January 2000 21 Bastia 0–0 Marseille Furiani
20:00 Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari
Attendance: 8,984
Referee: Damien Ledentu
19 January 2000 22 Marseille 0–0 Montpellier Marseille
18:45 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,565
Referee: Gilles Chéron
25 January 2000 23 Troyes 1–2 Marseille Troyes
18:45 Monier   43' Pires   4'
Pouget   60'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
2 February 2000 24 Marseille 1–1 Rennes Marseille
20:00 Pouget   23' Nonda   87' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,585
Referee: Bruno Derrien
5 February 2000 25 Metz 2–0 Marseille Metz
18:45 Boffin   29'
Baticle   86'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,648
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
15 February 2000 26 Marseille 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:45 Pérez   24'
Pouget   59'
Abardonado   67'
Maurice   78'
Christian   7' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,876
Referee: Éric Poulat
26 February 2000 27 Lyon 2–0 Marseille Lyon
21:00 Vairelles   28'
Anderson   53'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,758
Referee: Alain Sars
11 March 2000 28 Marseille 0–2 Bordeaux Marseille
20:00 Dugarry   20'
Laslandes   84'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,457
Referee: Stéphane Bré
25 March 2000 29 Strasbourg 3–1 Marseille Strasbourg
20:00 Erhet   62'
Dumas   85' (o.g.)
Dorn   90'
Bakayoko   67' Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 35,946
Referee: Bertrand Layec
7 April 2000 30 Marseille 4–2 Monaco Marseille
20:45 Pouget   30'
Bakayoko   54', 78'
Blondeau   90'
Trezeguet   61', 70' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,895
Referee: Alain Sars
15 April 2000 31 Nantes 0–0 Marseille Nantes
20:00 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,853
Referee: Damien Ledentu
30 April 2000 32 Auxerre 2–2 Marseille Auxerre
20:45 Marlet   18', 71' Leroy   7'
Abardonado   58'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Pascal Garibian
4 May 2000 33 Marseille 2–2 Nancy Marseille
20:00 Pouget   31'
Pérez   75'
Wiart   52'
Méniri   84'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,088
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
13 May 2000 34 Sedan 2–2 Marseille Sedan
20:00 Verschuère   34'
Di Rocco   90'
Leroy   45'
Bakayoko   70'
Stadium: Stade Émile Albeau
Attendance: 17,006
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Topscorers

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Coupe de France

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22 January 2000 Round of 64 ES Segré 0–1 Marseille Angers
20:00 Pirés   49' Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Michel Bonnichon
12 February 2000 Round of 32 Marseille 3–4 Gueugnon Marseille
20:00 Maurice   69'
Pouget   76'
Fischer   87'
Traoré   16', 24'
Esceth-N'Zi   59'
Chabert   68'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Coupe de la Ligue

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9 January 2000 Second round Bastia 3–0 Marseille Furiani
20:45 Lachuer   56'
Jurietti   59'
André   71'
Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyault

UEFA Champions League

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First group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Manchester United 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to second group stage
2   Marseille 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3   Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Croatia Zagreb 6 1 2 3 7 7 0 5
Source: UEFA
14 September 1999 1 Marseille   2–0   Sturm Graz Marseille, France
20:45 Pires   9'
Ravanelli   33'
Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
22 September 1999 2 Croatia Zagreb   1–2   Marseille Zagreb, Croatia
20:45 Šokota   64' Report Bakayoko   5'
Pérez   77'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
29 September 1999 3 Manchester United   2–1   Marseille Manchester, England
20:45 Cole   78'
Scholes   82'
Report Bakayoko   40' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 53,993
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
19 October 1999 4 Marseille   1–0   Manchester United Marseille, France
20:45 Gallas   69' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,732
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
27 October 1999 5 Sturm Graz   3–2   Marseille Graz, Austria
20:45 Mählich   17'
Kocijan   61', 85'
Report Dugarry   53', 78' Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium
Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
2 November 1999 6 Marseille   2–2   Croatia Zagreb Marseille, France
20:45 Bakayoko   53'
Diawara   89'
Report Mujčin   42'
Mikić   78'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 33,651
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Second group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Lazio 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage
2   Chelsea 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
3   Feyenoord 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
4   Marseille 6 1 1 4 2 11 −9 4
Source: UEFA
24 November 1999 1 Marseille   0–2   Lazio Marseille, France
20:45 Report Stanković   64'
Conceição   77'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 42,261
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
7 December 1999 2 Feyenoord   3–0   Marseille Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 Cruz   72', 90'
Bosvelt   83'
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
29 February 2000 3 Marseille   1–0   Chelsea Marseille, France
20:45 Pires   16' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 24,700
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
8 March 2000 4 Chelsea   1–0   Marseille London, England
19:45 Wise   27' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,206
Referee: Juan Fernandez Marin (Spain)
14 March 2000 5 Lazio   5–1   Marseille Rome, Italy
20:45 Inzaghi   17', 37', 38', 71'
Bokšić   82'
Report Leroy   50' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 28,875
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
22 March 2000 6 Marseille   0–0   Feyenoord Marseille, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Sources

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