2004–05 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille had a disappointing season, with three managers passing by en route to a fifth-place finish in Ligue 1 and two premature domestic cup exits. With striker Didier Drogba being sold to Chelsea, and replacements Habib Bamogo and Péguy Luyindula not performing at a similar level, the goal-scoring went dry, but in spite of scoring two points less than the previous season, OM finished two positions above the previous season.

Marseille

2004–05 season
Chairman	Robert Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	José Anigo Albert Emon Philippe Troussier
Ligue 1	5th
Coupe de France	First round
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Péguy Luyindula (10)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Fabien Barthez
• Cédric Carrasso
• Jérémy Gavanon
• Pegguy Arphexad

Defenders

• Léo Matos
• Bixente Lizarazu
• Taye Taiwo
• Demetrius Ferreira
• Frédéric Déhu
• Abdoulaye Méïté
• Rémi Ribault
• Johnny Ecker
• Habib Beye
• Leyti N'Diaye
• Philippe Christanval

Midfielders

• Brahim Hemdani
• Bruno Cheyrou
• Benoît Pedretti
• Ahmed Yahiaoui
• Eduardo
• Laurent Batlles
• Samir Nasri
• Sylvain N'Diaye
• Salomon Olembé
• Koji Nakata

Attackers

• Habib Bamogo
• Péguy Luyindula
• Steve Marlet
• Koke
• Fabrice Fiorèse
• Karim Dahou

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2004–05 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Monaco	38	15	18	5	52	35	+17	63	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Rennes	38	15	10	13	49	42	+7	55	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Marseille	38	15	10	13	47	42	+5	55	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6	Saint-Étienne	38	12	17	9	47	34	+13	53
7	Lens	38	13	13	12	45	39	+6	52	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	15	10	13	47	42	+5	55	9	4	6	26	19	+7	6	6	7	21	23	−2

Source: LFP.fr

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	D
Position	4	1	3	8	10	7	11	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5

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

Matches

Marseille v Bordeaux

7 August 2004 1	Marseille	1–0	Bordeaux
	Batlles 90'

Marseille v Lille

15 August 2004 2	Marseille	3–0	Lille
	Bamogo 39' Marlet 90' Eduardo 90 + 4'

Nice v Marseille

21 August 2004 3	Nice	1–1	Marseille
	Dié 62' (pen.)		Pedretti 47'

Marseille v Metz

28 August 2004 4	Marseille	1–3	Metz
	Luyindula 28'		Tum 12', 90+1' Borbiconi 89'

Sochaux v Marseille

12 September 2004 5	Sochaux	2–0	Marseille
	Mathieu 37' Santos 63'

Marseille v Toulouse

18 September 2004 6	Marseille	1–0	Toulouse
	Luyindula 34'

Rennes v Marseille

22 September 2004 7	Rennes	1–0	Marseille
	Frei 58'

Marseille v Bastia

25 September 2004 8	Marseille	1–0	Bastia
	Batlles 78'

Istres v Marseille

2 October 2004 9	Istres	0–2	Marseille
			Bamogo 16' N'Diaye 48'

Marseille v Saint-Étienne

17 October 2004 10	Marseille	1–1	Saint-Étienne
	Koke 90'		Feindouno 16'

Lens v Marseille

24 October 2004 11

Lens

0–0

Marseille

Marseille v Monaco

29 October 2004 12	Marseille	1–1	Monaco
	Koke 20'		Squillaci 32'

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

7 November 2004 13	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Marseille
	Pauleta 32' Cissé 70'		Batlles 42'

Marseille v Strasbourg

13 November 2004 14	Marseille	2–0	Strasbourg
	Bamogo 53' Koke 69'

Ajaccio v Marseille

20 November 2004 15	Ajaccio	2–0	Marseille
	André Luiz 12' (pen.), 47'

Marseille v Nantes

27 November 2004 16	Marseille	3–1	Nantes
	Méïté 15' Fiorèse 21' Marlet 90'		Yapi Yapo 58'

Caen v Marseille

4 December 2004 17	Caen	2–3	Marseille
	Dufer 43' Watier 82' (pen.)		Bamogo 26', 47' (pen.) Koke 67'

Marseille v Auxerre

11 December 2004 18	Marseille	0–1	Auxerre
			Benjani 63'

Lyon v Marseille

17 December 2004 19	Lyon	1–1	Marseille
	Govou 38'		Luyindula 3'

Lille v Marseille

11 January 2005 20	Lille	1–2	Marseille
	Brunel 53' (pen.)		Marlet 3' Nasri 22'

Marseille v Nice

16 January 2005 21	Marseille	2–0	Nice
	Luyindula 3', 14'

Metz v Marseille

22 January 2005 22	Metz	0–1	Marseille
			Luyindula 24'

Marseille v Sochaux

25 January 2005 23	Marseille	0–2	Sochaux
			Santos 52' Pitau 69'

Toulouse v Marseille

29 January 2005 24	Toulouse	1–3	Marseille
	Taïder 23'		Batlles 12' Marlet 44' Luyindula 81'

Marseille v Rennes

5 February 2005 25	Marseille	3–1	Rennes
	Cheyrou 35' Batlles 42' Marlet 52'		Maoulida 80'

Bastia v Marseille

19 February 2005 26	Bastia	0–1	Marseille
			Pedretti 63'

Marseille v Istres

27 February 2005 27	Marseille	1–1	Istres
	Batlles 55'		N'Diaye 48'

Saint-Étienne v Marseille

6 March 2005 28	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Marseille
	Feindouno 36' (pen.) Hellebuyck 83'

Marseille v Lens

12 March 2005 29	Marseille	2–1	Lens
	Marlet 30', 73'		Utaka 28'

Monaco v Marseille

20 March 2005 30	Monaco	2–1	Marseille
	Maicon 24' Adebayor 41'		Bernardi 46' (o.g.)

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

3 April 2005 31	Marseille	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain
	Batlles 74'		Nakata 46' (o.g.)

Strasbourg v Marseille

9 April 2005 32	Strasbourg	1–0	Marseille
	Niang 90'

Marseille v Ajaccio

16 April 2005 33	Marseille	1–2	Ajaccio
	Beye 59'		Dermot 25' Marcelo 53'

Nantes v Marseille

23 April 2005 34	Nantes	2–2	Marseille
	Quint 28', 47'		Pedretti 68' Koke 82'

Marseille v Caen

7 May 2005 35	Marseille	2–3	Caen
	Luyindula 67' Batlles 89'		Mazure 28' Valero 43' Watier 90'

Auxerre v Marseille

14 May 2005 36

Auxerre

0–0

Marseille

Marseille v Lyon

21 May 2005 37	Marseille	0–1	Lyon
			Juninho 56'

Bordeaux v Marseille

28 May 2005 38	Bordeaux	3–3	Marseille
	Laslandes 19' Meriem 63' (pen.) Francia 85'		Luyindula 22', 26' (pen.) Fiorèse 26'

Sources

- RSSSF - France 2004/05