2022–23 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille
2022–23 season
PresidentPablo Longoria
Head coachIgor Tudor
StadiumStade Vélodrome
Ligue 13rd
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexis Sánchez (14)

All:
Alexis Sánchez (18)

The 2022–23 season was the 117th season in the history of Olympique de Marseille and their 27th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023

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 CMR Simon Ngapandouetnbu
3 DF CIV Eric Bailly (on loan from Manchester United)
4 DF FRA Samuel Gigot
5 DF ARG Leonardo Balerdi
6 MF FRA Matteo Guendouzi (3rd captain)
7 DF FRA Jonathan Clauss
8 MF MAR Azzedine Ounahi
9 FW POR Vitinha
10 MF FRA Dimitri Payet (captain)
16 GK ESP Pau López
17 FW TUR Cengiz Ünder
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF UKR Ruslan Malinovskyi (on loan from Atalanta)
21 MF FRA Valentin Rongier (vice-captain)
23 DF BIH Sead Kolašinac
27 MF FRA Jordan Veretout
29 DF BFA Issa Kaboré (on loan from Manchester City)
30 DF POR Nuno Tavares (on loan from Arsenal)
36 GK ESP Rubén Blanco (on loan from Celta Vigo)
70 FW CHI Alexis Sánchez
77 MF MAR Amine Harit
99 DF COD Chancel Mbemba

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF FRA Jordan Amavi (on loan to Getafe until 30 June 2023)
DF ESP Pol Lirola (on loan to Elche until 30 June 2023)
DF FRA Isaak Touré (on loan to Auxerre until 30 June 2023)
MF SEN Pape Gueye (on loan to Sevilla until 30 June 2023)
FW USA Konrad de la Fuente (on loan to Olympiacos until 30 June 2023)
MF NED Kevin Strootman (on loan to Genoa until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW FRA Salim Ben Seghir (on loan to Valenciennes until 30 June 2023)
FW BRA Luis Henrique (on loan to Botafogo until 30 June 2023)
FW POL Arkadiusz Milik (on loan to Juventus until 30 June 2023)
FW SRB Nemanja Radonjić (on loan to Torino until 30 June 2023)
FW COL Luis Suárez (on loan to Almería until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
19 DF Jordan Amavi Nice Loan return 30 June 2022
32 DF Lucas Perrin Strasbourg Loan return
MF Nemanja Radonjić Benfica Loan return
MF Kevin Strootman Cagliari Loan return
16 GK Pau López Roma €12M 1 July 2022
6 MF Matteo Guendouzi Arsenal €10.5M
17 FW Cengiz Ünder Roma €10.5M
9 FW Arkadiusz Milik Napoli €9M
4 DF Samuel Gigot Spartak Moscow €0.5M
18 DF Isaak Touré Le Havre €5.5M
99 DF Chancel Mbemba Porto Free 15 July 2022
7 DF Jonathan Clauss Lens €7.5M 20 July 2022
36 GK Rubén Blanco Celta Vigo Loan
11 FW Luis Suárez Granada €10M
30 DF Nuno Tavares Arsenal Loan 23 July 2022
27 MF Jordan Veretout Roma €11M 5 August 2022
70 FW Alexis Sánchez Inter Milan Free 10 August 2022
29 DF Issa Kaboré Manchester City Loan 17 August 2022
3 DF Eric Bailly Manchester United Loan 24 August 2022
77 MF Amine Harit Schalke 04 Loan 1 September 2022
77 MF Amine Harit Schalke 04 €5M 7 November 2022
18 MF Ruslan Malinovskyi Atalanta Loan 9 January 2023
8 MF Azzedine Ounahi Angers €10M 29 January 2023
9 FW Vitinha Braga €32M 31 January 2023

