The 2022–23 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season was the club's nineteenth season since FC Lyon joined OL as its women's section. Olympique Lyonnais finished the season as Champions of the Division 1 Féminine, Coupe de France and Trophée des Championnes, whilst they were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Chelsea in the Quarterfinals.
Season events On 8 June, Olympique Lyonnais announced the singing of Sara Däbritz from Paris Saint-Germain on a contract until the summer of 2025.
On 28 June, Olympique Lyonnais extended their contract with Ellie Carpenter until 30 June 2026, and with Kysha Sylla until 30 June 2025.
On 18 July, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signing of Inès Jaurena from Girondins de Bordeaux to a one-year contract.
On 21 July, Olympique Lyonnais extended their contract with Amel Majri until 30 June 2026. The following day 22 July, Alyssia Paljevic extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2023.
On 27 July, Grace Kazadi left Olympique Lyonnais to sign for Guingamp.
On 9 August, Manon Revelli joined Guingamp whilst Sally Julini also joined Guingamp on loan.
On 19 September, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signing of Vanessa Gilles on loan from Angel City until 30 June 2023.
On 16 January, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signing of Melchie Dumornay from Stade Reims to a three-year contract starting on 1 July 2023.
On 17 January, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Alice Sombath had extended her contract with the club until 30 June 2026, and that Kysha Sylla had joined Dijon FCO on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 29 January, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Inès Jaurena had left the club after her contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 15 March, Daniëlle van de Donk extended her contract with Olympique Lyonnais until the summer of 2025.
On 26 April, Janice Cayman announced that she would be leaving Olympique Lyonnais at the end of the season.
On 13 May, Olympique Lyonnais won the Coupe de France féminine 2–1 over Paris Saint-Germain, its 10th victory in the competition, on a brace by Ada Hegerberg. The match was attended by Y. Michele Kang, owner of the Washington Spirit of the American National Women's Soccer League, who also raised the trophy with Lyon.
On 16 May, OL Groupe and Kang announced the formation of a separate entity that would be composed of Kang's Washington Spirit, and Olympique Lyon Féminin. OL Groupe would retain a 48% stake in the resulting new entity, and Kang would become the club's majority owner and CEO, pending regulatory approval.
On 20 May, Olympique Lyonnais announced that they had extended the loan deal with Vanessa Gilles until 30 June 2024, with an option to make the move permanent. The following day, Olympique Lyonnais secured their 16th Division 1 Féminine title with a 1–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
On 31 May, Olympique Lyonnais announced that Inès Benyahia had extended her contract with the club until 30 June 2026.
On 2 June, Janice Cayman left Olympique Lyonnais after her contract expired, with Signe Bruun also departing on 5 June and Catarina Macario on 6 June.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Christiane Endler GK Paris Saint-Germain 2021 2024 60 0 30 Alyssia Paljevic GK Academy 2021 2023 1 0 40 Emma Holmgren GK Eskilstuna United 2021 2023 9 0 50 Feerine Belhadj GK Academy 2022 0 0 Defenders 3 Wendie Renard DF Academy 2006 2026 457 146 4 Selma Bacha DF Academy 2017 2025 136 8 5 Perle Morroni DF Paris Saint-Germain 2021 2024 60 2 12 Ellie Carpenter DF Portland Thorns 2020 2026 64 1 15 Assimina Maoulida DF US Orléans 2020 0 0 18 Alice Sombath DF Paris Saint-Germain 2020 2026 39 0 21 Vanessa Gilles DF on loan from Angel City 2022 2024 24 4 23 Janice Cayman DF Montpellier 2019 2023 80 13 29 Griedge Mbock DF Guingamp 2015 2024 163 33 Alice Marques DF Academy 2022 0 0 Midfielders 6 Amandine Henry MF Portland Thorns 2018 2023 (+1) 