1996/97 Marseille Home Football Shirt (L)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Some tiny dot marks on one of the sleeves and to the side of the the chest. A couple of small faint dot marks on the lower front

Size: Adult Large

Chest Measurement: 41-43 Inches / 104-109 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: White, light blue trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1996/1997 & 1997/1998

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Adidas Marseille home football shirt from the 1996/97 season.

This is Adidas' 'plain' version of the jersey that did not feature a sponsor.

Condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Some tiny dot marks on one of the sleeves and to the side of the the chest. A couple of small faint dot marks on the lower front (see photos).

Marseille returned to the top flight in 1996 with backing from Adidas's CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus. He chose Rolland Courbis as coach, signed Fabrizio Ravanelli, Laurent Blanc, and Andreas Köpke, and Marseille finished 11th for his return.

For the 1998–99 season, the team celebrated their centenary and built a team of stars: Robert Pires, Florian Maurice, and Christophe Dugarry, culminating in a second-place finish in the French championship, behind Bordeaux and an appearance in the UEFA Cup Final in 1999, losing to Parma. Courbis left the team in November 1999 after a poor start to the season.