Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Full name | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin | |||
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Nickname(s) | Les Fenottes Les Lyonnaises | |||
Short name | OL | |||
Founded | 1970 2004 (as Olympique Lyonnais) | (as FC Lyon)|||
Ground | Groupama OL Training Center, Décines-Charpieu | |||
Capacity | 1,524 | |||
President | Jean-Michel Aulas | |||
Manager | Sonia Bompastor | |||
League | Division 1 Féminine | |||
2021–22 | 1st (Champions) | |||
Website | https://www.ol.fr/fr/football/feminin-pro/actualites | |||
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Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (French pronunciation: [ɔlɛ̃pik ljɔnɛ]; commonly referred to as Olympique Lyon, Lyon, or simply OL) is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. It is the most successful club in the history of Division 1 Féminine, with fifteen league titles as Olympique Lyonnais and four league titles as FC Lyon before the acquisition. Lyon currently plays in Division 1 Féminine.
Since the 2010s, Lyon has frequently been named the strongest women's team in the world,[1] and has been cited as a model for the development of women's football in both economic and cultural terms.[2] The team has won eight Champions League titles, including a record five successive titles from 2016 to 2020, as well as 14 consecutive domestic league titles from 2007 to 2020. They have also won five trebles when the top-level continental competition is considered, the most for any team.
History
The club was formed as the women's section of FC Lyon in 1970. In 2004, the women's club became the women's section of Olympique Lyonnais. Since joining Lyon, the women's section has won the Division 1 Féminine fourteen times and the Coupe de France nine times. Lyon reached the semi-finals of the 2007–08 edition of the UEFA Women's Cup and, during the 2009–10 season, reached the final of the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing to German club Turbine Potsdam 7–6 on penalties.[3][4] In the following season, Lyon finally captured the UEFA Women's Champions League, defeating its nemesis Turbine Potsdam 2–0 in the 2011 final. It successfully defended its title in 2012, defeating FFC Frankfurt in the final.
From 2016 to 2020, the club won five consecutive Champions League titles, equaling the male record held by Real Madrid. Three players: Sarah Bouhaddi, Wendie Renard and Eugenie Le Sommer have all won eight Champions League trophies.
Lyon's main rivalry is with Paris Saint-Germain, with matches between the two teams sometimes referred as the "Classique féminin". Paris is OL's main contender for national titles, as they finished in second place of D1 Féminine seven times. Lyon has never lost the D1 title to PSG until 2021 when PSG finished ahead of Lyon, and won five Coupe de France finals against Paris. In 2017 both teams reached the Champions League final, with Lyon beating Paris after a penalty shoot-out and winning its fourth title in the competition.[5]
Lyon hosts its matches at the Groupama OL training Center, a stadium of capacity 1,524 that is situated not far from the larger Parc Olympique Lyonnais where the male teams play. The women's team does host its "big" matches at the 59,000-seat stadium. The president of the club is Jean-Michel Aulas and the captain of the team is Wendie Renard. According to the UEFA women's coefficient, Lyon is currently the highest-ranked club in UEFA.[6]
Players
Current squad
- As of 30 January 2023.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
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Out on loan
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Notable former players
French
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Brazilian Chinese Costa Rican Danish Dutch English |
German Japanese New-Zealander Nigerian Norwegian Portuguese |
Swedish Swiss American Welsh
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Current staff
- As of 2 December 2022.[8]
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Sonia Bompastor |
Assistant manager | Camille Abily |
Second assistant manager | Théo Rivrin |
Goalkeeping coach | Christophe Gardié |
Head of performance | Antonin Da Fonseca |
Physical trainer | Romain Segui |
Assistant physical trainer | Rémi Pullara |
Video analyst | Marceau Goguer |
Medical director | Franck Pelissier |
Team doctor | Kamel Mjid |
Physiotherapists | Shingo Kitada Anthony Martin Ganaelle Rigondaud |
Nutritionist | Isabelle Mischler |
General manager | Olivier Blanc |
Team manager | Julien Legrand |
Kit manager | Jacques Raffin Amilcar Perez |
OMS cell manager | Nadi Ferran |
Team coordinator | Manon Eleure |
Honours
Official
- Division 1 Féminine (Champions of France) (level 1)
- (15, record): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- (9, record): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
- (2, record) 2019, 2022
Invitational
- Winners: 2012
- Winners: 2014
- Trophée Veolia Féminin
- Winners: 2020
Others
- Guinness world record for most consecutive victories in all competitions: 41 wins (from 28 April 2012 to 18 May 2013).[9]
Record in UEFA Women's Champions League
- As of match played 21 December 2022
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Lyon's goal tally first.
