2008–09 Olympique de Marseille season
Marseille 2008–09 football season
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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During the 2008–09 French football season, Olympique de Marseille competed in Ligue 1.[1]
Season summary
Marseille finished 3 points behind league champions Bordeaux.[1] Manager Eric Gerets left after his contract expired at the end of the season.[2] Replacing him was former Marseille player Didier Deschamps.
First-team squad
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 |
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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
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Rennes v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Auxerre
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 |
Le Havre v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Sochaux
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 |
Bordeaux v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Monaco
21 September 2008 6 | Marseille | 0–0 | Monaco | Marseille |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 51,342 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
Le Mans v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Caen
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 |
Valenciennes v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain
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 |
Nantes v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Saint-Étienne
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 |
Grenoble v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Lorient
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 |
Marseille v Lille
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 |
Toulouse v Marseille
30 November 2008 16 | Toulouse | 0–0 | Marseille | Toulouse |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 33,572 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
Marseille v Nice
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 |
Lyon v Marseille
14 December 2008 18 | Lyon | 0–0 | Marseille | Lyon |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,638[4] Referee: Stéphane Bré |
Marseille v Nancy
21 December 2008 19 | Marseille | 0–3 | Nancy | Marseille |
17:00 | Report | Hadji 34', 39' Dia 56' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,628[5] Referee: Thierry Auriac |
Auxerre v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Le Havre
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 |
Sochaux v Marseille
1 February 2009 22 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Marseille | Montbéliard |
17:00 | Erdinç 24' | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,972 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
Marseille v Bordeaux
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 |
Monaco v Marseille
15 February 2009 24 | Monaco | 0–1 | Marseille | Monaco |
21:00 | Report | Koné 77' | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,475[6] Referee: Antony Gautier |
Marseille v Le Mans
22 February 2009 25 | Marseille | 0–0 | Le Mans | Marseille |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,680 Referee: Olivier Thual |
Caen v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Valenciennes
7 March 2009 27 | Marseille | 0–0 | Valenciennes | Marseille |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,746 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux |
Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Nantes
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 |
Saint-Étienne v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Grenoble
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 |
Lorient v Marseille
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 |
Lille v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Toulouse
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 |
Nice v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Lyon
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 |
Nancy v Marseille
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 |
Marseille v Rennes
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: [7]
Coupe de France
Besançon v Marseille
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 |
Lyon v Marseille
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
Sochaux v Marseille
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
Brann v 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) |
Marseille v 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 |
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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
Marseille v 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) |
Atlético Madrid v 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) |
PSV Eindhoven v 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) |
Marseille v 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) |
Liverpool v 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) |
Marseille v 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
Marseille v 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) |
Twente v 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
Marseille v 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) |
Ajax v 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
Shakhtar Donetsk v 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) |
Marseille v 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
- ^ Ziani was born in Sèvres, France, but also qualifies to represent Algeria internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Algeria in 2003.
- ^ Mears was born in Stockport, England, but also believed he was eligible to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2009. It was later discovered that Mears' father was from Sierra Leone and was thus ineligible to represent Jamaica.
- ^ Samassa was born in Montfermeil, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Mali internationally through his parents, declared for Mali internationally during the season, and would make his international debut for Mali in 2009.
- ^ Cana was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo).
- ^ Mandanda was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent France internationally and made his international debut for France in May 2008.
- ^ Ayew was born in Seclin, France, but also qualifies to represent Ghana internationally through his father and made his international debut for Ghana in August 2007.
- ^ Arrache was born in Marseille, France, but also qualifies to represent Algeria internationally through his parents, and made his international debut for Algeria in April 2004.
References
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- ^ "OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS 0 - 0 ( 0 - 0 ) OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE". LFP.fr. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 0 - 3 ( 0 - 2 ) AS NANCY LORRAINE". LFP.fr. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "AS MONACO FC 0 - 1 ( 0 - 0 ) OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE". LFP.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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