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L’OL Lyonnespreviously known as Olympique Lyonnais Female and in Italy as Olympic Lione or simply OLis a French women’s football club based in the city of Lyon, the Olympique Lyonnais section. He disputes his home games at the Groupama Ol Training Center, a 1 524 -seated plant.

Founded in 2004 following the acquisition of the sports title of the FC Lyon, from the 2004-2005 season he played in the Ligue Première, the top flight of the French women’s football championship. Thanks to eighteen victories in Ligue Première and eight in Women’s Champions League, it is the most titled club in France and Europe; He also conquered an edition of the International Female Club Championship in 2012.

The club was born in 2004, when the main women’s football partnership of Lyon, the FC Lyon, sold its sporting title to the then president of Olympique Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas, who took advantage of it to give life to the women’s section of the club.[1]

From the first seasons, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin established himself among the main realities of the French football scene: after two third places and as many lost finals of the French Cup, the turning point arrived in 2006-2007 with the conquest of the first national title and access to the third final of the Cup,[2] thus marking the beginning of a domain at home. In that vintage the club also created a historic double triumph together with the men’s team, winner of Ligue 1: event that was also repeated in the following season. At the same time, the team began to be noticed also at European level: at the debut in the UEFA Women’s Cup 2007-2008 he reached the semifinals, surrendering to the Ame ik only for the rule of the away goals.[3][4]

The footballers fenottes As they lift the UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy in the 2018-2019 season.

From that moment, the club began to establish itself continuously in France, dominating the championship and accumulating titles with large margins, as in 2008-2009, closed with 21 wins out of 22 games and over 100 goals scored.[5] In the European field, while confirming himself competitive, he was stopped again in the semifinal, this time by the MSV Duisburg.[6] The appointment with the first continental trophy came only in 2010-2011: after an unfortunate final lost to penalties against Potsdam turbine in the first edition of the UEFA Women’s Champions League,[7] In the following season, the French took the revenge by beating the Germans in the re -edition of the final thanks to the markings of Eugénie the summaries on penalty and Camille Abily, thus conquering the first Champions League in their history.[8] They also replied the company in the 2011-2012 edition,[9] to crown a year dominated on all fronts and ended with the achievement of the treble.[10]

Despite the defeat in the final against Wolfsburg in the following season,[11] The club consolidated its international prestige, enriched by the victory in the first edition of the International Female Club Championship held in Japan[12] In the following two years, the team continued the national domain,[13] Although in Europe he was unable to confirm his performance, being eliminated in the round of 16 in both editions of the Champions League.

The return to the European summit took place in 2015-2016, when the Olympique Lyonnais once again cents treblewinning championship, national cup and Champions League, with Ada Hegerberg absolute protagonist.[14] Thus began an unrepeatable cycle of triumphs, with the club capable of conquering the triple three times between 2016 and 2020, only missing the French Cup in 2017-2018, lost against Paris Saint-Germain.[15] In this period, Lyon reached fourteen consecutive national titles and five Champions League, equaling Real Madrid’s absolute record in men’s football and stable a new one in the female.[16]

Michele Kang, owner from 2023, author of the club’s identity change.

The 2020-2021 season marked an interruption in the domain: for the first time since 2006, the club concluded the year without trophies, with the championship and the Champions League both escaped measures at the hands of the Paris Saint-Germain[17] However, fasting was only temporary: from the following season, the club returned to establish itself at home, winning four consecutive championships and two French cups, as well as a Champions League, that of 2021-2022.[18] In the European context, the club confirmed its status, also reaching the final of 2023-2024, lost against Barcelona.[19]

Meanwhile, the club met news from the corporate point of view: on May 16, 2023, 52.9% of the women’s section were sold to the American entrepreneur Michele Kang through the Ymk Holdings, however Jean-Michel Aulas remained president of the club until the end of the season.[20]

Kang’s arrival began a period of profound renovation starting at the end of the 2024-2025 season with the announcement of the change of denomination in OL Lyonnes and with the creation of a new logo different from that of male training.[21]

The social colors have always been the same as the male section: red, blue and white.

The first logo of the female section, adopted at the time of its creation in 2004, directly resumes that of the Olympique Lyonnais introduced in 1996: a shield with a horizontal band in the upper part of red color, on which the wording “Olympique Lyonnais” appears distributed on two lines in golden ever -capital characters and the letters “ol” in white, bordered by a golden fillet in the lower part of the scudo, blue color.[23] Inside the letter “O” is depicted a golden lion, heraldic symbol of the city of Lyon.

This logo was slightly modified in 2006 and 2022 with the golden color of the word “Olympique Lyonnais” in the upper part was replaced by white.[23] It remained in use until the change of corporate identity took place in 2025, after which it was replaced by a shield -shaped shape, with a blue side dish and white background, but with the roaring face of a stylized lioness in red in the center.[24]

  • Coat of arms in use from 1996 to 2022

    Coat of arms in use from 1996 to 2022

  • Coat of arms used from 2006 to 2022

    Coat of arms used from 2006 to 2022

  • Coat of arms in use from 2022 to 2025

    Coat of arms in use from 2022 to 2025

  • Coat of arms in use since 2025

    Coat of arms in use since 2025

2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025
2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2022-2023
2019, 2022, 2023
2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022
2012
2019, 2022
Finalist: 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2023-2024
Level Category Participations Debut Last season Total
1º Female division 1 22 2004-2005 2025-2026 22

Pink updated to July 3, 2025.

Annotations
Sources
  1. ^ (FR) Morgane Huguen, Ol. Departure from Jean-Michel Aulas: “He deeply loves his female section” launched in 2004in Ouest-France9 maggio 2023. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
  2. ^ (IN) Denis Curchinelli, France (Women) 2006/07. are rsssf.comSeptember 21, 2007. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
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  5. ^ (FR) French D1 French Championship 2008-2009 – All rankings. are statsfootofeminin.fr31 maggio 2009. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
  6. ^ At Duisburg the last UEFA Women’s Cup. are it.uefa.com22 maggio 2009. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
  7. ^ 2009/10: the new era starts from Potsdam. are it.uefa.comJune 16, 2010. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
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    Paul Safer, Lyon reaches again. are it.uefa.com17 maggio 2012. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
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  11. ^ Paul Safer, Wolfsburg sells the skin dearly. are it.uefa.com29 maggio 2013. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
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  19. ^ (IN) Where the Women’s Champions League final was won and lost: Barcelona 2-0 Lyon. are uefa.com25 maggio 2024. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
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  21. ^ (FR) Syanie Dalmat, “We mean that we are lyonnes and not Lyons”: Women’s OL changes its name and logoin The team19 maggio 2025. URL consulted on July 2, 2025.
  22. ^ Competition canceled after the dispute of the round of 16 due to the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  26. ^ (FR) OL Lyonnes announces the appointment of Jonatan Giráldez as new head coach. are ol.frJune 2, 2025. URL consulted on July 3, 2025.


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