# Olympique Lyonnais Féminin

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Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (French pronunciation:; commonly referred to as Olympique Lyon, Lyon, or simply OL) is a French women's professional 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 the Première Ligue, with seventeen league titles as Olympique Lyonnais and four league titles as FC Lyon before the acquisition.
Since the 2010s, Lyon has frequently been named the strongest women's team in the world, and has been cited as a model for the development of women's football in both economic and cultural terms. The team has won eight Champions League titles, including a record five successive titles from 2016 to 2020, as well as fourteen 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. 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 Eugénie 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 had 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.
Lyon hosts its matches at the Stade Gérard Houllier, a stadium of capacity 1,524 located in the Groupama OL Training Center and 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 current president of the club is Michele Kang and the captain of the team is Wendie Renard. According to the UEFA women's coefficient, Lyon was the highest-ranked club in UEFA in 2014.

## Ownership and finances

Lyon Féminin is part of OL Groupe, whose majority shareholder since December 2022 is Eagle Football Group, which is controlled by American businessman John Textor. Club president Jean-Michel Aulas was also OL Groupe's previous and founding owner, and remains a minority owner of OL Groupe and board director of Eagle Football Group.
As of April 2023, L'Équipe reported that Lyon Féminin operated at a €12 million annual deficit.
On 16 May 2023, OL Groupe and Michele Kang announced the formation of a separate entity that would be composed of Kang's Washington Spirit of the NWSL, and Olympique Lyon Féminin. OL Groupe would sell its NWSL club, OL Reign, to resolve conflicts of interest. OL Groupe would retain a 48% stake in the resulting new entity, and Kang would become the club's majority owner and CEO, pending regulatory approval. Kang's proposed deal for the women's side reportedly valued it at $54.4 million. Kang attended Lyon's victory in the Coupe de France féminine finals on 13 May 2023 and raised the trophy with the team.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 16 January 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHI | Christiane Endler |
| 2 | DF | USA | Sofia Huerta (on loan from Seattle Reign) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Wendie Renard (captain) |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Selma Bacha |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Elma Junttila Nelhage |
| 6 | MF | HAI | Melchie Dumornay |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Amel Majri |
| 8 | MF | GER | Sara Däbritz |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Eugénie Le Sommer |
| 10 | MF | GER | Dzsenifer Marozsán |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Kadidiatou Diani |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Ellie Carpenter |
| 13 | MF | NED | Damaris Egurrola |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Ada Hegerberg |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Féerine Belhadj |
| 17 | MF | NED | Daniëlle van de Donk |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Alice Sombath |
| 21 | DF | CAN | Vanessa Gilles (on loan from Angel City) |
| 22 | FW | MWI | Tabitha Chawinga |
| 23 | DF | DEN | Sofie Svava |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Inès Benyahia |
| 26 | MF | USA | Lindsey Horan |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Vicki Bècho |
| 30 | GK | GER | Laura Benkarth |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Tarciane |
| 34 | MF | FRA | Laureen Oillic |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Kysha Sylla (at Washington Spirit until 31 December 2025) |
| — | DF | FRA | Wassa Sangaré (at Le Havre until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | FRA | Alice Marques (at Valencia until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Julie Swierot (at Reims until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | FRA | Maeline Mendy (at Strasbourg Alsace until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | FRA | Liana Joseph (at Strasbourg Alsace until 30 June 2025) |

### Notable former players
## Current staff

    As of 7 August 2024.
| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Joe Montemurro |
| Assistant coaches | Joe Palatsides Méline Gérard Patrizia Panico |
| Goalkeeping coach | Simon Pouplin |
| Director of Performance | Jack Sharkey |
| Physical trainer | Rémi Pullara |
| Video analyst | Marceau Goguer |
| Medical director | Franck Pelissier |
| Doctor | Jad Dbouk |
| Physiotherapists | Shingo Kitada Anthony Martin Ganaelle Rigondaud |
| Nutritionist | Ana Sena Martinez |
| 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 |

## Honours
### Official

* Division 1 Féminine (Champions of France) (level 1)
** (17, 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
** (10, record): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
* Trophée des Championnes
** (3, record) 2019, 2022, 2023
* UEFA Women's Champions League
** (8, record): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22

### Invitational

* International Women's Club Championship
** Winners: 2012
* Valais Cup
** Winners: 2014
* Women's International Champions Cup
** Winners: 2019, 2022
* 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).

## Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

    As of match played 17 December 2024
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Champions League | 148 | 116 | 19 | 13 | 505 | 77 | +428 |
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Lyon's goal tally first.
| Season | Round | Opponents | Away | Home | Agg. |
| 2007–08 | First qualifying round | Slovan Duslo Šaľa | 12–0 | – | – |
| 2007–08 | First qualifying round | Škiponjat Struga (Host) | 10–0 | – | – |
| 2007–08 | First qualifying round | Sarajevo | 7–0 | – | – |
| 2007–08 | Second qualifying round | Brøndby | – | 0–0 | – |
| 2007–08 | Second qualifying round | Kolbotn | – | 1–0 | – |
| 2007–08 | Second qualifying round | Sparta Prague | – | 2–1 | – |
| 2007–08 | Quarter-final | Arsenal | 3–2 | 0–0 $^f$ | 3–2 |
| 2007–08 | Semi-final | Umeå | 0–0 | 1–1 $^f$ | 1–1 (a) |
| 2008–09 | Second qualifying round | Neulengbach | – | 8–0 | – |
| 2008–09 | Second qualifying round | Zürich | – | 7–1 | – |
| 2008–09 | Second qualifying round | Arsenal | – | 3–0 | – |
| 2008–09 | Quarter-final | Verona | 5–0 $^f$ | 4–1 | 9–1 |
| 2008–09 | Semi-final | Duisburg | 1–3 | 1–1 $^f$ | 2–4 |
| 2009–10 | Round of 32 | Mašinac Niš | 1–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 6–0 |
| 2009–10 | Round of 16 | Fortuna Hjørring | 1–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 6–0 |
| 2009–10 | Quarter-final | Torres Sassari | 0–1 | 3–0 $^f$ | 3–1 |
| 2009–10 | Semi-final | Umeå | 0–0 | 3–2 $^f$ | 3–2 |
| 2009–10 | Final | Turbine Potsdam | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) ( Getafe) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) ( Getafe) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) ( Getafe) |
| 2010–11 | Round of 32 | AZ | 2–1 $^f$ | 8–0 | 10–1 |
| 2010–11 | Round of 16 | Rossiyanka Khimki | 6–1 $^f$ | 5–0 | 11–1 |
| 2010–11 | Quarter-final | Zvezda Perm | 0–0 $^f$ | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2010–11 | Semi-final | Arsenal | 3–2 | 2–0 $^f$ | 5–2 |
| 2010–11 | Final | Turbine Potsdam | 2–0 ( London) | 2–0 ( London) | 2–0 ( London) |
| 2011–12 | Round of 32 | Olimpia Cluj-Napoca | 9–0 $^f$ | 3–0 | 12–0 |
| 2011–12 | Round of 16 | Sparta Prague | 6–0 $^f$ | 6–0 | 12–0 |
| 2011–12 | Quarter-final | Brøndby | 4–0 | 4–0 $^f$ | 8–0 |
| 2011–12 | Semi-final | Turbine Potsdam | 0–0 | 5–1 $^f$ | 5–1 |
| 2011–12 | Final | Frankfurt | 2–0 ( Munich) | 2–0 ( Munich) | 2–0 ( Munich) |
| 2012–13 | Round of 32 | Vantaa | 7–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 12–0 |
| 2012–13 | Round of 16 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 9–0 $^f$ | 2–0 | 11–0 |
| 2012–13 | Quarter-final | Rosengård Malmö | 3–0 | 5–0 $^f$ | 8–0 |
| 2012–13 | Semi-final | Juvisy | 6–1 | 3–0 $^f$ | 9–1 |
| 2012–13 | Final | Wolfsburg | 0–1 ( London) | 0–1 ( London) | 0–1 ( London) |
| 2013–14 | Round of 32 | Twente Enschede | 4–0 $^f$ | 6–0 | 10–0 |
| 2013–14 | Round of 16 | Turbine Potsdam | 1–0 $^f$ | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2014–15 | Round of 32 | Brescia | 5–0 $^f$ | 9–0 | 14–0 |
| 2014–15 | Round of 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 $^f$ | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2015–16 | Round of 32 | Medyk Konin | 6–0 $^f$ | 3–0 | 9–0 |
| 2015–16 | Round of 16 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 $^f$ | 6–0 | 9–1 |
| 2015–16 | Quarter-final | Slavia Prague | 0–0 | 9–1 $^f$ | 9–1 |
| 2015–16 | Semi-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | 7–0 $^f$ | 8–0 |
| 2015–16 | Final | Wolfsburg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) ( Reggio Emilia) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) ( Reggio Emilia) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) ( Reggio Emilia) |
| 2016–17 | Round of 32 | Avaldsnes | 5–2 $^f$ | 5–0 | 10–2 |
