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FC Lyon
Photo of FC Lyon in 1906.
Full name	Football Club de Lyon
Founded	1893
Ground	Stade Vuillermet
Coordinates	45°43′29″N 4°52′52″E / 45.7247°N 4.8812°E / 45.7247; 4.8812
President	Patrice Rea
Coach	Laurent La Peitra
League	Ligue Auvergne-Rhǒne-Alpes De Football Senior 2
2023–2024	1st
Website	https://fclyon.fr/

Football Club de Lyon is a French sports club. It was founded on 17 November 1893 by eight students of the Collège-lycée Ampère and is notable for its rugby and football sections.^[1] Its football section is the third oldest active football club in France behind both Le Havre and Bordeaux.^[2]