1990–91 Olympique de Marseille season

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Olympique de Marseille
1990–91 season
PresidentBernard Tapie
ManagerGérard Gili
(until 1 September 1990)
Franz Beckenbauer
(1 September 1990–31 December 1990)[1]
Raymond Goethals
(from January 1991)[1]
StadiumStade Vélodrome
French Division 11st
Coupe de FranceRunners-up
European CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jean-Pierre Papin (23)[2]

All:
Jean-Pierre Papin (36)
Average home league attendance31,025

The 1990–91 season saw Olympique de Marseille compete in the French Division 1 as reigning champions as well as the 1990–91 Coupe de France and the 1990–91 European Cup.

Season summary[edit]

Two-time league winning manager Gérard Gili began the season in charge but was sacked in September and replaced by Bayern Munich legend and World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer himself would be replaced mid-way through the season after a run of mixed results by Belgian manager Raymond Goethals, joining from Division 1 rivals Bordeaux.[1]

Marseille would win their third straight league title and reached the final of both the Coupe de France and European Cup, making their first ever appearance in the final of the latter competition.[3] Marseille lost both finals, to AS Monaco in the domestic cup, and in penalties to Red Star Belgrade in the European Cup.[4]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 21 July 1990 22 May 1991 Matchday 1 Winners 38 22 11 5 67 28 +39 057.89
Coupe de France 9 March 1991 8 June 1991 Round of 64 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 083.33
European Cup 19 September 1990 29 May 1991 First round Runners-up 9 5 3 1 22 8 +14 055.56
Total 53 32 14 7 104 40 +64 060.38

Source: FBREF

Competitions[edit]

Division 1[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marseille (C) 38 22 11 5 67 28 +39 55 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Monaco 38 20 11 7 51 30 +21 51 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Auxerre 38 19 10 9 63 36 +27 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Cannes 38 12 17 9 32 28 +4 41
5 Lyon 38 15 11 12 39 44 −5 41
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Monaco qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1990–91 Coupe de France.

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
38 22 11 5 67 28  +39 77 16 2 1 49 11  +38 6 9 4 18 17  +1

Source: [citation needed]

Results by round[edit]

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Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Coupe de France[edit]

May 1991 Quarter-final FC Nantes 1–2 Marseille Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Le Guen 77' (Report) Papin 81'
Boli 104'
Referee: Claude Bouillet
2 June 1991 Semi-final Marseille 4–1 Rodez AF Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Papin 19' 22' 32'
Vercruysse 58'
(Report) Pradier 79' Referee: Marcel Lainé
8 June 1991 Final AS Monaco 1–0 Marseille Parc des Princes, Paris
Passi 90' Report Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Joël Quiniou

European Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

19 September 1990 First leg Marseille France 5–1 Albania Dinamo Tirana Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:30 CEST Papin 44' (pen.), 63', 75'
Cantona 70'
Vercruysse 90'
Report Tahiri 89' (pen.) Attendance: 22,328
Referee: Frans Houben (Netherlands)
3 October 1990 Second leg Dinamo Tirana Albania 0–0
(1–5 agg.)
France Marseille Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
15:30 CEST Report Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Second round[edit]

25 October 1990 First leg Lech Poznań Poland 3–2 France Marseille Stadion Miejski w Poznaniu, Poznań
20:45 CEST Łukasik 31'
Pachelski 41'
Juskowiak 58'
Report Fournier 8'
Waddle 64'
Attendance: 12,661[5]
Referee: Thorbjørn Aas (Norway)
7 November 1990 Second leg Marseille France 6–1
(8–4 agg.)
Poland Lech Poznań Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
21:00 CET Papin 19'
Vercruysse 34', 45', 84'
Tigana 89'
Boli 90'
Report Jakołcewicz 59' (pen.) Attendance: 29,588[6]
Referee: Joseph Worrall (England)

Quarter-final[edit]

6 March 1991 First leg Milan Italy 1–1 France Marseille San Siro, Milan
20:30 CET Gullit 14' Report Papin 27' Attendance: 81,051[7]
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
20 March 1991 Second leg Marseille France 3–0
(4–1[a] agg.)
Italy Milan Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:30 CET Waddle 75' Report Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Semi-final[edit]

10 April 1991 First leg Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 1–3 France Marseille Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
17:00 CEST Shalimov 58' Report Pelé 27'
Papin 31'
Vercruysse 88'
Attendance: 85,500
Referee: Peter Mikkelen (Denmark)
24 April 1991 Second leg Marseille France 2–1
(5–2 agg.)
Soviet Union Spartak Moscow Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:45 CEST Pelé 34'
Boli 48'
Report Mostovoi 58' (pen.) Attendance: 37,466[9]
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

Final[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The match was interrupted in injury time due to poor visibility after two of the four floodlights in the stadium failed. Marseille led 1–0 on the night and 1-2 on aggregate at the moment. When power was restored after 15 minutes, Milan director Adriano Galliani decided not to let his team go back on the pitch at which point the contest was abandoned permanently. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Marseille and banned Milan for a year from European competition including suspending Galliani from all official club functions for two years.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Raymond Goethals: Marseille's messiah who toppled mighty Milan". The Guardian. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1990-91
  3. ^ "Season 1990-91". European Cup History. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "1990/91: Crvena zvezda spot on". UEFA. 29 May 1991. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Lech Poznań v Olympique de Marseille, 23 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Olympique de Marseille v Lech Poznań, 6 November 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "A.C. Milan v Olympique de Marseille, 6 March 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Milan Soccer Club Banned for a Year". NY Times. 28 March 1991. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Olympique de Marseille v Spartak Moscow, 24 April 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Red Star Belgrade v Olympique de Marseille, 29 May 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2020.