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2020–21 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 2020–21 season was the 71st season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lyon participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Olympique Lyonnais
2020–21 season
OwnerOL Groupe
PresidentJean-Michel Aulas
Head coachRudi Garcia
StadiumParc Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 14th
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Memphis Depay (20)
All:
Memphis Depay (22)
Biggest win5–0 vs Saint-Étienne
Biggest defeat2–4 vs Paris Saint-Germain

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 13 January 2021[1]

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   POR Anthony Lopes (vice-captain)
2 DF   CIV Sinaly Diomandé
3 DF   ALG Djamel Benlamri
5 DF   BEL Jason Denayer
6 DF   BRA Marcelo
7 FW   CMR Karl Toko Ekambi
8 MF   FRA Houssem Aouar
10 FW   NED Memphis Depay (captain)
11 FW   ZIM Tino Kadewere
12 MF   BRA Lucas Paquetá
14 DF   FRA Léo Dubois (3rd captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   FRA Rayan Cherki
19 DF   TUR Cenk Özkaçar
20 FW   ALG Islam Slimani
22 DF   ITA Mattia De Sciglio (on loan from Juventus)
23 MF   BRA Thiago Mendes
25 MF   FRA Maxence Caqueret
26 DF   FRA Melvin Bard
27 DF   CIV Maxwel Cornet
30 GK   GER Julian Pollersbeck
39 MF   BRA Bruno Guimarães

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   CMR Boris Essele (at FBBP 01)
— DF   DEN Joachim Andersen (at Fulham)
— DF   BEL Héritier Deyonge (at Utrecht U23)
— DF   MLI Youssouf Koné (at Hatayspor)
— MF   SEN Pape Cheikh Diop (at Dijon)
— MF   BRA Jean Lucas (at Brest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SEN Ousseynou Ndiaye (at FBBP 01)
— MF   FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (at Nice)
— FW   FRA Moussa Dembélé (at Atlético Madrid)
— FW   FRA Nicolas Fontaine (at Las Rozas)
— FW   FRA Lenny Pintor (at Troyes)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
7 FW   Karl Toko Ekambi   Villarreal €11.5M 2 June 2020 [2]
11 FW   Tino Kadewere   Le Havre Loan return 1 August 2020 [3]
19 DF   Cenk Özkaçar   Altay €1.5M 18 August 2020 [4]
30 GK   Julian Pollersbeck   Hamburger SV €250,000 9 September 2020 [5]
12 MF   Lucas Paquetá   Milan €20M 30 September 2020 [6]
22 DF   Mattia De Sciglio   Juventus Loan 5 October 2020 [7]
33 FW   Habib Keïta   Guidars FC €1M 5 October 2020 [8]
3 DF   Djamel Benlamri   Al Shabab Free 6 October 2020 [9]
20 FW   Islam Slimani   Leicester City Free 13 January 2021 [10]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
29 MF   Lucas Tousart   Hertha BSC End of loan 1 July 2020 [11]
19 FW   Amine Gouiri   Nice €7M 1 July 2020 [12]
7 FW   Martin Terrier   Rennes €12M 6 July 2020 [13]
26 DF   Oumar Solet   Red Bull Salzburg €4.5M 17 July 2020 [14]
— MF   Pape Cheikh Diop   Dijon Loan 6 August 2020 [15]
20 DF   Marçal   Wolverhampton Wanderers €2M 6 September 2020 [16]
4 DF   Rafael   İstanbul Başakşehir Free 8 September 2020 [17]
— FW   Lenny Pintor   Troyes Loan extended 9 September 2020 [18]
23 DF   Kenny Tete   Fulham €3.2M 10 September 2020 [19]
30 GK   Ciprian Tătărușanu   Milan €500,000 11 September 2020 [20]
16 GK   Anthony Racioppi   Dijon Free 25 September 2020 [21]
10 FW   Bertrand Traoré   Aston Villa €20M 19 September 2020 [22]
28 DF   Youssouf Koné   Elche Loan 29 September 2020 [23]
3 DF   Joachim Andersen   Fulham Loan 6 October 2020 [9]
17 MF   Jeff Reine-Adélaïde   Nice Loan 6 October 2020 [9]
4 MF   Jean Lucas   Brest Loan 12 January 2021 [24]
9 FW   Moussa Dembélé   Atlético Madrid Loan (€1.5M) 13 January 2021 [10]
28 DF   Youssouf Koné   Hatayspor Loan 1 February 2021 [25]

Transfer summary edit

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 28 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 4th 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 057.89
Coupe de France 9 February 2021 21 April 2021 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 12 7 +5 050.00
Total 42 24 11 7 93 50 +43 057.14

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1 edit

Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 1

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[26]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary edit

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 10 6 81 43  +38 76 11 3 5 42 23  +19 11 7 1 39 20  +19

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDDDDWWDWWWWWDWWWDLWWWWLWDWDLDWWLWWWL
Position1581112111496653332321113322232333344444444
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[27]

