Olympique Lyonnais (ladies)

Football club infobox
clubname = Olympique Lyonnais


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nickname = "OL Ladies, Les Gones"
founded = "1970 as FC Lyon"
"2004 as Olympique Lyonnais"
ground = Plaine des Jeux de Gerland, Lyon
capacity = 2,500
chairman = flagicon|FRA Jean-Michel Aulas
manager = flagicon|FRA Farid Benstiti
league = D1 Féminine
season = 2007–08
position = D1 Féminine, 1st
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Olympique Lyonnais is a French women's football (soccer) club, based in the city of Lyon, France. They play in the D1 Féminine, which is the highest division of French women's football. They are currently the two-time defending champions having won the title in 2007 and 2008. They are also the defending Challenge de France (women's version of the Coupe de France) champions.

History

The club was created in 1970 as part of FC Lyon. They became notable during the 1990s, winning the women's championship on four occasions and finishing runner-up once. In 2004, they became attached to, at that time, the 3-time consecutive champions Olympique Lyonnais. Since the move, they have won two league titles (2007 and 2008) and have also won the Challenge de France in 2008 after finishing runner-up in three straight seasons. The OL Ladies also reached prominence on the European stage reaching the semi-finals of the 2007-08 UEFA Women's Cup before being knocked out by Swedish side Umeå IK.

Current squad

"As of October 3, 2008" [ [http://www.olweb.fr/index.php?lng=fr&pid=204001 Effectif Féminines] ]

Achievements

* French women championship :
** Champions : 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2007, 2008.
** Runners-up : 1985, 1994, 2003, 2004.

* Challenge de France (French Cup) :
** Winners : 2003, 2004, 2008.
** Runners-up : 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007.

ee also

* Championnat de France de football féminin
* Olympique Lyonnais

References

External links

* [http://olweb.fr/ Official Site]