1998–99 Olympique de Marseille season
Appearance
1998-99 season | ||||
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Chairman | Robert Louis-Dreyfus | |||
Manager | Rolland Courbis | |||
Division 1 | 2nd | |||
Coupe de France | Last 32 | |||
Coupe de la Ligue | Last 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.
First-team squad
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Players
- Squad at end of season[1]
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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 ![]() |
3 | Marseille | 5–4 | Montpellier | Marseille |
Maurice ![]() Dugarry ![]() Roy ![]() Blanc ![]() |
Bakayoko ![]() Robert ![]() Sauzée ![]() |
9 | Strasbourg | 0–2 | Marseille | Marseille |
Maurice ![]() |
13 | Nancy | 2–3 | Marseille | |
Cascarino ![]() Soufiane-Koné ![]() |
Maurice ![]() Gourvennec ![]() |
19 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Marseille | |
Maurice ![]() |
25 | Marseille | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
Pires ![]() |
UEFA Cup
First round
Marseille won 6–2 on aggregate.
Second round
3 November 1998 | Marseille ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Marseille |
Maurice ![]() Issa ![]() Dugarry ![]() |
Report | Eilts ![]() Herzog ![]() |
Marseille won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third round
24 November 1998 | Monaco ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Stade Louis II, Monaco |
Trezeguet ![]() Giuly ![]() |
Report | Pires ![]() Camara ![]() |
Marseille won 3–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
16 March 1999 | Celta Vigo ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow |
Crespo ![]() Vanoli ![]() Chiesa ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |