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Olympique Lyonnais II

National 3: Group I France

National 3: Group H

Founded:	1950
Stadium:	Plaine de Jeux de Gerland
Coach:	Jean Francois Vulliez
CFA Group C Form:
Overall Form:

Olympique Lyonnais II home ground venue is Plaine de Jeux de Gerland.

Jean Francois Vulliez is the current coach for Olympique Lyonnais II.

Olympique Lyonnais II CFA Group C Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Olympique Lyonnais II have played a total of 30 matches in France CFA Group C. Their current statistics is 10 win, 8 draw and 12 lose.

Olympique Lyonnais II did not win their last three matches in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Olympique Lyonnais II results for their home or away matches in CFA Group C 2021/2022.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Olympique Lyonnais II	30	10	8	12

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
28/05/2022	Monaco II	4 - 1	Olympique Lyonnais II	3-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	16' S. Lega
R. Pioton 18'		1 - 1
Tiago Ribeiro 19'
Florian Baranik 33'		2 - 1
Florian Baranik 42'
E. Ayiah 45+3'		3 - 1
			46' N. Bonnet
			46' A. Djimé
R. Pioton 51'		4 - 1
J. Semedo Varela 64'
L. Mayoute 64'
			67' D. Dib
			67' Abdallah Nouri
Florian Baranik 75'
H. Khida 75'
E. Ayiah 80'
J. Dionou 80'
21/05/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 4	Lyon Duchère	0-0	H2H	O	+
A. N'Diaye 13'
		0 - 1	40' N. L'Ghoul
			43' Bryan Ngwabije
			50' N. L'Ghoul
Habib Keïta 58'
N. Fontaine 60'
T. Barišić 60'
			60' Yannis N'Gakoutou
			60' J. Mendy
A. N'Diaye 62'
		0 - 2	68' M. Penneteau
			71' A. Gadacha
			71' C. Benhamza
N. Bonnet 71'
I. Halifa 71'
		0 - 3	75' M. Bouhmidi
B. Fougeu 75'
Abdallah Nouri 75'
			78' N. L'Ghoul
			78' J. Jebabli
		0 - 4	87' C. Benhamza
			88' S. Sefil
14/05/2022	Hyères	1 - 1	Olympique Lyonnais II	0-1	H2H	O	+
B. Agueni 4'
		0 - 1	11' D. Dib
Y. Mollo 40'
J. Cordoval 46'
T. Duponchelle 46'
			47' D. Dib
			47' Celestino Iala
			49' Habib Keïta
			49' I. Bounaas
B. Agueni 57'
M. Pottier 57'
			59' N. Bonnet
			59' M. Felix
M. Pau 61'
M. Martin 61'
			78' I. Bounaas
			86' I. Lomami
D. Diarra 90+3'		1 - 1
29/04/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	2 - 0	Louhans-Cuiseaux	0-0	H2H	O	+
			7' A. Magnora
			7' Gaby Jean
			45' P. Devarrewaere
Y. Lagha 58'
S. Lega 58'
Habib Keïta 67'
M. El Arouch 67'
			67' F. Cissé
			67' H. Roussey
I. Bounaas 67'
Titouan Thomas 67'
S. Lega 70'		1 - 0
			75' P. Devarrewaere
			75' P. Gaye
G. Nsombi 78'		2 - 0
			80' Clément Billemaz
			84' G. Pineau
M. El Arouch 90'
23/04/2022	Grasse	2 - 1	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-1	H2H	O	+
A. Buisson 17'
			19' S. Cola
			19' Hugo Vogel
L. Vinci 23'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	25' Y. Lagha
J. Smith 48'		2 - 1
H. Ako 50'
P. Puel 67'
Franck Delerue 67'
			70' Y. Lagha
			70' B. Fougeu
			74' D. Dib
			74' Celestino Iala
Romain Andréa 77'
A. Buisson 85'
Fabien Dao Castellana 85'
L. Vinci 89'
Hatmen Reibec 89'
16/04/2022	Toulon	2 - 1	Olympique Lyonnais II	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	25' N. Bonnet
			57' Habib Keïta
			57' Celestino Iala
Salif Gomez 60'
J. Bayo 60'
			65' D. Dib
			65' S. Cola
M. Brossel 72'
A. Hsissane 72'
			75' Y. Lagha
			75' Al Amin Aid
			90+3' P. Boueye
Z. Simpara 90+5'		1 - 1
S. Diallo 90+7'		2 - 1
09/04/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	3 - 1	Marignane Gignac CB	1-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	9' K. Abdallah
D. Dib 11'		1 - 1
Mathys Lefebvre 48'		2 - 1
Habib Keïta 51'		3 - 1
N. Fontaine 52'
M. Sounni 52'
			52' O. Mendy
Mathys Lefebvre 56'
			57' O. Diampo Sengele
			57' J. Mallet
			57' B. Rivière
			57' S. Mendy
Mathys Lefebvre 58'
S. Cola 58'
			65' M. Nagui
			66' O. Mendy
			66' N. Benabbou
			70' A. Bamba
I. Lomami 82'
Celestino Iala 82'
G. Nsombi 90+2'
26/03/2022	Olympique Marseille II	0 - 2	Olympique Lyonnais II	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	17' Titouan Thomas
			57' D. Dib
			57' S. Bossiwa
			57' M. Sounni
			57' S. Lega
			71' Habib Keïta
			72' Titouan Thomas
			75' I. Lomami
			75' A. Djimé
			82' M. Felix
		0 - 2	88' S. Bossiwa
19/03/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 4	Jura Sud Foot	0-2	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	5' L. Faucher
			24' L. Faucher
			29' A. Baradji
		0 - 2	44' Tiago
Mathys Lefebvre 46'
Celestino Iala 46'
D. Dib 46'
G. Nsombi 46'
			52' R. Nadifi
S. Lega 57'
M. Sounni 57'
		0 - 3	75' C. M'Buyi
		0 - 4	90+1' C. M'Buyi
12/03/2022	Aubagne	3 - 0	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-0	H2H	O	+
			28' M. Felix
F. Galley 32'
G. Théréau 33'
B. Soumah 41'		1 - 0
			41' N. Fontaine
			46' D. Dib
			46' N. Bonnet
N. Mendy 48'		2 - 0
J. Orsattoni 72'		3 - 0
			72' M. Barcola
			73' Habib Keïta
			73' Celestino Iala
			73' Lenny Pintor
			73' G. Nsombi
J. Orsattoni 76'
Kevin Osei 76'
B. Soumah 86'
Abdoulaye N'Diaye 86'
05/03/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 2	Chasselay MDA	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	36' A. Lemb
Lenny Pintor 50'
M. El Arouch 50'
			61' S. Bendaoud
			70' M. Chapuis
			71' M. Sy
			71' L. Socka Bongué
N. Fontaine 72'
D. Dib 72'
B. Talar 72'
M. Sounni 72'
			77' J. Mambu
			78' E. Quarshie
			78' Almike Moussa N'Diaye
		0 - 2	83' J. Mambu
			87' A. Lemb
			87' D. Doucouré
19/02/2022	Fréjus St-Raphaël	2 - 0	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-0	H2H	O	+
M. Ouchmid 7'		1 - 0
R. Boudersa 47'		2 - 0
			51' P. Boueye
			51' D. Dib
J. Mouillon 65'
			65' Jeff Reine-Adélaïde
			65' G. Nsombi
			68' I. Lomami
R. Jamrozik 69'
Aymeric Kissy 69'
			74' N. Bonnet
			79' N. Fontaine
			79' Emmanuel Danso
Kalonji Kisi 80'
A. Orinel 87'
A. Bourigeaud 87'
M. Ouchmid 90'
G. Sackho 90'
R. Delvigne 90+2'
12/02/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 0	Saint-Priest	0-0	H2H	O	+
			39' N. Dhib
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 47'
D. Dib 47'
			57' A. Charveys
			57' A. Kubota
M. El Arouch 57'
M. Sounni 57'
			65' P. Sané
			65' D. Burban
B. Talar 70'
G. Nsombi 70'
			74' R. Souici
			74' A. Aguir
			81' Y. Martelat
05/02/2022	Rumilly Vallieres	0 - 0	Olympique Lyonnais II	0-0	H2H	O	+
			11' N. Bonnet
G. Odru 41'
N. Senzemba 46'
J. Fejoz 46'
			52' N. Fontaine
			52' I. Halifa
			52' S. Cola
			52' B. Talar
			52' N. Fontaine
			59' A. N'Diaye
			64' M. Sounni
			64' Mathys Lefebvre
N. Poulain 69'
A. Colo 69'
G. Odru 69'
M. Guillaud 69'
F. Tchenkoua 76'
26/01/2022	Lyon Duchère	0 - 0	Olympique Lyonnais II	0-0	H2H	O	+
A. Gadacha 11'
			46' Sinaly Diomandé
			46' P. Boueye
N. L'Ghoul 55'
			65' Hugo Vogel
			65' T. Barišić
A. Moke 65'
M. Belarbi 65'
C. Benhamza 67'
Y. N'Diaye 67'
Y. N'Diaye 70'
			72' N. Bonnet
N. L'Ghoul 75'
C. Khetir 75'
			75' B. Talar
			75' S. Lega
M. Penneteau 90+2'
22/01/2022	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 1	Martigues	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	18' S. Belloumou
			21' Y. Hadjem
N. Fontaine 46'
P. Boueye 46'
S. Lega 58'
S. Bossiwa 58'
D. Dib 67'
M. Sounni 67'
			74' F. Kembolo
			74' D. Caddy
			81' Ahmed Soilihi
			81' Salim Laassami
			89' A. Diawara
			89' L. Nleme Oyono
			90+3' F. Kadir
18/12/2021	Louhans-Cuiseaux	1 - 2	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-0	H2H	O	+
M. Aljic 4'
			11' P. Boueye
Clément Billemaz 13'		1 - 0
G. Pineau 41'
		1 - 1	56' S. Lega
			62' D. Dib
			62' M. Sounni
P. Etoughe 72'
D. Diarra 72'
Clément Billemaz 76'
J. Demdoum 76'
			82' S. Bossiwa
			82' G. Nsombi
		1 - 2	90+2' Marcelo
11/12/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	3 - 2	Hyères	1-1	H2H	O	+
			16' M. Martin
Marcelo 25'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	27' Abdelkader Kraichi
Florent Sanchez 55'		2 - 1
S. Bossiwa 63'
C. Augarreau 63'
S. Cola 63'
G. Nsombi 63'
B. Barcola 65'
D. Dib 65'
			72' M. Martin
			72' S. Niang
D. Dib 73'
		2 - 2	74' Abdelkader Kraichi
			83' M. Pau
			83' M. Sahnoune
			86' Y. Mollo
			86' M. Pottier
N. Bonnet 90+3'		3 - 2
20/11/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	1 - 0	Grasse	1-0	H2H	O	+
Mathys Lefebvre 20'		1 - 0
S. Lega 33'
S. Bossiwa 46'
Titouan Thomas 46'
			47' V. Muratori
Marcelo 54'
			65' Hatmen Reibec
			65' D. Guèye
M. El Arouch 68'
C. El Djebali 68'
			73' Nathalino Robalo
			73' P. Puel
Mathys Lefebvre 77'
			78' M. Darnet
			78' Fabien Dao Castellana
S. Lega 90+1'
I. Bounaas 90+1'
06/11/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 0	Toulon	0-0	H2H	O	+
			29' M. Delgado
S. Lega 52'
E. Wissa 52'
M. Barcola 64'
M. Barcola 64'
M. Ousmane 64'
B. Talar 68'
G. Nsombi 68'
			70' B. El Hamzaoui
			70' Dodi Nsungu
I. Lomami 81'
			89' M. Delgado
			89' J. Bayo
			90+3' S. Diallo
23/10/2021	Marignane Gignac CB	4 - 0	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-0	H2H	O	+
M. Nagui 36'		1 - 0
			46' M. Sounni
			46' A. N'Diaye
			46' Titouan Thomas
			46' B. Talar
B. Dali-Amar 49'		2 - 0
O. Diampo Sengele 51'		3 - 0
			52' Hugo Vogel
			52' S. Bossiwa
Y. Diatta 55'
			62' A. N'Diaye
M. Nagui 76'
N. Benabbou 76'
B. Dali-Amar 81'
M. El Atri 81'
N. Benabbou 83'		4 - 0
09/10/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	2 - 2	Olympique Marseille II	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	43' Cheick Souare
Habib Keïta 55'
		0 - 2	56' S. Ben Seghir
Habib Keïta 57'
M. El Arouch 57'
			58' I. Hadhari
I. Lomami 60'
Celestino Iala 60'
B. Barcola 60'
B. Barcola 60'
A. N'Diaye 60'
E. Wissa 79'		1 - 2
			80' A. Caprice
			80' B. Dessus
Florent Sanchez 81'		2 - 2
			87' I. Hadhari
			87' A. Benyahia-Tani
