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Revision as of 03:08, 10 October 2008

Olympique Lyonnais
Season 2008-09
Manager France Claude Puel
Chairman France Jean-Michel Aulas
Current League Position 1st
Trophée des Champions Eliminated
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16
Coupe de France Round of 64
UEFA Champions League Group Stage
League Top Goalscorer Karim Benzema (6)
Season Top Goalscorer Karim Benzema (7)
Highest Home Attendance 38,754 vs Grenoble (23 August 2008)
Lowest Home Attendance 35,925 vs Nice (13 September 2008)
Previous season
2007-08
Next season
2009-10

The 2008–09 season will be Olympique Lyonnais's 50th anniversary season in Ligue 1 and will be their 20th consecutive season in the top division of French football. They are the defending champions having won the title the past seven consecutive seasons. They will also be entering the new season after achieving their first ever double after winning the Coupe de France, along with their league title.

News

Following the season, it was announced by Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas that manager Alain Perrin would not be returning despite being the first Lyon manager to win the double. Lyon management attributed the firing to "Perrin's several malfunctions that affected the squad daily throughout the season" and their constant failure in Europe.[1] Following an extensive search, which linked the Lyon managerial position to several managers, including former Manchester United assistant and current Portugal national football team coach Carlos Queiroz[2], Brazilian manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo[3], and former French players and managers Didier Deschamps and Laurent Blanc[4] to name a few, it was announced on June 18, 2008 that Lille OSC manager Claude Puel would succeed Perrin.[5]

With the managerial search going on, Lyon made several transfers. However, before the managerial search even began, Lyon made a big transfer, signing Brazilian midfielder Ederson from OGC Nice in January for 15m.[6] The summer transfers included Hugo Lloris[7] (8.5m) who was brought in to replace to outgoing Grégory Coupet, Miralem Pjanić[8] (7.5m), Jean II Makoun[9] (14m), and John Mensah[10] (8.4m), who was brought in to replace to outgoing Sébastien Squillaci.

Following last year promotions of youth players Sandy Paillot, Anthony Mounier, and Romain Beynié from the youth scheme to the professional squad, Lyon signed another set of youth players to professional contracts. Midfielders Pierrick Valdivia[11] (no relation to Chilean playmaker Jorge Valdivia), Clément Grenier[12]and Saïd Mehamha[13], and striker Yannis Tafer[14] were promoted to the first-team squad, although they will still play on Lyon's second squad in the CFA. Lyon also sign young prospect Thimothée Kołodziejczak from Lens. Thimothée, who is a teammate of Tafer and Grenier on the international stage, will initially move to Lyon on a loan with a purchase clause likely to occur at a later date.[15] Also in an effort to increase their youths playing time, they re-loaned Sandy Paillot to Grenoble for the entire season[16] and loaned out midfielder Romain Beynié to Belgian side A.F.C. Tubize.[17]

Notable departures include Loïc Rémy, who moved to OGC Nice[18] and French wunderkind Hatem Ben Arfa, who moved to rivals Olympique Marseille.[19]The Ben Arfa move was put into speculation after Lyon officials argued that an agreement wasn't made between the two clubs.[20]However, after a meeting between the two clubs, organized by the LFP, the transfer was back on.[21]While the aforementioned central defender Sébastien Squillaci moved to Sevilla FC of La Liga.[22]

Other departures include Grégory Coupet, who moved to Atlético Madrid, after spending 12 years with the club[23], Patrick Müller and Frédéric Roux, whose contracts expired on June 30, 2008[24], and Marc Crosas, who returned to Barcelona after spending the winter on loan with Lyon. While the inconsistent striker Milan Baroš moved to Turkish side Galatasaray S.K..

