2006–07 Olympique Lyonnais season

During the 2006–07 French football season, Olympique Lyonnais competed in Ligue 1.[2]

Lyon
2006–07 season
ChairmanJean-Michel Aulas
ManagerGérard Houllier
StadiumStade de Gerland
Ligue 11st
Trophée des ChampionsWinners
Coupe de la LigueRunners-up
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fred (11)
All:
Fred (14)
Highest home attendance40,520 vs. Dynamo Kyiv (1 November 2006)
Lowest home attendance33,971 vs. Nice (27 January 2007)
Average home league attendance38,546[1]

Season summary

Lyon won their sixth consecutive title, becoming the first club from the top five European leagues to win six league titles in a row.[2]

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Grégory Coupet
2 DF  FRA François Clerc
3 DF  BRA Cris
4 DF   SUI Patrick Müller
5 DF  BRA Caçapa
6 DF  SWE Kim Källström
7 MF  MLI Mahamadou Diarra
8 MF  BRA Juninho Pernambucano
9 FW  NOR John Carew (to Aston Villa)
10 MF  FRA Florent Malouda
11 FW  BRA Fred
12 DF  FRA Anthony Réveillère
14 MF  FRA Sidney Govou
15 MF  FRA Alou Diarra
17 FW  CZE Milan Baroš
18 MF  FRA Hatem Ben Arfa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  FRA Karim Benzema
20 DF  FRA Eric Abidal
21 MF  POR Tiago
22 FW  FRA Sylvain Wiltord
23 DF  FRA Jérémy Berthod
25 GK  FRA Johan Hartock
26 MF  BRA Fábio Santos
28 MF  FRA Jérémy Toulalan
29 DF  FRA Sébastien Squillaci
30 GK  FRA Rémy Vercoutre
34 FW  FRA Loïc Rémy
35 GK  FRA Alexandre Bouchard
36 FW  CHA Sylvain Idangar
38 DF  FRA Mourad Benhamida
39 FW  FRA Grégory Bettiol

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  MLI Mahamadou Diarra (to Real Madrid)
9 FW  NOR John Carew (to Aston Villa)
15 DF  SEN Lamine Diatta (to Saint-Étienne)
26 MF  FRA Benoît Pedretti (to Auxerre)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  ALG Nadir Belhadj[notes 1] (on loan to Sedan)
31 MF  ALG Yacine Hima[notes 2] (to Nice)
35 GK  FRA Rémy Riou (on loan to Lorient)

Competitions

Trophée des Champions
Main article: 2006 Trophée des Champions
30 July 2006 Final Lyon 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
Benzema  71' (pen.) Report Rothen  62' Stadium: Stade Gerland
Attendance: 30,529
Referee: Bertrand Layec
Penalties
Carew
Toulalan
Ben Arfa
Benzema
Diarra 		Yepes
Paulo César
Frau
Rothen
Kalou

Ligue 1
Main article: 2006–07 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 24 9 5 64 27 +37 81 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 19 7 12 53 38 +15 64
3 Toulouse 38 17 7 14 44 43 +1 58 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 14 15 9 38 30 +8 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lens 38 15 12 11 47 41 +6 57 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Bordeaux, the winner of the Coupe de la Ligue, is awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux also have been awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 24 9 5 64 27  +37 81 12 6 1 32 14  +18 12 3 4 32 13  +19

Source: Soccerway

Results by match
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWDLLDLWWDWDWDWDDWDWLW
Position14222111111111111111111111111111111111
Source: footballdatabase.eu
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 30 versus Rennes was postponed until 18 April 2007 and therefore should appear between matches 31 & 32.

