Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)

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Full name Olympique lyonnais Féminin
Nickname(s) OL Ladies, Les Fenottes, Les Lyonnaises
Founded 1970 as FC Lyon
2004 as Olympique Lyonnais
Ground Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
Ground Capacity 2,200
President France Jean-Michel Aulas
Manager France Gérard Prêcheur
League D1 Féminine
2014–15 1st
Website Club home page

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 thirteen league titles. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions, having won the league for nine consecutive seasons.[1]

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 nine times and six 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.[2][3] 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.

Lyon hosts its matches at the Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, a 2,200-capacity stadium that is situated not far from the Stade de Gerland, where the male sections plays. The women's team does host its "big" matches at the 43,051-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, Lyon are the highest-ranked club in UEFA.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 28 November 2015[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Cindy Perrault
2 France DF Estelle Cascarino
3 France DF Wendie Renard (captain)
5 Japan DF Saki Kumagai
6 France MF Amandine Henry
7 France MF Amel Majri
8 Sweden FW Lotta Schelin
9 France FW Eugénie Le Sommer
10 France MF Louisa Nécib
11 France MF Lucie Pingeon
12 France FW Élodie Thomis
14 Norway FW Ada Hegerberg
15 France MF Aurélie Kaci
No. Position Player
16 France GK Sarah Bouhaddi
17 France DF Corine Petit
18 France MF Claire Lavogez
19 France DF Ève Périsset
20 France FW Delphine Cascarino
22 Germany FW Pauline Bremer
23 France MF Camille Abily
24 France FW Mylaine Tarrieu
26 France MF Maëlle Garbino
29 France DF Griedge Mbock
30 France GK Méline Gérard
40 China GK Fei Wang

Former notable players

France
Brazil
Costa Rica
Denmark
Japan
Nigeria
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Russia
United States

Honours

Official

Winners (13): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Winners (7): 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Winners (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
Runners-Up (2): 2009–10, 2012–13

Invitational

Winners (1): 2012
Winners (1): 2014

List of seasons

Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Division 1 Féminine that season.

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

See also

References

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