# 2004–05 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille had a disappointing season, with three managers passing by en route to a fifth-place finish in Ligue 1 and two premature domestic cup exits. With striker Didier Drogba being sold to Chelsea, and replacements Habib Bamogo and Péguy Luyindula not performing at a similar level, the goal-scoring went dry, but in spite of scoring two points less than the previous season, OM finished two positions above the previous season.

## 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 | FRA | Pegguy Arphexad |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Léo Matos |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Taye Taiwo |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Demetrius Ferreira |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Frédéric Déhu |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Brahim Hemdani |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Steve Marlet (on loan from Fulham) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Bruno Cheyrou (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Koke |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Fabrice Fiorèse |
| 12 | DF | CIV | Abdoulaye Méïté |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Ahmed Yahiaoui |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Péguy Luyindula |
| 15 | MF | CMR | Salomon Olembé |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Fabien Barthez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Benoît Pedretti |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Eduardo Costa |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Rémi Ribault |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Laurent Batlles |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Johnny Ecker |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Samir Nasri |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Habib Beye |
| 25 | MF | SEN | Sylvain N'Diaye |
| 26 | FW | BFA | Habib Bamogo |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Koji Nakata |
| 28 | DF | SEN | Leyti N'Diaye |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Karim Dahou |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Jérémy Gavanon |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Philippe Christanval |

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Cédric Carrasso (on loan to Guingamp) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Bixente Lizarazu (to Bayern Munich) |

## Competitions
### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Marseille | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 53 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 52 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |

#### 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches
### Coupe de la Ligue
## Sources

- RSSSF - France 2004/05
vte2004–05 in French football :
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