Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)

Olympique Lyonnais
Full name Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
Nickname(s) OL Ladies, Les Fenottes
Founded 1970 as FC Lyon
2004 as Olympique Lyonnais
Ground Plaine des Jeux de Gerland
Lyon
(Capacity: 2,500)
President Paul Piemontese
Manager Patrice Lair
League D1 Féminine
2010–11 1st, D1 Féminine
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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. 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 five straight 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 five times and three Challenge 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.

Lyon hosts its matches at the Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, a 2,500-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 41,044-seat stadium. The president of the club is Paul Piemontese and the captain of the team is French international Laura Georges. According to the UEFA women's coefficient, Lyon are the best club in UEFA.[4]

Contents

Players

Current squad

As of 23 September 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Céline Deville
2 DF Sandrine Dusang
3 DF Wendie Renard
4 FW Makan Traoré
5 DF Laura Georges (captain)
6 MF Amandine Henry
7 FW Sandrine Brétigny
8 FW Lotta Schelin
9 MF Eugénie Le Sommer
10 MF Louisa Necib
11 MF Shirley Cruz Traña
12 FW Élodie Thomis
No. Position Player
15 MF Aurélie Kaci
16 GK Pauline Magnin-Peyraud
17 MF Corine Franco
18 MF Sonia Bompastor
20 DF Sabrina Viguier
21 MF Lara Dickenmann
23 MF Camille Abily
25 MF Amel Majri
26 GK Sarah Bouhaddi
— MF Rosana

Former notable players

  • Delphine Blanc
  • Ludivine Bruet
  • Hoda Lattaf
  • Aurore Pegaz
  • Anne-Laure Perrot
  • Cécile Locatelli
  • Emilie Gonssollin
  • Laure Lepailleur
  • Alice Real
  • Marianne Grangeon
  • Aurélie Naud
  • Carole Granjon
  • Séverine Creuzet-Laplantes
  • Cloé Faillant
  • Claire Morel
  • Aurore Giraud
  • Océane Cairaty
  • Dorte Dalum Jensen
  • Cynthia Uwak
  • Alexandra Muci
  • Bente Nordby
  • Pauline Ducroux
  • Alice Pourrat
  • Marion Hernandez
  • Dallila Zerrouki
  • Anaïs Ribeyra
  • Fanny Quetand
  • Fanny Garesio

Honours

Domestic

Winners (9):1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11

Cups

Winners (3): 2003, 2004, 2008

Europe

Winners (1): 2010–11
Runners-Up (1): 2009–10

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lyon pip Juvisy to French title". UEFA (UEFA). 14 June 2010. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1497798.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Lyon and Potsdam make history". UEFA (UEFA). 11 May 2010. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1486723.html. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
  3. ^ "Potsdam hold nerve to claim European crown". UEFA (UEFA). 20 May 2010. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/matches/season=2010/round=2000062/match=2001503/report/index.html. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
  4. ^ "UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12". UEFA (UEFA). 15 June 2011. http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/01/64/33/58/1643358_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 05 August 2011. 

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History
History of Lyon Olympique (1896–1950) · History of Olympique Lyonnais (1950–present)
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