From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RC Lens
2023–24 season
President Joseph Oughourlian
Head coach Franck Haise
Stadium Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1 6th
Coupe de France Round of 64
UEFA Champions League Group stage
UEFA Europa League Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wesley Saïd
Florian Sotoca
Elye Wahi
(7 each)

All:
Elye Wahi (10)
←  2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Racing Club de Lens' 117th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF France  FRA Ruben Aguilar
3 DF Colombia  COL Deiver Machado
4 DF Austria  AUT Kevin Danso
6 MF Ghana  GHA Salis Abdul Samed
7 FW France  FRA Florian Sotoca
9 FW France  FRA Elye Wahi
10 MF Portugal  POR David Costa
11 MF France  FRA Angelo Fulgini
13 DF Ecuador  ECU Jhoanner Chávez (on loan from Bahia)
14 DF Argentina  ARG Facundo Medina
16 GK France  FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 MF France  FRA Andy Diouf
19 MF France  FRA Jimmy Cabot
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Mali  MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 FW France  FRA Wesley Saïd
23 MF Morocco  MAR Neil El Aynaoui
24 DF France  FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 DF Uzbekistan  UZB Abdukodir Khusanov
26 MF Senegal  SEN Nampalys Mendy
27 FW Guinea  GUI Morgan Guilavogui
28 MF France  FRA Adrien Thomasson
29 MF Poland  POL Przemysław Frankowski
30 GK France  FRA Brice Samba ( captain)
36 FW France  FRA Ibrahima Baldé
40 GK Comoros  COM Yannick Pandor

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Netherlands  NED Stijn Spierings (at Toulouse until 30 June 2024)
15 FW Colombia  COL Óscar Cortés (at Rangers until 30 June 2024)
DF France  FRA Julien Le Cardinal (at Brest until 30 June 2024)
MF Guadeloupe  GLP Rémy Labeau (at Laval until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Poland  POL Łukasz Poręba (at Hamburger SV until 30 June 2024)
MF Mali  MLI Mamadou Camara (at Nancy until 30 June 2024)
FW Poland  POL Adam Buksa (at Antalyaspor until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Morocco Neil El Aynaoui France Nancy €600,000 1 July 2023 [2]
FW Guinea Morgan Guilavogui France Paris FC €4,000,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF Netherlands Stijn Spierings France Toulouse Free 1 July 2023 [4]
MF France Andy Diouf Switzerland Basel €15,000,000 2 July 2023 [5]
MF Colombia Óscar Cortés Colombia Millonarios €4,500,000 14 July 2023 [6]
DF Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov Belarus Energetik-BGU Undisclosed 24 July 2023 [7]
FW France Elye Wahi France Montpellier €30,000,000 20 August 2023 [8]
DF France Ruben Aguilar France Monaco Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [9]
DF France Faitout Maouassa Belgium Club Brugge Loan 2 September 2023 [10]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Guadeloupe Rémy Labeau France Laval Loan 1 July 2023 [11]
DF Comoros Ismaël Boura France Troyes Free 1 July 2023 [12]
DF France Adrien Louveau Poland ŁKS Łódź Free 13 July 2023 [13]
FW Belgium Loïs Openda Germany RB Leipzig €43,000,000 14 July 2023 [14]
FW Poland Adam Buksa Turkey Antalyaspor Loan 18 July 2023 [15]
MF Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Saudi Arabia Al Nassr €19,000,000 18 July 2023 [16]
MF Cameroon Jean Onana Turkey Beşiktaş €4,000,000 21 July 2023 [17]
MF Poland Łukasz Poręba Germany Hamburger SV Loan 30 August 2023 [18]
DF France Julien Le Cardinal France Brest Loan 1 September 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 4–4 France Dunkerque Avion
11:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade François Blin
14 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 2–2 France Amiens Avion
16:00  UTC+2
Stadium: Stade François Blin
Note: Four periods of 25 minutes.
22 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 3–0 France Sochaux Divonne-les-Bains
11:30  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
22 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 2–0 France Dijon Divonne-les-Bains
16:00  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
29 July 2023 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–1 France Lens Wolfsburg, Germany
15:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: AOK Stadion
2 August 2023 Friendly Lens France 0–0 Italy Torino Lens
19:00  UTC+2 Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
5 August 2023 Friendly Manchester United England 3–1 France Lens Manchester, England
12:30  UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 70,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 13 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 31 13 7 11 40 34 +6 041.94
Coupe de France 7 January 2024 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 20 September 2023 12 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 033.33
UEFA Europa League 15 February 2024 22 February 2024 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 40 15 11 14 50 50 +0 037.50