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Champions League | 129 | 101 | 17 | 10 | 466 | 64 | +402 |
Total | 129 | 101 | 17 | 10 | 466 | 64 | +402 |
f First leg.
List of seasons
Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Division 1 Féminine that season.
Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Season | League | CFF | Europe | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||
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Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Name(s) | Goals | ||||
2001–02 | D1 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 66 | RU | Séverine Creuzet-Laplantes | 17 | ||
2002–03 | D1 | 2nd | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 71 | W | Sandrine Brétigny | 26 | ||
2003–04 | D1 | 2nd | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 68 | W | Claire Morel | 18 | ||
2004–05 | D1 | 3rd | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 69 | RU | Séverine Creuzet-Laplantes | 13 | ||
2005–06 | D1 | 3rd | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 60 | RU | Sandrine Brétigny | 11 | ||
2006–07 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 9 | +107 | 83 | RU | Sandrine Brétigny | 42 | ||
2007–08 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 4 | +89 | 80 | W | Women's Cup | SF | Sandrine Brétigny | 25 |
2008–09 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 11 | +103 | 86 | SF | Women's Cup | SF | Kátia | 27 |
2009–10 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 11 | +82 | 78 | SF | Champions League | RU | Kátia | 17 |
2010–11 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6 | +100 | 88 | QF | Champions League | W | Sandrine Brétigny | 19 |
2011–12 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 3 | +116 | 82 | W | Champions League | W | Eugénie Le Sommer | 22 |
2012–13 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 5 | +127 | 88 | W | Champions League | RU | Lotta Schelin | 24 |
2013–14 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 12 | +83 | 85 | W | Champions League | R16 | Eugénie Le Sommer Laëtitia Tonazzi |
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2014–15 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6 | +141 | 88 | W | Champions League | R16 | Lotta Schelin | 34 |
2015–16 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 4 | +111 | 82 | W | Champions League | W | Ada Hegerberg | 33 |
2016–17 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 6 | +97 | 63 | W | Champions League | W | Ada Hegerberg Eugénie Le Sommer |
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2017–18 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 5 | +99 | 64 | RU | Champions League | W | Ada Hegerberg | 31 |
2018–19 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 9 | +83 | 62 | W | Champions League | W | Ada Hegerberg | 20 |
2019–20 | D1 | 1st | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 | +63 | 44 | W | Champions League | W | Ada Hegerberg | 14 |
2020–21 | D1 | 2nd | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 6 | +72 | 61 | W | Champions League | QF | Nikita Parris | 13 |
2021–22 | D1 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 8 | +71 | 64 | R16 | Champions League | W | Catarina Macario | 14 |
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Rory (17 May 2019). "The World's Most Dominant Team Isn't Who You Think". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (29 June 2019). "How Lucy Bronze was polished at Lyon, the ultimate finishing school | Sean Ingle". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Lyon and Potsdam make history". UEFA. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Potsdam hold nerve to claim European crown". UEFA. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "2016–17 Women's Champions League Final Report". UEFA. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "EFFECTIF & STAFF". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE | NOUVELLE ORGANISATION AU SEIN DU STAFF DE L'ÉQUIPE FÉMININE DE L'OL". Olympique Lyonnais. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Most consecutive association football victories (all competitions)". Guinness World Records.