2013–14 Olympique de Marseille season

The 2013–14 season was Olympique de Marseille's 108th season in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of French football, Ligue 1, where they finished 6th. Marseille also participated in the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, where they were eliminated in the round of 32 and quarter-finals respectively. They also participated in the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated in the group stage.

Marseille

2013–14 season
Chairman	Vincent Labrune
Manager	Élie Baup (until 7 December 2013) José Anigo (until 17 May 2014)
Stadium	Stade Vélodrome
Ligue 1	6th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: André-Pierre Gignac (16 goals) All: André-Pierre Gignac (22 goals)
Highest home attendance	44,995 v AS Monaco FC
Lowest home attendance	8,245 v OGC Nice
Average home league attendance	37,842
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Main article: List of Olympique de Marseille players

For a list of all former and current Olympique de Marseille players, see Category:Olympique de Marseille players.

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

Current squad

As of 6 January 2014

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	Gennaro Bracigliano
3	DF	CMR	Nicolas N'Koulou
4	DF	BRA	Lucas Mendes
7	MF	FRA	Benoît Cheyrou
8	MF	GAB	Alexander N'Doumbou
9	FW	FRA	André-Pierre Gignac
10	MF	GHA	André Ayew
12	MF	GHA	Kevin Osei
13	MF	FRA	Mario Lemina
14	MF	FRA	Florian Thauvin
15	DF	FRA	Jérémy Morel
16	GK	FRA	Brice Samba

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FRA	Dimitri Payet
19	DF	FRA	Laurent Abergel
20	MF	TOG	Alaixys Romao
21	DF	SEN	Souleymane Diawara
22	MF	NZL	Bill Tuiloma
23	DF	FRA	Benjamin Mendy
24	DF	FRA	Rod Fanni
25	MF	FRA	Gianelli Imbula
26	DF	CIV	Brice Dja Djédjé
28	MF	FRA	Mathieu Valbuena
29	FW	TUN	Saber Khalifa
30	GK	FRA	Steve Mandanda (captain)

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	TOG	Sénah Mango (at US Luzenac)
--	MF	FRA	Larry Azouni (at FC Lorient)
--	MF	ALG	Foued Kadir (at Stade Rennais)
--	MF	FRA	Morgan Amalfitano (at West Bromwich Albion)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	FW	GHA	Jordan Ayew (at Sochaux)
--	FW	SEN	Modou Sougou (at Evian TG)
--	FW	FRA	Florian Raspentino (at SC Bastia)
--	FW	FRA	Billel Omrani (at AC Arles-Avignon)

Reserve 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
--	GK	FRA	Julien Fabri
--	GK	FRA	Ali Yirango
--	GK	FRA	Tommy Rey
--	DF	FRA	Jacques Abardonado
--	DF	FRA	Gaël Andonian
--	DF	FRA	Baptiste Aloè
--	DF	COM	Foued M'Roudjaé
--	DF	FRA	Ricardo Charles
--	DF	FRA	Robin Taillan
--	DF	FRA	Jules Mendy
--	DF	FRA	Kévin Pommier
--	MF	FRA	Momar Bangoura

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	FRA	Thomas Ephestion
--	MF	FRA	Ahmed Nouri
--	MF	FRA	Michel Araai
--	MF	FRA	Jérémy Roland
--	MF	FRA	Jonathan Santiago
--	MF	FRA	Maxime Lopez
--	MF	FRA	Emmanuel Loiacono
--	FW	ALG	Abderrahmane Yousfi
--	FW	CMR	Oumar Diop
--	FW	FRA	Fabrice Apruzesse
--	FW	CIV	Achille Anani

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2013–14 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Saint-Étienne	38	20	9	9	56	34	+22	69	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
5	Lyon	38	17	10	11	56	44	+12	61	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
6	Marseille	38	16	12	10	53	40	+13	60
7	Bordeaux	38	13	14	11	49	43	+6	53
8	Lorient	38	13	10	15	48	53	−5	49

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	16	12	10	53	40	+13	60	10	3	6	30	20	+10	6	9	4	23	20	+3

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Match	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	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
Result	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W
Position	3	3	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 21 versus Valenciennes was postponed until 29 January 2014 and therefore should appear between matches 22 & 23.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Guingamp v Marseille

11 August 2013 1	Guingamp	1–3	Marseille	Guingamp
21:00 CEST	Yatabaré 74'	Report	Gignac 2' Payet 4', 16'	Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 18,155 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Marseille v Evian

17 August 2013 2	Marseille	2–0	Evian	Marseille
17:00 CEST	Gignac 16' Payet 67'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 42,524 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Valenciennes v Marseille

24 August 2013 3	Valenciennes	0–1	Marseille	Valenciennes
17:00 CEST		Report	Gignac 88'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Marseille v Monaco

