2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season

The 2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season was the 65th professional season of the club since its creation in 1899 and 19th consecutive season in the top flight.

Olympique de Marseille
2014–15 season
PresidentVincent Labrune
ManagerMarcelo Bielsa
StadiumStade Vélodrome
Ligue 14th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: André-Pierre Gignac (21)
All: André-Pierre Gignac (23)
Highest home attendance65,148 v Paris Saint-Germain - 05 April 2015
Lowest home attendance39,497 v Nice - 29 August 2014
Average home league attendance52,917

This was the first season in ten years that Marseille did not participate in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, having finished sixth in the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season. The club was coached by legendary Argentine tactician Marcelo Bielsa, who signed a two-year contract in May 2014.

This was also the first season in which the side played at the renovated Stade Vélodrome, with the stadium having completed renovations which took place over the last three years. Capacity went up to 67,000 - from 48,000 last season, and 42,000 the season before. The stadium is rated five-star by UEFA, and was used ahead for the UEFA Euro 2016.

Players

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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

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As of 15 July 2014.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   FRA Baptiste Aloé
3 DF   CMR Nicolas N'Koulou
4 DF   BRA Dória
5 DF   FRA Stéphane Sparagna
6 MF   SEN Momar Bangoura
7 MF   FRA Benoît Cheyrou
8 MF   FRA Mario Lemina
9 FW   FRA André-Pierre Gignac
10 MF   GHA André Ayew
11 MF   FRA Romain Alessandrini
14 MF   FRA Florian Thauvin
15 DF   FRA Jérémy Morel
16 GK   CGO Brice Samba
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   FRA Dimitri Payet
20 MF   TOG Alaixys Romao
22 FW   BEL Michy Batshuayi
23 DF   FRA Benjamin Mendy
24 DF   FRA Rod Fanni
25 MF   FRA Gianelli Imbula
26 DF   CIV Brice Dja Djédjé
27 MF   MAR Abdelaziz Barrada
29 FW   FRA Jérémie Porsan-Clemente
30 GK   FRA Steve Mandanda (captain)
40 GK   FRA Julien Fabri
-- DF   BRA Alef
-- MF   FRA Maxime Lopez

Coaching Staff

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Manager Marcelo Bielsa
Assistant Coaches Diego Reyes, Pablo Quiroga, Javier Torrente, Diego Torrente, Ever Demalde
Goalkeeping Coach Stephane Cassard
Physical coaches Jan Van Winckel (head of strength and conditioning), Frederic Faure
Head Doctor Christophe Baudot, Sylvain Blanchard
Physiotherapists Alain Soultanian, Jérôme Palestri, Jean-Georges Cellier

Source: LFP.fr

Transfers

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The club made their first transfer of the season in June when they signed Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi for a rumoured €8 million from Standard Liège. The club then signed Romain Alessandrini, the Marseille-born Rennes winger for €5 million a few days later.

So far, Larry Azouni has been transferred to Nîmes and Florian Raspentino has departed to Caen.

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes
23 June 2014 FW   Michy Batshuayi 20   Standard Liège €8,000,000
25 June 2014 MF   Romain Alessandrini 25   Rennes €5,000,000
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes
10 July 2014 MF   Larry Azouni 20   Nîmes Free
11 July 2014 MF   Florian Raspentino 25   Caen Undisclosed

Competitions

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Pre-season and friendlies

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19 July 2014 Bayer Leverkusen   1–4 Marseille Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria
19:00 CEST Yurchenko   79' Report Thauvin   34'
Batshuayi   57'
Amalfitano   78'
Payet   80'
Stadium: Stadion Seekirchen
23 July 2014 Marseille 2–1   Benfica Clermont-Ferrand, France
19:00 CEST Gignac   21'
Batshuayi   56'
Report Gaitán   13' Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
27 July 2014 Marseille 5–0   Willem II Albertville, France
19:00 CEST Thauvin   21'
Imbula   25'
Batshuayi   54'   90'
Cheyrou   81'
Report Stadium: L'anneau de vitesse
Attendance: 3,000
30 July 2014 Bari   1–1 Marseille Bari, Italy
19:00 CEST Sabelli   62' Report Batshuayi   82' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
2 August 2014 Marseille 3–1   Chievo Le Pontet, France
20:00 CEST Thauvin   17'
N'Koulou   49'
Gignac   73'
Report Bentivoglio   46' Stadium: Stade de Fargues
14 November 2014   Espanyol 2–1 Marseille Barcelona, Spain
15:00 CEST Caicedo   17' (pen.)
Sánchez   83'
Report Aloé   85' Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Lyon 38 22 9 7 72 33 +39 75 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Monaco 38 20 11 7 51 26 +25 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Marseille 38 21 6 11 76 42 +34 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Saint-Étienne 38 19 12 7 51 30 +21 69 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6 Bordeaux 38 17 12 9 47 44 +3 63
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Since winners of the 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the next best team in the table not already qualified for any European competition (in this case, the fifth-placed team).