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Lille (Y) 31 15 10 6 45 27 +18 55 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Nice 31 14 9 8 36 25 +11 51 Qualification for the Europa League league stage [a]
6 Lens 31 13 7 11 40 34 +6 46 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Marseille 31 11 11 9 47 38 +9 44
8 Lyon 31 13 5 13 42 51 −9 44
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played). [19]
(Y) Assured of at least Conference League play-off round
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Coupe de France winners (PSG or Lyon) qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Cup winners finish in the top five).

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 13 7 11 40 34  +6 46 8 3 4 23 16  +7 5 4 7 17 18  −1

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLWWDDWDWWWDWLLWWWDLWWLLDLWL
Position131415171816151415101066677788666665666666
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023. [20]

13 August 2023 1 Brest 3–2 Lens Brest
13:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 15,085
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
20 August 2023 2 Lens 1–1 Rennes Lens
20:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,233
Referee: Benoît Millot
26 August 2023 3 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lens Paris
20:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,864
Referee: François Letexier
2 September 2023 4 Monaco 3–0 Lens Monaco
20:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 September 2023 5 Lens 0–1 Metz Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,988
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
24 September 2023 6 Lens 2–1 Toulouse Lens
15:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,506
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
29 September 2023 7 Strasbourg 0–1 Lens Strasbourg
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 26,001
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
8 October 2023 8 Lens 1–1 Lille Lens
17:05 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,223
Referee: Benoît Millot
20 October 2023 9 Le Havre 0–0 Lens Le Havre
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 23,590
Referee: François Letexier
28 October 2023 10 Lens 4–0 Nantes Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
4 November 2023 11 Lorient 0–0 Lens Lorient
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,599
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
12 November 2023 12 Lens 1–0 Marseille Lens
20:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 November 2023 13 Clermont 0–3 Lens Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: Benoît Millot
2 December 2023 14 Lens 3–2 Lyon Lens
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,130
Referee: Clément Turpin
8 December 2023 15 Montpellier 0–0 Lens Montpellier
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 14,159
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
16 December 2023 16 Lens 2–0 Reims Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,055
Referee: François Letexier
20 December 2023 17 Nice 2–0 Lens Nice
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 25,041
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
14 January 2024 18 Lens 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,200
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
28 January 2024 19 Toulouse 0–2 Lens Toulouse
17:50 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 27,310
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
3 February 2024 20 Nantes 0–1 Lens Nantes
21:00 CET ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,167
Referee: Florent Batta
10 February 2024 21 Lens 3–1 Strasbourg Lens
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,161
Referee: Willy Delajod
18 February 2024 22 Reims 1–1 Lens Reims
17:05 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 20,116
Referee: Benoît Millot
25 February 2024 23 Lens 2–3 Monaco Lens
13:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,992
Referee: François Letexier
3 March 2024 24 Lyon 0–3 Lens Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 48,242
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 March 2024 25 Lens 1–0 Brest Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,016
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
16 March 2024 26 Lens 1–3 Nice Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,346
Referee: Benoît Bastien
29 March 2024 27 Lille 2–1 Lens Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 48,233
Referee: Willy Delajod
6 April 2024 28 Lens 1–1 Le Havre Lens
17:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: François Letexier
12 April 2024 29 Metz 2–1 Lens Metz
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 23,002
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
20 April 2024 30 Lens 1–0 Clermont Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,495
Referee: Benoît Bastien
28 April 2024 31 Marseille 2–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 59,490
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France

