The 2023–24 season was the 74th season in the history of

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

and their 35th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in

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and the

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, reaching the

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of the latter competition. This season was Lyon's first ever season under the ownership and presidency of American businessman

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, who replaced

Jean-Michel Aulas Jean-Michel Antoine Aulas (; born 22 March 1949) is a French businessman. He is the founder of Cegid (Compagnie Européenne de Gestion par l'Informatique Décentralisée), and from 1987 to 2023, he served as the president of French football club ...

to become the new president, ending Aulas' three-decade rule in the club. On 13 July, Frenchman Santiago Cucci was named to become the new interim executive president of Lyon but later resigned in November. Lyon have had the worst start to a season in the club's history in the French top division, being place in a relegatable position from the 2nd matchday until the 16th matchday. After the nomination of Pierre Sage as the team's interim manager, as well as the numerous reinforcements during the winter transfer window, the club carried out a remarkable comeback, winning 15 out 20 games in Ligue 1 under Sage. The club terminated 6th in the league, which gained them a direct qualification to the

2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase began on 25 September 2024 and ended on 30 January 2025. A total of 36 teams competed in the league phase to decide the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. RFS made ...

. Furthermore, the club reached the

final for the first time since 2012, but was defeated by

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 May 2024. Appearances include

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and

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matches.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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

Players from
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Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Transfer summary

Spending Summer:

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19,340,000 Winter:

56,130,000 Total:

75,470,000 Income Summer:

106,410,000 Winter:

250,000 Total:

106,660,000 Net Expenditure Summer:

87,070,000 Winter:

55,880,000 Total:

31,190,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Lyon started the pre-season campaign on 6 July 2023 in the club's training ground in

Décines-Charpieu Décines-Charpieu (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines. Geography The centre of Décines is located southwe ...

, before traveling to the

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on 9 July for a training camp in the region of

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Competitions

Overall record

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 29 June 2023.

Coupe de France

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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