| 2016–17 | Round of 16 | Zürich | 9–0 | 8–0 $^f$ | 17–0 |
| 2016–17 | Quarter-final | Wolfsburg | 2–0 $^f$ | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2016–17 | Semi-final | Manchester City | 3–1 $^f$ | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| 2016–17 | Final | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) ( Cardiff) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) ( Cardiff) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) ( Cardiff) |
| 2017–18 | Round of 32 | Medyk Konin | 5–0 $^f$ | 9–0 | 14–0 |
| 2017–18 | Round of 16 | Kazygurt Shymkent | 7–0 $^f$ | 9–0 | 16–0 |
| 2017–18 | Quarter-final | Barcelona | 1–0 | 2–1 $^f$ | 3–1 |
| 2017–18 | Semi-final | Manchester City | 0–0 $^f$ | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2017–18 | Final | Wolfsburg | 4–1 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv) |
| 2018–19 | Round of 32 | Avaldsnes | 2–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 7–0 |
| 2018–19 | Round of 16 | Ajax Amsterdam | 4–0 $^f$ | 9–0 | 13–0 |
| 2018–19 | Quarter-final | Wolfsburg | 4–2 | 2–1 $^f$ | 6–3 |
| 2018–19 | Semi-final | Chelsea | 1–1 | 2–1 $^f$ | 3–2 |
| 2018–19 | Final | Barcelona | 4–1 ( Budapest) | 4–1 ( Budapest) | 4–1 ( Budapest) |
| 2019–20 | Round of 32 | Ryazan-VDV | 9–0 $^f$ | 7–0 | 16–0 |
| 2019–20 | Round of 16 | Fortuna Hjørring | 4–0 $^f$ | 7–0 | 11–0 |
| 2019–20 | Quarter-final | Bayern Munich | 2–1 ( Bilbao) | 2–1 ( Bilbao) | 2–1 ( Bilbao) |
| 2019–20 | Semi-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 ( Bilbao) | 1–0 ( Bilbao) | 1–0 ( Bilbao) |
| 2019–20 | Final | Wolfsburg | 3–1 ( San Sebastián) | 3–1 ( San Sebastián) | 3–1 ( San Sebastián) |
| 2020–21 | Round of 32 | Juventus | 3–2 $^f$ | 3–0 | 6–2 |
| 2020–21 | Round of 16 | Brøndby | 3–1 | 2–0 $^f$ | 5–1 |
| 2020–21 | Quarter-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 $^f$ | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2021–22 | Round 2 | Levante | 2–1 $^f$ | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 2021–22 | Group D | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1st |
| 2021–22 | Group D | Benfica | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1st |
| 2021–22 | Group D | BK Häcken | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1st |
| 2021–22 | Quarter-final | Juventus | 1–2 $^f$ | 3–1 | 4–3 |
| 2021–22 | Semi-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | 3–2 $^f$ | 5–3 |
| 2021–22 | Final | Barcelona | 3–1 ( Turin) | 3–1 ( Turin) | 3–1 ( Turin) |
| 2022–23 | Group C | Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | Group C | Juventus | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | Group C | Zürich | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | Quarter-final | Chelsea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–1 $^f$ | 2–2 (3–4 p) |
| 2023–24 | Group B | Slavia Prague | 9–0 | 2–2 | 1st |
| 2023–24 | Group B | St. Pölten | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1st |
| 2023–24 | Group B | Brann | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1st |
| 2023–24 | Quarter-final | Benfica | 2–1 $^f$ | 4–1 | 6–2 |
| 2023–24 | Semi-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | 3–2 $^f$ | 5–3 |
| 2023–24 | Final | Barcelona | 0–2 ( Bilbao) | 0–2 ( Bilbao) | 0–2 ( Bilbao) |
| 2024–25 | Group A | Galatasaray | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1st |
| 2024–25 | Group A | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1st |
| 2024–25 | Group A | AS Roma | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1st |
| 2024–25 | Quarter-final | | | | |
$^f$ 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 | Cup | Europe | Europe | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Division | Pos | Pld | Europe | Europe | 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 |