League 1: in tribute to the victims of 5 May 1992, OM inaugurates "Espace Furiani" at the Vélodrome

On Monday, 12 May, a gathering space in memory of the victims of 5 May was inaugurated at the Vélodrome stadium. A plaque and a work of art were installed.

This Monday, the President of Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria, inaugurated a "Espace Furiani" at the Stade Vélodrome.

On May 12, 2025, OM inaugurated a memorial space at the Vélodrome Stadium, 33 years after the tragedy of Furiani, which profoundly marked the history of French football. On May 5, 1992, a dramatic collapse of a podium during a Coupe de France match between SC Bastia and the OM had caused the death of 19 people and injured more than 2,300 spectators. Jean-Pierre Papin, former attacker of the OM, expressed his emotion at the ceremony, stating: "Ve…

Thirty-three years after the disaster of 5 May 1992, the Olympique de Marseille inaugurated this Monday a space of memory dedicated to the victims of Furiani. A stele, installed in the South Hall of the Vélodrome, now pays tribute to the 19 dead and more than 2,000 wounded of the tragedy that took place in Corsica during the SC Bastia–OM match. On Monday, May 12, seven days after the 33rd anniversary of the Furiani disaster, the Olympique de Mar…

L'Olympique de Marseille inaugurated on Monday, within the Vélodrome stadium, a gathering space in memory of the disaster of 5 May 1992. Baptised "Espace Furiani 1992", it is a place where the public will be able to gather in memory of the 19 victims who died in the collapse of a gallery in Bastia.

OM inaugurated a Furiani space, this Monday at the Vélodrome, in memory of the dead and wounded victims of the accident on 5 May 1992.