Olympique Lyonnais Féminin

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. 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. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently plays in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions, having won the league for fourteen consecutive seasons.

This article is about the women's association football team. For the men's association football club, see Olympique Lyonnais.

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Full nameOlympique Lyonnais Féminin
Nickname(s)Les Fenottes
Les Lyonnaises
Short nameOL
Founded2004
GroundGroupama OL Training Center, Décines-Charpieu
Capacity1,524
PresidentJean-Michel Aulas
ManagerJean-Luc Vasseur
LeagueD1 Féminine
2019–201st
WebsiteClub website

Since the 2010s, Lyon has often 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, both in economic and in cultural terms.[2] The team has won six Champions League titles including a record four successive titles from 2016 to 2019, as well as 14 consecutive domestic league titles from 2007 to 2020.

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 ten times and seven Coupe de France titles. 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.

Lyon hosts its matches at the Groupama OL training Center, a 1,524-capacity stadium that is situated not far from the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, where the male sections 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, currently, Lyon is the highest-ranked club in UEFA.[5]

Players

Current squad
As of 5 August 2020.[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  ESP Lola Gallardo
2 DF  ENG Lucy Bronze
3 DF  FRA Wendie Renard (captain)
4 DF  FRA Selma Bacha
5 MF  JPN Saki Kumagai
6 MF  FRA Amandine Henry
7 MF  FRA Amel Majri
9 FW  FRA Eugénie Le Sommer
10 MF  GER Dzsenifer Marozsán
11 FW  NED Shanice van de Sanden
13 DF  FRA Manon Revelli
14 FW  NOR Ada Hegerberg
15 DF  ENG Alex Greenwood
16 GK  FRA Sarah Bouhaddi
17 FW  ENG Nikita Parris
18 MF  FRA Eva Kouache
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  POR Jéssica Silva
20 FW  FRA Delphine Cascarino
21 DF  CAN Kadeisha Buchanan
22 MF  FRA Sally Julini
23 DF  BEL Janice Cayman
28 FW  FRA Melvine Malard
29 DF  FRA Griedge Mbock Bathy
40 GK  FIN Katriina Talaslahti
— DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter
— DF  FRA Sakina Karchaoui
— DF  FRA Assimina Maoulida
— DF  FRA Alice Sombath
— MF  ISL Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
— FW  FRA Vicki Becho
— FW  FRA Ines Benyahia
— FW  ENG Jodie Taylor

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
24 DF  FRA Grace Kazadi (at Atlético Madrid until 30 June 2021) [7]
27 FW  FRA Emelyne Laurent (at Atlético Madrid until 30 June 2021) [8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Danielle Roux (at ASJ Soyaux until 30 June 2021) [7]

Notable former players

Honours
Celebration of the 6th UEFA Women's Champions League in 2019.

Official
Winners (6) : 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 (record)
Runners-up: 2009–10, 2012–13
Winners (14) : 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 (record)
  • Coupe de France Féminine
Winners (9) : 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 (record)
Winners (1) : 2019 (record)

Invitational
Winners (1) : 2012
Winners (1) : 2014
Winners (1) : 2019
  • Trophée Veolia Féminin
Winners (1) : 2020


Record in UEFA competitions
  • Further details: Olympique Lyonnais Féminin in European football

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

Competition Round Club Away Home Agg.
2007-2008 First qualifying round Slovan Duslo Šaľa12–0––
Škiponjat Struga (Host)10–0––
SFK Sarajevo7–0––
Second qualifying round Brøndby–0–0–
Kolbotn–1–0–
Sparta Prague–2–1–
Quarter-final Arsenal3–20–0 f3–2
Semi-final Umeå0–01–1 f1–1 (agr)
2008-2009 Second qualifying round Neulengbach–8–0–
FC Zürich–7–1–
Arsenal–3–0–
Quarter-final Verona5–0 f4–19–1
Semi-final Duisburg1–31–1 f2–4
2009-2010 Round of 32 Mašinac Niš1–0 f5–06–0
Round of 16 Fortuna Hjørring1–0 f5–06–0
Quarter-final Torres Sassari0–13–0 f3–1
Semi-final Umeå0–03–2 f3–2
Final Turbine Potsdam 0–0 a.e.t. (6p–7p) ( Getafe)
2010-2011 Round of 32 Alkmaar Zaanstreek2–1 f8–010–1
Round of 16 Rossiyanka Khimki6–1 f5–011–1
Quarter-final Zvezda Perm0–0 f1–01–0
Semi-final Arsenal3–22–0 f5–2
Final Turbine Potsdam 2–0 ( London)
2011-2012 Round of 32 Olimpia Cluj-Napoca9–0 f3–012–0
Round of 16 Sparta Prague6–0 f6–012–0
Quarter-final Brøndby4–04–0 f8–0
Semi-final Turbine Potsdam0–05–1 f5–1
Final Frankfurt 2–0 ( Munich)
2012-2013 Round of 32 Vantaa7–0 f5–012–0
Round of 16 Zorky Krasnogorsk9–0 f2–011–0
Quarter-final Rosengård Malmö3–05–0 f8–0
Semi-final Juvisy6–13–0 f9–1
Final Wolfsburg 0–1 ( London)
2013-2014 Round of 32 Twente Enschede4–0 f6–010–0
Round of 16 Turbine Potsdam1–0 f1–22–2 (agr)
2014-2015 Round of 32 Brescia5–0 f9–014–0
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain1–1 f0–11–2
2015-2016 Round of 32 Medyk Konin6–0 f3–09–0
Round of 16 Atlético Madrid3–1 f6–09–1
Quarter-final Slavia Prague0–09–1 f9–1
Semi-final Paris Saint-Germain1–07–0 f8–0
Final Wolfsburg 1–1 a.e.t. (4p–3p) ( Reggio Emilia)
2016-2017 Round of 32 Avaldsnes5–2 f5–010–2
Round of 16 FC Zürich9–08–0 f17–0
Quarter-final Wolfsburg2–0 f0–12–1
Semi-final Manchester City3–1 f0–13–2
Final Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 a.e.t. (7p–6p) ( Cardiff)
2017-2018 Round of 32 Medyk Konin5–0 f9–014–0
Round of 16 Kazygurt Shymkent7–0 f9–016–0
Quarter-final FC Barcelona1–02–1 f3–1
Semi-final Manchester City0-0 f1-01-0
Final Wolfsburg 4–1 a.e.t. ( Kiev)
2018-2019 Round of 32 Avaldsnes2–0 f5–07–0
Round of 16 Ajax Amsterdam4–0 f9–013–0
Quarter-final Wolfsburg4–22–1 f6–3
Semi-final Chelsea1-12-1 f3-2
Final FC Barcelona 4–1 ( Budapest)

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

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.
  5. "UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. "EFFECTIF & STAFF". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. "GRACE KAZADI ET DANIELLE ROUX PRÊTÉES". Olympique Lyonnais. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. "COMMUNIQUÉ : PRÊT D'EMELYNE LAURENT À L'ATLÉTICO DE MADRID". Olympique Lyonnais. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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