"The three teams made their comeback to the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 after finishing in the 3 first places of the six-team promotion group. On the other hand, Olympique Béja, LPS Tozeur and Grombalia Sports were the 3 last teams of the 2013-14 season and will play in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 during the 2014-15 season. Espérance Sportive de Tunis are the defending champions from the 2013-14 season. <br> 2014–15 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The 2014–15 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (""Tunisian Professional League"") season was the 89th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 13 August"
"sections of the stand. The 2007/08 third shirt of OM was a tribute to South Winners fans whose colours are orange, as they are traditionally left wing fans. There is a strong relationship between AS Livorno, AEK Athens, UC Sampdoria and Marseille. Marseille fans often lift banners and create choreography in support of the fellow teams. 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 (The first championship won by Marseille was in 1929, before the professional era of French football). Marseille also have"
"the only goal against Italy's Milan in the final held in Munich's Olympic Stadium. That triumph was the first time ever for a French club and it made Didier Deschamps and Fabien Barthez the youngest captain and goalkeeper, respectively, to capture the title. This triumph, however, was followed by a decade of decline. 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 Marseille stayed two years before returning to the First division. Moreover, they lost their 1992–93 Division 1 title and the right to"
"seen since the early 1990s Marseille squads. In 2018, the capital side won its sixth consecutive French Super Cup. This latest trophy takes Paris Saint-Germain — France's most successful club — to 36 major titles overall (excluding the UEFA Intertoto Cup and Ligue 2 titles). Marseille, in turn, have struggled to keep up. l'OM have not won a trophy since 2012 and its League Cup victory. Since this Olympian win, PSG have won 20 titles: five league championships, four French Cups, five League Cups and six French Supercups. However, Marseille's new owner Frank McCourt pledged in 2016 to spend 200"
"individual matches between the teams. Unlike Le Classique, the rivalry has no bad blood within it and, instead, stems from the competitiveness of the each club's players, managers, supporters, and presidential hierarchy. The rivalry is often cited as being particularly important as both clubs are of high standard in French football and the championship is regularly decided between the two. Marseille and Lyon (along with Saint-Étienne) are the only French clubs to have won the French first division four straight times with Marseille doing it on two occasions. Because Paris Saint-Germain have only won six Ligue 1 titles, which is"
"due only to goal differential. In the summer of 2018, Consolat underwent a re-branding process and changed their name to Athlético Marseille. Athlético Marseille Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat) is a French amateur football club founded in 1964 and based in the Bouches-du-Rhone department of Marseille. The club is named after Consolat, a neighborhood located in La Calade, in the 15th arrondissement, north of Marseille. Founded in 1964 by the residents of Consolat, the club has been run by current club president Jean-Luc Mingallon since 1983. Mingallon pushed the team to success"
"under the name for most of its existence. In 1989, after playing under various names, the club changed its name to its current form. Montpellier is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Along with Marseille, Rennes, Sochaux and Nice, Montpellier is one of only a few clubs to have played in the inaugural 1932–33 season and is still playing in the first division. The club won Ligue 1 for the first time in the 2011–12 season. Montpellier's other honours to date include winning the Coupe de France in 1929 and 1990, and the UEFA"
"2010, Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the managing of former club captain Didier Deschamps. Marseille's home ground is the 67,000-capacity Stade Vélodrome in the southern part of the city, where they have played since 1937. The club has a large fan-base, having regularly averaged the highest attendance in French football. Marseille's average home gate for the 2008–09 season was 52,276, the highest in Ligue 1. The stadium underwent renovation in 2011, going from its previous capacity of 60,031 to 42,000. Following completion in August 2014, the final capacity increased to 67,000 ahead of France's"
"in the French capital and Marseille located along the Mediterranean coast, the rivalry is often referred to as """"the North versus the South."""" 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. However, despite their recent ups and downs, PSG and Marseille remain fierce rivals, giving this match a special atmosphere. ""Le classique"" is also well known as"
"the competition, but allows sponsors of the French Football Federation to showcase themselves on club's kits at the expense of the club's sponsors. Among them include SFR, Caisse d'Epargne, Crédit Agricole, Sita-Suez, and Carrefour. Paris Saint-Germain have a record of 12 Coupe de France titles, following the result of the 2017–18 cup. Marseille have appeared in the most finals having played in 19. The Parisian club have won 'a double' i.e. the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue in the same season in 1995, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Marseille are one of four clubs who"
"Marseille Marseille (; , ; Marseilles; ) is the second-largest city of France. The main city of the historical province of Provence, today it is the capital of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is located on France's south coast near the mouth of the Rhône river. The city covers an area of and had a population of 852,516 in 2012. Its metropolitan area, which extends over is the third-largest in France after Paris and Lyon, with a population of 1,831,500 as of 2010. Known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as ""Massalia"" (, ""Massalía""), Marseille"
