Storied French club Lyon won its appeal against relegation on Wednesday and will stay in Ligue 1 next season. Seven-time French champions Lyon have kept their Ligue 1 place after winning their appeal against relegation, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Wednesday.

Olympique Lyonnais achieved a crucial victory off the field on Wednesday (9). After appearing before the Appeals Committee of the National Management Control Directorate (DNCG), the French club

The Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion (DNCG, the organisation responsible for overseeing the finances of French football clubs) relegated Lyon to the second tier on June 24, with the club confirming later that day that they would appeal the decision, describing it in a statement as “incomprehensible.”