# 2010–11 Olympique de Marseille season

The 2010–11 season of Olympique de Marseille (OM) has the club being involved in four competitions: the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the League Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. l'OM will be trying to defend their Ligue 1 title after previously placing first in the 2009–10 Ligue 1.

## Season summary

To be written at the end of the season

## Key dates

28 July 2010: Marseille win the Trophée des Champions in a penalty shootout against Paris Saint Germain;
7 August 2010: Ligue 1 title holders Marseille suffer an opening day loss to the newly promoted Caen;
4 November 2010: Marseille go into the history books by beating Žilina 7–0 at the Štadión pod Dubňomin Slovakia, thus achieving the biggest away win in the Champions League.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Coach | Didier Deschamps |
| Assistant coach | Guy Stéphan |
| Goalkeeping coach | Nicolas Dehon |
| Fitness coach | Antonio Pintus |
| Club doctor | Christophe Baudot |
| Chief scout | Jean-Philippe Durand |
Last updated: 8 February 2011 Source: Olympique de Marseille

### Kit

For the 2010–11 season, Adidas introduced Marseille's new kits, much different to last season, save for the home kit. The colours of Marseille remain white and sky blue. The away kit is sky blue and has shades of black. The third kit is for use in European competitions only; it is a black kit which has a sky blue collar outline. All of Marseille's kits embody sky blue, one of their main colours.
| Home | Away | Third |
Supplier : Adidas
Sponsor : BetClic

### Other information

| Chairman | Jean-Claude Dassier |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stade Vélodrome (60,013 / {{{d}}}) |
Updated to match played 8 February 2009 Source:

## Squad
### First Team

Updated 5 February 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ESP | César Azpilicueta |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Taye Taiwo |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Julien Rodriguez |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Hilton |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Édouard Cissé |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Benoît Cheyrou |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Lucho González |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Brandão |
| 10 | FW | FRA | André-Pierre Gignac |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Loïc Rémy |
| 12 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré |
| 13 | DF | TOG | Senah Mango |
| 14 | DF | SEN | Leyti N'Diaye |
| 15 | FW | GHA | Jordan Ayew |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | BRA | Elinton Andrade |
| 17 | MF | CMR | Stéphane Mbia |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Fabrice Abriel |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Gabriel Heinze |
| 20 | MF | GHA | André Ayew |
| 21 | DF | SEN | Souleymane Diawara |
| 23 | MF | GAB | Alexander N'Doumbou |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Rod Fanni |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Cédric D'Ulivo |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Jean-Philippe Sabo |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Valbuena |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Steve Mandanda |
| 40 | GK | CMR | Jules Goda |

#### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | CMR | Charley Fomen (at Dijon until end of the 2010–11 season) |
| 27 | DF | SEN | Pape M'Bow (at Cannes until end of the 2010–11 season) |

### Reserve 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 |
| — | GK | MAR | Samir Kouakbi |
| — | GK | SVN | Brice Krizman |
| — | DF | FRA | Fabien Barrillon |
| — | DF | ARM | Varanth Bezdikian |
| — | DF | FRA | Sébastien Bregand |
| — | DF | ARG | Sébastien Fischetti |
| — | DF | CPV | Raphaël Lopes |
| — | DF | TOG | Senah Mango |
| — | DF | GLP | Thierry Rodriguez |
| — | MF | FRA | Landing Bodian |
| — | MF | FRA | Olivier Cano |
| — | MF | ARG | Gaëtan D'Acunto |
| — | MF | BIH | Mathias Guedj |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ALG | Cédric Hachani |
| — | MF | SEN | Daouda Haidari |
| — | MF | CRO | Niko Maričić |
| — | MF | FRA | Anthony Marin |
| — | MF | IRN | Ahmad Nouri |
| — | MF | TUN | Driss Sahraoui |
| — | FW | GHA | Jordan Ayew |
| — | FW | FRA | Thierry Batret |
| — | FW | CPV | Nicolas Crus |
| — | FW | CPV | Riad Dob |
| — | FW | FRA | Chris Gadi |
| — | FW | FRA | Noël Sciortino |

## Transfers
### Summer
#### In

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 2 | DF | César Azpilicueta | Osasuna | €7 million | 21 June 2010 |
| 11 | FW | Loic Remy | Nice | €15 million | 19 August 2010 |
| 10 | FW | Andre-Pierre Gignac | Tolouse | €18 million | 20 August 2010 |
Total spending: €40 million

#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
| 14 | ST | Bakari Koné | Lekqiya | €5 million | 26 May 2010 | |
| 9 | ST | Mamadou Niang | Fenerbahçe | €8 million | 14 August 2010 | |
Total income: €13 million

### Winter
#### In

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
Total spending: €

#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
Total income: €

### Loan out

| Num | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |

### Overall transfer activity
## Pre-season and friendlies

Marseille starts its 2010–2011 season with a five-game preparation program, spread over July and August, before the start of official competitions. The scheduled match on 24 July against Porto was canceled and replaced by an encounter with Valencia, as well as Catania. On 1 August, there was a tribute to Robert Louis-Dreyfus in a game at the Stade Vélodrome against Valencia. It is also proposed to extend this type of game all year. On 3 September, Marseille have planned to face Ajaccio in the challenge Michael Moretti, won by the Ajaccio at the beginning of the 2008–09 season.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lille (C) | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 60 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
* ↑ As 2010–11 Coupe de France winners Lille are qualified for the UEFA Champions League and cup runners-up Paris St. Germain are already ensured of a UEFA Europa League spot via league placement, the play-off round berth reserved for the cup winners was awarded to Sochaux, the fifth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: soccerway.com

#### 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 | 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 |
| Result | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 15 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Marseille | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Žilina | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 30 December.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Champions League | Champions League | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la ligue | Coupe de la ligue |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Rudy Riou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | César Azpilicueta | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Taye Taiwo | 39 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Julien Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Hilton | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Édouard Cissé | 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Benoît Cheyrou | 45 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Lucho González | 47 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Brandão | 30 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | FRA | André-Pierre Gignac | 37 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Loïc Rémy | 39 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | BFA | Charles Kaboré | 41 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SEN | Leyti N'Diaye | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | GHA | Jordan Ayew | 26 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | BRA | Elinton Andrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | CMR | Stéphane Mbia | 35 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | FRA | Fabrice Abriel | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Gabriel Heinze | 39 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | GHA | André Ayew | 48 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | SEN | Souleymane Diawara | 37 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Alexander N'Doumbou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Rod Fanni | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Jean-Philippe Sabo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Valbuena | 41 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Guy Gnabouyou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Steve Mandanda | 47 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |