Lyon, Getty Images June 24 2025, 22:11

The official site of the France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has confirmed the lowering of Lyon from the highest division of the country to the second in status due to financial problems, including debts.

The Lyon Olympic finished sixth in the League Table 1-2024/25, scoring 57 points in 34 matches, but the next campaign of the club is probably held in the League 2. Lyon’s management tried to convince the financial supervision of the French football (DNCG).

The club has the right to try to challenge the decision. We will remind, the Lyon Olympic is the seven -time (in a row) winner of the French Championship.

Lion owner is American entrepreneur John Texto. In November 2024, he stated that the club shareholders would not allow him to “drown”.

According to the results of the season-2024/25, the wards of the disqualified Paul Fonseca came to the main stage of the Europa League.