2005–06 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 2005–06 season was the 107th season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 17th 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 Trophée des Champions and UEFA Champions League.

Lyon

2005–06 season
Owner	OL Groupe
President	Jean-Michel Aulas
Head coach	Gérard Houllier
Stadium	Stade de Gerland
Ligue 1	1st
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 32
Trophée des Champions	Winners
Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Fred (14) All: Fred (17)
Highest home attendance	40,300 vs. Real Madrid (13 September 2005)
Lowest home attendance	29,026 vs. Bastia (21 March 2006)
Average home league attendance	38,535
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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	BRA	Cris
4	DF	SUI	Patrick Müller
5	DF	BRA	Caçapa (captain)
6	MF	FRA	Jérémy Clément
7	MF	MLI	Mahamadou Diarra
8	MF	BRA	Juninho Pernambucano
9	FW	NOR	John Carew
10	MF	FRA	Florent Malouda
11	FW	BRA	Fred
12	DF	FRA	Anthony Réveillère
14	MF	FRA	Sidney Govou
15	DF	SEN	Lamine Diatta
18	MF	FRA	Hatem Ben Arfa
19	FW	FRA	Karim Benzema
20	DF	FRA	Eric Abidal

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	POR	Tiago
22	FW	FRA	Sylvain Wiltord
23	DF	FRA	Jérémy Berthod
24	DF	FRA	Sylvain Monsoreau
25	GK	FRA	Joan Hartock
26	MF	FRA	Benoît Pedretti
22	FW	FRA	Grégory Bettiol
30	GK	FRA	Rémy Vercoutre
31	DF	FRA	François Clerc
32	MF	FRA	Romain Beynié
35	GK	FRA	Rémy Riou
37	DF	FRA	Sandy Paillot
38	DF	FRA	Mourad Benhamida
39	MF	FRA	Aurelien Brugniaud
40	MF	FRA	Anthony Mounier

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
4	DF	GHA	Michael Essien (to Chelsea)
11	FW	BRA	Nilmar (on loan to Corinthians)
13	FW	FRA	Pierre-Alain Frau (on loan to Lens)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	FRA	Johann Truchet (on loan to Reims)
34	FW	FRA	Julien Viale (to Istres)
36	DF	FRA	Alexis Genet (to Saarbrücken)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	31 July 2005	13 May 2006	Matchday 1	Winners	38	25	9	4	73	31	+42	065.79
Coupe de France	8 January 2006	11 April 2006	Round of 64	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	075.00
Coupe de la Ligue	25 October 2005		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Trophée des Champions	25 July 2005		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
UEFA Champions League	13 September 2005	4 April 2006	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	7	2	1	19	7	+12	070.00
Total					54	36	12	6	105	43	+62	066.67

Source: Competitions

Trophée des Champions

Main article: 2005 Trophée des Champions

Auxerre v Lyon

25 July 2005 Final	Auxerre	1–4	Lyon	Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mathis 7'	Report	Ben Arfa 1' (pen.) Carew 33', 67', 72'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 10,967 Referee: Pascal Viléo

Ligue 1

Main article: 2005–06 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyon (C)	38	25	9	4	73	31	+42	84	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Bordeaux	38	18	15	5	43	25	+18	69
3	Lille	38	16	14	8	56	31	+25	62	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Lens	38	14	18	6	48	34	+14	60	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Marseille	38	16	12	10	44	35	+9	60	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
38	22	13	3	56	22	+34	79	13	5	1	33	10	+23	9	8	2	23	12	+11

Source: Ligue 1

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W
Position	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Le Mans v Lyon

31 July 2005 1	Le Mans	1–2	Lyon	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	de Melo 56'	Report	Wiltord 36' Carew 57'	Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 13,134 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Lyon v Strasbourg

7 August 2005 2	Lyon	1–0	Strasbourg	Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Carew 26'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,680 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Marseille v Lyon

14 August 2005 3	Marseille	1–1	Lyon	Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Taiwo 6'	Report	Carew 35'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,609 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Lyon v Nancy

20 August 2005 4	Lyon	1–0	Nancy	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caçapa 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,938 Referee: Stéphane Moulin

Auxerre v Lyon

28 August 2005 5	Auxerre	0–2	Lyon	Auxerre
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Diarra 5' Juninho 44'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 14,276 Referee: Stéphane Bre

Lyon v Monaco

10 September 2005 6	Lyon	2–1	Monaco	Lyon
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Fred 5', 49'	Report	Kapo  34'  55' Gigliotti 79'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,043 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Bordeaux v Lyon

17 September 2005 7	Bordeaux	1–1	Lyon	Bordeaux
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Šmicer 7'	Report	Wiltord 64'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 32,020 Referee: Bruno Derrien

Lyon v Lens

22 September 2005 8	Lyon	1–1	Lens	Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tiago 38'	Report	Coulibaly 5'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 36,337 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Nantes v Lyon

25 September 2005 9	Nantes	0–1	Lyon	Nantes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Diatta  14'  89' Fred 80'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 33,289 Referee: Philippe Malige

Rennes v Lyon

2 October 2005 10	Rennes	1–3	Lyon	Rennes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Källström 10'	Report	Juninho 53' Tiago 74' Wiltord 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 28,998 Referee: Bruno Coue

Lyon v Ajaccio

16 October 2005 11	Lyon	3–2	Ajaccio	Lyon
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fred 29' Juninho 50' Wiltord 70'	Report	Diawara 35' Tiago 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 36,347 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Metz v Lyon

22 October 2005 12	Metz	0–4	Lyon	Metz
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Carew 23' Juninho 36' Wiltord 44' Malouda 51'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 19,333 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lyon v Sochaux

29 October 2005 13	Lyon	1–0	Sochaux	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Malouda 53'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 40,117 Referee: Olivier Thual

Toulouse v Lyon

5 November 2005 14	Toulouse	0–1	Lyon	Toulouse
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Govou 10'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 28,254 Referee: Alain Hamer

Lyon v Troyes

19 November 2005 15	Lyon	2–1	Troyes	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cris 28', 76'	Report	Nivet 21'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,940 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Nice v Lyon

26 November 2005 16	Nice	1–1	Lyon	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bagayoko 22'	Report	Govou 75'	Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 12,827 Referee: Alain Sars

Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain

3 December 2005 17	Lyon	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fred 5' Carew 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,134 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Saint-Étienne v Lyon

11 December 2005 18	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Lyon	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,352 Referee: Stéphane Bre

Lyon v Lille

16 December 2005 19	Lyon	1–3	Lille	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Govou 69'	Report	Odemwingie 9' Debuchy 62' Dumont 70'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,021 Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Strasbourg v Lyon

4 January 2006 20	Strasbourg	0–4	Lyon	Strasbourg
18:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Wiltord 5', 56', 73' Berthod 42'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 19,567 Referee: Alain Sars

Lyon v Marseille

11 January 2006 21	Lyon	2–1	Marseille	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tiago 54' Govou 82'	Report	Lamouchi 18',  81'  84'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,912 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Nancy v Lyon

14 January 2006 22	Nancy	0–2	Lyon	Tomblaine
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caçapa 48' Fred 82'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 19,126 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lyon v Auxerre

22 January 2006 23	Lyon	1–1	Auxerre	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Diarra 43'	Report	Luyindula 89'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,958 Referee: Claude Colombo

Lyon v Bordeaux

5 February 2006 25	Lyon	0–0	Bordeaux	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,354 Referee: Stéphane Bre

Lens v Lyon

11 February 2006 26	Lens	1–1	Lyon	Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1)	Jussiê 56'	Report	Wiltord 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 40,037 Referee: Bruno Coue

Lyon v Nantes

17 February 2006 27	Lyon	3–1	Nantes	Lyon
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Juninho 9' Diarra 35' Fred 56'	Report	Diallo 734'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,393 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lyon v Rennes

25 February 2006 28	Lyon	1–4	Rennes	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juninho 38' (pen.)	Report	Utaka 20', 52', 72' Gourcuff 32'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,168 Referee: Thierry Auriac

Ajaccio v Lyon

4 March 2006 29	Ajaccio	1–3	Lyon	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lucas Pereira 84'	Report	Juninho 62' Fred 78' Benzema 88'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Lyon v Metz

11 March 2006 30	Lyon	4–0	Metz	Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Malouda 13', 34' Carew 16' Müller 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Sochaux v Lyon

18 March 2006 31	Sochaux	0–4	Lyon	Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Wiltord 26', 53' Pedretti 45' Malouda 58'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Alain Sars

Lyon v Toulouse

25 March 2006 32	Lyon	1–1	Toulouse	Lyon
17:15 CET (UTC+1)	Carew 49'	Report	Moreira 44'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,794 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Troyes v Lyon

