2025–26 Olympique Lyonnais season

Olympique Lyonnais
2025–26 season
PresidentMichele Kang
Head coachPaulo Fonseca
Jorge Maciel
(caretaker in Ligue 2, until 30 November)
StadiumParc Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 2Matchday 1
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague stage

The 2025–26 season will be the 76th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 1st consecutive season in Ligue 2. Lyon will participate in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 17 May 2025.
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) Contract ends Transfer fee Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Lucas Perri GK (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 2028 €3.25M Botafogo
30 Mathieu Patouillet GK (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 2026 N/A Youth Sector
40 Rémy Descamps GK (1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 2027 Free transfer Nantes
50 Lassine Diarra GK (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 2027 Free transfer Châteauroux
Justin Bengui GK (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 2028 N/A Youth Sector
Defenders
14 Adryelson CB (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 2028 €3.58M Botafogo
16 Abner Vinícius LB (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 2029 €8M Real Betis
19 Moussa Niakhaté CB (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 2028 €31.9M Nottingham Forest
20 Saël Kumbedi RB (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 2027 €1M Le Havre
22 Clinton Mata RB / CB (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 2026 €5M Club Brugge
36 Achraf Laâziri LB (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 2027 €0.2M FUS Rabat
55 Duje Ćaleta-Car CB (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 2027 €5.13M Southampton
Midfielders
4 Paul Akouokou DM (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 2027 €3M Real Betis
7 Jordan Veretout CM (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 2026 €4M Marseille
8 Corentin Tolisso CM (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 2027 Free transfer Bayern Munich
15 Tanner Tessmann DM / CM (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 2029 €6M Venezia
25 Orel Mangala DM (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 2028 €35.1M Nottingham Forest
34 Mahamadou Diawara CM (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 2027 Free transfer Paris Saint-Germain
98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles CM / RB (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 2027 Free Arsenal
Forwards
11 Malick Fofana LW / RW (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 2028 €17M Gent
29 Enzo Molebe CF / LW (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 2027 N/A Youth Sector
37 Ernest Nuamah RW / LW (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 2028 €28.5M Molenbeek
69 Georges Mikautadze CF (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 2028 €18.5M Metz

Players from Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy

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
32 FW  ENG Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez
35 DF  FRA Yacine Chaïb
38 MF  FRA Islam Halifa
No. Pos. Nation Player
41 DF  CRO Téo Barisic
44 MF  FRA Khalis Merah
45 MF  FRA Rémi Himbert

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Summer
MF Islam Halifa Molenbeek Loan return 30 June 2025 [1]
14 DF Adryelson Anderlecht Loan return 30 June 2025 [2]
15 DF Achraf Laâziri Molenbeek Loan return 30 June 2025 [3]
16 GK Mathieu Patouillet Sochaux Loan return 30 June 2025 [4]
25 MF Orel Mangala Everton Loan return 30 June 2025 [5]
30 GK Justin Bengui Jedinstvo Ub Loan return 30 June 2025 [6]
34 MF Mahamadou Diawara Le Havre Loan return 30 June 2025 [7]
Winter

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Summer
18 FW Rayan Cherki Manchester City €36.5M 10 June 2025 [8]
27 DF Warmed Omari Rennes End of loan 30 June 2025 [9]
23 MF Thiago Almada Botafogo End of loan 30 June 2025 [10]
3 DF Nicolás Tagliafico TBD Free 1 July 2025
10 FW Alexandre Lacazette Neom Free 1 July 2025 [11]
17 FW Saïd Benrahma Neom €12M 1 July 2025 [12]
24 MF Johann Lepenant Nantes €2.5M 1 July 2025 [12]
27 FW Amin Sarr Hellas Verona €3.5M 1 July 2025 [13]
DF Jérémy Mounsesse Quevilly-Rouen Free 4 July 2025 [14]
Winter

Transfer summary

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Lyon will started the pre-season campaign on 7 July 2025 in the club's training ground in Décines-Charpieu.[15]

19 July 2024 Friendly Lyon v Villefranche Décines-Charpieu, France
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier
Attendance: 0
22 July 2024 Friendly Lyon v RWDM Brussels Décines-Charpieu, France
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier
26 July 2024 Friendly Hamburg v Lyon Hamburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Volksparkstadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 15–17 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Coupe de France December 2025 TBD Round of 64 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Europa League 24–25 September 2025 TBD League phase TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Ligue 1

League table

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH
Result
Position
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 27 June 2025.[16]