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
38 21 6 11 76 42  +34 69 13 2 4 40 22  +18 8 4 7 36 20  +16

Last updated: 5 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDLWWWWWWWWLWLWWDWLWLWLWDDDLWDWLLLLWWWW
Position8151042111111111111112222223333334454444
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2014 1 Bastia 3–3 Marseille Bastia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maboulou   9', 73'
Palmieri   19'
Tallo   66' (pen.)
Brandão   82'
Ayité   87'
Report Gignac   11', 62'
Romaric   17' (o.g.)
Mendy   64'
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 15,537
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
17 August 2014 2 Marseille 0–2 Montpellier Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dja Djédjé   58' Report Mounier   18'
Sanson   68'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,774
Referee: Clément Turpin
23 August 2014 3 Guingamp 0–1 Marseille Guingamp
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sorbon   90+2' Report Payet   29'
Gignac   46',   70'
Batshuayi   71'
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 16,901
Referee: Benoît Millot
29 August 2014 4 Marseille 4–0 Nice Marseille
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Payet   19', 48'
Thauvin   45'
Ayew   78'
Barrada   88'
Report Amavi   31'
Diawara   45'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 39,497
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
14 September 2014 5 Evian 1–3 Marseille Annecy
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mensah   23'
N'Sikulu   90+1'
Report Gignac   1'
Mensah   44' (o.g.)
Thauvin   63'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: Amaury Delerue
20 September 2014 6 Marseille 3–0 Rennes Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gignac   50', 63'
N'Koulou   65'
Alessandrini   90+4'
Report Armand   90+3' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,153
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
23 September 2014 7 Reims 0–5 Marseille Reims
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mavinga   7' Report Gignac   8', 20'
Morel   11'
Ayew   52', 59'
Imbula   74'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 17,705
Referee: Antony Gautier
28 September 2014 8 Marseille 2–1 Saint-Étienne Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Imbula   7'
Payet   28'
N'Koulou   85'
Report Mollo   51'
Brison   53'
Diomande   79'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,367
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
4 October 2014 9 Caen 1–2 Marseille Caen
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Musavu-King   84' Report Morel   37'
Romao   74'
Gignac   90+3'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 20,501
Referee: Benoît Millot
20 October 2014 10 Marseille 2–0 Toulouse Marseille
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) N'Koulou   20'
Gignac   35'
Romao   41'
Ayew   89'
Report Aguilar   40'
Yago   41'
Akpa Akpro   73'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 61,846
Referee: Amaury Delerue
26 October 2014 11 Lyon 1–0 Marseille Lyon
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Biševac   48'
Gourcuff   65'
Report Morel   8'
Romao   21'
Ayew   74'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,712
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
2 November 2014 12 Marseille 2–1 Lens Marseille
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) N'Koulou   11'
Romao   23'   76'
Thauvin   60'
Mendy   72'
Imbula   81'
Report Guillaume   31'
Valdivia   79'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 52,803
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
9 November 2014 13 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Marseille Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lucas   38'
Cavani   85'
Cabaye   90'
Report Imbula   78' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,961
Referee: Clément Turpin
23 November 2014 14 Marseille 3–1 Bordeaux Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lemina   60'
Gignac   85'
Batshuayi   90'
Report Touré   55'
Yamberé   58'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,323
Referee: Antony Gautier
28 November 2014 15 Marseille 2–0 Nantes Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Thauvin   24',   31'
Fanni   39'
Report Djilobodji   38'
Gomis   45'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,103
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
2 December 2014 16 Lorient 1–1 Marseille Lorient
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ayew   37' (pen.) Report Payet   32'
Mandanda   36'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,011
Referee: Benoît Millot
7 December 2014 17 Marseille 3–1 Metz Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gignac   43'
Ayew   59'
Payet   90+2'
Report Malouda   46'
N'Daw   87'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 45,537
Referee: Wilfried Bien
14 December 2014 18 Monaco 1–0 Marseille Fontvieille, Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Moutinho   44'
Silva   67'
Raggi   86'
Ocampos   90+4'
Report Lemina   45+1'
Mendy   74'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 12,648
Referee: Tony Chapron
21 December 2014 19 Marseille 2–1 Lille Marseille
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Roux   32' (o.g.)
Batshuayi   69'
Romao   76'
Report Gueye   61'
Frey   63'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,408
Referee: Alexandre Castro
9 January 2015 20 Montpellier 2–1 Marseille Montpellier
