Olympique Lyonnais Féminin

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Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Olympique Lyonnais.svg
Full nameOlympique Lyonnais Féminin
Nickname(s)Les Fenottes
Les Lyonnaises
Short nameOL
Founded1970; 52 years ago (1970) (as FC Lyon)
2004; 18 years ago (2004) (as Olympique Lyonnais)
GroundGroupama OL Training Center, Décines-Charpieu
Capacity1,524
PresidentJean-Michel Aulas
ManagerSonia Bompastor
LeagueD1 Féminine
2020–212nd
WebsiteClub website

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 seven 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. The goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi and the defender Wendie Renard have won seven Champions Leagues.

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, 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.

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.[5]

Players[]

For a list of all former and current Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players with a Wikipedia article, see Category: Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players.

Current squad[]

As of 31 January 2022.[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Chile CHI Christiane Endler
3 DF France FRA Wendie Renard (captain)
4 DF France FRA Selma Bacha
5 DF France FRA Perle Morroni
6 MF France FRA Amandine Henry
7 MF France FRA Amel Majri
8 MF Iceland ISL Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
9 FW France FRA Eugénie Le Sommer
10 MF Germany GER Dzsenifer Marozsán
11 MF Spain ESP Damaris Egurrola
12 DF Australia AUS Ellie Carpenter
13 MF United States USA Catarina Macario
14 FW Norway NOR Ada Hegerberg
16 GK France FRA Sarah Bouhaddi
17 MF Netherlands NED Daniëlle van de Donk
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF France FRA
19 FW France FRA Emelyne Laurent
20 FW France FRA Delphine Cascarino
21 DF Canada CAN Kadeisha Buchanan
23 DF Belgium BEL Janice Cayman
25 FW France FRA
28 FW France FRA Melvine Malard
29 DF France FRA Griedge Mbock Bathy
30 GK France FRA
40 GK Sweden SWE
— MF United States USA Lindsey Horan (on loan from Portland Thorns)

Reserve team[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF France FRA
31 MF France FRA
32 MF France FRA
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF France FRA
— GK France FRA

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF France FRA Grace Kazadi (at Sevilla until 30 June 2022)
22 MF Switzerland  SUI Sally Julini (at Guingamp until 30 June 2022)
24 FW Denmark DEN Signe Bruun (at Manchester United until 30 June 2022)[7]
26 FW France FRA (at Stade de Reims until 30 June 2022[8])
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF France FRA (at Issy until 30 June 2022)
— DF France FRA (at Guingamp until 30 June 2022)
— FW France FRA (at until 30 June 2022)

Notable former players[]

Current staff[]

As of 15 October 2021.[9]
Position Staff
Head coach France Sonia Bompastor
First assistant coach France Camille Abily
Second assistant coach France Théo Rivrin
Goalkeeping coach France Christophe Gardié
Fitness trainers France Romain Segui
France Rémi Pullara
Video analyst France Maeva Ruiz
Team delegate France Olivier Blanc
Team manager France Julien Legrand
Team doctor France David Mouriesse
Physiotherapists France Thibaud Aubin
France Liamine Belaloui

Honours[]

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

Official[]

(7, record): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
(14, record): , , 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
(9, record): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019—20
(1, record) 2019

Invitational[]

Winners: 2012
Winners: 2014
  • Women's International Champions Cup
Winners: 2019
  • 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).[10]

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League[]

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Lyon's goal tally first.

