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Marseille 

Full name Olympique de Marseille
  • Olympique de Marseille (French pronunciation: ​[ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj], locally [ɔlɛ̃ˈpikə də maχˈsɛjə]; Occitan: Olimpic de Marselha, pronounced [ulimˈpi de maʀˈsejɔ]), also known as OM (IPA: [o.ɛm], locally [oˈɛmə]) or simply Marseille, is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille.
  • Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football.
  • The club has won nine Ligue 1 titles, ten Coupes de France and three Coupes de la Ligue.
  • In 1993, coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League, defeating Milan 1–0 in the final, the first under the UEFA Champions League branding of the tournament.
  • In 2010, Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the management of former club captain Didier Deschamps.
Nickname(s) Les Phocéens (The Phocaeans)
Les Olympiens (The Olympians)
Short name Marseille, OM
Founded 31 August 1899; 124 years ago
Ground Stade Vélodrome
Capacity 67,394
Owner Frank McCourt (95%)
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (5%)
President Pablo Longoria
Head coach Jorge Sampaoli
League Ligue 1
2022–23 Ligue 1, 3rd of 20