2004–05 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille had a disappointing season, with three managers passing by en route to a fifth-place finish in Ligue 1 and two premature domestic cup exits. With striker Didier Drogba being sold to Chelsea, and replacements Habib Bamogo and Péguy Luyindula not performing at a similar level, the goal-scoring went dry, but in spite of scoring two points less than the previous season, OM finished two positions above the previous season.

Marseille

2004–05 season
Chairman	Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	José Anigo Albert Emon Philippe Troussier
Ligue 1	5th
Coupe de France	First round
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Péguy Luyindula (10)
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	FRA	Pegguy Arphexad
2	DF	BRA	Léo Matos
3	DF	NGA	Taye Taiwo
4	DF	BRA	Demetrius Ferreira
5	DF	FRA	Frédéric Déhu
6	MF	ALG	Brahim Hemdani
7	FW	FRA	Steve Marlet (on loan from Fulham)
8	MF	FRA	Bruno Cheyrou (on loan from Liverpool)
10	FW	ESP	Koke
11	FW	FRA	Fabrice Fiorèse
12	DF	CIV	Abdoulaye Méïté
13	MF	FRA	Ahmed Yahiaoui
14	FW	FRA	Péguy Luyindula
15	MF	CMR	Salomon Olembé
16	GK	FRA	Fabien Barthez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FRA	Benoît Pedretti
18	MF	BRA	Eduardo Costa
19	DF	FRA	Rémi Ribault
20	MF	FRA	Laurent Batlles
21	DF	FRA	Johnny Ecker
22	MF	FRA	Samir Nasri
23	DF	SEN	Habib Beye
25	MF	SEN	Sylvain N'Diaye
26	FW	BFA	Habib Bamogo
27	MF	JPN	Koji Nakata
28	DF	SEN	Leyti N'Diaye
29	FW	FRA	Karim Dahou
30	GK	FRA	Jérémy Gavanon
33	DF	FRA	Philippe Christanval

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
1	GK	FRA	Cédric Carrasso (on loan to Guingamp)
3	DF	FRA	Bixente Lizarazu (to Bayern Munich)

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2004–05 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Monaco	38	15	18	5	52	35	+17	63	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Rennes	38	15	10	13	49	42	+7	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Marseille	38	15	10	13	47	42	+5	55	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6	Saint-Étienne	38	12	17	9	47	34	+13	53
7	Lens	38	13	13	12	45	39	+6	52	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round

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
38	15	10	13	47	42	+5	55	9	4	6	26	19	+7	6	6	7	21	23	−2

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	H	A	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	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	D
Position	4	1	3	8	10	7	11	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5

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

Matches

Marseille v Bordeaux

7 August 2004 1	Marseille	1–0	Bordeaux	Marseille
20:00	Batlles 90'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,196 Referee: Alain Sars

Marseille v Lille

15 August 2004 2	Marseille	3–0	Lille	Marseille
21:00	Bamogo 39' Marlet 90' Eduardo 90+4'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,689 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Nice v Marseille

21 August 2004 3	Nice	1–1	Marseille	Nice
17:15	Dié 62' (pen.)		Pedretti 47'	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 15,187 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Marseille v Metz

28 August 2004 4	Marseille	1–3	Metz	Marseille
20:00	Luyindula 28'		Tum 12', 90+1' Borbiconi 89'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,490 Referee: Olivier Thual

Sochaux v Marseille

12 September 2004 5	Sochaux	2–0	Marseille	Montbéliard
21:00	Mathieu 37' Santos 63'			Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,931 Referee: Gilles Veissière

Marseille v Toulouse

18 September 2004 6	Marseille	1–0	Toulouse	Marseille
20:00	Luyindula 34'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,425 Referee: Alain Hamer

Rennes v Marseille

22 September 2004 7	Rennes	1–0	Marseille	Rennes
18:00	Frei 58'			Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 26,264 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Bastia

25 September 2004 8	Marseille	1–0	Bastia	Marseille
20:00	Batlles 78'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,753 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Istres v Marseille

2 October 2004 9	Istres	0–2	Marseille	Nîmes
17:15			Bamogo 16' N'Diaye 48'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 13,614 Referee: Claude Colombo

Marseille v Saint-Étienne

17 October 2004 10	Marseille	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Marseille
21:00	Koke 90'		Feindouno 16'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,095 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Lens v Marseille

24 October 2004 11	Lens	0–0	Marseille	Lens
21:00				Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,281 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Marseille v Monaco

29 October 2004 12	Marseille	1–1	Monaco	Marseille
21:00	Koke 20'		Squillaci 32'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,780 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

7 November 2004 13	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Marseille	Paris
21:00	Pauleta 32' Cissé 70'		Batlles 42'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,131 Referee: Gilles Veissière

