The 2024–25 season was the 75th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Lyon participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.
On 15 November 2024, it was announced by the DNCG that Lyon would be provisionally demoted to Ligue 2 at the end of the season because of financial mismanagement and would be banned from signing players in January 2025.
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 17 May 2025. Appearances include Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Transfer fee Signed from Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 GK 2024 2028 €3.25M Botafogo 49 0 Second nationality: Italy 40 GK 2024 2027 Free Nantes 3 0 50 GK 2023 2027 Free Châteauroux 0 0 Defenders 3 LB 2022 2025 €4.2M Ajax 102 9 Second nationality: Italy 16 LB 2024 2029 €8M Real Betis 27 2 19 CB 2024 2028 €31.9M Nottingham Forest 42 0 Second nationality: France 20 RB 2022 2027 €1M Le Havre 61 0 22 RB / CB 2023 2026 €5M Club Brugge 73 0 Second nationality: Belgium 27 CB 2024 2025 Loan Rennes 4 0 Second nationality: France 55 CB 2023 2027 €5.13M Southampton 56 1 Midfielders 4 DM 2023 2027 €3M Real Betis 14 0 7 CM 2024 2026 €4M Marseille 38 2 8 CM 2022 2027 Free Bayern Munich 270 42 Second nationality: TogoOriginally from youth system 15 DM / CM 2024 2029 €6M Venezia 35 1 23 AM / LW 2025 2025 Loan Botafogo 20 2 31 DM 2024 2026 €2.6M Rennes 58 1 98 CM / RB 2023 2027 Free Arsenal 73 3 Second nationality: Barbados Forwards 10 CF 2022 2025 Free Arsenal 391 201 Originally from youth system 11 LW / RW 2024 2028 €17M Gent 62 15 18 RW / AM 2019 2026 N/A Youth Sector 185 28 37 RW / LW 2023 2028 €28.5M Molenbeek 66 9 69 CF 2024 2028 €18.5M Metz 47 17 Second nationality: FranceOriginally from youth system Left during the season 1 GK 2012 2025 N/A Youth Sector 489 0 Second nationality: France 6 CM 2018 2026 N/A Youth Sector 184 7 7 CF / RW 2023 2027 €8M Troyes 25 2 Second nationality: Portugal 9 CF / LW 2024 2028 €12M Gent 21 5 12 LW / RW 2024 2025 Loan Galatasaray 6 0 Second nationality: England 14 CB 2024 2028 €3.58M Botafogo 4 0 17 LW / AM 2024 2027 €20.4M West Ham United 36 6 25 DM 2024 2028 €35.1M Nottingham Forest 13 2 30 GK 2021 2028 N/A Youth Sector 0 0 34 CM 2023 2027 Free Paris Saint-Germain 16 0
Players from Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy
Out on loan
Transfers In PlayerTransferred from FeeDateSource Summer 15 DunkerqueLoan return16 SochauxLoan return27 VfL WolfsburgLoan return28 MolenbeekLoan return29 MolenbeekLoan return31 LavalLoan return80 Werder BremenLoan return 7 Troyes€6M 17 West Ham United€14.4M 55 Southampton€3.59M 25 Nottingham Forest€23.4M 19 Nottingham Forest€31.9M 16 Real Betis€8M 37 Molenbeek€28.5M 69 Metz€18.5M 32 SouthamptonFree 40 NantesFree 15 Venezia€6M 27 RennesLoan (€0.5M)12 GalatasarayLoan (€3M)7 Marseille€4M BordeauxFree Winter14 BotafogoLoan return23 BotafogoLoan
Out PlayerTransferred to FeeDateSource Summer 11 NantesFree21 Real ValladolidFree16 SochauxLoan MolenbeekLoan80 Werder Bremen€4.75M 15 MolenbeekLoan32 RouenFree 12 Everton€19.5M Ararat YerevanFree24 NantesLoan84 BotafogoFree29 Strasbourg€10M 27 Hellas VeronaLoan 25 EvertonLoan2 AuxerreFree7 Brest€4.5M 14 BotafogoLoan PartizanFree 5 PAOKFree28 OrléansFree Winter1 NantesFree47 Botafogo€5.3M 9 TSG Hoffenheim€9M 6 Como€15M 14 AnderlechtLoan 34 Le HavreLoan 30 Jedinstvo UbLoan 12 GalatasarayEnd of loan 17 NeomLoan 91 Al-RiyadhFree
Pre-season and friendlies
Lyon started the pre-season campaign on 5 July 2024 in the club's training ground in Décines-Charpieu, before traveling to Austria from 15 to 25 July for a training camp in Innsbruck.
Competitions Overall record
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 21 June 2024.
Coupe de France
UEFA Europa League
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.
Quarter-finals The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=16 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=16 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=16 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=16 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Players transferred/loaned out during the season
Goalscorers PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceUEFA Europa League Total110FWAlexandre Lacazette15041969 FWGeorges Mikautadze112417318FWRayan Cherki80412411 FWMalick Fofana5061158 MFCorentin Tolisso712 10637 FWErnest Nuamah303673DFNicolás Tagliafico3025817 FWSaïd Benrahma111399 FWGift Orban20023DFAbner1 0127MFJordan Veretout200 223MFThiago Almada10121398 MFAinsley Maitland-Niles100155DFDuje Ćaleta-Car100131MFNemanja Matić010115MFTanner Tessmann1001Own goals3002Totals6542998
Clean sheets PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceUEFA Europa League Total123GKLucas Perri110 314240GKRémy Descamps00 00Totals110314
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