354 69 7 Amel Majri MF Academy 2010 2026 264 81 8 Sara Däbritz MF Paris Saint-Germain 2022 2025 20 6 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán MF Eintracht Frankfurt 2016 2023 177 63 11 Damaris Egurrola MF Everton 2021 2024 59 4 13 Catarina Macario MF Stanford Cardinal 2021 2023 46 30 17 Daniëlle van de Donk MF Arsenal 2021 2025 46 9 26 Lindsey Horan MF on loan from Portland Thorns 2022 2023 37 8 34 Mélissa Bethi MF Academy 2022 0 0 35 Celia Bensalem MF Academy 2021 1 0 Forwards 9 Eugénie Le Sommer FW Stade Briochin 2010 2023 375 287 14 Ada Hegerberg FW Turbine Potsdam 2014 2024 217 243 20 Delphine Cascarino FW Academy 2015 2024 206 41 24 Signe Bruun FW Paris Saint-Germain 2021 2023 44 17 25 Inès Benyahia FW Academy 2020 2026 26 3 27 Vicki Bècho FW Paris Saint-Germain 2020 35 4 28 Melvine Malard FW Academy 2017 92 33 Out on loan 19 Kysha Sylla MF Academy 2021 2025 2 0 Sally Julini MF Academy 2020 2024 8 1 Left during the season 2 Inès Jaurena MF Girondins de Bordeaux 2022 2023 5 0 32 Nesrine Bahlouli MF Academy 2021 2 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.8 June 2022MFSara DäbritzParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed18 July 2022MFInès JaurenaGirondins de BordeauxUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.27 January 2022MFLindsey HoranPortland Thorns30 June 202319 September 2022DFVanessa GillesAngel City30 June 2023
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.27 July 2022DFGrace KazadiGuingampUndisclosed9 August 2022MFManon RevelliGuingampUndisclosed20 January 2023MFNesrine BahlouliAC MilanUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.9 August 2022MFSally JuliniGuingamp30 June 202317 January 2023MFKysha SyllaDijon FCO30 June 2023
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.29 January 2023MFInès JaurenaWashington Spirit7 February 20231 June 2023MFAmandine HenryAngel City11 July 20232 June 2023DFJanice CaymanLeicester City11 July 20235 June 2023FWSigne BruunReal Madrid10 July 20236 June 2023MFCatarina MacarioChelsea9 June 202330 June 2023FWCelia Bensalem
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Trophée des Championnes
Division 1
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
Table
Coupe de France
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Appearances
|colspan="16"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Olympique Lyonnais but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameDivision 1Coupe de FranceTrophée des ChampionnesUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 FW24Signe Bruun8002102 FW9 Eugénie Le Sommer720093 DF3 Wendie Renard71008MF10Dzsenifer Marozsán53008MF26Lindsey Horan51028FW28Melvine Malard310487 FW14Ada Hegerberg42006FW20Delphine Cascarino41016MF8 Sara Däbritz4101610MF17Daniëlle van de Donk40105DF23Janice Cayman3200512DF21Vanessa Gilles30014FW27Vicki Bècho2200414DF4 Selma Bacha20002MF11Damaris Egurrola20002FW25Inès Benyahia20002MF7 Amel Majri20002 Own goal1001219MF6 Amandine Henry10001 Total691611298
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameDivision 1Coupe de FranceTrophée des ChampionnesUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 GK1 Christiane Endler12214192 GK40Emma Holmgren21003 Total1431422
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Division 1 Coupe de France Trophée des Championnes UEFA Champions League Total3 DFWendie Renard20000010304 DFSelma Bacha30000010405 DFPerle Morroni30001000406 MFAmandine Henry30000000307 MFAmel Majri00100000108 MFSara Däbritz20000000209 FWEugénie Le Sommer100000001010MFDzsenifer Marozsán000000202011MFDamaris Egurrola202100206112DFEllie Carpenter100000001017MFDaniëlle van de Donk200000204018DFAlice Sombath100000001020FWDelphine Cascarino100000001021DFVanessa Gilles101000002023DFJanice Cayman100000001024DFSigne Bruun000000101025FWInès Benyahia200000002026MFLindsey Horan100000001027FWVicki Bècho1010000020Players away on loan:Players who left Olympique Lyonnais during the season:2 MFInès Jaurena1000000010 Total280511090431
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