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Olympique Lyonnais Féminin

Full name	Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Nickname(s)	Les Fenottes Les Lyonnaises
Short name	OL
Founded	1970; 55 years ago (1970) (as FC Lyon) 2004; 21 years ago (2004) (as Olympique Lyonnais)
Ground	Stade Gérard Houllier, Décines-Charpieu
Ground Capacity	1,524
Owner	Michele Kang (52,00%) OL Groupe (48,00%)
President	Michele Kang
Manager	Joe Montemurro
League	Première Ligue
2023–24	Division 1 Féminine, 1st of 12 (champions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (often called Olympique Lyon or simply OL) is a very successful French women's professional football team. They are based in Lyon, France. Since 2004, the club has been the women's part of the larger Olympique Lyonnais sports club.

OL is known as the most successful team in the history of the Première Ligue, which is France's top women's football league. They have won seventeen league titles as Olympique Lyonnais and four more as FC Lyon before joining OL. Many people consider Lyon to be the strongest women's team in the world. They are seen as a great example for how women's football can grow, both in terms of money and culture.

The team has won the UEFA Women's Champions League eight times. This includes a record five wins in a row from 2016 to 2020. They also won fourteen straight domestic league titles from 2007 to 2020. Lyon has won five "trebles," which means winning their national league, national cup, and the top European competition all in one season. This is more than any other team.

History of OL's Success

The club first started as the women's team of FC Lyon in 1970. Then, in 2004, it became the women's section of Olympique Lyonnais. Since joining OL, the women's team has won the Division 1 Féminine fourteen times. They have also won the Coupe de France (French Cup) nine times.

Lyon reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Cup in 2007–08. In the 2009–10 season, they made it to the final of the first-ever UEFA Women's Champions League. They lost that final to German club Turbine Potsdam after a penalty shootout.

However, in the very next season, Lyon finally won the UEFA Women's Champions League. They beat Turbine Potsdam 2–0 in the 2011 final. They won the title again in 2012, defeating FFC Frankfurt.

From 2016 to 2020, the club achieved an amazing feat by winning five Champions League titles in a row. This matches the record held by the men's team, Real Madrid. Three players, Sarah Bouhaddi, Wendie Renard, and Eugénie Le Sommer, have each won eight Champions League trophies with the club.

Lyon's biggest rival is Paris Saint-Germain. Matches between these two teams are sometimes called the "Classique féminin." Paris is usually OL's main competitor for national titles. Lyon had never lost the D1 title to PSG until 2021. They have also won five French Cup finals against Paris. In 2017, both teams met in the Champions League final, where Lyon won after a penalty shootout. This was their fourth Champions League title.

Lyon plays its home matches at the Stade Gérard Houllier. This stadium has seats for 1,524 fans and is part of the Groupama OL Training Center. For their biggest matches, the women's team sometimes plays at the much larger Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium, which can hold 59,000 people. The current president of the club is Michele Kang, and the team captain is Wendie Renard.

Club Ownership

Lyon Féminin is part of a larger group called OL Groupe. Since December 2022, the main owner of OL Groupe is Eagle Football Group, which is controlled by American businessman John Textor.

In May 2023, OL Groupe and Michele Kang announced a new plan. They decided to create a separate company that would include Kang's team, Washington Spirit, and Olympique Lyon Féminin. This means Michele Kang became the main owner and CEO of the women's club. OL Groupe still owns a part of this new company.

Players on the Team

Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Christiane Endler 2 DF Sofia Huerta (on loan from Seattle Reign) 3 DF Wendie Renard (captain) 4 DF Selma Bacha 6 MF Melchie Dumornay 7 MF Amel Majri 8 MF Sara Däbritz 9 FW Eugénie Le Sommer 10 MF Dzsenifer Marozsán 11 FW Kadidiatou Diani 12 DF Ellie Carpenter 13 MF Damaris Egurrola 14 FW Ada Hegerberg 15 DF Wassa Sangaré

No. Position Player 16 GK Féerine Belhadj 17 MF Daniëlle van de Donk 18 DF Alice Sombath 19 DF Kysha Sylla 21 DF Vanessa Gilles (on loan from Angel City) 22 FW Tabitha Chawinga 23 DF Sofie Svava 25 MF Inès Benyahia 26 MF Lindsey Horan 27 FW Vicki Bècho 30 GK Laura Benkarth 31 FW Liana Joseph 32 MF Maeline Mendy 34 MF Laureen Oillic

Players on Loan

No. Position Player DF Alice Marques (at Valencia until 30 June 2025)

No. Position Player DF Julie Swierot (at Reims until 30 June 2025)

Famous Former Players

Current Staff

These are the people who work behind the scenes to help the team succeed.

Position	Staff
Head coach	Joe Montemurro
Assistant coaches	Joe Palatsides Méline Gérard Patrizia Panico
Goalkeeping coach	Simon Pouplin
Head of performance	Antonin Da Fonseca
Physical trainer	Rémi Pullara
Video analyst	Marceau Goguer
Medical director	Franck Pelissier
Doctor	Claire De Labachelerie
Physiotherapists	Shingo Kitada Anthony Martin Ganaelle Rigondaud
Nutritionist	Isabelle Mischler
General manager/team delegate	Olivier Blanc
Equipment manager	Julien Legrand
Kit manager	Amilcar Perez Jacques Raffin
OMS cell manager	Nadi Ferran
Team coordinator	Manon Eleure

Team Honours and Trophies

Celebration of the sixth UEFA Women's Champions League in 2019.

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin has won many important football competitions. Here are their main achievements:

Official Titles

• Division 1 Féminine (French Champions) (1st level league)
  • (17 times, a 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, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Coupe de France Féminine (French Cup)
  • (10 times, a record): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
• Trophée des Championnes (French Super Cup)
  • (3 times, a record) 2019, 2022, 2023
• UEFA Women's Champions League (Europe's top club competition)
  • (8 times, a record): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22

Invitational Tournaments

• International Women's Club Championship
  • Winners: 2012
• Valais Cup
  • Winners: 2014
• Women's International Champions Cup
  • Winners: 2019, 2022
• Trophée Veolia Féminin
  • Winners: 2020

Other Records

• They hold a Guinness world record for the most consecutive wins in all competitions: 41 wins in a row (from April 28, 2012, to May 18, 2013).

UEFA Women's Champions League Record

Here is a summary of Lyon's performance in the UEFA Women's Champions League:

List of Seasons

This table shows how Olympique Lyonnais Féminin has performed in their league and cup competitions each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Division 1 Féminine that season.

Season	League	Cup	Europe		Top goalscorer(s)
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	15
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	20
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	DNF	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
2022–23	D1	1st	22	20	1	1	69	9	+60	61	W	Champions League	QF	Signe Bruun	8
2023–24	D1	1st	22	20	1	1	82	13	+69	61	W	Champions League	RU	Ada Hegerberg	12

See also

In Spanish: Olympique de Lyon Femenino para niños