2023–24 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille
2023–24 season
PresidentPablo Longoria
Head coachMarcelino
(until 20 September)
Jacques Abardonado
(caretaker, from 20 to 27 September)
Gennaro Gattuso
(from 27 September to 19 February)
Jean-Louis Gasset
(from 20 February)
StadiumStade Vélodrome
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (17)

All:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (30)

The 2023–24 season was the 118th season in the history of Olympique de Marseille and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 1 February 2024[1]

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 Cameroon CMR Simon Ngapandouetnbu
3 DF France FRA Quentin Merlin
4 DF France FRA Samuel Gigot (vice-captain)
5 DF Argentina ARG Leonardo Balerdi
6 DF Switzerland SUI Ulisses Garcia
7 DF France FRA Jonathan Clauss
8 MF Morocco MAR Azzedine Ounahi
10 FW Gabon GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
11 MF Morocco MAR Amine Harit
14 FW Cameroon CMR Faris Moumbagna
16 GK Spain ESP Pau López
17 MF Cameroon CMR Jean Onana (on loan from Beşiktaş)
18 DF Ivory Coast CIV Bamo Meïté (on loan from Lorient)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Central African Republic CAF Geoffrey Kondogbia (3rd captain)
20 FW Argentina ARG Joaquín Correa (on loan from Inter Milan)
21 MF France FRA Valentin Rongier (captain)
22 MF Senegal SEN Pape Gueye
23 FW Senegal SEN Ismaïla Sarr
27 MF France FRA Jordan Veretout
29 FW Senegal SEN Iliman Ndiaye
34 MF Morocco MAR Bilal Nadir
36 GK Spain ESP Rubén Blanco
37 MF England ENG Emran Soglo
44 FW Brazil BRA Luis Henrique
62 DF Panama PAN Amir Murillo
99 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Chancel Mbemba

Out on loan[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
19 MF Central African Republic Geoffrey Kondogbia Spain Atlético Madrid €8M 30 June 2023 [2]
12 DF Brazil Renan Lodi €13M 14 July 2023 [3]
10 FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang England Chelsea Free 21 July 2023 [4]
23 FW Senegal Ismaïla Sarr England Watford €17M 24 July 2023 [5]
36 GK Spain Rubén Blanco Spain Celta Vigo €2M 30 July 2023 [6][7]
29 FW Senegal Iliman Ndiaye England Sheffield Utd €22M 1 August 2023 [8]
20 FW Argentina Joaquín Correa Italy Inter Milan Loan 25 August 2023 [9]
62 DF Panama Michael Amir Murillo Belgium Anderlecht €2.5M 30 August 2023 [10][11]
18 DF Ivory Coast Bamo Meïté France Lorient Loan 1 September 2023 [12]
17 MF Cameroon Jean Onana Turkey Beşiktaş 8 January 2024 [13]
6 DF Switzerland Ulisses Garcia Switzerland Young Boys €3M 16 January 2024 [14][15]
14 FW Cameroon Faris Moumbagna Norway Bodø/Glimt €8M 20 January 2024 [16][17]
3 DF France Quentin Merlin France Nantes €12M 26 January 2024 [18]

Total expenditure: Decrease €87.5 million (excluding any other fees)

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
3 DF Ivory Coast Eric Bailly England Manchester United Loan return 1 July 2023
29 DF Burkina Faso Issa Kaboré England Manchester City
30 DF Portugal Nuno Tavares England Arsenal
FW Poland Arkadiusz Milik Italy Juventus €6.3M [19]
FW Colombia Luis Suárez Spain Almería €8M [20]
10 MF France Dimitri Payet Brazil Vasco da Gama Released [21]
7 MF Serbia Nemanja Radonjić Italy Torino €1.7M [22]
6 MF Netherlands Kevin Strootman Italy Genoa Free 6 July 2023 [23]
23 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac Italy Atalanta [24]
47 MF Turkey Bartuğ Elmaz Turkey Fenerbahçe €1.2M 20 July 2023 [25]
20 FW United States Konrad de la Fuente Spain Eibar Loan 9 August 2023 [26]
17 FW Turkey Cengiz Ünder Turkey Fenerbahçe €15M 13 August 2023 [27]
18 MF Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi Italy Genoa Loan 18 August 2023 [28]
70 FW Chile Alexis Sánchez Italy Inter Milan Free 26 August 2023 [29]
DF Spain Pol Lirola Italy Frosinone Loan 28 August 2023 [30]
6 MF France Matteo Guendouzi Italy Lazio 31 August 2023 [31]
18 DF France Jordan Amavi France Brest [32]
95 DF France Isaak Touré France Lorient Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [33]
32 FW France Salim Ben Seghir Switzerland Xamax Loan 8 September 2023 [34]
12 DF Brazil Renan Lodi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal €23M 17 January 2024 [35][36]
MF Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi Italy Genoa €10M 31 January 2024 [37]
9 FW Portugal Vitinha Loan 1 February 2024 [38][39]
24 FW Cameroon François Mughe France Dunkerque [40]

Total income: Increase €65.2 million (excluding add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly Marseille France 2–0 France Nîmes Marseille, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Vitinha 49', 70'
Report Stadium: La Commanderie
Attendance: 0
22 July 2023 Friendly Eupen Belgium 1–0 France Marseille Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
27 July 2023 Friendly RKC Waalwijk Netherlands 0–1 France Marseille Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
2 August 2023 Friendly Marseille France 1–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Marseille, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Gaël Angoula (France)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 12 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 8th 34 13 11 10 52 41 +11 038.24
Coupe de France 7 January 2024 21 January 2024 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
UEFA Champions League 9 August 2023 15 August 2023 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 9 May 2024 Group stage Semi-finals 14 6 4 4 27 22 +5 042.86
Total 52 21 16 15 83 66 +17 040.38

