FC Lyon

FC Lyon
Full nameFootball Club de Lyon
Founded1893
GroundStade Vuillermet
PresidentPatrice Rea
ManagerBenjamin Barcel
LeagueRégional 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Group F
Websitehttps://fclyon.fr/

Football Club de Lyon is a French sports club. It was founded on 17 November 1893 by eight students of the Collège-lycée Ampère and is notable for its rugby and football sections. Its football section is the third oldest active football club in France behind both Le Havre and Bordeaux.

On 5 May 1918, FC Lyon were runners-up in the Coupe de France, losing 3–0 against Olympique de Pantin. As of the 2026–27 season, the club's senior football team competes in the Régional 3, the eighth division of French football.

Honours

Photo of FC Lyon in 1906

Rugby

Football

Notable players

References

  1. 1 2 "Histoire". FC Lyon. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "F.C. LYON FOOTBALL". Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Football (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2026.