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Marseille
File:OMLogo.gif
Full nameOlympique de Marseille
Nickname(s)l'OM, l'Oheme
Founded1899
GroundStade Vélodrome,
Marseille
Capacity60,031
ChairmanPape Diouf
ManagerSweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
LeagueLigue 1
2005-2006Ligue 1, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, Marseille is one of the largest and most successful clubs in France. It is the best-supported club in the country, and the only French team to have won the Champions League. However, having suffered from scandalous financial irregularities in 1994 and the resulting relegation, the club has not won a major trophy in over a decade.

Nicknamed l'OM - sometimes spelled phoenetically as l'Oheme - fans of the club can often be heard chanting "Allez l'OM, allez!" ("Go Marseille, go!").

The club's motto is Droit Au But, French for "Straight to the Goal".

Marseille is also well known for its fierce rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain.

History

Marseille was founded in 1899. The highlight of the club's history is winning the Champions League in new format in 1993. That triumph was the first time that a France-based club has won, and it made Didier Deschamps and Fabien Barthez the youngest captain and goalkeeper, respectively, to capture the title.

This, however, was followed by a decade of decline. In 1994, due to financial irregularities and a match fixing scandal involving then president Bernard Tapie, they suffered forced relegation to the second division.

Upon returning to the top flight in 1996 with backing by Adidas's owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus, l'OM reached the UEFA Cup Final in 1999; the closest Marseille to get another trophy was when they reached the UEFA Cup Final in 2004, impressively beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Inter Milan, Liverpool and Newcastle United along the way. But they were beaten in the final by newly-crowned Spanish champions Valencia and once again fans were forced to continue waiting for the next cup to come along.

Recently, Marseille succeeded in winning the 2005 Intertoto Cup, beating the likes of SS Lazio and Deportivo La Coruna in doing so, and earning another shot at the UEFA Cup.

Stadium

The team regularly fills their imposing home of the Stade Vélodrome, which seats 60,000. Marseille's vast support continues to show unwavering and impressive loyalty to the club, despite having several average seasons since their return to the top flight. The fans continue to hope that Marseille will regain its former glory.

Honours

Marseille has won 8 French championships (record is owned by Saint-Etienne, 10 times champions) and a record 10 French Cups. Marseille's latest title arrived in 1993, which had since been stripped off following a match fixing scandal involving then president Bernard Tapie. The club also won the Champions League in the same year, defeating A.C. Milan in the final.

Players

Current Squad

As of August 4, 2006 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 France FRA Cédric Carrasso
2 DF Argentina ARG Renato Civelli
3 DF Nigeria NGA Taye Ismaila Taiwo
4 DF Brazil BRA Leo De Matos Cruz
5 DF France FRA Alain Cantareil
6 DF France FRA Garry Bocaly
7 MF France FRA Franck Ribéry
8 MF Nigeria NGA Wilson Oruma
9 FW France FRA Djibril Cissé
10 FW France FRA Mickaël Pagis
11 FW Senegal SEN Mamadou Niang
13 FW France FRA Toifilou Maoulida
15 DF France FRA Ronald Zubar
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK France FRA Sébastien Hamel
17 MF Cameroon CMR Modeste M'Bami
19 MF Albania ALB Lorik Cana
20 DF France FRA Hassoun Camara
21 DF Slovenia SVN Boštjan Cesar
22 MF France FRA Samir Nasri
23 DF Senegal SEN Habib Beye
25 MF Senegal SEN Mame N'Diaye
26 FW France FRA Habib Bamogo
27 DF Cameroon CMR Salomon Olembé
28 MF France FRA Mathieu Valbuena
30 GK Algeria ALG Mehdi Sennaoui

In

2 DF Argentina ARG Renato Civelli (from Banfield)
9 FW France FRA Djibril Cissé (on loan from Liverpool)
15 DF France FRA Ronald Zubar (from Caen)
16 GK France FRA Sébastien Hamel (free agent, from Auxerre)
17 MF Cameroon CMR Modeste M'Bami (from PSG)
20 DF France FRA Hassoun Camara (from Noisy-le-Sec)
28 MF France FRA Mathieu Valbuena (from Libourne-Saint-Seurin)
30 GK France FRA Mehdi Sennaoui (from Strasbourg)


Out

2 DF Brazil BRA André Luís (end of loan from Benfica)
4 DF Brazil BRA Demetrius Ferreira (to ES Troyes AC)
5 DF France FRA Frédéric Déhu (to Levante)
6 MF Portugal POR José Delfim (free agent, to Young Boys)
12 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Méïté (to Bolton)
13 FW Argentina ARG Christian Giménez (on loan to Hertha BSC)
16 GK France FRA Fabien Barthez (to Nantes)
18 DF France FRA Jérôme Bonnissel (free agent)
24 FW France FRA Péguy Luyindula (on loan to Levante)
29 FW France FRA Karim Dahou (to Nîmes)
30 GK France FRA Yannick Quesnel (end of loan from Estoril sold to AS Monaco)
31 FW France FRA Fabrice Begeorgi (on loan to Libourne-Saint-Seurin)
32 MF France FRA Thomas Deruda (on loan to Libourne-Saint-Seurin)
38 FW Senegal SEN Rahmane Barry (on loan to Lorient)
39 DF Senegal SEN Leyti N’Diaye (on loan to Strasbourg)
29 FW Spain ESP Sergio Contreras Pardo "Koke" (to Aris)

Notable past players

France

Argentina

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Croatia

Egypt

England

Germany

Ghana

Ireland

Italy

Ivory Coast

Liberia

Mali

Morocco

Portugal

Russia

Sweden

Uruguay

Yugoslavia

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