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Lyon 34 16 5 13 49 55 −6 53 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
7 Lens 34 14 9 11 45 37 +8 51 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
8 Marseille 34 13 11 10 52 41 +11 50
9 Reims 34 13 8 13 42 47 −5 47
10 Rennes 34 12 10 12 53 46 +7 46
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[41]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2023–24 Coupe de France winners, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team and the Conference League berth was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 13 11 10 52 41  +11 50 10 5 1 29 11  +18 3 6 9 23 30  −7

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWDDLLWLWDLDWWWDDDLDLWWWLLLDDWLWW
Position4623381268991012966677889977778897988
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 29 June 2023.[42]

12 August 2023 1 Marseille 2–1 Reims Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,787
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 August 2023 2 Metz 2–2 Marseille Longeville-lès-Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 26,661
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
26 August 2023 3 Marseille 2–0 Brest Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,592
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
1 September 2023 4 Nantes 1–1 Marseille Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,600
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
17 September 2023 5 Marseille 0–0 Toulouse Marseille
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,477
Referee: François Letexier
24 September 2023 6 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Marseille Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,926
Referee: Willy Delajod
30 September 2023 7 Monaco 3–2 Marseille Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,912
Referee: Benoît Bastien
8 October 2023 8 Marseille 3–0 Le Havre Marseille
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,576
Referee: Thomas Léonard
21 October 2023 9 Nice 1–0 Marseille Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,423
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
4 November 2023 11 Marseille 0–0 Lille Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,674
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
12 November 2023 12 Lens 1–0 Marseille Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 November 2023 13 Strasbourg 1–1 Marseille Strasbourg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,443
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
3 December 2023 14 Marseille 2–0 Rennes Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,162
Referee: Willy Delajod
6 December 2023 10 Marseille 3–0 Lyon Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,238
Referee: François Letexier
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 October 2023, but was postponed after the Lyon team bus was attacked by projectiles and head coach Fabio Grosso was injured.[43]
10 December 2023 15 Lorient 2–4 Marseille Lorient
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,848
Referee: Eric Wattellier
17 December 2023 16 Marseille 2–1 Clermont Marseille
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,751
Referee: Gaël Angoula
20 December 2023 17 Montpellier 1–1 Marseille Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,565
Referee: Thomas Léonard
12 January 2024 18 Marseille 1–1 Strasbourg Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,616
Referee: Marc Bollengier
27 January 2024 19 Marseille 2–2 Monaco Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,029
Referee: Willy Delajod
4 February 2024 20 Lyon 1–0 Marseille Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 46,380
Referee: Benoît Bastien
9 February 2024 21 Marseille 1–1 Metz Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,686
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
18 February 2024 22 Brest 1–0 Marseille Brest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 14,766
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
25 February 2024 23 Marseille 4–1 Montpellier Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 61,263
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
2 March 2024 24 Clermont 1–5 Marseille Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 10,592
Referee: Thomas Léonard
10 March 2024 25 Marseille 2–0 Nantes Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,958
Referee: François Letexier
17 March 2024 26 Rennes 2–0 Marseille Rennes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,610
Referee: Eric Wattellier
31 March 2024 27 Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 66,046
Referee: Benoît Bastien
5 April 2024 28 Lille 3–1 Marseille Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 46,864
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
21 April 2024 30 Toulouse 2–2 Marseille Nantes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,809
Referee: Clément Turpin
24 April 2024 29 Marseille 2–2 Nice Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 58,151
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 April 2024, but was postponed due to Marseille's progression in the UEFA Europa League.[44]
28 April 2024 31 Marseille 2–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 59,490
Referee: Eric Wattellier
12 May 2024 33 Marseille 3–1 Lorient Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,082
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
15 May 2024 32 Reims 1–0 Marseille Reims
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 19,020
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 May 2024, but was postponed due to Marseille's progression in the UEFA Europa League.
19 May 2024 34 Le Havre 1–2 Marseille Le Havre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 24,050
Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Coupe de France[edit]

7 January 2024 Round of 64 Thionville Lusitanoss 0–1 Marseille Longeville-lès-Metz
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 27,450
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
21 January 2024 Round of 32 Rennes 1–1
(9–8 p)
Marseille Rennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,151
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

9 August 2023 First leg Panathinaikos Greece 1–0 France Marseille Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 11,270
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
15 August 2023 Second leg Marseille France 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–5 p)
Greece Panathinaikos Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,050
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Penalties

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BHA MAR AJA AEK
1 England Brighton & Hove Albion 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to round of 16 1–0 2–0 2–3
2 France Marseille 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 4–3 3–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 3–3 3–1
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 0–1 0–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 Ajax Netherlands 3–3 France Marseille Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Note: Gigot received a yellow card following the final whistle.
5 October 2023 2 Marseille France 2–2 England Brighton & Hove Albion Marseille, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,465
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
26 October 2023 3 Marseille France 3–1 Greece AEK Athens Marseille, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,092
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
9 November 2023 4 AEK Athens Greece 0–2 France Marseille Athens, Greece
22:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AEK Arena
Attendance: 30,530
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
30 November 2023 5 Marseille France 4–3 Netherlands Ajax Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 60,638
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
14 December 2023 6 Brighton & Hove Albion England 1–0 France Marseille Brighton and Hove, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,214
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Knockout phase[edit]

Knockout round play-offs[edit]

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–2 France Marseille Hamburg, Germany[note 1]
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report