[20], On 3 May 2018, Marseille reached the final of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League after eliminating Red Bull Salzburg in the semi-finals 3–2 on aggregate, 14 years after its last final in a European competition in 2004 against Valencia. The same year, Marseille lost at the Stade Vélodrome against Saint-Étienne 10–3, but Liberati was injured. The most recent form was revealed on 17 February 2004; the "O" and "M" are rendered as a single unit in turquoise without shading or borders, and the logo is capped by the golden star representing the victory in the Champions League and sits above. Marseille have won the French national championship 10 times; with nine French Ligue 1 titles they are second only to AS Saint-Étienne's total of ten, and equal to Paris Saint-Germain (The first championship won by Marseille was in 1929, before the professional era of French football). PSG and Marseille are the only French clubs to have won European trophies, PSG having won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996 and Marseille won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, and they were the two dominant forces before the emergence of Lyon at the beginning of the 21st century. Today. For the 1998–99 season, the team celebrated their centenary and built a team of stars: Robert Pires, Florian Maurice, and Christophe Dugarry, culminating in a second-place finish in the French championship, behind Bordeaux and an appearance in the UEFA Cup Final in 1999, losing to Parma. However, despite their recent ups and downs, PSG and Marseille remain fierce rivals, giving this match a special atmosphere. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. On 13 January 1932 at 9:15 pm, at the Brasserie des Sports, Mr. Dard, Mr. Bison, Dr. Rollenstein, Mr. Etchepare, Mr. Leblanc, Mr. Mille, Mr. Anfosso, Mr. Sabatier, Mr. Seze, Mr. Bazat, Mr. Molteroj and Mr. Pollack elected the following committee: They went on to win the Coupe de France in 1969 as well as the First division in 1971 with a record of 44 goals by Josip Skoblar, helped by Roger Magnusson. In 1993, coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, defeating AC Milan 1–0 in the final. In its last uplift, the municipality covered the stadium and increased its capacity to 67,000 to host the Euro 2016 games. Marseille Country France Phone +33 (49) 176 5609 Fax +33 (49) 176 9129 E-mail om@olympiquedemarseille.com. Known as Sporting Club, US Phocéenne and Football Club de Marseille in the first five years after its foundation, the club adopted the name Olympique de Marseille in 1899 in honour of the anniversary of Marseille's founding by Greeks from Phocaea some 25 centuries earlier, with the name Olympique, coming from ancient Olympic Games.[7]. Marseille Insider: "A New Life" Marseille Insider. general secretary: Mr. Possel-Daydier In 1952, Marseille were about to be relegated, but Gunnar Andersson saved his team, finishing as top scorer with 31 goals. [18] He endured a frustrating season, with OM failing to win a home game in Ligue 1 for more than six months. For the first championship, Division 1 was divided into two pools. World War II would cut his career short. But they were beaten in the final by newly crowned Spanish champions Valencia and once again fans were forced to continue waiting for the next trophy to come along. [5], In 1997, Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus. The highlight of the club's history is winning the new format Champions League in 1993. They only drew one more match, and in a winner-takes-all final group game they lost 4–0 to Liverpool, who became the first English team to win at the Stade Vélodrome. Marseille began the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season with interim manager Franck Passi at the helm. The atmosphere in the Stade Vélodrome is created by the dominance of OM's own supporters who are housed in the Curva style ends behind the goals.