# 2001–02 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille at least managed to become a midfield team in the 2001-02 French league season. Despite the mid-table mediocrity, l'OM still attracted more than 50.000 spectators on average, helping the clubs' mired economy getting out of the crisis.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Vedran Runje |
| 2 | DF | NGA | Joseph Yobo |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Eduardo Tuzzio |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Manuel dos Santos |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Daniel Van Buyten |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Brahim Hemdani |
| 7 | MF | POL | Piotr Świerczewski |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Ibrahim Ba (on loan from Milan) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fernandão |
| 10 | FW | CIV | Ibrahima Bakayoko |
| 11 | DF | ITA | Stefano Torrisi (on loan from Parma) |
| 12 | DF | CIV | Abdoulaye Méïté |
| 13 | DF | POR | Dimas (on loan from Sporting CP) |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Karim Dahou |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Franck Jurietti (on loan from Monaco) |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Damien Grégorini |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | POR | Delfim |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Franck Leboeuf (captain) |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Djamel Belmadi |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Salomon Olembé |
| 21 | FW | SEN | Lamine Sakho |
| 22 | FW | FRA | Pascal Nouma |
| 23 | FW | FRA | Guillaume Deschamps |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Alberto Rivera (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Fabien Laurenti |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Wilfried Dalmat (on loan from Nantes) |
| 28 | MF | BRA | André Luiz (on loan from Corinthians) |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Alfonso (on loan from Barcelona) |
| 30 | GK | SUI | Claudio Gentile |
| 32 | FW | FRA | Cyril Chapuis |
| — | DF | FRA | Camille Borios |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Fabrice Fernandes (to Southampton) |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Zoumana Camara (to Lens) |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Dill (to São Paulo) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Jérôme Leroy (to Paris Saint-Germain) |
| 24 | FW | BEL | Jurgen Cavens (return from loan to Standard Liège) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Troyes | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 8 | Sochaux | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 46 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 9 | Marseille | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Nantes | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 11 | Bastia | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 41 | |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |

#### Topscorers

* Ibrahima Bakayoko 8
* Lamine Sakho 5
* Alfonso 4
* Fernandão 3
* Franck Leboeuf 3

### Coupe de la Ligue
## Sources

* RSSSF - France 2001/02
vte2001–02 in French football :
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