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bérigaud   36'
Lasne   62'
Report Mendy   18'
Omrani   68'   71'
Thauvin   78'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 20,840
Referee: Benoît Bastien
18 January 2015 21 Marseille 2–1 Guingamp Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dja Djédjé   22'
Morel   72'
Lemina   85'
Gignac   89'
Fanni   90'
Report Angoua   17'
Beauvue   90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 42,601
Referee: Wilfried Bien
24 January 2015 22 Nice 2–1 Marseille Nice
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Genevois   47'
Gomis   51'   53'
Pléa   53'
Hult   73'
Mendy   87'
Bauthéac   89'
Report Aloé   36'
Imbula   59'
Dja Djédjé   64'
Thauvin   77'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 25,407
Referee: Antony Gautier
31 January 2015 23 Marseille 1–0 Evian Marseille
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gignac   49' Report Koné   28'
Fall   90+2'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,579
Referee: Frank Schneider
7 February 2015 24 Rennes 1–1 Marseille Rennes
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Toivonen   27',   83'
Pedro Henrique   39'
Report Imbula   35'
Ocampos   60'
Morel   75'
Payet   83'
Lemina   83'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 25,322
Referee: Amaury Delerue
13 February 2015 25 Marseille 2–2 Reims Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Thauvin   31'
Payet   58'
Ayew   69'
Report De Préville   6'
Devaux   43'
Mandi   69'
Ngog   90'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 43,653
Referee: Philippe Kalt
22 February 2015 26 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Marseille Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gradel   54' (pen.)
Erdinç   90+1'
Mollo   90+2'
Report Dja Djédjé   51'
Ocampos   59'
Batshuayi   64', 67'
Aloé   65'
Fanni   81'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 35,651
Referee: Clément Turpin
28 February 2015 27 Marseille 2–3 Caen Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dja Djédjé   22'
Ayew   45+3'
Gignac   63'
Report Yahia   2'
Seube   67'
Sala   70'
Benezet   87'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 44,614
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
6 March 2015 28 Toulouse 1–6 Marseille Toulouse
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ben Yedder   77'
Akpa Akpro   90+1'
Report Batshuayi   2', 44'
Aloé   6'
Moubandje   20' (o.g.)
Mandanda   35'
Ayew   62',   78'
Gignac   89'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Tony Chapron
15 March 2015 29 Marseille 0–0 Lyon Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gignac   37'
Mendy   64'
Payet   84'
Morel   86'
Imbula   88'
Report Ferri   25'
Rose   88'
Malbranque   90'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,832
Referee: Benoît Bastien
22 March 2015 30 Lens 0–4 Marseille Saint-Denis
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Valdivia   11'
Gbamin   35'
Lemoigne   66'
Report Dja Djédjé   22'
Batshuayi   46', 67', 90+3'
Ayew   72'
Imbula   90'
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 70,122
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
5 April 2015 31 Marseille 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Romao   9'
Fanni   23'
Gignac   30', 43'
Ayew   54'   90+6'
Report Matuidi   35'
Pastore   45'
Marquinhos   49'
Morel   51' (o.g.)
Verratti   65'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,148
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
12 April 2015 32 Bordeaux 1–0 Marseille Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Khazri   55'
Plašil   56'
Yamberé   61'
Report Mendy   36' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,408
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
18 April 2015 33 Nantes 1–0 Marseille Nantes
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gakpé   20'
Gomis   41'
Report Morel   71'
N'Koulou   73'
Ayew   89'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 36,022
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
25 April 2015 34 Marseille 3–5 Lorient Marseille
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Romao   41'
A. Ayew   59'
Morel   67'
Batshuayi   76'
Report J. Ayew   9', 84',   87'
Bellugou   14'
N'Dong   51'
Mostefa   62'
Philippoteaux   68'
Abdullah   75'
Gassama   90+3'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,180
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
1 May 2015 35 Metz 0–2 Marseille Metz
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Malouda   40' Report Gignac   38', 62',   56'
Lemina   52'
Ayew   57'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 23,190
Referee: Benoît Millot
10 May 2015 36 Marseille 2–1 Monaco Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) N'Koulou   28'
Romao   74'
Ayew   79'
Mendy   74'
Alessandrini   87'
Report Moutinho   1'
Carvalho   70'
Raggi   72'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,471
Referee: Clément Turpin
16 May 2015 37 Lille 0–4 Marseille Villeneuve d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balmont   28'
Corchia   39'
Report Gignac   2'
Fanni   26'
Imbula   37'
Alessandrini   68'   70'
Ayew   76'
Mendy   81'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 44,286
Referee: Tony Chapron
23 May 2015 38 Marseille 3–0 Bastia Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Payet   14'
Djiku   39' (o.g.)
N'Koulou   76'
Ocampos   89'
Report Diakité   34' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 59,533
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Coupe de France

