2006–07 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille had a solid season, but did not manage to win the elusive trophy they had chased for 14 years, with the biggest disappointment being losing on penalty shootout against Sochaux in the Coupe de France final. The 2nd-place finish of Ligue 1 was the best for eight years, but the side were never in title contention, being 18 points adrift of Lyon.

Marseille
2006–07 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerAlbert Emon
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceRunners-up
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
UEFA CupFirst round
Intertoto CupProgress
Top goalscorerLeague: Mamadou Niang
(12 goals)

All: Mamadou Niang
(17 goals)

Squad

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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 Cédric Carrasso
2 DF   ARG Renato Civelli
3 DF   NGA Taye Taiwo
4 DF   FRA Julien Rodríguez
5 DF   FRA Alain Cantareil
6 DF   FRA Garry Bocaly
7 MF   FRA Franck Ribéry
8 MF   NGA Wilson Oruma
9 FW   FRA Djibril Cissé (on loan from Liverpool)
10 FW   FRA Mickaël Pagis
11 FW   SEN Mamadou Niang
13 FW   FRA Toifilou Maoulida
14 FW   ALG Salim Arrache
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   FRA Ronald Zubar
16 GK   FRA Sébastien Hamel
17 MF   CMR Modeste M'bami
19 MF   ALB Lorik Cana (captain)
20 DF   FRA Hassoun Camara
22 MF   FRA Samir Nasri
23 DF   SEN Habib Beye
25 DF   SEN Mame N'Diaye
26 DF   SVN Boštjan Cesar
27 DF   CMR Salomon Olembe
28 MF   FRA Mathieu Valbuena
30 GK   ALG Mehdi Sennaoui

Competitions

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Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 24 9 5 64 27 +37 81 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 19 7 12 53 38 +15 64
3 Toulouse 38 17 7 14 44 43 +1 58 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 14 15 9 38 30 +8 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Lens 38 15 12 11 47 41 +6 57 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 7 12 53 38  +15 64 14 2 3 35 16  +19 5 5 9 18 22  −4

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWWWWWLWDLLLLWDLWLWWWLDLDLLDWLWDWWWWWW
Position115111222222686786763244458888855544222
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2006 1 Sedan 0–0 Marseille Sedan
18:00 Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Attendance: 22,799
Referee: Olivier Thual
13 August 2006 2 Marseille 2–0 Rennes Marseille
21:00 Pagis   38'
Maoulida   85'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,711
Referee: Thierry Auriac
19 August 2006 3 Auxerre 0–3 Marseille Auxerre
17:15 Ribéry   45'
Maoulida   49'
Pagis   70'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 19,415
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
27 August 2006 4 Marseille 2–0 Le Mans Marseille
18:00 Bamogo   69'
Niang   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 52,672
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
10 September 2006 5 Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 Marseille Paris
21:00 Pauleta   22' (pen.) Niang   7' (pen.)
Nasri   67'
Pagis   88'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,431
Referee: Stéphane Bré
17 September 2006 6 Marseille 2–1 Bordeaux Marseille
21:00 Pagis   49'
Taiwo   53'
Chamakh   63' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
24 September 2006 7 Nantes 2–1 Marseille Nantes
21:00 Payet   38'
Norbert   49'
Niang   78' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,068
Referee: Tony Chapron
1 October 2006 8 Marseille 3–0 Toulouse Marseille
18:00 Taiwo   44'
Bamogo   45+2'
Cana   47'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,833
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
15 October 2006 9 Lens 1–1 Marseille Lens
21:00 Dindane   79' (pen.) Niang   62' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 40,549
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
22 October 2006 10 Marseille 1–4 Lyon Marseille
21:00 Bamogo   70' Juninho   20', 78'
Benzema   48'
Källström   87'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,376
Referee: Bertrand Layec
29 October 2006 11 Nice 2–1 Marseille Nice
18:00 Rool   25'
Ederson   90' (pen.)
Pagis   62' Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 15,030
Referee: Éric Poulat
4 November 2006 12 Marseille 0–1 Lorient Marseille
20:00 Gignac   48' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 48,879
Referee: Alain Hamer
12 November 2006 13 Lille 1–0 Marseille Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 Bodmer   45+2' Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole
Attendance: 17,355
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
19 November 2006 14 Marseille 1–0 Valenciennes Marseille
21:00 Pagis   60' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 46,484
Referee: Damien Ledentu
25 November 2006 15 Troyes 1–1 Marseille Troyes
17:15 Lachuer   18' Maoulida   60' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 18,579
Referee: Philippe Malige
3 December 2006 16 Sochaux 1–0 Marseille Montbéliard
18:00 Afolabi   76' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 19,990
Referee: Philippe Kalt
9 December 2006 17 Marseille 2–1 Monaco Marseille
20:00 Pagis   37'
Niang   77'
Di Vaio   58' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 47,708
Referee: Tony Chapron
16 December 2006 18 Nancy 2–0 Marseille Tomblaine
17:10 Gavanon   43'
Kim   71'
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: Bertrand Layec
22 December 2006 19 Marseille 2–1 Saint-Étienne Marseille
21:00 Cissé   9'
Pagis   63'
Heinz   45+1' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,614
Referee: Olivier Thual
14 January 2007 20 Rennes 0–2 Marseille Rennes
21:00 Cissé   58'
Maoulida   90+2'
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 29,144
Referee: Éric Poulat
24 January 2007 21 Marseille 3–1 Auxerre Marseille
17:00 Ribéry   7', 38'
Taiwo   87'
Jeleń   16' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
28 January 2007 22 Le Mans 2–0 Marseille Le Mans
17:10 Fanchone   38'
Grafite   83' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
4 February 2007 23 Marseille 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:00 Cissé   68' Pauleta   74' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,592
Referee: Bertrand Layec
11 February 2007 24 Bordeaux 1–0 Marseille Bordeaux
21:00 Faubert   74' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,200
Referee: Tony Chapron
18 February 2007 25 Marseille 0–0 Nantes Marseille
21:00 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,507
Referee: Éric Poulat
24 February 2007 26 Toulouse 3–0 Marseille Toulouse
17:10 Elmander   39', 48'
Emana   63'
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 35,164
Referee: Alain Hamer
4 March 2007 27 Marseille 0–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 Dindane   58' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,718
Referee: Stéphane Bré
11 March 2007 28 Lyon 1–1 Marseille Lyon
21:00 Baroš   19' Niang   86' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,930
Referee: Philippe Kalt
17 March 2007 29 Marseille 3–0 Nice Marseille
20:00 Niang   6', 40'
Civelli   13'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,007
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
31 March 2007 30 Lorient 2–1 Marseille Lorient
17:10 Saïfi   60'
Le Pen   74'
Cissé   81' (pen.) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,572
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
8 April 2007 31 Marseille 4–1 Lille Marseille
21:00 Niang   9' (pen.), 90+1'
Civelli   38', 63'
Bastos   11' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,862
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
14 April 2007 32 Valenciennes 0–0 Marseille Valenciennes
20:00 Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 16,398
Referee: Éric Poulat
21 April 2007 33 Marseille 2–1 Troyes Marseille
20:00 Cissé   55'
M'Bami   86'
Jaziri   80' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 47,708
Referee: Damien Ledentu
29 April 2007 34 Marseille 4–2 Sochaux Marseille
21:00 Cana   13'
Cissé   68'
Nasri   73'
Ribéry   85'
Leroy   5'
Rodriguez   90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,702
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
6 May 2007 35 Monaco 1–2 Marseille Monaco
21:05 Ménez   12' Ribéry   45'
Niang   84' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,401
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
9 May 2007 36 Marseille 2–1 Nancy Marseille
20:30 Niang   78' (pen.)
Cissé   81'
Puygrenier   80' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Thierry Auriac
19 May 2007 37 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Marseille Saint-Étienne
20:45 Feindouno   69' Cissé   54'
Valbuena   86'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 34,466
Referee: Bertrand Layec
26 May 2007 38 Marseille 1–0 Sedan Marseille
20:45 Nasri   61' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,604
Referee: Olivier Thua

