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Olympique de Marseille

France · Ligue 1 · Manager: Bruno Genesio (#46 in the world) since Aug 2026
#44 World rank · club rating
1,977 Club rating
5th in Ligue 1

Olympique de Marseille have had 14 managers since 2015/16. Jorge Sampaoli (Mar 2021 – May 2022) had the best points per game of them (1.88 in 66 matches) and took the club rating from 1,870 to 2,087.

Olympique de Marseille managers

33 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Bruno Genesio #46 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.50 current Aug 2026 – present 14 7-0-7 1.50 2,098 → 2,071 −27 −7.8 0.00
Habib Beye #639 now Feb 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 1.54 Feb 2026 – May 2026 13 6-2-5 1.54 1,955 → 1,972 +17 −7.6 −0.11
Jacques Abardonado Feb 2026 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Feb 2026 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,966 → 1,955 −11 −2.2 −0.26
Roberto De Zerbi #87 now Aug 2024 – Feb 2026 · PPG 1.81 Aug 2024 – Feb 2026 67 37-10-20 1.81 2,080 → 2,026 −54 +3.3 +0.11
Jacques Abardonado (stand-in) 9 Dec 2025 9 Dec 2025 1 1-0-0 +6.3
Andrea Maldera (stand-in) 26 Sep 2025 26 Sep 2025 1 1-0-0 +7.2
Jean-Louis Gasset Feb 2024 – May 2024 · PPG 1.58 Feb 2024 – May 2024 19 9-3-7 1.58 2,024 → 2,034 +10 +3.7 +0.05
Gennaro Gattuso #182 now Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 · PPG 1.50 Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 24 9-9-6 1.50 2,027 → 2,007 −20 −8.9 −0.07
Jacques Abardonado Sep 2023 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Sep 2023 2 0-1-1 0.50 1,982 → 1,965 −17 −3.4 −0.12
Marcelino #88 now Aug 2023 – Sep 2023 · PPG 1.71 caretaker Aug 2023 – Sep 2023 7 3-3-1 1.71 2,041 → 1,989 −52 −4.7 −0.10
Igor Tudor #358 now Aug 2022 – Jun 2023 · PPG 1.85 Aug 2022 – Jun 2023 48 27-8-13 1.85 2,050 → 1,986 −64 −2.4 +0.10
Jorge Sampaoli Mar 2021 – May 2022 · PPG 1.88 Mar 2021 – May 2022 66 36-16-14 1.88 1,870 → 2,087 +216 +25.0 +0.06
Jorge Desio (stand-in) 23 May 2021 23 May 2021 1 0-1-0 −0.7
Nasser Larguet Feb 2021 – Mar 2021 · PPG 1.11 caretaker Feb 2021 – Mar 2021 9 2-4-3 1.11 1,818 → 1,838 +20 +4.7 −0.01
Andre Villas-Boas Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 · PPG 1.66 Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 59 28-14-17 1.66 1,894 → 1,791 −103 −15.8 +0.13
Rudi Garcia Oct 2016 – May 2019 · PPG 1.68 Oct 2016 – May 2019 137 65-35-37 1.68 1,886 → 1,906 +20 +17.1 +0.13
Andre Villas-Boas (stand-in) 5 Apr 2018 5 Apr 2018 1 0-0-1 −4.0
Frank Passi Apr 2016 – Oct 2016 · PPG 1.53 Apr 2016 – Oct 2016 15 6-5-4 1.53 1,809 → 1,816 +6 +1.6 −0.07
Míchel Aug 2015 – Apr 2016 · PPG 1.43 Aug 2015 – Apr 2016 44 15-18-11 1.43 1,886 → 1,761 −126 −14.8 −0.03
Before 2015/16 · 18 spells, Aug 1997 – May 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Marcelo Bielsa Aug 2014 – May 2015 · PPG 1.79 Aug 2014 – May 2015 39 21-7-11 1.79 1,840 → 1,931 +91 +18.6 +0.11
Jose Anigo Dec 2013 – May 2014 · PPG 1.42 Dec 2013 – May 2014 24 8-10-6 1.42 1,755 → 1,862 +107 +13.7 −0.02
Elie Baup Aug 2012 – Dec 2013 · PPG 1.56 Aug 2012 – Dec 2013 71 32-15-24 1.56 1,791 → 1,777 −15 −5.0 +0.02
Didier Deschamps Aug 2009 – May 2012 · PPG 1.65 Aug 2009 – May 2012 151 69-42-40 1.65 1,800 → 1,697 −102 −6.7 +0.02
Eric Gerets Oct 2007 – May 2009 · PPG 1.79 Oct 2007 – May 2009 82 42-21-19 1.79 1,664 → 1,865 +201 +44.0 +0.06
Albert Emon Feb 2007 – Sep 2007 · PPG 1.54 Feb 2007 – Sep 2007 24 10-7-7 1.54 1,746 → 1,649 −97 −2.5 +0.04
Albert Emon Aug 2006 – Feb 2007 · PPG 1.54 Aug 2006 – Feb 2007 24 11-4-9 1.54 1,716 → 1,752 +36 +2.7 +0.07
Jean Fernandez Jul 2005 – May 2006 · PPG 1.58 Jul 2005 – May 2006 38 16-12-10 1.58 1,699 → 1,800 +101 +16.6 +0.08
Phillipe Troussier Nov 2004 – May 2005 · PPG 1.43 Nov 2004 – May 2005 23 9-6-8 1.43 1,666 → 1,657 −9 −2.2 +0.08
Jose Anigo Jan 2004 – Nov 2004 · PPG 1.40 Jan 2004 – Nov 2004 35 13-10-12 1.40 1,611 → 1,638 +27 −0.7 −0.03
Alain Perrin Aug 2002 – Jan 2004 · PPG 1.61 Aug 2002 – Jan 2004 64 31-10-23 1.61 1,656 → 1,617 −39 −15.5 +0.09
Albert Emon Dec 2001 – May 2002 · PPG 1.39 Dec 2001 – May 2002 18 7-4-7 1.39 1,633 → 1,621 −12 −0.4 +0.07
Tomislav Ivic Apr 2001 – Nov 2001 · PPG 1.50 Apr 2001 – Nov 2001 16 6-6-4 1.50 1,585 → 1,702 +117 +21.2 +0.18
Albert Emon (stand-in) 25 Aug 2001 25 Aug 2001 1 0-0-1 −3.2
Jose Anigo (stand-in) 28 Jul 2001 – 18 Aug 2001 28 Jul 2001 – 18 Aug 2001 4 0-2-2 −9.5
Javier Clemente Nov 2000 – Mar 2001 · PPG 1.25 Nov 2000 – Mar 2001 12 4-3-5 1.25 1,532 → 1,555 +23 −3.3 −0.06
Albert Emon Nov 2000 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2000 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,545 → 1,507 −38 −7.6 −0.46
Abel Braga Jul 2000 – Nov 2000 · PPG 1.13 Jul 2000 – Nov 2000 16 5-3-8 1.13 1,548 → 1,517 −31 −16.2 −0.20
Bernard Casoni Nov 1999 – May 2000 · PPG 1.04 Nov 1999 – May 2000 23 5-9-9 1.04 1,596 → 1,513 −83 −13.2 −0.16
Rolland Courbis Aug 1997 – Nov 1999 · PPG 1.78 Aug 1997 – Nov 1999 90 45-25-20 1.78 1,492 → 1,610 +118 +25.0 +0.18

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Didier Deschamps is the longest-serving: 151 matches over 2 years (Aug 2009 – May 2012). Eric Gerets added the most coach rating: +44.0 over 82 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,977Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#44World rankof 943 active clubs
#5Ligue 1of 19 clubs
2,117Peak since 2015/16Sep 2024 · low 1,763, Jan 2019
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Bruno Genesio1,956 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Bruno Genesio1,956 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (13 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Olympique de Marseille's club rating peaked at 2,117 in September 2024, under Roberto De Zerbi, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,763 in January 2019, under Rudi Garcia.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sun 22 Nov · 19:45 Ligue 1 H v Le Mans
Preview Olympique de Marseille v Le Mans ›
Thu 26 Nov · 17:45 UEFA Europa League H v Levski Sofia
No chances for European games · why
Preview Olympique de Marseille v Levski Sofia ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 10 1.70 2.10 1.82 71% 4.50 4.10 4.54
2025/26 34 2.50 1.79 2.01 64% 5.18 3.62 4.80
2024/25 34 2.03 1.97 2.04 64% 5.21 3.12 4.69
2023/24 34 1.94 2.65 2.08 77% 5.41 4.76 4.72
2022/23 38 1.79 1.68 1.82 74% 5.50 4.08 4.63
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 1.74 2.50 2.11 70% 5.71 4.08 4.88
2020/21 38 2.82 2.29 2.08 65% 4.58 5.13 4.74
2019/20 28 2.50 1.93 2.02 61% 5.39 3.96 4.85
2018/19 38 2.42 1.92 1.99 66% 5.92 4.13 4.77
2017/18 38 2.24 1.92 2.06 62% 6.39 3.95 4.90
2016/17 38 1.89 1.24 1.89 5.08 4.32 4.80
2015/16 38 2.21 1.92 2.15 67% 5.89 3.92 4.77

