2001–02 Olympique de Marseille season

Marseille
2001–02 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerTomislav Ivić
Zoran Vujović
Albert Emon
Division 19th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLamine Sakho (6)

Olympique de Marseille at least managed to become a midfield team in the 2001-02 French league season. Despite the mid-table mediocrity, l'OM still attracted more than 50.000 spectators on average, helping the clubs' mired economy getting out of the crisis.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CRO Vedran Runje
2 DF  NGA Joseph Yobo
5 DF  ARG Eduardo Tuzzio
3 DF  FRA Manuel dos Santos
4 DF  BEL Daniel Van Buyten
6 MF  ALG Brahim Hemdani
7 MF  POL Piotr Świerczewski
8 MF  FRA Ibrahim Ba (on loan from Milan)
9 FW  BRA Fernandão
10 FW  CIV Ibrahima Bakayoko
11 DF  ITA Stefano Torrisi (on loan from Parma)
12 DF  CIV Abdoulaye Méïté
13 DF  POR Dimas (on loan from Sporting CP)
14 FW  FRA Karim Dahou
15 DF  FRA Franck Jurietti (on loan from Monaco)
16 GK  FRA Damien Grégorini
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  POR Delfim
18 DF  FRA Franck Leboeuf (captain)
19 MF  ALG Djamel Belmadi
20 MF  CMR Salomon Olembé
21 FW  SEN Lamine Sakho
22 FW  FRA Pascal Nouma
23 FW  FRA Guillaume Deschamps
24 MF  ESP Alberto Rivera (on loan from Real Madrid)
25 DF  FRA Fabien Laurenti
27 MF  FRA Wilfried Dalmat (on loan from Nantes)
28 MF  BRA André Luiz (on loan from Corinthians)
29 FW  ESP Alfonso (on loan from Barcelona)
30 GK  SUI Claudio Gentile
32 FW  FRA Cyril Chapuis
DF  FRA Camille Borios

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  FRA Fabrice Fernandes (to Southampton)
21 DF  FRA Zoumana Camara (to Lens)
22 FW  BRA Dill (to São Paulo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  FRA Jérôme Leroy (to Paris Saint-Germain)
24 FW  BEL Jurgen Cavens (return from loan to Standard Liège)

Competitions

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Troyes 34 13 8 13 40 35 +5 47 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Sochaux 34 12 10 12 41 40 +1 46
9 Marseille 34 11 11 12 34 39 −5 44
10 Nantes 34 12 7 15 35 41 −6 43
11 Bastia 34 12 5 17 38 44 −6 41
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 11 11 12 34 39  −5 44 10 5 2 25 13  +12 1 6 10 9 26  −17

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLLDDWLWDLWDWDWDLLDLWLWWLWLDLWDW
Position7111516161617161714141513149101099101111111211810101112111099
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