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
7 MF Amine Harit Schalke 04 Loan return 30 June 2022
6 MF Matteo Guendouzi Arsenal Loan return 30 June 2022
17 FW Cengiz Ünder Roma Loan return 30 June 2022
9 FW Arkadiusz Milik Napoli Loan return 30 June 2022
2 DF William Saliba Arsenal Loan return 30 June 2022
16 GK Pau López Roma Loan return 30 June 2022
4 DF Boubacar Kamara Aston Villa Free 1 July 2022
32 DF Lucas Perrin Strasbourg €1.5M 1 July 2022
30 GK Steve Mandanda Rennes Free 6 July 2022
MF Nemanja Radonjić Torino Loan 7 July 2022
11 FW Luis Henrique Botafogo Loan 22 July 2022
14 MF Luan Peres Fenerbahçe €5.23M 29 July 2022
26 MF Oussama Targhalline Alanyaspor Loan 1 August 2022
3 DF Álvaro Released Free 1 August 2022
20 MF Konrad de la Fuente Olympiacos Loan 13 August 2022
29 DF Pol Lirola Elche Loan 12 August 2022
MF Kevin Strootman Genoa Loan 24 August 2022
9 FW Arkadiusz Milik Juventus €0.9M 26 August 2022
19 DF Jordan Amavi Getafe Loan 1 September 2022
15 DF Duje Ćaleta-Car Southampton €10M 1 September 2022
13 FW Cédric Bakambu Olympiacos Undisclosed 16 September 2022
11 FW Luis Suárez Almería Loan 5 December 2022
12 FW Bamba Dieng Lorient €7M 28 January 2023
  1. Includes an option to sign permanently for €20 million.
  2. Includes an option to sign permanently.
  3. Includes an option to sign permanently.
  4. Obligation-to-buy clause was triggered.
  5. Includes an obligation to sign permanently for €10–13 million.
  6. Fee includes €2 million in bonuses.
  7. Includes a conditional obligation to buy.
  8. Includes an option to sign permanently.
  9. On 29 August 2022, Álvaro joined Al Nassr.
  10. Includes an option to sign permanently.
  11. On loan until June 2023 with option to buy for €7 million + €2.8 million variables.
  12. On loan until June 2023 with obligation to buy for €8 million.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2022 Friendly Marseille 4–1 Marignane Gignac Angleur, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bakambu 27'
  • Dieng 53', 83', 90+1'
Report
  • Nagui 48'
Stadium: SL16 Football Campus
16 July 2022 Friendly Marseille 0–3 Norwich City Fos-sur-Mer, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Parsemain
22 July 2022 Friendly Middlesbrough 2–0 Marseille Middlesbrough, England
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
27 July 2022 Friendly Real Betis 1–1 Marseille Chesterfield, England
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Technique Stadium
31 July 2022 Friendly Marseille 0–2 Milan Marseille, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France)
11 December 2022 Friendly Sassuolo 3–2 Marseille Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 7 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 38 22 7 9 67 40 +27 057.89
Coupe de France 7 January 2023 1 March 2023 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 075.00
UEFA Champions League 7 September 2022 1 November 2022 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 8 8 +0 033.33
Total 48 27 8 13 82 51 +31 056.25

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 27 4 7 89 40 +49 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 +39 84
3 Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 +27 73 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 +30 68 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 +21 67 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
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).
(C) Champions

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 22 7 9 67 40  +27 73 10 4 5 35 24  +11 12 3 4 32 16  +16

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWDWLLLDWWWWWWDWLWWLWDWDDWWWLWLLL
Position23323222234554433333222222223322233333
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

7 August 2022 1 Marseille 4–1 Reims Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,738
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
14 August 2022 2 Brest 1–1 Marseille Brest
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 13,709
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
20 August 2022 3 Marseille 2–1 Nantes Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,147
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
28 August 2022 4 Nice 0–3 Marseille Nice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 31,418
Referee: François Letexier
31 August 2022 5 Marseille 1–0 Clermont Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,763
Referee: Eric Wattellier
3 September 2022 6 Auxerre 0–2 Marseille Auxerre
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 17,025
Referee: Willy Delajod
10 September 2022 7 Marseille 2–1 Lille Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,985
Referee: Benoît Millot
18 September 2022 8 Marseille 1–1 Rennes Marseille
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,753
Referee: Benoît Bastien
30 September 2022 9 Angers 0–3 Marseille Angers
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Johan Hamel
8 October 2022 10 Marseille 1–2 Ajaccio Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,312
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 October 2022 11 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Marseille Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Clément Turpin
22 October 2022 12 Marseille 0–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,414
Referee: Benoît Millot
29 October 2022 13 Strasbourg 2–2 Marseille Strasbourg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,687
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
6 November 2022 14 Marseille 1–0 Lyon Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,975
Referee: François Letexier
13 November 2022 15 Monaco 2–3 Marseille Monaco
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 10,631
Referee: Benoît Bastien
29 December 2022 16 Marseille 6–1 Toulouse Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,556
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
2 January 2023 17 Montpellier 1–2 Marseille Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,971
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
11 January 2023 18 Troyes 0–2 Marseille Troyes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 14,222
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
14 January 2023 19 Marseille 3–1 Lorient Marseille
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,276
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
28 January 2023 20 Marseille 1–1 Monaco Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,502
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
1 February 2023 21 Nantes 0–2 Marseille Nantes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,125
Referee: Willy Delajod
5 February 2023 22 Marseille 1–3 Nice Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,234
Referee: Clément Turpin
11 February 2023 23 Clermont 0–2 Marseille Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 13,576
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
19 February 2023 24 Toulouse 2–3 Marseille Nantes
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,218
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
26 February 2023 25 Marseille 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,894
Referee: Clément Turpin
5 March 2023 26 Rennes 0–1 Marseille Rennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,515
Referee: Eric Wattellier
12 March 2023 27 Marseille 2–2 Strasbourg Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,380
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
19 March 2023 28 Reims 1–2 Marseille Reims
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 20,479
Referee: François Letexier
31 March 2023 29 Marseille 1–1 Montpellier Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 58,231
Referee: Thomas Léonard
9 April 2023 30 Lorient 0–0 Marseille Lorient
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,767
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 April 2023 31 Marseille 3–1 Troyes Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,486
Referee: Benoît Millot
23 April 2023 32 Lyon 1–2 Marseille Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 57,709
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
30 April 2023 33 Marseille 2–1 Auxerre Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,523
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
6 May 2023 34 Lens 2–1 Marseille Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 38,220
Referee: Clément Turpin
14 May 2023 35 Marseille 3–1 Angers Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,329
Referee: Benoît Millot
20 May 2023 36 Lille 2–1 Marseille Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 47,399
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
27 May 2023 37 Marseille 1–2 Brest Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 61,732
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
3 June 2023 38 Ajaccio 1–0 Marseille Ajaccio
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

7 January 2023 Round of 64 Hyères 0–2 Marseille Martigues
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade France-Turcan
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
20 January 2023 Round of 32 Marseille 1–0 Rennes Marseille
21:10 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,103
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
8 February 2023 Round of 16 Marseille 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
21:10 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,329
Referee: François Letexier

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT FRA SPO MAR
1 Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 1–1 2–0
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 0–0 0–3 2–1
3 Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–2 0–2
4 Marseille 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6 1–2 0–1 4–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
7 September 2022 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Marseille London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 57,367
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
13 September 2022 2 Marseille 0–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
4 October 2022 3 Marseille 4–1 Sporting CP Marseille, France
19:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 618
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played at 18:45, but was delayed to 19:05 after the bus carrying Sporting CP's players was caught in traffic and arrived late at the stadium.
12 October 2022 4 Sporting CP 0–2 Marseille Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 38,126
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
26 October 2022 5 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Marseille Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 48,700
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
1 November 2022 6 Marseille 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,768
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK CMR Simon Ngapandouetnbu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK ESP Pau López 42 0 32+1 0 3 0 6 0
36 GK ESP Rubén Blanco 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF CIV Eric Bailly 23 0 5+12 0 1 0 5 0
4 DF FRA Samuel Gigot 33 2 24+2 2 2 0 2+3 0
5 DF ARG Leonardo Balerdi 44 1 30+5 0 3 0 5+1 1
7 DF FRA Jonathan Clauss 42 2 32+2 2 2 0 6 0
23 DF BIH Sead Kolašinac 41 4 26+7 4 4 0 1+3 0
29 DF BFA Issa Kaboré 29 1 9+13 1 2+1 0 0+4 0
30 DF POR Nuno Tavares 39 6 23+8 6 1+1 0 6 0
42 DF COM Yakine Said M'Madi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 DF COD Chancel Mbemba 45 7 32+4 5 2+2 0 5 2
Midfielders
6 MF FRA Matteo Guendouzi 43 5 25+8 2 4 1 5+1 2
8 MF MAR Azzedine Ounahi 10 1 1+7 1 0+2 0 0 0
10 MF FRA Dimitri Payet 27 4 9+15 4 1 0 1+1 0
18 MF UKR Ruslan Malinovskyi 23 2 13+7 1 3 1 0 0
21 MF FRA Valentin Rongier 46 1 34+2 1 2+2 0 5+1 0
27 MF FRA Jordan Veretout 48 5 31+7 4 4 1 6 0
47 MF TUR Bartuğ Elmaz 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF MAR Amine Harit 16 1 6+4 0 0 0 4+2 1
Forwards
9 FW POR Vitinha 16 2 5+9 2 0+2 0 0 0
17 FW TUR Cengiz Ünder 46 5 28+9 5 3 0 1+5 0
33 FW CMR François-Régis Mughe 2 1 0+1 0 0+1 1 0 0
70 FW CHI Alexis Sánchez 44 18 32+3 14 4 2 5 2
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF BRA Gerson 13 2 6+4 2 0 0 2+1 0
9 FW POL Arkadiusz Milik 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW COL Luis Suárez 11 3 2+5 3 0 0 1+3 0
12 FW SEN Bamba Dieng 12 2 1+9 1 1+1 1 0 0
13 FW COD Cédric Bakambu 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF CRO Duje Ćaleta-Car 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF FRA Isaak Touré 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF SEN Pape Gueye 19 1 4+10 1 1+1 0 0+3 0
29 DF ESP Pol Lirola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW FRA Salim Ben Seghir 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 3 June 2023
Source: Competitions