2023–24 Olympique de Marseille season

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. Olympique de Marseille drew an average home attendance of 60,799 in 19 home games in the 2023–24 league season.^[1]

Olympique de Marseille

2023–24 season
President	Pablo Longoria
Head coach	Marcelino (until 20 September) Jacques Abardonado (caretaker, from 20 to 27 September) Gennaro Gattuso (from 27 September to 19 February) Jean-Louis Gasset (from 20 February)
Stadium	Stade Vélodrome
Ligue 1	8th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (17) All: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (30)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[2]

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  CMR Simon Ngapandouetnbu 3 DF  FRA Quentin Merlin 4 DF  FRA Samuel Gigot (vice-captain) 5 DF  ARG Leonardo Balerdi 6 DF  SUI Ulisses Garcia 7 DF  FRA Jonathan Clauss 8 MF  MAR Azzedine Ounahi 10 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 11 MF  MAR Amine Harit 14 FW  CMR Faris Moumbagna 16 GK  ESP Pau López 17 MF  CMR Jean Onana (on loan from Beşiktaş) 18 DF  CIV Bamo Meïté (on loan from Lorient)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  CTA Geoffrey Kondogbia (3rd captain) 20 FW  ARG Joaquín Correa (on loan from Inter Milan) 21 MF  FRA Valentin Rongier (captain) 22 MF  SEN Pape Gueye 23 FW  SEN Ismaïla Sarr 27 MF  FRA Jordan Veretout 29 FW  SEN Iliman Ndiaye 34 MF  MAR Bilal Nadir 36 GK  ESP Rubén Blanco 37 MF  ENG Emran Soglo 44 FW  BRA Luis Henrique 62 DF  PAN Michael Amir Murillo 99 DF  COD Chancel Mbemba

Out on loan

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
19	MF	Geoffrey Kondogbia	Atlético Madrid	€8M	30 June 2023	[3]
12	DF	Renan Lodi		€13M	14 July 2023	[4]
10	FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Chelsea	Free	21 July 2023	[5]
23	FW	Ismaïla Sarr	Watford	€17M	24 July 2023	[6]
36	GK	Rubén Blanco	Celta Vigo	€2M	30 July 2023	[7][8]
29	FW	Iliman Ndiaye	Sheffield Utd	€22M	1 August 2023	[9]
20	FW	Joaquín Correa	Inter Milan	Loan	25 August 2023	[10]
62	DF	Michael Amir Murillo	Anderlecht	€2.5M	30 August 2023	[11][12]
18	DF	Bamo Meïté	Lorient	Loan	1 September 2023	[13]
17	MF	Jean Onana	Beşiktaş		8 January 2024	[14]
6	DF	Ulisses Garcia	Young Boys	€3M	16 January 2024	[15][16]
14	FW	Faris Moumbagna	Bodø/Glimt	€8M	20 January 2024	[17][18]
3	DF	Quentin Merlin	Nantes	€12M	26 January 2024	[19]

Total expenditure: €87.5 million (excluding any other fees)

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
3	DF	Eric Bailly	Manchester United	Loan return	1 July 2023
29	DF	Issa Kaboré	Manchester City
30	DF	Nuno Tavares	Arsenal
	FW	Arkadiusz Milik	Juventus	€6.3M		[20]
	FW	Luis Suárez	Almería	€8M		[21]
10	MF	Dimitri Payet	Vasco da Gama	Released		[22]
7	MF	Nemanja Radonjić	Torino	€1.7M		[23]
6	MF	Kevin Strootman	Genoa	Free	6 July 2023	[24]
23	DF	Sead Kolašinac	Atalanta			[25]
47	MF	Bartuğ Elmaz	Fenerbahçe	€1.2M	20 July 2023	[26]
20	FW	Konrad de la Fuente	Eibar	Loan	9 August 2023	[27]
17	FW	Cengiz Ünder	Fenerbahçe	€15M	13 August 2023	[28]
18	MF	Ruslan Malinovskyi	Genoa	Loan	18 August 2023	[29]
70	FW	Alexis Sánchez	Inter Milan	Free	26 August 2023	[30]
	DF	Pol Lirola	Frosinone	Loan	28 August 2023	[31]
6	MF	Matteo Guendouzi	Lazio		31 August 2023	[32]
18	DF	Jordan Amavi	Brest			[33]
95	DF	Isaak Touré	Lorient	Undisclosed	1 September 2023	[34]
32	FW	Salim Ben Seghir	Xamax	Loan	8 September 2023	[35]
12	DF	Renan Lodi	Al-Hilal	€23M	17 January 2024	[36][37]
	MF	Ruslan Malinovskyi	Genoa	€10M	31 January 2024	[38]
9	FW	Vitinha		Loan	1 February 2024	[39][40]
24	FW	François Mughe	Dunkerque			[41]

