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The Olympique Lyonnais holding company was officially created on 1 February 1999, announced in the same month as Pathé group obtaining a minority stake of 34% on an investment of €15.2 million. Olympique Lyonnais owner Jean-Michel Aulas owned the remaining 66% of the holding company and controlled its operations as chief executive officer. [2]
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Olympique Lyonnais (French pronunciation: [ɔlɛ̃pik ljɔnɛ]), commonly referred to as simply Lyon (French pronunciation:) or OL, is a French professional football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jean-Michel Antoine Aulas (born 22 March 1949) [2] is a French businessman. He is the founder of Cegid (Compagnie Européenne de Gestion par l'Informatique Décentralisée), and from 1987 to 2023, he served as the president of French football club Lyon, which he had owned from 1987 to 2022 before selling a majority stake to John Textor.
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John Charles Textor (born September 30, 1965) is an American businessman. He is the former executive chairman of streaming television service FuboTV.He has been recognized for his work in the fields of digital media and entertainment with the nickname "Hollywood's Virtual Reality Guru".
The 2024–25 season is the 75th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 36h consecutive season in the top flight.In addition to the domestic league, Lyon are participating in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.
In 2020, OL Groupe, the parent company of French clubs Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, became the team's majority owner and the team played as OL Reign from 2020 to 2023. [4] [5] Laura Harvey is the team's head coach; she led the team to two consecutive NWSL Shield wins in 2014 and 2015 and a third in 2022. [6]