"the City of Marseille concerning the City Hall renovation project, a motion was passed launching a public-private partnership (PPP). On 21 June 2010, following France's winning bid for UEFA Euro 2016, Marseille announced that the stadium would receive another renovation (a roof and an increase in capacity from 60,031 to 67,000), making it a UEFA Elite Stadium. Works began in the spring of 2011 and were completed in summer 2014. In 2002, Division 1 was renamed Ligue 1. Olympique de Marseille's average attendance for each season since 2000–01 is listed below: The Vélodrome hosted 6 games of the 2007 Rugby"
"Athlético Marseille Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat) is a French amateur football club founded in 1964 and based in the Bouches-du-Rhone department of Marseille. The club is named after Consolat, a neighborhood located in La Calade, in the 15th arrondissement, north of Marseille. Founded in 1964 by the residents of Consolat, the club has been run by current club president Jean-Luc Mingallon since 1983. Mingallon pushed the team to success which has led to their promotion from the Division d’Honneur in 1999. In 2006, the club reached the national amateur level of"
"Olympique de Marseille (women) Olympique de Marseille Féminin (; commonly referred to as Olympique de Marseille, Marseille, or simply l'OM , ) is a French women's football club based in Marseille. The club has been the female section of Olympique de Marseille since 2011. Olympique de Marseille was already active in women's football in the 1920s, making it one of the few active women's teams that took part in its original incarnation in pioneering the game in the interwars period. The team disappeared in the 1930s along with the other women's teams of the time, but it was reactivated when"
"based; Lyon cited as being more upper-class, while Saint-Étienne is cited as being more working-class. The derby also pits ""the recently most successful French club"" (Lyon) against ""the formerly biggest French club"" (Saint-Étienne) and is often cited as one of the high-points of the Ligue 1 season. Lyon's rivalry with Marseille goes back to 23 September 1945, when the clubs contested their first match. The derby, often called ""Choc des Olympiques"" (""Clash of the Olympics"") or ""Olympico"", is often cited as being particularly important as both clubs are of high standard in French football and the championship is regularly decided"
"is held by Sonny Anderson who also attained six goals. He is followed by Sidney Govou and Juninho Pernambucano, who both scored five. ""As of 18 March 2017"" Due to the club's ongoing rivalry, few players have played for both Lyon and Marseille. Notable players include the Ghanaian Abedi Pele, who won the African Footballer of the Year award, defender Manuel Amoros, and goalkeeper Pascal Olmeta. All three players had been part of the Marseille dynasty that won five straight French league titles and the European Cup in 1993. Amoros is the only player in the rivalry's history to transfer"
"million euros over the next four years to make the team competitive again, and the recent arrivals of Dimitri Payet and Patrice Evra have boosted fans' hopes that their team will be able to compete with PSG. Marseille's last win against PSG came in November 2011. Le Classique Le Classique (, The Classic), also known as Le Classico, Derby de France, or French clásico, is a football match contested between French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. The clash is considered France's biggest rivalry, and one of the greatest in club football. At the very least, it is France's"
"cited as being particularly important as both clubs are of high standard in French football and the championship is regularly decided between the two. Marseille and Lyon (along with Saint-Étienne and Paris Saint-Germain) are the only French clubs to have won the French first division four straight times with Marseille doing it on two occasions. The Rivalry is also comparable with that of between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund better known as ""Borussen Derby"" in Germany. The first meeting between the two sides was played on 23 September 1945 and ended in a 1–1 draw. Following Jean-Michel Aulas's acquisition of"
"Marseille made its third appearance in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue. The club was the competition's defending champions having defeated Montpellier 1–0 in last year's final. As a result, Marseille became the first club in the French football history to win the competition in consecutive seasons; the club defeated Bordeaux 3–1 in 2010. ""Les Phocéens"" attempted to become the first club to win the Coupe de la Ligue in three consecutive years. The Coupe de la Ligue final has been played every year at the Stade de France since 1998, following the stadium's completion. The stadium has"
"the second best record in Coupe de France titles (with 10). Marseille have achieved two Championship and Cup ""Doubles"" (in 1972 and 1989). They are the only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, in 1993. The following players received the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for Olympique de Marseille: Two other former Ballon d'Or winners were hired by Olympique de Marseille: George Weah played for Marseille in 2000–01 after winning the Ballon d'Or in 1995 and Franz Beckenbauer coached the team for 6 months in 1990. The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for"
"between the two. Marseille, Saint-Étienne, Lyon, and PSG are the only French clubs to have won the French first division four straight times with Marseille doing it on two occasions. On 7 August 2009, Lyon announced that it would sign a ten-year deal with the German sportswear brand Adidas, effective at the start of the 2010–11 season with Lyon earning €5 million annually from the deal, plus possible royalty fees based on product sales. Following the 2008–09 season, Lyon's long-term sponsorship agreement with the French multinational corporation Accor and Renault Trucks ended. On 22 July 2009, the Paris-based online bookmaker"
"from their opening two games. 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, coming third in the Champions League Group A, then joined the UEFA Cup. Marseille finished the 2008–09 season with a second-place finish in Ligue 1, following a tight race with Bordeaux for the title. This earned them direct entry into the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, their third consecutive season in the competition. Marseille won the 2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final"
"song ""Come with Me"" by Puff Daddy is played. Marseille's traditional kit colours were white shirts and shorts with blue socks until 1986. Since 1986, Marseille have played with white shirts, white shorts and white socks, and the blue color became lighter due to Adidas marketing but in 2012–2013, the club returned to its original kit, wearing blue socks. Club founder drew inspiration from his personal seal, which featured interlaced letters """"D"""" and """"M"""", to create the club's first badge. The club's motto, """"Droit au but"""", dates from the days when the club's main sport was rugby, under the name"
"less than five other French clubs have won, most purists think the classico should not be the game between the two teams with the biggest budget but rather the game between the two teams with the most titles. This, without a doubt, would be Marseille vs Saint-Étienne. Both teams have dominated French football in the 1960s and 1970s and, even though they have had different fortunes since then, the rivalry between the two is still going strong. These two teams are amongst the most successful in French football, having won an aggregate 18 championships since 1932 - 8 for Nantes,"
"hosting of UEFA Euro 2016. In 2015, the club was ranked 23rd globally in terms of annual revenue, generating €130.5 million. In 1997, Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus. Following his death in 2009, his widow Margarita became the club's majority shareholder in 2010. In 2016, American businessman Frank McCourt bought the club from her, and appointed businessman Jacques-Henri Eyraud as the club president, with Rudi Garcia appointed as the manager of the club's first team. Olympique de Marseille was founded as an omnisport club in 1892 by René Dufaure de Montmirail, a French sports official. Known as"
"Lens 4–1 at the Stade Chaban Delmas. On 5 May 2010, Marseille defeated Rennes 3–1 to claim their 9th Ligue 1 title and their first since the 1991–92 season. Because of their Coupe de la Ligue title, Marseille claimed the league and league cup double. It is the second straight season a club has won the league and league cup double with Bordeaux achieving it last season. Teams promoted from 2008–09 Ligue 2 Teams relegated to 2009–10 Ligue 2 Mamadou Niang won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur. Lucho González won the Trophée du Meilleur Passeur. The nominees for the Player"
"la Ligue. The clubs' most recent meeting came during the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season. The first match was played on 30 August 2009 at the Stade Vélodrome. The highly anticipated match ended in a 0–0 draw and was played in front of 55,920 spectators, the highest attended match this season in Ligue 1. On 17 January 2010, the return match was played in Bordeaux; the match ended in 1–1 with Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda scoring an own goal for Bordeaux during injury time of the first half and midfielder Benoît Cheyrou equalizing for Marseille nine minutes from time. Marseille entered"
"AS Monaco FC Association sportive de Monaco football club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or simply Monaco, is a Monégasque football club that competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Founded in 1924, the club team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille. The club is managed by former player Thierry Henry and captained by Radamel Falcao. Though based in Monaco, the club plays in the French football league system. Monaco is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight league titles and five Coupe de France"
"one, and lost one. During these friendlies, they scored eight goals and only conceded four. Mamadou Niang, Brandão, Hatem Ben Arfa, and Stéphane Mbia each scored a goal while Bakari Koné and Taye Taiwo scored two goals each. Marseille started their Ligue 1 campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory and continued through a very fine form usually never being below 6th so they did have some very hard times, dropping points and losing or drawing important games but soon after they were flying high and now after 30 games, l'OM tops the Ligue 1 with a game in hand. Now"
"in a final of a knockout competition at the 2006–07 edition of the Coupe de France when it lost to Sochaux on penalties. Marseille's appearance in the final marked its debut in the competition's final match. Prior to this appearance, the club's best finish in the competition was reaching the semi-finals during the 2002–03 season, where it lost 0–1 to Monaco, the eventual champions. At the time, Monaco was managed by Didier Deschamps, Marseille's current manager. Bordeaux entered the competition as defending champions having defeated Ligue 2 club Vannes in the 2009 edition of the final by a score of"
"officials want ticket prices to be controlled. The naming rights for the stadium were bought by French telecommunications multinational Orange S.A. The 10-year-deal was announced on 3 June 2016 by the Mayor of Marseille. The price is undisclosed. Stade Vélodrome The Stade Vélodrome (), known for sponsorship reasons as the Orange Vélodrome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1 since it opened in 1937, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2016. It occasionally hosts"
"Saint-Germain. OM would finish the league season in 13th, the club's worst league finish in 15 years. In the summer of 2016, Marseille once more sold off a number of key players to meet financial obligations and to clear its wage bill ahead of an impending takeover. Steve Mandanda, the club's long-serving captain ended eight years at the club and moved to Crystal Palace, Nicolas N'Koulou moved to Lyon, while striker Michy Batshuayi was sold to Chelsea for a club record €40 million. Marseille began the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season with interim manager Franck Passi at the helm. On 29"
"Stade Helvétique de Marseille Stade Helvétique de Marseille, commonly abbreviated to Stade Helvétique or SH Marseille, was a French football club founded on 22 July 1904 under the name of ""La Suisse"". On the 19th July 1907 the club was renamed to the ""Stade Helvétique de Marseille"". The club was dissolved in 1932 due to the Wall Street Crash. The club was created on the 22nd July, 1904 by a committee of the gymnastics from Switzerland who had existed in Marseille for nearly twenty years. They climbed to the first round of the Championnat du Littoral de l'USFSA in 1906"