This summer also saw the departure of several Olympique Lyonnais youth players who will attempt to ply their trade elsewhere. Lossémy Karaboué[25], Alexandre Bouchard[26], and Aurélien Badin[27] have moved to Ligue 2 sides CS Sedan, LB Châteauroux, and Troyes AC, respectively. While the Italian Francesco Migliore moved to Belgian side R.A.E.C. Mons.[28]

Transfers

In

Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Source
2008-01-29 MF 7 Brazil Ederson France Nice 15m Eurosport.uk
2008-05-15 FW 34 France Yannis Tafer Promoted from Reserves Boursica.com
2008-05-15 MF 22 France Clément Grenier Promoted from Reserves Boursica.com
2008-05-17 DF 15 France Sandy Paillot France Grenoble return from loan
2008-06-02 GK 1 France Hugo Lloris France Nice 8.5m OLweb.fr
2008-06-05 MF 13 France Pierrick Valdivia Promoted from Reserves Mercato365.com
2008-06-06 MF 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić France Metz 7.5m OLweb.fr
2008-06-17 MF 17 Cameroon Jean II Makoun France Lille OSC 14m OLweb.fr
2008-07-01 MF 31 France Saïd Mehamha Promoted from Reserves Mercato365.com
2008-07-09 MF 26 Brazil Fábio Santos Brazil São Paulo return from loan
2008-07-27 ST 21 Czech Republic Milan Baroš England Portsmouth return from loan
2008-07-21 DF 12 Ghana John Mensah France Rennes 8.4m OLweb.fr
2008-07-31 FW 39 France Frédéric Piquionne France AS Monaco 4.5m OLweb.fr
2008-08-21 DF -- France Thimothée Kołodziejczak France RC Lens On loan OLweb.fr

Total spending: Decrease €57.9m

Out

Date Pos. No. Name To Fee Source
2008-05-26 MF -- Algeria Mohamed Bedda France RC Strasbourg On trial RacingStub.com
2008-05-26 FW -- France Stephen Ettien France RC Strasbourg On trial RacingStub.com
2008-06-02 FW 44 France Lossémy Karaboué France CS Sedan Free transfer Mercato365.com
2008-06-05 FW 12 France Loïc Rémy France Nice 8m Mercato365.com
2008-06-24 GK -- France Alexandre Bouchard France LB Châteauroux Free transfer Football365.fr
2008-06-24 DF 36 France Aurélien Badin France Troyes AC Free transfer Mercato365.com
2008-06-30 GK 35 France Frédéric Roux TBA End of Contract
2008-06-30 DF 4 Switzerland Patrick Müller France AS Monaco FC Free transfer Setanta.com
2008-06-30 MF 21 Spain Marc Crosas Spain Barcelona loan return
2008-07-01 MF 18 France Hatem Ben Arfa France Marseille 12m Mercato365.com
2008-07-05 GK 1 France Grégory Coupet Spain Atlético Madrid 1.5m Soccerway.com
2008-07-14 DF 47 Italy Francesco Migliore Belgium R.A.E.C. Mons LyonCapitale.fr
2008-07-15 DF 22 Brazil Anderson Brazil São Paulo loan SkySports.com
2008-07-16 DF 33 France Mickaël Charvet France OGC Nice On trial OGCNice.com
2008-07-17 DF 29 France Sébastien Squillaci Spain Sevilla FC 6.5m UEFA.com
2008-08-20 DF 15 France Sandy Paillot France Grenoble On loan Mercato365.com
2008-08-21 MF 24 France Romain Beynié Belgium A.F.C. Tubize On loan Mercato365.com
2008-08-26 FW 21 Czech Republic Milan Baroš Turkey Galatasaray S.K. 5.5m Galatasaray.org

Total income: Increase 33.5m

Current Squad

As of August 26, 2008[29][30]

