Olympique Lyonnais FC – club overview, stats, squad, fixtures, results, and table& standings.
Olympique Lyonnais FC, commonly known as Lyon or OL, is one of France’s top football clubs. The team plays in Ligue 1 and is based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Olympique de Lyon play their home matches at the Groupama Stadium with a holding capacity of 59,186.
Founded in 1950, Ol Lyon has a rich football history dating back to 1899. The club has won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles, five Coupes de France, and three Ligue 2 championships. Known as “Les Gones” or “The Kids,” Lyonnais have a fierce rivalry with Saint-Étienne in Le Derby. This article covers Olympique Lyonnais FC’s club overview, squad, statistics, fixtures, results, and league standings.
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Profile overview
| Attribute | Details |
| Full Name | Olympique Lyonnais |
| Nickname | Les Gones (The Kids) |
| Short Name | Lyon / OL |
| Founded | 26 May 1950 (75 years ago) |
| Ground | Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| Capacity | 59,186 |
| Owner | Eagle Football Group |
| President | Michele Kang |
| Head Coach | Paulo Fonseca |
| League | Ligue 1 |
| 2024–25 Position | 6th of 18 |
Olympique Lyonnais FC squad
This table gives key details about Olympique Lyon players.
| Position | Player | Jersey Number | Age | Nationality | Market Value |
| Goalkeeper | Dominik Greif | 1 | 28 | Slovakia | €6.00m |
| Goalkeeper | Rémy Descamps | 40 | 29 | France | €2.00m |
| Goalkeeper | Lassine Diarra | 50 | 22 | Mali | €50k |
| Centre-Back | Moussa Niakhaté | 19 | 29 | Senegal / France | €15.00m |
| Centre-Back | Clinton Mata | 22 | 32 | Angola / Belgium | €3.50m |
| Centre-Back | Ruben Kluivert | 21 | 24 | Netherlands / Suriname | €2.50m |
| Left-Back | Abner | 16 | 25 | Brazil | €7.00m |
| Left-Back | Nicolás Tagliafico | 3 | 33 | Argentina / Italy | €6.00m |
| Left-Back | Achraf Laâziri | 36 | 22 | Morocco | €800k |
| Right-Back | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 98 | 28 | England / Jamaica | €12.00m |
| Right-Back | Hans Hateboer | 33 | 31 | Netherlands | €2.50m |
| Right-Back | Téo Barišić | 41 | 21 | Croatia / France | – |
| Defensive Midfield | Orel Mangala | 5 | 27 | Belgium / DR Congo | €15.00m |
| Defensive Midfield | Tyler Morton | 23 | 23 | England | €12.00m |
| Defensive Midfield | Tanner Tessmann | 6 | 24 | United States | €10.00m |
| Defensive Midfield | Mathys De Carvalho | 39 | 20 | Portugal / France | €1.00m |
| Central Midfield | Corentin Tolisso | 8 | 31 | France / Togo | €12.00m |
| Central Midfield | Khalis Merah | 44 | 18 | France / Algeria | €6.00m |
| Attacking Midfield | Pavel Sulc | 10 | 24 | Czech Republic | €10.00m |
| Attacking Midfield | Adam Karabec | 7 | 22 | Czech Republic | €6.00m |
| Left Wing | Malick Fofana | 11 | 20 | Belgium / Guinea | €30.00m |
| Left Wing | Afonso Moreira | 17 | 20 | Portugal | €400k |
| Right Wing | Ernest Nuamah | 37 | 21 | Ghana | €15.00m |
| Right Wing | Rachid Ghezzal | 18 | 33 | Algeria / France | €800k |
| Centre-Forward | Martín Satriano | 20 | 24 | Uruguay / Italy | €5.00m |
| Centre-Forward | Enzo Molebe | 29 | 18 | France / DR Congo | €100k |
| Centre-Forward | Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez | 32 | 17 | England / Venezuela | €100k |
Results
This table shows results of the latest Olympique Lyon games.
| Fixture | Result | Date played |
| Paris FC vs Lyon | 3–3 | 29 October 2025 |
| Lyon vs Strasbourg | 2–1 | 26 October 2025 |
| Lyon vs Basel | 2–0 | 23 October 2025 |
| Nice vs Lyon | 3–2 | 18 October 2025 |
| Lyon vs Toulouse | 1–2 | 5 October 2025 |
| Lyon vs Salzburg | 2–0 | 2 October 2025 |
| Lille vs Lyon | 0–1 | 28 September 2025 |
| Utrecht vs Lyon | 0–1 | 25 September 2025 |
| Lyon vs Angers | 1–0 | 19 September 2025 |
| Rennes vs Lyon | 3–1 | 14 September 2025 |
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Olympique Lyonnais FC fixtures 2025-26 Season
| Fixture | Date Scheduled | Time |
| Brest vs Lyon | 2 November 2025 | 22:45 |
| Betis vs Lyon | 6 November 2025 | 23:00 |
| Lyon vs PSG | 9 November 2025 | 22:45 |
| Auxerre vs Lyon | 23 November 2025 | 17:00 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Lyon | 27 November 2025 | 23:00 |
| Lyon vs Nantes | 30 November 2025 | 22:45 |
| Lorient vs Lyon | 7 December 2025 | 22:45 |
| Lyon vs G.A. Eagles | 11 December 2025 | 23:00 |
| Lyon vs Le Havre | 14 December 2025 | 17:00 |
| Monaco vs Lyon | 4 January 2026 | – |
Standings
This table shows the current Olympique Lyon standings in Ligue 1.
