Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
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Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (French pronunciation: [ɔlɛ̃pik ljɔnɛ]; commonly referred to as Olympique Lyon, Lyon, or simply OL) is a French women's professional football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. It is the most successful club in the history of Division 1 Féminine, with fifteen league titles as Olympique Lyonnais and four league titles as FC Lyon before the acquisition.
Full name | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin | |||
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Nickname(s) | Les Fenottes Les Lyonnaises | |||
Short name | OL | |||
Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) (as FC Lyon) 2004; 20 years ago (2004) (as Olympique Lyonnais) | |||
Ground | Stade Gérard Houllier, Décines-Charpieu | |||
Capacity | 1,524 | |||
Owner | Michele Kang (52,00%)[1] OL Groupe (48,00%) | |||
President | Michele Kang | |||
Manager | Sonia Bompastor | |||
League | Division 1 Féminine | |||
2022–23 | Division 1 Féminine, 1st of 12 (champions) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Since the 2010s, Lyon has frequently been named the strongest women's team in the world,[2] and has been cited as a model for the development of women's football in both economic and cultural terms.[3] The team has won eight Champions League titles, including a record five successive titles from 2016 to 2020, as well as 14 consecutive domestic league titles from 2007 to 2020. They have also won five trebles when the top-level continental competition is considered, the most for any team.