| 1998–99 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Robert Louis-Dreyfus | |||
| Manager | Rolland Courbis | |||
| Division 1 | 2nd | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 | |||
| UEFA Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | Florian Maurice (14) | |||
Olympique de Marseille had their best season since the bribery affair burst in 1993, reaching theUEFA Cupfinal and only just being defeated by Bordeaux in thedomestic championship.Laurent Blanc,Christophe Dugarry andFabrizio Ravanelli were among the crucial players in the Marseille resurgence. When those players left, l'OM fell into pieces.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux(C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 72 | Qualification toChampions League first group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | |
| 3 | Lyon | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 63 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 59 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
Source:LFP.fr
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | 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 | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 August 19981 | Marseille | 2–0 | Nantes | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Ravanelli Maurice | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,232 Referee: Bernard Saules |
| 15 August 19982 | Metz | 0–1 | Marseille | Metz |
| 20:00 | Gourvennec | Stadium:Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,544 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 22 August 19983 | Marseille | 5–4 | Montpellier | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Maurice Dugarry Roy Blanc | Bakayoko Robert Sauzée | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,070 Referee:Alain Sars |
| 29 August 19984 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Marseille | Le Havre |
| 20:00 | Stadium:Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 14,964 Referee:Éric Poulat |
| 11 September 19985 | Marseille | 1–1 | Rennes | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Maurice | Dogon | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,618 Referee: Serge Leon |
| 20 September 19986 | Marseille | 2–2 | Bordeaux | Marseille |
| 18:00 | Ravanelli Roy | Diawara | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,293 Referee:Stéphane Bré |
| 24 September 19987 | Bastia | 0–2 | Marseille | Furiani |
| 20:30 | Pires Camara | Stadium:Stade Armand-Cesari Attendance: 8,459 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 3 October 19988 | Marseille | 2–0 | Toulouse | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Maurice Ravanelli | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,653 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
| 16 October 19989 | Strasbourg | 0–2 | Marseille | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 | Maurice | Stadium:Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 34,462 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
| 24 October 199810 | Marseille | 4–0 | Sochaux | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Ravanelli Camara | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,364 Referee: Gilles Cheron |
| 29 October 199811 | Lorient | 1–3 | Marseille | Lorient |
| 20:00 | Bouafia | Ravanelli Pires | Stadium:Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,720 Referee: Patrick Lhermite |
| 6 November 199812 | Marseille | 1–0 | Monaco | Marseille |
| 20:30 | Maurice | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,300 Referee:Alain Sars |
| 10 November 199813 | Nancy | 2–3 | Marseille | Tomblaine |
| 20:30 | Cascarino Soufiane-Koné | Maurice Gourvennec | Stadium:Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 18,516 Referee: Patrick Anton |
| 14 November 199814 | Marseille | 1–0 | Lens | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Dugarry | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,600 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 19 November 199815 | Lyon | 2–1 | Marseille | Lyon |
| 20:30 | Linarès Violeau | Maurice | Stadium:Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,871 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
| 29 November 199816 | Marseille | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Marseille |
| 20:30 | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,346 Referee:Stéphane Bré |
| 4 December 199817 | Auxerre | 1–1 | Marseille | Auxerre |
| 20:00 | Carnot | Blanc | Stadium:Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 19,566 Referee:Laurent Duhamel |
| 12 December 199818 | Marseille | 3–0 | Metz | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Camara Maurice Gourvennec | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,317 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 16 December 199819 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Marseille | Montpellier |
| 20:00 | Maurice | Stadium:Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 23,341 Referee: Bernard Saules |
| 19 December 199820 | Marseille | 2–0 | Le Havre | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Pires | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,842 Referee:Stéphane Moulin |
| 16 January 199921 | Rennes | 1–1 | Marseille | Rennes |
| 20:00 | Arribagé | Camara | Stadium:Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 19,261 Referee: Gilles Cheron |
