28 Facts About Olympique Marseille

In 2010, Olympique Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the management of former club captain Didier Deschamps.

In 1997, Olympique Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

Olympique de Marseille was founded as an omnisport club in 1892 by Rene Dufaure de Montmirail, a French sports official.

In 1930, Olympique Marseille lost against Sete, which would be the winner, in the semi-final round.

In 1937, Olympique Marseille won its first professional French championship thanks to goal difference.

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In 1952, Olympique Marseille were about to be relegated, but Gunnar Andersson saved his team, finishing as top scorer with 31 goals.

Olympique Marseille was runner-up in the Coupe de France in 1954 and the Coupe Drago in 1957 to.

Olympique Marseille were struggling at the time and were relegated for the first time in 1959.

Olympique Marseille decided, instead of following Leclerc against the league, to fire him.

In 1994, due to financial irregularities and a match-fixing scandal involving then-president Bernard Tapie, they suffered enforced relegation to the second division, where Olympique Marseille stayed for two years before returning to the First division.

Olympique Marseille returned to the top flight in 1996 with backing from Adidas's CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

Olympique Marseille chose Rolland Courbis as coach, signed Fabrizio Ravanelli, Laurent Blanc, and Andreas Kopke, and Marseille finished 11th for his return.

Closest Olympique Marseille got to another trophy was when they reached the UEFA Cup Final in 2004, impressively beating Dnipro, Internazionale, Liverpool, and Newcastle United along the way.

In 2005, Olympique Marseille succeeded in winning the Intertoto Cup, beating the likes of Lazio and Deportivo de La Coruna in doing so, and earning another shot at the UEFA Cup.

Olympique Marseille, coming third in the Champions League Group A, then joined the UEFA Cup.

Olympique Marseille defeated rivals Paris Saint-Germain on penalties to win the 2010 Trophee des Champions at Stade 7 Novembre in Rades, Tunisia, before the season began.

In 2011, Olympique Marseille lost the Ligue 1 championship title but qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the fifth time in a row, a club record.

Olympique Marseille ended 2011 with a good sequence, qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the second season running.

In February 2012, Olympique Marseille embarked on 13 games without victory, but rallied to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since winning the competition in 1993.

Olympique Marseille announced on 2 May 2014 an agreement with Marcelo Bielsa, who took the managerial hotseat.

Olympique Marseille endured a frustrating season, with OM failing to win a home game in Ligue 1 for more than six months.

Olympique Marseille sacked Villas-Boas, and replaced the coach with Argentine Jorge Sampaoli.

However, despite their recent ups and downs, PSG and Olympique Marseille remain fierce rivals, giving this match a special atmosphere.

From 1904 to 1937, Olympique Marseille played at the Stade de l'Huveaune, a stadium owned by the club, in contrast to its current stadium.

Olympique Marseille have won the French national championship ten times; with nine Ligue 1 titles they are behind only Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain, who both have ten.

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However, the first championship won by Olympique Marseille was in 1929, before the professional era of French football.

Olympique Marseille have the second best record in the Coupe de France, with ten titles.

Olympique Marseille have achieved two championship and cup "Doubles", in 1972 and 1989.