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2024–25 Olympique Lyonnais season

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Olympique Lyonnais
2024–25 season
OwnerJohn Textor
Head coachPierre Sage
(until 27 January)
Paulo Fonseca
(from 31 January)
Jorge Maciel
(caretaker in Ligue 1, from 5 March)
StadiumParc Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexandre Lacazette (13)
All:
Alexandre Lacazette
Georges Mikautadze
(17 each)
Highest home attendance58,082 vs Saint-Étienne
(10 November 2024)
Lowest home attendance24,412 vs Olympiacos
(26 September 2024)
Average home league attendance50,649 (85.6% of capacity)
Biggest winLe Havre 0–4 Lyon
(20 October 2024)
Lyon 4–0 Reims
(9 February 2025)
Lyon 4–0 FCSB
(13 March 2025)
Biggest defeatRennes 3–0 Lyon
(18 August 2024)
All statistics correct as of 4 May 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 participated 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

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Squad information

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 May 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.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Transfer fee Signed from Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Lucas Perri Brazil GK (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 27) 2024 2028 €3.25M Brazil Botafogo 47 0 Second nationality: Italy
40 Rémy Descamps France GK (1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 28) 2024 2027 Free France Nantes 3 0
50 Lassine Diarra Mali GK (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) 2023 2027 Free France Châteauroux 0 0
Defenders
3 Nicolás Tagliafico Argentina LB (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32) 2022 2025 €4.2M Netherlands Ajax 100 9 Second nationality: Italy
16 Abner Vinícius Brazil LB (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24) 2024 2029 €8M Spain Real Betis 26 2
19 Moussa Niakhaté Senegal CB (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 29) 2024 2028 €31.9M England Nottingham Forest 40 0 Second nationality: France
20 Saël Kumbedi France RB (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 20) 2022 2027 €1M France Le Havre 61 0
22 Clinton Mata Angola RB / CB (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32) 2023 2026 €5M Belgium Club Brugge 72 0 Second nationality: Belgium
27 Warmed Omari Comoros CB (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 25) 2024 2025 Loan France Rennes 4 0 Second nationality: France
55 Duje Ćaleta-Car Croatia CB (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28) 2023 2027 €5.13M England Southampton 54 1
Midfielders
4 Paul Akouokou Ivory Coast DM (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27) 2023 2027 €3M Spain Real Betis 14 0
7 Jordan Veretout France CM (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32) 2024 2026 €4M France Marseille 36 2
8 Corentin Tolisso France CM (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30) 2022 2027 Free Germany Bayern Munich 269 42 Second nationality: Togo
Originally from youth system
15 Tanner Tessmann United States DM / CM (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) 2024 2029 €6M Italy Venezia 33 1
23 Thiago Almada Argentina AM / LW (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 24) 2025 2025 Loan Brazil Botafogo 18 2
31 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36) 2024 2026 €2.6M France Rennes 56 1
98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles England CM / RB (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) 2023 2027 Free England Arsenal 71 3 Second nationality: Barbados
Forwards
10 Alexandre Lacazette France CF (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33) 2022 2025 Free England Arsenal 389 199 Originally from youth system
11 Malick Fofana Belgium LW / RW (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 20) 2024 2028 €17M Belgium Gent 60 15
18 Rayan Cherki France RW / AM (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) 2019 2026 N/A France Youth Sector 183 28
37 Ernest Nuamah Ghana RW / LW (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 21) 2023 2028 €28.5M Belgium Molenbeek 66 9
69 Georges Mikautadze Georgia (country) CF (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 24) 2024 2028 €18.5M France Metz 45 17 Second nationality: France
Originally from youth system
Left during the season
1 Anthony Lopes Portugal GK (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 34) 2012 2025 N/A France Youth Sector 489 0 Second nationality: France
6 Maxence Caqueret France CM (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 25) 2018 2026 N/A France Youth Sector 184 7
7 Mama Baldé Guinea-Bissau CF / RW (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 29) 2023 2027 €8M France Troyes 25 2 Second nationality: Portugal
9 Gift Orban Nigeria CF / LW (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) 2024 2028 €12M Belgium Gent 21 5
12 Wilfried Zaha Ivory Coast LW / RW (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 32) 2024 2025 Loan Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 Second nationality: England
14 Adryelson Brazil CB (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 27) 2024 2028 €3.58M Brazil Botafogo 4 0
17 Saïd Benrahma Algeria LW / AM (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29) 2024 2027 €20.4M England West Ham United 36 6
25 Orel Mangala Belgium DM (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 27) 2024 2028 €35.1M England Nottingham Forest 13 2
30 Justin Bengui France GK (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 19) 2021 2028 N/A France Youth Sector 0 0
34 Mahamadou Diawara France CM (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20) 2023 2027 Free France Paris Saint-Germain 16 0

