# 1999–2000 Olympique de Marseille season

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
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to French Division 2 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### Topscorers

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

### UEFA Champions League
#### First group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to second group stage |
| 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 | |

#### Second group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Marseille | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | |

## Sources

* RSSSF - France 1999/2000
vte1999–2000 in French football :
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