# 1990–91 Olympique de Marseille season

The 1990–91 season saw Olympique de Marseille compete in the French Division 1 as reigning champions as well as the 1990–91 Coupe de France and the 1990–91 European Cup.

## Season summary

Two-time league winning manager Gérard Gili began the season in charge but was sacked in September and replaced by Bayern Munich legend and World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer himself would be replaced mid-way through the season after a run of mixed results by Belgian manager Raymond Goethals, joining from Division 1 rivals Bordeaux.
Marseille would win their third straight league title and reached the final of both the Coupe de France and European Cup, making their first ever appearance in the final of the latter competition. Marseille lost both finals, to AS Monaco in the domestic cup, and in penalties to Red Star Belgrade in the European Cup.

## Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 21 July 1990 | 22 May 1991 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 057.89 |
| Coupe de France | 9 March 1991 | 8 June 1991 | Round of 64 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 083.33 |
| European Cup | 19 September 1990 | 29 May 1991 | First round | Runners-up | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 055.56 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 104 | 40 | +64 | 060.38 |
Source: FBREF

## Competitions
### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Marseille (C) | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 55 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Monaco | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 51 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Auxerre | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Cannes | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Lyon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Monaco qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1990–91 Coupe de France.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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#### 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |