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Olympique de Marseille (French: [ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj], locally [olɛ̃ˈpikə də maχˈsɛjə]; Occitan: Olimpic de Marselha, pronounced [ulimˈpi de maʀˈsejɔ]), also known simply as Marseille, "l'Olympique" or by the abbreviation OM (IPA:, locally), is a French professional football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football.
On August 29, 2016, McCourt entered exclusive negotiations to purchase the French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus. [55] The purchase deal was completed for an undisclosed price tag of around €50 million on October 17, 2016. He pledged to invest €200 million in the club over the next four years.
The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of Olympique de Marseille, and the club's 29th consecutive season in Ligue 1.In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Coupe de France.
Olympique de Marseille was long hostile to the Stade Vélodrome, calling it the "stadium of the City Council". For fans of the Olympians between the wars, the real home of OM was Stade de l'Huveaune, owned by Olympique de Marseille and partly financed by fans in the early 1920s.
The Centre d'Entraînement Robert Louis-Dreyfus, commonly referred to as La Commanderie, is the training ground and academy base of French football club Olympique de Marseille. Located in Marseille, the ground was officially opened in July 1991. [1] The training ground was renamed in 2009 after the death of the owner of the club, Robert Louis ...
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) February 5, 2023. Olympique Marseille vs Nice. 21:07, admin. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The 2023–24 season was the 118th season in the history of Olympique de Marseille and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
FILE - Marseille's goalkeeper Pau Lopez reacts during the Europa League round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Villarreal and Olympique de Marseille in Villarreal, east Spain, on March 14 ...