2008–09 Olympique De Marseille Season
During the 2008–09 French football season, Olympique de Marseille competed in Ligue 1.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Pape Diouf | |||
| Manager | Eric Gerets | |||
| Stadium | Stade Vélodrome | |||
| Ligue 1 | 2nd | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Third round | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mamadou Niang (13 goals) All: Mamadou Niang (20 goals) | |||
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Season summary
Marseille finished 3 points behind league champions Bordeaux. Manager Eric Gerets left after his contract expired at the end of the season. Replacing him was former Marseille player Didier Deschamps.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux (C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 77 | |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Toulouse | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 13 | +19 |
Source: LFP.fr
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 2008 1 | Rennes | 4–4 | Marseille | Rennes |
| 21:00 | Thomert  7', 51'Mandanda 90' (o.g.)Cheyrou 90+3' | Report | Koné 13' Ben Arfa 15'Niang 28'Grandin 90+2' | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,879 Referee: Thierry Auriac |
| 17 August 2008 2 | Marseille | 4–0 | Auxerre | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Niang 17' Grichting 63' (o.g.)Grandin 76'Zenden 86' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,776 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 23 August 2008 3 | Le Havre | 0–1 | Marseille | Le Havre |
| 19:00 | Report | Zenden 56' Zubar  90' | Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 16,378 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 30 August 2008 4 | Marseille | 2–1 | Sochaux | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Ziani 39' Koné 60' | Report | Erdinç 73' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,704 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 13 September 2008 5 | Bordeaux | 1–1 | Marseille | Bordeaux |
| 21:00 | Chamakh 25' | Report | Koné 2' | Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,854 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 21 September 2008 6 | Marseille | 0–0 | Monaco | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 51,342 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
| 27 September 2008 7 | Le Mans | 1–1 | Marseille | Le Mans |
| 19:00 | Helstad 10' | Report | Ben Arfa 7' | Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 16,221 Referee: Frédy Fautrel |
| 4 October 2008 8 | Marseille | 2–1 | Caen | Marseille |
| 19:00 | Ben Arfa 2' Niang 60'Ziani 70' | Report | Savidan 20' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 51,915 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 19 October 2008 9 | Valenciennes | 1–3 | Marseille | Valenciennes |
| 21:00 | Pujol 81' | Report | Koné 13' Ben Arfa 73'Kaboré 9024' | Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 16,192 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 26 October 2008 10 | Marseille | 2–4 | Paris Saint-Germain | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Niang 21' Valbuena 45' | Report | Hoarau 10', 82' Luyindula 53'Rothen 76' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,426 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
| 29 October 2008 11 | Nantes | 1–1 | Marseille | Nantes |
| 19:00 | Maréval 44' | Report | Koné 78' | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 35,993 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo |
| 1 November 2008 12 | Marseille | 3–1 | Saint-Étienne | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Cheyrou 20' Ben Arfa 37' (pen.)Taiwo 71' | Report | Gomis 22' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,715 Referee: Damien Ledentu |
| 8 November 2008 13 | Grenoble | 0–3 | Marseille | Grenoble |
| 19:00 | Report | Ben Arfa 4' Koné 32'Cheyrou 82' | Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 19,648 Referee: Thierry Auriac |
| 15 November 2008 14 | Marseille | 2–3 | Lorient | Marseille |
| 19:00 | Ziani 10' Niang 60' (pen.) | Report | Amalfitano 76' Abriel 84'Gameiro 88' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,878 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 23 November 2008 15 | Marseille | 2–2 | Lille | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Samassa 47' Zenden 90+2' | Report | Rami 11' Bastos 37' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,145 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 30 November 2008 16 | Toulouse | 0–0 | Marseille | Toulouse |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 33,572 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 6 December 2008 17 | Marseille | 2–1 | Nice | Marseille |
| 19:00 | Echouafni 14' (o.g.) Niang 45' (pen.) | Report | Bamogo 48' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,279 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
| 14 December 2008 18 | Lyon | 0–0 | Marseille | Lyon |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,638 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 21 December 2008 19 | Marseille | 0–3 | Nancy | Marseille |
| 17:00 | Report | Hadji 34', 39' Dia 56' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,628 Referee: Thierry Auriac |
| 10 January 2009 20 | Auxerre | 0–2 | Marseille | Auxerre |
| 21:00 | Report | Samassa 31' Valbuena 78' | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 19,269 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 17 January 2009 21 | Marseille | 2–0 | Le Havre | Marseille |
| 19:00 | Valbuena 25' Zubar 60' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 45,721 Referee: Philippe Malige |
| 1 February 2009 22 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Marseille | Montbéliard |
| 17:00 | Erdinç 24' | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,972 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 8 February 2009 23 | Marseille | 1–0 | Bordeaux | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Chamakh 57' (o.g.) | Report | Diawara 86' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,856 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 15 February 2009 24 | Monaco | 0–1 | Marseille | Monaco |
| 21:00 | Report | Koné 77' | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,475 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 22 February 2009 25 | Marseille | 0–0 | Le Mans | Marseille |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,680 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 1 March 2009 26 | Caen | 0–1 | Marseille | Caen |
| 17:00 | Report | Brandão 67' | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,775 Referee: Thierry Auriac |
| 7 March 2009 27 | Marseille | 0–0 | Valenciennes | Marseille |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,746 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux |
| 15 March 2009 28 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 | Marseille | Paris |
| 21:00 | Giuly 43' Camara 53' | Report | Zenden 24' Koné 55'Cana 60' | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,774 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 21 March 2009 29 | Marseille | 2–0 | Nantes | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Civelli 55' Brandão 59' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 47,747 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 5 April 2009 30 | Saint-Étienne | 0–3 | Marseille | Saint-Étienne |