7 January 2024 Round of 64 Lens 2–2
(5–6 p)
Monaco Lens
14:30 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,571
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV LEN SEV
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 6–0 2–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 8 10 −2 9 1–1 1–0 2–2
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 8 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 0 2 4 7 12 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 September 2023 1 Sevilla Spain 1–1 France Lens Seville, Spain
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,544
Referee: Tobias Stieler ( Germany)
3 October 2023 2 Lens France 2–1 England Arsenal Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,040
Referee: Marco Guida ( Italy)
24 October 2023 3 Lens France 1–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,133
Referee: Radu Petrescu ( Romania)
8 November 2023 4 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–0 France Lens Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Daniel Siebert ( Germany)
29 November 2023 5 Arsenal England 6–0 France Lens London, England
20:00 GMT ( UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,987
Referee: Artur Soares Dias ( Portugal)
12 December 2023 6 Lens France 2–1 Spain Sevilla Lens
18:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,456
Referee: Felix Zwayer ( Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg Lens France 0–0 Germany SC Freiburg Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,194
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski ( Poland)
22 February 2024 Second leg SC Freiburg Germany 3–2 ( a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
France Lens Freiburg, Germany
18:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 33,911
Referee: Rade Obrenovič ( Slovenia)

References

  1. ^ "Saison 2023–2024" (in French). RC Lens. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Mercato : Neil El Aynaoui (Nancy) rejoint Lens". L'Équipe.
  3. ^ "Morgan Guilavogui, attaquant polyvalent et finisseur de talent". www.rclens.fr. June 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "RC Lens confirms Spierings arrival". Football Oranje. June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Andy Diouf, le coffre et la finesse". www.rclens.fr. June 30, 2023.
  6. ^ description!, beIN SPORTS. "Lens Confirms Óscar Cortés as New Player". beIN SPORTS.
  7. ^ "Abdukodir Khusanov, talent brut venu d'Asie". www.rclens.fr. July 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Elye Wahi, phénomène en pleine ascension". www.rclens.fr. August 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ruben Aguilar to RC Lens". AS Monaco FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Faitout Maouassa, une arrivée à toute vitesse".
  11. ^ "Ligue 2. Stade lavalloise : Labeau-Lascary, prêté par Lens pour une saison, officiellement présenté". July 2023.
  12. ^ "Ismaël Boura s'engage à l'ESTAC !".
  13. ^ "Adrien Louveau dołączył do ŁKS". ŁKS Łódź - oficjalna strona dwukrotnego Mistrza Polski. July 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Leipzig sign Openda from Lens for club-record fee". Reuters. July 14, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
  15. ^ "Antalyaspor Polonyalı Adam Buksa'yı kiralık olarak kadrosuna kattı". 18 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Lens captain Fofana heads for Saudi club Al-Nassr". Yahoo Sports. July 18, 2023.
  17. ^ Camfoot, Redaction (July 21, 2023). "Transfert : Jean Onana quitte Lens et va s'engager avec Besiktas".
  18. ^ "Der HSV verpflichtet Lukasz Poreba". HSV.de.
  19. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024" (in French). 29 June 2023.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RC Lens
2023–24 season
President Joseph Oughourlian
Head coach Franck Haise
Stadium Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1 6th
Coupe de France Round of 64
UEFA Champions League Group stage
UEFA Europa League Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wesley Saïd
Florian Sotoca
Elye Wahi
(7 each)

All:
Elye Wahi (10)
←  2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Racing Club de Lens' 117th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF France  FRA Ruben Aguilar
3 DF Colombia  COL Deiver Machado
4 DF Austria  AUT Kevin Danso
6 MF Ghana  GHA Salis Abdul Samed
7 FW France  FRA Florian Sotoca
9 FW France  FRA Elye Wahi
10 MF Portugal  POR David Costa
11 MF France  FRA Angelo Fulgini
13 DF Ecuador  ECU Jhoanner Chávez (on loan from Bahia)
14 DF Argentina  ARG Facundo Medina
16 GK France  FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 MF France  FRA Andy Diouf
19 MF France  FRA Jimmy Cabot
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Mali  MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 FW France  FRA Wesley Saïd
23 MF Morocco  MAR Neil El Aynaoui
24 DF France  FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 DF Uzbekistan  UZB Abdukodir Khusanov
26 MF Senegal  SEN Nampalys Mendy
27 FW Guinea  GUI Morgan Guilavogui
28 MF France  FRA Adrien Thomasson
29 MF Poland  POL Przemysław Frankowski
30 GK France  FRA Brice Samba ( captain)
36 FW France  FRA Ibrahima Baldé
40 GK Comoros  COM Yannick Pandor

