2002–03 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille almost won the French League for the first time in 11 years, having a remarkable run to third place, having only scored five goals more than it conceded. The most praised player was central defender Daniel Van Buyten, who was able to tighten up the defence, and also helping out with scoring several important goals. Without Marseille's goalscoring woes, it could have sustained a more serious title assault. Therefore it signed late-blooming starlet Didier Drogba from En Avant Guingamp, a move that was set to be among the best financial deals in the clubs' history.

Marseille
2002–03 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerAlain Perrin
Ligue 13rd
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerIbrahima Bakayoko (9)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 19 11 8 63 41 +22 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Monaco 38 19 10 9 66 33 +33 67
3 Marseille 38 19 8 11 41 36 +5 65 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Bordeaux 38 18 10 10 57 36 +21 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Sochaux 38 17 13 8 46 31 +15 64
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 19 8 11 41 36  +5 65 12 4 3 26 14  +12 7 4 8 15 22  −7

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLWDWDLWWWLWLWDDWLWWDLWDWLWWWDLWLDWWLWL
Position181012891084353534334411323132112223332323
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2002 1 Marseille 0–2 Nantes Lyon
Yepes 62'
Berson 90 + 3'
Stadium: Stade Gerland
10 August 2002 2 AS Monaco 0–1 Marseille Monaco
Fernandão 54' Stadium: Stade Louis II
16 August 2002 3 Marseille 1–1 Lyon Marseille
Bakayoko 29' Govou 14' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
24 August 2002 4 Rennes 1–3 Marseille Rennes
Piquionne 10' Chapuis 35, 70'
Sakho 90 + 1'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
1 September 2002 5 Marseille 0–0 Auxerre Marseille
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
11 September 2002 6 Nice 2–0 Marseille Nice
Everson 52'
Olufade 82'
Stadium: Stade du Ray
14 September 2002 7 Marseille 2–1 Bordeaux Marseille
Leboeuf 16' (pen.)
Bakayoko 75'
Pauleta 52' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
21 September 2002 8 Le Havre 1–3 Marseille Le Havre
Fauconnier 66' Sakho 45 + 2'
Johansen 58'
Celestini 90'
Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
27 September 2002 9 Marseille 3–1 Ajaccio Marseille
Van Buyten 41'
Chapuis 45'
Bakayoko 77' (pen.)
Destruhaut 15' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
5 October 2002 10 Lille 3–0 Marseille Lille
Tapia 15'
Brunel 55'
Cheyrou 65'
Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
20 October 2002 11 Marseille 1–0 Strasbourg Marseille
20:45 Fernandão 24' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
26 October 2002 12 Paris SG 3–0 Marseille Paris
17:15 Ronaldinho 15', 37' (pen.)
Cardetti 82'
Stadium: Stade Parc des Princes
2 November 2002 13 Marseille 2–0 Montpellier Marseille
20:00 Bakayoko 32'
F. Silvestre 61' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
9 November 2002 14 Guingamp 0–0 Marseille Guingamp
20:00 Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
16 November 2002 15 Marseille 0–0 Troyes Marseille
20:00 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
23 November 2002 16 Marseille 1–0 Lens Marseille
17:15 Olembé 12' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
30 November 2002 17 Bastia 2–0 Marseille Bastia
Ben Saada 74, 87' Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
4 December 2002 18 Marseille 1–0 Sochaux Marseille
Fernandão 40' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
14 December 2002 19 Sedan 1–2 Marseille Sedan
H. Camara 70' dos Santos 39'
Bakayoko 49'
Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
20 December 2002 20 Marseille 1–1 AS Monaco Marseille
Van Buyten 60' Pršo 40' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
10 January 2003 21 Lyon 1–0 Marseille Lyon
Luyindula 41' Stadium: Stade Gerland
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
14 January 2003 22 Marseille 2–0 Rennes Marseille
Bakayoko 7'
Van Buyten 19'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
21 January 2003 23 Auxerre 0–0 Marseille Auxerre
Stadium: Stade Abbe-Deschamps
28 January 2003 24 Marseille 2–0 Nice Marseille
Van Buyten 45 + 3'
Sychev 87'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
2 February 2003 25 Bordeaux 3–1 Marseille Bordeaux
Feindouno 56'
Darcheville 63' (pen.)
Sávio 90 + 6'
Van Buyten 88' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
5 February 2003 26 Marseille 2–0 Le Havre Marseille
Sychev 16'
Van Buyten 52'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 February 2003 27 Ajaccio 0–2 Marseille Ajaccio
Bakayoko 35'
Sakho 79' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade François Coty
37 Marseille 4–2 Sedan
Pérez 10'
Chapuis 43'
Hemdani 83'
Sakho 89'
N'Diefi 57'
Pérez 61' (o.g.)

Top Scorers

Sources

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