1990–91 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille 1990–91 football season

Olympique de Marseille
1990–91 season
President	Bernard Tapie
Manager	Gérard Gili (until 1 September 1990) Franz Beckenbauer (1 September 1990–31 December 1990) Raymond Goethals (from January 1991)
Stadium	Stade Vélodrome
French Division 1	1st
Coupe de France	Runners-up
European Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jean-Pierre Papin (23) All: Jean-Pierre Papin (36)
Average home league attendance	31,025
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 season saw Olympique de Marseille compete in the French Division 1 as reigning champions as well as the 1990–91 Coupe de France and the 1990–91 European Cup.

Season summary

Two-time league winning manager Gérard Gili began the season in charge but was sacked in September and replaced by Bayern Munich legend and World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer himself would be replaced mid-way through the season after a run of mixed results by Belgian manager Raymond Goethals, joining from Division 1 rivals Bordeaux.

Marseille would win their third straight league title and reached the final of both the Coupe de France and European Cup, making their first ever appearance in the final of the latter competition. Marseille lost both finals, to AS Monaco in the domestic cup, and in penalties to Red Star Belgrade in the European Cup.

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	21 July 1990	22 May 1991	Matchday 1	Winners	38	22	11	5	67	28	+39	057.89
Coupe de France	9 March 1991	8 June 1991	Round of 64	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	15	4	+11	083.33
European Cup	19 September 1990	29 May 1991	First round	Runners-up	9	5	3	1	22	8	+14	055.56
Total					53	32	14	7	104	40	+64	060.38

Source: FBREF

Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 1990–91 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marseille (C)	38	22	11	5	67	28	+39	55	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Monaco	38	20	11	7	51	30	+21	51	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Auxerre	38	19	10	9	63	36	+27	48	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Cannes	38	12	17	9	32	28	+4	41
5	Lyon	38	15	11	12	39	44	−5	41

Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions
Notes:

Monaco qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1990–91 Coupe de France.

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
38	22	11	5	67	28	+39	77	16	2	1	49	11	+38	6	9	4	18	17	+1

Source:

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	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
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W
Position	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Coupe de France

Main article: 1990–91 Coupe de France FC Nantes v Marseille

May 1991 Quarter-final	FC Nantes	1–2	Marseille	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
	Le Guen 77'	(Report)	Papin 81' Boli 104'	Referee: Claude Bouillet

Marseille v Rodez AF

2 June 1991 Semi-final	Marseille	4–1	Rodez AF	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
	Papin 19' 22' 32' Vercruysse 58'	(Report)	Pradier 79'	Referee: Marcel Lainé

AS Monaco v Marseille

8 June 1991 Final	AS Monaco	1–0	Marseille	Parc des Princes, Paris
	Passi 90'	Report		Attendance: 44,123 Referee: Joël Quiniou

European Cup

Main article: 1990–91 European Cup

First round

Marseille

Dinamo Tirana

19 September 1990 First leg	Marseille	5–1	Dinamo Tirana	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:30 CEST	Papin 44' (pen.), 63', 75' Cantona 70' Vercruysse 90'	Report	Tahiri 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 22,328 Referee: Frans Houben (Netherlands)

Dinamo Tirana

Marseille

3 October 1990 Second leg	Dinamo Tirana	0–0 (1–5 agg.)	Marseille	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
15:30 CEST		Report		Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Second round

Lech Poznań

Marseille

25 October 1990 First leg	Lech Poznań	3–2	Marseille	Stadion Miejski w Poznaniu, Poznań
20:45 CEST	Łukasik 31' Pachelski 41' Juskowiak 58'	Report	Fournier 8' Waddle 64'	Attendance: 12,661 Referee: Thorbjørn Aas (Norway)

Marseille

Lech Poznań

7 November 1990 Second leg	Marseille	6–1 (8–4 agg.)	Lech Poznań	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
21:00 CET	Papin 19' Vercruysse 34', 45', 84' Tigana 89' Boli 90'	Report	Jakołcewicz 59' (pen.)	Attendance: 29,588 Referee: Joseph Worrall (England)

Quarter-final

Milan

Marseille

6 March 1991 First leg	Milan	1–1	Marseille	San Siro, Milan
20:30 CET	Gullit 14'	Report	Papin 27'	Attendance: 81,051 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Marseille

Milan

20 March 1991 Second leg	Marseille	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Milan	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:30 CET	Waddle 75'	Report		Attendance: 37,603 Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Semi-final

Spartak Moscow

Marseille

10 April 1991 First leg	Spartak Moscow	1–3	Marseille	Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
17:00 CEST	Shalimov 58'	Report	Pelé 27' Papin 31' Vercruysse 88'	Attendance: 85,500 Referee: Peter Mikkelen (Denmark)

Marseille

Spartak Moscow

24 April 1991 Second leg	Marseille	2–1 (5–2 agg.)	Spartak Moscow	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:45 CEST	Pelé 34' Boli 48'	Report	Mostovoi 58' (pen.)	Attendance: 37,466 Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

Final

Red Star Belgrade

Marseille

29 May 1991 Final	Red Star Belgrade	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Marseille	Stadio San Nicola, Bari
20:15 CEST		Report		Attendance: 51,587 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
	Penalties
	Prosinečki Binić Belodedici Mihajlović Pančev		Amoros Casoni Papin Mozer

Notes

The match was interrupted in injury time due to poor visibility after two of the four floodlights in the stadium failed. Marseille led 1–0 on the night and 1-2 on aggregate at the moment. When power was restored after 15 minutes, Milan director Adriano Galliani decided not to let his team go back on the pitch at which point the contest was abandoned permanently. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Marseille and banned Milan for a year from European competition including suspending Galliani from all official club functions for two years.

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1990–91 in French football

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Domestic leagues	Division 1 Division 2
Domestic cups	Coupe de France (Final)
European	European Cup Men Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

Club seasons
Division 1	Auxerre Bordeaux Brest Caen Cannes Lille Lyon Marseille Metz Monaco Montpellier Nancy Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Saint-Étienne Sochaux Toulon Toulouse

Categories:

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	22	11	5	67	28	+39	77	16	2	1	49	11	+38	6	9	4	18	17	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	22	11	5	67	28	+39	77	16	2	1	49	11	+38	6	9	4	18	17	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	22	11	5	67	28	+39	77	16	2	1	49	11	+38	6	9	4	18	17	+1