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Netherlands  NED Stijn Spierings (at Toulouse until 30 June 2024)
15 FW Colombia  COL Óscar Cortés (at Rangers until 30 June 2024)
DF France  FRA Julien Le Cardinal (at Brest until 30 June 2024)
MF Guadeloupe  GLP Rémy Labeau (at Laval until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Poland  POL Łukasz Poręba (at Hamburger SV until 30 June 2024)
MF Mali  MLI Mamadou Camara (at Nancy until 30 June 2024)
FW Poland  POL Adam Buksa (at Antalyaspor until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Morocco Neil El Aynaoui France Nancy €600,000 1 July 2023 [2]
FW Guinea Morgan Guilavogui France Paris FC €4,000,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF Netherlands Stijn Spierings France Toulouse Free 1 July 2023 [4]
MF France Andy Diouf Switzerland Basel €15,000,000 2 July 2023 [5]
MF Colombia Óscar Cortés Colombia Millonarios €4,500,000 14 July 2023 [6]
DF Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov Belarus Energetik-BGU Undisclosed 24 July 2023 [7]
FW France Elye Wahi France Montpellier €30,000,000 20 August 2023 [8]
DF France Ruben Aguilar France Monaco Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [9]
DF France Faitout Maouassa Belgium Club Brugge Loan 2 September 2023 [10]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Guadeloupe Rémy Labeau France Laval Loan 1 July 2023 [11]
DF Comoros Ismaël Boura France Troyes Free 1 July 2023 [12]
DF France Adrien Louveau Poland ŁKS Łódź Free 13 July 2023 [13]
FW Belgium Loïs Openda Germany RB Leipzig €43,000,000 14 July 2023 [14]
FW Poland Adam Buksa Turkey Antalyaspor Loan 18 July 2023 [15]
MF Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Saudi Arabia Al Nassr €19,000,000 18 July 2023 [16]
MF Cameroon Jean Onana Turkey Beşiktaş €4,000,000 21 July 2023 [17]
MF Poland Łukasz Poręba Germany Hamburger SV Loan 30 August 2023 [18]
DF France Julien Le Cardinal France Brest Loan 1 September 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 4–4 France Dunkerque Avion
11:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade François Blin
14 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 2–2 France Amiens Avion
16:00  UTC+2
Stadium: Stade François Blin
Note: Four periods of 25 minutes.
22 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 3–0 France Sochaux Divonne-les-Bains
11:30  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
22 July 2023 Friendly Lens France 2–0 France Dijon Divonne-les-Bains
16:00  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
29 July 2023 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–1 France Lens Wolfsburg, Germany
15:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: AOK Stadion
2 August 2023 Friendly Lens France 0–0 Italy Torino Lens
19:00  UTC+2 Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
5 August 2023 Friendly Manchester United England 3–1 France Lens Manchester, England
12:30  UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 70,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 13 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 31 13 7 11 40 34 +6 041.94
Coupe de France 7 January 2024 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 20 September 2023 12 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 033.33
UEFA Europa League 15 February 2024 22 February 2024 Knockout round play-offs Knockout round play-offs 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 40 15 11 14 50 50 +0 037.50

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Lille (Y) 31 15 10 6 45 27 +18 55 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Nice 31 14 9 8 36 25 +11 51 Qualification for the Europa League league stage [a]
6 Lens 31 13 7 11 40 34 +6 46 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Marseille 31 11 11 9 47 38 +9 44
8 Lyon 31 13 5 13 42 51 −9 44
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played). [19]
(Y) Assured of at least Conference League play-off round
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Coupe de France winners (PSG or Lyon) qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Cup winners finish in the top five).

