Olympique Lyonnais Féminin

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Full name	Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Nickname(s)	Les Fenottes; Les Lyonnaises
Short name	OL
Founded	2004
Ground	Groupama OL Training Center, Décines-Charpieu
Capacity	1,524
President	Jean-Michel Aulas
Manager	Jean-Luc Vasseur
League	D1 Féminine
2019–20	1st
Website	Club 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. 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 - a world record in any sport.

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 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 nine 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.

From 2016 to 2020, the club won five consecutive Champions League titles, equalling the masculine record hold by Real Madrid. The goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi and the defender Wendie Renard have won their seventh Champions League.

Lyon's main rivalry is with Paris Saint-Germain, matches between the two teams sometimes referred as the "Classique féminin". Paris is OL's main contender for the national titles, as they reached the second place of the D1 Féminine seven times. Lyon never lost the D1 title to PSG, won five Coupe de France finals against Paris but lost the 2018 one. In 2017, both teams reached the Champions League final, and Lyon beat Paris after the penalty shoot-out, winning its fourth title in the competition.

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 3 February 2021^[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
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
8	MF	ISL	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
9	FW	FRA	Eugénie Le Sommer
10	MF	GER	Dzsenifer Marozsán
12	DF	AUS	Ellie Carpenter
13	MF	USA	Catarina Macario
14	FW	NOR	Ada Hegerberg
16	GK	FRA	Sarah Bouhaddi
17	FW	ENG	Nikita Parris
18	DF	FRA	Alice Sombath


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	POR	Jéssica Silva
20	FW	FRA	Delphine Cascarino
21	DF	CAN	Kadeisha Buchanan
22	MF	SUI	Sally Julini
23	DF	BEL	Janice Cayman
26	DF	FRA	Sakina Karchaoui
27	FW	FRA	Vicki Becho
28	FW	FRA	Melvine Malard
29	DF	FRA	Griedge Mbock Bathy
31	FW	ENG	Jodie Taylor
40	GK	FIN	Katriina Talaslahti
—	DF	ESP	Celia Jiménez Delgado (on loan from OL Reign)
—	MF	ESP	Damaris Egurrola
—	FW	FRA	Inès Benyahia

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
15	DF	FRA	Assimina Maoulida (at Le Havre until 30 June 2021)^[7]
24	DF	FRA	Grace Kazadi (at Atlético Madrid until 30 June 2021)^[8]
—	DF	FRA	Manon Revelli (at Servette Chênois FC until 30 June 2021)^[9]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Emelyne Laurent (at Atlético Madrid until 30 June 2021)^[10]
—	FW	FRA	Danielle Roux (at ASJ Soyaux until 30 June 2021)^[8]

Notable former players

Current management team

Position	Staff
Head coach	Jean-Luc Vasseur
Assistant coaches	Michel Sorin Camille Abily
Fitness coach	Romain Segui
Goalkeeping coach	Christophe Gardié
Video analyst	Maeva Ruiz

Honours

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

Official

UEFA Women's Champions League

Winners (7): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

Division 1 Féminine (Champions of France) (level 1)

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): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019—20 (record)

Trophée des Championnes

Winners: 2019 (record)

Invitational

International Women's Club Championship

Winners: 2012

Valais Cup

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).^[11]

