1999–2000 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille nearly crashed out of the French league following a chaotic season, in which all things that could go wrong, indeed went that way. Despite having several internationally respected players in the squad, only goal difference saved the team from being relegated. On the other hand, l'OM was only seven points behind Lens in fifth, suggesting that the league was the tightest ever.

Marseille
1999–2000 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerBernard Casoni
Abel Braga
Emon/Galtier
Division 115th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Champions LeagueSecond group phase
Top goalscorerFlorian Maurice (8)
Ibrahima Bakayoko (8)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Rennes 34 12 7 15 44 48 4 43
14 Troyes 34 13 4 17 36 52 16 43
15 Marseille 34 9 15 10 45 45 0 42
16 Nancy (R) 34 11 9 14 43 45 2 42 Relegation to French Division 2
17 Le Havre (R) 34 9 7 18 30 52 22 34
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 9 15 10 45 45  0 42 6 7 4 28 19  +9 3 8 6 17 26  −9

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDDDDLWWDWLLWDDLDWLLDDWDLWLLLWDDDD
Position137781185646766798788910761181314141212131315
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 Marseille 3–0 Sedan
Bakayoko 26'
Dugarry 33'
Belmadi 90'
17 Nancy 2–2 Marseille
Cascarino 51'
Cascarino 75' (pen.)
Maurice 60', 63'
23 Troyes 1–2 Marseille
Monier 43' Pires 4'
Pouget 60'
29 Strasbourg 3–1 Marseille
Erhet 62'
Dumas 85' (o.g.)
Dorn 90'
Bakayoko 67'
33 Marseille 2–2 Nancy
Pouget 31'
Pérez 75'
Wiart 52'
Méniri 84'

Topscorers

UEFA Champions League

First group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to second group stage
2 France Marseille 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3 Austria Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 5 12 7 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 6 1 2 3 7 7 0 5
Source: UEFA
14 September 1999 1 Marseille France 2–0 Austria Sturm Graz Marseille, France
20:45 Pires 9'
Ravanelli 33'
Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
22 September 1999 2 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 1–2 France Marseille Zagreb, Croatia
20:45 Šokota 64' Report Bakayoko 5'
Pérez 77'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
29 September 1999 3 Manchester United England 2–1 France Marseille Manchester, England
20:45 Cole 78'
Scholes 82'
Report Bakayoko 40' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 53,993
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
19 October 1999 4 Marseille France 1–0 England Manchester United Marseille, France
20:45 Gallas 69' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,732
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
27 October 1999 5 Sturm Graz Austria 3–2 France Marseille Graz, Austria
20:45 Mählich 17'
Kocijan 61', 85'
Report Dugarry 53', 78' Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium
Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
2 November 1999 6 Marseille France 2–2 Croatia Croatia Zagreb Marseille, France
20:45 Bakayoko 53'
Diawara 89'
Report Mujčin 42'
Mikić 78'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 33,651
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Second group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Lazio 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 England Chelsea 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
4 France Marseille 6 1 1 4 2 11 9 4
Source: UEFA
24 November 1999 1 Marseille France 0–2 Italy Lazio Marseille, France
20:45 Report Stanković 64'
Conceição 77'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 42,261
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
7 December 1999 2 Feyenoord Netherlands 3–0 France Marseille Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 Cruz 72', 90'
Bosvelt 83'
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
29 February 2000 3 Marseille France 1–0 England Chelsea Marseille, France
20:45 Pires 16' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 24,700
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
8 March 2000 4 Chelsea England 1–0 France Marseille London, England
19:45 Wise 27' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,206
Referee: Juan Fernandez Marin (Spain)
14 March 2000 5 Lazio Italy 5–1 France Marseille Rome, Italy
20:45 Inzaghi 17', 37', 38', 71'
Bokšić 82'
Report Leroy 50' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 28,875
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
22 March 2000 6 Marseille France 0–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Marseille, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

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