Lyon Olympique Universitaire

Lyon OU
Full name	Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Founded	1896
Stadion	Matmut Stadium Gerland
Places	25,000
president	Yann Roubert
Trainer	Pierre Mignoni
Homepage	www.lourugby.fr
league	Top 14
2018/19	3rd place
home	Away

LOU versus Stade Montois , spring 2005 in Lyon

Lyon Olympique Universitaire ( Lyon OU for short ) is a multi-sport club from the French city of Lyon . It consists of 13 departments, with rugby union being by far the most important and successful. The rugby team plays in the top 14 league and plays its home games at Matmut Stadium Gerland . Lyon OU was the French champion twice in the 1930s.

In the 1940s, footballers were also represented in the professional field, namely in 1942/43 and 1944/45 in Division 1 Sud , in 1945/46 in the single-track first division and from 1946 to 1950 in Division 2 .

history

Lyon OU is one of the oldest sports clubs in France and one of the first to set up a rugby division outside Paris. The club was originally called Racing Club and was formed in 1896 from the merger of the Racing Club de Vaise and the Rugby Club de Lyon . He changed his name to Racing et Cercles Réunis in 1902 after several other sports clubs had joined them. A few months later the club was renamed Lyon Olympique and finally in 1910 Lyon Olympique Universitaire . In 1934, the rugby department of local rivals FC Lyon joined LOU.

The rugby team celebrated their greatest successes in the early 1930s. She reached the championship finals for the first time in 1931, but in which she was defeated by RC Toulon . In 1932, Lyon OU won the final against RC Narbonne for themselves and repeated this success the following year against the same team. In addition, he won the prestigious Yves du Manoir Challenge in 1933 .

Lyon OU slipped into midfield after these successes, but reached the semi-finals of the championship four times (1937, 1949, 1951, 1959). Later, the team played for several decades in the amateur leagues and in 2002 made it to the second professional league. In 2011 they were promoted to the top 14 league, but after only one season the team had to relegate again. In 2014 he was able to climb back into the top 14.

successes

Master: 1932, 1933
Championship finalist: 1931
Winner Challenge Yves du Manoir : 1933
2nd place Challenge Yves du Manoir: 1932
Champion 2nd division: 1989, 1992
Champion Pro D2: 2011, 2014, 2016
Amateur champion Fédérale 1 : 2002

Championship finals from Lyon OU

date	master	2nd finalist	Result	place	spectator
May 10, 1931	RC Toulon	Lyon OU	6: 3	Parc Lescure , Bordeaux	10,000
May 5, 1932	Lyon OU	RC Narbonne	9: 3	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	13,000
May 7, 1933	Lyon OU	RC Narbonne	10: 3	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	15,000