2026–27 Olympique Lyonnais season
Olympique Lyonnais 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 season is the 77th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais, and their 38th consecutive season in the French top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2026–27 season | |||
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| President | Michele Kang | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Fonseca | ||
| Stadium | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | ||
| Ligue 1 | 4th | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Malick Fofana Noah Nartey (1 each) All: Malick Fofana (2) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 55,443 vs Fenerbahçe (26 August 2026) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 51,494 vs Sparta Prague (11 August 2026) | ||
| Biggest win | Lyon 3–0 Sparta Prague (11 August 2026) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Sparta Prague 2–1 Lyon (4 August 2026) Lyon 1–2 Fenerbahçe (26 August 2026) | ||
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Players
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 July 2026.
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 | ||||
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| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dominik Greif | GK | 6 April 1997 | 2029 | €4M | ||||||
| 40 | Rémy Descamps | GK | 25 June 1996 | 2027 | Free | ||||||
| 50 | Lassine Diarra | GK | 11 November 2002 | 2027 | Free | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico | LB | 21 August 1992 | 2027 | €4.2M | ||||||
| 16 | Abner | LB | 27 May 2000 | 2029 | €8M | ||||||
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté | CB | 8 March 1996 | 2028 | €31.9M | ||||||
| 21 | Ruben Kluivert | CB | 21 May 2001 | 2030 | €3.78M | ||||||
| 22 | Clinton Mata | CB / RB | 7 November 1992 | 2028 | €5M | ||||||
| 76 | Mohamed Ouédraogo | LB | 7 January 2003 | 2031 | €2.2M | ||||||
| 85 | Noham Kamara | CB / RB | 27 January 2007 | 2026 | Loan | ||||||
| 98 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | RB / RW | 29 August 1997 | 2027 | Free | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Mads Bidstrup | DM / CM | 25 February 2001 | 2031 | €10.5M | ||||||
| 5 | Orel Mangala | DM / CM | 18 March 1998 | 2028 | €35.1M | ||||||
| 6 | Tanner Tessmann | DM / CM | 24 September 2001 | 2029 | €6M | ||||||
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso | CM / AM | 3 August 1994 | 2029 | Free | ||||||
| 10 | Pavel Šulc | AM / CF | 29 December 2000 | 2029 | €7.5M | ||||||
| 18 | Khalis Merah | CM / AM | 24 February 2007 | 2029 | N/A | ||||||
| 23 | Tyler Morton | DM / CM | 31 October 2002 | 2030 | €10M | ||||||
| 39 | Mathys De Carvalho | DM / CM | 1 May 2005 | 2028 | N/A | ||||||
| 99 | Noah Nartey | CM / AM | 5 October 2005 | 2030 | €7.5M | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ernest Nuamah | RW / LW | 1 November 2003 | 2028 | €28.5M | ||||||
| 11 | Malick Fofana | LW / RW | 31 March 2005 | 2028 | €17M | ||||||
| 17 | Loïs Openda | CF | 16 February 2000 | 2027 | Loan (€3.5M) | ||||||
| 24 | Julien Duranville | LW / RW | 5 May 2006 | 2031 | €5M | ||||||
| 26 | Kaïl Boudache | RW / AM | 15 June 2006 | 2031 | Free | ||||||
| 29 | Enzo Molebe | CF / LW | 18 September 2007 | 2027 | N/A | ||||||
| 32 | Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez | CF / LW | 11 March 2008 | 2027 | N/A | ||||||
| Left during the season | |||||||||||
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.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| Summer | ||||||
| GK | Loan returm | 1 July 2026 | [1] | |||
| DF | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [2] | |||
| 4 | MF | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [3] | ||
| MF | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [4] | |||
| 29 | FW | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [5] | ||
| 32 | FW | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [6] | ||
| 34 | MF | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [7] | ||
| 55 | DF | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [8] | ||
| GK | Loan return | 1 July 2026 | [9] | |||
| 85 | DF | €4M | 1 July 2026 | [10] | ||
| 26 | MF | €5M | 1 July 2026 | [11] | ||
| 2 | MF | €10.5M | 1 July 2026 | [12] | ||
| 24 | FW | €5M | 2 July 2026 | [13] | ||
| 76 | DF | €2.2M | 3 July 2026 | [14] | ||
| 17 | FW | €3.5M (Loan) | 28 July 2026 | [15] | ||
| DF | €4.3M | 2 August 2026 | [16] | |||
| 13 | DF | Undisclosed (Loan) | 14 August 2026 | [17] | ||
| Winter | ||||||
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| Summer | ||||||
| 7 | MF | End of loan | 1 July 2026 | [18] | ||
| 9 | FW | End of loan | 1 July 2026 | [19] | ||
| 33 | DF | End of loan | 1 July 2026 | [20] | ||
| 77 | FW | End of loan | 1 July 2026 | [21] | ||
| 18 | FW | TBD | End of contract | 1 July 2026 | [22] | |
| 20 | FW | €6M | 1 July 2026 | [23] | ||
| 17 | FW | €33.6M | 1 July 2026 | [24] | ||
| 67 | DF | Free | 1 July 2026 | [25] | ||
| MF | €0.26M | 10 July 2026 | [26] | |||
| GK | Loan | 13 July 2026 | [27] | |||
| 29 | FW | Loan | 12 August 2026 | [28] | ||
| Winter | ||||||
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Lyon will start the pre-season campaign on 29 June 2026 in the club's training ground in Décines-Charpieu.[29]
| 8 July 2026 Friendly | Lyon | 5–2 | Mâcon 71 | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 10:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier Attendance: 0 |
| 11 July 2026 Friendly | Lyon | 6–3 | St. Gallen | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 10:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier Attendance: 0 |
| 15 July 2026 Friendly | Lyon | 2–1 | Servette | Bourgoin-Jallieu, France |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 4,000 |
| 18 July 2026 Friendly | Lyon | 0–2 | Slavia Prague | Herzogenaurach, Germany |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Campus Adidas Attendance: 0 |
| 24 July 2026 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Lyon | Bamberg, Germany |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fuchs-Park-Stadion Attendance: 1,189 |
