2025–26 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille
2025–26 season
PresidentPablo Longoria
Head coachRoberto De Zerbi
StadiumStade Vélodrome
Ligue 13rd
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Trophée des ChampionsFinal
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mason Greenwood (11)

All:
Mason Greenwood (15)

The 2025–26 season is the 120th season in the history of Olympique de Marseille, and the club's 30th consecutive season in the French top flight. The club is participating in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Trophée des Champions and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 September 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli
4 DF  ENG CJ Egan-Riley
5 DF  ARG Leonardo Balerdi (captain)
6 DF  SUI Ulisses Garcia
7 FW  FRA Neal Maupay
8 MF  ENG Angel Gomes
9 FW  ALG Amine Gouiri
10 FW  ENG Mason Greenwood
12 GK  NED Jeffrey de Lange
14 FW  BRA Igor Paixão
18 MF  BEL Arthur Vermeeren (on loan from RB Leipzig)
19 MF  CTA Geoffrey Kondogbia
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  CIV Hamed Traorè (on loan from Bournemouth)
22 FW  USA Timothy Weah (on loan from Juventus)
23 MF  DEN Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (vice-captain)
24 MF  CMR François Mughe
26 MF  MAR Bilal Nadir
28 DF  FRA Benjamin Pavard (on loan from Inter Milan)
29 DF  ESP Pol Lirola
32 DF  ARG Facundo Medina (on loan from Lens)
33 DF  ITA Emerson Palmieri
36 GK  ESP Rubén Blanco
62 DF  PAN Michael Amir Murillo
97 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
4 DF CJ Egan-Riley Burnley Free 1 July 2025 [2]
8 MF Angel Gomes Lille Free 1 July 2025 [3]
23 MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham Hotspur €20M[a] 1 July 2025 [4][5]
7 FW Neal Maupay Everton €6.8M[a] 1 July 2025 [6]
17 FW Jonathan Rowe Norwich City €15M[a] 1 July 2025 [7]
32 DF Facundo Medina Lens Loan 2 July 2025 [8]
14 FW Igor Paixão Feyenoord €35M 29 July 2025 [9]
97 FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Al Qadsiah Free 31 July 2025 [10]
22 DF Timothy Weah Juventus Loan 6 August 2025 [11]

Total expenditure: €76.8 million (excluding any other fees)

  1. ^ a b c Previously on loan

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
44 DF Luis Henrique Inter Milan €23M 7 June 2025 [12]
77 DF Amar Dedić Red Bull Salzburg Loan return 1 July 2025 [13]
99 DF Chancel Mbemba Unattached Released 1 July 2025 [14]
DF Samuel Gigot Lazio €3.5M 1 July 2025 [15]
4 DF Luiz Felipe Rayo Vallecano Free 7 July 2025 [16]
GK Pau López Real Betis Free 22 July 2025 [17]
3 DF Quentin Merlin Rennes €13M 21 July 2025 [18]
21 MF Valentin Rongier Rennes €7M 21 July 2025 [19]
MF Ismaël Koné Sassuolo Loan 29 July 2025 [20]
17 MF Jonathan Rowe Bologna Undisclosed 24 August 2025 [21]
25 MF Adrien Rabiot AC Milan Undisclosed 1 September 2025
11 MF Amine Harit İstanbul Başakşehir Loan 12 September 2025 [22]

Total income: €46.5 million (excluding add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2025 Friendly Excelsior Maassluis 0–5 Marseille
12:00 CET Report
  • Medina 16'
  • Rowe 37'
  • Greenwood 24', 34', 38'
21 July 2025 Friendly Olympic Charleroi 1–1 Marseille
12:00 CET
Report
26 July 2025 Friendly Girona 0–2 Marseille
14:00 CET
Report
29 July 2025 Friendly Valencia 1–1 Marseille
14:45 CET
Report
2 August 2025 Friendly Marseille 1–1 Sevilla
14:00 CET Report
9 August 2025 Friendly Marseille 3–1 Aston Villa
19:00 CET
Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 15 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 16 10 2 4 36 15 +21 062.50
Coupe de France 21 December 2025 TBD Round of 64 TBD 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
Trophée des Champions 8 January 2026 Final TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League 16 September 2025 TBD League phase TBD 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 050.00
Total 23 14 2 7 53 23 +30 060.87

Last updated: 21 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lens 16 12 1 3 28 13 +15 37 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Paris Saint-Germain 16 11 3 2 35 14 +21 36
3 Marseille 16 10 2 4 36 15 +21 32
4 Lille 16 10 2 4 33 20 +13 32 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Lyon 16 8 3 5 22 16 +6 27 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[23]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five of Ligue 1). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six of Ligue 1, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 10 2 4 36 15  +21 32 6 2 0 24 8  +16 4 0 4 12 7  +5

Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLWLWWWWWLDWWWDLW
Position137107632133222333
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.[24]