Total income: €65.2 million (excluding add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Marseille v Nîmes

15 July 2023 Friendly	Marseille	2–0	Nîmes	Marseille, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vitinha 49', 70'	Report		Stadium: La Commanderie Attendance: 0

Eupen v Marseille

22 July 2023 Friendly	Eupen	1–0	Marseille	Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baiye 12'

RKC Waalwijk v Marseille

27 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Marseille	Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gueye 13'

Marseille v Bayer Leverkusen

2 August 2023 Friendly	Marseille	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Marseille, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Touré  71' Mughe 79'	Report	Tah 15' Amiri 40' Münz  64'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Gaël Angoula (France)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	8th	34	13	11	10	52	41	+11	038.24
Coupe de France	7 January 2024	21 January 2024	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
UEFA Champions League	9 August 2023	15 August 2023	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	9 May 2024	Group stage	Semi-finals	14	6	4	4	27	22	+5	042.86
Total					52	21	16	15	83	66	+17	040.38

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Lyon	34	16	5	13	49	55	−6	53	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
7	Lens	34	14	9	11	45	37	+8	51	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
8	Marseille	34	13	11	10	52	41	+11	50
9	Reims	34	13	8	13	42	47	−5	47
10	Rennes	34	12	10	12	53	46	+7	46

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).^[42]
Notes:

1. Since the 2023–24 Coupe de France winners, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team and the Conference League berth was 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
34	13	11	10	52	41	+11	50	10	5	1	29	11	+18	3	6	9	23	30	−7

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	W
Position	4	6	2	3	3	8	12	6	8	9	9	10	12	9	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	7	9	8	8

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 29 June 2023.^[43]

Marseille v Reims

12 August 2023 1	Marseille	2–1	Reims	Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ounahi 23' Lodi  59' Vitinha 73'	Report	Itō 10' Munetsi  36' Wilson-Esbrand  45+3' Richardson  57'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,787 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Metz v Marseille

18 August 2023 2	Metz	2–2	Marseille	Longeville-lès-Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N'Doram  9' Lô  59' Sabaly 65' Mikautadze 71' Mbaye  90' Oukidja  90+8'	Report	Soglo 14' Lodi  49' Vitinha 82' Veretout  85'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 26,661 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Marseille v Brest

26 August 2023 3	Marseille	2–0	Brest	Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbemba 4' Sarr 65'	Report	Satriano  74'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,592 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Nantes v Marseille

1 September 2023 4	Nantes	1–1	Marseille	Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Meupiyou  9' Mohamed 39'	Report	Sarr 4' Aubameyang  26' Rongier  70'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 34,600 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Marseille v Toulouse

17 September 2023 5	Marseille	0–0	Toulouse	Marseille
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Correa  64' Harit  89'	Report	Schmidt  4' Desler  45' Magri  77' Restes  79' Bangré  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,477 Referee: François Letexier

Paris Saint-Germain v Marseille

24 September 2023 6	Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Marseille	Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hakimi 8' Kolo Muani 37' Ramos 47', 89'	Report	Gigot  73' Veretout  82' Lodi  85'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,926 Referee: Willy Delajod

Monaco v Marseille

30 September 2023 7	Monaco	3–2	Marseille	Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Akliouche 8', 52' Balogun 23' Fofana  42' Zakaria  59' Matazo  77' Magassa  90+2'	Report	Ndiaye 1' Gigot 18',  59' Correa  54' Clauss  73' Rongier  77'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 9,912 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Marseille v Le Havre

