Choc des Olympiques
| Other names | OL–OM |
|---|---|
| Locale | Lyon / Marseille, France |
| Teams | Olympique Lyonnais & Olympique de Marseille |
| First meeting | 23 September 1945 |
| Latest meeting | OL 1–1 OM (24 January 2016) |
| Next meeting | Ligue 1 Round 5 (18 September 2016) |
| Stadiums |
Parc Olympique Lyonnais (OL) Stade Vélodrome (OM) |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Tie |
| Top scorer | Bernard Lacombe (12) |
| Largest victory | OL 8–0 OM (24 May 1997) |
The Choc des Olympiques (Clash of the Olympics) is the name of the football local derby between two major teams in French football with "Olympique" in its names – Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille. The French major football broadcaster Canal+ calls this game "Olympico" referring also to El Clásico. It specifically refers to individual matches between the teams. Unlike Le Classique, the rivalry has no bad blood within it and, instead, stems from the competitiveness of the each club's players, managers, supporters, and presidential hierarchy. The rivalry is often cited as being particularly important as both clubs are of high standard in French football and the championship is regularly decided between the two. Marseille and Lyon (along with Saint-Étienne) are the only French clubs to have won the French first division four straight times with Marseille doing it on two occasions.
The first meeting between the two sides was played on 23 September 1945 and ended in a 1–1 draw. Following Jean-Michel Aulas's acquisition of Olympique Lyonnais in 1987, the rivalry entered a more competitive environment. In 1989, Marseille began an impressive streak of five consecutive French league titles, though the fifth and final title was stripped, due to the Bernard Tapie scandal, which saw the club relegated to the second division. Marseille also won the 1993 edition of the European Cup. One notable match during the streak was a 7–0 thrashing of Lyon by Marseille during the 1990–91 season.
Following Marseille's relegation to the second division and eventual return, Lyon got revenge during the 1996–97 season hammering Marseille 8–0 at the Stade de Gerland with all of their goals coming inside 55 minutes. The win, to this day, remains Lyon's biggest league victory. Lyon eventually began to ascend the French football ladder and, at the start of the new millennium, began a streak of seven consecutive French league titles, easily surpassing Marseille's streak of four. During Lyon's national record-breaking streak, Marseille finished runner-up only once, during the 2007–08 season.
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