Marseille v Strasbourg

13 November 2004 14	Marseille	2–0	Strasbourg	Marseille
20:00	Bamogo 53' Koke 69'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,754 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Ajaccio v Marseille

20 November 2004 15	Ajaccio	2–0	Marseille	Ajaccio
20:00	André Luiz 12' (pen.), 47'			Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Marseille v Nantes

27 November 2004 16	Marseille	3–1	Nantes	Marseille
20:00	Méïté 15' Fiorèse 21' Marlet 90'		Yapi Yapo 58'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,124 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Caen v Marseille

4 December 2004 17	Caen	2–3	Marseille	Caen
20:00	Dufer 43' Watier 82' (pen.)		Bamogo 26', 47' (pen.) Koke 67'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,972 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Marseille v Auxerre

11 December 2004 18	Marseille	0–1	Auxerre	Marseille
17:15			Benjani 63'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,452 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Lyon v Marseille

17 December 2004 19	Lyon	1–1	Marseille	Lyon
21:00	Govou 38'		Luyindula 3'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,728 Referee: Claude Colombo

Lille v Marseille

11 January 2005 20	Lille	1–2	Marseille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00	Brunel 53' (pen.)		Marlet 3' Nasri 22'	Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Marseille v Nice

16 January 2005 21	Marseille	2–0	Nice	Marseille
21:00	Luyindula 3', 14'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,650 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Metz v Marseille

22 January 2005 22	Metz	0–1	Marseille	Metz
17:15			Luyindula 24'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,908 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Marseille v Sochaux

25 January 2005 23	Marseille	0–2	Sochaux	Marseille
21:00			Santos 52' Pitau 69'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,664 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Toulouse v Marseille

29 January 2005 24	Toulouse	1–3	Marseille	Toulouse
20:00	Taïder 23'		Batlles 12' Marlet 44' Luyindula 81'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 35,767 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Marseille v Rennes

5 February 2005 25	Marseille	3–1	Rennes	Marseille
20:00	Cheyrou 35' Batlles 42' Marlet 52'		Maoulida 80'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,526 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Bastia v Marseille

19 February 2005 26	Bastia	0–1	Marseille	Furiani
20:00			Pedretti 63'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Istres

27 February 2005 27	Marseille	1–1	Istres	Marseille
21:00	Batlles 55'		N'Diaye 48'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,766 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Saint-Étienne v Marseille

6 March 2005 28	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Marseille	Saint-Étienne
21:00	Feindouno 36' (pen.) Hellebuyck 83'			Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 35,070 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Lens

12 March 2005 29	Marseille	2–1	Lens	Marseille
20:00	Marlet 30', 73'		Utaka 28'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,350 Referee: Claude Colombo

Monaco v Marseille

20 March 2005 30	Monaco	2–1	Marseille	Monaco
21:00	Maicon 24' Adebayor 41'		Bernardi 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 17,315 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

3 April 2005 31	Marseille	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
21:00	Batlles 74'		Nakata 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,087 Referee: Éric Poulat

Strasbourg v Marseille

9 April 2005 32	Strasbourg	1–0	Marseille	Strasbourg
20:00	Niang 90'			Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 26,659 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Ajaccio

16 April 2005 33	Marseille	1–2	Ajaccio	Marseille
20:00	Beye 59'		Demont 25' Marcelo 53'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,704 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Nantes v Marseille

23 April 2005 34	Nantes	2–2	Marseille	Nantes
20:00	Quint 28', 47'		Pedretti 68' Koke 82'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 37,022 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Caen

7 May 2005 35	Marseille	2–3	Caen	Marseille
17:15	Luyindula 67' Batlles 89'		Mazure 28' Valero 43' Watier 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,386 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Auxerre v Marseille

14 May 2005 36	Auxerre	0–0	Marseille	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 21,227 Referee: Alain Hamer

Marseille v Lyon

21 May 2005 37	Marseille	0–1	Lyon	Marseille
20:45			Juninho 56'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,041 Referee: Claude Colombo

Bordeaux v Marseille

28 May 2005 38	Bordeaux	3–3	Marseille	Bordeaux
20:00	Laslandes 19' Meriem 63' (pen.) Francia 85'		Luyindula 22', 26' (pen.) Fiorèse 26'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,712 Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de France

Main article: 2004–05 Coupe de France

Marseille v Angers

8 January 2005 Round of 64	Marseille	2–3	Angers	Marseille
18:00	Dussart 11' (o.g.) Déhu 73'		Dussart 57' Gourvennec 59' Théréau 63'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tony Chapron

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

10 November 2004 Second round	Marseille	2–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
21:00	Pedretti 38' Bamogo 41' (pen.)		Bošković 45', 53' Mendy 89'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,281 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Sources

- RSSSF - France 2004/05