Number Name DOB Age Country Member Since Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Hugo Lloris December 26 1986 21 France 2008 Joined from OGC Nice in June 2008
25 Joan Hartock February 17 1987 21 France 2006
30 Rémy Vercoutre June 26 1980 28 France 2002 Signed two-year extension in May 2008[31]
Defenders
2 François Clerc April 18 1983 25 France 2005 Currently out for up to 6 months after tearing his left ACL[32]
3 Cris June 3 1977 31 Brazil 2004 Serves as vice-captain
4 Jean-Alain Boumsong December 14 1979 28 France 2008 Joined from Juventus FC in January 2008
11 Fabio Grosso November 28 1977 30 Italy 2007 Currently out up to a month after sustaining broken ribs[33]
12 Thimothée Kołodziejczak October 1 1991 17 France 2008 Joined on loan from RC Lens in August 2008
15 John Mensah November 29 1982 25 Ghana 2008 Joined from Rennes in July 2008
20 Anthony Réveillère November 10 1979 28 France 2003
32 Lamine Gassama October 20 1989 18 France 2008 Signed pro-contract in September 2008[34]
36 Sébastien Faure January 3 1991 17 France 2008
Midfielders
5 Mathieu Bodmer November 22 1982 25 France 2007
6 Kim Källström August 24 1982 26 Sweden 2006
7 Ederson January 13 1986 22 Brazil 2008 Joined in June 2008 after agreeing to terms in January 2008
8 Juninho January 30 1975 33 Brazil 2001 Serves as captain of the squad
13 Pierrick Valdivia April 18 1988 20 France 2008 Signed pro-contract in June 2008
17 Jean II Makoun May 29 1983 25 Cameroon 2008 Joined from Lille OSC in June 2008
18 Miralem Pjanić April 2 1990 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008 Joined from FC Metz in June 2008
19 César Delgado August 18 1981 27 Argentina 2008 Joined from Cruz Azul in January 2008
22 Clément Grenier January 7 1991 17 France 2008 Signed pro-contract in May 2008
26 Fábio Santos October 9 1980 27 Brazil 2007 Currently out for up to 6 months with a broken leg and fractured cheekbone[35]
28 Jérémy Toulalan September 10 1983 25 France 2006
31 Saïd Mehamha September 4 1990 18 France 2008 Signed pro-contract in June 2008
Strikers
9 Fred October 3 1983 25 Brazil 2005
10 Karim Benzema December 19 1987 20 France 2004 Signed new contract in March 2008 to stay at club until 2013[36]
14 Sidney Govou July 27 1979 29 France 1999 Serves as vice-captain. Currently out for up to two months after sustaining a severe sprain of the ankle.[37]
23 Kader Keïta August 6 1981 27 Ivory Coast 2007
27 Anthony Mounier August 27 1987 21 France 2007
34 Yannis Tafer February 11 1991 17 France 2008 Signed pro-contract in May 2008
39 Frédéric Piquionne December 8 1978 29 France 2008 Joined from AS Monaco FC in July 2008

Club

Coaching staff

Claude Puel, first season with Lyon.
Position Staff
Manager France Claude Puel
Assistant manager France Patrick Collot
Assistant manager France Bruno Genesio
First Team Coach France Remi Garde
Striker Coach Brazil Sonny Anderson
Goalkeeping coach France Joël Bats
Team Doctor France Jean-Jacques Amprino
Team Doctor France Emmanuel Ohrant
Fitness coach France Robert Duverne

Last updated: 31 July
Source: OLweb.fr

Other information

Stade de Gerland, current stadia of Lyon.
Chairman France Jean-Michel Aulas
Special Advisor France Bernard Lacombe
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stade de Gerland (41,044 / 112x65 meters)

Updated to match played 28 June
Source: OLweb.fr

Team Kits

Umbro will provide the kits for Olympique Lyonnais. Umbro have been the official kit provider of Lyon since 2003 and just last year signed an extension with Lyon until 2013.[38]This season, Lyon will have brand new home, away, and Champions League kits. The kits were presented on June 30, 2008.[39]The new home kit is original white with the red and blue vertical strip, along with single blue stripes along the shoulders. The new away kit is all blue with single black stripes along the shoulders and the new Champions League away kit is electric yellow with the red and blue vertical stripe, along with single red and blue stripes on the shoulders.[40]The team's alternate away kit consists of the home shirt with red shorts and white socks. It is only worn when Lyon are unable to wear their white shorts in an away tie due to the designated home team wearing white shorts.[41]

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Novotel (home) and Ticket Restaurant (away)

