Lyonnais 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. Their most successful period has been the 21st century. The club won their first ever Ligue 1 championship in 2002, starting a national record-breaking streak of seven successive titles. Lyon have also won a record seven Troph¨¦e des Champions, four Coupe de France titles, and three Ligue 2 Championships. They have appeared in the UEFA Champions League eleven times and, during the 2009¨C10 season, reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time after three previous quarter-final appearances.
  Olympique Lyonnais is one of the popular football clubs in France. About 11% of the country's population support the club. Lyon share this number with Paris Saint-Germain and only trail Olympique de Marseille. Lyon do, however, hold the honor of being the richest club in the country having generated an annual revenue stream of 139.6 million for the 2008¨C09 season, according to accountants Deloitte.
  Olympique Lyonnais also has a successful women's football team having won their league a record seven times, the last being the 2008¨C09 season. The women's team has also won three Challenge de France titles.