1 September 2013 4	Marseille	1–2	Monaco	Marseille
21:00 CEST	L. Mendes 43'	Report	Falcao 47' Rivière 79'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,995 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Toulouse v Marseille

14 September 2013 5	Toulouse	1–1	Marseille	Toulouse
17:00 CEST	Ben Yedder 66'	Report	L. Mendes 84'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 20,111 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Bastia v Marseille

21 September 2013 6	Bastia	0–0	Marseille	Bastia
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 14,989 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Saint-Étienne

24 September 2013 7	Marseille	2–1	Saint-Étienne	Marseille
21:00 CEST	Mendy 22' Imbula 26'	Report	Ghoulam 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 36,073 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Lorient v Marseille

28 September 2013 8	Lorient	0–2	Marseille	Lorient
14:00 CEST		Report	Valbuena 58' A. Ayew 90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,340 Referee: Olivier Thual

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

6 October 2013 9	Marseille	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
21:00 CEST	A. Ayew 34' (pen.)	Report	Motta  31' Maxwell 45' Ibrahimović 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,391 Referee: Clément Turpin

Nice v Marseille

18 October 2013 10	Nice	1–0	Marseille	Nice
21:00 CEST	Cvitanich 40'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,634 Referee: Antony Gautier

Marseille v Reims

26 October 2013 11	Marseille	2–3	Reims	Marseille
17:00 CEST	Thauvin 56' Gignac 86'	Report	Ayité 34' Albaek 37' Oniangue 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 40,532 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Rennes v Marseille

2 November 2013 12	Rennes	1–1	Marseille	Rennes
17:00 CET	Oliveira 9'	Report	J. Ayew 16'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 26,785 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Marseille v Sochaux

10 November 2013 13	Marseille	2–1	Sochaux	Marseille
17:00 CET	Thauvin 5' Gignac 83' (pen.)	Report	Mayuka 60'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 37,583 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Ajaccio v Marseille

22 November 2013 14	Ajaccio	1–3	Marseille	Ajaccio
20:30 CET	Perozo 31'	Report	Payet 27' Gignac 39' Thauvin 58'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 6,846 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Marseille v Montpellier

29 November 2013 15	Marseille	2–0	Montpellier	Marseille
20:30 CET	Thauvin 36' Khalifa 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,045 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Lille v Marseille

3 December 2013 16	Lille	1–0	Marseille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
19:00 CET	Roux 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 46,089 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Nantes

6 December 2013 17	Marseille	0–1	Nantes	Marseille
20:30 CET		Report	Bedoya 16'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 36,622 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lyon v Marseille

15 December 2013 18	Lyon	2–2	Marseille	Lyon
21:00 CET	Lacazette 17' Gomis 44'	Report	Gignac 45+1' Thauvin 79'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 34,218 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Marseille v Bordeaux

22 December 2013 19	Marseille	2–2	Bordeaux	Marseille
21:00 CET	Romao 73' Gignac 74'	Report	Jussiê 34' Maurice-Belay 66'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 38,720 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Evian v Marseille

12 January 2014 20	Evian	1–2	Marseille	Annecy
17:00 CET	Sougou 15'	Report	Cheyrou 22' Gignac 38'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 14,746 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Monaco v Marseille

26 January 2014 22	Monaco	2–0	Marseille	Fontvieille, Monaco
21:00 CET	Germain 41' Rivière 57'	Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 11,284 Referee: Clément Turpin

Marseille v Valenciennes

29 January 2014 21	Marseille	2–1	Valenciennes	Marseille
19:00 CET	Gignac 31' Thauvin 63'	Report	Masuaku 37'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,741 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Marseille v Toulouse

2 February 2014 23	Marseille	2–2	Toulouse	Marseille
21:00 CET	Payet 7' Valbuena 40'	Report	Ben Yedder 11' Aurier 60'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 34,626 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Marseille v Bastia

8 February 2014 24	Marseille	3–0	Bastia	Marseille
17:00 CET	Payet 13', 25' Gignac 55'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 36,240 Referee: Benoît Millot

Saint-Étienne v Marseille

16 February 2014 25	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Marseille	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET	Brandão 90+2'	Report	Nkoulou 64'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 32,024 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Marseille v Lorient

22 February 2014 26	Marseille	1–0	Lorient	Marseille
17:00 CET	Gignac 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 38,104 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

2 March 2014 27	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Marseille	Paris
21:00 CET	Maxwell 50' Cavani 79'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,483 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Marseille v Nice

7 March 2014 28	Marseille	0–1	Nice	Marseille
20:30 CET		Report	Eysseric 66'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 36,083 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Reims v Marseille

14 March 2014 29	Reims	1–1	Marseille	Reims
20:30 CET	Devaux 67'	Report	Gignac 80'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 20,513 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Marseille v Rennes