8 October 2023 8	Marseille	3–0	Le Havre	Marseille
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sangante 18' (o.g.) Aubameyang 21' Sarr 84'	Report	Ndiaye  12'  40' Casimir  51'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,576 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Nice v Marseille

21 October 2023 9	Nice	1–0	Marseille	Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dante  15' Boga  24' Boudaoui  56' Moffi  79' Guessand 80'	Report	Balerdi  75'  78' Murillo  90+5'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 31,423 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Marseille v Lille

4 November 2023 11	Marseille	0–0	Lille	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Harit  42' Gigot  53'	Report	André  27' Bentaleb  70' Yazıcı  73'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,674 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lens v Marseille

12 November 2023 12	Lens	1–0	Marseille	Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gradit  44', 90' Abdul Samed  76'	Report	Lodi  37' Vitinha  45+2'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Strasbourg v Marseille

25 November 2023 13	Strasbourg	1–1	Marseille	Strasbourg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Emegha 6' Bakwa  89'	Report	Clauss 27' Lodi  54' Veretout  90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,443 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Marseille v Rennes

3 December 2023 14	Marseille	2–0	Rennes	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 10' (pen.) Ounahi 65' Ndiaye  68' Mughe  81'	Report	Santamaria  36' Wooh  61' Matić  76' Gouiri  90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,162 Referee: Willy Delajod

Marseille v Lyon

6 December 2023 10	Marseille	3–0	Lyon	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vitinha 21' Murillo 25' Ounahi  49' Aubameyang 55'	Report	Lovren  21' Diawara  87'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 54,238 Referee: François Letexier
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 October 2023, but was postponed after the Lyon team bus was attacked by projectiles and head coach Fabio Grosso was injured.[44]

Lorient v Marseille

10 December 2023 15	Lorient	2–4	Marseille	Lorient
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Le Goff  14' B. Mendy  16', 52' Faivre 41' Laporte  45+3' Innocent  62' F. Mendy  71'	Report	Mbemba 3' Aubameyang 9', 42' Balerdi  21', 33' Lodi  57' Gigot  59' Clauss  80'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Marseille v Clermont

17 December 2023 16	Marseille	2–1	Clermont	Marseille
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Murillo 26' Harit 42'	Report	Allevinah 58' Seidu  67' Caufriez  88'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,751 Referee: Gaël Angoula

Montpellier v Marseille

20 December 2023 17	Montpellier	1–1	Marseille	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fayad 14' Jullien  44' Savanier  90+4'	Report	Veretout 52' Gigot  55'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 18,565 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Marseille v Strasbourg

12 January 2024 18	Marseille	1–1	Strasbourg	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gigot 3',  90+5' Meïté  34' Nadir  84'	Report	Senaya  77' Sebas 90+2' Doukouré  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,616 Referee: Marc Bollengier

Marseille v Monaco

27 January 2024 19	Marseille	2–2	Monaco	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 38' Balerdi 50' Soglo  76'	Report	Ben Yedder 7' Maripán  11' Akliouche 45+4' Zakaria  75'  86' Kehrer  82'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,029 Referee: Willy Delajod

Lyon v Marseille

4 February 2024 20	Lyon	1–0	Marseille	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lacazette 37' O'Brien  40' Matić  61'	Report	Ounahi  75'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 46,380 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Marseille v Metz

9 February 2024 21	Marseille	1–1	Metz	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gigot  31' Moumbagna 56' Onana  82' Clauss  88'	Report	Udol 61'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,686 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Brest v Marseille

18 February 2024 22	Brest	1–0	Marseille	Brest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lala  12' Chardonnet  35' Mounié  60' Lees-Melou 88' Le Cardinal  90+5'	Report	Balerdi  49'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,766 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Marseille v Montpellier

25 February 2024 23	Marseille	4–1	Montpellier	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ndiaye 31' Aubameyang  32', 43', 62' (pen.) Harit  65' Sacko 82' (o.g.)	Report	Al-Tamari 5' Sylla  32' Hefti  48' Sagnan  75' Kouyaté  86'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,263 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Clermont v Marseille

2 March 2024 24	Clermont	1–5	Marseille	Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cham  34' Borges  45+1' Boutobba 53'	Report	Ndiaye 23' Aubameyang 59' Clauss 67' Kondogbia  68' Luis Henrique 80' Moumbagna 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 10,592 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Marseille v Nantes

10 March 2024 25	Marseille	2–0	Nantes	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 17', 79',  74' Mbemba  90+2'	Report	Douglas Augusto  27' Amian  45+2' Sissoko  90+6'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,958 Referee: François Letexier

Rennes v Marseille

17 March 2024 26	Rennes	2–0	Marseille	Rennes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Terrier 21' Kalimuendo  77' Bourigeaud 78' (pen.)	Report	Harit  38' López  77' Sarr  80'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,610 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain

31 March 2024 27	Marseille	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Beraldo  15',  40' Hernandez  38' Pereira  40' Donnarumma  45' Vitinha 53' Ramos 85'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 66,046 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lille v Marseille

5 April 2024 28	Lille	3–1	Marseille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Santos  21' David 54' (pen.) Cabella 71' Gudmundsson 84'	Report	Harit  27' Gigot  52' Merlin  57' Kondogbia  70' Balerdi  77' Ismaily 81' (o.g.) Veretout  90+6'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 46,864 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Toulouse v Marseille

21 April 2024 30	Toulouse	2–2	Marseille	Nantes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diarra  40' Nicolaisen 45+2' Gboho 82'	Report	Murillo  33' Onana 38' Ounahi  47' Moumbagna 90+6'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 29,809 Referee: Clément Turpin

Marseille v Nice

24 April 2024 29	Marseille	2–2	Nice	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moumbagna  22'  45+2' Clauss 31' Aubameyang 56' (pen.)	Report	Moffi  11', 13' Cho  54' Sanson  61' Bard 72'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 58,151 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 April 2024, but was postponed due to Marseille's progression in the UEFA Europa League.[45]

Marseille v Lens

28 April 2024 31	Marseille	2–1	Lens	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aubameyang 1' Gueye  41', 85' Balerdi  63'	Report	Danso  54' Wahi  65' Saïd 77'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Marseille v Lorient

12 May 2024 33	Marseille	3–1	Lorient	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aubameyang 36', 54' (pen.),  49' Gigot 41' Gueye  73' Murillo  90+5'	Report	Laporte  17' B. Mendy 43' Katseris  51' Bamba  61' Abergel  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,082 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Reims v Marseille

15 May 2024 32	Reims	1–0	Marseille	Reims
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diakité  18' Stambouli  31' Mbemba 33' (o.g.) Teuma  65'	Report	Kondogbia  55'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 19,020 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 May 2024, but was postponed due to Marseille's progression in the UEFA Europa League.

Le Havre v Marseille

19 May 2024 34	Le Havre	1–2	Marseille	Le Havre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabbi  82' Bayo 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Aubameyang 64' Murillo 77'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 24,050 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

Coupe de France

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

Thionville Lusitanoss v Marseille

7 January 2024 Round of 64	Thionville Lusitanoss	0–1	Marseille	Longeville-lès-Metz
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bourgeois  36' Belgacem  71' Ferino  90+1'	Report	Aubameyang 63' Nadir  67' Meïté  75'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 27,450 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Rennes v Marseille

21 January 2024 Round of 32	Rennes	1–1 (9–8 p)	Marseille	Rennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	D. Doué  27' Bourigeaud 45+4' Terrier 53' Yıldırım  88'	Report	Veretout 29' Onana  36' Garcia  45+3' Vitinha  49'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,151 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
	Penalties
	Kalimuendo Bourigeaud Santamaria Le Fée Blas Yıldırım Omari Belocian Nagida		Veretout Balerdi Vitinha Aubameyang Onana Luis Henrique Clauss Garcia Gigot

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

Panathinaikos v Marseille

9 August 2023 First leg	Panathinaikos	1–0	Marseille	Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Đuričić  43' Pérez  77' Bernard 83',  90'	Report	Kondogbia  1'  65' Ndiaye  16' Balerdi  31'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 11,270 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Marseille v Panathinaikos

