Olympique Du Sud

Last updated : 12/09/2023 03:12:31

Introduction

Team Details

Location

Lyon Rhône France

Team Type

11 a side , Grassroots

Introduction

Olympique Lyonnais (OL), also known as Lyon, is a French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, the club won its first Ligue 1 championship in 2002, starting a national record-setting streak of seven successive titles. Lyon has also won eight Trophées des Champions, five Coupes de France, and three Ligue 2 titles.

History

• The club was founded in 1950 by the merger of two local clubs, Lyon Olympique and Sporting Club de Lyon.
• The club's first major trophy came in 1964, when they won the Coupe de France.
• In the 1990s, the club began to invest heavily in youth development and infrastructure, and this paid off in the 2000s, when they won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles.
• The club has also been successful in European competition, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2009-10 and 2019-20.

Current squad

• The club's current squad includes the following players:
• Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes, Julian Pollersbeck, Rémy Riou.
• Defenders: Léo Dubois, Jason Denayer, Jérôme Boateng, Henrique, Emerson Palmieri, Maxwel Cornet, Damien Da Silva, Sinaly Diomande, Malo Gusto.
• Midfielders: Houssem Aouar, Thiago Mendes, Lucas Paqueta, Bruno Guimaraes, Maxence Caqueret, Jeff Reine-Adele.
• Forwards: Karl Toko Ekambi, Moussa Dembele, Alexandre Lacazette.

Manager

The club's current manager is Peter Bosz. He was appointed in June 2022.

Stadium

The club's home stadium is the Groupama Stadium, which has a capacity of 59,186.

Ownership

The club is owned by Eagle Football Holdings Bidco, a consortium led by American businessman John Textor.

Sources

• Olympique Lyonnais official website
• Olympique Lyonnais Wikipedia page
• Olympique Lyonnais squad on Transfermarkt