Olympique de Marseille was founded as an omnisports club on 1892 Rene Dufaure de Montmirail, an official from French officials in sports. It was referred to in the beginning as Sporting Club, US Phoceenne and Football Club de Marseille in the initial five years following its founding, the club took it's title Olympique de Marseille in 1899 to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Marseille with Greeks from Phocaea about 25 centuries earlier and the name Olympique which is derived from the an ancient Olympic Games.
The first time it was rugby union that was the main sport for the team The motto was Droit au, however, comes from the sport of rugby. Affiliated to the Union des Societes Francaises de Sports Athletiques (USFSA) from 1898, it wasn't until in 1902, due to English and German individuals (according according to Andre Gascard), that football was introduced in the name of Olympique de Marseille. More organized and richer than other teams in Marseille (Sporting, Stade, Phoceenne), Olympique de Marseille began being played at Stade de l'Huveaune, took the reigns within the city. It was 1904 when Olympique de Marseille won the first Championnat du Littoral, involving opposition teams of Marseille as well as its surrounding suburbs and participated in the final round in the eleventh French championship. In the era of 1904 the term "football" was used to refer to rugby and players utilized the term "Association" (which is football within North America) for football.
In during the early 1920s Olympique de Marseille became an important team in France and won three times the Coupe de France in 1924 in 1926, in 1926, and then 1927. The team also won their first French title in the year 1929 beating Club francais. In 1924, the Coupe de France in 1924 was the team's first major trophy, which it which they won against FC Sete, a side that was the dominant force in French football in the era. In the 1920s, a number of French internationals, including Jules Dewaquez, Jean Boyer or Joseph Alcazar, played for Marseille. At the end of 1930, Marseille was defeated by Sete and would later be the winner in the semi-finals. The team won the championship in 1931. won the champions of the South-East winning against opposition like Sete. Then, in the Coupe de France, l'OM lost five times to Club francais but won the next match , but the game was canceled due to the disqualification Marseille forward Vernicke. Although the 1931-32 campaign was not as productive, Marseille easily entered the professional ranks and became part of the professional union in 1932. teams in 1932. 13 January 1932, at 9:15pm, at the Brasserie des Sports, Mr. Dard, Mr. Bison and the Dr. Rollenstein, Mr. Etchepare, Mr. Leblanc, Mr. Mille, Mr. Anfosso, Mr. Sabatier, Mr. Seze, Mr. Bazat, Mr. Molteroj and Mr. Pollack elected the following committee: Honorary Presidents Paul Le Cesne and Fernand Bouisson President M. Dard Vice-Presidents: Mr. Leblanc, Mr. Bison, Mr. Etchepare, Dr. Rollenstein and Mr. Anfosso general secretary: Mr. Possel-Daydier Treasurer: Mr Bison (assisted by Mr Ribel).
The first championship Division 1 was split into two separate pools. Marseille placed second in the firstpool, ahead of Lille. For the first match during the competition, Marseille defeated the future champion, Lille. It was 1937 when Marseille took home its very first French championship due to goals-to-goals ( 30 for Marseille 17 in Sochaux). Vasconcellos' arrival Vasconcellos helped strengthen the defence and the former goalie Laurent Di Lorto shone with Sochaux and France. Meanwhile, Marseille won the Coupe de France in 1935 and 1938, but did not achieve to win a second time in 1934 because of FC Sete. The year 1938 saw Larbi Benbarek joined Marseille and was named "the the black pearl" in the Marseille team. World War II would cut his career short. The 1942-43 season was awash with records 100 goals in 30 games, including 20 goals in one game (20-2 in a match against Avignon) and in the match, Aznar recorded nine goals in the first eight (Marseille was ahead 8-0) and played just 70 minutes. Aznar had 45 goals over the course of 30 matches, and 11 goals in cup matches, which is a record for 56 goals over 38 games. Together with the minots (young players) currently in the game (Scotti, Robin, Dard, Pironti), Marseille won the cup in just two games with Bordeaux (4-0). In 1948, after an drawn match with Sochaux, Marseille became the champions of France. Two of the last wins in the Stade Velodrome against Roubaix (6-0) and Metz (6-3) were significant in that Aznar and Robin's return in the spring.
in 1952 Marseille would have been eliminated However, Gunnar Andersson saved the team by finishing as the the top scorer, scoring 31 goals. The team took the win (5-3) in aggregate against Valenciennes. In the same time, Marseille lost at the Stade Velodrome against Saint-Etienne 10-3 However, Liberati suffered a calf injury. in 1953 Gunnar Andersson was the first to break the record for goals scored in one season by scoring 35 goals. Marseille finished second during the Coupe de France (Nice won by 2-1) in 1954. Then, in the Coupe Drago in 1957 to (Lens who won 3-1). Marseille struggled in the midst of their struggles and removed to the second time since the year 1959. From 1959 to 1965 Marseille was at the bottom of the division with the exception of the 1962-63 season where they finished 20th of 20 in the premier division. The year 1965 was the time that Marcel Leclerc became president.