1998–99 Olympique de Marseille season

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Marseille
1998–99 season
Chairman Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager Rolland Courbis
Division 1 2nd
Coupe de France Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 32
UEFA Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer Florian Maurice (14)

Olympique de Marseille had their best season since the bribery affair burst in 1993, reaching the UEFA Cup final and only just being defeated by Bordeaux in the domestic championship. Laurent Blanc, Christophe Dugarry and Fabrizio Ravanelli were among the crucial players in the Marseille resurgence. When those players left, l'OM fell into pieces.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season [1]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Andreas Köpke
2 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Patrick Blondeau
3 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Patrick Colleter
4 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Pierre Issa
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Laurent Blanc
6 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Eric Roy
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Robert Pires
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Frédéric Brando
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Florian Maurice
10 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jocelyn Gourvennec
11 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli
12 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Tchiressoua Guel
13 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Titi Camara
15 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Arthur Moses
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Stéphane Porato
17 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Cyril Domoraud
19 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Cédric Mouret
21 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Christophe Dugarry
22 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Martial Robin
23 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA William Gallas
25 MF Flag of the Comoros (1996-2001).svg  COM Hamada Jambay
26 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Peter Luccin
27 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Daniel Bravo
28 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Edson (on loan from Sport Recife)
29 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jacques Abardonado
30 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA François Lemasson
— DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Serge Blanc
— MF Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Chérif Touré Mamam

Competitions

Division 1

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Bordeaux (C)3422666629+3772Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Marseille 3421855628+2871
3 Lyon 3418975131+2063Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Monaco 3418885232+2062Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Rennes 3417894538+759Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3421855628 +28711340369 +278452019 +1

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDDDWWWWWWWWLDDWWWDLWLWDWWWLDLWW
Position2312433222111112221112121222111222
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 August 19981 Marseille 2–0 Nantes Marseille
20:00 Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg49'
Maurice Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,232
Referee: Bernard Saules
15 August 19982 Metz 0–1 Marseille Metz
20:00 Gourvennec Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 21,544
Referee: Pascal Garibian
22 August 19983 Marseille 5–4 Montpellier Marseille
20:00 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg61'
Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg64', 71'
Roy Soccerball shade.svg84'
Blanc Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)		 Bakayoko Soccerball shade.svg15', 34'
Robert Soccerball shade.svg19'
Sauzée Soccerball shade.svg23'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,070
Referee: Alain Sars
29 August 19984 Le Havre 0–0 Marseille Le Havre
20:00Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 14,964
Referee: Éric Poulat
11 September 19985 Marseille 1–1 Rennes Marseille
20:00 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg78' Dogon Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,618
Referee: Serge Leon
20 September 19986 Marseille 2–2 Bordeaux Marseille
18:00 Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg45'
Roy Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Diawara Soccerball shade.svg43', 90'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,293
Referee: Stéphane Bré
24 September 19987 Bastia 0–2 Marseille Furiani
20:30 Pires Soccerball shade.svg36'
Camara Soccerball shade.svg67'		Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari
Attendance: 8,459
Referee: Pascal Garibian
3 October 19988 Marseille 2–0 Toulouse Marseille
20:00 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,653
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
16 October 19989 Strasbourg 0–2 Marseille Strasbourg
20:00 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg41', 53'Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 34,462
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
24 October 199810 Marseille 4–0 Sochaux Marseille
20:00 Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg43', 90'
Camara Soccerball shade.svg55', 90+1'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,364
Referee: Gilles Cheron
29 October 199811 Lorient 1–3 Marseille Lorient
20:00 Bouafia Soccerball shade.svg25' Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg55', 66'
Pires Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 13,720
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
6 November 199812 Marseille 1–0 Monaco Marseille
20:30 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,300
Referee: Alain Sars
10 November 199813 Nancy 2–3 Marseille Tomblaine
20:30 Cascarino Soccerball shade.svg52'
Soufiane-Koné Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg11', 78'
Gourvennec Soccerball shade.svg22'		Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 18,516
Referee: Patrick Anton
14 November 199814 Marseille 1–0 Lens Marseille
20:00 Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg31'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,600
Referee: Pascal Garibian
19 November 199815 Lyon 2–1 Marseille Lyon
20:30 Linarès Soccerball shade.svg17'
Violeau Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg76'Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,871
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
29 November 199816 Marseille 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:30Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,346
Referee: Stéphane Bré
4 December 199817 Auxerre 1–1 Marseille Auxerre
20:00 Carnot Soccerball shade.svg85' Blanc Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,566
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
12 December 199818 Marseille 3–0 Metz Marseille
20:00 Camara Soccerball shade.svg29'
Maurice Soccerball shade.svg44'
Gourvennec Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,317
Referee: Philippe Kalt
16 December 199819 Montpellier 0–1 Marseille Montpellier
20:00 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg41'Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 23,341
Referee: Bernard Saules
19 December 199820 Marseille 2–0 Le Havre Marseille
20:00 Pires Soccerball shade.svg32', 70'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,842
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
16 January 199921 Rennes 1–1 Marseille Rennes
20:00 Arribagé Soccerball shade.svg12' Camara Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 19,261
Referee: Gilles Cheron
29 January 199922 Bordeaux 4–1 Marseille Bordeaux
20:30 Wiltord Soccerball shade.svg14', 32'
Micoud Soccerball shade.svg17'
Laslandes Soccerball shade.svg20'		 Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg59'Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 33,208
Referee: Bernard Saules
6 February 199923 Marseille 3–1 Bastia Marseille
20:00 Bravo Soccerball shade.svg33'
Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg40, 81'		 Laurent Soccerball shade.svg76'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,269
Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt
14 February 199924 Toulouse 1–0 Marseille Toulouse
20:30 Oceano Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)Stadium: Stade de Toulouse
Attendance: 35,830
Referee: Damien Ledentu
25 February 199925 Marseille 1–0 Strasbourg Marseille
20:00 Pires Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,170
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
9 March 199926 Sochaux 0–0 Marseille Montbéliard
18:30Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 8,882
Referee: Éric Poulat
20 March 199927 Marseille 4–1 Lorient Marseille
20:00 Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg17', 72'
Maurice Soccerball shade.svg49'
Gourvennec Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)		 Camadini Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 47,305
Referee: Franck Glochon
2 April 199928 Monaco 1–2 Marseille Monaco
20:30 Ikpeba Soccerball shade.svg28' Camara Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg48'		Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Rémi Harrel
15 April 199929 Marseille 4–0 Nancy Marseille
20:00 Edson Soccerball shade.svg30'
Gourvennec Soccerball shade.svg58'
Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg63'
Maurice Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 23,306
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
24 April 199930 Lens 4–0 Marseille Lens
20:00 Vairelles Soccerball shade.svg43', 70'
Moreira Soccerball shade.svg67', 76'		Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 40,323
Referee: Gilles Cheron
30 April 199931 Marseille 0–0 Lyon Marseille
20:00Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,414
Referee: Stéphane Bré
4 May 199932 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
20:30 Simone Soccerball shade.svg84'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg21'Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,939
Referee: Alain Sars
22 May 199933 Marseille 1–0 Auxerre Marseille
20:00 Luccin Soccerball shade.svg13'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,243
Referee: Pascal Garibian
29 May 199934 Nantes 0–1 Marseille Nantes
20:00 Pires Soccerball shade.svg38'Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,437
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de France

