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.
| 1999–2000 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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Squad edit
Goalkeepers edit
Defenders edit
William Gallas- Sébastien Pérez
- Jacques Abardonado
Pierre Issa
Eduardo Berizzo- Loris Reina
- Lilian Martin
- Patrick Blondeau
Lamine Diatta- Jean-Pierre Cyprien
- Franck Dumas
Midfielders edit
- Daniel Montenegro
- Robert Pires
Seydou Keita
Iván de la Peña- Frédéric Brando
- Jérôme Leroy
- Peter Luccin
Djamel Belmadi- Stéphane Dalmat
Arthur Moses
Attackers edit
Competitions edit
Division 1 edit
League table edit
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary edit
| 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 edit
Matches edit
| 6 | Montpellier | 3–1 | Marseille | |
Delaye  54', 62'Ouédec 64' |
Dugarry 1' |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Marseille | |
| Laslandes 23', 87' |
de la Peña 21' |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 5–1 | Marseille | |
| Alex Dias 5', 21', 26', 62' Potillon 17' |
Dalmat 90' |
| 20 | Marseille | 1–2 | Lens | |
| Montenegro 21' |
Sikora 49' Queudrue 90' |
| 22 | Marseille | 0–0 | Montpellier |
| 32 | Auxerre | 2–2 | Marseille | |
| Marlet 18', 71' |
Leroy 7' Abardonado 58' |
Topscorers edit
UEFA Champions League edit
First group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 |  Marseille
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Sturm Graz
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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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lazio
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chelsea
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Feyenoord
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Marseille
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 |
Source: UEFA
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 22 March 2000 6 | Marseille | 0–0 | Feyenoord | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |