1997–98 Olympique de Marseille season

Marseille

1997–98 season
Chairman	Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	Rolland Courbis
Division 1	4th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Laurent Blanc (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 1997–98 season was the 92nd season in the history of Olympique de Marseille and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Marseille participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Players

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.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GER	Andreas Köpke
—	DF	FRA	Patrick Colleter
—	DF	RSA	Pierre Issa
—	DF	FRA	Laurent Blanc
—	MF	FRA	Eric Roy
—	MF	FRA	Frédéric Brando
—	FW	ITA	Fabrizio Ravanelli
—	FW	GUI	Titi Camara

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GHA	Arthur Moses
—	DF	CIV	Cyril Domoraud
—	DF	FRA	William Gallas
—	DF	FRA	Hamada Jambay
—	DF	FRA	Jacques Abardonado
—	GK	FRA	François Lemasson
—	DF	FRA	Serge Blanc

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
—	DF	FRA	Martial Robin (on loan to Martigues)

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	2 August 1997	24 May 1998	Matchday 1	4th	34	16	9	9	47	27	+20	047.06
Coupe de France	17 January 1998	28 February 1998	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	066.67
Coupe de la Ligue	6 January 1998	17 February 1998	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Total					40	20	9	11	57	32	+25	050.00

Source: Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 1997–98 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Metz	34	20	8	6	48	28	+20	68	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	Monaco	34	18	5	11	51	33	+18	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Marseille	34	16	9	9	47	27	+20	57
5	Bordeaux	34	15	11	8	49	41	+8	56
6	Lyon	34	16	5	13	39	37	+2	53

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	16	9	9	47	27	+20	57	11	4	2	25	6	+19	5	5	7	22	21	+1

Source: Division 1

Results by round

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
Ground	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	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	D
Position	2	3	3	5	6	4	7	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

Source: Division 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Marseille v Le Havre

2 August 1997 1	Marseille	3–1	Le Havre	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Marseille v Nantes

8 August 1997 2	Marseille	1–0	Nantes	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Montpellier v Marseille

16 August 1997 3	Montpellier	0–0	Marseille	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Marseille v Lens

22 August 1997 4	Marseille	2–3	Lens	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Guingamp v Marseille

29 August 1997 5	Guingamp	1–1	Marseille	Guingamp
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Municipal de Roudourou

Marseille v Lyon

4 September 1997 6	Marseille	1–0	Lyon	Marseille
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Monaco v Marseille

12 September 1997 7	Monaco	2–0	Marseille	Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Louis II

Marseille v Châteauroux

20 September 1997 8	Marseille	2–0	Châteauroux	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Bordeaux v Marseille

25 September 1997 9	Bordeaux	2–0	Marseille	Bordeaux
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parc Lescure Attendance: 27,075

Marseille v Toulouse

4 October 1997 10	Marseille	2–0	Toulouse	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Rennes v Marseille

8 October 1997 11	Rennes	0–2	Marseille	Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Marseille v Metz

16 October 1997 12	Marseille	2–0	Metz	Marseille
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Bastia v Marseille

25 October 1997 13	Bastia	1–1	Marseille	Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari

Marseille v Cannes

31 October 1997 14	Marseille	2–0	Cannes	Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

9 November 1997 15	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	Marseille	Paris
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parc des Princes

Marseille v Auxerre

15 November 1997 16	Marseille	4–0	Auxerre	Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Strasbourg v Marseille

20 November 1997 17	Strasbourg	2–0	Marseille	Strasbourg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parc des Princes

Nantes v Marseille

29 November 1997 18	Nantes	1–0	Marseille	Nantes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 32,103

Marseille v Montpellier

7 December 1997 19	Marseille	0–0	Montpellier	Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 31,368

Lens v Marseille

13 December 1997 20	Lens	0–1	Marseille	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 40,121

Lyon v Marseille

10 January 1998 22	Lyon	2–1	Marseille	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 29,416

Marseille v Guingamp

14 January 1998 21	Marseille	3–0	Guingamp	Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 24,159

Marseille v Monaco

20 January 1998 23	Marseille	1–1	Monaco	Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 34,424

Châteauroux v Marseille

24 January 1998 24	Châteauroux	0–3	Marseille	Châteauroux
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Attendance: 16,528

Marseille v Bordeaux

4 February 1998 25	Marseille	1–0	Bordeaux	Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 32,632

Toulouse v Marseille

13 February 1998 26	Toulouse	0–4	Marseille	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Toulouse Attendance: 36,982

Marseille v Rennes

21 February 1998 27	Marseille	0–1	Rennes	Marseille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 26,425

Metz v Marseille

6 March 1998 28	Metz	3–2	Marseille	Metz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 18,644

Marseille v Bastia

15 March 1998 29	Marseille	1–0	Bastia	Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 32,853

Cannes v Marseille

29 March 1998 30	Cannes	3–3	Marseille	Cannes
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Pierre De Coubertin Attendance: 11,381

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

8 April 1998 31	Marseille	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,604 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Auxerre v Marseille

18 April 1998 32	Auxerre	2–1	Marseille	Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 20,258 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille v Strasbourg

25 April 1998 33	Marseille	0–0	Strasbourg	Marseille
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 35,931 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Le Havre v Marseille

9 May 1998 34	Le Havre	1–1	Marseille	Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 15,955 Referee: Gilles Chéron

Coupe de France

Main article: 1997–98 Coupe de France

FC Sète v Marseille

17 January 1998 Round of 64	FC Sète	0–3	Marseille	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

US Boulogne v Marseille

7 February 1998 Round of 32	US Boulogne	0–1	Marseille	Boulogne-sur-mer
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Libération Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Dominique Fraise

Monaco v Marseille

28 February 1998 Round of 16	Monaco	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Marseille	Monaco
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ikpeba 101', 119'			Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue

Marseille v Châteauroux

6 January 1998 Round of 32	Marseille	1–0	Châteauroux	Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Marseille v Nancy

31 January 1998 Round of 16	Marseille	3–0	Nancy	Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Marseille v Auxerre

17 February 1998 Quarter-finals	Marseille	2–3	Auxerre	Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome