1999–2000 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 1999–2000 season was the 101st season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.

Lyon

1999–2000 season
Owner	OL Groupe
President	Jean-Michel Aulas
Head coach	Bernard Lacombe
Stadium	Stade de Gerland
Division 1	3rd
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Sonny Anderson (23) All: Sonny Anderson (28)
Average home league attendance	35,454

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Grégory Coupet
3	DF	FRA	Patrice Carteron
4	DF	FRA	Florent Laville
5	DF	POL	Jacek Bąk
6	MF	FRA	Philippe Violeau
7	FW	FRA	Sidney Govou
8	MF	FRA	Pierre Laigle
9	FW	BRA	Sonny Anderson
10	MF	FRA	Vikash Dhorasoo
11	FW	FRA	Tony Vairelles
12	DF	FRA	Serge Blanc

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	FRA	Hubert Fournier
15	DF	FRA	Christophe Delmotte
17	DF	FRA	Jérémie Bréchet
19	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque
22	MF	FRA	David Linarès
23	GK	FRA	Sébastien Socié
24	DF	FRA	Cédric Uras
27	MF	FRA	Patrice Ouerdi
29	FW	FRA	Roland Vieira
30	GK	FRA	Angelo Hugues
33	MF	FRA	Florent Balmont

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	FRA	Jean-Christophe Devaux (to Servette)
14	FW	FRA	Alain Caveglia (to Nantes)
20	FW	MLI	Frédéric Kanouté (to West Ham United)
25	MF	FRA	David Hellebuyck (to Guingamp)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	31 July 1999	13 May 2000	Matchday 1	3rd	34	16	8	10	45	42	+3	047.06
Coupe de France	22 January 2000	19 March 2000	Round of 64	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	4	4	+0	075.00
Coupe de la Ligue	8 January 2000	19 February 2000	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	066.67
UEFA Champions League	10 August 1999	25 August 1999	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
UEFA Cup	15 September 1999	7 December 1999	First round	Third round	6	5	0	1	11	5	+6	083.33
Total					49	26	8	15	64	56	+8	053.06

Last updated: 22 August 2024
Source: BDFutbol

Division 1

Main article: 1999–2000 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Monaco (C)	34	20	5	9	69	38	+31	65	Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2	Paris Saint-Germain	34	16	10	8	54	40	+14	58
3	Lyon	34	16	8	10	45	42	+3	56	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Bordeaux	34	15	9	10	52	40	+12	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Lens	34	14	7	13	42	41	+1	49	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	16	8	10	45	42	+3	56	10	5	2	24	11	+13	6	3	8	21	31	−10

Last updated: 13 May 2000.
Source: BDFutbol

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D
Position	3	13	8	10	4	3	2	2	1	5	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	3

Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Lyon v Montpellier

31 July 1999 1	Lyon	1–2	Montpellier	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vairelles 79'		Loko 24' Barbosa 73'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,443 Referee: Gilles Veissière

Troyes v Lyon

5 August 1999 2	Troyes	1–2	Lyon	Troyes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jezierski 82'		Vairelles 15', 52'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 13,043 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Lyon v Rennes

15 August 1999 3	Lyon	2–2	Rennes	Lyon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 31' Carteron 89'		Bassila 45' Nonda 74'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 33,509 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Metz v Lyon

20 August 1999 4	Metz	0–1	Lyon	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Caveglia 90'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 22,030 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

29 August 1999 5	Lyon	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 51' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,541 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lyon v Auxerre

11 September 1999 6	Lyon	0–0	Auxerre	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 36,706 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Bordeaux v Lyon

18 September 1999 7	Bordeaux	1–3	Lyon	Bordeaux
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wiltord 81'		Carteron 7' Anderson 9', 67'	Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 29,162 Referee: Bruno Coué

Lyon v Strasbourg

25 September 1999 8	Lyon	0–0	Strasbourg	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 31,159 Referee: Claude Colombo

Monaco v Lyon

3 October 1999 9	Monaco	1–0	Lyon	Monaco
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gallardo 5'			Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,086 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lyon v Nantes

12 October 1999 10	Lyon	2–0	Nantes	Lyon
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 50', 90'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 35,729 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Lyon

15 October 1999 11	Marseille	0–1	Lyon	Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)			Anderson 36'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,892 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Lyon v Nancy

24 October 1999 12	Lyon	2–1	Nancy	Lyon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 32' Blanc 59'		Rodrigues 20'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 30,679 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Sedan v Lyon

29 October 1999 13	Sedan	2–0	Lyon	Sedan
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	N'Diefi 21' Deblock 90'			Stadium: Stade Émile Albeau Attendance: 13,319 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Lyon v Le Havre

7 November 1999 14	Lyon	3–0	Le Havre	Lyon
17:00 CET (UTC+2)	Delmotte 35' Anderson 63', 83'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 35,811 Referee: Alain Hamer

Saint-Étienne v Lyon

10 November 1999 15	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Lyon	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+2)	Pédron 8'		Anderson 7'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 35,095 Referee: Gilles Veissière

Lyon v Lens

20 November 1999 16	Lyon	1–0	Lens	Lyon
19:00 CET (UTC+2)	Anderson 78' (pen.)			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Bastia v Lyon

28 November 1999 17	Bastia	3–0	Lyon	Furiani
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lachuer 20' Née 77', 85'			Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 7,447 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lyon v Troyes

3 December 1999 18	Lyon	1–3	Troyes	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+2)	Delmotte 37'		Boutal 20' Đukić 70', 80'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 34,951 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Rennes v Lyon