Season Round Opponents Away Home Agg.
2007–08 First qualifying round Slovakia Slovan Duslo Šaľa 12–0 – –
North Macedonia (Host) 10–0 – –
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 7–0 – –
Second qualifying round Denmark Brøndby – 0–0 –
Norway Kolbotn – 1–0 –
Czech Republic Sparta Prague – 2–1 –
Quarter-final England Arsenal 3–2 0–0 f 3–2
Semi-final Sweden Umeå 0–0 1–1 f 1–1 (a)
2008–09 Second qualifying round Austria Neulengbach – 8–0 –
Switzerland Zürich – 7–1 –
England Arsenal – 3–0 –
Quarter-final Italy Verona 5–0 f 4–1 9–1
Semi-final Germany Duisburg 1–3 1–1 f 2–4
2009–10 Round of 32 Serbia Mašinac Niš 1–0 f 5–0 6–0
Round of 16 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 1–0 f 5–0 6–0
Quarter-final Italy Torres Sassari 0–1 3–0 f 3–1
Semi-final Sweden Umeå 0–0 3–2 f 3–2
Final Germany Turbine Potsdam 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) (Spain Getafe)
2010–11 Round of 32 Netherlands AZ 2–1 f 8–0 10–1
Round of 16 Russia Rossiyanka Khimki 6–1 f 5–0 11–1
Quarter-final Russia Zvezda Perm 0–0 f 1–0 1–0
Semi-final England Arsenal 3–2 2–0 f 5–2
Final Germany Turbine Potsdam 2–0 (England London)
2011–12 Round of 32 Romania Olimpia Cluj-Napoca 9–0 f 3–0 12–0
Round of 16 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6–0 f 6–0 12–0
Quarter-final Denmark Brøndby 4–0 4–0 f 8–0
Semi-final Germany Turbine Potsdam 0–0 5–1 f 5–1
Final Germany Frankfurt 2–0 (Germany Munich)
2012–13 Round of 32 Finland Vantaa 7–0 f 5–0 12–0
Round of 16 Russia Zorky Krasnogorsk 9–0 f 2–0 11–0
Quarter-final Sweden Rosengård Malmö 3–0 5–0 f 8–0
Semi-final France Juvisy 6–1 3–0 f 9–1
Final Germany Wolfsburg 0–1 (England London)
2013–14 Round of 32 Netherlands Twente Enschede 4–0 f 6–0 10–0
Round of 16 Germany Turbine Potsdam 1–0 f 1–2 2–2 (a)
2014–15 Round of 32 Italy Brescia 5–0 f 9–0 14–0
Round of 16 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 f 0–1 1–2
2015–16 Round of 32 Poland Medyk Konin 6–0 f 3–0 9–0
Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–1 f 6–0 9–1
Quarter-final Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 9–1 f 9–1
Semi-final France Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 7–0 f 8–0
Final Germany Wolfsburg 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) (Italy Reggio Emilia)
2016–17 Round of 32 Norway Avaldsnes 5–2 f 5–0 10–2
Round of 16 Switzerland Zürich 9–0 8–0 f 17–0
Quarter-final Germany Wolfsburg 2–0 f 0–1 2–1
Semi-final England Manchester City 3–1 f 0–1 3–2
Final France Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) (Wales Cardiff)
2017–18 Round of 32 Poland Medyk Konin 5–0 f 9–0 14–0
Round of 16 Kazakhstan Kazygurt Shymkent 7–0 f 9–0 16–0
Quarter-final Spain Barcelona 1–0 2–1 f 3–1
Semi-final England Manchester City 0–0 f 1–0 1–0
Final Germany Wolfsburg 4–1 (a.e.t.) (Ukraine Kyiv)
2018–19 Round of 32 Norway Avaldsnes 2–0 f 5–0 7–0
Round of 16 Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4–0 f 9–0 13–0
Quarter-final Germany Wolfsburg 4–2 2–1 f 6–3
Semi-final England Chelsea 1–1 2–1 f 3–2
Final Spain Barcelona 4–1 (Hungary Budapest)
2019–20 Round of 32 Russia Ryazan-VDV 9–0 f 7–0 16–0
Round of 16 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 4–0 f 7–0 11–0
Quarter-final Germany Bayern Munich 2–1 (Spain Bilbao)
Semi-final France Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 (Spain Bilbao)
Final Germany Wolfsburg 3–1 (Spain San Sebastián)
2020–21 Round of 32 Italy Juventus 3–2 f 3–0 6–2
Round of 16 Denmark Brøndby 3–1 2–0 f 5–1
Quarter-final France Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 f 1–2 2–2 (a)

f First leg.

List of seasons[]

Main article: List of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin 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)
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 France 17
2002–03 D1 2nd 22 15 4 3 60 19 +41 71 W France Sandrine Brétigny 26
2003–04 D1 2nd 22 14 4 4 52 25 +27 68 W France Claire Morel 18
2004–05 D1 3rd 22 15 2 5 50 20 +30 69 RU France 13
2005–06 D1 3rd 22 10 8 4 34 12 +22 60 RU France Sandrine Brétigny 11
2006–07 D1 1st 22 20 1 1 116 9 +107 83 RU France Sandrine Brétigny 42
2007–08 D1 1st 22 18 4 0 93 4 +89 80 W Women's Cup SF France Sandrine Brétigny 25
2008–09 D1 1st 22 21 1 0 114 11 +103 86 SF Women's Cup SF Brazil Kátia 27
2009–10 D1 1st 22 18 2 2 93 11 +82 78 SF Champions League RU Brazil Kátia 17
2010–11 D1 1st 22 22 0 0 106 6 +100 88 QF Champions League W France Sandrine Brétigny 19
2011–12 D1 1st 22 19 3 0 119 3 +116 82 W Champions League W France Eugénie Le Sommer 22
2012–13 D1 1st 22 22 0 0 132 5 +127 88 W Champions League RU Sweden Lotta Schelin 24
2013–14 D1 1st 22 21 0 1 95 12 +83 85 W Champions League R16 France Eugénie Le Sommer
France Laëtitia Tonazzi 		15
2014–15 D1 1st 22 22 0 0 147 6 +141 88 W Champions League R16 Sweden Lotta Schelin 34
2015–16 D1 1st 22 19 3 0 115 4 +111 82 W Champions League W Norway Ada Hegerberg 33
2016–17 D1 1st 22 21 0 1 103 6 +97 63 W Champions League W Norway Ada Hegerberg
France Eugénie Le Sommer 		20
2017–18 D1 1st 22 21 1 0 104 5 +99 64 RU Champions League W Norway Ada Hegerberg 31
2018–19 D1 1st 22 20 2 0 89 9 +83 62 W Champions League W Norway Ada Hegerberg 20
2019–20 D1 1st 16 14 2 0 67 4 +63 44 W Champions League W Norway Ada Hegerberg 14
2020–21 D1 2nd 22 20 1 1 78 6 +72 61 Champions League QF England Nikita Parris 13

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Rory (17 May 2019). "The World's Most Dominant Team Isn't Who You Think". New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Lyon and Potsdam make history". UEFA. UEFA. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Potsdam hold nerve to claim European crown". UEFA. UEFA. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
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  6. ^ "EFFECTIF & STAFF". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Signe Bruun joins United Women on loan". www.manutd.com.
  8. ^ "Vicki Becho prêtée au Stade de Reims". www.OL.fr.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Most consecutive association football victories (all competitions)". Guinness World Records.

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