			87' P. Sciortino
			87' G. Versini
			89' G. Versini
25/09/2021	Jura Sud Foot	1 - 1	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	19' S. Lega
E. Abdou 39'		1 - 1
			41' S. Cola
			46' Celestino Iala
			46' M. El Arouch
			52' M. El Arouch
			61' O. Amar
			61' M. Sounni
Housseine Zakouani 66'
A. Khaled 66'
			68' B. Barcola
			68' P. Boueye
D. Andrey 70'
S. Sidibé 70'
L. Faucher 78'
J. Dinkota 82'
B. Kilic 82'
S. Sidibé 90+2'
18/09/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	3 - 1	Aubagne	0-0	H2H	O	+
Marcelo 30'
			34' M. Benarbia
			37' Y. Gazzaoui
E. Wissa 46'
S. Lega 46'
			55' N. Gandi
M. Sounni 63'		1 - 0
M. Sounni 65'
M. El Arouch 65'
			67' Kevin Osei
			67' S. Benbachir
		1 - 1	68' S. Benbachir
			71' B. Soumah
			71' Kévin Tabué
Celestino Iala 76'
G. Nsombi 76'
			79' N. Gandi
			79' G. Théréau
M. El Arouch 81'		2 - 1
M. El Arouch 90+3'		3 - 1
			90+4' S. Benbachir
Titouan Thomas 90+4'
11/09/2021	Chasselay MDA	2 - 0	Olympique Lyonnais II	0-0	H2H	O	+
			46' G. Nsombi
			46' E. Wissa
A. Lemb 49'		1 - 0
			50' E. Wissa
T. Le Maitre 57'
			67' A. N'Diaye
			71' M. Sounni
			71' O. Amar
E. Quarshie 78'		2 - 0
			79' O. Ndiaye
			79' B. Talar
E. Quarshie 79'
A. Valbon 79'
A. Lemb 84'
Bechir Yacoub 84'
T. Le Maitre 90'
Almike Moussa N'Diaye 90'
04/09/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	3 - 0	Fréjus St-Raphaël	3-0	H2H	O	+
B. Barcola 20'		1 - 0
S. Lega 23'		2 - 0
Marcelo 27'		3 - 0
			32' D. Russo
			33' R. Jamrozik
			33' P. Bazolo
A. N'Diaye 39'
			41' I. Sacko
			44' J. Mouillon
M. Sounni 56'
O. Amar 56'
Marcelo 63'
G. Nsombi 63'
			64' A. Orinel
			64' L. Prso
			70' J. Mouillon
			70' Youssouf Touré
B. Barcola 75'
E. Wissa 75'
28/08/2021	Saint-Priest	1 - 3	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	19' Habib Keïta
			28' R. Cherki
Y. Martelat 28'
D. Moussa 43'		1 - 1
			44' Habib Keïta
			46' Henrique Silva
			46' S. Bossiwa
			46' Florent Sanchez
			46' M. Sounni
			54' S. Lega
			55' R. Cherki
			55' A. N'Diaye
H. Koné 58'
D. Burban 58'
A. Aguir 65'
A. Charveys 65'
Ibrahima Traoré 70'
K. Mahdar 70'
		1 - 2	71' B. Barcola
		1 - 3	73' M. Gusto
21/08/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	0 - 2	Rumilly Vallieres	0-1	H2H	O	+
			17' G. Liongo Aduma
			17' A. Colo
		0 - 1	36' J. Fejoz
Hugo Vogel 46'
S. Cola 46'
M. Sounni 55'
S. Bossiwa 55'
Florent Sanchez 66'
N. Bonnet 66'
			72' J. Gay
			72' V. Di Stefano
			76' A. Peuget
			76' O. Fahmani
N. Bonnet 80'
		0 - 2	81' G. Odru
14/08/2021	Martigues	1 - 1	Olympique Lyonnais II	1-0	H2H	O	+
A. Diawara 5'		1 - 0
			45' Pape Diop
			46' Florent Sanchez
			46' B. Barcola
			46' Pape Diop
			46' S. Bossiwa
		1 - 1	55' B. Barcola
D. Atoiyi 59'
M. Penneteau 59'
K. Tlili 59'
D. Atoiyi 60'
M. Diarra 60'
A. Diawara 71'
L. Nleme Oyono 71'
			74' Mathys Lefebvre
			74' A. N'Diaye
			79' Hugo Vogel
F. Kembolo 89'
07/08/2021	Olympique Lyonnais II	1 - 0	Monaco II	0-0	H2H	O	+
I. Lomami 36'
E. Wissa 52'
S. Bossiwa 52'
			56' J. Semedo Varela
			56' V. Decarpentrie
Titouan Thomas 74'
M. Sounni 77'
O. Amar 77'
			77' L. Mayoute
			77' T. Mosbahi
M. Altıkulaç 80'
			80' Louis Torres
			88' Louis Torres
			88' H. Torregrossa
S. Lega 90+3'		1 - 0

