Olympique de Marseille nearly crashed out of the French league following a chaotic season, in which all things that could go wrong, indeed went that way. Despite having several internationally respected players in the squad, only goal difference saved the team from being relegated. On the other hand, l'OM was only seven points behind Lens in fifth, suggesting that the league was the tightest ever.
Squad
Goalkeepers Stéphane Porato Cédric Carrasso Stéphane Trévisan
Defenders William Gallas Sébastien Pérez Jacques Abardonado Pierre Issa Eduardo Berizzo Loris Reina Lilian Martin Patrick Blondeau Lamine Diatta Jean-Pierre Cyprien Franck Dumas
Midfielders Daniel Montenegro Robert Pires Seydou Keita Iván de la Peña Frédéric Brando Jérôme Leroy Peter Luccin Djamel Belmadi Stéphane Dalmat Arthur Moses
Attackers Florian Maurice Kaba Diawara Ibrahima Bakayoko Cyrille Pouget Fabrizio Ravanelli Christophe Dugarry
Competitions Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Topscorers Florian Maurice 8 Ibrahima Bakayoko 8 Fabrizio Ravanelli 6 Cyrille Pouget 5 Christophe Dugarry 3
Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue
UEFA Champions League
First group stage
Second group stage
Sources RSSSF - France 1999/2000