| 21:00 | Report | Niang 60' (pen.), 76' Brandão 73' | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 34,734 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 12 April 2009 31 | Marseille | 4–1 | Grenoble | Marseille |
| 17:00 | Taiwo 52' (pen.), 65' Hilton 56'Brandão 89' | Report | Courtois 90+3' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,953 Referee: Philippe Malige |
| 19 April 2009 32 | Lorient | 1–2 | Marseille | Lorient |
| 17:00 | Gameiro 8' Le Lan 89' | Report | Civelli 59' Brandão 80'Cana 89' | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,093 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 26 April 2009 33 | Lille | 1–2 | Marseille | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 21:00 | Hazard 49' | Report | Cheyrou 54' Niang 56' | Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole Attendance: 17,076 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
| 2 May 2009 34 | Marseille | 2–2 | Toulouse | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Niang 63' Cetto 73' (o.g.) | Report | Gignac 48', 72' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,823 Referee: Antony Gautier |
| 13 May 2009 35 | Nice | 0–2 | Marseille | Nice |
| 19:00 | Report | Niang 26' Brandão 60' | Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 16,669 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
| 17 May 2009 36 | Marseille | 1–3 | Lyon | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Wiltord 80' | Report | Benzema 31' (pen.), 42' Juninho 90+1' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,498 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
| 23 May 2009 37 | Nancy | 1–2 | Marseille | Tomblaine |
| 21:00 | N'Guémo 88' | Report | Macaluso 32' (o.g.) Brandão 56' | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 20,017 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 30 May 2009 38 | Marseille | 4–0 | Rennes | Marseille |
| 21:00 | Koné 53' Niang 57', 72'Douchez 58' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,873 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
Source:
Coupe de France
| 4 January 2009 Round of 64 | Besançon | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Marseille | Besançon |
| 20:45 | Zubar 67' (o.g.) | Report | Taiwo 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Attendance: 10,334 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux |
| Penalties | ||||
Lamy  Bourillon Gamondes Hakkar  Rangdet | Taiwo Bonnart Ziani Koné Cheyrou | |||
| 28 January 2009 Round of 32 | Lyon | 1–0 | Marseille | Lyon |
| 20:45 | Benzema 2' Keïta 64' | Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 28,304 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
Coupe de la Ligue
| 24 September 2008 Round of 16 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Marseille | Montbéliard |
| 21:00 | Erdinç 75' | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 12,946 Referee: Olivier Thual |
Champions League
Third qualifying round
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Marseille
Marseille | 13 August 2008 First leg | Brann  | 0–1 | Marseille | Bergen, Norway |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Cheyrou 40' | Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
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Brann
Brann | 27 August 2008 Second leg | Marseille | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Brann | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 CET | Niang 65', 90' | Report | Sigurðsson 74' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,641 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Atlético Madrid | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Marseille | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  PSV | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
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Liverpool
Liverpool | 16 September 2008 1 | Marseille | 1–2 | Liverpool | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Cana 23' | Report | Gerrard 26', 32' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,841 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
v Marseille
Marseille | 1 October 2008 2 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Marseille | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 | Agüero 4' R. García 22' | Report | Niang 16' | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 39,898 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
v Marseille
Marseille | 22 October 2008 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | Marseille | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Koevermans 71', 85' | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
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PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven | 4 November 2008 4 | Marseille | 3–0 | PSV Eindhoven | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Koné 30' Niang 63', 71' | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,777 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
v Marseille
Marseille | 26 November 2008 5 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Marseille | Liverpool, England |
| 20:45 | Gerrard 23' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,024 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
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Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid | 9 December 2008 6 | Marseille | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,663 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
UEFA Cup
Round of 32
v Twente
Twente | 19 February 2009 First leg | Marseille | 0–1 | Twente | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Arnautović 22' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 22,616 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina (Russia) |
v Marseille
Marseille | 26 February 2009 Second leg | Twente | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (6–7 p) | Marseille | Enschede, Netherlands |
| 18:30 | Report | Ben Arfa 24' | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| N'Kufo Perez Janssen Hersi Arnautović Braafheid Douglas Rajković | Taiwo Niang Ben Arfa Koné Ziani Cheyrou Bonnart M'bami | |||
Round of 16
v Ajax
Ajax | 12 March 2009 First leg | Marseille | 2–1 | Ajax | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Cheyrou 19' Niang 33' | Report | Suárez 36' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 27,829 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
v Marseille
Marseille | 18 March 2009 Second leg | Ajax | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) | Marseille | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Enoh 33' Sulejmani 74' | Report | Niang 35' Mears 110' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,650 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
Quarter-finals
v Marseille
Marseille | 9 April 2009 First leg | Shakhtar Donetsk  | 2–0 | Marseille | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| 18:30 | Hübschman 39' Jádson 65' | Report | Stadium: RSK Olimpiyskyi Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
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Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk | 16 April 2009 Second leg | Marseille | 1–2 (1–4 agg.) | Shakhtar Donetsk | Marseille, France |
| 20:45 | Ben Arfa 43' | Report | Fernandinho 30' Luiz Adriano 90+3' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,268 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
Notes and references
Notes
References
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