Record in UEFA competitions

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

Competition	Round	Club	Away	Home	Agg.
2007–08	First qualifying round	Slovan Duslo Šaľa	12–0	–	–
		Škiponjat Struga (Host)	10–0	–	–
		SFK Sarajevo	7–0	–	–
	Second qualifying round	Brøndby	–	0–0	–
		Kolbotn	–	1–0	–
		Sparta Prague	–	2–1	–
	Quarter-final	Arsenal	3–2	0–0 ^f	3–2
	Semi-final	Umeå	0–0	1–1 ^f	1–1 (agr)
2008–09	Second qualifying round	Neulengbach	–	8–0	–
		FC Zürich	–	7–1	–
		Arsenal	–	3–0	–
	Quarter-final	Verona	5–0 ^f	4–1	9–1
	Semi-final	Duisburg	1–3	1–1 ^f	2–4
2009–10	Round of 32	Mašinac Niš	1–0 ^f	5–0	6–0
	Round of 16	Fortuna Hjørring	1–0 ^f	5–0	6–0
	Quarter-final	Torres Sassari	0–1	3–0 ^f	3–1
	Semi-final	Umeå	0–0	3–2 ^f	3–2
	Final	Turbine Potsdam	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6p–7p) ( Getafe)
2010–11	Round of 32	Alkmaar Zaanstreek	2–1 ^f	8–0	10–1
	Round of 16	Rossiyanka Khimki	6–1 ^f	5–0	11–1
	Quarter-final	Zvezda Perm	0–0 ^f	1–0	1–0
	Semi-final	Arsenal	3–2	2–0 ^f	5–2
	Final	Turbine Potsdam	2–0 ( London)
2011–12	Round of 32	Olimpia Cluj-Napoca	9–0 ^f	3–0	12–0
	Round of 16	Sparta Prague	6–0 ^f	6–0	12–0
	Quarter-final	Brøndby	4–0	4–0 ^f	8–0
	Semi-final	Turbine Potsdam	0–0	5–1 ^f	5–1
	Final	Frankfurt	2–0 ( Munich)
2012–13	Round of 32	Vantaa	7–0 ^f	5–0	12–0
	Round of 16	Zorky Krasnogorsk	9–0 ^f	2–0	11–0
	Quarter-final	Rosengård Malmö	3–0	5–0 ^f	8–0
	Semi-final	Juvisy	6–1	3–0 ^f	9–1
	Final	Wolfsburg	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 (agr)
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
	Round of 16	Atlético Madrid	3–1 ^f	6–0	9–1
	Quarter-final	Slavia Prague	0–0	9–1 ^f	9–1
	Semi-final	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	7–0 ^f	8–0
	Final	Wolfsburg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4p–3p) ( Reggio Emilia)
2016–17	Round of 32	Avaldsnes	5–2 ^f	5–0	10–2
	Round of 16	FC Zürich	9–0	8–0 ^f	17–0
	Quarter-final	Wolfsburg	2–0 ^f	0–1	2–1
	Semi-final	Manchester City	3–1 ^f	0–1	3–2
	Final	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7p–6p) ( Cardiff)
2017–18	Round of 32	Medyk Konin	5–0 ^f	9–0	14–0
	Round of 16	Kazygurt Shymkent	7–0 ^f	9–0	16–0
	Quarter-final	Barcelona	1–0	2–1 ^f	3–1
	Semi-final	Manchester City	0–0 ^f	1–0	1–0
	Final	Wolfsburg	4–1 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv)
2018–19	Round of 32	Avaldsnes	2–0 ^f	5–0	7–0
	Round of 16	Ajax Amsterdam	4–0 ^f	9–0	13–0
	Quarter-final	Wolfsburg	4–2	2–1 ^f	6–3
	Semi-final	Chelsea	1–1	2–1 ^f	3–2
	Final	Barcelona	4–1 ( Budapest)
2019–20	Round of 32	Ryazan-VDV	9–0 ^f	7–0	16–0
	Round of 16	Fortuna Hjørring	4–0 ^f	7–0	11–0
	Quarter-final	Bayern Munich	2–1 ( Bilbao)
	Semi-final	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0 ( Bilbao)
	Final	Wolfsburg	3–1 ( San Sebastián)
2020-2021	Round of 32	Juventus Turin	3–2 ^f	3–0	6–2

^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										CFF	Europe		Top goalscorer(s)
Season	Division	P	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	CFF	Europe		Name	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

References

^ Smith, Rory (17 May 2019). "The World's Most Dominant Team Isn't Who You Think". New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Lyon and Potsdam make history". UEFA. UEFA. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
^ "Potsdam hold nerve to claim European crown". UEFA. UEFA. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
^ "UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
^ "EFFECTIF & STAFF". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "ASSIMINA MAOULIDA PRÊTÉE AU HAVRE". Olympique Lyonnais. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "GRACE KAZADI ET DANIELLE ROUX PRÊTÉES". Olympique Lyonnais. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "MANON REVELLI PROLONGE JUSQU'EN 2023 AVANT D'ÊTRE PRÊTÉE AU SERVETTE". Olympique Lyonnais. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "COMMUNIQUÉ : PRÊT D'EMELYNE LAURENT À L'ATLÉTICO DE MADRID". Olympique Lyonnais. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Most consecutive association football victories (all competitions)". Guinness World Records.

External links

[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 6 September 2020.

[7] "ASSIMINA MAOULIDA PRÊTÉE AU HAVRE". Olympique Lyonnais. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[loans-8] "GRACE KAZADI ET DANIELLE ROUX PRÊTÉES". Olympique Lyonnais. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[9] "MANON REVELLI PROLONGE JUSQU'EN 2023 AVANT D'ÊTRE PRÊTÉE AU SERVETTE". Olympique Lyonnais. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[10] "COMMUNIQUÉ : PRÊT D'EMELYNE LAURENT À L'ATLÉTICO DE MADRID". Olympique Lyonnais. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[11] "Most consecutive association football victories (all competitions)". Guinness World Records.

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