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2011–12 Olympique de Marseille season

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Chairman
  
Vincent Labrune

Ground
  
Stade Vélodrome

Coupe de France
  
Round of 16

Manager
  
Didier Deschamps

Ligue 1
  
10th

Coupe de la Ligue
  
Winners

2011–12 Olympique de Marseille season

The 2011–12 season of Olympique de Marseille (OM) was the club's 62nd season in the Ligue 1. They participated in five competitions Ligue 1, UEFA Champions League, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and the Trophée des Champions, winning the last two.

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Key Events

  • 21 May 2011: After months of speculation, Taye Taiwo joined Milan on a free transfer.
  • 19 June 2011: Left-back Jérémy Morel joined OM from Lorient for a fee of €2.5 million.
  • 29 June 2011: after the loss of Taye Taiwo, OM picked up Nicolas N'Koulou from Monaco for a reported €3.5 million.
  • 4 July 2011: Defensive midfielder Alou Diarra joined for an undisclosed fee from Bordeaux. Diarra put pen to paper on a three-year deal.
  • 21 July 2011: Argentine International left-back Gabriel Heinze left for Serie A club Roma. Roma picked up Heinze on a free transfer and signed him to a what is believed to be a one-year contract.
  • 27 July 2011: In what turned out to be a nine-goal thriller, Marseille beat out competition Lille to win the 2011 Trophée des Champions 5–4. The game ended with two very late penalties converted by André Ayew. This is now the second year in a row that Marseille have won the Trophy.

    • First team squad

    As of 30 January 2012.

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

    Squad statistics

    Appearances (subbed on), goals (own Goals)
    yellow cards (double Yellow cards), red cards
    Statistics accurate as of 8 August 2011

    Pre-season and friendlies

    Last updated: 11 August 2011
    Source: soccervista

    2011 Trophée des Champions

    Last updated:11 August 2011
    Source:Scoresway

    Matches

    Last updated: 15 August 2011
    Source: Olympique de Marseille
    Note: Ligue 1 fixtures not posted due to copyright

    Results summary

    Last updated: 20 May 2012.
    Source: Fixtures and Results
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Knockout phase

    Round of 16
    Quarter-finals

    Reserve squad

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

    References

    2011–12 Olympique de Marseille season Wikipedia
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