Players from Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Tunisia TUN Chaïm El Djebali
29 FW France FRA Enzo Molebe
32 FW England ENG Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez
33 DF Croatia CRO Téo Barisic
36 FW France FRA Romain Perret
53 MF Portugal POR Mathys De Carvalho
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Matéo Pereira
— GK Ivory Coast CIV Yvann Konan
— DF France FRA Jérémy Mounsesse
— MF Senegal SEN Pierre Dorival
— MF Switzerland SUI Joss Marques
— FW Thailand THA Erawan Garnier

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Mathieu Patouillet (at France Sochaux until 30 June 2025)
— GK France FRA Justin Bengui (at Serbia Jedinstvo Ub until 30 June 2025)
— DF Brazil BRA Adryelson (at Belgium Anderlecht until 30 June 2025)
— DF Morocco MAR Achraf Laâziri (at Belgium RWDM until 30 June 2025)
— MF France FRA Mahamadou Diawara (at France Le Havre until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Islam Halifa (at Belgium RWDM until 30 June 2025)
— MF France FRA Johann Lepenant (at France Nantes until 30 June 2025)
— MF Belgium BEL Orel Mangala (at England Everton until 30 June 2025)
— FW Algeria ALG Saïd Benrahma (at Saudi Arabia Neom until 30 June 2025)
— FW Sweden SWE Amin Sarr (at Italy Hellas Verona until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Summer
15 DF Morocco Achraf Laâziri France Dunkerque Loan return 30 June 2024 [5]
16 GK France Mathieu Patouillet France Sochaux Loan return 30 June 2024 [6]
27 FW Sweden Amin Sarr Germany VfL Wolfsburg Loan return 30 June 2024 [7]
28 MF France Florent Da Silva Belgium Molenbeek Loan return 30 June 2024 [8]
29 DF France Mamadou Sarr Belgium Molenbeek Loan return 30 June 2024 [9]
31 DF France Irvyn Lomani France Laval Loan return 30 June 2024 [10]
80 MF France Skelly Alvero Germany Werder Bremen Loan return 30 June 2024 [11]
7 FW Guinea-Bissau Mama Baldé France Troyes €6M 1 July 2024 [12]
17 FW Algeria Saïd Benrahma England West Ham United €14.4M 1 July 2024 [13]
55 DF Croatia Duje Ćaleta-Car England Southampton €3.59M 1 July 2024 [14]
25 MF Belgium Orel Mangala England Nottingham Forest €23.4M 2 July 2024 [15]
19 DF Senegal Moussa Niakhaté England Nottingham Forest €31.9M 4 July 2024 [16]
16 DF Brazil Abner Vinícius Spain Real Betis €8M 5 July 2024 [17]
37 FW Ghana Ernest Nuamah Belgium Molenbeek €28.5M 7 July 2024 [18]
69 FW Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze France Metz €18.5M 17 July 2024 [19]
32 FW England Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez England Southampton Free 20 July 2024 [20]
40 GK France Rémy Descamps France Nantes Free 23 August 2024 [21]
15 MF United States Tanner Tessmann Italy Venezia €6M 27 August 2024 [22]
27 DF Comoros Warmed Omari France Rennes Loan (€0.5M) 30 August 2024 [23]
12 FW Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha Turkey Galatasaray Loan (€3M) 30 August 2024 [24]
7 MF France Jordan Veretout France Marseille €4M 4 September 2024 [25]
MF Switzerland Joss Marques France Bordeaux Free 19 September 2024 [26]
Winter
14 DF Brazil Adryelson Brazil Botafogo Loan return 1 January 2025 [27]
23 MF Argentina Thiago Almada Brazil Botafogo Loan 15 January 2025 [28]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Summer
11 FW Zimbabwe Tino Kadewere France Nantes Free 1 July 2024 [29]
21 DF Brazil Henrique Spain Real Valladolid Free 1 July 2024 [30]
16 GK France Mathieu Patouillet France Sochaux Loan 1 July 2024 [31]
MF France Islam Halifa Belgium Molenbeek Loan 1 July 2024 [32]
80 MF France Skelly Alvero Germany Werder Bremen €4.75M 1 July 2024 [33]
15 DF Morocco Achraf Laâziri Belgium Molenbeek Loan 8 July 2024 [34]
32 FW Algeria Djibrail Dib France Rouen Free 29 July 2024 [35]
12 DF Republic of Ireland Jake O'Brien England Everton €19.5M 30 July 2024 [36]
MF Senegal Moussa Kanté Armenia Ararat Yerevan Free 9 August 2024 [37]
24 MF France Johann Lepenant France Nantes Loan 10 August 2024 [38]
84 MF France Mohamed El Arouch Brazil Botafogo Free 21 August 2024 [39]
29 DF France Mamadou Sarr France Strasbourg €10M 22 August 2024 [40]
27 FW Sweden Amin Sarr Italy Hellas Verona Loan 27 August 2024 [41]
25 MF Belgium Orel Mangala England Everton Loan 30 August 2024 [42]
2 DF Ivory Coast Sinaly Diomandé France Auxerre Free 30 August 2024 [43]
7 FW Guinea-Bissau Mama Baldé France Brest €4.5M 30 August 2024 [44]
14 DF Brazil Adryelson Brazil Botafogo Loan 2 September 2024 [27]
MF Senegal Pape Fuhrer Serbia Partizan Free 13 September 2024 [45]
5 DF Croatia Dejan Lovren Greece PAOK Free 16 September 2024 [46]
28 MF France Florent Da Silva France Orléans Free 29 November 2024 [47]
Winter
1 GK Portugal Anthony Lopes France Nantes Free 1 January 2025 [48]
47 FW Brazil Jeffinho Brazil Botafogo €5.3M 1 January 2025 [49]
9 FW Nigeria Gift Orban Germany TSG Hoffenheim €9M 2 January 2025 [50]
6 MF France Maxence Caqueret Italy Como €15M 12 January 2025 [51]
14 DF Brazil Adryelson Belgium Anderlecht Loan 15 January 2025 [52]
34 MF France Mahamadou Diawara France Le Havre Loan 18 January 2025 [53]
30 GK France Justin Bengui Serbia Jedinstvo Ub Loan 20 January 2025 [54]
12 FW Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha Turkey Galatasaray End of loan 22 January 2025 [55]
17 FW Algeria Saïd Benrahma Saudi Arabia Neom Loan 31 January 2025 [56]
91 FW France Sekou Lega Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh Free 31 January 2025 [57]