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Olympique Lyonnais II in CFA Group C.

Statistics & Analysis of Olympique Lyonnais II

S. Lega is the leading top goal scorer for Olympique Lyonnais II with 6 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	3
Longest losing streak	4
Longest run without loss	4
Longest run without win	8
Clean sheets	9
Matches over 2.25 goals	14
Matches under 2.25 goals	16
Matches First Half Over 0.5	21
Matches First Half Under 0.5	9
Matches odd	10
Matches even	20
Average goals scored	1.03
Average goals allowed	1.43
Failure to score	13
Biggest victory	3 - 0
Biggest defeat	4 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	1
Own goals	0
Goalless draw at home match	2 (13%)
Goalless draw at away match	2 (13%)
Comeback win	2
Top Goal Scorer	S. Lega
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Olympique Lyonnais II Squad

Detailed statistics of each Olympique Lyonnais II player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

If you want to bet on the players, you should see who are the Olympique Lyonnais II top goal scorers and which players have a disciplinary problem with the the most yellow or red cards.

Click on the players to get in-depth players' profile. Such as the players' age, place of birth, height, weight and his entire soccer career path.

#	Name of Player
9	Yannis Alladoum Lagha	238	3		1	1
16	Justin Bengui Joao	90	1
	Sekou Lega	1940	24	3	3	6	1	1
	Titouan Thomas	1823	22	2	1			2
	Noam Bonnet	1594	20	2	3	2		4
	Bartosz Talar	1438	18	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Irwyn Lomami	1402	16		2			3
	Habib Keita	1269	15		3	2		3
	Malcolm Barcola	1144	13	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	Florent da Silva	1102	13	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Bradley Barcola	1078	13		4	3		1
	Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho	963	11	0	1	3	0	1	0	0
	Niakhate Ndiaye	950	13	3				3	1	2
	Philippe Boueye	927	12	2	1
	Kayne Bonnevie	900	10
	Djibrail Dib	870	14	3	7	1		1
	Marley Felix	841	10	1				1
	Hugo Marius Gilbert Vogel	799	10	1	2			1
	Sofyan Cola	775	12	3	3			1
	Gael Nsombi	769	15	7	2	2		1
	Madyan Sounni	652	13	6	7	1
	Nicolas Paul Julien Fontaine	579	8		5			2
	Mathys Lefebvre	534	7	1	1	2		1
	Samuel Bossiwa Bessolo	430	9	5	3
	Gwendal Degorce	360	4
	Mohamed El Arouch	355	7	4	1	2	0	2	0	0
	Eli Wissa	323	6	3	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Celestino Iala	283	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Melih Altikulac	270	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Lenny Pintor	213	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Mamadou Kévin Ousmane	206	3	1
	Oussama Amar	204	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Idris Bounaas	198	4	2	1			1
	Breyton Fougeu	180	2
	Castello Lukeba	180	2
	Mathis Ryan Cherki	145	2		1			1
	Ahmed Djimé	134	2	1
	Teo Barisic	120	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chaïm el Djebali	112	2	1
	Islamdine Halifa	109	2	1
	Al Amin Aid	90	1
	Damien Da Silva	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Jason Denayer	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Julian Pollersbeck	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Malo Gusto	90	1			1
	Mathieu Patouillet	90	1
	Ousseynou Ndiaye	90	1
	Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye	90	1
	Reo Griffiths	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Riyad Talbi	90	1
	Sinaly Diomande	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Jeff Reine-Adélaïde	65	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Henrique Silva Milagres	46	1		1
	Cédric Sofian Augarreau	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Abdallah Nouri	23	1	1
	Emmanuel Danso	11	1	1
	Matéo Pereira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	Arthur Pontet
	Boris Essele
	El Hadj Coly
	Florent Duparchy
	Heritier Bora Deyonge
	Melvin Bard
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	Nassim Benaissa
	Pierre Rothacher
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