The club were top of the table at the end of August 2013, but OM proceeded to lose all six games in Europe, suffering the ignominy of becoming the first French team, and the biggest European team to date, to have picked up zero points in a Champions League group stage. This was their first major title since their Champions League triumph 17 years earlier. Squad size: … In 2002, the Virage Nord was officially given the name of Patrice de Peretti (1972–2000), the late founder and leader of the supporters group Marseille Trop Puissant. Marseille Squad: Defenders. [15][16] Marseille defeated PSG on penalties to win the 2010 Trophée des Champions at Stade 7 Novembre in Rades, Tunisia, before the season began. In 1993, coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, also the first one with this new naming, defeating AC Milan 1–0 in the final. 13  39.4 %, National team players: [29] Checkout team and player details. Anigo left the club soon after, taking on an ambassadorial/scouting role in North Africa, his first post outside of the city for more than four decades. Bielsa's departure reportedly left his players in a state of shock, many of whom learnt the news via social media in the dressing room. He was replaced on an interim basis by José Anigo. Known as Sporting Club, US Phocéenne and Football Club de Marseille in the first five years after its foundation, the club adopted the name Olympique de Marseille in 1899 in honour of the anniversary of Marseille's founding by Greeks from Phocaea some 25 centuries earlier, with the name Olympique, coming from ancient Olympic Games. Marseille ended 2011 with a good sequence, also qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the second season running. With the minots (young players) of the moment (Scotti, Robin, Dard, Pironti), Marseille won the cup in two matches against Bordeaux (4–0). In January 2007, there was negotiation between Louis-Dreyfus and Jack Kachkar, a Canadian doctor and businessman (CEO of pharmaceutical company Inyx), about selling the club. Check out FIFA 16 Marseille on Ultimate Team - Player Stats, Rankings and Squads In 2005, Marseille succeeded in winning the Intertoto Cup, beating the likes of Lazio and Deportivo de La Coruña in doing so, and earning another shot at the UEFA Cup. In 2010, Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the management of former club captain Didier Deschamps. To commemorate the club's 100th anniversary in 1999, a variant featuring a golden "O" and a turquoise "M" was used; a similar 110th anniversary logo was used during the 2009–10 season. On 29 August 2016, it was announced that American businessman Frank McCourt had agreed to buy the club from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus. The club participated in Ligue 1 , Coupe de France , Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Europa League . However, they lost the final to Atlético Madrid. French teams are limited to four players ... First team squad As of 31 August 2016 [18] He endured a frustrating season, with OM failing to win a home game in Ligue 1 for more than six months. On 12 April 1986, Bernard Tapie became president, thanks to Marseille mayor Gaston Defferre, and promptly built the greatest team seen France up to that point. In Anigo's brief tenure, OM went out of the two cups, and struggled, leading to continued protests and jeers by fans. In 1952, Marseille were about to be relegated, but Gunnar Andersson saved his team, finishing as top scorer with 31 goals. Marseille have been French champions ten times (nine times in Ligue 1) and have won the Coupe de France a … The North Curve is home to the Marseille Trop Puissant, Fanatics, and Dodgers supporters associations who buy up the tickets at the start of each season and sell them on to their members. In the Coupe de France, l'OM lost in five matches to Club français, winning the second match that was cancelled due to the disqualification of Marseille striker Vernicke. 2016/17 AFC Bournemouth Squad 2. The 2007/08 third shirt of OM was a tribute to South Winners fans whose colours are orange, as they are traditionally left wing fans. The squad overview can be embedded on the own homepage via iframe. This scandal, called l'affaire VA-OM (VA for Union Sportive Valenciennes-Anzin and OM for Olympique de Marseille), was exposed by Valenciennes, whose players Jacques Glassmann,[10] Jorge Burruchaga[11] and Christophe Robert[11] were contacted by Marseille player Jean-Jacques Eydelie[12] to let OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final. [20], On 3 May 2018, Marseille reached the final of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League after eliminating Red Bull Salzburg in the semi-finals 3–2 on aggregate, 14 years after its last final in a European competition in 2004 against Valencia. Marseille traditionally play in an all-white kit with sky blue detailing. Please add the homepage on which the squad is supposed to be embedded. The term Classique is modelled on El Clásico, contested between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Marseille was runner-up in the Coupe de France (Nice won 2–1) in 1954 and the Coupe Drago in 1957 to (Lens which won 3–1). Squad of Olympique Marseille Filter by season 20/21 19/20 18/19 17/18 16/17 15/16 14/15 13/14 12/13 11/12 10/11 09/10 08/09 07/08 06/07 05/06 04/05 03/04 02/03 01/02 00/01 99/00 98/99 97/98 96/97 95/96 94/95 93/94 92/93 91/92 90/91 89/90 88/89 87/88 86/87 85/86 84/85 83/84 82/83 81/82 80/81 79/80 78/79 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 66/67 62/63 58/59 … Elie Baup took over, leading the club to a surprising second-place finish in the 2012–13 season despite selling multiple key players, including Loïc Rémy, César Azpilicueta and Stéphane Mbia. In 2017, Monaco won the French football 's top flight by eight points. In 1931, the team