28 August 2020 2 Lyon 4–1 Dijon Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Benoît Millot
11 September 2020 3 Bordeaux 0–0 Lyon Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
15 September 2020 1 Montpellier 2–1 Lyon Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Referee: Frank Schneider
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was postponed due to Lyon's involvement in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.[28]
18 September 2020 4 Lyon 0–0 Nîmes Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Amaury Delerue
27 September 2020 5 Lorient 1–1 Lyon Lorient
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Clément Turpin
4 October 2020 6 Lyon 1–1 Marseille Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
18 October 2020 7 Strasbourg 2–3 Lyon Strasbourg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
25 October 2020 8 Lyon 4–1 Monaco Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
1 November 2020 9 Lille 1–1 Lyon Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
8 November 2020 10 Lyon 2–1 Saint-Étienne Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
22 November 2020 11 Angers 0–1 Lyon Angers
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
29 November 2020 12 Lyon 3–0 Reims Décines-Charpieu
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
6 December 2020 13 Metz 1–3 Lyon Metz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
13 December 2020 14 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lyon Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
16 December 2020 15 Lyon 2–2 Brest Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
19 December 2020 16 Nice 1–4 Lyon Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
23 December 2020 17 Lyon 3–0 Nantes Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
6 January 2021 18 Lyon 3–2 Lens Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
9 January 2021 19 Rennes 2–2 Lyon Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
17 January 2021 20 Lyon 0–1 Metz Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
24 January 2021 21 Saint-Étienne 0–5 Lyon Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
29 January 2021 22 Lyon 2–1 Bordeaux Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
3 February 2021 23 Dijon 0–1 Lyon Dijon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
6 February 2021 24 Lyon 3–0 Strasbourg Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
13 February 2021 25 Lyon 1–2 Montpellier Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Gautier
19 February 2021 26 Brest 2–3 Lyon Brest
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
28 February 2021 27 Marseille 1–1 Lyon Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
3 March 2021 28 Lyon 1–0 Rennes Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
12 March 2021 29 Reims 1–1 Lyon Reims
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
21 March 2021 30 Lyon 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
3 April 2021 31 Lens 1–1 Lyon Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
11 April 2021 32 Lyon 3–0 Angers Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
18 April 2021 33 Nantes 1–2 Lyon Nantes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 April 2021 34 Lyon 2–3 Lille Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
2 May 2021 35 Monaco 2–3 Lyon Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: Geubbels, Pellegri, Marcelo and De Sciglio received red cards after the final whistle.
8 May 2021 36 Lyon 4–1 Lorient Décines-Charpieu
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mikael Lesage
16 May 2021 37 Nîmes 2–5 Lyon Nîmes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
23 May 2021 38 Lyon 2–3 Nice Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot

Coupe de France edit

Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France
9 February 2021 Round of 64 Lyon 5–1 Ajaccio Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Lyon 5–2 Sochaux Décines-Charpieu
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
8 April 2021 Round of 16 Red Star 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Lyon Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bauer
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Penalties
21 April 2021 Quarter-finals Lyon 0–2 Monaco Décines-Charpieu
21:10 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   POR Anthony Lopes 39 0 38 0 1 0
30 GK   GER Julian Pollersbeck 3 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF   CIV Sinaly Diomandé 31 0 10+17 0 4 0
3 DF   ALG Djamel Benlamri 8 1 0+6 0 2 1
5 DF   BEL Jason Denayer 33 2 31 1 0+2 1
6 DF   BRA Marcelo 37 3 34 3 2+1 0
14 DF   FRA Léo Dubois 40 2 35+2 2 1+2 0
17 DF   FRA Malo Gusto 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
19 DF   TUR Cenk Özkaçar 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF   ITA Mattia De Sciglio 33 0 14+15 0 4 0
26 DF   FRA Melvin Bard 18 0 4+10 0 4 0
27 DF   CIV Maxwel Cornet 39 4 29+7 2 3 2
Midfielders
8 MF   FRA Houssem Aouar 33 8 23+7 7 1+2 1
12 MF   BRA Lucas Paquetá 34 10 27+3 9 3+1 1
23 MF   BRA Thiago Mendes 34 0 23+9 0 1+1 0
25 MF   FRA Maxence Caqueret 33 0 19+10 0 3+1 0
28 MF   FRA Florent Da Silva 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF   MLI Habib Keita 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 MF   BRA Bruno Guimarães 37 3 21+12 3 3+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   CMR Karl Toko Ekambi 39 14 34+1 14 0+4 0
10 FW   NED Memphis Depay 40 22 33+4 20 3 2
11 FW   ZIM Tino Kadewere 33 10 24+9 10 0 0
18 FW   FRA Rayan Cherki 30 4 5+22 1 3 3
20 FW   ALG Islam Slimani 21 4 4+14 3 2+1 1
29 FW   FRA Yaya Soumaré 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF   DEN Joachim Andersen 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 MF   BRA Jean Lucas 7 0 1+6 0 0 0
9 FW   FRA Moussa Dembélé 16 1 6+10 1 0 0
17 MF   FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 DF   BRA Marçal 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF   NED Kenny Tete 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of 2 May 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 10 FW   Memphis Depay 19 2 21
2 7 FW   Karl Toko Ekambi 12 0 12
3 11 FW   Tino Kadewere 10 0 10
4 12 MF   Lucas Paquetá 6 1 7
5 8 MF   Houssem Aouar 5 1 6
6 18 MF   Rayan Cherki 1 3 4
27 FW   Maxwel Cornet 2 2 4
8 6 DF   Marcelo 3 0 3
20 FW   Islam Slimani 2 1 3
10 5 DF   Jason Denayer 1 1 2
14 DF   Léo Dubois 2 0 2
12 3 DF   Djamel Benlamri 0 1 1
9 FW   Moussa Dembélé 1 0 1
39 MF   Bruno Guimarães 1 0 1
Own goals 5 0 5
Totals 70 12 82

References edit

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