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

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

Main article: 1999–2000 French 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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	D
Position	1	3	7	7	8	11	8	5	6	4	6	7	6	6	7	9	8	7	8	8	9	10	7	6	11	8	13	14	14	12	12	13	13	15

Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Marseille v Sedan

31 July 1999 1	Marseille	3–0	Sedan	Marseille
20:00	Bakayoko 26' Dugarry 33' Belmadi 90'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,511 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Le Havre v Marseille

5 August 1999 2	Le Havre	0–0	Marseille	Le Havre
20:45				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 16,319 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Marseille v Saint-Étienne

15 August 1999 3	Marseille	3–3	Saint-Étienne	Marseille
20:45	Ravanelli 7' Bakayoko 50' (pen.) Maurice 78'		Pédron 38', 62' Sarr 86'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,898 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lens v Marseille

22 August 1999 4	Lens	0–0	Marseille	Lens
20:45				Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,355 Referee: Éric Poulat

Marseille v Bastia

28 August 1999 5	Marseille	1–1	Bastia	Marseille
20:00	Bakayoko 51'		Née 6'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,013 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Montpellier v Marseille

11 September 1999 6	Montpellier	3–1	Marseille	Montpellier
20:00	Delaye 54', 62' Ouédec 64'		Dugarry 1'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 27,960 Referee: Alain Sars

Marseille v Troyes

19 September 1999 7	Marseille	1–0	Troyes	Marseille
18:00	Ravanelli 40'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,717 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Rennes v Marseille

26 September 1999 8	Rennes	1–2	Marseille	Rennes
20:45	Gava 5'		Ravanelli 35' Brando 55'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 14,978 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Metz

2 October 1999 9	Marseille	1–1	Metz	Marseille
20:00	Ravanelli 56'		Padovano 85'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,554 Referee: Franck Glochon

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

12 October 1999 10	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	Marseille	Paris
20:45			Ravanelli 73' Maurice 81'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,784 Referee: Éric Poulat

Marseille v Lyon

15 October 1999 11	Marseille	0–1	Lyon	Marseille
20:45			Anderson 36'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,892 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Bordeaux v Marseille

23 October 1999 12	Bordeaux	2–1	Marseille	Bordeaux
20:45	Laslandes 23', 87'		de la Peña 21'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,656 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Strasbourg

30 October 1999 13	Marseille	4–1	Strasbourg	Marseille
20:00	Pires 4' Maurice 20' Ravanelli 48' Bakayoko 83'		Garay 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,069 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Monaco v Marseille

7 November 1999 14	Monaco	1–1	Marseille	Monaco
20:45	Márquez 30'		Luccin 24'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 14,529 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Marseille v Nantes

10 November 1999 15	Marseille	1–1	Nantes	Marseille
19:00	Maurice 17'		Sibierski 37'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,307 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Marseille v Auxerre

20 November 1999 16	Marseille	0–1	Auxerre	Marseille
17:00			Marlet 71'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 51,370 Referee: Alain Sars

Nancy v Marseille

27 November 1999 17	Nancy	2–2	Marseille	Tomblaine
20:00	Cascarino 51' Cascarino 75' (pen.)		Maurice 60', 63'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15,760 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Marseille v Le Havre

3 December 1999 18	Marseille	2–0	Le Havre	Marseille
20:00	Maurice 55' Dugarry 56'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,859 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Saint-Étienne v Marseille

12 December 1999 19	Saint-Étienne	5–1	Marseille	Saint-Etienne
20:45	Alex Dias 5', 21', 26', 62' Potillon 17'		Dalmat 90'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 32,595 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Lens

18 December 1999 20	Marseille	1–2	Lens	Marseille
20:00	Montenegro 21'		Sikora 49' Queudrue 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,009 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Bastia v Marseille

12 January 2000 21	Bastia	0–0	Marseille	Furiani
20:00				Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 8,984 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Marseille v Montpellier

19 January 2000 22	Marseille	0–0	Montpellier	Marseille
18:45				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,565 Referee: Gilles Chéron

Troyes v Marseille

25 January 2000 23	Troyes	1–2	Marseille	Troyes
18:45	Monier 43'		Pires 4' Pouget 60'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 16,562 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Marseille v Rennes

2 February 2000 24	Marseille	1–1	Rennes	Marseille
20:00	Pouget 23'		Nonda 87'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,585 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Metz v Marseille

5 February 2000 25	Metz	2–0	Marseille	Metz
18:45	Boffin 29' Baticle 86'			Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,648 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

15 February 2000 26	Marseille	4–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
20:45	Pérez 24' Pouget 59' Abardonado 67' Maurice 78'		Christian 7'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,876 Referee: Éric Poulat

Lyon v Marseille

26 February 2000 27	Lyon	2–0	Marseille	Lyon
21:00	Vairelles 28' Anderson 53'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,758 Referee: Alain Sars

Marseille v Bordeaux

11 March 2000 28	Marseille	0–2	Bordeaux	Marseille
20:00			Dugarry 20' Laslandes 84'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,457 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Strasbourg v Marseille

25 March 2000 29	Strasbourg	3–1	Marseille	Strasbourg
20:00	Erhet 62' Dumas 85' (o.g.) Dorn 90'		Bakayoko 67'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 35,946 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Monaco

7 April 2000 30	Marseille	4–2	Monaco	Marseille
20:45	Pouget 30' Bakayoko 54', 78' Blondeau 90'		Trezeguet 61', 70'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,895 Referee: Alain Sars

Nantes v Marseille

15 April 2000 31	Nantes	0–0	Marseille	Nantes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,853 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Auxerre v Marseille

30 April 2000 32	Auxerre	2–2	Marseille	Auxerre
20:45	Marlet 18', 71'		Leroy 7' Abardonado 58'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 20,983 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Marseille v Nancy

4 May 2000 33	Marseille	2–2	Nancy	Marseille
20:00	Pouget 31' Pérez 75'		Wiart 52' Méniri 84'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,088 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Sedan v Marseille

13 May 2000 34	Sedan	2–2	Marseille	Sedan
20:00	Verschuère 34' Di Rocco 90'		Leroy 45' Bakayoko 70'	Stadium: Stade Émile Albeau Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Topscorers

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

Coupe de France

Main article: 1999–2000 Coupe de France

ES Segré v Marseille

22 January 2000 Round of 64	ES Segré	0–1	Marseille	Angers
20:00			Pirés 49'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Michel Bonnichon

Marseille v Gueugnon

12 February 2000 Round of 32	Marseille	3–4	Gueugnon	Marseille
20:00	Maurice 69' Pouget 76' Fischer 87'		Traoré 16', 24' Esceth-N'Zi 59' Chabert 68'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 1999–2000 Coupe de la Ligue

Bastia v Marseille

9 January 2000 Second round	Bastia	3–0	Marseille	Furiani
20:45	Lachuer 56' Jurietti 59' André 71'			Stadium: Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyault

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League

First group stage

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League first group stage § Group D

Pos	Team	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

Source: UEFA

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

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group D

Pos	Team	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

Source: UEFA

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