Home Kit
Away Kit
Euro Kit
Alternate Away Kit
Goalkeeper Kit
Goalkeeper Away Kit

Pre-Season Friendlies

Lyon played a total of 6 friendly matches. Lyon opened up their pre-season on July 12 with a 3-2 victory over Nîmes Olympique in Albertville, which is near Tignes, the location of Lyon's pre-season camp. A week later, on July 19, they traveled away to Bucharest to face FC Rapid Bucureşti of Romania, which resulted in a 1-2 loss. They then took a trip to Belgrade to play against FK Partizan of Serbia on July 23. Lyon came out with a positive result beating the Serbian side 3-1 with goals from Karim Benzema and Sidney Govou. They followed that victory up with another as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Ligue 1 side AS Nancy in nearby Villefranche-sur-Saône. Their last friendly in the month of July would in turn be a 0-1 defeat to AS Monaco on July 29 in Annecy.[42] Their final friendly match was the annual Trophée des Champions match. Since Lyon won both the league and the Coupe de France, they faced the club that finished in second place in Ligue 1 this past season, which was Bordeaux. The match was played on August 2, 2008 at Bordeaux's home, the Stade Chaban-Delmas.[43]After 90 minutes of no goals, Bordeaux defeated Lyon 5-4 on penalties to earn their first Trophée des Champions title and thus ended Lyon's streak of six straight Trophée des Champions titles.

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
July 12, 2008 France Nîmes Olympique H 3 – 2 Juninho 6', Tafer 40', Mounier 63'
July 19, 2008 Romania FC Rapid Bucureşti A 1 – 2 Tafer 57'
July 23, 2008 Serbia FK Partizan A 3 – 1 Sikimić 16' (OG), Govou 22', Benzema 64'
July 24, 2008 France AS Nancy H 3 – 0 Juninho 6', Pied 68', Tafer 77' 3,000
July 29, 2008 France AS Monaco FC H 0 – 1 3,500
August 2, 2008 France Bordeaux A 4 – 5 (P) 27,167

Competitions

Ligue 1

Lyon opened up their Ligue 1 season in a positive fashion defeating Toulouse 3-0 with a brace from Karim Benzema and a rare goal from Jean II Makoun. Following a 0-0 draw away to Lorient, which dropped them to 3rd in the standings, Lyon rebounded with back to back wins over Rhône-Alpes rivals Grenoble and Saint-Étienne. Following that, Lyon picked up their third straight victory with a 3-2 win over Nice. The match was, however, marred with controversy. After trailing 0-2, Lyon got back into the match with two spectacular free kicks from Juninho. With the match in extra time and looking to end in a draw, referee Jean-Charles Cailleux and one of his assistant referees ruled a handball infraction had been committed by Nice defender Vincent Hognon in the box given Lyon a penalty, which was converted by Benzema. Looking at the replay, it could have easily been determined that the handball infraction had been without malice and that the penalty should have not been given. However, Lyon would escape with a victory, which moved them into first place. They would follow this win up with back to back one goal wins over newly-promoted side Le Havre and Nancy giving them five straight league victories.

League Table

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 6 1 1 12 6  +6 19 4 0 0 10 3  +7 2 1 1 2 3  −1

Source: lfp.fr

Results by round

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Date[44] Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance League position Referee
10 August 2008 Toulouse H 3 – 0 Makoun 12', Benzema (2) 58', 66' 36,448 1st Fredy Fautrel
17 August 2008 Lorient A 0 – 0 14,617 3rd Antony Gautier
23 August 2008 Grenoble H 2 – 0 Makoun 6', Benzema 36' 38,754 2nd Hervé Piccirillo
31 August 2008 Saint-Étienne A 1 – 0 Benzema 56' 34,704 2nd Laurent Duhamel
13 September 2008 Nice H 3 – 2 Juninho (2) 40', 71', Benzema 90' 35,925 1st Jean-Charles Cailleux
20 September 2008 Le Havre A 1 – 0 Ederson 44' 16,211 1st Philippe Kalt
27 September 2008 Nancy H 2 – 1 Benzema 31', Fred 36' 36,895 1st Stéphane Bre
5 October 2008 Rennes A 0 – 3 27,816 1st Damien Ledentu
18 October 2008 Lille H
25 October 2008 Auxerre A
29 October 2008 Sochaux A
1 November 2008 Le Mans H
8 November 2008 Monaco A
16 November 2008 Bordeaux H
22 November 2008 PSG A
29 November 2008 Valenciennes H
6 December 2008 Nantes A
14 December 2008 Marseille H
20 December 2008 Caen A
10 January 2009 Lorient H
17 January 2009 Grenoble A
31 January 2009 Saint-Étienne H
7 February 2009 Nice A
14 February 2009 Le Havre H
21 February 2009 Nancy A
28 February 2009 Rennes H
7 March 2009 Lille A
14 March 2009 Auxerre H
22 March 2009 Sochaux H
4 April 2009 Le Mans A
11 April 2009 Monaco H
18 April 2009 Bordeaux A
25 April 2009 PSG H
2 May 2009 Valenciennes A
9 May 2009 Nantes H
17 May 2009 Marseille A
23 May 2009 Caen H
30 May 2009 Toulouse A

