Olympique Lyonnais
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Summary
Olympique Lyonnais is an association football club[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of association football club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,808 views/month, #71 of 13,640).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: OL Groupe[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Instance of: men's association football team[5]
- Home venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais[6]
- League or competition: Ligue 1[7]
- Owned by: OL Groupe[8]
- Headquarters location: Lyon[9], Q124014090[10]
- Chief executive officer: Laurent Prud’homme[11]
- Head coach: Paulo Fonseca[12]
- Commons category: Olympique Lyonnais[13]
- Industry: Q112166180[14]
- Chairperson: John Textor[15]
- Has part(s): Olympique Lyonnais[16]
- Inception: 1950[17]
- Sport: association football[18]
- Parent organization or unit: OL Groupe[19]
- Official website: https://www.ol.fr[20]
- Sponsor: Adidas AG[21], Emirates[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Olympique Lyonnais[23]
- Director / manager: Laurent Prud’homme[24]
- Represents: Lyon[25]
- Participant in: 2020–21 Ligue 1[26]
- Topic has template: Template:Fb team Lyon[27]
- Official name: Olympique lyonnais[28]
- Nickname: OL[29]
Body
Identity
Olympique Lyonnais's short name is recorded as OL[30].
Leadership
Board members include Jean-Michel Aulas[31], a sports executive[32], b. 1949[33], of France[34], awarded the Knight of the National Order of Merit[35]; Annie Famose[36], an alpine skier[37], b. 1944[38], of France[39], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[40]; Tony Parker[41], a basketball player[42], b. 1982[43], of France[44], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[45]; Nathalie Dechy[46], a tennis player[47], b. 1979[48], of France[49]; Eduardo Malone[50]; and Sidonie Mérieux[51], a businessperson[52], b. 1976[53], of France[54].
Why It Matters
Olympique Lyonnais has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]