Transfer summary

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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]

13 July 2024 Friendly Lyon France 7–0 France Chassieu Décines Décines-Charpieu, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier
19 July 2024 Friendly WSG Tirol Austria 2–3 France Lyon Wattens, Austria
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gernot-Langes-Stadion
24 July 2024 Friendly FC St. Pauli Germany 1–0 France Lyon Schwaz, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
Attendance: 2,500
31 July 2024 Friendly Lyon France 0–0 Italy Torino Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon
3 August 2024 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 0–4 France Lyon Berlin, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 12,317
11 August 2024 Emirates Cup Arsenal England 2–0 France Lyon London, England
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Competitions

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Overall record

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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 32 16 6 10 63 44 +19 050.00
Coupe de France 21 December 2024 15 January 2025 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa League 26 September 2024 17 April 2025 League phase Quarter-finals 12 6 4 2 29 16 +13 050.00
Total 46 23 11 12 96 63 +33 050.00

Last updated: 4 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

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Main article: 2024–25 Ligue 1

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Lille (V) 32 16 9 7 50 33 +17 57 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Strasbourg (V) 32 16 9 7 53 39 +14 57 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Lyon (X) 32 16 6 10 63 44 +19 54 Provisionally relegated to Ligue 2 or lower due to financial difficulties[b]
8 Lens (S) 32 14 6 12 37 38 −1 48
9 Brest (S) 32 14 5 13 50 53 −3 47
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 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).[61]
(S) Safe from relegation; (V) Assured of UEFA Conference League, but may still qualify for the UEFA Europa League; (X) Provisionally relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Coupe de France winner (PSG or Reims) also qualifies for the Europa League league phase. If PSG wins then the berth goes to the 6th place team and the Conference League berth goes to the 7th place team.
  2. ^ On 15 November 2024, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, that governs Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 and formerly the Coupe de la Ligue announced that Olympique Lyonnais were threatened with a provisional relegation to Ligue 2 and a transfer ban if their outstanding debts are not paid off before the end of the 2024–25 season.[59][60]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 16 6 10 63 44  +19 54 10 2 4 35 21  +14 6 4 6 28 23  +5