UEFA Champions League

Lyon entered the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League for the 8th straight season. Due to finishing as champions of Ligue 1 this past season, Lyon again entered directly to the group stage. The draw for the group stage was determined on August 28, 2008. Lyon will be paired with the defending German champions Bayern Munich, Italian side Fiorentina, and the Romanian runner-ups Steaua Bucureşti.

Lyon began their Champions League quest at home taking on Fiorentina. Lyon also unveiled their fluorescent green third kit in this match. As with the Nice match, which occurred just four days before, this match had its share of controversy. Following a disappointing first half, with Fiorentina leading 0-2 after two goals from Alberto Gilardino, Lyon came out for the second half with scoring in mind. With Lyon attacking, following a cross into the box, a collision occurred just inside the field of play between Frédéric Piquionne and Fiorentina defender Luciano Zauri, which unexpectedly injured the latter. Following a clearance by the Fiorentina defence, it was expected, by Fiorentina, that the ball would be put out of play with fair play being in mind. However, with Lyon trailing 0-2 and several Lyon players not having any idea of Zauri being down, they proceeded to attack and eventually a goal was scored by Piquionne. Following this incident, Lyon still trailed 1-2, but in the 86th minute, after earning a free kick Juninho and Benzema proceeded to display excellent and sly teamwork as Benzema equalised for his side drawing the match 2-2 and giving both clubs 1 point through one round.

With one point in hand, Lyon traveled to Munich, the capital city of Bavaria to take on group leaders Bayern Munich who defeated Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 on the opening matchday. With both teams coming off unimpressive matches a couple of days before (Lyon an unspectacular 2-1 victory over Nancy and Bayern, a 0-1 loss away to Hannover), the match showed why with Lyon's only goal coming off the head of Bayern defender Martin Demichelis in the 25th minute from one of Juninho's spot kicks. Bayern would later equalised through the Brazilian Zé Roberto in the second half. Though Lyon had decent chances, including one where Karim Benzema had a chance to capitalize on a Bayern mistake late in the second half, the match would remain 1-1 with Lyon leaving Munich with just 2 points through two matches.

Group F

UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayern 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
France Lyon 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
Italy Fiorentina 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Romania Steaua 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance Group position Referee
17 September 2008 Italy Fiorentina H 2 – 2 Piquionne 73', Benzema 86' 37,500 2nd SwedenPeter Fröjdfeldt
30 September 2008 Germany Bayern Munich A 1 – 1 Martin Demichelis (OG) 25' 64,000 2nd GreeceKyros Vassaras
21 October 2008 Romania Steaua Bucureşti A
5 November 2008 Romania Steaua Bucureşti H
25 November 2008 Italy Fiorentina A
10 December 2008 Germany Bayern Munich H

Coupe de la Ligue

Lyon will enter this Coupe de la Ligue season having last won the cup in 2001. This past season, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Le Mans. As with all other years, Lyon will enter the cup in the Round of 16 as they have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, where they will face last year's relegation side FC Metz.

Date Round Opponents H/A Result Scorers Attendance Referee
11 November 2008 Round of 16 FC Metz H

Coupe de France

Lyon will enter the 2008-2009 Coupe de France season as defending champions having won the title this past season in a highly-contested 1-0 victory against Paris Saint-Germain. They will begin from the Round of 64, as all other Ligue 1 clubs will.