15 August 2023 Second leg	Marseille	2–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–5 p)	Panathinaikos	Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aubameyang 2', 45+1',  7' Veretout  90+11'	Report	Jedvaj  17' Brignoli  25' Vagiannidis  67' Mancini  88' Pérez  90+6' Ioannidis 90+9' (pen.) Čerin  91'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,050 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
	Penalties
	Guendouzi Veretout Sarr Vitinha		Ioannidis Bernard Kleinheisler Palacios Mladenović

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BHA	MAR	AJA	AEK
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	2–0	2–3
2	Marseille	6	3	2	1	14	10	+4	11	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–2	—	4–3	3–1
3	Ajax	6	1	2	3	10	13	−3	5	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–2	3–3	—	3–1
4	AEK Athens	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4			0–1	0–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ajax v Marseille

21 September 2023 1	Ajax	3–3	Marseille	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Borges 9' Berghuis 20',  22' Taylor 52' Vos  55'  90+1'	Report	Clauss 23' Aubameyang 38', 78' Gigot  90+7'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Note: Gigot received a yellow card following the final whistle.

Marseille v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 October 2023 2	Marseille	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Marseille, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbemba 19' Veretout 20' Sarr  84' Clauss  87' Balerdi  89'	Report	Groß 54',  56' Veltman  84' Dunk  84' João Pedro 88' (pen.) Ferguson  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,465 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

Marseille v AEK Athens

26 October 2023 3	Marseille	3–1	AEK Athens	Marseille, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Balerdi  26' Vitinha 27' Clauss  32' Harit 60' (pen.) Veretout 69' (pen.)	Report	Sidibé  12' Rota  45+3' Pineda 53' Stanković  57' Amrabat  69' Jønsson  83'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 65,092 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

AEK Athens v Marseille

9 November 2023 4	AEK Athens	0–2	Marseille	Athens, Greece
22:00 EET (UTC+2)	Gaćinović  28' Ponce  66'	Report	Mbemba 25' Vitinha  45+3' Sarr 90+3'	Stadium: AEK Arena Attendance: 30,530 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Marseille v Ajax

30 November 2023 5	Marseille	4–3	Ajax	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 9' (pen.), 48', 90+3' (pen.) Mbemba 26' Lodi  69' Sarr  90'	Report	Brobbey 10', 30' Berghuis  63' Taylor  71' Hlynsson  77' Akpom 79' Rensch  90+3' Hato  90+8'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 60,638 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Marseille

14 December 2023 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Marseille	Brighton and Hove, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Lallana  79' Mitoma  84' João Pedro 88',  89' Steele  90+5'	Report	Mbemba  76' Ounahi  79' Sarr  90+4'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,214 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

Shakhtar Donetsk v Marseille

15 February 2024 First leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–2	Marseille	Hamburg, Germany[note 1]
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Konoplya  49' Matviyenko 68' Zubkov  78' Eguinaldo 90+3',  90+3' Bondar  90+5'	Report	Balerdi  27' Aubameyang 64' Ndiaye 90'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 28,790 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Marseille v Shakhtar Donetsk

22 February 2024 Second leg	Marseille	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Shakhtar Donetsk	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gigot  17' Aubameyang 23' Sarr 74' Kondogbia 81'	Report	Sudakov 12' (pen.) Eguinaldo  45' Konoplya  45+3' Matviyenko  58' Stepanenko  80' Rakitskiy  90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,182 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.

Marseille v Villarreal

7 March 2024 First leg	Marseille	4–0	Villarreal	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merlin  13' Veretout 23' Mosquera 28' (o.g.) Aubameyang 42' (pen.), 59'	Report	Mandi  9' Comesaña  45+1' Moreno  52'  62' Cuenca  72'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,396 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Villarreal v Marseille

14 March 2024 Second leg	Villarreal	3–1 (3–5 agg.)	Marseille	Villarreal, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Coquelin  19' Capoue 32' Sørloth 54' Mosquera 86',  90+2' Baena  90+2'	Report	Sarr  19' Ounahi  48' Merlin  69' Kondogbia  85' López  90+3' Clauss 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,378 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.

