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.

Olympique de Marseille
2003-04 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerAlain Perrin
José Anigo
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceLast 32
Coupe de la LigueLast 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupFinal
Top goalscorerDidier Drogba (19)

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

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
Main article: 2003–04 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.

Matches
1 Guingamp 0–1 Marseille Guingamp, Brittany
Bakayoko  90+1'
2 Marseille 1–0 Auxerre Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mido  58' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
3 Lens 2–1 Marseille Lens
Diop  21'
Thomert  90+1'		 Drogba  11'
4 Marseille 2–0 Sochaux Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  34'
Hemdani  84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
5 Ajaccio 0–1 Marseille
Meriem  65'
6 Marseille 5–0 Le Mans Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  14'
Marlet  24'
Mido  55', 86'
Sychev  68'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
7 Nantes 1–0 Marseille Nantes
Vahirua  3'
8 Marseille 2–1 Nice Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  59', 90+4' (pen.) Laslandes  35' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
9 Marseille 3–1 Bastia Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  15'
Marlet  19'
Skácel  67'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
10 Strasbourg 4–1 Marseille Strasbourg
Martins  21'
Niang  37'
Ljuboja  45+1'
Ehret  90'		 Marlet  33'
11 Marseille 2–0 Rennes Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Van Buyten  45'
Drogba  76'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
12 Bordeaux 1–0 Marseille Bordeaux
Darcheville  45'
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
14 Lille 0–2 Marseille Lille, Nord-Pas de Calais
Drogba  22'
Mido  47'		 Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
15 Marseille 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fiorèse  90' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
16 Metz 1–1 Marseille Metz, Lorraine
Rodriguez  47' Drogba  77' Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
17 Marseille 1–2 AS Monaco Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mido  44' Squillaci  59'
Giuly  67'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
18 Marseille 1–0 Toulouse Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  62' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
19 Auxerre 2–0 Marseille Auxerre, Bourgogne
Tainio  4'
Kalou  16'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
20 Marseille 3–2 Lens Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  10', 48'
Sychev  88'		 Moreira  13'
Thomert  62'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
21 Sochaux 2–1 Marseille Montbéliard, Franche-Comté
Mathieu  31'
Frau  74' (pen.)		 Gnanhouan  6' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
22 Montpellier 0–1 Marseille Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon
Drogba  64' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
23 Marseille 2–1 Ajaccio Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mido  11'
Marlet  90+1'		 Seck  73' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
24 Le Mans 0–0 Marseille Le Mans, Pays de la Loire
Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
25 Marseille 1–1 Nantes Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  29' Moldovan  41' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
26 Nice 0–0 Marseille Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Stadium: Stade du Ray
27 Bastia 4–1 Marseille Bastia, Corsica
Maurice  22'
Diarra  27'
Ben Saada  49'
Ogbeche  65'		 Drogba  79' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
28 Marseille 4–0 Strasbourg Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drogba  22' (pen.)
Marlet  37'
Ferreira  47', 90+3'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
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
30 Marseille 1–1 Bordeaux Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Meriem  52' Francia  9' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
31 Lyon 1–2 Marseille Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
Luyindula  17' Drogba  4'
Meriem  84'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
32 Marseille 2–1 Lille Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Marlet  45+3'
Batlles  81'		 Bodmer  12' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
33 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris, Île-de-France
Pauleta  12', 62' Batlles  90+1' Stadium: Parc des Princes
34 Marseille 0–1 Metz Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Meniri  26' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
35 AS Monaco 1–0 Marseille Fontvieille, Monaco
Giuly  90+3' Stadium: Stade Louis II
36 Marseille 1–1 Montpellier Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Marlet  30' Mansaré  66' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
37 Toulouse 2–1 Marseille Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
Fernandão  44' (pen.)
Eduardo  85'		 Dao  3' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium Municipal
38 Marseille 2–1 Guingamp Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Marlet  13', 41' Talhaoui  76' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Qualifying
1 Austria Wien 0–1 Marseille Vienna, Austria
Sychev  4'
2 Marseille 0–0 Austria Wien Marseille, France
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Group stage
1 Real Madrid 4–2 Marseille Madrid, Spain
Roberto Carlos  29'
Ronaldo  34', 56'
Figo  61' (pen.)		 Drogba  25'
Van Buyten  83'
2 Marseille 3–0 Partizan Marseille, France
Drogba  62', 68', 85' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
3 Marseille 2–3 Porto Marseille, France
Drogba  24'
Marlet  82'		 Maniche  31'
Derlei  36'
Alenichev  80'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
4 Porto 1–0 Marseille Porto, Portugal
Alenichev  80'
5 Marseille 1–2 Real Madrid Marseille, France
Mido  64' Beckham  35'
Ronaldo  73'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
6 Partizan 1–1 Marseille Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Delibašić  79' Mido  61'

Last 32
1 Marseille 1–0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Marseille, France
Drogba  55' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 Marseille Ukraine

Last 16
1 Liverpool 1–1 Marseille Liverpool, England
Baroš  55' Drogba  78' Stadium: Anfield
2 Marseille 2–1 Liverpool Marseille, France
Drogba  38' (pen.)
Méïté  65'		 Heskey  15' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Quarter-final
1 Marseille 1–0 Inter Marseille, France
Drogba  46' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
2 Inter 0–1 Marseille Milan, Italy
Meriem  74' Stadium: San Siro

Semi-final
1 Newcastle United 0–0 Marseille Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Stadium: St James' Park
2 Marseille 2–0 Newcastle United Marseille, France
Drogba  18', 82' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

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

References

    - RSSSF France 2003/04

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