1999–2000 Olympique de Marseille season
| 1999–2000 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Robert Louis-Dreyfus | |||
| Manager | Bernard Casoni Abel Braga Emon/Galtier | |||
| Division 1 | 15th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 | |||
| Champions League | Second group phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | Florian Maurice (8) Ibrahima Bakayoko (8) | |||
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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.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
William Gallas
Sébastien Pérez
Jacques Abardonado
Pierre Issa
Eduardo Berizzo
Loris Reina
Lilian Martin
Patrick Blondeau
Lamine Diatta
Jean-Pierre Cyprien
Franck Dumas
Midfielders
Daniel Montenegro
Robert Pires
Seydou Keita
Iván de la Peña
Frédéric Brando
Jérôme Leroy
Peter Luccin
Djamel Belmadi
Stéphane Dalmat
Arthur Moses
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
Matches
| 31 July 1999 1 | Marseille | 3–0 | Sedan | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Bakayoko Dugarry Belmadi |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,511 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 5 August 1999 2 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Marseille | Le Havre |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 16,319 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
| 15 August 1999 3 | Marseille | 3–3 | Saint-Étienne | Marseille |
| 20:45 | Ravanelli Bakayoko Maurice |
Pédron Sarr |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,898 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
| 22 August 1999 4 | Lens | 0–0 | Marseille | Lens |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,355 Referee: Éric Poulat |
| 28 August 1999 5 | Marseille | 1–1 | Bastia | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Bakayoko |
Née |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,013 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
| 11 September 1999 6 | Montpellier | 3–1 | Marseille | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Delaye Ouédec |
Dugarry |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 27,960 Referee: Alain Sars |
| 19 September 1999 7 | Marseille | 1–0 | Troyes | Marseille |
| 18:00 | Ravanelli |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,717 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
| 26 September 1999 8 | Rennes | 1–2 | Marseille | Rennes |
| 20:45 | Gava |
Ravanelli Brando |
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 14,978 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 2 October 1999 9 | Marseille | 1–1 | Metz | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Ravanelli |
Padovano |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,554 Referee: Franck Glochon |
| 12 October 1999 10 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–2 | Marseille | Paris |
| 20:45 | Ravanelli Maurice |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,784 Referee: Éric Poulat |
| 15 October 1999 11 | Marseille | 0–1 | Lyon | Marseille |
| 20:45 | Anderson |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,892 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
| 23 October 1999 12 | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Marseille | Bordeaux |
| 20:45 | Laslandes |
de la Peña |
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,656 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 30 October 1999 13 | Marseille | 4–1 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Pires Maurice Ravanelli Bakayoko |
Garay |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,069 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
| 7 November 1999 14 | Monaco | 1–1 | Marseille | Monaco |
| 20:45 | Márquez |
Luccin |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 14,529 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 10 November 1999 15 | Marseille | 1–1 | Nantes | Marseille |
| 19:00 | Maurice |
Sibierski |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,307 Referee: Stéphane Moulin |
| 20 November 1999 16 | Marseille | 0–1 | Auxerre | Marseille |
| 17:00 | Marlet |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 51,370 Referee: Alain Sars |
| 27 November 1999 17 | Nancy | 2–2 | Marseille | Tomblaine |
| 20:00 | Cascarino Cascarino |
Maurice |
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15,760 Referee: Bruno Derrien |
| 3 December 1999 18 | Marseille | 2–0 | Le Havre | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Maurice Dugarry |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,859 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 12 December 1999 19 | Saint-Étienne | 5–1 | Marseille | Saint-Etienne |
| 20:45 | Alex Dias Potillon |
Dalmat |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 32,595 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 18 December 1999 20 | Marseille | 1–2 | Lens | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Montenegro |
Sikora Queudrue |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,009 Referee: Patrick Lhermite |
| 12 January 2000 21 | Bastia | 0–0 | Marseille | Furiani |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 8,984 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
| 19 January 2000 22 | Marseille | 0–0 | Montpellier | Marseille |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,565 Referee: Gilles Chéron |
| 25 January 2000 23 | Troyes | 1–2 | Marseille | Troyes |
| 18:45 | Monier |
