# 2011–12 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 2011–12 season of Olympique Lyonnais was the club's 53rd season in Ligue 1. After a third-place finish last season, the club played in the UEFA Champions League for the 12th consecutive season.

## News

At the end of the 2010–11 season, fans had become dissatisfied with then manager Claude Puel, despite the club managing to finish in third place, synonymous with qualification to the UEFA Champions League Play-off round. However, due to poor results and a falling out with the club's hierarchy, he was sacked. He was replaced by former technical coach Rémi Garde, who announced his intentions to compete for the league title.
On 17 June, Lyon announced the departure of midfielder Jérémy Toulalan to Málaga for €10 million.
During pre-season training, Yoann Gourcuff suffered another injury blow, this time to his left ankle, which required an operation keeping him out for at least a month.
On 16 July, Brazilian midfielder Ederson was injured to the right knee during a pre-season match against Racing Genk after a collision with teammate Dejan Lovren.
On 12 August Lyon announce the signing of Burkina Faso international defender Bakary Koné from Guingamp for €2 million.
On 27 August, during a match against Montpellier, forward Lisandro López injured his ankle. It was originally feared that he had broken his ankle, as the striker believed he had heard a crack, but scans later allayed these fears. Nevertheless, the Argentine will be out for several weeks.
On 30 August Lyon signed defender Mouhamadou Dabo from Sevilla for a modest €1 million that could rise to €1.8 million if certain playing criteria are met.
On summer transfer deadline day, Lyon announced the sale of Bosnian international midfielder Miralem Pjanić to Roma for €11 million, and the arrival of midfielder Gueïda Fofana from Le Havre for €1.8 million, possibly rising to €2.6 million.
On 28 September, the club announced that Michel Bastos had signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at the club until 2015.
On 30 March, the club issued a press release confirming that forward Alexandre Lacazette had signed a contract extension until 2016, and that defender Samuel Umtiti had signed his first professional contract at the club. The latter deal comes after the young central defender's successful promotion into the club's first team in recent months.

## Transfers
### Summer in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 37 | DF | Fontaine | 20 | EU | Youth system | Promoted Y | Summer | | Youth system | OLWeb |
| 48 | MF | Reale | 19 | EU | Youth system | Promoted Y | Summer | 2014 | Youth system | OLWeb |
| 4 | DF | Koné | 23 | EU | Guingamp | Transferred Y | Summer | 2016 | €2M | OLWeb |
| 14 | DF | Dabo | 24 | EU | Sevilla | Transferred Y | Summer | 2015 | €1M to €1.8M | ESPN Soccernet |
| 15 | MF | Fofana | 20 | EU | Le Havre | Transferred Y | Summer | 2015 | €1.8M to €2.6M | OLWeb |
| 26 | DF | Mensah | 28 | Non-EU | Sunderland | Loan Return Y | Summer | 2013 | N/a | Africasoccernet |
| 27 | FW | Tafer | 20 | EU | Toulouse | Loan Return Y | Summer | | N/a | AllezTFC |
| 46 | DF | Abenzoar | 22 | EU | Arles-Avignon | Loan Return Y | Summer | 2012 | N/a | |
| 35 | DF | Seguin | 21 | EU | Dijon | Loan Return Y | Summer | | N/a | |
Total spending: €4.8 million

### Summer out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 28 | MF | Toulalan | 27 | EU | Málaga | Transferred Y | Summer | €10M | AS |
| 19 | MF | Delgado | 29 | Non-EU | Monterrey | Contract Expired Y | Summer | Free | L'Equipe |
| 8 | MF | Pjanić | 21 | EU | Roma | Transferred Y | Summer | €11M | OLWeb |
| 45 | GK | Gorgelin | 20 | EU | Red Star | Loaned Y | Summer | N/a | OLWeb |
| 48 | MF | Reale | 19 | EU | Boulogne | Loaned Y | Summer | N/a | OLWeb |
| 15 | FW | Novillo | 19 | EU | Le Havre | Loaned Y | Summer | N/a | OLWeb |
| 46 | DF | Abenzoar | 22 | EU | Vannes | Loaned Y | Summer | N/a | OLWeb |
| 4 | DF | Diakhaté | 27 | Non-EU | Dynamo Kyiv | End of Loan Y | Summer | N/a | |
Total income: €21 million

### Winter in

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 36 | DF | | Al Kamali | 22 | Non-EU | Al-Wehda | Loan Y | Winter | 2012 | | OLWeb |

### Winter out

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 2 | DF | | Gassama | 22 | EU | Lorient | Transferred Y | Winter | Undisclosed | OLWeb |
| 39 | FW | | Belfodil | 20 | EU | Bologna | Loaned Y | Winter | N/a | OLWeb |

## Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Lloris | 37 | EU | 2008 | 2013 | €8.5M |
| 3 | DF | Cris (captain) | 47 | EU | 2004 | 2013 | €3.5M |
| 4 | DF | Koné | 36 | EU | 2011 | 2016 | €2M |
| 5 | DF | Lovren | 35 | EU | 2010 (Winter) | 2014 | €10M |
| 6 | MF | Källström | 42 | EU | 2006 | 2012 | €8M |
| 8 | MF | Gourcuff | 38 | EU | 2010 | 2015 | €22M |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro | 41 | EU | 2009 | 2014 | €24M |
| 10 | MF | Ederson | 38 | Non-EU | 2008 | 2013 | €15M |
| 11 | MF | Bastos | 41 | EU | 2009 | 2015 | €18M |
| 12 | DF | Kolodziejczak | 33 | EU | 2008 | 2013 | €2.25M |
| 13 | DF | Réveillère | 44 | EU | 2003 | 2013 | Free |
| 14 | DF | Dabo | 37 | EU | 2011 | 2015 | €1M |
| 15 | MF | Fofana | 33 | EU | 2011 | 2015 | €1.8M |
| 17 | FW | Lacazette | 33 | EU | 2009 | 2016 | Youth system |
| 18 | FW | Gomis | 39 | EU | 2009 | 2014 | €13M |
| 19 | FW | Briand | 39 | EU | 2010 | 2014 | €6M |
| 20 | DF | Cissokho | 37 | EU | 2009 | 2014 | €15M |
| 21 | MF | Gonalons | 35 | EU | 2009 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 22 | MF | Koné | 32 | EU | 2010 | 2014 | |
| 23 | DF | Umtiti | 30 | EU | 2012 | 2015 | Youth system |
| 24 | FW | Pied | 34 | EU | 2009 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 26 | DF | Mensah | 41 | Non-EU | 2008 | 2013 | €8.4M |
| 27 | FW | Tafer | 33 | EU | 2008 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 28 | MF | Grenier | 33 | EU | 2008 | 2014 | Youth system |
| 30 | GK | Vercoutre | 44 | EU | 2002 | 2014 | Free |
| 36 | DF | Faure | 33 | EU | 2000 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 37 | DF | Fontaine | 33 | EU | 2006 | 2012 | Youth system |
| 39 | FW | Belfodil | 32 | EU | 2009 | 2014 | Youth system |
* Last updated: 28 January 2012
* Source: OLWeb

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Rémi Garde |
| Assistant manager | Patrick Collot |
| Second team manager | Bruno Genesio |
| First team coach | Christophe Toni |
| Striker coach | Sonny Anderson |
| Goalkeeper coach | Joël Bats |
| Team doctor | Emmanuel Ohrant |
| Physiotherapist | Sylvain Rousseau |
| Physiotherapist | Patrick Perret |
| Physiotherapist | Abdeljelil Redissi |
| Fitness coach | Alexandre Dellal |
| Fitness coach | Robert Duverne |
| Intendant | Guy Genet |
| Intendant | Jérôme Renaud |
Last updated: 26 September 2011 Source: OLweb

### Other information

| Club President | Jean-Michel Aulas |
| Special Advisor | Bernard Lacombe |
| Financial Director | Emmanuelle Sarrabay |
| Director of Accounting | Didier Kermarrec |
| Director of Communications | Olivier Blanc |
| Marketing Director | Vincent-Baptiste Closon |
| Youth Academy Director | Stéphane Roche |
| Sporting Co-ordinator | Guy Genet |
| Press Officer | Pierre Bideau |
| Club Ambassador | Sonny Anderson |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stade de Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 meters) |
Updated to match played 28 September 2011 Source: Ligue 1

## Competitions
### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lille | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Lyon | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 60 | |
* 1 2 Lyon won the 2011–12 Coupe de France and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Since they finished 4th, the spot for the Europa League play-off round goes to the fifth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Ligue 1

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
Last updated: 20 May 2012 Source: Ligue 1

### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-off round
#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Last updated on 5 June 2012.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Champions League | Champions League | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Hugo Lloris | 54 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Cris | 28 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BFA | Bakary Koné | 41 | 4 | 25+3 | 2 | 8+1 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Dejan Lovren | 31 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Kim Källström | 51 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Clément Grenier | 30 | 1 | 13+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Yoann Gourcuff | 23 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Lisandro López | 43 | 25 | 24+4 | 16 | 5+1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Ederson | 25 | 2 | 5+10 | 2 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Michel Bastos | 43 | 7 | 23+3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Timothée Kolodziejczak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Anthony Réveillère | 49 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | FRA | Mouhamadou Dabo | 26 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Gueïda Fofana | 25 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Alexandre Lacazette | 43 | 10 | 15+14 | 5 | 2+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Bafétimbi Gomis | 54 | 25 | 29+7 | 14 | 8+1 | 6 | 5+1 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Jimmy Briand | 56 | 14 | 30+7 | 9 | 9+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Aly Cissokho | 48 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Maxime Gonalons | 52 | 2 | 34+1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MLI | Sidy Koné | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Samuel Umtiti | 18 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Jérémy Pied | 19 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Yassine Benzia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GHA | John Mensah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Yannis Tafer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | FRA | Mathieu Valverde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Rémy Vercoutre | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | FRA | Sébastien Faure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | FRA | Thomas Fontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sold/loaned after the start of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | BIH | Miralem Pjanić | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | FRA | Harry Novillo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Ishak Belfodil | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |