The 2022–23 season was the 73rd season in the history of

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a men and women's French professional football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, th ...

and their 34th consecutive season in the

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. The club participated in

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and the

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. This season marked the end of Lyon's three decades under the ownership and presidency of French businessman

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, replaced by American businessman

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Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 June 2023. Appearances include

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and

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

matches.
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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Players from
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Transfers

In

Out

Transfer summary

Spending Summer:

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9,450,000 Winter:

21,000,000 Total:

30,450,000 Income Summer:

46,350,000 Winter:

37,500,000 Total:

78,850,000 Net Expenditure Summer:

36,900,000 Winter:

16,500,000 Total:

53,400,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Lyon started the pre-season on 1 July. Following the pause of

with the

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taking place, the club returned to training on 25 November, with the participation of players who were not at the World Cup.

Competitions

Overall record

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

Coupe de France

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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