2016–17 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin
2016–17 season
Chairman Gérard Prêcheur
Manager Jean-Michel Aulas
Stadium Groupama OL Training Center
France Division 1 Champion
France Coupe de France Champion
Europe Champions League Champion
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin was its 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, reaching Frankfurt at the top of the competition's palmares.

Summary

Olympique Lyonnais 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. Olympique reacted by signing Dzsenifer Marozsán from Frankfurt and Kenza Dali, Kheira Hamraoui,m Jessica Houara and Caroline Seger from major rival Paris Saint-Germain.

From September to November Olympique 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, Olympique ended the year a 1–0 lose in its first game against Paris Saint-Germain, which took the lead in the table.[1] However, on January 6 PSG's September 0–4 win over Albi was reversed to a 3–0 lose,[2] thus losing their advantage over Olympique. PSG's subsequent 2–1 lose against Montpellier gave Olympique the lead.

In the winter transfer window Olympique made three signings. Alex Morgan was recruited on loan from NWSL's Orlando Pride, and Kadeisha Buchanan and Josephine Henning subsequently joined the team, which 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 Olympique's rival in the past edition's final, which Olympique had won on penalties, and the tie was branded by the media as the competition's advanced final.[3] Olympique 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, Olympique 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,[4] enough to make it to the final in Cardiff, where they faced Paris Saint-Germain in the second final between two teams from the same country.[5]

On May 8 Olympique sealed its 11th national championship in a row with two games remaining, in a 9–0 win over Soyaux.[6] 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 Olympique its sixth consecutive national double.[7] 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 Sarah Bouhaddi's shot, which made the team the European champion for the fourth time.[8]

Transfers

In
DatePositionPlayerOriginReferenceNotes
May 3, 2016MidfielderGermany Dzsenifer MarozsánGermany FrankfurtEurosport
July 1, 2016DefenderFrance Kenza DaliFrance Paris Saint-GermainL'Equipe
MidfielderFrance Kheira Hamraoui
France Jessica Houara
Sweden Caroline Seger
ForwardNorway Andrea NorholmNorway Klepp
September 1, 2016GoalkeeperNew Zealand Erin NaylerNew Zealand Norwest UnitedNZ Football
December 20, 2016ForwardUnited States Alex MorganUnited States Orlando PrideNew York TimesOn loan
January 3, 2017DefenderGermany Josephine HenningEngland Arsenal20 Minutes
January 8, 2017DefenderCanada Kadeisha BuchananUnited States West Virginia MountaineersCBC
Out
DatePositionPlayerDestinationReferenceNotes
May 27, 2016MidfielderFrance Louisa NecibRetirementFootball 365
June 8, 2016ForwardSweden Lotta SchelinSweden RosengårdExpressen
June 27, 2016DefenderFrance Estelle CascarinoFrance JuvisyFrance Football
July 7, 2016GoalkeeperFrance Cindy PerraultFrance AlbiLa Depeche
July 8, 2016DefenderDenmark Line Røddik HansenSpain BarcelonaMundo Deportivo
January 5, 2017GoalkeeperNew Zealand Erin NaylerFrance GrenobleLe Sport DauphinoisOn loan
January 31, 2017DefenderFrance Julie PigaFrance GrenobleCoeurs de FootOn loan

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 New Zealand GK Erin Nayler
2 France DF Kenza Dali
3 France DF Wendie Renard
4 France DF Julie Marichaud
5 Japan DF Saki Kumagai
6 Norway FW Andrea Norheim
7 France MF Amel Majri
8 France DF Jessica Houara
9 France FW Eugénie Le Sommer
10 Germany MF Dzsenifer Marozsán
11 France MF Kheira Hamraoui
12 France FW Élodie Thomis
13 United States FW Alex Morgan
14 Norway FW Ada Hegerberg
No. Position Player
15 France MF Aurélie Kaci
16 France GK Sarah Bouhaddi
17 France DF Corine Petit
18 France MF Claire Lavogez
20 France FW Delphine Cascarino
21 Canada DF Kadeisha Buchanan
22 Germany FW Pauline Bremer
23 France MF Camille Abily
24 France FW Mylaine Tarrieu
25 France DF Julie Piga
26 Germany DF Josephine Henning
27 Sweden MF Caroline Seger
29 France DF Griedge Mbock
30 France GK Méline Gerard

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed
Numbers in brackets in league games show the team's position in the table following the match

Pre-season

UEFA Women's Champions League

UEFA Women's Champions League Champions
TitleFirstPrevious
Fourth2010–112015–16

Division 1 Féminine

Division 1 Féminine Champions
TitleFirstPrevious
Eleventh2006–072015–16

Coupe de France Féminine

Coupe de France Féminine Champions
TitleFirstPrevious
Ninth2002–032015–16

Primera División statistics

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerGamesGoalsDisciplinary record
Pl.St.Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed cardRed card
2DFFranceDali, Kenza210000
3DFFranceRenard, Wendie16166200
5DFJapanKumagai, Saki19196000
7DFFranceMajri, Amel18176000
8DFFranceHouara, Jessica18172000
9FWFranceLe Sommer, Eugénie191420000
10MFGermanyMarozsán, Dzsenifer18144000
11MFFranceHamraoui, Kheira950100
12FWFranceThomis, Élodie920000
13FWUnited StatesMorgan, Alex865000
14FWNorwayHegerberg, Ada222020000
15MFFranceKaci, Aurélie100000
16GKFranceBouhaddi, Sarah17170000
17DFFrancePetit, Corinne843000
18MFFranceLavogez, Claire1578100
20FWFranceCascarino, Delphine620000
21DFCanadaBuchaan, Kadeisha860100
22FWGermanyBremer, Pauline18154000
23MFFranceAbily, Camille191610000
24DFFranceTarrieu, Mylaine953000
26DFGermanyHenning, Josephine330000
27MFSwedenSeger, Caroline18150100
29DFFranceGridge Mbock17163000
30GKFranceMéline Gerard550000

References

  1. ↑ Eurosport
  2. ↑ L'Equipe
  3. ↑ Vavel
  4. ↑ Sport
  5. ↑ RSSSF
  6. ↑ Le Monde
  7. ↑ Eurosport
  8. ↑ Marca
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