2001–02 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille at least managed to become a midfield team in the 2001-02 French league season. Despite the mid-table mediocrity, l'OM still attracted more than 50.000 spectators on average, helping the clubs' mired economy getting out of the crisis.

Marseille

2001–02 season
Chairman	Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	Tomislav Ivić Zoran Vujović Albert Emon
Division 1	9th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Lamine Sakho (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

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	CRO	Vedran Runje
2	DF	NGA	Joseph Yobo
5	DF	ARG	Eduardo Tuzzio
3	DF	FRA	Manuel dos Santos
4	DF	BEL	Daniel Van Buyten
6	MF	ALG	Brahim Hemdani
7	MF	POL	Piotr Świerczewski
8	MF	FRA	Ibrahim Ba (on loan from Milan)
9	FW	BRA	Fernandão
10	FW	CIV	Ibrahima Bakayoko
11	DF	ITA	Stefano Torrisi (on loan from Parma)
12	DF	CIV	Abdoulaye Méïté
13	DF	POR	Dimas (on loan from Sporting CP)
14	FW	FRA	Karim Dahou
15	DF	FRA	Franck Jurietti (on loan from Monaco)
16	GK	FRA	Damien Grégorini

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	POR	Delfim
18	DF	FRA	Franck Leboeuf (captain)
19	MF	ALG	Djamel Belmadi
20	MF	CMR	Salomon Olembé
21	FW	SEN	Lamine Sakho
22	FW	FRA	Pascal Nouma
23	FW	FRA	Guillaume Deschamps
24	MF	ESP	Alberto Rivera (on loan from Real Madrid)
25	DF	FRA	Fabien Laurenti
27	MF	FRA	Wilfried Dalmat (on loan from Nantes)
28	MF	BRA	André Luiz (on loan from Corinthians)
29	FW	ESP	Alfonso (on loan from Barcelona)
30	GK	SUI	Claudio Gentile
32	FW	FRA	Cyril Chapuis
—	DF	FRA	Camille Borios

Left club during 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
13	MF	FRA	Fabrice Fernandes (to Southampton)
21	DF	FRA	Zoumana Camara (to Lens)
22	FW	BRA	Dill (to São Paulo)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	FRA	Jérôme Leroy (to Paris Saint-Germain)
24	FW	BEL	Jurgen Cavens (return from loan to Standard Liège)

Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 2001–02 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Troyes	34	13	8	13	40	35	+5	47	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8	Sochaux	34	12	10	12	41	40	+1	46
9	Marseille	34	11	11	12	34	39	−5	44
10	Nantes	34	12	7	15	35	41	−6	43
11	Bastia	34	12	5	17	38	44	−6	41

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

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	11	11	12	34	39	−5	44	10	5	2	25	13	+12	1	6	10	9	26	−17

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W
Position	7	11	15	16	16	16	17	16	17	14	14	15	13	14	9	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	11	8	10	10	11	12	11	10	9	9

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

Matches

Montpellier v Marseille

28 July 2001 1	Montpellier	1–1	Marseille	Montpellier
20:00	Maoulida 76' (pen.)		Bakayoko 28'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 29,638 Referee: Alain Hamer

Marseille v Bordeaux

3 August 2001 2	Marseille	0–0	Bordeaux	Marseille
20:45				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,803 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lens v Marseille

11 August 2001 3	Lens	2–0	Marseille	Lens
20:00	Sakho 60', 65'			Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,327 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Troyes

18 August 2001 4	Marseille	0–1	Troyes	Marseille
20:00			Gousse 58'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,719 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Bastia v Marseille

25 August 2001 5	Bastia	1–0	Marseille	Furiani
20:00	Beneforti 35'			Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 11,333 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Marseille v Lyon

8 September 2001 6	Marseille	0–0	Lyon	Marseille
17:15				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,529 Referee: Alain Sars

Sedan v Marseille

16 September 2001 7	Sedan	1–1	Marseille	Sedan
20:45	Peyrelade 20'		Van Buyten 16'	Stadium: Stade Louis-Dugauguez Attendance: 20,150 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Nantes

22 September 2001 8	Marseille	2–0	Nantes	Marseille
20:00	Bakayoko 86', 90+1'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,752 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Guingamp v Marseille

29 September 2001 9	Guingamp	1–0	Marseille	Guingamp
17:15	Fiorèse 10'			Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 12,774 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Metz v Marseille

13 October 2001 10	Metz	0–2	Marseille	Metz
17:15			Nouma 10' Fernandão 82'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,609 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Lille

20 October 2001 11	Marseille	0–0	Lille	Marseille
20:00				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,476 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Auxerre v Marseille

26 October 2001 12	Auxerre	2–0	Marseille	Auxerre
20:45	Fadiga 4' Cissé 32'			Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 20,502 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Marseille v Rennes

3 November 2001 13	Marseille	2–1	Rennes	Marseille
20:00	Fernandão 13' Leboeuf 85' (pen.)		Monterrubio 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,668 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Monaco v Marseille

16 November 2001 14	Monaco	1–1	Marseille	Monaco
20:45	Nonda 54' (pen.)		Bakayoko 70'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Éric Poulat

