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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]
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. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 [2] and provisionally compete in France's highest football division, Ligue 1.
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.
This is a list of French football transfers for the 2023–24 summer transfer window. Only transfers featuring Ligue ... Lyon: 1. FC Magdeburg: Free [6] 20 June 2023 ...
He failed to score in his first five games, but then netted ten in as many matches, scoring his first goal since returning to the club in a 2–1 defeat to Lyon as well as a brace in a vital 2–1 win over Lens, another goal against Clermont, a penalty against Nantes, a brace in a 4–3 defeat to Champions League-chasing Brest, the only goal in ...
Amid transfer speculation from a number of Premier League clubs such as Arsenal following his break-out season, on 8 August 2015, Lacazette signed a new deal, extending his contract with Lyon until 2019. [27] On 8 November 2015, he scored all of the goals in a 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over local arch-rivals Saint-Étienne. [28]
On 2 February 2024, Benrahma joined Lyon on loan until the end of the season. The club paid £5.1 million for the loan, with a purchase option of £12.3 million and a 10% interest in the capital gain in the event of a potential future transfer. [46] He completed a permanent transfer to the club, for an undisclosed fee, in June 2024. [47]
The 2022–23 season was the 73rd season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 34th consecutive season in the top flight.The club participated in Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France.