The 2021–22 season was the 72nd season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lyon participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League. The club was expelled from the domestic cup due to crowd trouble during their game against Paris FC.
Players First-team squad
Out on loan
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource21 RennesFree FulhamLoan return ElcheLoan return9 Atlético MadridLoan return12 Vasco da GamaFree3 ChelseaLoan (€0.5M)29 Liverpool€10M27Free agentFree15 Brest€15M28 Tottenham HotspurLoan (€1.4M)20 Shakhtar DonetskLoan
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource DijonLoan22 JuventusEnd of loan10 BarcelonaFree19 OH LeuvenLoan3 Qatar SCFree26 Nice€3M3 Crystal Palace€22M4 Monaco€11M TroyesLoan27 Burnley€15M6 BordeauxFree39 Newcastle United€50.1M20 Sporting CPFree29 Chicago Fire€6.7M
Transfer summary
Spending
Summer: €10,500,000
Winter: €16,400,000
Total: €26,900,000
Income
Summer: €51,000,000
Winter: €56,800,000
Total: €107,800,000
Net Expenditure
Summer: €40,500,000
Winter: €40,400,000
Total: €80,900,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.
Coupe de France Due to violent behavior by their fan base, Lyon was kicked out of the Coupe de France.
UEFA Europa League
Group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceEuropa LeagueTotal29FWMoussa Dembélé21012227FWKarl Toko Ekambi120618310MFLucas Paquetá9021148MFHoussem Aouar6028520FWIslam Slimani103465DFJason Denayer300315MFRomain Faivre3003818MFRayan Cherki002229MFXherdan Shaqiri20024DFCastello Lukeba200220FWTetê2002123DFEmerson100111FWTino Kadewere100123MFThiago Mendes100128MFTanguy Ndombele0011Own goals2022Totals6601985
References