Last updated: 4 May 2025.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultLLWDLWWWDDWDWWLWLDDLWWLWWWLWWLWL
Position17171413141187765655556667666665754657
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 21 June 2024.[62]

18 August 2024 1 Rennes 3–0 Lyon Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 26,026
Referee: Benoît Millot
24 August 2024 2 Lyon 0–2 Monaco Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 54,392
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
30 August 2024 3 Lyon 4–3 Strasbourg Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 43,805
Referee: Thomas Léonard
15 September 2024 4 Lens 0–0 Lyon Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,116
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
22 September 2024 5 Lyon 2–3 Marseille Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 53,228
Referee: Benoît Bastien
29 September 2024 6 Toulouse 1–2 Lyon Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Toulouse
Attendance: 30,026
Referee: Gaël Angoula
6 October 2024 7 Lyon 2–0 Nantes Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 51,888
Referee: Marc Bollengier
20 October 2024 8 Le Havre 0–4 Lyon Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 22,490
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
27 October 2024 9 Lyon 2–2 Auxerre Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 54,868
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
1 November 2024 10 Lille 1–1 Lyon Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 45,084
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
10 November 2024 11 Lyon 1–0 Saint-Étienne Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 58,082
Referee: Willy Delajod
23 November 2024 12 Reims 1–1 Lyon Reims
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 18,274
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
1 December 2024 13 Lyon 4–1 Nice Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 50,977
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
7 December 2024 14 Angers 0–3 Lyon Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 16,301
Referee: Marc Bollengier
15 December 2024 15 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lyon Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,926
Referee: Benoît Bastien
4 January 2025 16 Lyon 1–0 Montpellier Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 48,162
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
11 January 2025 17 Brest 2–1 Lyon Brest
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 14,735
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 January 2025 18 Lyon 0–0 Toulouse Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 42,592
Referee: Benoît Millot
26 January 2025 19 Nantes 1–1 Lyon Nantes
17:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 32,690
Referee: Benoît Bastien
2 February 2025 20 Marseille 3–2 Lyon Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 66,096
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 February 2025 21 Lyon 4–0 Reims Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 43,489
Referee: François Letexier
16 February 2025 22 Montpellier 1–4 Lyon Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,573
Referee: Marc Bollengier
23 February 2025 23 Lyon 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 57,777
Referee: Eric Wattellier
2 March 2025 24 Lyon 2–1 Brest Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 47,804
Referee: Benoît Millot
9 March 2025 25 Nice 0–2 Lyon Nice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 23,840
Referee: Benoît Bastien
16 March 2025 26 Lyon 4–2 Le Havre Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 46,492
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
28 March 2025 27 Strasbourg 4–2 Lyon Strasbourg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 19,496
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
5 April 2025 28 Lyon 2–1 Lille Décines-Charpieu
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 53,771
Referee: Eric Wattellier
13 April 2025 29 Auxerre 1–3 Lyon Auxerre
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 17,511
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
20 April 2025 30 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Lyon Saint-Étienne
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 40,372
Referee: François Letexier
26 April 2025 31 Lyon 4–1 Rennes Décines-Charpieu
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 51,034
Referee: Marc Bollengier
4 May 2025 32 Lyon 1–2 Lens Décines-Charpieu
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 52,020
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
10 May 2025 33 Monaco v Lyon Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Referee: Benoît Bastien
17 May 2025 34 Lyon v Angers Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Coupe de France

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Main article: 2024–25 Coupe de France
21 December 2024 Round of 64 Feignies-Aulnoye 1–2 Lyon Valenciennes
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Gaël Angoula
15 January 2025 Round of 32 Bourgoin-Jallieu 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Lyon Bourgoin-Jallieu
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,359
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Penalties

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

League phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase

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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLDWWDD
Position821097456
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
26 September 2024 1 Lyon France 2–0 Greece Olympiacos Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 24,412
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
3 October 2024 2 Rangers Scotland 1–4 France Lyon Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,981
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
24 October 2024 3 Lyon France 0–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 27,350
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
7 November 2024 4 TSG Hoffenheim Germany 2–2 France Lyon Sinsheim, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 18,227
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
28 November 2024 5 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–4 France Lyon Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 22,563
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
12 December 2024 6 Lyon France 3–2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 41,091
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
23 January 2025 7 Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–0 France Lyon Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 36,722
Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)
30 January 2025 8 Lyon France 1–1 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 35,448
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

6 March 2025 First leg FCSB Romania 1–3 France Lyon Bucharest, Romania
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 53,028
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
13 March 2025 Second leg Lyon France 4–0
(7–1 agg.)		 Romania FCSB Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 37,322
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Quarter-finals
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The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.