| Pos | Team | MP | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF:GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | PSG | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20:9 | +11 | 21 |
| 2 | Monaco | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23:16 | +7 | 20 |
| 3 | Marseille | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24:11 | +13 | 19 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21:12 | +9 | 19 |
| 5 | Lyon | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16:12 | +4 | 19 |
| 6 | Lens | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14:10 | +4 | 19 |
| 7 | Lille | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22:13 | +9 | 17 |
| 8 | Nice | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16:15 | +1 | 17 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17:15 | +2 | 14 |
| 10 | Rennes | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14:16 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Paris FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17:20 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Angers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Brest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14:18 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Nantes | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10:15 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Lorient | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13:22 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7:16 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Metz | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8:26 | -18 | 5 |
Coaching staff
This is a list of FC Lyon football coaching staff.
| Position | Name | Country |
| Head Coach | Paulo Fonseca | Portugal |
| Assistant Head Coaches | Damien Della Santa | France |
| Paulo Ferreira | Portugal | |
| Jorge Maciel | Portugal | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | António Ferreira | Portugal |
| Fitness Coaches | Cédric Uras | France |
| Alexandre Farhi | France | |
| Paulo Mourão | Portugal | |
| Video Analysts | Anthony Michel | France |
| Yannick Pothier | France | |
| Geoffrey Garcia | France | |
| Nelson Duarte | Portugal | |
| Data Analyst | Benjamin Charier | France |
| Head of Medical | Franck Pelissier | France |
| Doctors | Jean-Marc Laborderie | France |
| Yann Fournier | France | |
| Physiotherapists | Sylvain Rousseau | France |
| Abdeljellil Redissi | France | |
| Jérémy Jacquemot | France | |
| Johann Howse | France | |
| Nutritionist | Isabelle Mischler | France |
| Reserves Coach | Gueïda Fofana | France |
| Team Managers | Julien Sokol | France |
| Guy Genet | France |
Club management
This list shows Lyon’s managing body.
| Position | Name | Country |
| Chairwoman and President | Michele Kang | United States |
| General Director | Michael Gerlinger | Germany |
| Vice General Director | Vincent Ponsot | France |
| Managing Director | Thierry Sauvage | France |
| Sporting Director | David Friio | France |
| Director of Scouting | Matthieu Louis-Jean | France |
| Sports Advisor | Sonny Anderson | Brazil |
| Commercial Director | Cyrille Groll | France |
| Marketing Director | Sam Primaut | France |
| Office Director | Patrick Iliou | France |
| Chief of Financial and Information Office | Emmanuelle Sarrabay | France |
| Head of Media | Pierre Bideau | France |
Club presidents
Lyon, France football team has had a number of club presidents since it was founded. This list shows the presidents and the period that each served the team.
| President | Country | Tenure |
| Armand Groslevin | France | 1950–1960 |
| Ferdinand Maillet | France | 1960–1965 |
| Édouard Rochet | France | 1965–1977 |
| Roger Michaux | France | 1977–1981 |
| Jean Perrot | France | 1981–1982 |
| Raymond Ravet | France | 1982–1983 |
| Charles Mighirian | France | 1983–1987 |
| Jean-Michel Aulas | France | 1987–2023 |
| John Textor | United States | 2023–2025 |
| Michele Kang | United States | 2025–Present |
Lyon FC kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
| 1950–1964 | In-House | — |
| 1964–1978 | Le Coq Sportif | Vittel (1968–1969) |
| 1972–1973 | Chemise Club / Perrier | |
| 1973–1973 | Mister West / Perrier | |
| 1974–1975 | Carrefour | |
| 1975–1976 | Jelmoli / RTL / Perrier | |
| 1976–1977 | Banga | |
| 1977–1980 | Pony | RTL |
| 1980–1985 | Puma | Carrefour |
| 1985–1986 | Duarig | Carrefour / Europe 1 |
| 1986–1987 | Europe 1 / Giraudy Affichage | |
| 1988–1989 | Noirclerc / Le69 | |
| 1989–1990 | Faure / Le69 | |
| 1990–1991 | Candia | |
| 1991–1992 | Nike | Zenith Data Systems / Canal+ / Candia |
| 1992–1993 | Zenith Data Systems / Canal+ | |
| 1993–1995 | Justin Bridou / Sodexho | |
| 1995–1996 | Adidas | Justin Bridou / Aoste |
| 1996–1997 | Sodexho | |
| 1997–1999 | Vediorbis | |
| 1999–2000 | Pathé | |
| 2000–2001 | Pathé / Infogrames | |
| 2001–2002 | Umbro | Renault / Continental / Atari |
| 2002–2004 | Renault Trucks / Continental | |
| 2004–2006 | Renault Trucks / LG | |
| 2006–2009 | Novotel / Ticket Restaurant | |
| 2009–2010 | Playstation 3 / Kool Shen / BetClic | |
| 2010–2011 | Adidas | BetClic / Everest Poker |
| 2011–2012 | Everest Poker / Veolia | |
| 2012–2020 | Hyundai / Veolia | |
| 2020–Present | Emirates |
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Olympique Lyonnais FC stats
The table below shows all-time FC Lyon players with the most goals and appearances.
