2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season
The 2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season is the 65th professional season of the club since its creation in 1899 and 19th consecutive season in the top flight.
2014–15 season | ||||
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President | Vincent Labrune | |||
Manager | Marcelo Bielsa | |||
Stadium | Stade Vélodrome | |||
Ligue 1 | 4th | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: André-Pierre Gignac (21) All: André-Pierre Gignac (23) | |||
Highest home attendance | 65,148 v Paris Saint-Germain - 05 April 2015 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 39,497 v Nice - 29 August 2014 | |||
Average home league attendance | 52,917 | |||
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This will be the first season in ten years that Marseille will not be participating in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, having finished sixth in the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season. The club will be coached by legendary Argentine tactician Marcelo Bielsa, who signed a two-year contract in May 2014.
This will also be the first season in which the side will play at the renovated Stade Vélodrome, with the stadium having completed renovations which took place over the last three years. Capacity will be up to 67,000 - from 48,000 last season, and 42,000 the season before. The stadium is rated five-star by UEFA, and will be used ahead of UEFA Euro 2016.
Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Current squad
- As of 15 July 2014.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
Manager | Marcelo Bielsa |
Assistant Coaches | Diego Reyes, Pablo Quiroga, Javier Torrente, Diego Torrente, Ever Demalde |
Goalkeeping Coach | Stephane Cassard |
Physical coaches | Jan Van Winckel (head of strength and conditioning), Frederic Faure |
Head Doctor | Christophe Baudot, Sylvain Blanchard |
Physiotherapists | Alain Soultanian, Jérôme Palestri, Jean-Georges Cellier |
Source: LFP.fr
Transfers
The club made their first transfer of the season in June when they signed Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi for a rumoured €8 million from Standard Liège. The club then signed Romain Alessandrini, the Marseille-born Rennes winger for €5 million a few days later.
So far, Larry Azouni has been transferred to Nîmes and Florian Raspentino has departed to Caen.
In
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
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23 June 2014 | FW | 20 | €8,000,000 | |||
25 June 2014 | MF | 25 | €5,000,000 | |||
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes |
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10 July 2014 | MF | 20 | Free | |||
11 July 2014 | MF | 25 | Undisclosed | |||
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
19 July 2014 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–4 | Marseille | Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria |
19:00 CEST | Yurchenko |
Report | Thauvin Batshuayi Amalfitano Payet |
Stadium: Stadion Seekirchen |
23 July 2014 | Marseille | 2–1 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
19:00 CEST | Gignac Batshuayi |
Report | Gaitán |
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied |
27 July 2014 | Marseille | 5–0 | Albertville, France | |
19:00 CEST | Thauvin Imbula Batshuayi Cheyrou |
Report | Stadium: L'anneau de vitesse Attendance: 3,000 |
30 July 2014 | Bari | 1–1 | Marseille | Bari, Italy |
19:00 CEST | Sabelli |
Report | Batshuayi |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola |
Ligue 1
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Lyon | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
3 | Monaco | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Marseille | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 63 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
- Since winners of the 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the next best team in the table not already qualified for any European competition (in this case, the fifth-placed team).
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 20 | +16 |
Last updated: 5 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by match
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
9 August 2014 1 | Bastia | 3–3 | Marseille | Bastia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maboulou Palmieri Tallo Brandão Ayité |
Report | Gignac Romaric Mendy |
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 15,537 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
17 August 2014 2 | Marseille | 0–2 | Montpellier | Marseille |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Dja Djédjé |
Report | Mounier Sanson |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,774 Referee: Clément Turpin |
23 August 2014 3 | Guingamp | 0–1 | Marseille | Guingamp |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sorbon |
Report | Payet Gignac Batshuayi |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 16,901 Referee: Benoît Millot |
29 August 2014 4 | Marseille | 4–0 | Nice | Marseille |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Payet Thauvin Ayew Barrada |
Report | Amavi Diawara |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 39,497 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
14 September 2014 5 | Evian | 1–3 | Marseille | Annecy |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mensah N'Sikulu |
Report | Gignac Mensah Thauvin |
Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
20 September 2014 6 | Marseille | 3–0 | Rennes | Marseille |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gignac N'Koulou Alessandrini |
Report | Armand |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,153 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
23 September 2014 7 | Reims | 0–5 | Marseille | Reims |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mavinga |
Report | Gignac Morel Ayew Imbula |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Antony Gautier |
28 September 2014 8 | Marseille | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne | Marseille |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Imbula Payet N'Koulou |
Report | Mollo Brison Diomande |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,367 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
4 October 2014 9 | Caen | 1–2 | Marseille | Caen |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Musavu-King |
Report | Morel Romao Gignac |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 20,501 Referee: Benoît Millot |
20 October 2014 10 | Marseille | 2–0 | Toulouse | Marseille |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | N'Koulou Gignac Romao Ayew |
Report | Aguilar Yago Akpa Akpro |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,846 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
26 October 2014 11 | Lyon | 1–0 | Marseille | Lyon |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Biševac Gourcuff |
Report | Morel Romao Ayew |
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,712 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