Coupe de France

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6 January 2007 Round of 64 Cambrai 1–4 (a.e.t.) Marseille Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 Bailleul   78' Cissé   18', 107', 111'
Maoulida   114'
Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole
Attendance: 13,446
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
20 January 2007 Round of 32 Le Mans 0–1 Marseille Le Mans
17:00 Niang   120' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Leon-Bollee
Attendance: 12,532
Referee: Thierry Auriac
31 January 2007 Round of 16 Marseille 2–1 Lyon Marseille
21:00 Pagis   87'
Niang   90+1'
Cris   17' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,346
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
27 February 2007 Quarter-finals Marseille 5–0 Vannes Marseille
20:45 Niang   2'
Maoulida   32' (pen.), 65'
Cissé   61' (pen.)
Pagis   90+1'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Olivier Thual
18 April 2007 Semi-finals Marseille 3–0 Nantes Marseille
21:00 Ribéry   28'
Maoulida   55'
Cissé   76'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,333
Referee: Tony Chapron
12 May 2007 Final Marseille 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Sochaux Saint-Denis
20:50 Cissé   5', 98' Dagano   67'
Le Tallec   115'
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,797
Referee: Éric Poulat
Penalties

Coupe de la Ligue

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20 September 2006 Third round Montpellier 1–2 Marseille Montpellier
21:00 Montaño   68' Bamogo   10'
Maoulida   23'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 21,461
Referee: Philippe Kalt
25 October 2006 Round of 16 Saint-Étienne 4–1 Marseille Saint-Étienne
17:00 Diawara   34'
Hautcœur   45'
Gomis   51'
Bilos   38' (pen.)
Pagis   54' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 31,305
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Intertoto Cup

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Third round

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15 July 2006 First leg Marseille   0–0   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Fos-sur-Mer, France
Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Attendance: 6,884
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)
22 July 2006 Second leg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk   2–2
(2–2a agg.)
  Marseille Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Nazarenko   78'
Rusol   87'
Niang   71'
Oruma   75'
Stadium: Meteor Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

UEFA Cup

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Second qualifying round

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10 August 2006 First leg Young Boys   3–3   Marseille Bern, Switzerland
Yakin   20'
João Paulo   49'
Marcos   73'
Zubar   18'
Niang   44', 57'
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)
24 August 2006 Second leg Marseille   0–0
(3a–3 agg.)
  Young Boys Marseille, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)

First round

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14 September 2006 First leg Marseille   1–0   Mladá Boleslav Marseille, France
20:45 Bamogo   31' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)
28 September 2006 Second leg Mladá Boleslav   4–2
(4–3 agg.)
  Marseille Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
17:30 Pecka   34'
Holub   62' (pen.), 82'
Sedláček   90+2'
Report Maoulida   19'
Taiwo   56'
Stadium: Městský stadion
Referee: Ruud Bossen (Netherlands)

Sources

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