Olympique de Marseille
Full name | Olympique de Marseille | |||
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Nickname(s) | Les Phocéens (The Phocaeans)[1] Les Olympiens (The Olympians) Les Minots (The Boys from Marseille)[2] | |||
Short name | OM, Marseille | |||
Founded | 31 August 1899 | |||
Ground | Stade Vélodrome | |||
Capacity | 67,394[3] | |||
Owner | Frank McCourt (95%) Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (5%)[4] | |||
President | Pablo Longoria | |||
Manager | Jean-Louis Gasset | |||
League | Ligue 1 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1, 3rd of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Olympique de Marseille (French pronunciation:
Marseille's home ground is the 67,394-capacity Stade Vélodrome in the southern part of the city, where they have played since 1937.[8] The club has a large fan-base, having regularly averaged the highest attendance in French football. Marseille's average home gate for the 2018–19 season was 50,361, the highest in Ligue 1.[9] The stadium underwent renovation from 2011 to 2014, increasing its capacity to 67,000 ahead of France's hosting of UEFA Euro 2016.
In 1997, Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus. Following his death in 2009, his widow Margarita became the club's majority shareholder in 2010. American businessman Frank McCourt bought 95% of the club's stake in 2016, and appointed businessman Jacques-Henri Eyraud as the club president, later replaced by Pablo Longoria in 2021.[10]
Marseille was placed twenty-eighth in the global ranking drawn up by the British consultancy organisation Brand Finance in terms of brand power, where it was rated with a
History
Olympique de Marseille was founded as an omnisport club in 1892 by René Dufaure de Montmirail, a French sports official. Known as Sporting Club, US Phocéenne and Football Club de Marseille in the first seven years after its foundation, the club adopted the name Olympique de Marseille in 1899 in honour of the anniversary of Marseille's founding by Greeks from Phocaea some 25 centuries earlier, with the name Olympique, coming from ancient Olympic Games.[14]
At first,
During the 1920s, Olympique de Marseille became an important team in France, winning the
For the first championship,
In 1952, Marseille were about to be relegated, but
1965–1986: Leclerc era and crisis
The first period of Olympique de Marseille's domination of the French League started in the early 1970s under Marcel Leclerc's presidency (1965–1972). His ambition allowed Marseille to return to the First division in 1965–66. They went on to win the Coupe de France in 1969 as well as the First division in 1971 with a record of 44 goals by
1986–1996: Tapie era, Champions League win, bribery scandal, and decline
On 12 April 1986,
This triumph, however, was followed by a decade of decline. In 1994, due to financial irregularities and a match-fixing scandal involving then-president
1996–2009: Return to success
Marseille returned to the top flight in 1996 with backing from
The closest Marseille got to another trophy was when they reached the
In January 2007, there was negotiation between Louis-Dreyfus and
In the
2009–2014: Deschamps, Baup, Anigo
The club struggled in the 2011–12 season, going to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table after six matches. Nevertheless, Marseille rebounded, winning 3–0 against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, as well as a 3–0 success over rivals PSG in November of that year. Marseille ended 2011 with a good sequence, also qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the second season running.
In February 2012, Marseille embarked on 13 games without victory,
In the summer of 2012, Deschamps resigned, and later took on the
Baup was sacked on 7 December 2013, following the 1–0 defeat to
2014–2015: Bielsa era and stagnation
Marseille announced on 2 May 2014 an agreement with Marcelo Bielsa, who took the managerial hotseat. Bielsa was the club's first Argentine coach and the first coach to lead the team into the renovated Velodrome, which opened in August with a fixture against Montpellier. In Bielsa's first season in charge, the club led the league table for seven months but finished fourth and thus qualified for the UEFA Europa League. June 2015 saw three key players leave the club—André-Pierre Gignac and André Ayew left the club for Tigres and Swansea City, respectively, after their contracts expired, while Dimitri Payet left to join West Ham United for a €15 million transfer fee.
After a solid pre-season, which included a 2–0 win over
On 19 August 2015,
In the summer of 2016, Marseille once more sold off a number of key players to meet financial obligations and to clear its wage bill ahead of an impending takeover.
