Olympique Lyonnais, based in Lyon, competes in Ligue 1. The club was founded on 1 January 1950 and the official foundation year 1950 underpins a modern identity rooted in Lyon, France and ongoing top-flight football in Ligue 1, and Walkouts lists a curated selection of signed football shirts reflecting that history.
Home matches are played at the 59,186-capacity Parc Olympique Lyonnais, commercially known as the Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu, and that ground is central to the club story; collectors often seek shirts associated with matchdays at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais for display and provenance.
The early 2000s redefined the club on the domestic stage with a run that produced seven successive Ligue 1 titles, and on Europe’s stage Lyon reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals on multiple occasions; internationally the IFFHS places the club at 51, a concise marker of continental standing in modern lists.
For collectors there are notable anniversary releases after 1970 that surface in the market, including centenary and later commemorative trims and retro crests connected to club milestones; these anniversary shirts are manufactured with period detailing and often attract interest from those tracing Lyon’s visual evolution across decades.
Specific seasons act as strong magnets for shirts, notably the 2001-02 campaign which delivered the club’s first top-flight crown in that era, the domestic peak around 2005-06 and the European deep runs of 2009-10; shirts from these seasons are chased for match provenance, squad signatures and the link to landmark fixtures in Paris and Lisbon.
Away designs are a distinct collector lane, with the navy UCL away of 2005-06 famed for decisive knockout wins and memorable European nights, and authenticated retail items from fanshop runs can include player-issue variants or region-specific releases; limited early runs and signature placement increase desirability and many signed shirts are offered with 2005-06 navy away for UCL knockout wins provenance and accompanied by COA on selected pieces.
Signed retail shirts remain a key category, not just match-worn garments, with attention paid to centenary and milestone trims and season-specific details; collectors hunting Lyon shirts focus on items tied to the 2000 Centenary and the 2001-02 breakthrough, and the club’s links to the Groupama Stadium, Le Derby occasions and Décines-Charpieu matchdays make provenance stories richer, so final checks on signature proof and sourcing are essential and Walkouts lists authenticated releases and limited editions for purchase.