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4 January 2015 Round of 64 Grenoble 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Marseille Grenoble
20:45 CET ((+01:00)) Nasrallah   10'
Hachi   48'
Bengriba   120'
Report Gignac   6', 33'
Ayew   98'
Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Penalties
Giraudon  
Joufreau  
Akrour  
Tchenkoua  
Nasrallah  
  Ayew
  Batshuayi
  Payet
  Imbula
  Thauvin

Coupe de la Ligue

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28 October 2014 Round of 32 Rennes 2–1 Marseille Rennes
20:55 CEST (UTC+02:00) Konradsen   60'
N'Koulou   43'
Barrada   48'
Ntep   63'
Habibou   72'
Hosiner   90+3'
Report Batshuayi   19'
Dja Djédjé   63'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 26,660
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
16 GK   CGO Brice Samba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   FRA Steve Mandanda 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   FRA Baptiste Aloé 14 1 4+10 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF   CMR Nicolas N'Koulou 24 2 23+1 2 0 0 0 0
5 DF   FRA Stéphane Sparagna 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   FRA Gaël Andonian 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   FRA Jérémy Morel 31 1 30+1 1 0 0 0 0
18 DF   NZL Bill Tuiloma 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   FRA Benjamin Mendy 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   FRA Rod Fanni 27 2 24+3 2 0 0 0 0
26 DF   CIV Brice Dja Djédjé 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   SEN Momar Bangoura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ARG Lucas Ocampos 14 2 3+11 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF   FRA Mario Lemina 23 2 13+10 2 0 0 0 0
10 MF   GHA André Ayew 28 10 27+1 10 0 0 0 0
11 MF   FRA Romain Alessandrini 26 3 13+13 3 0 0 0 0
14 MF   FRA Florian Thauvin 36 5 32+4 5 0 0 0 0
17 MF   FRA Dimitri Payet 36 7 35+1 7 0 0 0 0
20 MF   TOG Alaixys Romao 32 2 27+5 2 0 0 0 0
25 MF   FRA Giannelli Imbula 37 2 37 2 0 0 0 0
27 MF   MAR Abdelaziz Barrada 9 1 3+6 1 0 0 0 0
33 MF   FRA Bilal Boutobba 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   FRA André-Pierre Gignac 38 21 36+2 21 0 0 0 0
19 FW   FRA Billel Omrani 4 1 0+4 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW   BEL Michy Batshuayi 26 9 6+20 9 0 0 0 0
29 FW   FRA Jérémie Porsan-Clémenté 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF   BRA Dória 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   FRA Benoît Cheyrou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 30 May 2015
Source: BDFutbol

References

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  1. ^ "Effectif et staff – saison 2014/2015". OM.net. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2014.