1 April 2006 33	Troyes	0–1	Lyon	Troyes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tiago 76'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 17,835 Referee: Olivier Thual

Lyon v Nice

8 April 2006 34	Lyon	2–1	Nice	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fred 23' Malouda 521'	Report	Ederson 39'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,545 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon

16 April 2006 35	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Lyon	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Fred 24'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,128 Referee: Stéphane Bré

Monaco v Lyon

23 April 2006 24	Monaco	2–1	Lyon	Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Chevantón 32' Di Vaio 57'	Report	Carew 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 16,053 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Lyon v Saint-Étienne

30 April 2006 36	Lyon	4–0	Saint-Étienne	Lyon
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hellebuyck 8' (o.g.) Fred 40' Juninho 56' (pen.) Pedretti 81'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,081 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Lille v Lyon

6 May 2006 37	Lille	4–0	Lyon	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dernis 35' Odewingie 49', 51' Makouon 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lyon v Le Mans

13 May 2006 38	Lyon	8–1	Le Mans	Lyon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fred 19', 40', 77' Cris 27' Wiltord 30' Juninho 43' Govou 86' Tiago 88'	Report	Grafite 15'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 40,426 Referee: Claude Colombo

Coupe de France

Main article: 2005–06 Coupe de France

Grenoble v Lyon

8 January 2006 Round of 64	Grenoble	0–4	Lyon	Grenoble
15:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Benzema 23', 30' Diarra 51' Ben Arfa 77'	Stadium: Stade Lesdiguières Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Philippe Malige

Ajaccio v Lyon

1 February 2006 Round of 32	Ajaccio	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Lyon	Ajaccio
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chafni 94'	Report	Cris 108' Govou 113'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Lyon v Bastia

21 March 2006 Round of 16	Lyon	1–0	Bastia	Lyon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juninho 56'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 29,026 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Lyon v Marseille

11 April 2006 Quarter-finals	Lyon	1–2	Marseille	Lyon
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fred 21'	Report	Maoulida 17' Niang 65' Taiwo  90'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,885 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue

Nantes v Lyon

25 October 2005 Round of 32	Nantes	1–1 (4–3 p)	Lyon	Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo 30'	Report	Govou 90'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 28,025 Referee: Stéphane Bré
	Penalties
	Toulalan Cetto Glombard Dimitrijević		Diarra Fred Monsoreau Carew Malouda

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lyon	6	5	1	0	13	4	+9	16	Advance to knockout stage
2	Real Madrid	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
3	Rosenborg	6	1	1	4	6	11	−5	4	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Olympiacos	6	1	1	4	7	13	−6	4

Source: RSSSF

Lyon v Real Madrid

13 September 2005 1	Lyon	3–0	Real Madrid	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Carew 21' Juninho 26' Wiltord 31'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 40,300 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Rosenborg v Lyon

28 September 2005 2	Rosenborg	0–1	Lyon	Trondheim, Norway
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Cris 45+1'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20,620 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

Lyon v Olympiacos

19 October 2005 3	Lyon	2–1	Olympiacos	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Juninho 4' Govou 89'	Report	Kafes 84'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Olympiacos v Lyon

1 November 2005 4	Olympiacos	1–4	Lyon	Piraeus, Greece
21:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Babangida 3'	Report	Juninho 41' Carew 44', 57' Diarra 55'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Real Madrid v Lyon

23 November 2005 5	Real Madrid	1–1	Lyon	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Guti 41'	Report	Carew 72'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Lyon v Rosenborg

6 December 2005 6	Lyon	2–1	Rosenborg	Lyon, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Benzema 33' Fred 90+3'	Report	Braaten 68'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 40,425 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

PSV Eindhoven v Lyon

21 February 2006 First leg	PSV Eindhoven	0–1	Lyon	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Juninho 65'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Lyon v PSV Eindhoven

8 March 2006 Second leg	Lyon	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	PSV Eindhoven	Lyon, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Tiago 26', 45+4' Wiltord 71' Fred 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Quarter-finals

Lyon v Milan

29 March 2006 First leg	Lyon	0–0	Milan	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 39,300 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Milan v Lyon

4 April 2006 Second leg	Milan	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Lyon	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Inzaghi 25', 88' Shevchenko 90+3'	Report	Diarra 31'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,900 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)