Benfica v Marseille

11 April 2024 First leg	Benfica	2–1	Marseille	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	R. Silva 16' Neres  18' Di María 52'	Report	Aubameyang 67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,845 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Marseille v Benfica

18 April 2024 Second leg	Marseille	1–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–2 p)	Benfica	Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbemba  45+2' Moumbagna 79' Harit  89' Gigot  89'	Report	A. Silva  38' Tengstedt  60' Kökçü  110' Florentino  114'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 59,645 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
	Penalties
	Correa Kondogbia Balerdi Luis Henrique		Di María Kökçü Otamendi A. Silva

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

Marseille v Atalanta

2 May 2024 First leg	Marseille	1–1	Atalanta	Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbemba 20' Balerdi  69'	Report	Scamacca 11'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 64,475 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Atalanta v Marseille

9 May 2024 Second leg	Atalanta	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Marseille	Bergamo, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lookman 30' Éderson  47' Ruggeri 52' De Roon  63' Touré 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,994 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CMR	Simon Ngapandouetnbu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	ESP	Pau López	49	0	33	0	1	0	2	0	13	0
36	GK	ESP	Rubén Blanco	5	0	1+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
Defenders
3	DF	FRA	Quentin Merlin	17	0	8+2	0	0	0	0	0	6+1	0
4	DF	FRA	Samuel Gigot	33	3	20+1	3	2	0	2	0	7+1	0
5	DF	ARG	Leonardo Balerdi	42	2	26+1	2	2	0	1	0	11+1	0
6	DF	SUI	Ulisses Garcia	14	0	9+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	FRA	Jonathan Clauss	41	5	25+2	3	0	0	2	0	12	2
18	DF	CIV	Bamo Meïté	25	0	6+10	0	2	0	0	0	3+4	0
62	DF	PAN	Michael Amir Murillo	25	3	10+6	3	2	0	0	0	2+5	0
99	DF	COD	Chancel Mbemba	40	6	25	2	0	0	1+1	0	13	4
Midfielders
8	MF	MAR	Azzedine Ounahi	35	2	15+6	2	0	0	2	0	6+6	0
11	MF	MAR	Amine Harit	44	2	21+7	1	0	0	0+2	0	13+1	1
17	MF	CMR	Jean Onana	14	1	5+8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	CTA	Geoffrey Kondogbia	41	1	15+11	0	1	0	1	0	12+1	1
21	MF	FRA	Valentin Rongier	15	0	10	0	0	0	1+1	0	3	0
22	MF	SEN	Pape Gueye	15	1	9+6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	SEN	Ismaïla Sarr	35	5	15+8	3	0	0	2	0	4+6	2
27	MF	FRA	Jordan Veretout	46	5	24+5	1	2	1	2	0	11+2	3
34	MF	MAR	Bilal Nadir	9	0	1+4	0	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
37	MF	ENG	Emran Soglo	9	1	1+2	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+4	0
46	MF	FRA	Gaël Lafont	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
49	MF	COM	Raimane Daou	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
66	MF	BEL	Noam Mayoka-Tika	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
10	FW	GAB	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	51	30	30+4	17	2	1	2	2	11+2	10
14	FW	CMR	Faris Moumbagna	20	3	5+8	3	0	0	0	0	3+4	0
20	FW	ARG	Joaquín Correa	19	0	6+6	0	0	0	0	0	3+4	0
29	FW	SEN	Iliman Ndiaye	47	6	20+11	4	0	0	2	0	8+6	2
41	FW	FRA	Sofiane Sidi-Ali	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	FRA	Keyliane Abdallah	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	BRA	Luis Henrique	24	1	7+8	1	0+2	0	0	0	3+4	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	POR	Vitinha	27	4	10+8	3	2	0	0+1	0	3+3	1
6	MF	FRA	Matteo Guendouzi	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
12	DF	BRA	Renan Lodi	23	0	14	0	1	0	2	0	5+1	0
24	FW	CMR	François-Régis Mughe	7	0	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
29	DF	ESP	Pol Lirola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	DF	FRA	Isaak Touré	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

Notes

1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.^[46][47]