2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season
The 2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season was 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 was the first season in ten years that Marseille did not participate in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, having finished sixth in the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season. The club was coached by legendary Argentine tactician Marcelo Bielsa, who signed a two-year contract in May 2014.
This was also the first season in which the side played at the renovated Stade Vélodrome, with the stadium having completed renovations which took place over the last three years. Capacity went up to 67,000 - from 48,000 last season, and 42,000 the season before. The stadium is rated five-star by UEFA, and was used ahead for the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2014 | FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Michy Batshuayi |
20 | Standard Liège |
€8,000,000 | |
| 25 June 2014 | MF |  Romain Alessandrini |
25 | Rennes |
€5,000,000 | |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2014 | MF | Larry Azouni |
20 | Nîmes |
Free | |
| 11 July 2014 | MF | Florian Raspentino |
25 | Caen |
Undisclosed | |
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
| 19 July 2014 | Bayer Leverkusen  | 1–4 | Marseille | Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria |
| 19:00 CEST | Yurchenko  79' |
Report | Thauvin 34' Batshuayi 57' Amalfitano 78' Payet 80' |
Stadium: Stadion Seekirchen |
| 23 July 2014 | Marseille | 2–1 |  Benfica | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| 19:00 CEST | Gignac 21' Batshuayi 56' |
Report | Gaitán 13' |
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied |
| 27 July 2014 | Marseille | 5–0 |  Willem II | Albertville, France |
| 19:00 CEST | Thauvin 21' Imbula 25'Batshuayi 54' 90'Cheyrou 81' |
Report | Stadium: L'anneau de vitesse Attendance: 3,000 |
| 30 July 2014 | Bari  | 1–1 | Marseille | Bari, Italy |
| 19:00 CEST | Sabelli 62' |
Report | Batshuayi 82' |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola |
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2015. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 9', 73' Palmieri  19'Tallo 66' (pen.)Brandão 82'Ayité 87' |
Report | Gignac 11', 62' Romaric 17' (o.g.)Mendy 64' |
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 58' |
Report | Mounier 18' Sanson 68' |
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 90+2' |
Report | Payet 29' Gignac 46', 70'Batshuayi 71' |
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 19', 48' Thauvin 45'Ayew 78'Barrada 88' |
Report | Amavi 31' Diawara 45' |
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 23' N'Sikulu 90+1' |
Report | Gignac 1' Mensah 44' (o.g.)Thauvin 63' |
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 50', 63' N'Koulou 65'Alessandrini 90+4' |
Report | Armand 90+3' |
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 7' |
Report | Gignac 8', 20' Morel 11'Ayew 52', 59'Imbula 74' |
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 7' Payet 28'N'Koulou 85' |
Report | Mollo 51' Brison 53'Diomande 79' |
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 84' |
Report | Morel 37' Romao 74' Gignac 90+3' |
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 20' Gignac 35'Romao 41'Ayew 89' |
Report | Aguilar 40' Yago 41'Akpa Akpro 73' |
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 48' Gourcuff 65' |
Report | Morel 8' Romao 21'Ayew 74' |
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 11' Romao 23'  76'Thauvin 60'Mendy 72'Imbula 81' |
Report | Guillaume 31' Valdivia 79' |
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 38' Cavani 85'Cabaye 90' |
Report | Imbula  78' |
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 60' Gignac 85'Batshuayi 90' |
Report | Touré 55' Yamberé 58' |
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 24', 31' Fanni 39' |
Report | Djilobodji 38' Gomis 45' |
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 37' (pen.) |
Report | Payet 32' Mandanda 36' |
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 43' Ayew 59'Payet 90+2' |
Report | Malouda 46' N'Daw 87' |
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 44' Silva 67'Raggi 86'Ocampos 90+4' |
Report | Lemina 45+1' Mendy 74' |
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 32' (o.g.) Batshuayi 69'Romao 76' |
Report | Gueye 61' Frey 63' |
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 36' Lasne 62' |
Report | Mendy 18' Omrani 68' 71'Thauvin 78' |
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 22' Morel 72'Lemina 85'Gignac 89'Fanni 90' |
Report | Angoua 17' Beauvue 90+1' (pen.) |
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 47' Gomis 51' 53'Pléa 53'Hult 73'Mendy 87'Bauthéac 89' |
Report | Aloé 36' Imbula 59'Dja Djédjé 64'Thauvin 77' |
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 49' |
Report | Koné 28' Fall 90+2' |
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 27', 83' Pedro Henrique 39' |
Report | Imbula 35' Ocampos 60'Morel 75'Payet 83'Lemina 83' |
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 31' Payet 58'Ayew 69' |
Report | De Préville 6' Devaux 43'Mandi 69'N'Gog 90' |
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 54' (pen.) Erdinç 90+1'Mollo 90+2' |
Report | Dja Djédjé 51' Ocampos 59'Batshuayi 64', 67'Aloé 65'Fanni 81' |
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 22' Ayew 45+3'Gignac 63' |
Report | Yahia 2' Seube 67'Sala 70'Benezet 87' |
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 77' Akpa Akpro 90+1' |
Report | Batshuayi 2', 44' Aloé 6'Moubandje 20' (o.g.)Mandanda 35'Ayew 62', 78'Gignac 89' |
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 37' Mendy 64'Payet 84'Morel 86'Imbula 88' |
Report | Ferri 25' Rose 88'Malbranque 90' |
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 11' Gbamin 35'Lemoigne 66' |
Report | Dja Djédjé 22' Batshuayi 46', 67', 90+3'Ayew 72'Imbula 90' |
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 9' Fanni 23'Gignac 30', 43'Ayew 54' 90+6' |
Report | Matuidi 35' Pastore 45'Marquinhos 49'Morel 51' (o.g.)Verratti 65' |
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 55' Plašil 56'Yamberé 61' |
Report | Mendy 36' |
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 20' Gomis 41' |
Report | Morel 71' N'Koulou 73'Ayew 89' |
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 41' A. Ayew 59'Morel 67'Batshuayi 76' |
Report | J. Ayew 9', 84', 87' Bellugou 14'N'Dong 51'Mostefa 62'Philippoteaux 68'Abdullah 75'Gassama 90+3' |
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 40' |
Report | Gignac 38', 62', 56' Lemina 52'Ayew 57' |
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 28' Romao 74'Ayew 79'Mendy 74'Alessandrini 87' |
Report | Moutinho 1' Carvalho 70'Raggi 72' |
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 28' Corchia 39' |
Report | Gignac 2' Fanni 26'Imbula 37'Alessandrini 68' 70'Ayew 76'Mendy 81' |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 44,286 Referee: Tony Chapron |
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.
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