17 August 2025 1 Lens v Lyon Lens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
24 August 2025 2 Lyon v Metz Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
31 August 2025 3 Lyon v Marseille Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
14 September 2025 4 Rennes v Lyon Rennes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
21 September 2025 5 Lyon v Angers Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
28 September 2025 6 Lille v Lyon Villeneuve-d'Ascq
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
5 October 2025 7 Lyon v Toulouse Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
19 October 2025 8 Nice v Lyon Nice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
26 October 2025 9 Lyon v Strasbourg Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
29 October 2025 10 Paris FC v Lyon Paris
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin
2 November 2025 11 Brest v Lyon Brest
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
9 November 2025 12 Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
23 November 2025 13 Auxerre v Lyon Auxerre
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
30 November 2025 14 Lyon v Nantes Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
7 December 2025 15 Lorient v Lyon Lorient
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
14 December 2025 16 Lyon v Le Havre Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
4 January 2026 17 Monaco v Lyon Monaco
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
18 January 2026 18 Lyon v Brest Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
25 January 2026 19 Metz v Lyon Metz
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
1 February 2026 20 Lyon v Lille Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
8 February 2026 21 Nantes v Lyon Nantes
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
15 February 2026 22 Lyon v Nice Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
22 February 2026 23 Strasbourg v Lyon Strasbourg
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
1 March 2026 24 Marseille v Lyon Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
8 March 2026 25 Lyon v Paris FC Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
15 March 2026 26 Le Havre v Lyon Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Océane
22 March 2026 27 Lyon v Monaco Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
5 April 2026 28 Angers v Lyon Angers
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
12 April 2026 29 Lyon v Lorient Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
19 April 2026 30 Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon Paris
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
26 April 2026 31 Lyon v Auxerre Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
3 May 2026 32 Lyon v Rennes Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
9 May 2026 33 Toulouse v Lyon Toulouse
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Toulouse
16 May 2026 34 Lyon v Lens Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Coupe de France

Main article: 2025–26 Coupe de France

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league phase

The draw for the league phase will be held on 29 August 2025.

Round12345678
Ground
Result
Position
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 2 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  BRA Lucas Perri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK  FRA Mathieu Patouillet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK  FRA Rémy Descamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK  MLI Lassine Diarra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  FRA Justin Bengui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
14 DF  BRA Adryelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  BRA Abner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  SEN Moussa Niakhaté 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF  FRA Saël Kumbedi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF  ANG Clinton Mata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF  MAR Achraf Laâziri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF  CRO Téo Barisic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 DF  CRO Duje Ćaleta-Car 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF  CIV Paul Akouokou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF  FRA Jordan Veretout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF  FRA Corentin Tolisso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF  USA Tanner Tessmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF  BEL Orel Mangala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF  FRA Mahamadou Diawara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF  FRA Islam Halifa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 MF  ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW  BEL Malick Fofana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  FRA Enzo Molebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW  ENG Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  GHA Ernest Nuamah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 FW  GEO Georges Mikautadze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 2 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 2 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 2 Coupe de France UEFA Europa League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Islam Halifa (OL) en prêt à Molenbeek" (in French). L'Équipe. 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Prêt d'Adryelson à Anderlecht jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 15 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Mercato : Achraf Laaziri (OL) part en prêt à Molenbeek" (in French). L'Équipe. 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Mercato. Retour à Sochaux pour Mathieu Patouillet" (in French). Foot Amateur. 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Orel Mangala prêté à Everton jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Justin Bengui prolonge à l'OL et rejoint le FK Jedinstvo Ub en prêt jusqu'au 30 juin 2025" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 20 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Prêt de Mahamadou Diawara au Havre jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 18 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Merci Rayan et bonne continuation !" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 10 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Warmed Omari rejoint l'OL en prêt avec option d'achat jusqu'à la fin de saison" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 30 August 2024.
  10. ^ "L'Olympique Lyonnais annonce l'arrivée de Thiago Almada" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 15 January 2025.
  11. ^ "L'OL annonce le départ d'Alexandre Lacazette" (in French). Foot Mercato. 17 May 2025.
  12. ^ a b "L'OL officialise les transferts de Johann Lepenant et Saïd Benrahma" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 2 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Amin Sarr prêté à Hellas Verone jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 27 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Jérémy Mounsesse s'engage avec Quevilly-Rouen" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 4 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Reprise de l'entraînement et opposition face à Villefranche au programme" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 1 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Key Ligue 1 for the 2025-26 season". 27 June 2025.
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