1997–98 Olympique de Marseille season

The 1997–98 season was the 92nd season in the history of Olympique de Marseille and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Marseille participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Marseille
1997–98 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerRolland Courbis
Division 14th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLaurent Blanc (14)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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
GK Germany GER Andreas Köpke
DF France FRA Patrick Colleter
DF South Africa RSA Pierre Issa
DF France FRA Laurent Blanc
MF France FRA Eric Roy
MF France FRA Frédéric Brando
FW Italy ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli
FW Guinea GUI Titi Camara
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Ghana GHA Arthur Moses
DF Ivory Coast CIV Cyril Domoraud
DF France FRA William Gallas
DF France FRA Hamada Jambay
DF France FRA Jacques Abardonado
GK France FRA François Lemasson
DF France FRA Serge Blanc

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
DF France FRA Martial Robin (on loan to Martigues)

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 2 August 1997 24 May 1998 Matchday 1 4th 34 16 9 9 47 27 +20 047.06
Coupe de France 17 January 1998 28 February 1998 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
Coupe de la Ligue 6 January 1998 17 February 1998 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 40 20 9 11 57 32 +25 050.00

Source: Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Metz 34 20 8 6 48 28 +20 68 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Monaco 34 18 5 11 51 33 +18 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Marseille 34 16 9 9 47 27 +20 57
5 Bordeaux 34 15 11 8 49 41 +8 56
6 Lyon 34 16 5 13 39 37 +2 53
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 9 9 47 27  +20 57 11 4 2 25 6  +19 5 5 7 22 21  +1

Source: Division 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLDWLWLWWWDWWWLLDWWLDWWWLLWDDLDD
Position2335647487544431244444431113333334
Source: Division 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 August 1997 1 Marseille 3–1 Le Havre Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 August 1997 2 Marseille 1–0 Nantes Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
16 August 1997 3 Montpellier 0–0 Marseille Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
22 August 1997 4 Marseille 2–3 Lens Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
29 August 1997 5 Guingamp 1–1 Marseille Guingamp
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Municipal de Roudourou
4 September 1997 6 Marseille 1–0 Lyon Marseille
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
12 September 1997 7 Monaco 2–0 Marseille Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis II
20 September 1997 8 Marseille 2–0 Châteauroux Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
25 September 1997 9 Bordeaux 2–0 Marseille Bordeaux
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc Lescure
Attendance: 27,075
4 October 1997 10 Marseille 2–0 Toulouse Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 October 1997 11 Rennes 0–2 Marseille Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
16 October 1997 12 Marseille 2–0 Metz Marseille
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
25 October 1997 13 Bastia 1–1 Marseille Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
31 October 1997 14 Marseille 2–0 Cannes Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
9 November 1997 15 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Marseille Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
15 November 1997 16 Marseille 4–0 Auxerre Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
20 November 1997 17 Strasbourg 2–0 Marseille Strasbourg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Princes
29 November 1997 18 Nantes 1–0 Marseille Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 32,103
7 December 1997 19 Marseille 0–0 Montpellier Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 31,368
13 December 1997 20 Lens 0–1 Marseille Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 40,121
10 January 1998 22 Lyon 2–1 Marseille Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 29,416
14 January 1998 21 Marseille 3–0 Guingamp Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 24,159
20 January 1998 23 Marseille 1–1 Monaco Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 34,424
24 January 1998 24 Châteauroux 0–3 Marseille Châteauroux
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Attendance: 16,528
4 February 1998 25 Marseille 1–0 Bordeaux Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 32,632
13 February 1998 26 Toulouse 0–4 Marseille Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Toulouse
Attendance: 36,982
21 February 1998 27 Marseille 0–1 Rennes Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 26,425
6 March 1998 28 Metz 3–2 Marseille Metz
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 18,644
15 March 1998 29 Marseille 1–0 Bastia Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 32,853
29 March 1998 30 Cannes 3–3 Marseille Cannes
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Pierre De Coubertin
Attendance: 11,381
8 April 1998 31 Marseille 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,604
Referee: Stéphane Bré
18 April 1998 32 Auxerre 2–1 Marseille Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
25 April 1998 33 Marseille 0–0 Strasbourg Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 35,931
Referee: Bruno Derrien
9 May 1998 34 Le Havre 1–1 Marseille Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 15,955
Referee: Gilles Chéron

Coupe de France

17 January 1998 Round of 64 FC Sète 0–3 Marseille Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
7 February 1998 Round of 32 US Boulogne 0–1 Marseille Boulogne-sur-mer
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Libération
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dominique Fraise
28 February 1998 Round of 16 Monaco 2–0 (a.e.t.) Marseille Monaco
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Ikpeba 101', 119'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue

6 January 1998 Round of 32 Marseille 1–0 Châteauroux Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
31 January 1998 Round of 16 Marseille 3–0 Nancy Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
17 February 1998 Quarter-finals Marseille 2–3 Auxerre Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

References

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