1998–99 Olympique de Marseille season
Marseille 1998–99 football season
1998–99 season | ||||
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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) | |||
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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.
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.
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Competitions
Division 1
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bordeaux (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
2 | Marseille | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | |
3 | Lyon | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 59 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
Source: LFP.fr
Results by round
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Metz v Marseille
2 | Metz | 0–1 | Marseille | |
Gourvennec 45' |
Marseille v Montpellier
3 | Marseille | 5–4 | Montpellier | Marseille |
Maurice 61' Dugarry 64', 71' Roy 84' Blanc 90' (pen.) | Bakayoko 15', 34' Robert 19' Sauzée 23' |
Strasbourg v Marseille
9 | Strasbourg | 0–2 | Marseille | Marseille |
Maurice 41', 53' |
Nancy v Marseille
13 | Nancy | 2–3 | Marseille | |
Cascarino 52' Soufiane-Koné 89' | Maurice 11', 78' Gourvennec 22' |
Montpellier v Marseille
19 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Marseille | |
Maurice 41' |
Bordeaux v Marseille
22 | Bordeaux | 4–1 | Marseille | Marseille |
Wiltord 14', 32' Micoud 17' Laslandes 20' | Dugarry 59' |
Marseille v Strasbourg
25 | Marseille | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
Pires 47' |
Marseille v Lorient
27 | Marseille | 4–1 | Lorient | Marseille |
Ravanelli 17', 72' Maurice 49' Gourvennec 77' (pen.) | Camadini 87' |
Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille
32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | Marseille | Paris |
Simone 84' Rodriguez 88' | Maurice 21' |
Coupe de France
Marseille v Auxerre
23 January 1999 Round of 64 | Marseille | 2–0 | Auxerre | Marseille |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome |
Lens v Marseille
20 February 1999 Round of 32 | Lens | 3–1 | Marseille | Lens |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Coupe de la Ligue
Marseille v Lens
10 January 1999 Round of 16 | Marseille | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Lens | Caen |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Dugarry 64' | Lachor 78' Nouma 84' Méride 101' | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 18,500 |
UEFA Cup
First round
Sigma Olomouc v Marseille
15 September 1988 First leg | Sigma Olomouc | 2–2 | Marseille | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
19:00 | Heinz 35', 41' | Report | Ravanelli 29' Roy 83' | Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 6,558 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) |
Marseille v Sigma Olomouc
29 September 1998 Second leg | Marseille | 4–0 (6–2 agg.) | Sigma Olomouc | Marseille, France |
19:00 | Dugarry 19', 76' Pires 23', 86' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,868 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany) |
Second round
Werder Bremen v Marseille
20 October 1998 First leg | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Marseille | Bremen, Germany |
20:45 | Herzog 69' | Report | Maurice 67' | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia) |
Marseille v Werder Bremen
3 November 1998 Second leg | Marseille | 3–2 (4–3 agg.) | Werder Bremen | Marseille, France |
21:00 | Maurice 36' Issa 52' Dugarry 77' | Report | Eilts 48' Herzog 82' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
Third round
Monaco v Marseille
24 November 1998 First leg | Monaco | 2–2 | Marseille | Monaco |
20:30 | Trezeguet 17' (pen.) Giuly 56' | Report | Pires 10' Camara 39' | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium) |
Marseille v Monaco
8 December 1998 Second leg | Marseille | 1–0 (3–2 agg.) | Monaco | Marseille, France |
21:00 | Camara 71' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
Quarter-finals
Marseille v Celta Vigo
2 March 1999 First leg | Marseille | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Marseille, France |
21:15 | Maurice 33', 68' | Report | Mostovoi 64' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,137 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
Celta Vigo v Marseille
16 March 1999 Second leg | Celta Vigo | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Marseille | Vigo, Spain |
21:45 | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
Semi-finals
Marseille v Bologna
6 April 1999 First leg | Marseille | 0–0 | Bologna | Marseille, France |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,300 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
Bologna v Marseille
20 April 1999 Second leg | Bologna | 1–1 (1–1a agg.) | Marseille | Bologna, Italy |
19:30 | Paramatti 18' | Report | Blanc 86' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Final
Parma v Marseille
12 May 1999 Final | Parma | 3–0 | Marseille | Moscow, Russia |
20:00 | Crespo 26' Vanoli 36' Chiesa 55' | Report | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
Top scorers
Division 1
References
- ^ </http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/1998-1999/div1/marseille.htm