Olympique Lyonnais, commonly referred to as simply Lyon is is a men and women's French football club based in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The men play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. Founded in 1950, the club won its first Ligue 1 championship in 2002, starting a national record-setting streak of seven successive titles. Lyon has also won eight Trophées des Champions, five Coupes de France, and three Ligue 2 titles.Lyon has participated in the UEFA Champions League seventeen times. The club's home colors are white, red and blue.