Olympique de Marseille, also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM, is a French professional football club based in Marseille that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Founded in 1899, the club has won nine league titles, ten Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, three Trophée des Champions titles, a national record of one UEFA Champions League and a joint national record of one UEFA Intertoto Cup. Additionally, Marseille has played in three UEFA Europa League finals. In 1993, coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, defeating Milan 1–0 in the final, the first under the UEFA Champions League branding of the tournament. In 2010, Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the management of former club captain Didier Deschamps.
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, abbreviated as A.S.S.E. and commonly known as Saint-Étienne, is a French professional football club based in Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The club was founded in 1933 and competes in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Saint-Étienne's home ground is the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Salif Keïta Traoré, known as Keita, was a Malian footballer who played as a striker. He was also the first person to receive the African Footballer of the Year award in 1970. He was nicknamed the 'Black Panther'. Which inspired the club
Aimé Étienne Jacquet is a French former professional football player and manager. He coached the France national team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, the country's first title.
Robert Herbin was a French football defender and manager. A one-club man as a player AS Saint-Étienne, he later managed the team for eleven years. He won five Ligue 1 titles as a player and four as a manager, and his team lost the 1976 European Cup Final to FC Bayern Munich at Hampden Park.
Bernard Bosquier is a French former international footballer who played as a defender.
Hervé Revelli is a French former footballer who played as a forward.
Georges Bereta was a French footballer who played as a striker. From 1966 to 1974 he played for Saint-Étienne before moving onto Marseille until he retired in 1978.
Gilbert Gress is a French football coach and a former player. He was the mentor of Arsène Wenger.
Albert Batteux was a French football midfielder and a manager. He is the most successful manager in the history of Ligue 1 having won eight domestic titles with Reims and Saint-Étienne at club level, as well as reaching the European Cup final twice with Reims, and also leading France to a third-place finish at the 1958 FIFA World Cup at international level.
Vladimir Durković was a Serbian football defender. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1971/1972 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1970/1971 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1969/1970 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1968/1969 of the French Association Football League with 53 points.
AS Saint-Étienne won Division 1 season 1967/1968 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1966/1967 of the French Association Football League with 54 points.
Stéphane Ruffier is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Roland Mitoraj is a French former professional footballer and manager.
Georges Polny is a French former professional football player and manager. As a player, he was a defender. He most notably played for Saint-Étienne from 1960 to 1972, where he won thirteen trophies, including five Division 1 league titles. Later in his career, he played for Monaco and Rouen, before his retirement in 1977. He went on to coach Beauvais from 1977 to 1979 and Poitiers from 1979 to 1980.