28 July 2001 1 Montpellier 1–1 Marseille Montpellier
20:00 Maoulida 76' (pen.) Bakayoko 28' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 29,638
Referee: Alain Hamer
3 August 2001 2 Marseille 0–0 Bordeaux Marseille
20:45 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,803
Referee: Stéphane Bré
11 August 2001 3 Lens 2–0 Marseille Lens
20:00 Sakho 60', 65' Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 40,327
Referee: Pascal Garibian
18 August 2001 4 Marseille 0–1 Troyes Marseille
20:00 Gousse 58' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,719
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
25 August 2001 5 Bastia 1–0 Marseille Furiani
20:00 Beneforti 35' Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 11,333
Referee: Damien Ledentu
8 September 2001 6 Marseille 0–0 Lyon Marseille
17:15 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,529
Referee: Alain Sars
16 September 2001 7 Sedan 1–1 Marseille Sedan
20:45 Peyrelade 20' Van Buyten 16' Stadium: Stade Louis-Dugauguez
Attendance: 20,150
Referee: Bertrand Layec
22 September 2001 8 Marseille 2–0 Nantes Marseille
20:00 Bakayoko 86', 90+1' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,752
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
29 September 2001 9 Guingamp 1–0 Marseille Guingamp
17:15 Fiorèse 10' Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 12,774
Referee: Philippe Kalt
13 October 2001 10 Metz 0–2 Marseille Metz
17:15 Nouma 10'
Fernandão 82'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,609
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
20 October 2001 11 Marseille 0–0 Lille Marseille
20:00 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,476
Referee: Bruno Derrien
26 October 2001 12 Auxerre 2–0 Marseille Auxerre
20:45 Fadiga 4'
Cissé 32'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 20,502
Referee: Stéphane Bré
3 November 2001 13 Marseille 2–1 Rennes Marseille
20:00 Fernandão 13'
Leboeuf 85' (pen.)
Monterrubio 87' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,668
Referee: Damien Ledentu
16 November 2001 14 Monaco 1–1 Marseille Monaco
20:45 Nonda 54' (pen.) Bakayoko 70' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Éric Poulat
24 November 2001 15 Marseille 4–2 Sochaux Marseille
17:15 André Luiz 26'
Bakayoko 34', 53'
Świerczewski 81'
Meriem 18'
Pagis 48'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,425
Referee: Pascal Viléo
29 November 2001 16 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Marseille Paris
20:45 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 42,178
Referee: Bertrand Layec
8 December 2001 17 Marseille 3–2 Lorient Marseille
20:00 Cavens 25'
Leroy 74'
André Luiz 85'
Świerczewski 33' (o.g.)
Feindouno 54'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,703
Referee: Pascal Garibian
18 December 2001 18 Bordeaux 0–0 Marseille Bordeaux
20:45 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,389
Referee: Alain Sars
21 December 2001 19 Marseille 1–2 Lens Marseille
20:45 Leboeuf 17' (pen.) Diouf 40'
Coulibaly 82'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,392
Referee: Stéphane Bré
12 January 2002 21 Marseille 2–2 Bastia Marseille
20:00 Alfonso 6'
Rivera 34'
Dieuze 54'
Essien 69'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,129
Referee: Philippe Kalt
23 January 2002 22 Lyon 4–0 Marseille Lyon
20:30 Anderson 25' (pen.), 35'
Jurietti 30' (o.g.)
Govou 32'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,376
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
30 January 2002 23 Marseille 2–1 Sedan Marseille
20:30 Alfonso 4', 67' Poueys 79' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,129
Referee: Améziane Khendek
26 January 2002 20 Troyes 1–0 Marseille Troyes
17:15 Gousse 47' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 15,715
Referee: Franck Glochon
3 February 2002 24 Nantes 3–1 Marseille Nantes
20:45 Berson 36', 45'
Torrisi 39' (o.g.)
Dalmat 23' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,453
Referee: Damien Ledentu
6 February 2002 25 Marseille 2–1 Guingamp Marseille
20:30 Sakho 21'
Rivera 71' (pen.)
Saci 26' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,630
Referee: Dominique Fraise
16 February 2002 26 Marseille 1–0 Metz Marseille
20:00 Sakho 45+4' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,154
Referee: Thierry Auriac
24 February 2002 27 Lille 2–0 Marseille Lille
20:45 Cheyrou 35' (pen.)
Bakari 90+3'
Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
Attendance: 19,547
Referee: Bertrand Layec
16 March 2002 29 Rennes 2–1 Marseille Rennes
17:15 Arribagé 59'
Piquionne 73'
Bakayoko 83' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 22,656
Referee: Alain Sars
24 March 2002 30 Marseille 1–1 Monaco Marseille
20:45 Alfonso 90+1' Nonda 73' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,964
Referee: Stéphane Bré
1 April 2002 28 Marseille 3–0 Auxerre Marseille
19:00 Leboeuf 7'
Sakho 73'
Bakayoko 85'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,544
Referee: Pascal Garibian
6 April 2002 31 Sochaux 3–0 Marseille Montbéliard
20:00 Saveljić 19'
Frau 35' (pen.), 63'
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal
Attendance: 19,907
Referee: Améziane Khendek
12 April 2002 32 Marseille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:45 Van Buyten 65' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,797
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
27 April 2002 33 Lorient 2–2 Marseille Lorient
20:00 Darcheville 76' (pen.)
Esceth-N'Zi 90'
Fernandão 33'
Sakho 87'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,996
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
4 May 2002 34 Marseille 1–0 Montpellier Marseille
20:00 Sakho 51' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 47,813
Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Topscorers

Coupe de France

15 December 2001 Round of 64 Marseille 2–0 Saint-Leu Marseille
17:00 André Luiz 31'
Leboeuf 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Michel Bonnichon
19 January 2002 Round of 32 Lens 0–1 Marseille Lens
17:00 Rivera 62' Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 28,630
Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue

2 December 2001 Second round Marseille 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Montpellier Marseille
20:45 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
Penalties
Świerczewski
Belmadi
Bakayoko
Cavens
Leroy
Barbosa
Carotti
Džodić
Fugier
9 January 2002 Round of 16 Monaco 2–1 Marseille Monaco
20:45 Nonda 45' (pen.)
Bierhoff 88'
André Luiz 76' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bruno Derrien

Sources