for a club record €40 million.2016–present: New ownership and revival
Marseille began the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season with interim manager Franck Passi at the helm. On 29 August 2016, it was announced that American businessman Frank McCourt had agreed to buy the club from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus.[10] The purchase deal was completed for a reported price tag of €45 million on 17 October 2016.[26] Within the next few days, McCourt appointed Jacques-Henri Eyraud as the club's president, Rudi Garcia as the manager of the club's first team and Andoni Zubizarreta as director of sport.[27]
On 3 May 2018, Marseille reached the final of the
In the
In February 2021, after this string of losses, conflict with players, and lack of support from sporting director
In January 2022, Marseille player Pape Gueye was banned from playing for 4 months by FIFA, while Marseille were given a ban on making transfers in both the summer 2022 and January 2023 transfer windows, and forced to pay €2.5 million to Watford. This came after the English club brought litigation against Marseille over the transfer of Gueye, who had originally signed a contract with Watford, but after finding out his agent had lied to him about the salary on offer, broke the contract and signed with Marseille. Marseille appealed FIFA's decision.[31] In the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season, Marseille finished in second place, securing Champions League football for the first time since 2020. In the final matchday, they were helped by Lens's equalizing goal in the final moments of a 2–2 draw with Monaco.[32]
Le Classique
Le Classique is a football match that is contested between
Stadium
From 1904 to 1937, Marseille played at the
Before the start of each home game the song "Jump" by Van Halen is heard. When a goal is scored by Marseille in their home matches the song "
Kits and crest
Marseille's traditional kit colours were white shirts and shorts with blue socks until 1986. Since 1986, Marseille have played with white shirts, white shorts and white socks, and the blue color became lighter due to Adidas marketing but in 2012–2013, the club returned to its original kit, wearing blue socks.
Club founder
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Years | Supplier | Sponsor |
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1969–1971 | Le Coq Sportif | none |
1971–1972 | BUT ! | |
1972–1973 | Le Toro | |
1973–1974 | Michel Axel | |
1974–1976 | Adidas | |
1976–1977 | Centre Barneoud | |
1977–1980 | Mas d'Auge | |
1980–1981 | Zoo de Marseille | |
1981–1982 | Faure | |
1982–1983 | Euromarché | |
1983–1986 | RMC | |
1986–1988 | Maison Bouygues | |
1988–1989 | Alain Afflelou | |
1989–1992 | Panasonic | |
1992–1994 | Eurest | |
1994–1995 | Reebok | |
1995–1996 | Mizuno
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Speedy |
1996–1997 | Adidas | Parmalat |
1997–2001 | Ericsson | |
2001–2003 | Khalifa Airways | |
2003–2008 | Neuf Telecom | |
2008–2010 | Direct Énergie | |
2010–2012 | Betclic | |
2012–2017 | Intersport | |
2017–2018 | Orange | |
2018–2019 | Puma | |
2019–2022 | Uber Eats | |
2022–2023 | Cazoo | |
2023– | CMA CGM |
Supporters
Virage Nord De Peretti
The atmosphere in the
Virage Sud Chevalier Roze
The virage is named after Nicolas Roze, a noble who distinguished himself in particular by creating a hospital in Marseille during the Great Plague of Marseille in 1720.[40] As with the Virage Nord, the South Curve is controlled by supporter's associations with the Commando Ultra '84, the first group of ultra supporters in France created in August 1984, and the South Winners dominating the central section and Club Central des Supporters filling the remaining sections of the stand.[41] The 2007/08 third shirt of OM was a tribute to South Winners fans whose colours are orange, as they are traditionally left wing fans.
AEK Athens, Livorno and St. Pauli
There is a strong relationship between
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 February 2024[43]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Marseille B and Youth Sector
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Player of the season
Club officials
Board of directors
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Current technical staff
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Honours
Marseille have won the French national championship nine times; with nine Ligue 1 titles they are behind only Saint-Étienne, who have ten, and Paris Saint-Germain, who have eleven. However, the first championship won by Marseille was in 1929, before the professional era of French football.[54] Marseille also have the second best record in the Coupe de France, with ten titles.[55] Marseille have achieved two championship and cup "Doubles", in 1972 and 1989.[56] They are the only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, doing so in 1993.[57]
Domestic competitions
- Ligue 1[a]
- Ligue 2
- Coupe de France
- Winners (10):
- Runners-up (9):
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Trophée des Champions[b]
- Coupe Charles Drago
International competitions
Ballon d'Or
The following players received the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for Olympique de Marseille:
- Jean-Pierre Papin – 1991[60]
Two other former Ballon d'Or winners were hired by Olympique de Marseille: George Weah played for Marseille in 2000–01 after winning the Ballon d'Or in 1995 and Franz Beckenbauer coached the team for six months in 1990.
European Golden Shoe
The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for Olympique de Marseille:
- Josip Skoblar (44 goals) – 1971[61]
UNFP Player of the Year
The following players have won the UNFP Player of the Year whilst playing for Olympique de Marseille:
- Didier Drogba – 2004[62]
UNFP Young Player of the Year
The following players have won the UNFP Young Player of the Year whilst playing for Olympique de Marseille:
- Franck Ribéry – 2006[62]
- Samir Nasri – 2007[62]
- William Saliba – 2022[62]
Footnotes
- ^ Until 2002, when the Ligue 1 was formed, the top tier of French football was known as Division 1.
- ^ The trophy was known as Challenge des Champions until 1995, and as Trophée des Champions ever since.
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External links
- Official website (in French)
- Olympique de Marseille at Ligue 1
- Olympique de Marseille at UEFA