Lyon - La Duchère (formerly AS Lyon Duchère and Sporting Club de Lyon) is a French

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team founded in 1964 as ''Lyon Duchère Association Sportive'' and based in the La Duchère district of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, France. It took its current name in June 2021 in a rebranding exercise to focus on the origin of the club, after a year-long spell without ''Duchère'' as part of the name. It currently plays in the

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, the fifth tier in the

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. It plays at the

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in Lyon, which has a capacity of 5,600.

History

Coupe de France success

Lyon Duchère have achieved success in France's most prestigious cup competition, the

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. They reached the Round of 16 twice in

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defeating two

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sides in the process and in

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. They have also reached the Round of 32 on three occasions, in

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, and

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Championnat National

Lyon Duchère competed in the

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for the first time in the 2016–17 season. They had a relatively successful first season finishing in 7th position with 50 points. They were only four points away from qualifying to the

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. They looked set for promotion until they lost their last three games of the season. They competed in the

again in the 2017–18 season.

SC Lyon rebrand

In May 2019 the club held a poll of supporters to choose one of three new names. On 4 June 2020, it announced that the name ''Sporting Club de Lyon'' had been chosen, in order to appeal to a larger number of people from across the city.

Lyon La Duchère rebrand

A year later, after finishing last in the

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, new president Jean-Christophe Vincent announced a rebrand of the club, in order to "turn the page on a sporting failure" and "return to the original identity of the club... ndtake a name that clearly recalls the origin and the raison d'être of this football club". The announcement was made on 1 June 2021. At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club was administratively relegated to

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by the DNCG for financial reasons.

Current squad

First team

Reserve team

References

External links

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