1999–2000 Olympique de Marseille season

Marseille

1999–2000 season
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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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

• Stéphane Porato
• Cédric Carrasso
• Stéphane Trévisan

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

• Florian Maurice
• Kaba Diawara
• Ibrahima Bakayoko
• Cyrille Pouget
• Fabrizio Ravanelli
• Christophe Dugarry

Competitions

Division 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Marseille v Sedan

1	Marseille	3–0	Sedan
	Bakayoko 26' Dugarry 33' Belmadi 90'

Marseille v Saint-Étienne

3	Marseille	3–3	Saint-Étienne
	Ravanelli 7' Bakayoko 50' (pen.) Maurice 78'		Pédron 38', 62' Sarr 86'

Marseille v Bastia

5	Marseille	1–1	Bastia
	Bakayoko 51'		Née 6'

Montpellier v Marseille

6	Montpellier	3–1	Marseille
	Delaye 54', 62' Ouédec 64'		Dugarry 1'

Marseille v Troyes

7	Marseille	1–0	Troyes
	Ravanelli 40'

Rennes v Marseille

8	Rennes	1–2	Marseille
	Gava 5'		Ravanelli 35' Brando 55'

Marseille v Metz

9	Marseille	1–1	Metz
	Ravanelli 56'		Padovano 85'

Paris SG v Marseille

10	Paris SG	0–2	Marseille
			Ravanelli 73' Maurice 81'

Marseille v Lyon

11	Marseille	0–1	Lyon
			Anderson 36'

Bordeaux v Marseille

12	Bordeaux	2–1	Marseille
	Laslandes 23', 87'		de la Peña 21'

Marseille v Strasbourg

13	Marseille	4–1	Strasbourg
	Pires 4' Maurice 20' Ravanelli 48' Bakayoko 83'		Garay 90'

AS Monaco v Marseille

14	AS Monaco	1–1	Marseille
	Márquez 30'		Luccin 24'

Marseille v Nantes

15	Marseille	1–1	Nantes
	Maurice 17'		Sibierski 37'

Marseille v Auxerre

16	Marseille	0–1	Auxerre
			Marlet 71'

Nancy v Marseille

17	Nancy	2–2	Marseille
	Cascarino 51' Cascarino 75' (pen.)		Maurice 60', 63'

Marseille v Le Havre

18	Marseille	2–0	Le Havre
	Maurice 55' Dugarry 56'

Saint-Étienne v Marseille

19	Saint-Étienne	5–1	Marseille
	Alex Dias 5', 21', 26', 62' Potillon 17'		Dalmat 90'

Marseille v Lens

20	Marseille	1–2	Lens
	Montenegro 21'		Sikora 49' Queudrue 90'

Troyes v Marseille

23	Troyes	1–2	Marseille
	Monier 43'		Pires 4' Pouget 60'

Marseille v Rennes

24	Marseille	1–1	Rennes
	Pouget 23'		Nonda 87'

Metz v Marseille

25	Metz	2–0	Marseille
	Boffin 29' Baticle 86'

Marseille v Paris SG

26	Marseille	4–1	Paris SG
	Pérez 24' Pouget 59' Abardonado 67' Maurice 78'		Christian 7'

Lyon v Marseille

27	Lyon	2–0	Marseille
	Vairelles 28' Anderson 53'

Marseille v Bordeaux

28	Marseille	0–2	Bordeaux
			Dugarry 20' Laslandes 84'

Strasbourg v Marseille

29	Strasbourg	3–1	Marseille
	Erhet 62' Dumas 85' (o.g.) Dorn 90'		Bakayoko 67'

Marseille v AS Monaco

30	Marseille	4–2	AS Monaco
	Pouget 30' Bakayoko 54', 78' Blondeau 90'		Trezeguet 61', 70'

Auxerre v Marseille

32	Auxerre	2–2	Marseille
	Marlet 18', 71'		Leroy 7' Abardonado 58'

Marseille v Nancy

33	Marseille	2–2	Nancy
	Pouget 31' Pérez 75'		Wiart 52' Méniri 84'

Sedan v Marseille

34	Sedan	2–2	Marseille
	Verschuère 34' Di Rocco 90'		Leroy 45' Bakayoko 70'

Topscorers

• Florian Maurice 8
• Ibrahima Bakayoko 8
• Fabrizio Ravanelli 6
• Cyrille Pouget 5
• Christophe Dugarry 3

UEFA Champions League

First group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester United	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to second group stage
2	Marseille	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
3	Sturm Graz	6	2	0	4	5	12	−7	6	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Croatia Zagreb	6	1	2	3	7	7	0	5

Marseille v Sturm Graz

14 September 1999 1	Marseille	2–0	Sturm Graz	Marseille, France
20:45	Pires 9' Ravanelli 33'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

Croatia Zagreb v Marseille

22 September 1999 2	Croatia Zagreb	1–2	Marseille	Zagreb, Croatia
20:45	Šokota 64'	Report	Bakayoko 5' Pérez 77'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Manchester United v Marseille

29 September 1999 3	Manchester United	2–1	Marseille	Manchester, England
20:45	Cole 78' Scholes 82'	Report	Bakayoko 40'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,993 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Marseille v Manchester United

19 October 1999 4	Marseille	1–0	Manchester United	Marseille, France
20:45	Gallas 69'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,732 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Sturm Graz v Marseille

27 October 1999 5	Sturm Graz	3–2	Marseille	Graz, Austria
20:45	Mählich 17' Kocijan 61', 85'	Report	Dugarry 53', 78'	Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium Attendance: 14,850 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Marseille v Croatia Zagreb

2 November 1999 6	Marseille	2–2	Croatia Zagreb	Marseille, France
20:45	Bakayoko 53' Diawara 89'	Report	Mujčin 42' Mikić 78'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 33,651 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Second group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lazio	6	3	2	1	10	4	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
3	Feyenoord	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
4	Marseille	6	1	1	4	2	11	−9	4

Marseille v Lazio

24 November 1999 1	Marseille	0–2	Lazio	Marseille, France
20:45		Report	Stanković 64' Conceição 77'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 42,261 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Feyenoord v Marseille

7 December 1999 2	Feyenoord	3–0	Marseille	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45	Cruz 72', 90' Bosvelt 83'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Marseille v Chelsea

29 February 2000 3	Marseille	1–0	Chelsea	Marseille, France
20:45	Pires 16'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 24,700 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Chelsea v Marseille

8 March 2000 4	Chelsea	1–0	Marseille	London, England
19:45	Wise 27'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,206 Referee: Juan Fernandez Marin (Spain)

Lazio v Marseille

14 March 2000 5	Lazio	5–1	Marseille	Rome, Italy
20:45	Inzaghi 17', 37', 38', 71' Bokšić 82'	Report	Leroy 50'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,875 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Marseille v Feyenoord

22 March 2000 6	Marseille	0–0	Feyenoord	Marseille, France
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Sources

• RSSSF - France 1999/2000