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Olympique Lyonnais
2024–25 season
OwnerJohn Textor
Head coachPierre Sage
(until 27 January)
Paulo Fonseca
(from 31 January)
StadiumParc Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 16th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexandre Lacazette (7)
All:
Alexandre Lacazette
Georges Mikautadze (10 each)
Highest home attendance58,082 vs Saint-Étienne
(10 November 2024)
Lowest home attendance24,412 vs Olympiacos
(26 September 2024)
Average home league attendance50,148 (84.7% of capacity)
Biggest winLe Havre 0–4 Lyon
(20 October 2024)
Lyon 4–0 Reims
(9 February 2025)
Biggest defeatRennes 3–0 Lyon
(18 August 2024)
All statistics correct as of 16 February 2025.

The 2024–25 season is the 75th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 36h consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Lyon are participating in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.

On 15 November 2024, it was announced by the DNCG that Lyon would be provisionally demoted to Ligue 2 at the end of the season because of financial mismanagement and would be banned from signing players in January 2025.[1][2][3]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 16 February 2025. Appearances include Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Spending

Summer: Decrease €147,790,000

Winter: €0

Total: Decrease €147,790,000

Income

Summer: Increase €38,750,000

Winter: Increase €29,300,000

Total: Increase €68,050,000

Net Expenditure

Summer: Decrease €109,040,000

Winter: Increase €29,300,000

Total: Decrease €79,740,000

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Lyon started the pre-season campaign on 5 July 2024 in the club's training ground in Décines-Charpieu, before traveling to Austria from 15 to 25 July for a training camp in Innsbruck.[58]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 18 August 2024 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 22 10 6 6 40 27 +13 45.45
Coupe de France 21 December 2024 15 January 2025 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 50.00
UEFA Europa League 26 September 2024 TBD League phase TBD 8 4 3 1 16 8 +8 50.00
Total 32 15 10 7 60 38 +22 46.88

Last updated: 16 February 2025
Source: Soccerway

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Monaco 22 12 4 6 44 29 +15 40 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Lille 22 10 8 4 36 22 +14 38 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Lyon 22 10 6 6 40 27 +13 36 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Strasbourg 22 9 6 7 37 32 +5 33
8 Lens 22 9 6 7 25 22 +3 33

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[59]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 10 6 6 40 27  +13 36 6 2 2 20 11  +9 4 4 4 20 16  +4

Last updated: 16 February 2025.
Source: Ligue 1

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultLLWDLWWWDDWDWWLWLDDLWW
Position1717141314118776565555666766

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The league fixtures were announced on 21 June 2024.[60]

The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 England Tottenham Hotspur 8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 17 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 8 5 1 2 14 10 +4 16
6 France Lyon 8 4 3 1 16 8 +8 15
7 Greece Olympiacos 8 4 3 1 9 3 +6 15
8 Scotland Rangers 8 4 2 2 16 10 +6 14
Round12345678
GroundHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLDWWDD
Position821097456

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil BRA Lucas Perri 30 0 22 0 1 0 7 0
40 GK France FRA Rémy Descamps 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
50 GK Mali MLI Lassine Diarra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Tagliafico 20 3 14 3 0 0 5+1 0
16 DF Brazil BRA Abner 20 2 9+5 1 2 0 3+1 1
19 DF Senegal SEN Moussa Niakhaté 26 0 18+1 0 2 0 4+1 0
20 DF France FRA Saël Kumbedi 12 0 7+1 0 1 0 2+1 0
22 DF Angola ANG Clinton Mata 26 0 18+1 0 1+1 0 5 0
27 DF Comoros COM Warmed Omari 4 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
55 DF Croatia CRO Duje Ćaleta-Car 22 1 14+1 1 0 0 6+1 0
Midfielders
7 MF France FRA Jordan Veretout 25 2 15+3 2 0+2 0 3+2 0
8 MF France FRA Corentin Tolisso 30 6 16+4 4 2 0 6+2 2
15 MF United States USA Tanner Tessmann 20 0 5+8 0 1 0 4+2 0
23 MF Argentina ARG Thiago Almada 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Matić 25 1 16+1 0 1+1 1 4+2 0
98 MF England ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 28 1 12+8 1 1 0 6+1 0
Forwards
10 FW France FRA Alexandre Lacazette 28 10 15+4 7 1+1 0 4+3 3
11 FW Belgium BEL Malick Fofana 29 7 10+10 3 2 0 5+2 4
18 FW France FRA Rayan Cherki 28 6 13+5 4 1+1 0 7+1 2
29 FW France FRA Enzo Molebe 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
37 FW Ghana GHA Ernest Nuamah 25 3 9+8 2 0+1 0 5+2 1
69 FW Georgia (country) GEO Georges Mikautadze 31 10 8+14 6 1+1 2 4+3 2
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
1 GK Portugal POR Anthony Lopes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF France FRA Maxence Caqueret 14 0 6+3 0 1 0 2+2 0
7 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Mama Baldé 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Nigeria NGA Gift Orban 5 2 2+1 2 0 0 1+1 0
12 FW Ivory Coast CIV Wilfried Zaha 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+2 0
14 DF Brazil BRA Adryelson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Algeria ALG Saïd Benrahma 22 3 9+4 1 2 1 3+4 1
25 MF Belgium BEL Orel Mangala 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK France FRA Justin Bengui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF France FRA Mahamadou Diawara 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0

Last updated: 16 February 2025
Source: Competitions

As of 16 February 2025

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
1 10 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 7 0 3 10
69 FW Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze 6 2 2 10
3 11 FW Belgium Malick Fofana 3 0 4 7
4 18 FW France Rayan Cherki 4 0 2 6
8 MF France Corentin Tolisso 4 1 1 6
6 17 FW Algeria Saïd Benrahma 1 1 1 3
3 DF Argentina Nicolás Tagliafico 3 0 0 3
37 FW Ghana Ernest Nuamah 2 0 1 3
9 9 FW Nigeria Gift Orban 2 0 0 2
3 DF Brazil Abner 1 0 1 2
7 MF France Jordan Veretout 2 0 0 2
12 98 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1 0 0 1
55 DF Croatia Duje Ćaleta-Car 1 0 0 1
31 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 0 1 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 2
Totals 40 4 16 60

As of 16 February 2025

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
1 18 FW France Rayan Cherki 7 1 4 12
2 17 FW Algeria Saïd Benrahma 3 2 1 6
3 8 MF France Corentin Tolisso 3 0 2 5
11 FW Belgium Malick Fofana 4 0 1 5
5 98 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 2 0 2 4
6 22 DF Angola Clinton Mata 3 0 0 3
7 10 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 2 0 0 2
69 FW Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze 1 0 1 2
37 FW Ghana Ernest Nuamah 1 0 1 2
10 12 FW Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha 0 0 1 1
55 DF Croatia Duje Ćaleta-Car 0 0 1 1
7 MF France Jordan Veretout 0 0 1 1
3 DF Argentina Nicolás Tagliafico 1 0 0 1
31 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 1 0 1 1
16 DF Brazil Abner 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 3 15 47

As of 16 February 2025

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
1 23 GK Brazil Lucas Perri 8 0 2 10
2 40 GK France Rémy Descamps 0 0 0 0
Totals 8 0 2 10
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