| 29 July 2026 Friendly | Real Betis | 4–0 | Lyon | La Línea de la Concepción, Spain |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción Attendance: TBC Referee: Abraham Gutiérrez Perera |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 22 August 2026 | 29 May 2027 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Coupe de France | 18–21 December 2026 | TBD | Round of 64 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Champions League | 4 August 2026 | 26 August 2026 | Third qualifying round | Play-off round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 15–16 September 2026 | TBD | League phase | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 40.00 | ||||
Last updated: 26 August 2026
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 3 | Lille | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 6 | Brest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
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).[30]
Notes:
- The 2026–27 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: 22 August 2026.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 10 June 2026.[31]
| 22 August 2026 1 | Toulouse | 0–2 | Lyon | Toulouse |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Toulouse Attendance: 25,837 Referee: Guillaume Paradis |
| 29 August 2026 2 | Lyon | v | Le Havre | Décines-Charpieu |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Referee: François Letexier |
| 4 September 2026 3 | Lyon | v | Auxerre | Décines-Charpieu |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 19 September 2026 5 | Lyon | v | Rennes | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 17 October 2026 7 | Lyon | v | Nice | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 24 October 2026 8 | Paris Saint-Germain | v | Lyon | Paris |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
| 31 October 2026 9 | Lyon | v | Angers | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 21 November 2026 11 | Lille | v | Lyon | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy |
| 28 November 2026 12 | Lyon | v | Monaco | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 12 December 2026 14 | Lyon | v | Marseille | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 16 January 2027 16 | Lyon | v | Lorient | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 23 January 2027 17 | Strasbourg | v | Lyon | Strasbourg |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
| 30 January 2027 18 | Lyon | v | Lille | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 13 February 2027 20 | Lyon | v | Lens | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 27 February 2027 22 | Lyon | v | Toulouse | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 13 March 2027 24 | Lyon | v | Troyes | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 10 April 2027 27 | Lyon | v | Strasbourg | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 24 April 2027 29 | Lyon | v | Brest | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 8 May 2027 31 | Lyon | v | Paris Saint-Germain | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 16 May 2027 32 | Lyon | v | Le Mans | Décines-Charpieu |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| 29 May 2027 34 | Lyon | v | Paris FC | Décines-Charpieu |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
Coupe de France
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 20 July 2026.
| 4 August 2026 First leg | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,515 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 11 August 2026 Second leg | Lyon | 3–0 (4–2 agg.) | | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 51,494 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round took place on 3 August 2026.
| 18 August 2026 First leg | Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 22:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 41,655 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany) |
| 26 August 2026 Second leg | Lyon | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 55,443 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
UEFA Europa League
League phase
The draw for the league phase will be held on 28 August 2026.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Dominik Greif | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | GK | Rémy Descamps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | GK | Lassine Diarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Nicolás Tagliafico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | DF | Zachary Athekame | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | DF | Abner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | DF | Moussa Niakhaté | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | DF | Felix Bacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | DF | Ruben Kluivert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | Clinton Mata | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | DF | Steeve Kango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 76 | DF | Mohamed Ouédraogo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 85 | DF | Noham Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 98 | DF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | Mads Bidstrup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | Tanner Tessmann | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Corentin Tolisso | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Pavel Šulc | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Khalis Merah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Tyler Morton | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | MF | Mathys De Carvalho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 99 | MF | Noah Nartey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Ernest Nuamah | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Malick Fofana | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | FW | Loïs Openda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | FW | Julien Duranville | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | FW | Kaïl Boudache | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | FW | Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | FW | Adil Hamdani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | FW | Rémi Himbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Last updated: 26 August 2026
Source: Competitions