Matches
4 August 2006 1 Nantes 1–3 Lyon Nantes
21:00 CEST Boukhari  4' Report Benzema  6'
Squillaci  63'
Fred  88'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 35,828
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
12 August 2006 2 Lyon 1–1 Toulouse Lyon
20:00 CEST Malouda  83' Report Fabinho  90+1' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,280
Referee: Philippe Malige
20 August 2006 3 Bordeaux 1–2 Lyon Bordeaux
21:00 CEST Faubert  5' Report Fred  28'
Wiltord  86'		 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,008
Referee: Stéphane Bre
26 August 2006 4 Nice 1–4 Lyon Nice
17:15 CEST Vahirua  27' Report Malouda  49'
Benzema  69', 90+1'
Tiago  74'		 Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 13,814
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
9 September 2006 5 Lyon 2–0 Troyes Lyon
20:00 CEST Cris  16'
Juninho  86'		 Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,391
Referee: Olivier Thual
16 September 2006 6 Lorient 1–3 Lyon Lorient
20:00 CEST Ciani  69' Report Tiago  6'
Fred  62'
Malouda  65'		 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: Alain Hamer
23 September 2006 7 Lyon 4–1 Lille Lyon
17:15 CEST Malouda  6'
Juninho  52'
Fred  64', 70'		 Report Cris  24' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,165
Referee: Thierry Auriac
30 September 2006 8 Sochaux 0–1 Lyon Montbéliard
17:15 CEST Report Wiltord  78' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 18,788
Referee: Bruno Coué
14 October 2006 9 Lyon 2–1 Saint-Étienne Lyon
17:00 CEST Tiago  65'
Juninho  88'		 Report Hautcœur  67'
Diatta  81'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,218
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
22 October 2006 10 Marseille 1–4 Lyon Marseille
21:00 CEST Taiwo  56'
Bamogo  70'		 Report Juninho  20', 78'
Benzema  48'
Källström  87'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,376
Referee: Bertrand Layec
29 October 2006 11 Lyon 1–0 Nancy Lyon
21:00 CET Carew  13' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,298
Referee: Philippe Kalt
4 November 2006 12 Rennes 1–0 Lyon Rennes
17:15 CET M'Bia  13' Report Juninho  78' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,499
Referee: Olivier Thual
10 November 2006 13 Lyon 2–1 Valenciennes Lyon
20:30 CET Cris  84'
Squillaci  86'		 Report Savidan  75' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,833
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
18 November 2006 14 Sedan 0–1 Lyon Sedan
20:30 CET Report Abdou  79' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Attendance: 21,025
Referee: Stéphane Bre
26 November 2006 15 Lyon 1–0 Auxerre Lyon
21:00 CET Malouda  25' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,576
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
2 December 2006 16 Le Mans 0–1 Lyon Le Mans
17:15 CET Report Wiltord  57' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 14,432
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
10 December 2006 17 Lyon 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
21:00 CET Wiltord  45'
Cris  87'
Malouda  88'		 Report Pauleta  60' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 36,072
Referee: Alain Hamer
17 December 2006 18 Lens 0–4 Lyon Lens
21:00 CET Report Juninho  23', 62'
Malouda  34'
Cris  51'		 Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 40,038
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
23 December 2006 19 Lyon 0–0 Monaco Lyon
17:15 CET Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,225
Referee: Thierry Auriac
13 January 2007 20 Toulouse 2–0 Lyon Toulouse
17:15 CET Emana  63'
Elmander  84'		 Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 33,940
Referee: Stéphane Bré
24 January 2007 21 Lyon 1–2 Bordeaux Lyon
20:45 CET Fred  64' Report Francia  3' (pen.)
Micoud  27'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,305
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
27 January 2007 22 Lyon 1–1 Nice Lyon
20:00 CET Baroš  40' Report Koné  35' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 33,971
Referee: Olivier Thual
4 February 2007 23 Troyes 1–0 Lyon Troyes
18:00 CET Nivet  90+4' Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 14,009
Referee: Damien Ledentu
10 February 2007 24 Lyon 1–0 Lorient Lyon
20:00 CET Fred  6' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,976
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
16 February 2007 25 Lille 1–2 Lyon Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET Audel  52' Report Fred  83'
Squillaci  89'		 Stadium: Stadium Nord Lille Métropole
Attendance: 17,092
Referee: Thierry Auriac
24 February 2007 26 Lyon 3–3 Sochaux Lyon
21:00 CET Baroš  40'
Wiltord  90'
Juninho  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Santos  9'
Ziani  29' (pen.)
Grax  86'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,363
Referee: Bertrand Layec
3 March 2007 27 Saint-Étienne 1–3 Lyon Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET Gomis  80' Report Källström  28'
Tiago  37'
Fred  47'		 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 35,201
Referee: Tony Chapron
11 March 2007 28 Lyon 1–1 Marseille Lyon
21:00 CET Baroš  19' Report Niang  86' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,930
Referee: Philippe Kalt
17 March 2007 29 Nancy 0–3 Lyon Tomblaine
20:00 CET Report Baroš  36'
Källström  76'
Fred  81'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,919
Referee: Olivier Thual
7 April 2007 31 Valenciennes 0–0 Lyon Valenciennes
17:10 CEST Report Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 15,999
Referee: Damien Ledentu
15 April 2007 32 Lyon 1–0 Sedan Lyon
21:00 CEST Ben Arfa  44' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,539
Referee: Bruno Coué
18 April 2007 30 Lyon 0–0 Rennes Lyon
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,848
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
22 April 2007 33 Auxerre 0–0 Lyon Auxerre
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 16,141
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
28 April 2007 34 Lyon 2–1 Le Mans Lyon
20:00 CEST Fred  39'
Malouda  68'		 Report Grafite  64' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,026
Referee: Stéphane Moulin
5 May 2007 35 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Lyon Paris
17:10 CEST Cissé  47' Report Juninho  90+4' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 41,577
Referee: Olivier Thual
9 May 2007 36 Lyon 3–0 Lens Lyon
20:45 CEST Govou  21'
Juninho  38'
Diarra  45'		 Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 38,213
Referee: Sandryk Biton
19 May 2007 37 Monaco 1–0 Lyon Monaco
20:45 CEST Ménez  58' Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,145
Referee: Damien Ledentu
26 May 2007 38 Lyon 3–1 Nantes Lyon
20:45 CEST Malouda  22', 66'
Benzema  83'		 Report Diallo  51' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,149
Referee: Bruno Coué