11 December 1999 19	Rennes	1–2	Lyon	Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bardon 24'		Malbranque 18' Anderson 78'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Bruno Coué

Lyon v Metz

18 December 1999 20	Lyon	2–0	Metz	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+2)	Malbranque 58' Anderson 81'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 27,917 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

11 January 2000 21	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Lyon	Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Christian 15' Robert 60'		Anderson 81' Vairelles 88'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,807 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Auxerre v Lyon

15 January 2000 22	Auxerre	2–0	Lyon	Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kapo 23' Marlet 67'			Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 9,627 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Lyon v Bordeaux

26 January 2000 23	Lyon	1–1	Bordeaux	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bąk 5'		Laslandes 17'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 31,492 Referee: Bruno Coué

Strasbourg v Lyon

2 February 2000 24	Strasbourg	4–2	Lyon	Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Luyindula 33', 68', 75' Laville 47' (o.g.)		Anderson 79' Kanouté 80'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 14.840 Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Lyon v Monaco

6 February 2000 25	Lyon	2–1	Monaco	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Anderson 5' Sagnol 21' (o.g.)		Trezeguet 38'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,478 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Nantes v Lyon

15 February 2000 26	Nantes	6–1	Lyon	Nantes
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Da Rocha 6' Sibierski 8', 10' Devineau 42', 51' Chanelet 88'		Vairelles 35'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 28,142 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Lyon v Marseille

26 February 2000 27	Lyon	2–0	Marseille	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+2)	Vairelles 28' Anderson 53'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,758 Referee: Alain Sars

Nancy v Lyon

12 March 2000 28	Nancy	1–0	Lyon	Tomblaine
18:45 CET (UTC+2)	Zé Alcino 69'			Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 11,167 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Lyon v Sedan

26 March 2000 29	Lyon	2–0	Sedan	Lyon
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Malbranque 49' Anderson 90'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 40,080 Referee: Claude Colombo

Le Havre v Lyon

8 April 2000 30	Le Havre	0–1	Lyon	Le Havre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Anderson 24'	Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 15,161 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Lyon v Saint-Étienne

14 April 2000 31	Lyon	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,218 Referee: Alain Sars

Lens v Lyon

29 April 2000 32	Lens	4–3	Lyon	Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delmotte 19' (o.g.) Nouma 23' Sakho 62', 68'		Anderson 9', 26' (pen.) Blanc 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,571 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lyon v Bastia

4 May 2000 33	Lyon	2–1	Bastia	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Violeau 45' Laigle 48'		Née 17'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,812 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Montpellier v Lyon

13 May 2000 34	Montpellier	2–2	Lyon	Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Silvestre 23' Maoulida 84'		Laigle 29' Anderson 45'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,351 Referee: Jean-Claude Puyalt

Coupe de France

Main article: 1999–2000 Coupe de France

Tours v Lyon

22 January 2000 Round of 64	Tours	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Lyon	Tours
20:00 CET (UTC+1)			Malbranque 119'	Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Lyon v Troyes

12 February 2000 Round of 32	Lyon	1–0	Troyes	Lyon
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vairelles 21'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 7,835 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Red Star v Lyon

4 March 2000 Round of 16	Red Star	1–2	Lyon	Saint-Denis
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Doukantié 47'		Govou 81', 82'	Stadium: Stade Marville Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Lyon v Monaco

19 March 2000 Quarter-finals	Lyon	1–3	Monaco	Lyon
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Laigle 35'		Pršo 59' Simone 79' Giuly 90'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 24,788 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 1999–2000 Coupe de la Ligue

Lyon v Amiens

8 January 2000 Round of 32	Lyon	3–1	Amiens	Lyon
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Anderson 17', 56' Vairelles 61'		Rivenet 86'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 24,290 Referee: Jacky Legrain

Lyon v Bordeaux

29 January 2000 Round of 16	Lyon	1–0	Bordeaux	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vairelles 32'			Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 18,461 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lyon v Bastia

19 February 2000 Quarter-finals	Lyon	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Bastia	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)			Née 101'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 28,196 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Lyon v Maribor

10 August 1999 First leg	Lyon	0–1	Maribor	Lyon, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Filipović 88'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 25,365 Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

Maribor v Lyon

25 August 1999 Second leg	Maribor	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Lyon	Maribor, Slovenia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Šimundža 23' Balajić 45'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup

First round

HJK Helsinki v Lyon

15 September 1999 First leg	HJK Helsinki	0–1	Lyon	Helsinki, Finland
18:00		Report	Vairelles 16'	Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)

Lyon v HJK Helsinki

30 September 1999 Second leg	Lyon	5–1 (6–1 agg.)	HJK Helsinki	Lyon, France
20:45	Anderson 11' Blanc 15' Linarès 18' Vairelles 70', 86'	Report	Lehkosuo 40'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 15,016 Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Second round

Lyon v Celtic

21 October 1999 First leg	Lyon	1–0	Celtic	Lyon, France
20:45	Blanc 63'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 28,539 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Celtic v Lyon

4 November 1999 Second leg	Celtic	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Lyon	Glasgow, Scotland
20:45		Report	Vairelles 17'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,291 Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)

Third round

Lyon v Werder Bremen

25 November 1999 First leg	Lyon	3–0	Werder Bremen	Lyon, France
19:45	Anderson 13', 45' Vairelles 77'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 20,899 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Werder Bremen v Lyon

7 December 1999 Second leg	Werder Bremen	4–0 (4–3 agg.)	Lyon	Bremen, Germany
18:00	Bode 15' Herzog 38' (pen.) Baumann 56' Pizarro 77'	Report		Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 9,559 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)