| 29 January 199922 | Bordeaux | 4–1 | Marseille | Bordeaux |
| 20:30 | Wiltord Micoud Laslandes | Dugarry | Stadium:Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 33,208 Referee: Bernard Saules |
| 6 February 199923 | Marseille | 3–1 | Bastia | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Bravo Ravanelli | Laurent | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,269 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt |
| 14 February 199924 | Toulouse | 1–0 | Marseille | Toulouse |
| 20:30 | Oceano | Stadium:Stade de Toulouse Attendance: 35,830 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
| 25 February 199925 | Marseille | 1–0 | Strasbourg | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Pires | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,170 Referee: Bruno Ruffray |
| 9 March 199926 | Sochaux | 0–0 | Marseille | Montbéliard |
| 18:30 | Stadium:Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 8,882 Referee:Éric Poulat |
| 20 March 199927 | Marseille | 4–1 | Lorient | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Ravanelli Maurice Gourvennec | Camadini | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,305 Referee: Franck Glochon |
| 2 April 199928 | Monaco | 1–2 | Marseille | Monaco |
| 20:30 | Ikpeba | Camara Ravanelli | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 14,464 Referee: Rémi Harrel |
| 15 April 199929 | Marseille | 4–0 | Nancy | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Edson Gourvennec Ravanelli Maurice | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 23,306 Referee: Patrick Lhermite |
| 24 April 199930 | Lens | 4–0 | Marseille | Lens |
| 20:00 | Vairelles Moreira | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,323 Referee: Gilles Cheron |
| 30 April 199931 | Marseille | 0–0 | Lyon | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,414 Referee:Stéphane Bré |
| 4 May 199932 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | Marseille | Paris |
| 20:30 | Simone Rodriguez | Maurice | Stadium:Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,939 Referee:Alain Sars |
| 22 May 199933 | Marseille | 1–0 | Auxerre | Marseille |
| 20:00 | Luccin | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,243 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 29 May 199934 | Nantes | 0–1 | Marseille | Nantes |
| 20:00 | Pires | Stadium:Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,437 Referee:Stéphane Bré |
| 23 January 1999Round of 64 | Marseille | 2–0 | Auxerre | Marseille |
| 20:45CET (UTC+1) | Maurice Ravanelli | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,130 Referee: Pascal Garibian |
| 20 February 1999Round of 32 | Lens | 3–1 | Marseille | Lens |
| 17:00CET (UTC+1) | Brunel Vairelles Nouma | Moses | Stadium:Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Stéphane Bré |
| 10 January 1999Second round | Marseille | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6p) | Lens | Caen |
| 20:35CET (UTC+1) | Dugarry | Lachor Nouma Méride | Stadium:Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Bruno Derrien |
| 15 September 1988First leg | Sigma Olomouc | 2–2 | Olomouc,Czech Republic | |
| 19:00 | Heinz | Report | Ravanelli Roy | Stadium:Andrův stadion Attendance: 6,558 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) |
| 29 September 1998Second leg | Marseille | 4–0 (6–2agg.) | Marseille,France | |
| 19:00 | Dugarry Pires | Report | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,868 Referee:Hartmut Strampe (Germany) |
| 20 October 1998First leg | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Bremen,Germany | |
| 20:45 | Herzog | Report | Maurice | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia) |
| 3 November 1998Second leg | Marseille | 3–2 (4–3agg.) | Marseille,France | |
| 21:00 | Maurice Issa Dugarry | Report | Eilts Herzog | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee:Paul Durkin (England) |
| 24 November 1998First leg | Monaco | 2–2 | Monaco | |
| 20:30 | Trezeguet Giuly | Report | Pires Camara | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium) |
| 8 December 1998Second leg | Marseille | 1–0 (3–2agg.) | Marseille,France | |
| 21:00 | Camara | Report | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 60,000 Referee:Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
| 2 March 1999First leg | Marseille | 2–1 | Marseille,France | |
| 21:15 | Maurice | Report | Mostovoi | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,137 Referee:Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| 16 March 1999Second leg | Celta Vigo | 0–0 (1–2agg.) | Vigo,Spain | |
| 21:45 | Report | Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 32,000 Referee:Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 6 April 1999First leg | Marseille | 0–0 | Marseille,France | |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,300 Referee:Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
| 20 April 1999Second leg | Bologna | 1–1 (1–1aagg.) | Bologna,Italy | |
| 19:30 | Paramatti | Report | Blanc | Stadium:Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 38,000 Referee:Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 12 May 1999Final | Parma | 3–0 | Moscow,Russia | |
| 20:00 | Crespo Vanoli Chiesa | Report | Stadium:Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 62,000 Referee:Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |