Olympique de Marseille
Sports & Entertainment · France
Olympique de Marseille is the Ligue 1 football club of Marseille, owned by American businessman Frank McCourt since 2016; it fills the 67,000-seat Vélodrome, lives off sponsors, TV money and player sales, and in 1993 became the only French club to win the Champions League before PSG.
What makes it different
Wages take most of the club's regular income.
81.4%Payroll share of non-transfer earningsFY2024/25
Payroll absorbs most non-transfer earnings, leaving large operating losses.
How big it is
How big is Olympique de Marseille?
€188.7MRevenue2024/25
67,000Stadium capacity2026
€153.7MTotal payroll2024/25
How it makes money 2024/25
Sponsors first, then TV and tickets.
- Sponsorship and advertising38%€71.7M
- Broadcasting rights17%€31.9M
- Gate receipts16%€30.3M
- Other income29%€54.8M
How the business works
Passionate crowd. Owner fills gaps.
- 1Vélodrome crowds
- 2Sponsors and TV
- 3Owner money, player sales
Without European football, wages outgrow what the club earns.
Who owns it
CEO: Stéphane Richard
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1899Olympique de Marseille founded
- 1937Stade Vélodrome opens
- 1986Bernard Tapie buys the club
- 1993Champions League winners
- 1994VA-OM scandal and relegation
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Olympique de Marseille's own reports.
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What Olympique de Marseille tracks17 metrics
Ligue 1 home games sold out
Stadium capacity
Season attendance record
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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The full timeline15 moments
2018
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2026
Olympique de Marseille vs Paris Saint-Germainside by side
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