Olympique Lyonnais (; commonly referred to as simply
Lyon, or
OL) is a
French football club based in
Lyon. It plays in France's highest football division,
Ligue 1. The club was formed as
Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The club's most successful period has been the 21st century. The club won its first Ligue 1 championship in
2002, starting a national record-setting streak of seven successive titles. Lyon has also won a record seven
Trophée des Champions, five
Coupe de France titles and three
Ligue 2 Championships.