2003–04 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille returned to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in four years, and in spite of going out in the group stage, the side made headlines in the UEFA Cup, knocking Liverpool, Internazionale and Newcastle United out on the way to the final, where the sending off of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and the converted penalty kick from Valencia's Vicente saw Valencia eventually edge the game.

Marseille
2003–04 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerAlain Perrin
José Anigo
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Didier Drogba (19)
All: Didier Drogba (32)

In the domestic campaign, Marseille endured a disappointing campaign, where manager Alain Perrin was replaced by José Anigo early on, following the inability to hang onto the top teams. The end result was seventh, missing out even on UEFA Cup qualification, in spite of having the French player of the season in Didier Drogba in the team. The Ivorian striker netted 19 league goals and was instrumental to OM's fortunes in Europe, and following the season he was sold to Chelsea.

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 Croatia CRO Vedran Runje
3 DF France FRA Manuel dos Santos
4 MF France FRA Mathieu Flamini
5 DF France FRA Philippe Christanval
6 MF Algeria ALG Brahim Hemdani
7 MF Senegal SEN Sylvain N'Diaye
8 MF France FRA Sébastien Pérez
9 FW Egypt EGY Mido
10 FW Spain ESP Koke
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Méïté
14 MF Czech Republic CZE Štěpán Vachoušek
15 MF France FRA Pascal Johansen
16 GK France FRA Fabien Barthez (on loan from Manchester United)
18 MF France FRA Camel Meriem (on loan from Bordeaux)
19 MF Czech Republic CZE Rudi Skácel
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW France FRA Steve Marlet (on loan from Fulham)
21 DF France FRA Johnny Ecker
23 DF Senegal SEN Habib Beye
24 FW France FRA Karim Dahou
25 DF Brazil BRA Demetrius Ferreira (on loan from Bastia)
26 MF France FRA Laurent Batlles
27 DF France FRA Camille Borios
28 DF France FRA David Sommeil (on loan from Manchester City)
29 DF Switzerland SUI Fabio Celestini
30 GK France FRA Jérémy Gavanon
32 MF France FRA Laurent Merlin
36 FW Senegal SEN Rahmane Barry
GK France FRA Cédric Carasso
MF Portugal POR Delfim
FW France FRA Nicolas Cicut

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
4 DF Belgium BEL Daniel Van Buyten (on loan to Manchester City)
7 MF Poland POL Piotr Świerczewski (to Lech Poznań)
10 FW Brazil BRA Fernandão (on loan to Toulouse)
13 FW Senegal SEN Lamine Sakho (on loan to Leeds United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko (to Osasuna)
20 MF Cameroon CMR Salomon Olembe (on loan to Leeds United)
22 FW Russia RUS Dmitri Sytchev (to Lokomotiv Moscow)
25 DF France FRA Fabien Laurenti (on loan to Ajaccio)

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Sochaux 38 18 9 11 54 42 +12 63 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Nantes 38 17 9 12 47 35 +12 60 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Marseille 38 17 6 15 51 45 +6 57
8 Lens 38 15 8 15 34 48 14 53
9 Rennes 38 14 10 14 56 44 +12 52
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 6 15 51 45  +6 57 12 3 4 34 18  +16 5 3 11 17 27  −10

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWWLWWLWLLWLDLWLWLWWDDDLWLDWWLLLDLW
Position42642122222333357766676666666666677777
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 Guingamp 0–1 Marseille Guingamp, Brittany
Bakayoko 90+1'

Qualifying

Group stage

Last 32

Last 16

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

19 May 2004 1 Valencia 2–0 Marseille Gothenburg, Sweden
20:45 Vicente 45' (pen.)
Mista 58'
Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina

References

    - RSSSF France 2003/04

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