Olympique Lyonnais
Sports & Entertainment · France
Olympique Lyonnais is a French football club, listed on the stock market through its holding company, that earns money from its own 59,000-seat stadium, TV rights, sponsors and merchandise, and relies heavily on developing and selling players.
What makes it different
Selling young players is a core income source.
€450.3MPlayer sales over five yearsFive years to FY2024/25
The club sells players developed in its academy and counts sales over five years as a core income source.
How big it is
How big is Olympique Lyonnais?
€223.3MRevenue2025/26
~59,000Stadium seats2024/25
51,003Average attendance2024/25
How it makes money 2025/26
Player sales, then matchdays.
- Player trading36%€79.2M
- Ticketing20%€45.0M
- Media and marketing rights17%€38.4M
- Sponsoring and advertising13%€29.2M
- Other14%
How the business works
Academy to transfer market.
- 1Academy talents
- 2Own stadium
- 3Players for large fees
Owning the stadium gives steady income that transfers then top up.
Who owns it
- Olympe Bidco SAS (Michele Kang)87.78%
- Holnest2.41%
CEO: Michele Kang
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1950Olympique Lyonnais founded
- 1987Jean-Michel Aulas takes control
- 2002First Ligue 1 title, start of seven in a row
- 2007Listing on Euronext Paris
- 2016Club-owned stadium opens in Décines
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Olympique Lyonnais's own reports.
- Business activity for fiscal year 2025/2026 (full-year revenue press release; estimated figures under audit) ↗
- Results for the first half of the 2025/2026 financial year (press release) ↗
- Half-year financial report as of 31 December 2025 ↗
- Business activity for the first nine months of the 2025/2026 fiscal year ↗
Full profile
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What Olympique Lyonnais tracks32 metrics
Average Ligue 1 attendance at Groupama Stadium
Ligue 1 season-ticket holders
Market value of the men's professional squad
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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The full timeline18 moments
2024
2025
2026
Olympique Lyonnais vs Paris Saint-Germainside by side
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