Olympique de Marseille picked up 2.82 cards a game in 2020/21, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 35% above Ligue 1's average side (2.08).

League matches only (Ligue 1), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Ligue 1 cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

406 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 11629% 195% 72%
HT drawHT D 7418% 6015% 4010%
HT lossHT L 92% 246% 5714%
51
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 90 matches
59
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 142 matches
1st half · W 142 · D 174 · L 90 GD +76
2nd half · W 170 · D 136 · L 100 GD +122

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Olympique de Marseille

24 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Benoît Bastien 36 11-6-19 1.08 2.08 2.18 −5%
Clement Turpin 28 10-6-12 1.29 1.57 2.17 −28%
François Letexier 28 13-6-9 1.61 2.32 2.17 +7%
Ruddy Buquet 27 10-8-9 1.41 2.48 2.18 +14%
Antony Gautier 24 7-7-10 1.17 2.25 2.15 +5%
Jérôme Brisard 24 15-6-3 2.13 2.42 2.21 +9%
Willy Delajod 21 8-6-7 1.43 1.52 2.19 −30%
Jeremie Pignard 20 12-4-4 2.00 2.55 2.12 +21%
Frank Schneider 17 11-4-2 2.18 2.29 2.34 −2%
Eric Wattellier 16 10-3-3 2.06 1.81 2.13 −15%
14 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Mikael Lesage 16 7-5-4 1.63 2.63 2.25 +17%
Benoit Millot 15 12-2-1 2.53 2.67 2.19 +22%
Stephanie Frappart 15 10-3-2 2.20 1.80 2.18 −17%
Amaury Delerue 13 7-4-2 1.92 2.62 2.25 +16%
Hakim Ben el Salem Hadj 11 4-4-3 1.45 2.18 2.25 −3%
Johan Hamel 10 4-3-3 1.50 1.80 2.27 −21%
Thomas Leonard 10 5-4-1 1.90 1.70 2.25 −25%
Jeremy Stinat 9 4-2-3 1.56 1.89 2.10 −10%
Jerome Miguelgorry 9 4-4-1 1.78 2.56 2.37 +8%
Nicolas Rainville 9 4-5-0 1.89 1.78 2.19 −19%
Bastien Dechepy 8 6-1-1 2.38 2.38 1.99 +19%
Tony Chapron 7 7-0-0 3.00 2.29 2.11 +8%
Benoît Millot 6 3-3-0 2.00 3.00 2.05 +47%
Marc Bollengier 5 2-1-2 1.40 3.00 2.16 +39%

Under Willy Delajod, Olympique de Marseille picked up 1.52 cards a game, 30% below their own average in the same seasons (21 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (404). Cards = Olympique de Marseille's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Olympique de Marseille's manager?

Bruno Genesio, #46 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 14 matches, 7 won (1.50 points per game).

How many managers has Olympique de Marseille had since 2015?

14, counting 3 caretakers. Plus 4 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Olympique de Marseille's longest-serving manager?

Didier Deschamps: 151 matches from August 2009 to May 2012.

How many cards a game do Olympique de Marseille get?

1.70 a game in Ligue 1 in 2026/27, against 1.82 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.