Marseille v Sochaux

24 November 2001 15	Marseille	4–2	Sochaux	Marseille
17:15	André Luiz 26' Bakayoko 34', 53' Świerczewski 81'		Meriem 18' Pagis 48'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,425 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

29 November 2001 16	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Marseille	Paris
20:45				Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 42,178 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Lorient

8 December 2001 17	Marseille	3–2	Lorient	Marseille
20:00	Cavens 25' Leroy 74' André Luiz 85'		Świerczewski 33' (o.g.) Feindouno 54'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,703 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Bordeaux v Marseille

18 December 2001 18	Bordeaux	0–0	Marseille	Bordeaux
20:45				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,389 Referee: Alain Sars

Marseille v Lens

21 December 2001 19	Marseille	1–2	Lens	Marseille
20:45	Leboeuf 17' (pen.)		Diouf 40' Coulibaly 82'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,392 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Marseille v Bastia

12 January 2002 21	Marseille	2–2	Bastia	Marseille
20:00	Alfonso 6' Rivera 34'		Dieuze 54' Essien 69'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,129 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Lyon v Marseille

23 January 2002 22	Lyon	4–0	Marseille	Lyon
20:30	Anderson 25' (pen.), 35' Jurietti 30' (o.g.) Govou 32'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,376 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Sedan

30 January 2002 23	Marseille	2–1	Sedan	Marseille
20:30	Alfonso 4', 67'		Poueys 79'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,129 Referee: Améziane Khendek

Troyes v Marseille

26 January 2002 20	Troyes	1–0	Marseille	Troyes
17:15	Gousse 47'			Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 15,715 Referee: Franck Glochon

Nantes v Marseille

3 February 2002 24	Nantes	3–1	Marseille	Nantes
20:45	Berson 36', 45' Torrisi 39' (o.g.)		Dalmat 23'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,453 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Marseille v Guingamp

6 February 2002 25	Marseille	2–1	Guingamp	Marseille
20:30	Sakho 21' Rivera 71' (pen.)		Saci 26'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,630 Referee: Dominique Fraise

Marseille v Metz

16 February 2002 26	Marseille	1–0	Metz	Marseille
20:00	Sakho 45+4'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,154 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Lille v Marseille

24 February 2002 27	Lille	2–0	Marseille	Lille
20:45	Cheyrou 35' (pen.) Bakari 90+3'			Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Attendance: 19,547 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Rennes v Marseille

16 March 2002 29	Rennes	2–1	Marseille	Rennes
17:15	Arribagé 59' Piquionne 73'		Bakayoko 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 22,656 Referee: Alain Sars

Marseille v Monaco

24 March 2002 30	Marseille	1–1	Monaco	Marseille
20:45	Alfonso 90+1'		Nonda 73'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,964 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Marseille v Auxerre

1 April 2002 28	Marseille	3–0	Auxerre	Marseille
19:00	Leboeuf 7' Sakho 73' Bakayoko 85'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,544 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Sochaux v Marseille

6 April 2002 31	Sochaux	3–0	Marseille	Montbéliard
20:00	Saveljić 19' Frau 35' (pen.), 63'			Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 19,907 Referee: Améziane Khendek

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

12 April 2002 32	Marseille	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
20:45	Van Buyten 65'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,797 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Lorient v Marseille

27 April 2002 33	Lorient	2–2	Marseille	Lorient
20:00	Darcheville 76' (pen.) Esceth-N'Zi 90'		Fernandão 33' Sakho 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,996 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Marseille v Montpellier

4 May 2002 34	Marseille	1–0	Montpellier	Marseille
20:00	Sakho 51'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,813 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Topscorers

• Ibrahima Bakayoko 8
• Lamine Sakho 5
• Alfonso 4
• Fernandão 3
• Franck Leboeuf 3

Coupe de France

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de France

Marseille v Saint-Leu

15 December 2001 Round of 64	Marseille	2–0	Saint-Leu	Marseille
17:00	André Luiz 31' Leboeuf 85' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michel Bonnichon

Lens v Marseille

19 January 2002 Round of 32	Lens	0–1	Marseille	Lens
17:00			Rivera 62'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 28,630 Referee: Éric Poulat

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

10 February 2002 Round of 16	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Marseille	Paris
20:45	Heinze 87'		Van Buyten 68'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 33,790 Referee: Alain Sars
	Penalties
	Déhu Leal Aloísio Alex Ronaldinho Heinze Leroy Fiorèse El Karkouri		Delfim Dalmat Luiz Tuzzio Alfonso Bakayoko Jurietti Dos Santos Van Buyten

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue

Marseille v Montpellier

2 December 2001 Second round	Marseille	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Montpellier	Marseille
20:45				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Stéphane Moulin
	Penalties
	Świerczewski Belmadi Bakayoko Cavens Leroy		Barbosa Carotti Džodić Fugier

Monaco v Marseille

9 January 2002 Round of 16	Monaco	2–1	Marseille	Monaco
20:45	Nonda 45' (pen.) Bierhoff 88'		André Luiz 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Sources

• RSSSF - France 2001/02