Top scorers of all-time
| Player | Goals | Country |
| Fleury Di Nallo | 222 | France |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 201 | France |
| Bernard Lacombe | 149 | France |
| Serge Chiesa | 132 | France |
| Juninho | 100 | Brazil |
| Bafétimbi Gomis | 95 | France |
| Sonny Anderson | 94 | Brazil |
| Nestor Combin | 94 | France |
Most appearances of all-time
| Player | Matches |
| Serge Chiesa | 542 |
| Grégory Coupet | 519 |
| Fleury Di Nallo | 494 |
| Yves Chauveau | 490 |
| Anthony Lopes | 489 |
| Aimé Mignot | 425 |
| Sidney Govou | 412 |
| Anthony Réveillère | 400 |
Latest transfers
| Date | Player | Club from / to | Nationality | Transfer fee / status |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Hans Hateboer | Rennes | Netherlands | Loan |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Mahamadou Diawara | Antwerp | France | €250k – Loan |
| 7 Sept 2025 | Mathieu Patouillet | Al Hilal | France | €342k – Transfer |
| 5 Sept 2025 | Rachid Ghezzal | Rizespor | Algeria | Free Agent |
| 1 Sept 2025 | Martin Satriano | Lens | Uruguay | €1.0m – Loan |
| 1 Sept 2025 | Paul Akouokou | Zaragoza | Ivory Coast | Loan |
| 31 Aug 2025 | Georges Mikautadze | Villarreal | Georgia | €31.0m – Transfer |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Sael Kumbedi | Wolfsburg | France | €1.0m – Loan |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Islamdine Halifa | Red Star | Comoros | Free Agent |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Dominik Greif | Mallorca | Slovakia | €4.0m – Transfer |
Honors and awards
| Category | Award | Title | Year(s) |
| Domestic | League – Ligue 1 | Winners (7) | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 |
| League – Ligue 1 | Runners-up (5) | 1994–95, 2000–01, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16 | |
| League – Ligue 2 | Winners (3) | 1950–51, 1953–54, 1988–89 | |
| Cup – Coupe de France | Winners (5) | 1963–64, 1966–67, 1972–73, 2007–08, 2011–12 | |
| Cup – Coupe de France | Runners-up (4) | 1962–63, 1970–71, 1975–76, 2023–24 | |
| Cup – Coupe de la Ligue | Winners (1) | 2000–01 | |
| Cup – Coupe de la Ligue | Runners-up (5) | 1995–96, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2019–20 | |
| Super Cup – Trophée des Champions | Winners (8) | 1973, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 | |
| Super Cup – Trophée des Champions | Runners-up (4) | 1967, 2008, 2015, 2016 | |
| International | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Winners (1) | 1997 |
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FAQs about Olympique Lyonnais FC
Who will replace Lyon in Ligue 1?
Reims will replace Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 if the decision is not changed.
Who is the top goal scorer for the Lyon team?
Fleury Di Nallo has scored the most goals in Lyon’s history with 222 goals.
Which players left Lyon?
Players who left Ol Lyon include Jordan Veretout, Duje Caleta-Car, and Mathieu Patouillet. Other players like Mahamadou Diawara also left the club in the 2025/26 transfer window.
Who is number 8 on Olympique Lyon?
Corentin Tolisso, Lyon FC’s team captain, wears the club’s number 8 shirt.
Conclusion
Olympique Lyonnais FC’s history and achievements make it one of France’s biggest football clubs. The team has shown great strength and passion in every season, backed by loyal fans and talented players. Lyon’s focus on rebuilding and developing young stars shows its commitment to success. In the 2025/26 season, OL continues to push for a strong comeback in Ligue 1.
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