Pires Pouget |
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 16,562 Referee: Stéphane Moulin |
| 2 February 2000 24 | Marseille | 1–1 | Rennes | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Pouget |
Nonda |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,585 Referee: Bruno Derrien |
| 5 February 2000 25 | Metz | 2–0 | Marseille | Metz |
| 18:45 | Boffin Baticle |
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,648 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
| 15 February 2000 26 | Marseille | 4–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Marseille |
| 20:45 | Pérez Pouget Abardonado Maurice |
Christian |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,876 Referee: Éric Poulat |
| 26 February 2000 27 | Lyon | 2–0 | Marseille | Lyon |
| 21:00 | Vairelles Anderson |
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,758 Referee: Alain Sars |
| 11 March 2000 28 | Marseille | 0–2 | Bordeaux | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Dugarry Laslandes |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,457 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 25 March 2000 29 | Strasbourg | 3–1 | Marseille | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 | Erhet Dumas Dorn |
Bakayoko |
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 35,946 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 7 April 2000 30 | Marseille | 4–2 | Monaco | Marseille |
| 20:45 | Pouget Bakayoko Blondeau |
Trezeguet |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,895 Referee: Alain Sars |
| 15 April 2000 31 | Nantes | 0–0 | Marseille | Nantes |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,853 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
| 30 April 2000 32 | Auxerre | 2–2 | Marseille | Auxerre |
| 20:45 | Marlet |
Leroy Abardonado |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 20,983 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 4 May 2000 33 | Marseille | 2–2 | Nancy | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Pouget Pérez |
Wiart Méniri |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,088 Referee: Stéphane Moulin |
| 13 May 2000 34 | Sedan | 2–2 | Marseille | Sedan |
| 20:00 | Verschuère Di Rocco |
Leroy Bakayoko |
Stadium: Stade Émile Albeau Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
Topscorers
Coupe de France
| 22 January 2000 Round of 64 | ES Segré | 0–1 | Marseille | Angers |
| 20:00 | Pirés |
Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Michel Bonnichon |
| 12 February 2000 Round of 32 | Marseille | 3–4 | Gueugnon | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Maurice Pouget Fischer |
Traoré Esceth-N'Zi Chabert |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo |
Coupe de la Ligue
| 9 January 2000 Second round | Bastia | 3–0 | Marseille | Furiani |
| 20:45 | Lachuer Jurietti André |
Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyault |
UEFA Champions League
First group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to second group stage | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Source: UEFA
| 14 September 1999 1 | Marseille | 2–0 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Pires Ravanelli |
Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey) |
| 22 September 1999 2 | Croatia Zagreb | 1–2 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 20:45 | Šokota |
Report | Bakayoko Pérez |
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy) |
| 29 September 1999 3 | Manchester United | 2–1 | | Manchester, England |
| 20:45 | Cole Scholes |
Report | Bakayoko |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,993 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
| 19 October 1999 4 | Marseille | 1–0 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Gallas |
Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,732 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
| 27 October 1999 5 | Sturm Graz | 3–2 | | Graz, Austria |
| 20:45 | Mählich Kocijan |
Report | Dugarry |
Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium Attendance: 14,850 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) |
| 2 November 1999 6 | Marseille | 2–2 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Bakayoko Diawara |
Report | Mujčin Mikić |
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 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 |
Source: UEFA
| 24 November 1999 1 | Marseille | 0–2 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stanković Conceição |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 42,261 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) |
| 7 December 1999 2 | Feyenoord | 3–0 | | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Cruz Bosvelt |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| 29 February 2000 3 | Marseille | 1–0 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Pires |
Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 24,700 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 8 March 2000 4 | Chelsea | 1–0 | | London, England |
| 19:45 | Wise |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,206 Referee: Juan Fernandez Marin (Spain) |
| 14 March 2000 5 | Lazio | 5–1 | | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 | Inzaghi Bokšić |
Report | Leroy |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,875 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| 22 March 2000 6 | Marseille | 0–0 | | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |