Marseille

2003–04 season
Chairman	Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	Alain Perrin José Anigo
Ligue 1	7th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Didier Drogba (19) All: Didier Drogba (32)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

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   CRO Vedran Runje 3 DF   FRA Manuel dos Santos 4 MF   FRA Mathieu Flamini 5 DF   FRA Philippe Christanval 6 MF   ALG Brahim Hemdani 7 MF   SEN Sylvain N'Diaye 8 MF   FRA Sébastien Pérez 9 FW   EGY Mido 10 FW   ESP Koke 11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba 12 DF   CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 14 MF   CZE Štěpán Vachoušek 15 MF   FRA Pascal Johansen 16 GK   FRA Fabien Barthez (on loan from Manchester United) 18 MF   FRA Camel Meriem (on loan from Bordeaux) 19 MF   CZE Rudi Skácel

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW   FRA Steve Marlet (on loan from Fulham) 21 DF   FRA Johnny Ecker 23 DF   SEN Habib Beye 24 FW   FRA Karim Dahou 25 DF   BRA Demetrius Ferreira (on loan from Bastia) 26 MF   FRA Laurent Batlles 27 DF   FRA Camille Borios 28 DF   FRA David Sommeil (on loan from Manchester City) 29 DF   SUI Fabio Celestini 30 GK   FRA Jérémy Gavanon 32 MF   FRA Laurent Merlin 36 FW   SEN Rahmane Barry — GK   FRA Cédric Carasso — MF   POR Delfim — FW   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   BEL Daniel Van Buyten (on loan to Manchester City) 7 MF   POL Piotr Świerczewski (to Lech Poznań) 10 FW   BRA Fernandão (on loan to Toulouse) 13 FW   SEN Lamine Sakho (on loan to Leeds United)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko (to Osasuna) 20 MF   CMR Salomon Olembe (on loan to Leeds United) 22 FW   RUS Dmitri Sytchev (to Lokomotiv Moscow) 25 DF   FRA Fabien Laurenti (on loan to Ajaccio)

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Guingamp v Marseille

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

Marseille v Auxerre

2	Marseille	1–0	Auxerre	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Mido 58'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Lens v Marseille

3	Lens	2–1	Marseille	Lens
	Diop 21' Thomert 90+1'		Drogba 11'

Marseille v Sochaux

4	Marseille	2–0	Sochaux	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 34' Hemdani 84' ( pen.)			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Ajaccio v Marseille

5	Ajaccio	0–1	Marseille
			Meriem 65'

Marseille v Le Mans

6	Marseille	5–0	Le Mans	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 14' Marlet 24' Mido 55', 86' Sychev 68'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Nantes v Marseille

7	Nantes	1–0	Marseille	Nantes
	Vahirua 3'

Marseille v Nice

8	Marseille	2–1	Nice	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 59', 90+4' ( pen.)		Laslandes 35'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Marseille v Bastia

9	Marseille	3–1	Bastia	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 15' Marlet 19' Skácel 67'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Strasbourg v Marseille

10	Strasbourg	4–1	Marseille	Strasbourg
	Martins 21' Niang 37' Ljuboja 45+1' Ehret 90'		Marlet 33'

Marseille v Rennes

11	Marseille	2–0	Rennes	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Van Buyten 45' Drogba 76'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Bordeaux v Marseille

12	Bordeaux	1–0	Marseille	Bordeaux
	Darcheville 45'

Marseille v Lyon

13	Marseille	1–4	Lyon	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Van Buyten 20'		Élber 19' Luyindula 38', 58' Juninho 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Lille v Marseille

14	Lille	0–2	Marseille	Lille, Nord-Pas de Calais
			Drogba 22' Mido 47'	Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

15	Marseille	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
			Fiorèse 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Metz v Marseille

16	Metz	1–1	Marseille	Metz, Lorraine
	Rodriguez 47'		Drogba 77'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Marseille v AS Monaco

17	Marseille	1–2	AS Monaco	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Mido 44'		Squillaci 59' Giuly 67'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Marseille v Toulouse

18	Marseille	1–0	Toulouse	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 62'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Auxerre v Marseille

19	Auxerre	2–0	Marseille	Auxerre, Bourgogne
	Tainio 4' Kalou 16'			Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Marseille v Lens

20	Marseille	3–2	Lens	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 10', 48' Sychev 88'		Moreira 13' Thomert 62'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Sochaux v Marseille

21	Sochaux	2–1	Marseille	Montbéliard, Franche-Comté
	Mathieu 31' Frau 74' ( pen.)		Gnanhouan 6' ( o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Montpellier v Marseille

22	Montpellier	0–1	Marseille	Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon
			Drogba 64'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Marseille v Ajaccio

23	Marseille	2–1	Ajaccio	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Mido 11' Marlet 90+1'		Seck 73'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Marseille v Nantes

25	Marseille	1–1	Nantes	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 29'		Moldovan 41'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Bastia v Marseille

27	Bastia	4–1	Marseille	Bastia, Corsica
	Maurice 22' Diarra 27' Ben Saada 49' Ogbeche 65'		Drogba 79' ( pen.)	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari

Marseille v Strasbourg

28	Marseille	4–0	Strasbourg	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Drogba 22' ( pen.) Marlet 37' Ferreira 47', 90+3'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Rennes v Marseille

29	Rennes	4–3	Marseille	Rennes, Brittany
	Frei 35', 39', 60', 74'		Batlles 31' Drogba 45' Mido 72'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Marseille v Bordeaux

30	Marseille	1–1	Bordeaux	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Meriem 52'		Francia 9'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Lyon v Marseille

31	Lyon	1–2	Marseille	Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
	Luyindula 17'		Drogba 4' Meriem 84'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Marseille v Lille

32	Marseille	2–1	Lille	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Marlet 45+3' Batlles 81'		Bodmer 12'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

33	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Marseille	Paris, Île-de-France
	Pauleta 12', 62'		Batlles 90+1'	Stadium: Parc des Princes

Marseille v Metz

34	Marseille	0–1	Metz	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
			Meniri 26'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

AS Monaco v Marseille

35	AS Monaco	1–0	Marseille	Fontvieille, Monaco
	Giuly 90+3'			Stadium: Stade Louis II

Marseille v Montpellier

36	Marseille	1–1	Montpellier	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Marlet 30'		Mansaré 66'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Toulouse v Marseille

37	Toulouse	2–1	Marseille	Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
	Fernandão 44' ( pen.) Eduardo 85'		Dao 3' ( o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium Municipal

Marseille v Guingamp

38	Marseille	2–1	Guingamp	Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
	Marlet 13', 41'		Talhaoui 76'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Austria Wien v Marseille

13 August 2003 First leg	Austria Wien	0–1	Marseille	Vienna, Austria
20:30		Report	Sychev 4'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 28,300 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo ( Spain)

Marseille v Austria Wien

27 August 2003 Second leg	Marseille	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Austria Wien	Marseille, France
20:50		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 41,253 Referee: Anders Frisk ( Sweden)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Advance to knockout stage
2	Porto	6	3	2	1	9	8	+1	11
3	Marseille	6	1	1	4	9	11	−2	4	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Partizan	6	0	3	3	3	8	−5	3

Real Madrid v Marseille

16 September 2003 1	Real Madrid	4–2	Marseille	Madrid, Spain
20:45	Roberto Carlos 29' Ronaldo 34', 56' Figo 61' ( pen.)		Drogba 25' Van Buyten 83'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 60,433 Referee: Wolfgang Stark ( Germany)

Marseille v Partizan

1 October 2003 2	Marseille	3–0	Partizan	Marseille, France
20:45	Drogba 62', 68', 85'			Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,362 Referee: Domenico Messina ( Italy)

Marseille v Porto

22 October 2003 3	Marseille	2–3	Porto	Marseille, France
20:45	Drogba 24' Marlet 82'		Maniche 31' Derlei 36' Alenichev 80'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,209 Referee: Kyros Vassaras ( Greece)

Porto v Marseille

4 November 2003 4	Porto	1–0	Marseille	Porto, Portugal
20:45	Alenichev 80'			Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 33,215 Referee: Graham Poll ( England)

Marseille v Real Madrid

26 November 2003 5	Marseille	1–2	Real Madrid	Marseille, France
20:45	Mido 64'		Beckham 35' Ronaldo 73'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,745 Referee: Anders Frisk ( Sweden)

Partizan v Marseille

9 December 2003 6	Partizan	1–1	Marseille	Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
20:45	Delibašić 79'		Mido 61'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González ( Spain)

UEFA Cup

Third round

Marseille v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

26 February 2004 First leg	Marseille	1–0	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Marseille, France
19:00	Drogba 55' ( pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis ( Greece)

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Marseille

3 March 2004 Second leg	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Marseille	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
17:00		Report		Stadium: Meteor Stadium Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen ( Denmark)

Fourth round

Liverpool v Marseille

11 March 2004 First leg	Liverpool	1–1	Marseille	Liverpool, England
21:00	Baroš 55'	Report	Drogba 78'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,270 Referee: Yuri Baskakov ( Russia)

Marseille v Liverpool

25 March 2004 Second leg	Marseille	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	Liverpool	Marseille, France
21:00	Drogba 38' ( pen.) Méïté 65'	Report	Heskey 15'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibañez ( Spain)

Quarter-finals

Marseille v Internazionale

8 April 2004 First leg	Marseille	1–0	Internazionale	Marseille, France
21:00	Drogba 46'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista ( Portugal)

Internazionale v Marseille

15 April 2004 Second leg	Internazionale	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Marseille	Milan, Italy
20:45		Report	Meriem 74'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,044 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark)

Semi-finals

Newcastle United v Marseille

22 April 2004 First leg	Newcastle United	0–0	Marseille	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
20:45		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,004 Referee: Valentin Ivanov ( Russia)

Marseille v Newcastle United

6 May 2004 Second leg	Marseille	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Newcastle United	Marseille, France
21:00	Drogba 18', 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 58,897 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia)

Final

Valencia v Marseille

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

References

- RSSSF France 2003/04