Date Round Opponents H/A Result Scorers Attendance Referee
3-4 January 2009 Round of 64 TBA A

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
1 4-5-1 1
1 4-4-1-1 2
2 4-4-2 3, 8
2 4-2-3-1 4, 6
4 4-3-3 5, UCL 1, 7, UCL 2
Last updated: 5 October
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

Note: Formation shown indicates formation used in
club's most previous competitive match.

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK France Lloris 10
20 RB France Réveillère 9
3 CB Brazil Cris 7
5 CB France Bodmer 10
6 LB Sweden Källström 4
28 CM France Toulalan 8
17 CM Cameroon Makoun 10
23 RM Ivory Coast Keïta 1
27 LM France Mounier 3
10 FW France Benzema 7
39 FW France Piquionne 3

Last updated: 5 October 2008
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Squad stats

Appearances and Goals

Last updated on October 5, 2008.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Champions League Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK France FRA Hugo Lloris 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF France FRA François Clerc 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Brazil BRA Cris 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF France FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF France FRA Mathieu Bodmer 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Sweden SWE Kim Källström 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Brazil BRA Ederson 10 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Juninho 8 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Fred 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW France FRA Karim Benzema 10 7 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0
11 DF Italy ITA Fabio Grosso 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF France FRA Thimothée Kołodziejczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF France FRA Pierrick Valdivia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW France FRA Sidney Govou 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Ghana GHA John Mensah 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Cameroon CMR Jean Makoun 10 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Miralem Pjanić 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Argentina ARG César Delgado 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF France FRA Anthony Réveillère 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF France FRA Clément Grenier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Ivory Coast CIV Kader Keïta 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK France FRA Joan Hartock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Brazil BRA Fábio Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW France FRA Anthony Mounier 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF France FRA Jérémy Toulalan 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK France FRA Rémy Vercoutre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF France FRA Saïd Mehamha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF France FRA Lamine Gassama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW France FRA Yannis Tafer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF France FRA Sébastien Faure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW France FRA Frédéric Piquionne 9 1 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Other Statistics

Last updated October 7, 2008

Note: For all competitive competitions

No. Pos. Nationality Player Assists Minutes Played
1 GK France France Hugo Lloris 0 900 0 0 0
2 DF France France François Clerc 0 40 0 0 0
3 DF Brazil Brazil Cris 0 630 1 0 0
4 DF France France Jean-Alain Boumsong 0 297 0 0 0
5 MF France France Mathieu Bodmer 0 900 0 0 0
6 MF Sweden Sweden Kim Källström 1 391 1 0 0
7 MF Brazil Brazil Ederson 0 583 1 0 0
8 MF Brazil Brazil Juninho 3 589 2 0 0
9 FW Brazil Brazil Fred 0 314 0 0 0
10 FW France France Karim Benzema 1 736 1 0 0
11 DF Italy Italy Fabio Grosso 0 270 1 0 0
12 DF France France Thimothée Kołodziejczak 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF France France Pierrick Valdivia 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW France France Sidney Govou 1 463 3 1 0
15 DF Ghana Ghana John Mensah 0 360 1 0 0
17 DF Cameroon Cameroon Jean Makoun 0 870 2 0 0
18 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić 0 226 1 0 0
19 MF Argentina Argentina César Delgado 0 10 0 0 0
20 DF France France Anthony Réveillère 0 861 1 0 0
22 MF France France Clément Grenier 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Kader Keïta 0 90 0 0 0
25 GK France France Joan Hartock 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Brazil Brazil Fábio Santos 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW France France Anthony Mounier 1 316 0 0 0
28 MF France France Jérémy Toulalan 0 716 2 0 0
30 GK France France Rémy Vercoutre 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF France France Saïd Mehamha 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF France France Lamine Gassama 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW France France Yannis Tafer 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF France France Sébastien Faure 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW France France Frédéric Piquionne 0 337 1 0 0

Reserves and Academy

2008–09 season
Championnat de France AmateursGroupe B, 7th
Championnat National Under-18Groupe D, 2nd
Championnat National Under-16Groupe C, 7th
Coupe Nationale des 16 ansTBA
Top goalscorerLeague: Yannis Tafer (CFA) (4)
All: Yannis Tafer (CFA) (4)

The Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy teams will also participate in seasonal activities this season. The second team, Olympique Lyonnais B, will participate in the Championnat de France Amateurs. The under-18 squad will participate in their league, the Championnat National Under-18. The under-16 squad will also participate in their league, Championnat National Under-16, as well as the Coupe Nationale des 16 ans, which is a regional tournament composed of regional squads that play against other regions. Lyon will participate with the Rhône-Alpes team.