became champion of the South-East, with victories against rivals such as Sète. The stadium again underwent redevelopment in time for the 1998 World Cup and was transformed into an immense ground composed of two Curva ends (Virage Nord and Virage Sud – North Curve and South Curve) which house the supporters groups as well as the main stand, Jean Bouin, and the imposing Ganay stand. Marseille finished the 2008–09 season with a second-place finish in Ligue 1, following a tight race with Bordeaux for the title. In 2011, Marseille lost the Ligue 1 championship title but qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the fifth time in a row, a club record. Honorary presidents: Paul Le Cesne et Fernand Bouisson This earned them direct entry into the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, their third consecutive season in the competition. Two Marseille fan leaders in court for attack on training ground. However, the club retained the Coupe de la Ligue for the third year running, beating Lyon 1–0 in the Final. L'Huveaune, once named "Stade Fernand Buisson" in honour of a former rugby player of the club who became deputee, was renovated at the beginning of the twenties, thanks to supporter's financial help. Olympique de Marseille was founded as an omnisport club in 1892 by René Dufaure de Montmirail, a French sports official. Affiliated with the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA) since 1898, it was only in 1902, thanks to English and German people (according to André Gascard), that football began to be played by Olympique de Marseille. In 1948, thanks to a draw against Sochaux, Marseille became the champions of France. After receiving the request we will send the iframe as an e-mail reply. Alvaro Gonzalez. OM would finish the league season in 13th, the club's worst league finish in 15 years. [14] The club struggled in the 2011–12 season, going to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table after six matches. In February 2012, Marseille embarked on 13 games without victory,[17] but rallied to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since winning the competition in 1993. Olympique Marseille » Squad 2016/2017. Sampaoli takes over OM - "Was told Marseille is a passion", PSG talent Soumaïla Coulibaly to join BVB - ACL injury no obstacle, Sampaoli to take over at Olympique Marseille - Joins from Atlético Mineiro. 24.9, Foreigners: In Bielsa's first season in charge, the club led the league table for seven months but finished fourth and thus qualified for the UEFA Europa League. [4] The stadium underwent renovation in 2011, going from its previous capacity of 60,031 to 42,000. Olympique de Marseille was founded as an omnisport club in 1892 by René Dufaure de Montmirail, a French sports official. In the meantime, Marseille won the Coupe de France in 1935 and 1938 but failed a double success in 1934, due to FC Sète. President: M. Dard They only drew one more match, and in a winner-takes-all final group game they lost 4–0 to Liverpool, who became the first English team to win at the Stade Vélodrome. Revivez les meilleurs moments de Olympique de Marseille - FC Lorient (2-0) en vidéo. The original badge featured an ornate letter "M" superimposed over an "O", with the club motto draped across the glyph. Even though the 1931–32 season was less successful, Marseille easily entered the professional ranks, becoming a member of the union of professional clubs in 1932. Marcel Leclerc was forced to leave the club on 19 July 1972. Ligue 1 Uber Eats - Official club profile - OM - French Football League - Squad The atmosphere in the Stade Vélodrome is created by the dominance of OM's own supporters who are housed in the Curva style ends behind the goals. Olympique de Marseille (French pronunciation: ​[ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj], locally [ɔlɛ̃ˈpikə də maχˈsɛjə]; Occitan: Olimpic de Marselha, pronounced [ulimˈpi de maʀˈsejɔ]), also known as OM (IPA: [o.ɛm], locally [oˈɛmə]) or simply Marseille, is a French professional football club based in Marseille. In 1953, Gunnar Andersson would take the record of goals scored in one season with 35. 17 January 2016 21: SM Caen: 1–3: Marseille: Caen: 17:00 CET : Imorou 14 ' Bazile 44 ' Rodelin 67 ' Report: Batshuayi 12 ' Dja Djédjé 57 ' Nkoudou 60 ' Sarr 83 ' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,513 Referee: Amaury Delerue The two last victories at the Stade Vélodrome against Roubaix (6–0) and Metz (6–3) were important, as Aznar and Robin's returned in spring. In 1904, Olympique de Marseille won the first Championnat du Littoral, involving opposing teams from Marseille and its suburbs, and took part in the final rounds of the 11th French championship. He chose Rolland Courbis as coach, signed Fabrizio Ravanelli, Laurent Blanc, and Andreas Köpke, and Marseille finished 11th for his return. Following a number of poor performances, Míchel was sacked in April by club owner Margarita Louis Dreyfus, citing poor conduct as the team's coach. Visit ESPN to view Marseille squad and player information from all competitions, along with a season-by-season archive. Marseille fans often lift banners and create choreography in support of the fellow teams. Marseille have won the French national championship 10 times; with nine French Ligue 1 titles they are second only to AS Saint-Étienne's total of ten, and equal to Paris Saint-Germain (The first championship won by Marseille was in 1929, before the professional era of French football). They also reached the … The highlight of the club's history is winning the new format Champions League in 1993. ... City player since 2016-17. After 1937, l'OM used this venue under Marcel Leclerc's presidency to compel the city of Marseille to lower the rent of Stade Vélodrome and during the renovation of Vélodrome for Euro 1984, during the 1982/83 season.