23 January 1999 Round of 64 Marseille 2–0 Auxerre Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Maurice Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg38'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 17,130
Referee: Pascal Garibian
20 February 1999 Round of 32 Lens 3–1 Marseille Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Brunel Soccerball shade.svg38'
Vairelles Soccerball shade.svg45'
Nouma Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Moses Soccerball shade.svg65'Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de la Ligue

10 January 1999 Second round Marseille 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Lens Caen
20:35 CET (UTC+1) Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg64' Lachor Yellow card.svg 78'
Nouma Soccerball shade.svg84'
Méride Red card.svg 101'		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Bruno Derrien

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1988 First leg Sigma Olomouc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2–2 Flag of France.svg Marseille Olomouc, Czech Republic
19:00 Heinz Soccerball shade.svg35', 41' Report Ravanelli Soccerball shade.svg29'
Roy Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 6,558
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)
29 September 1998 Second leg Marseille Flag of France.svg 4–0
(6–2 agg.)		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sigma Olomouc Marseille, France
19:00 Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg19', 76'
Pires Soccerball shade.svg23', 86'		 Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 17,868
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Second round

20 October 1998 First leg Werder Bremen Flag of Germany.svg 1–1 Flag of France.svg Marseille Bremen, Germany
20:45 Herzog Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Maurice Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)
3 November 1998 Second leg Marseille Flag of France.svg 3–2
(4–3 agg.)		 Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen Marseille, France
21:00 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg36'
Issa Soccerball shade.svg52'
Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Eilts Soccerball shade.svg48'
Herzog Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Third round

24 November 1998 First leg Monaco Flag of France.svg 2–2 Flag of France.svg Marseille Monaco
20:30 Trezeguet Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Giuly Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Pires Soccerball shade.svg10'
Camara Soccerball shade.svg39'		Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
8 December 1998 Second leg Marseille Flag of France.svg 1–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Flag of France.svg Monaco Marseille, France
21:00 Camara Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Quarter-finals

2 March 1999 First leg Marseille Flag of France.svg 2–1 Flag of Spain.svg Celta Vigo Marseille, France
21:15 Maurice Soccerball shade.svg33', 68' Report Mostovoi Soccerball shade.svg64'Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,137
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
16 March 1999 Second leg Celta Vigo Flag of Spain.svg 0–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Flag of France.svg Marseille Vigo, Spain
21:45 Report Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Semi-finals

6 April 1999 First leg Marseille Flag of France.svg 0–0 Flag of Italy.svg Bologna Marseille, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,300
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
20 April 1999 Second leg Bologna Flag of Italy.svg 1–1
(1–1a agg.)		 Flag of France.svg Marseille Bologna, Italy
19:30 Paramatti Soccerball shade.svg18' Report Blanc Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Final

12 May 1999 Final Parma Flag of Italy.svg 3–0 Flag of France.svg Marseille Moscow, Russia
20:00 Crespo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Vanoli Soccerball shade.svg36'
Chiesa Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Top scorers

Division 1

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