Lyon

Lyon have played 4 games in the 2026 season and stand 4th in French Ligue 1. They have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 0, scoring 6 and conceding 2. Their most recent result was 0-0 away at Paris FC on 12 September.

They finished 4th in 2025 on 60 points, from 18 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats. Across the last 7 completed seasons their best finish is 4th in 2020, and their average finish is 6.0. They have finished in the top four twice in that run.

Lyon results this season

Lyon in the French Ligue 1 table

Where they sit, with the clubs immediately above and below.

Pos	Club	Played	For	Against	Diff	Points
1	Lille	4	7	2	+5	10
2	AS Monaco	4	6	2	+4	10
3	Stade Rennais	4	8	5	+3	10
4	Lyon	4	6	2	+4	8
5	Paris FC	4	6	2	+4	8
6	Strasbourg	4	9	8	+1	7
7	Brest	4	6	6	0	5

The Lyon squad

ESPN lists Gerard Houllier as head coach and 31 players, read 2026-09-18. The squad holds 19 nationalities, most commonly France 9, Portugal 2, Denmark 2.

Position	Players	Names
Goalkeepers	6	Dominik Greif (1), Justin Bengui Joao (25), Yvann Konan (30), Matthias Da Silva (35), Rémy Descamps (40), Lassine Diarra (50)
Defenders	10	Zachary Athekame (13), Abner (16), Moussa Niakhaté (19), Felix Bacher (20), Ruben Kluivert (21), Clinton Mata (22), Nicolás Tagliafico (3), Steeve Kango (37), Mohamed Ouédraogo (76), Noham Kamara (85)
Midfielders	8	Pavel Sulc (10), Khalis Merah (18), Mads Bidstrup (2), Tyler Morton (23), Tiago Manuel Gonçalves Silva (46), Tanner Tessmann (6), Corentin Tolisso (8), Noah Nartey (99)
Forwards	7	Keito Nakamura (11), Loïs Openda (17), Julien Duranville (24), Kail Boudache (26), Adil Hamdani (44), Rémi Himbert (45), Ernest Nuamah (7)

Lyon season by season

Every completed season ESPN holds for Lyon in this competition, most recent first.

Season	Finished	Played	W-D-L	For	Against	Points
2025	4th	34	18-6-10	53	40	60
2024	6th	34	17-6-11	65	46	57
2023	6th	34	16-5-13	49	55	53
2022	7th	38	18-8-12	65	47	62
2021	8th	38	17-11-10	66	51	61
2020	4th	38	22-10-6	81	43	76
2019	7th	28	11-7-10	42	27	40

Where to go next

Our predictions for Lyon games are published as each one comes up, on soccer predictions.