1998–99 Olympique de Marseille season

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.

Marseille
1998-99 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerRolland Courbis
Division 12nd
Coupe de FranceLast 32
Coupe de la LigueLast 32
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerFlorian Maurice (14)

Players
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Andreas Köpke
2 DF  FRA Patrick Blondeau
3 DF  FRA Patrick Colleter
4 DF  RSA Pierre Issa
5 DF  FRA Laurent Blanc
6 MF  FRA Éric Roy
7 MF  FRA Robert Pires
8 MF  FRA Frédéric Brando
9 FW  FRA Florian Maurice
10 MF  FRA Jocelyn Gourvennec
11 FW  ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli
12 MF  CIV Tchiressoua Guel
13 FW  GUI Titi Camara
15 FW  GHA Arthur Moses
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  FRA Stéphane Porato
17 DF  CIV Cyril Domoraud
19 FW  FRA Cédric Mouret
21 FW  FRA Christophe Dugarry
22 DF  FRA Martial Robin
23 DF  FRA William Gallas
25 MF  COM Hamada Jambay
26 MF  FRA Peter Luccin
27 MF  FRA Daniel Bravo
28 DF  BRA Edson (on loan from Sport Recife)
29 DF  FRA Jacques Abardonado
30 GK  FRA François Lemasson
— DF  FRA Serge Blanc
— MF  TOG Chérif Touré Mamam

Competitions

Division 1
Main article: 1998–99 French Division 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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) Champion.

Matches
1 Marseille 2–0 Nantes Marseille
Ravanelli  49'
Maurice  90'
2 Metz 0–1 Marseille
Gourvennec  45'
3 Marseille 5–4 Montpellier Marseille
Maurice  61'
Dugarry  64', 71'
Roy  84'
Blanc  90' (pen.)		 Bakayoko  15', 34'
Robert  19'
Sauzée  23'
4 Le Havre 0–0 Marseille
5 Marseille 1–1 Rennes Marseille
Maurice  78' Dogon  90'
6 Marseille 2–2 Bordeaux Marseille
Ravanelli  45'
Roy  56'		 Diawara  43', 90'
7 Bastia 0–2 Marseille
Pires  36'
Camara  67'
8 Marseille 2–0 Toulouse Marseille
Maurice  43'
Ravanelli  86'
9 Strasbourg 0–2 Marseille Marseille
Maurice  41', 53'
10 Marseille 4–0 Sochaux Marseille
Ravanelli  43', 90'
Camara  55', 90+1'
11 Lorient 1–3 Marseille
Bouafia  25' Ravanelli  55', 66'
Pires  87'
12 Marseille 1–0 AS Monaco Marseille
Maurice  90'
13 Nancy 2–3 Marseille
Cascarino  52'
Soufiane-Koné  89'		 Maurice  11', 78'
Gourvennec  22'
14 Marseille 1–0 Lens Marseille
Dugarry  31'
15 Lyon 2–1 Marseille Lyon
Linarès  17'
Violeau  55'		 Maurice  76'
16 Marseille 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
17 Auxerre 1–1 Marseille
Carnot  85' Blanc  60'
18 Marseille 3–0 Metz Marseille
Camara  29'
Maurice  44'
Gourvennec  90'
19 Montpellier 0–1 Marseille
Maurice  41'
20 Marseille 2–0 Le Havre Marseille
Pires  32', 70'
21 Rennes 1–1 Marseille
Arribagé  12' Camara  78'
22 Bordeaux 4–1 Marseille Marseille
Wiltord  14', 32'
Micoud  17'
Laslandes  20'		 Dugarry  59'
23 Marseille 3–1 Bastia Marseille
Bravo  33'
Ravanelli  40, 81'		 Laurent  76'
24 Toulouse 1–0 Marseille
Oceano  75' (pen.)
25 Marseille 1–0 Strasbourg Marseille
Pires  47'
26 Sochaux 0–0 Marseille
27 Marseille 4–1 Lorient Marseille
Ravanelli  17', 72'
Maurice  49'
Gourvennec  77' (pen.)		 Camadini  87'
28 AS Monaco 1–2 Marseille Monaco
Ikpeba  28' Camara  15'
Ravanelli  48'
29 Marseille 4–0 Nancy Marseille
Edson  30'
Gourvennec  58'
Ravanelli  63'
Maurice  80'
30 Lens 4–0 Marseille
Vairelles  43', 70'
Moreira  67', 76'
31 Marseille 0–0 Lyon Marseille
32 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
Simone  84'
Rodriguez  88'		 Maurice  21'
33 Marseille 1–0 Auxerre Marseille
Luccin  13'
34 Nantes 0–1 Marseille
Pires  38'

First round
15 September 1988 Sigma Olomouc 2–2 Marseille Olomouc
Heinz  35', 41' Report Ravanelli  29'
Roy  83'
29 September 1998 Marseille 4–0 Sigma Olomouc Marseille
Dugarry  19', 76'
Pires  23', 86'		 Report

Marseille won 6–2 on aggregate.

Second round
20 October 1998 Werder Bremen 1–1 Marseille Bremen
Herzog  69' Report Maurice  67'
3 November 1998 Marseille 3–2 Werder Bremen Marseille
Maurice  36'
Issa  52'
Dugarry  77'		 Report Eilts  48'
Herzog  82'

Marseille won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third round
24 November 1998 Monaco 2–2 Marseille Stade Louis II, Monaco
Trezeguet  17' (pen.)
Giuly  56'		 Report Pires  10'
Camara  39'
8 December 1998 Marseille 1–0 Monaco Marseille
Camara  71' Report

Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
2 March 1999 Marseille 2–1 Celta Vigo Marseille
Maurice  33', 68' Report Mostovoi  64'
16 March 1999 Celta Vigo 0–0 Marseille Vigo
Report

Marseille won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-final
6 April 1999 Marseille 0–0 Bologna Marseille
Report
20 April 1999 Bologna 1–1 Marseille Bologna
Paramatti  18' Report Blanc  86' (pen.)

Bologna 1–1 Marseille on aggregate. Marseille won on away goals.

Final
Main article: 1999 UEFA Cup Final
12 May 1999 Parma 3–0 Marseille Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Crespo  26'
Vanoli  36'
Chiesa  55'		 Report Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Top scorers

Division 1

References
  1. </http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/1998-1999/div1/marseille.htm
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