The 2016–17 season was the club's thirteenth season since FC Lyon joined OL as its women's section. Like the previous season, the team won all three competitions: the Division 1 Féminine, the Coupe de France Féminine and notably its fourth UEFA Women's Champions League after it defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
Season events Lyon had won in the 2015–16 season its second triple crown, including its fourth UEFA Women's Champions League along with its fifth national double in a row. Before the end of the season Amandine Henry had moved to the NWSL, while subsequently Louisa Necib retired and Lotta Schelin returned to the Damallsvenskan. Lyon reacted by signing Dzsenifer Marozsán from Frankfurt. Kenza Dali, Kheira Hamraoui, Jessica Houara and Caroline Seger joined from major rival Paris Saint-Germain. Lyon also recruited New Zealand goalkeeper, Erin Nayler, from Sky Blue on a two-year contract to act as back-up for first-choice goalkeeper, Sarah Bouhaddi.
From September to November, Lyon won all first eight league games and first two Champions League rounds against newcomer Avaldsnes and Zürich by wide scorelines. Following a 2–1 win over 3rd place Montpellier, Lyon ended the year a 1–0 loss in its first game against Paris Saint-Germain, which took the lead in the table.Eurosport However, on January 6 PSG's September 0–4 win over Albi was reversed to a 3–0 loss,L'Equipe thus losing their advantage over Lyon. PSG's subsequent 2–1 loss against Montpellier gave Lyon the lead again.
In the winter transfer window, Lyon made three signings. Alex Morgan was recruited on loan from NWSL's Orlando Pride, Kadeisha Buchanan arrived straight from college soccer, and Josephine Henning subsequently joined the team. Lyon won all its first games in 2017, expanding its lead to a 6-point margin, before facing Wolfsburg in the Champions League's quarterfinals. 2012–13 and 2013–14 champion Wolfsburg had been Lyon's rival in the past edition's final, which Lyon had won on penalties, and the tie was branded by the media as the competition's advanced final.Vavel Lyon nearly ensured qualification with a 0–2 away win, and made it to the semifinals against Manchester City despite a 0–1 home defeat. After qualifying for the national cup's final, Lyon again set course to the final in an away first leg with a 1–3 win before suffering a one-goal defeat in Lyon to a goal by Carli Lloyd,Sport enough to make it to the final in Cardiff, where they faced PSG in the second final between two teams from the same country.RSSSF
On May 8, Lyon sealed its 11th national championship in a row with two games remaining, in a 9–0 win over Soyaux.Le Monde Finally the team faced a triple showdown against Paris Saint-Germain with two titles in dispute as well as PSG's qualification for the next Champions League as Montpellier took the second place. After a 3–0 win in the league match, the cup final ended in a 1–1 draw followed by a 7–6 victory in the penalty shootout, giving Lyon its sixth consecutive national double.Eurosport The Champions League final also ended in a draw with no goals were scored either in the extra time. The penalty shootout was also a long one, and it was resolved in a duel between the two goalkeepers. PSG's Katarzyna Kiedrzynek missed her kick and couldn't stop Bouhaddi's shot, which made the team the European champion for the fourth time and second time in a row.Marca
