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Olympique Lyonnais Thread
Olympique Lyonnais
Club Details
Full name Olympique de Lyonet du Rhône
Nickname Les Gones, Lyon
Founded 1950
Ground Stade Gerland,Lyon
Capacity 44,000
Chairman Jean-Michel Aulas
Manager Gérard Houllier
2005/06 Shirt
Stade de Gerland
The stade de Gerland is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. Situated in the Gerland quarter, it is presently used by Olympique Lyonnais.
Work began on the stadium, designed by Lyon resident Tony Garnier, in 1913. The construction soon halted because of World War I. After the war ended, construction restarted in 1919, with the assistance of a large number of German POWs. The stadium was fully functional by 1920,
Originally, the stadium had no sheltered seating areas, and hence needed to undergo vast amounts of rebuilding through its history. The cycling track that ran around the football pitch had to be sacrificed in 1960 in order to increase the seating capacity to over 50,000. In 1984, attendances reached 51680 for certain European Football Championship matches.
Further renovations were needed to prepare the stadium for the 1998 World Cup, as by that time FIFA had mandated that all stadiums used for international matches, including the World Cup, had to be all-seated. The north and south stands were completely knocked down and rebuilt, and the athletics track that had remained even after the cycling track had been removed was taken out. The new incarnation of Gerland had a maximum capacity of 42,000.
The stadium currently consists of two stands: a north and a south one. It also has two side stands: The tribune Jean Jaures and the tribune Jean Bouin.
Since 1950 the stadium has been home to Olympique Lyonnais, which needed to find a new ground after splitting from the Lyon Olympique sport club which played at the Stade des Iris.
Since 1967 the stadium has been classed as a historic monument, especially its entrance archways.
The record attendance for a Ligue 1 match is 48552, for a derby match between Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Étienne in 1982.
2005/06 Squad
Keepers
Grégory Coupet
Joan Hartock
Rémy Riou
Rémy Vercoutr
Defenders
Eric Abidal
Jérémy Berthod
Claudio Roberto Caçapa
François Clerc
Cristiano Marques Gomez Cris
Lamine Diatta
Alexis Genet
Sylvain Monsoreau
Anthony Réveillère
Johann Truchet
Midfielders
Jérémy Clément
Mahamadou Diarra
Alexandre Hauw Milieu
Pernambucano Juninho
Florent Malouda
Benoît Pedretti
Forwards
Hatem Ben Arfa
Karim Benzema
John Carew
Pierre-Alain Frau
Sidney Govou
Honorato Nilmar
Julien Viale Attaqua
Sylvain Wiltord
 Club Honours
Ligue 1 Championship 4:
2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05
Trophée des Champions 4:
1972/73, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04
Coupe de France 3:
1963/64, 1966/67, 1972/73
Ligue 2 Championship 3:
1950/51, 1953/54, 1988/89
Coupe de la Ligue 1:
2000/01
2005/06 Schedule
Sun, Jul 31 at Le Mans W 2-1
Sun, Aug 7 Strasbourg W 1-0
Sun, Aug 14 at Marseille D 1-1
Sat, Aug 20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Aug 27 at Auxerre 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Sep 10 Monaco 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Sep 17 at Bordeaux 2:00 pm EDT
Wed, Sep 21 Lens 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Sep 24 at Nantes 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Oct 1 at Rennes 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Oct 15 AC Anjaccio 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Oct 22 at Metz 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Oct 29 Sochaux 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Nov 5 at Toulouse 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Nov 19 Troyes 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Nov 26 at Nice 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Dec 3 PSG 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Dec 10 at St. Etienne 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Dec 17 Lille 2:00 pm EST
Wed, Jan 4 at Strasbourg 2:00 pm EST
Wed, Jan 11 Marseille 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Jan 14 at AS Nancy-Lorraine 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Jan 21 Auxerre 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Jan 28 at Monaco 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Feb 4 Bordeaux 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Feb 11 at Lens 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Feb 18 Nantes 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Feb 25 Rennes 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Mar 4 at AC Anjaccio 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Mar 11 Metz 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Mar 18 at Sochaux 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Mar 25 Toulouse 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Apr 1 at Troyes 2:00 pm EST
Sat, Apr 8 Nice 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Apr 15 at PSG 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, Apr 29 St. Etienne 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, May 6 at Lille 2:00 pm EDT
Sat, May 13 Le Mans 2:00 pm EDT |
| Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:56 pm |
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how how calm down  really great Threads Gohawks13, Im gonna make one of Valencia now if I feel like making it 
keep up the good work ! |
| Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:13 pm |
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Lyon go top with last-gasp win against Nancy
| Quote: |  Champions Olympique Lyon needed a headed goal three minutes into extra time from Brazilian defender Claudio Cacapa to beat promoted Nancy 1-0 and move to the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Lyon, chasing an unprecedented fifth successive title, are one point ahead of Racing Lens, who climbed four spots with a 7-0 rout of Auxerre.