22 March 2014 30	Marseille	0–1	Rennes	Marseille
17:00 CET		Report	Doucouré 76'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 36,883 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Sochaux v Marseille

29 March 2014 31	Sochaux	1–1	Marseille	Sochaux
17:00 CEST	Sunzu 25'	Report	Nkoulou 90'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Marseille v Ajaccio

4 April 2014 32	Marseille	3–1	Ajaccio	Marseille
20:30 CEST	A. Ayew 4', 60', 76'	Report	Tallo 61'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 34,992 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Montpellier v Marseille

11 April 2014 33	Montpellier	2–3	Marseille	Montpellier
20:30 CEST	Cabella 48' Sanson 79'	Report	Valbuena 41' Gignac 58' Payet 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 19,757 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Marseille v Lille

20 April 2014 34	Marseille	0–0	Lille	Marseille
21:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 39,545 Referee: Tony Chapron

Nantes v Marseille

25 April 2014 35	Nantes	1–1	Marseille	Nantes
20:30 CEST	Gakpe 64'	Report	Thauvin 30'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 39,959 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Marseille v Lyon

4 May 2014 36	Marseille	4–2	Lyon	Marseille
21:00 CEST	Diawara 12' Thauvin 26' Gignac 48', 56'	Report	Mvuemba 40' Gomis 82'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 37,842 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Bordeaux v Marseille

10 May 2014 37	Bordeaux	1–1	Marseille	Bordeaux
21:00 CEST	Diabaté 66'	Report	Cheyrou 32'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 31,555 Referee: Benoît Millot

Marseille v Guingamp

17 May 2014 38	Marseille	1–0	Guingamp	Marseille
21:00 CEST	A. Ayew 51'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,959 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Coupe de France

Main article: 2013–14 Coupe de France

Marseille v Reims

5 January 2014 Round of 64	Marseille	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Reims	Marseille
20:45	Gignac 94', 115'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Marseille v Nice

21 January 2014 Round of 32	Marseille	4–5	Nice	Marseille
21:00	Gignac 4', 58' Thauvin 24' Diawara 90+2'	Report	Bosetti 5' Maupay 18' Diawara 45' (o.g.) Brüls 51' (pen.) Abriel 88'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 8,240 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2013–14 Coupe de la Ligue

Marseille v Toulouse

18 December 2013 Round of 16	Marseille	2–1	Toulouse	Marseille
20:55 CET	Mendy 13' Gignac 29' (pen.)	Report	Spajić 42'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,621 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Lyon v Marseille

15 January 2014 Quarter-final	Lyon	2–1	Marseille	Lyon
20:55 CET	Gourcuff 24' Gomis 74'	Report	Gignac 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 27,338 Referee: Antony Gautier

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DOR	ARS	NAP	MAR
1	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	0	2	11	6	+5	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	0–1	3–1	3–0
2	Arsenal	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	12			1–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Napoli	6	4	0	2	10	9	+1	12	Transfer to Europa League		2–1	2–0	—	3–2
4	Marseille	6	0	0	6	5	14	−9	0			1–2	1–2	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

Marseille v Arsenal

18 September 2013 1	Marseille	1–2	Arsenal	Marseille, France
20:45 CEST	N'Koulou  41' J. Ayew 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Ramsey  54', 84' Walcott 64'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 38,380 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Borussia Dortmund v Marseille

1 October 2013 2	Borussia Dortmund	3–0	Marseille	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CEST	Lewandowski 19', 80' (pen.) Reus 52' Subotić  62' Bender  64'	Report	Romao  51' Fanni  65' N'Koulou  76'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 65,829 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Marseille v Napoli

22 October 2013 3	Marseille	1–2	Napoli	Marseille, France
20:45 CEST	Cheyrou  44' Payet  45' A. Ayew 86' J. Ayew  89'	Report	Callejón 42' Zapata 67'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 39,790 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Napoli v Marseille

6 November 2013 4	Napoli	3–2	Marseille	Naples, Italy
20:45 CET	Inler 22' Higuaín 24', 75' Fernández  34'	Report	A. Ayew 10' Thauvin 64' Payet  77' Romao  80'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 39,148 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Arsenal v Marseille

26 November 2013 5	Arsenal	2–0	Marseille	London, England
20:45 CET	Wilshere 1', 65' Özil 38'	Report	N'Koulou  37' Morel  38' Romao  81'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,912 Referee: Antonio Lahoz (Spain)

Marseille v Borussia Dortmund

11 December 2013 6	Marseille	1–2	Borussia Dortmund	Marseille, France
20:45 CET	Diawara 14' Payet  32'  34' Gignac  71'	Report	Lewandowski 4' Großkreutz 87' Sarr  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 36,655 Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)