15 August 2025 1 Rennes 1–0 Marseille Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,360
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
23 August 2025 2 Marseille 5–2 Paris FC Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,074
Referee: Marc Bollengier
31 August 2025 3 Lyon 1–0 Marseille Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 52,095
Referee: François Letexier
12 September 2025 4 Marseille 4–0 Lorient Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,098
Referee: Thomas Léonard
22 September 2025 5 Marseille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 66,190
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 September 2025 at 20:45, but was postponed due to heavy storms.[25]
26 September 2025 6 Strasbourg 1–2 Marseille Strasbourg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 23,262
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
4 October 2025 7 Metz 0–3 Marseille Metz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 28,300
Referee: Clément Turpin
18 October 2025 8 Marseille 6–2 Le Havre Marseille
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,869
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
25 October 2025 9 Lens 2–1 Marseille Lens
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
29 October 2025 10 Marseille 2–2 Angers Marseille
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,599
Referee: Thomas Léonard
1 November 2025 11 Auxerre 0–1 Marseille Auxerre
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 16,529
Referee: Benoît Bastien
8 November 2025 12 Marseille 3–0 Brest Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 66,279
Referee: Willy Delajod
21 November 2025 13 Nice 1–5 Marseille Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 27,089
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
29 November 2025 14 Marseille 2–2 Toulouse Marseille
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,163
Referee: Eric Wattellier
5 December 2025 15 Lille 1–0 Marseille Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 48,258
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
14 December 2025 16 Marseille 1–0 Monaco Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,509
Referee: François Letexier
4 January 2026 17 Marseille v Nantes Marseille
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
17 January 2026 18 Angers v Marseille Angers
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
24 January 2026 19 Marseille v Lens Marseille
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
31 January 2026 20 Paris FC v Marseille Paris
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
8 February 2026 21 Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille Paris
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
15 February 2026 22 Marseille v Strasbourg Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
22 February 2026 23 Brest v Marseille Brest
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
1 March 2026 24 Marseille v Lyon Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 March 2026 25 Toulouse v Marseille Toulouse
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
15 March 2026 26 Marseille v Auxerre Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
22 March 2026 27 Marseille v Lille Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
5 April 2026 28 Monaco v Marseille Monaco
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
12 April 2026 29 Marseille v Metz Marseille
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
19 April 2026 30 Lorient v Marseille Lorient
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
26 April 2026 31 Marseille v Nice Marseille
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
3 May 2026 32 Nantes v Marseille Nantes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
9 May 2026 33 Le Havre v Marseille Le Havre
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Océane
16 May 2026 34 Marseille v Rennes Marseille
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Coupe de France

21 December 2025 Round of 64 Bourg-Péronnas 0–6 Marseille Bourg-en-Bresse
14:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère
Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
13 January 2026 Round of 32 Bayeux v Marseille Caen
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

Trophée des Champions

8 January 2026 Final Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 28 August 2025.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 Sporting CP 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15 Barcelona 6 3 1 2 14 11 +3 10
16 Marseille 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 9
17 Juventus 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Galatasaray 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: UEFA[26]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundAHAHHAHA
ResultLWLLWW
Position251218252116
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2025. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 September 2025 1 Real Madrid 2–1 Marseille Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 74,610
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
30 September 2025 2 Marseille 4–0 Ajax Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,771
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
22 October 2025 3 Sporting CP 2–1 Marseille Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 46,766
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
5 November 2025 4 Marseille 0–1 Atalanta Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,319
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
25 November 2025 5 Marseille 2–1 Newcastle United Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,521
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
9 December 2025 6 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Marseille Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 16,214
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
21 January 2026 7 Marseille v Liverpool Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
28 January 2026 8 Club Brugge v Marseille Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Trophée des Champions UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli 19 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
12 GK  NED Jeffrey de Lange 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK  ESP Rubén Blanco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF  ENG CJ Egan-Riley 12 0 5+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
5 DF  ARG Leonardo Balerdi 17 1 8+4 0 1 1 0 0 3+1 0
6 DF  SUI Ulisses Garcia 6 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 DF  MAR Nayef Aguerd 15 2 11 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
28 DF  FRA Benjamin Pavard 19 1 11+2 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
29 DF  ESP Pol Lirola 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF  ARG Facundo Medina 5 0 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
33 DF  ITA Emerson Palmieri 19 0 11+2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
62 DF  PAN Michael Amir Murillo 18 2 10+3 2 0 0 0 0 2+3 0
Midfielders
8 MF  ENG Angel Gomes 18 3 12+1 3 1 0 0 0 0+4 0
17 MF  DEN Matt O'Riley 19 1 6+6 1 1 0 0 0 4+2 0
18 MF  BEL Arthur Vermeeren 14 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
19 MF  CTA Geoffrey Kondogbia 8 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
20 FW  CIV Hamed Traorè 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF  DEN Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 21 3 12+2 2 1 1 0 0 5+1 0
24 MF  CMR François Mughe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF  MAR Bilal Nadir 15 1 3+9 0 0+1 1 0 0 1+1 0
50 MF  FRA Darryl Bakola 8 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
76 MF  FRA Tadjidine Mmadi 4 1 0+2 0 0+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW  FRA Neal Maupay 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  ALG Amine Gouiri 7 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
10 FW  ENG Mason Greenwood 22 15 14+1 11 1 1 0 0 6 3
14 FW  BRA Igor Paixão 20 8 10+3 3 1 1 0 0 5+1 4
22 FW  USA Timothy Weah 19 2 11+2 1 1 0 0 0 4+1 1
34 FW  FRA Robinio Vaz 19 4 3+11 4 0+1 0 0 0 0+4 0
48 FW  FRA Keyliane Abdallah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 20 8 10+4 5 0 0 0 0 6 3
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
13 DF  CAN Derek Cornelius 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW  ENG Jonathan Rowe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF  FRA Adrien Rabiot 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 21 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Notes

References

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