Source: [4]

Coupe de France
Main article: 2006–07 Coupe de France
7 January 2007 Round of 64 Aviron Bayonnais 1–2 Lyon Bayonne
17:45 CET Bidegain  59' Report Degoul  10' (o.g.)
Juninho  75'		 Stadium: Stade Didier Deschamps
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jérome Auroux
20 January 2007 Round of 32 Laon 1–3 Lyon Reims
17:00 CET Koffman  19' Report Clerc  27'
Govou  69'
Fred  85'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 9,200[5]
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
31 January 2007 Round of 16 Marseille 2–1 Lyon Marseille
21:00 CET Pagis  87'
Niang  90+1'		 Report Cris  17' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,346
Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2006–07 Coupe de la Ligue
25 October 2006 Round of 16 Lyon 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
21:00 CET Wiltord  88', 90' Report Paulo Cesar  58' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,816
Referee: Stéphane Bré
20 December 2006 Quarter-finals Lyon 3–1 Nancy Lyon
21:00 CET Malouda  53'
Govou  78'
Diarra  90'		 Report Zerka  65' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 26,757
Referee: Damien Ledentu
17 January 2007 Semi-finals Lyon 1–0 Le Mans Lyon
21:00 CET Abidal  22' Report Cerdan  81' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 27,541
Referee: Phillipe Kalt
31 March 2007 Final Lyon 0–1 Bordeaux Saint-Denis
21:00 CET Report Henrique  89' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,072
Referee: Herve Piccarillo

Champions League
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League

Group E
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lyon 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11
3 Steaua București 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2
Source: RSSSF
13 September 2006 1 Lyon 2–0 Real Madrid Lyon, France
20:45 Fred  11'
Tiago  31'		 Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
26 September 2006 2 Steaua București 0–3 Lyon Bucharest, Romania
20:45 Report Fred  43'
Tiago  55'
Benzema  89'		 Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
17 October 2006 3 Dynamo Kyiv 0–3 Lyon Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 Report Juninho  31'
Källström  38'
Malouda  51'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
1 November 2006 4 Lyon 1–0 Dynamo Kyiv Lyon, France
20:45 Benzema  14' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,520
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
21 November 2006 5 Real Madrid 2–2 Lyon Madrid, Spain
20:45 Diarra  39'
Van Nistelrooy  83'		 Report Carew  11'
Malouda  31'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
6 December 2006 6 Lyon 1–1 Steaua București Lyon, France
20:45 Diarra  12' Report Dică  2' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,351
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Round of 16
21 February 2007 First leg Roma 0–0 Lyon Rome, Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
6 March 2007 Second leg Lyon 0–2
(0–2 agg.)		 Roma Lyon, France
20:45 Report Totti  22'
Mancini  44'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,260
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Belhadj was born in Saint-Claude, France, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualifies to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in March 2004.
  2. Hima was born in Lyon, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in 2006.

References
  1. "Ligue 1 2006/2007 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Lyon 2006/2007". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "Lyon - 2006/07". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. "Olympique Lyonnais 2006/2007 calendar". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. "Laon / OL (1-3)". OLweb.fr. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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