1998–99 Olympique de Marseille 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
Matches
| 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' |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 0–2 | Marseille | Marseille |
| Maurice 41', 53' |
| 13 | Nancy | 2–3 | Marseille | |
| Cascarino 52' Soufiane-Koné 89' |
Maurice 11', 78' Gourvennec 22' |
| 19 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Marseille | |
| Maurice 41' |
| 25 | Marseille | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
| Pires 47' |
UEFA Cup
First round
Marseille won 6–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| 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' |
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| 16 March 1999 | Celta Vigo  | 0–0 | Marseille | Vigo |
| Report |
Marseille won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-final
Bologna 1–1 Marseille on aggregate. Marseille won on away goals.
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) |