2002–03 RC Lens season

Lens 2002–03 football season
Lens
2002–03 season
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachJoël Müller
StadiumStade Félix-Bollaert
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antoine Sibierski (12)
All:
Antoine Sibierski
Daniel Moreira (13)
Average home league attendance37,204[1]

The 2002–03 season was RC Lens's 97th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.[2]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Guillaume Warmuz (captain)
2 DF France FRA Éric Sikora
3 DF Cameroon CMR Rigobert Song
4 DF Mali MLI Adama Coulibaly
5 MF France FRA Jocelyn Blanchard
6 DF Poland POL Jacek Bąk
7 MF France FRA Antoine Sibierski
8 MF Mali MLI Seydou Keita
9 FW France FRA Tony Vairelles
10 FW France FRA Daniel Moreira
11 MF France FRA Stéphane Pédron
14 DF Senegal SEN Ferdinand Coly
15 MF Senegal SEN Pape Sarr
16 GK France FRA Sébastien Chabbert
17 DF France FRA Yoann Lachor
18 FW France FRA Olivier Thomert
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop
20 DF France FRA Zoumana Camara
21 FW Nigeria NGA John Utaka
23 MF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 DF France FRA Cyril Rool
28 FW Ivory Coast CIV Dagui Bakari
29 MF France FRA Charles-Édouard Coridon
30 GK France FRA Charles Itandje
40 GK France FRA Guillaume Cherreau
— GK United States USA Joe Cannon
— DF France FRA Rod Fanni
— DF Guinea GUI Daouda Jabi
— MF Morocco MAR Yazid Kaïssi
— MF Morocco MAR Abdelmajid Oulmers
— MF Brazil BRA Alessandro Furtado
— FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima N'Diaye

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 August 2002 24 May 2003 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 036.84
Coupe de France 4 January 2003 25 January 2003 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 7 December 2002 Third round Third round 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Total 41 15 16 10 49 37 +12 036.59

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Auxerre 38 18 10 10 38 29 +9 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7 Guingamp 38 19 5 14 59 46 +13 62 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 Lens 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
9 Nantes 38 16 8 14 37 39 −2 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 Nice 38 13 16 9 39 31 +8 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

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
38 14 15 9 43 31  +12 57 9 7 3 29 16  +13 5 8 6 14 15  −1

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Bastia v Lens
3 August 2002 1 Bastia 1–1 Lens Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Lens v Sochaux
10 August 2002 2 Lens 1–1 Sochaux Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Sedan v Lens
17 August 2002 3 Sedan 0–1 Lens Sedan
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Nantes v Lens
24 August 2002 4 Nantes 2–2 Lens Nantes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Lens v Monaco
31 August 2002 5 Lens 1–0 Monaco Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lyon v Lens
10 September 2002 6 Lyon 1–0 Lens Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Lens v Rennes
14 September 2002 7 Lens 1–0 Rennes Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Bordeaux v Lens
21 September 2002 8 Bordeaux 1–0 Lens Bordeaux
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Lens v Lille
28 September 2002 9 Lens 0–0 Lille Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Montpellier v Lens
5 October 2002 10 Montpellier 0–2 Lens Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Lens v Ajaccio
19 October 2002 11 Lens 1–1 Ajaccio Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Nice v Lens
26 October 2002 12 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Ray
Lens v Auxerre
2 November 2002 13 Lens 3–1 Auxerre Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Strasbourg v Lens
9 November 2002 14 Strasbourg 2–0 Lens Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
17 November 2002 15 Lens 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Marseille v Lens
23 November 2002 16 Marseille 1–0 Lens Marseille
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Lens v Guingamp
1 December 2002 17 Lens 1–3 Guingamp Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Troyes v Lens
4 December 2002 18 Troyes 0–0 Lens Troyes
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Lens v Le Havre
15 December 2002 19 Lens 1–0 Le Havre Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Sochaux v Lens
20 December 2002 20 Sochaux 3–0 Lens Montbéliard
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Lens v Sedan
18 January 2003 21 Lens 4–0 Sedan Lens
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 January 2003, but was postponed.
Monaco v Lens
22 January 2003 23 Monaco 1–1 Lens Monaco
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Louis II
Lens v Lyon
29 January 2003 24 Lens 2–2 Lyon Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Rennes v Lens
1 February 2003 25 Rennes 1–1 Lens Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Lens v Bordeaux
5 February 2003 26 Lens 3–3 Bordeaux Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lille v Lens
8 February 2003 27 Lille 0–2 Lens Lille
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
Lens v Montpellier
22 February 2003 28 Lens 4–0 Montpellier Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ajaccio v Lens
1 March 2003 29 Ajaccio 0–0 Lens Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade François Coty
Lens v Nice
8 March 2003 30 Lens 0–0 Nice Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens v Nantes
14 March 2003 22 Lens 0–1 Nantes Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 January 2003, but was postponed.
Auxerre v Lens
22 March 2003 31 Auxerre 0–0 Lens Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Lens v Strasbourg
5 April 2003 32 Lens 1–1 Strasbourg Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Paris Saint-Germain v Lens
12 April 2003 33 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lens Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,284
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
Lens v Marseille
20 April 2003 34 Lens 0–1 Marseille Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 40,827
Referee: Pascal Garibian
Guingamp v Lens
3 May 2003 35 Guingamp 1–0 Lens Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Lens v Troyes
10 May 2003 36 Lens 1–0 Troyes Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Le Havre v Lens
20 May 2003 37 Le Havre 1–3 Lens Le Havre
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Lens v Bastia
24 May 2003 38 Lens 2–0 Bastia Lens
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Coupe de France

Forbach v Lens
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Forbach 2–3 Lens Forbach
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Schlossberg
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
Toulouse v Lens
25 January 2003 Round of 32 Toulouse 1–0 Lens Toulouse
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade de Toulouse
Attendance: 21,526
Referee: Gilles Veissière

Coupe de la Ligue

Beauvais v Lens
7 December 2002 Third round Beauvais 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Lens Beauvais
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Jean-Marc Bonnin

Champions League

First group stage

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Milan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance to second group stage
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Germany Bayern Munich 6 0 2 4 9 13 −4 2
Source: RSSSF
Milan Italy v France Lens
18 September 2002 1 Milan Italy 2–1 France Lens Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,214
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Lens France v Germany Bayern Munich
24 September 2002 2 Lens France 1–1 Germany Bayern Munich Lens, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 39,567
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Deportivo La Coruña Spain v France Lens
1 October 2002 3 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 3–1 France Lens A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 24,734
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Lens France v Spain Deportivo La Coruña
23 October 2002 4 Lens France 3–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Lens, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 37,982
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Lens France v Italy Milan
29 October 2002 5 Lens France 2–1 Italy Milan Lens, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 39,474
Referee: Graham Barber (England)
Bayern Munich Germany v France Lens
13 November 2002 6 Bayern Munich Germany 3–3 France Lens Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

UEFA Cup

Third round

Porto Portugal v France Lens
28 November 2002 First leg Porto Portugal 3–0 France Lens Porto, Portugal
22:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 32,041
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Lens France v Portugal Porto
12 December 2002 Second leg Lens France 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Portugal Porto Lens, France
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 35,026
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

References

  1. ^ "Division 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lens 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Lens - 2002/03". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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