Club de Lyon FC is an American professional

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club based in

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, that plays in the

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(NISA), on the third tier of the

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History

The club began operations as a semi-professional side that was part of the inaugural season of

NISA Nation NISA Nation is a semi-professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is below the professional leagues in the United States soccer league system and began play in 2021. NISA Nation is affiliated with the third tier professional ...

, as well as the Premier division of UPSL. After a highly successful 2022 season, in which it won the Florida Region championship of NISA Nation and went undefeated in the regular season of UPSL, the club applied to join NISA's professional league, and was officially accepted in November 2022, to begin play in the 2023 season.

Stadium

For their inaugural season in NISA, Club de Lyon will play its home matches in

, at

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Players and staff

Current roster

References

External links

* National Independent Soccer Association teams Association football clubs established in 2021 Soccer clubs in Florida {{Florida-footyclub-stub