Match results

Note: For the squads of the CFA, Under-18, and the Under-16, click here and here.

Olympique Lyonnais Ladies

2008–09 season
ManagerFrance Farid Benstiti
D1 Féminine1st
Challenge de France1st Round
UEFA Women's CupSecond Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kátia (8)
All: Kátia (8)

The Olympique Lyonnais Ladies will also participate in their respective activities this season. The ladies, just like their male counterparts, won the double last season. They will compete in the top tier French women's division, the Division 1 Féminine, the women's version of the Coupe de France, the Challenge de France, and the UEFA Women's Cup, where they will begin from the second qualifying round.

Note: For the Olympique Lyonnais women's squad, click here.

Match results

Group B3

For more information, click UEFA Women's Cup 2008-09

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Olympique Lyonnais 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 3
England Arsenal L.F.C. 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5 3
Switzerland FC Zürich 1 0 0 1 2 7 –5 0
Austria SV Neulengbach 1 0 0 1 0 8 –8 0

References

  1. ^ COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE
  2. ^ Lyon: Carlos Queiroz pisté?
  3. ^ Vanderlei Luxemburgo said he is unlikely to quit
  4. ^ Puel 'Very Happy' With Lyon Move
  5. ^ Claude Puel nouvel entraîneur général
  6. ^ Eurosport.uk
  7. ^ Hugo Lloris est Lyonnais
  8. ^ Miralem Pjanic est Lyonnais
  9. ^ Jean II Makoun est lyonnais
  10. ^ John Mensah est lyonnais
  11. ^ Valdivia passe pro
  12. ^ UNFP Trophies: OL players shine - Women’s team: two-time French champions (DiR)
  13. ^ Mehamha passe pro
  14. ^ UNFP Trophies: OL players shine - Women’s team: two-time French champions (DiR)
  15. ^ Thimothée Kolodziecziak est Lyonnais
  16. ^ Paillot prêté à Grenoble
  17. ^ Beynié prêté à Tubize
  18. ^ Nice: Arrivée de Rémy
  19. ^ OFFICIEL: ACCORD POUR LE TRANSFERT DE BEN ARFA
  20. ^ Lyon Block Ben Arfa Move
  21. ^ Ben Arfa verra bien la Canebière
  22. ^ Squillaci completes Sevilla switch
  23. ^ Atletico sign Coupet from Lyon
  24. ^ VON BERGEN TO MISS EURO 2008 WITH HAND INJURY
  25. ^ Sedan: Arrivée de Karaboué
  26. ^ Chatearoux: Bouchard signe trois ans
  27. ^ Troyes: Trois nouveaux joueurs
  28. ^ Francesco Migliore signe à Mons
  29. ^ Effectif Groupe Pro Saison 08/09
  30. ^ OL Club Effectif
  31. ^ Jean-Michel Aulas and transfers
  32. ^ Coup dur pour François Clerc
  33. ^ Grosso absent environ un mois
  34. ^ Lamine Gassama signe trois ans
  35. ^ FABIO SANTOS SUFFERS BROKEN LEG
  36. ^ Benzema Shuns Man United For Lyon
  37. ^ INJURY BLOW FOR GOVOU
  38. ^ Umbro strengthens ties with Lyon
  39. ^ Lancement des maillots 2008/2009
  40. ^ Les nouveaux maillots 2008/09, enfin dévoilés
  41. ^ Benzema coup franc contre Saint-Etienne
  42. ^ Les matchs amicaux de l'OL
  43. ^ Le Trophée des Champions se jouera à Bordeaux
  44. ^ Dates may change due to LFP scheduling structure

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