The season is about to commence
OL Women, four times champions of France, are at home to Toulouse for the first day of the new D1 season, on Sunday at 15h00.

 "We have to get back on the right track"
After the morning's training session, Claude Puel spoke to the press. He notably looked back at OL's recruitment campaign and the troubled time that J?r?my Toulalan is going through.

 The first session of the day
The OL players stayed at Tola Vologe for the morning session which was focused on physical work… They will retuirn this afternoon for other joys…

 The return of "Dr'OL de DAM"
The third season of the OLTV programme " Dr'OL de DAM" starts this Thursday at 20h00, with Aur?lie Kaci as first invitee.

 The final movements of the transfer window
The transfer window is now closed...until the winter window. Here is a, non-exhaustive, list of the final movements in the 20 clubs of the Ligue 1...

 Pape Diakhat? press conference
The media were given a rendez-vous this morning for the official announcement of the arrival, on loan, of the much travelled Senegalese player...Does this arrival mark the end of the transfer window?

 Pape DIAKHATE joins OL until June 30th 2011
The presentation of the player will take place this Tuesday, 31st of August, in the studios of OLTV at the club's headquarters.

 France - Italie in the play-off
The French women will have to defeat Italy in September if they want to make their way to the World Cup next summer in Germany.

 OL after four Ligue 1 matches
OL lost away to Lorient...Their second defeat in two away matches...OL have 4 points after four matches...

 Abily back, Bompastor on the horizon!
OL president Jean-Michel Aulas announced the return of Camille Abily, after the match against Lorient. Sonia Bompastor could follow.

 Claude Puel: "We have to get going!"
Two days before OL's trip to Lorient, Claude Puel spoke to the gathered press. He spoke a great deal about FC Lorient as well as Yoann Gourcuff.

 Jimmy Briand's press conference
Jimmy Briand spoke to the gathered press after Thursday morning's training session...

 Yoann Gourcuff a portrait
The Bordeaux playmaker signed a five year contract with Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday...

 Gourcuff's first day in Lyon
A look back in photos and video of the first day in Lyon of OL's newest recruit.

 Jean II Makoun: "Nobody will stop me doing my job"
A decisive goalscorer against Brest last Saturday, the Cameroon international spoke to the press this Tuesday. He did not hold back when speaking about his personal situation.

 Lyon Is A Much Bigger Club Than Bordeaux - Yoann Gourcuff

Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has made a comparison between his previous club, Bordeaux and his new one...

 ‘Good Chance’ Former Olympique Lyonnais Defender Francois Clerc Will Sign For Nice – Eric Roy

Nice coach Eric Roy is confident of signing former Lyon right-back Francois Clerc.

 Five Ligue 1 Clubs Set To Scramble For Free Agent Laurent Bonnart

Former Marseille defender Laurent Bonnart may be unsigned, but there are a pack of clubs, including Lyon, PSG and Monaco, chasing him.

 Top 10 Spending Clubs In The 2010 Summer Transfer Window

Goal.com lines up the biggest spenders of the summer transfer window.

 Arsenal Set To Make Deadline-Day Bids For Lyon Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris And Fulham's Mark Schwarzer - Report



 Official: Dynamo Kyiv's Pape Diakhate Loaned To Olympique Lyonnais, Free Agent Laurent Bonnart Could Follow

Olympique Lyonnais have added sturdy Dynamo Kyiv centre-back Pape Diakhate to their ranks, and Laurent Bonnart is expected to sign soon too.

 Ligue 1 Team Of The Week: Round 4

Goal.com rounds up the best in France following another weekend of upsets in Le Championnat...

 Olympique Lyonnais’ Anthony Reveillere And Lille’s Yohan Cabaye Added To France Squad

An injury to Lassana Diarra has prompted Laurent Blanc to call Anthony Reveillere and Yohan Cabaye into his France squad.

 Olympique Lyonnais Have Bid For Lille’s Adil Rami – Report

Lyon are said to have made an approach for Lille's France international centre-back Adil Rami.

 Ligue 1 Round-Up: Lyon Stunned In Lorient, Sochaux Ease By PSG, Toulouse Still Top

It’s a perfect 12 from 12 for Toulouse, who will have watched gleefully as les Gones and les Parisiens stumbled once more...

 Ligue 1 Preview: Round 4

Le Championnat continues into Round 4 over the weekend, with Toulouse the only side boasting a perfect record thus far...

 Claude Puel Names Yoann Gourcuff & Lisandro Lopez In Olympique Lyonnais Squad To Face Lorient

Gourcuff could debut, while 'Licha' is back from injury...

 Champions League Draw: Barcelona The Favourites Ahead Of Real Madrid And Chelsea

The bookmakers have had their say on yesterday's draw and fancy the trophy to return to Spain...

 Benfica Have Every Chance Of Champions League Progression – Rui Costa

It's not a formality, according to the former Portugal star, but the Aguias have a good chance of going through...

 Olympique Lyonnais Boss Claude Puel Hints At Another Arrival

Les Gones may not be finished in the market just yet...

 Champions League Draw: Group B - Your Guide To Lyon, Benfica, Schalke & Hapoel Tel-Aviv



 

Olympique Lyonnais (also known as Lyon, OL, Les Gones or Olympique Lyon) is a professional French football club based in Lyon and plays in France's Ligue 1, the top French football division. Lyon's home matches are held at the Stade de Gerland stadium where 41,044 spectators can attend the matches.

Olympique Lyon is one of the most popular football clubs in France and in 2009, Lyon was the richest club in the country having generated an annual revenue stream of nearly €140,000,000.

Olympique Lyon was nationally established as a club in 1950 and in just two years, the team was crowned champions of the second division and moved up to the first division where the team played for the rest of the decade. Until 2002, Lyon achieved moderate success. With the beginning of the new millennium, Olympique Lyon achieved greater success and won many trophies and titles.

In 2002, Olympique Lyon has finally won its first ever Ligue 1 championship, this winning was followed by a record-breaking streak of seven successive titles. Lyon's success was much better than that. Lyon also won more than 3 Coupe de France titles, more than 6 Trophee des Champions and 3 Ligue 2 Championships as well as appearing in the UEFA Champions League more than 10 times.

In the 2009/10 season, the team advanced through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the first time after previous attempts which ended at the quarter-final.