| Season: | 2000–01 |
| League Result: | 15th |
| League Topscorer: | Djamel Belmadi (8) |
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| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
Olympique de Marseille was once again forced to fight for its top-flight survival following a dire season, in which the club almost went bankrupt, despite the expensive sale of Robert Pires to Arsenal. Former Spain national team coach Javier Clemente was sacked following the poor run of results, and his replacement Tomislav Ivić just saved Marseille from relegation.
Patrick Blondeau Jérôme Pérez Jacques Abardonado Zoumana Camara Manuel dos Santos Lilian Martin Bruno Ngotty William Gallas Jean-Christophe Marquet Jérôme Leroy Sébastien Pérez Frédéric Brando
Lucas Bernardi Mickaël Marsiglia Karim Dahou
Klas Ingesson Daniel Montenegro
Adriano Pablo Calandria
George Weah Florian Maurice Marcelinho Paraíba Fernandão
Dramane Coulibaly Cyrille Pouget Cédric Mouret
Alen ŠkoroSee main article: 2000–01 French Division 1.
See main article: 2000–01 Coupe de France.
See main article: 2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue.