Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 21:59 / Updated Tuesday, June 24, 2025 22:46
Olympique Lyonthe opponent of the people of Fcsb From the Europa League, he received a shocking news on Tuesday evening. The French club headline has been relegated to Ligue 2. The decision is not final and can be challenged!
The French colossus was sent to the second football level as a result of a decision taken by DNCG, the financial control body of the football clubs in France.
Lyon was relegated to Liga 2
The financial problems of Lyon led to the team's relegation to Liga 2. The situation had been worsening since the autumn of last year.
The team received a break to solve their financial problems, but failed. However, Tuesday's decision can be appealed.
“The theater in French football. President Olympique Lyonnais, John Textor, and Mickael Gerlinger, the director of the football department, were heard on Tuesday by the National Control and Management Directorate (DNCG) to remove the threat of administrative relegation to the 2nd League, decided on November 15 last year.
However, the institution has decided to formalize the retrograde of the club in Rhône in the second step, by virtue of Article 11 of the DNCG Regulation. Ol can still appeal against this decision, ”wrote journalists from L'Equipe.
“Relegated to a provisional title this winter, due to the fact that it did not present the guarantees required by the financial authority of professional football and due to a debt of 175 million euros, the club was under threatening to confirm this severe sanction.
Four days before this crucial term, Lyon's owner, interviewed by L'équipe after Botafogo's victory against PSG (1-0) in the World Club Cup, seemed confident and safe to save: 'I have made various investments in recent weeks, “he said. 'Everything is okay from a financial point of view'
On Sunday, John Textor signed with Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, the 45% surrender he owned within the London Crystal Palace club, for just over 200 million euros. The sale of Rayan Cherki at Manchester City also allowed Olympique Lyon to feed his accounts again, obtaining 42.5 million euros, ”according to the source quoted above.
The last time Lyon played in the second step of French football was in 1988-1989.
Lyon, end of road?!
Lyon is the team from which Karim Benzema has launched. At the French club, huge footballers such as Juninho Pernambucano, Michael Essien, Hugo Lloris, as well as the Romanian Ciprian Tătărușanu, also played at the French club.
Lyon is not the first big team in France to reach the end of the gap because of financial problems. Last year, a similar fate also had Bordeaux.
In the previous season of the Europa League, Lyon was the opponent of FCSB in the competition. The French showed their class and won the double sleeve in a clear way. It was 3-1 in Bucharest and 4-0 in Lyon.
Subsequently, the French were eliminated from the competition in the quarterfinals by Manchester United, at the end of an absolutely crazy doubles, in which they made 2-2 at the tour and 5-4 for return.
If the decision on the relegation of Lyon remains final, Rennes will be the one that will take his place in Ligue 1.
7Consecutive titles conquered Lyon in France, in 2001-2008, being the sixth club in Hexagon as a number of trophies
194 million eurosis listed Lyon's lot, according to Transfermarkt