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 13 7 11 40 34  +6 46 8 3 4 23 16  +7 5 4 7 17 18  −1

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLWWDDWDWWWDWLLWWWDLWWLLDLWL
Position131415171816151415101066677788666665666666
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023. [20]

13 August 2023 1 Brest 3–2 Lens Brest
13:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 15,085
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
20 August 2023 2 Lens 1–1 Rennes Lens
20:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,233
Referee: Benoît Millot
26 August 2023 3 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lens Paris
20:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,864
Referee: François Letexier
2 September 2023 4 Monaco 3–0 Lens Monaco
20:45 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 September 2023 5 Lens 0–1 Metz Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,988
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
24 September 2023 6 Lens 2–1 Toulouse Lens
15:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,506
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
29 September 2023 7 Strasbourg 0–1 Lens Strasbourg
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 26,001
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
8 October 2023 8 Lens 1–1 Lille Lens
17:05 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,223
Referee: Benoît Millot
20 October 2023 9 Le Havre 0–0 Lens Le Havre
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 23,590
Referee: François Letexier
28 October 2023 10 Lens 4–0 Nantes Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
4 November 2023 11 Lorient 0–0 Lens Lorient
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,599
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
12 November 2023 12 Lens 1–0 Marseille Lens
20:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Benoît Bastien
25 November 2023 13 Clermont 0–3 Lens Clermont-Ferrand
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: Benoît Millot
2 December 2023 14 Lens 3–2 Lyon Lens
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,130
Referee: Clément Turpin
8 December 2023 15 Montpellier 0–0 Lens Montpellier
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 14,159
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
16 December 2023 16 Lens 2–0 Reims Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,055
Referee: François Letexier
20 December 2023 17 Nice 2–0 Lens Nice
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 25,041
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
14 January 2024 18 Lens 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,200
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
28 January 2024 19 Toulouse 0–2 Lens Toulouse
17:50 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 27,310
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
3 February 2024 20 Nantes 0–1 Lens Nantes
21:00 CET ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,167
Referee: Florent Batta
10 February 2024 21 Lens 3–1 Strasbourg Lens
17:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,161
Referee: Willy Delajod
18 February 2024 22 Reims 1–1 Lens Reims
17:05 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 20,116
Referee: Benoît Millot
25 February 2024 23 Lens 2–3 Monaco Lens
13:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,992
Referee: François Letexier
3 March 2024 24 Lyon 0–3 Lens Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET ( UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 48,242
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
9 March 2024 25 Lens 1–0 Brest Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,016
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
16 March 2024 26 Lens 1–3 Nice Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,346
Referee: Benoît Bastien
29 March 2024 27 Lille 2–1 Lens Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 48,233
Referee: Willy Delajod
6 April 2024 28 Lens 1–1 Le Havre Lens
17:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: François Letexier
12 April 2024 29 Metz 2–1 Lens Metz
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 23,002
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
20 April 2024 30 Lens 1–0 Clermont Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,495
Referee: Benoît Bastien
28 April 2024 31 Marseille 2–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 59,490
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Coupe de France

7 January 2024 Round of 64 Lens 2–2
(5–6 p)
Monaco Lens
14:30 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,571
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV LEN SEV
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 6–0 2–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 8 10 −2 9 1–1 1–0 2–2
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 8 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 1–1 2–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 0 2 4 7 12 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 September 2023 1 Sevilla Spain 1–1 France Lens Seville, Spain
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,544
Referee: Tobias Stieler ( Germany)
3 October 2023 2 Lens France 2–1 England Arsenal Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,040
Referee: Marco Guida ( Italy)
24 October 2023 3 Lens France 1–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Lens
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,133
Referee: Radu Petrescu ( Romania)
8 November 2023 4 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–0 France Lens Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Daniel Siebert ( Germany)
29 November 2023 5 Arsenal England 6–0 France Lens London, England
20:00 GMT ( UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,987
Referee: Artur Soares Dias ( Portugal)
12 December 2023 6 Lens France 2–1 Spain Sevilla Lens
18:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,456
Referee: Felix Zwayer ( Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg Lens France 0–0 Germany SC Freiburg Lens
21:00 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,194
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski ( Poland)
22 February 2024 Second leg SC Freiburg Germany 3–2 ( a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
France Lens Freiburg, Germany
18:45 CET ( UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 33,911
Referee: Rade Obrenovič ( Slovenia)

References

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  12. ^ "Ismaël Boura s'engage à l'ESTAC !".
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