2 November 2014 12 | Marseille | 2–1 | Lens | Marseille |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | N'Koulou Romao Thauvin Mendy Imbula |
Report | Guillaume Valdivia |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,803 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
9 November 2014 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Marseille | Paris |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lucas Cavani Cabaye |
Report | Imbula |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,961 Referee: Clément Turpin |
23 November 2014 14 | Marseille | 3–1 | Bordeaux | Marseille |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lemina Gignac Batshuayi |
Report | Touré Yamberé |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,323 Referee: Antony Gautier |
28 November 2014 15 | Marseille | 2–0 | Nantes | Marseille |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Thauvin Fanni |
Report | Djilobodji Gomis |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,103 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
2 December 2014 16 | Lorient | 1–1 | Marseille | Lorient |
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ayew |
Report | Payet Mandanda |
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,011 Referee: Benoît Millot |
7 December 2014 17 | Marseille | 3–1 | Metz | Marseille |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gignac Ayew Payet |
Report | Malouda N'Daw |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 45,537 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
14 December 2014 18 | Monaco | 1–0 | Marseille | Fontvieille, Monaco |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Moutinho Silva Raggi Ocampos |
Report | Lemina Mendy |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 12,648 Referee: Tony Chapron |
21 December 2014 19 | Marseille | 2–1 | Lille | Marseille |
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Roux Batshuayi Romao |
Report | Gueye Frey |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,408 Referee: Alexandre Castro |
9 January 2015 20 | Montpellier | 2–1 | Marseille | Montpellier |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bérigaud Lasne |
Report | Mendy Omrani Thauvin |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 20,840 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
18 January 2015 21 | Marseille | 2–1 | Guingamp | Marseille |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dja Djédjé Morel Lemina Gignac Fanni |
Report | Angoua Beauvue |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 42,601 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
24 January 2015 22 | Nice | 2–1 | Marseille | Nice |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Genevois Gomis Pléa Hult Mendy Bauthéac |
Report | Aloé Imbula Dja Djédjé Thauvin |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 25,407 Referee: Antony Gautier |
31 January 2015 23 | Marseille | 1–0 | Evian | Marseille |
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gignac |
Report | Koné Fall |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 46,579 Referee: Frank Schneider |
7 February 2015 24 | Rennes | 1–1 | Marseille | Rennes |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Toivonen Pedro Henrique |
Report | Imbula Ocampos Morel Payet Lemina |
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 25,322 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
13 February 2015 25 | Marseille | 2–2 | Reims | Marseille |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Thauvin Payet Ayew |
Report | De Préville Devaux Mandi N'Gog |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 43,653 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
22 February 2015 26 | Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Marseille | Saint-Étienne |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gradel Erdinç Mollo |
Report | Dja Djédjé Ocampos Batshuayi Aloé Fanni |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 35,651 Referee: Clément Turpin |
28 February 2015 27 | Marseille | 2–3 | Caen | Marseille |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dja Djédjé Ayew Gignac |
Report | Yahia Seube Sala Benezet |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,614 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
6 March 2015 28 | Toulouse | 1–6 | Marseille | Toulouse |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ben Yedder Akpa Akpro |
Report | Batshuayi Aloé Moubandje Mandanda Ayew Gignac |
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Tony Chapron |
15 March 2015 29 | Marseille | 0–0 | Lyon | Marseille |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gignac Mendy Payet Morel Imbula |
Report | Ferri Rose Malbranque |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,832 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
22 March 2015 30 | Lens | 0–4 | Marseille | Saint-Denis |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Valdivia Gbamin Lemoigne |
Report | Dja Djédjé Batshuayi Ayew Imbula |
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,122 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
5 April 2015 31 | Marseille | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Marseille |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Romao Fanni Gignac Ayew |
Report | Matuidi Pastore Marquinhos Morel Verratti |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 65,148 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
12 April 2015 32 | Bordeaux | 1–0 | Marseille | Bordeaux |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Khazri Plašil Yamberé |
Report | Mendy |
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,408 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
18 April 2015 33 | Nantes | 1–0 | Marseille | Nantes |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gakpé Gomis |
Report | Morel N'Koulou Ayew |
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 36,022 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy |
25 April 2015 34 | Marseille | 3–5 | Lorient | Marseille |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Romao A. Ayew Morel Batshuayi |
Report | J. Ayew Bellugou N'Dong Mostefa Philippoteaux Abdullah Gassama |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,180 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
1 May 2015 35 | Metz | 0–2 | Marseille | Metz |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Malouda |
Report | Gignac Lemina Ayew |
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,190 Referee: Benoît Millot |
10 May 2015 36 | Marseille | 2–1 | Monaco | Marseille |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | N'Koulou Romao Ayew Mendy Alessandrini |
Report | Moutinho Carvalho Raggi |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,471 Referee: Clément Turpin |
16 May 2015 37 | Lille | 0–4 | Marseille | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Balmont Corchia |
Report | Gignac Fanni Imbula Alessandrini Ayew Mendy |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 44,286 Referee: Tony Chapron |
Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de France
References
- "Effectif et staff – saison 2014/2015". OM.net. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2014.