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 16 Sarah Bouhaddi GK Juvisy 2009 200 1 30 Méline Gérard GK Saint-Étienne 2014 Defenders 3 Wendie Renard DF Academy 2006 284 76 4 Julie Marichaud DF Academy 2012 8 Jessica Houara DF Paris Saint-Germain 2016 28 2 17 Corine Petit DF Soyaux 2008 21 Kadeisha Buchanan DF West Virginia Mountaineers 2017 17 0 26 Josephine Henning DF Arsenal 2017 8 0 29 Griedge Mbock Bathy DF Guingamp 2015 Midfielders 2 Kenza Dali MF Paris Saint-Germain 2016 7 1 5 Saki Kumagai MF 1. FFC Frankfurt 2013 124 27 7 Amel Majri MF Academy 2010 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán MF 1. FFC Frankfurt 2016 32 7 11 Kheira Hamraoui MF Paris Saint-Germain 2016 14 3 15 Aurélie Kaci MF Paris Saint-Germain 2015 18 Claire Lavogez MF Montpellier 2015 23 Camille Abily MF FC Gold Pride 2010 27 Caroline Seger MF Paris Saint-Germain 2016 26 1 Forwards 6 Andrea Norheim FW Klepp 2016 1 1 9 Eugénie Le Sommer FW Stade Briochin 2010 225 203 12 Élodie Thomis FW Montpellier 2007 265 107 13 Alex Morgan FW Orlando Pride 2017 2017 16 12 14 Ada Hegerberg FW Turbine Potsdam 2014 100 115 20 Delphine Cascarino FW Academy 2015 30 11 22 Pauline Bremer FW Turbine Potsdam 2017 28 9 24 Mylaine Tarrieu FW Academy 2013 Out on loan 1 Erin Nayler GK Sky Blue FC 2016 2018 0 0 25 Julie Piga DF Academy 2013 Left during the season
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2016MFDzsenifer Marozsán1. FFC FrankfurtUndisclosed1 July 2016DFKenza DaliParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed1 July 2016MFKheira HamraouiParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed1 July 2016MFJessica HouaraParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed1 July 2016MFCaroline SegerParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed1 July 2016FWAndrea NorheimKleppUndisclosed1 September 2016GKErin NaylerSky Blue FCUndisclosed3 January 2017DFJosephine HenningArsenalUndisclosed8 January 2017DFKadeisha BuchananWest Virginia MountaineersUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.20 December 2016FWAlex MorganOrlando Pride30 June 2017
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.8 June 2016FWLotta SchelinRosengårdUndisclosed27 June 2016DFEstelle CascarinoJuvisyUndisclosed7 July 2016GKCindy PerraultAlbiUndisclosed8 July 2016DFLine Røddik HansenBarcelonaUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.5 January 2017GKErin NaylerGrenobleEnd of season31 January 2017DFJulie PigaGrenobleEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.30 June 2017GKMéline GérardMontpellier 30 June 2017GKLois Ursella 30 June 2017DFJulie Marichaud 30 June 2017DFJosephine HenningArsenal 30 June 2017MFAurélie KaciAtlético Madrid 30 June 2017MFCaroline SegerRosengård 30 June 2017FWMarine CochelinSaint-Étienne
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Division 1
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
Table
Coupe de France
UEFA Champions League
Final
Squad statistics
Appearances
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Olympique Lyonnais but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameDivision 1Coupe de FranceUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 FW9 Eugénie Le Sommer2036292 FW14Ada Hegerberg2034273 MF18Claire Lavogez853164 MF23Camille Abily1005155 FW13Alex Morgan570126 MF5 Saki Kumagai623117 FW22Pauline Bremer45098 DF3 Wendie Renard60289 MF7 Amel Majri6107MF10Dzsenifer Marozsán403711DF17Corine Petit3115FW24Mylaine Tarrieu302513DF29Griedge Mbock301414MF11Kheira Hamraoui0300FW20Delphine Cascarino0213 Own goal300317DF8 Jessica Houara200218MF27Caroline Seger0011FW6 Andrea Norheim0100MF15Aurélie Kaci0100MF2 Kenza Dali0100 Total1033532170
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameDivision 1Coupe de FranceUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 GK16Sarah Bouhaddi1305182 GK30Méline Gérard4509 Total175527
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Division 1 Coupe de France UEFA Champions League Total3 DFWendie Renard200020405 MFSaki Kumagai0000101011MFKheira Hamraoui1000001014FWAda Hegerberg0000101018MFClaire Lavogez1000001021DFKadeisha Buchanan1000001022FWPauline Bremer0000101023MFCamille Abily0000101027MFCaroline Seger1000001029DFGriedge Mbock00100010Players away on loan:Players who left Olympique Lyonnais during the season: Total601060130
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