Lyon Financial Sanctions: Ligue 1 Relegation Risk

Paris –

Olympique Lyon sentenced to degradate sanctions from Ligue 1. The French club was sentenced to caught up in financial problems.

Relegation sanctions to Lyon were given the National Management Control Directorate (DNGC), the body that oversees the finances of the French professional football club in November 2024. Lyon officials, including John Textor As the club owner, trying to convince DNGC to revoke the sanctions on Tuesday (6/24/2025), but failed to produce results.

Launch The teamLyon violated Article 11 of DNGC because it failed to fix the club’s financial problems after being caught in a debt of 175 million euros. As a result, the club, which finished last season Ligue 1, had to go down caste to Ligue 2.

Lyon can still submit an appeal on the decision of DNGC and submit new evidence. If it remains degraded, their position in Ligue 1 was replaced Reims stadium who lost in the final play-off promotion against Metz.

Olympique Lyon has tried to improve the financial crisis by selling John Textor’s shares in Crystal Palace. 45 percent of shares at The Eagles It was acquired Woody Johnson, the owner of the American Football New York Jets club last weekend.

Lyon also received income after selling their star player, Rayan Cherki, to Manchester City. Cherki was redeemed for 42.5 million euros by the English giant club.

“We have made various investments in the last few weeks. Everything is fine financially,” said John Textor, as reported by The team.

This became the first degradation sanction experienced by Lyon throughout the club’s history. The owner of the seven French League titles will appear in the second caste for the first time since 1989.

The degradation penalty as experienced by Lyon was not the first time it had happened in the French League. BordeauxLigue 1 winners must submit their professional status and break down to the French fourth division last year because it was declared bankrupt.

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