Gabon's Daniel Cousin and fellow striker Olivier Thomert each scored twice to put the northerners 4-0 after 55 minutes.
Two goals from Brazilian forward Jussie and one by midfielder Yohann Demont completed Lens's second highest league victory after their 10-2 drubbing of Racing Paris in the 1963-64 season.
Auxerre, who had previously neither lost nor conceded a goal, drop four places to sixth after suffering the heaviest league defeat in their history.
Lens are level on goal difference with third-placed Paris St Germain, who visit promoted Troyes on Sunday.
The stylish win provided Lens with a morale boost before they entertain Romanian side Cluj in the second leg of their Intertoto Cup final on Tuesday.
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| Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:03 pm |
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Lyon set to seal deal for Tiago
| Quote: | Lyon are poised to sign Chelsea's Portuguese midfield man Tiago for £6m on a five-year contract.
The move for the 25-year-old is now close to being concluded by Lyon boss Gerard Houllier, BBC Sport understands.
Tiago is believed to have travelled to Lyon on Tuesday with his agent Jorge Mendes to finalise negotiations.
Lyon initially demanded Tiago as part of the long-drawn out £24.4m deal that eventually took Michael Essien to Chelsea from the French champions.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho brought Tiago to Stamford Bridge on a four-year contract in July 2004.
Tiago made regular appearances for Chelsea last season, playing in 34 of the 38 league games and scoring four times, but is down the pecking order after Essien's arrival. |
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| Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:13 pm |
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gohawks13
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WTF? This is insane.. like a swap, Essien for Tiago basically. Hope it works out though, itll give Lyon that depth and power back (somewhat) at midfield and Tiago playing time. |
| Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:28 pm |
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| Quote: | Lyon accuse Blues over Tiago fee
Tiago's move to Lyon has been thrown into doubt after the French club accused Chelsea of increasing the fee.
The 24-year-old appeared to be on the verge of a £6.5m transfer after he and his agent travelled to France to discuss personal terms on Monday.
But Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas told L'Equipe newspaper: "Tiago was the priority following the departure of Michael Essien to Chelsea.
"But we are a little bit irritated by the raising of the price."
On Tuesday, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho seemed convinced Tiago was on his way out of the club.
"It's a question of only a few details," he said.
"He provoked a lot of tears when he left on Monday because he's a wonderful boy and was a very good player for us.
"But he had a good offer from Lyon and their offer to Chelsea is very good. He wants to go and we couldn't break the legs of a boy like this to stop him."
Mourinho brought Tiago to Stamford Bridge on a four-year contract in July 2004.
Tiago made regular appearances for Chelsea last season, playing in 34 of the 38 league games and scoring four times, but is down the pecking order after Essien's arrival. |
sorry Gohawks, maybe not after all.... |
| Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:35 pm |
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Ok, i've said it b/f and i'll say it again, this is CRAP!! I sooo hate CFC! They think they're Gods. I hope they lose the EPL. They have no right to raise the price. Thise really makes me mad :evil: |
| Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:54 pm |
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Lyon sign Brazilian striker Fred
| Quote: | Brazil striker Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred, joined Olympique Lyon from Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte on a four-year contract on Tuesday.
Lyon, who are preparing for a Champions League campaign after winning their fourth Ligue 1 title in a row, will pay 15 million euros for the 21-year-old, club chairman Jean-Michel Aulas told a news conference.
"It's a real pleasure to welcome one of Brazil's best goalscorers and a player who will become one of the great talents of the game," Aulas said.
Fred won his first cap when Brazil defeated Guatemala 3-0 in a friendly in April in Sao Paulo. He scored 56 goals in 70 games for his former club over the last two seasons.
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...never heard of this guy.. he any good? |
| Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:32 pm |
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