1992–93 French Division 1

Affaire VA-OM

Main article: French football bribery scandal

The European Cup was renamed the Champions League in 1992–93, and Marseille reached the final for the second time in three years. They defeated Milan to become the first French team to win a European Trophy.

A corruption scandal involving a league match against Valenciennes emerged a few days before the Champions League final. It was alleged that club president Bernard Tapie had bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Olympique de Marseille would win the French League earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League final. Valenciennes players Christophe Robert, Jorge Burruchaga and Jacques Glassmann claimed that Marseille midfielder Jean-Jacques Eydelie offered them ₣250,000 to "take the foot off of the gas" in the May 20 match. Marseille were later stripped of their league title and relegated to Division 2 by the French Football Federation, while Tapie was forced to step down as the club's president. Marseille were not stripped of the Champions League, as the match in question was not in the competition, but were excluded from the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League,{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090720115108/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=33192/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 20, 2009 | access-date = 24 April 2010}} as well as regular reigning European champions match in 1993 Intercontinental Cup and 1993 European Super Cup.

No winner was declared for the 1992–1993 season. The LFP allotted the title to Paris Saint-Germain but owners Canal+ refused it. The TV chain feared the reactions of their subscribers in Provence and threatened to withdraw from football completely if the title was awarded to PSG. Ultimately the LFP decided that the 1993 title would remain unattributed. Canal+ refused to allow the club to participate in the following season's Champions League after Marseille's exclusion by UEFA.

Participating teams

• Auxerre
• Bordeaux
• SM Caen
• Le Havre AC
• Lens
• Lille
• Olympique Lyonnais
• Olympique de Marseille
• FC Metz
• AS Monaco
• Montpellier HSC
• FC Nantes Atlantique
• Nîmes Olympique
• Paris Saint-Germain
• AS Saint-Étienne
• FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
• RC Strasbourg
• Sporting Toulon Var
• Toulouse FC
• US Valenciennes Anzin

League table

Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points

Promoted from 1992–93 French Division 2, who will play in 1993–94 French Division 1

• FC Martigues: Champions of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
• Angers SCO: Runners-up, winners of Division 2 group B
• AS Cannes: Winners of playoffs against Valenciennes

Results

Relegation play-offs

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Top goalscorers

Attendances

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References

References

1. (26 May 1993). "1992/93: French first for Marseille". [[UEFA]].
2. (14 March 1995). "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". [[International Herald Tribune]].
3. (13 July 1993). "Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille". [[The Independent]].
4. (12 July 1993). "From Glory to Disgrace: Soccer Saga Grips Marseille". [[The New York Times]].
5. Le PSG est vice-champion d'un championnat sans champion suite au déclassement de l'[[Olympique de Marseille]] (Affaire VA-OM). [[Canal+ (French TV channel). Canal+]] a refusé le titre de champion pour le PSG car la chaîne cryptée ne voulait pas se fâcher avec ses abonnés de province. On lira sur cette affaire, Jean-François Pérès et Daniel Riolo, ''OM-PSG, PSG-OM. Les meilleurs ennemis, enquête sur une rivalité'', Paris, Mango Sport, 2003, p. 131–133: "Dans cette affaire, le PSG va plutôt choisir l'« intérêt supérieur de Canal+ » et s'obstiner dans son refus."
6. [https://www.deux-zero.com/ligue-1/buteurs-epreuve/edition/1992-1993 Division 1 - Saison 1992-1993 - Classement des buteurs] deux-zero.com
7. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra1993.htm