10 April 2025 First leg Lyon France 2–2 England Manchester United Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 58,018
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
17 April 2025 Second leg Manchester United England 5–4 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 agg.)		 France Lyon Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,228
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Statistics

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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 43 0 31 0 1 0 11 0
40 GK France FRA Rémy Descamps 3 0 1 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 31 5 20+2 3 0 0 8+1 2
16 DF Brazil BRA Abner 26 2 12+6 1 2 0 4+2 1
19 DF Senegal SEN Moussa Niakhaté 40 0 28+1 0 2 0 8+1 0
20 DF France FRA Saël Kumbedi 19 0 12+2 0 1 0 2+2 0
22 DF Angola ANG Clinton Mata 39 0 26+2 0 1+1 0 9 0
27 DF Comoros COM Warmed Omari 4 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
33 DF Croatia CRO Téo Barisic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 DF Croatia CRO Duje Ćaleta-Car 26 1 16+1 1 0 0 6+3 0
Midfielders
4 MF Ivory Coast CIV Paul Akouokou 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 2+1 0
7 MF France FRA Jordan Veretout 36 2 17+8 2 0+2 0 6+3 0
8 MF France FRA Corentin Tolisso 44 10 26+4 7 2 0 10+2 3
15 MF United States USA Tanner Tessmann 33 1 11+12 1 1 0 6+3 0
23 MF Argentina ARG Thiago Almada 18 2 7+7 1 0 0 2+2 1
31 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Matić 36 1 23+3 0 1+1 1 5+3 0
53 MF Portugal POR Mathys De Carvalho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 MF England ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 42 1 18+12 1 1 0 10+1 0
Forwards
10 FW France FRA Alexandre Lacazette 40 17 22+6 13 1+1 0 4+6 4
11 FW Belgium BEL Malick Fofana 39 11 14+13 5 2 0 5+5 6
18 FW France FRA Rayan Cherki 42 12 21+7 8 1+1 0 11+1 4
29 FW France FRA Enzo Molebe 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
32 FW England ENG Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Ghana GHA Ernest Nuamah 33 6 13+10 3 0+1 0 7+2 3
69 FW Georgia (country) GEO Georges Mikautadze 45 17 13+19 11 1+1 2 8+3 4
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: 4 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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As of 4 May 2025

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
1 10 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 13 0 4 17
69 FW Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze 11 2 4 17
3 18 FW France Rayan Cherki 8 0 4 12
4 11 FW Belgium Malick Fofana 5 0 6 11
5 8 MF France Corentin Tolisso 7 1 2 10
6 37 FW Ghana Ernest Nuamah 3 0 3 6
7 3 DF Argentina Nicolás Tagliafico 3 0 2 5
8 17 FW Algeria Saïd Benrahma 1 1 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
23 MF Argentina Thiago Almada 1 0 1 2
13 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
15 MF United States Tanner Tessmann 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 2
Totals 63 4 29 96

Assists

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As of 4 May 2025

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
1 18 FW France Rayan Cherki 10 1 8 19
2 69 FW Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze 6 0 3 9
3 8 MF France Corentin Tolisso 5 0 2 7
4 98 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 4 0 3 7
5 17 FW Algeria Saïd Benrahma 3 2 1 6
6 11 FW Belgium Malick Fofana 4 0 1 5
7 23 MF Argentina Thiago Almada 4 0 0 4
22 DF Angola Clinton Mata 4 0 0 4
9 10 FW France Alexandre Lacazette 2 0 1 3
10 37 FW Ghana Ernest Nuamah 1 0 1 2
11 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 49 3 20 72

Clean sheets

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As of 4 May 2025

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
1 23 GK Brazil Lucas Perri 10 0 3 13
2 40 GK France Rémy Descamps 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 0 3 13

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