2019–20 RC Lens season

RC Lens 2019–20 football season
RC Lens
2019–20 season
OwnerAmber Capital LP
PresidentJoseph Oughourlian
Head coachPhilippe Montanier
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 22nd (promoted)
Coupe de FranceEighth round
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Florian Sotoca (8)
All:
Florian Sotoca (9)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2019–20 season was the 114th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division 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. The season was scheduled to cover the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 February 2020.[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
1 GK France FRA Didier Desprez
5 DF France FRA Zakaria Diallo
6 MF France FRA Manuel Perez
7 FW France FRA Florian Sotoca
9 FW France FRA Gaëtan Robail
11 FW France FRA Mouaad Madri
13 DF France FRA Clément Michelin
14 FW Guinea GUI Jules Keita
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès
16 GK France FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 MF France FRA Yannick Cahuzac
19 MF Scotland SCO Charles Boli
20 DF Mali MLI Cheick Traoré
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Mali MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 MF France FRA Tony Mauricio
23 FW France FRA Simon Banza
24 DF France FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 FW France FRA Corentin Jean (on loan from Toulouse)
26 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović
27 MF Belgium BEL Guillaume Gillet
28 MF Mali MLI Cheick Doucouré
29 DF Brazil BRA Vítor Costa (on loan from Inter de Lages)
30 GK France FRA Thomas Vincensini
— DF Senegal SEN Cory Sene
— MF France FRA Tom Ducrocq
— FW Colombia COL Jader Valencia (on loan from Millonarios)

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
— GK France FRA Valentin Belon (on loan at Laval)
— DF Senegal SEN Arial Mendy (on loan at Orléans)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Burkina Faso BFA Cyrille Bayala (on loan at Ajaccio)
— FW France FRA Benjamin Gomel (on loan at Cholet)

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF France FRA Moussa Sylla

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Boulogne France v France Lens
6 July 2019 Friendly Boulogne France 3–2 France Lens Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Libération
Sint-Truiden Belgium v France Lens
10 July 2019 Friendly Sint-Truiden Belgium 1–2 France Lens Beringen, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Mijnstadion
Cercle Brugge Belgium v France Lens
13 July 2019 Friendly Cercle Brugge Belgium 1–1 France Lens Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion De Taeye
Lens France v Belgium Waasland-Beveren
17 July 2019 Friendly Lens France 3–0 Belgium Waasland-Beveren Arras, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Degouve-Brabant Stadium
Dunkerque Belgium v France Lens
19 July 2019 Friendly Dunkerque Belgium 2–0 France Lens Loon-Plage, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel Rosseel - Terrain 1
Lens France v Spain Espanyol
20 July 2019 Friendly Lens France 1–3 Spain Espanyol Lens, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 27 July 2019 9 March 2020 Matchday 1 2nd 28 15 8 5 39 24 +15 053.57
Coupe de France 16 November 2019 8 December 2019 Seventh round Eighth round 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 13 August 2019 29 October 2019 First round Third round 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 033.33
Total 33 17 9 7 47 33 +14 051.52

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lorient (C, P) 28 17 3 8 45 25 +20 54 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Lens (P) 28 15 8 5 39 24 +15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 +16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 +9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 +10 50
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
28 15 8 5 39 24  +15 53 9 3 2 19 9  +10 6 5 3 20 15  +5

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2019.[2] The Ligue 2 matches were suspended by the LFP on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 until further notices.[3] On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September.[4] On 30 April, The LFP ended officially the 2019–20 season.[5]

Le Mans v Lens
27 July 2019 1 Le Mans 1–2 Lens Le Mans
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: MMArena
Referee: Arnaud Baert
Lens v Guingamp
3 August 2019 2 Lens 2–0 Guingamp Lens
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Clermont v Lens
10 August 2019 3 Clermont 1–1 Lens Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Lens v Le Havre
17 August 2019 4 Lens 1–3 Le Havre Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Troyes v Lens
24 August 2019 5 Troyes 2–0 Lens Troyes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Grenoble v Lens
2 September 2019 6 Grenoble 2–2 Lens Grenoble
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Lens v Châteauroux
16 September 2019 7 Lens 1–0 Châteauroux Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Caen v Lens
21 September 2019 8 Caen 0–2 Lens Caen
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Lens v Paris FC
28 September 2019 9 Lens 2–1 Paris FC Lens
14:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Orléans v Lens
7 October 2019 10 Orléans 1–4 Lens Orléans
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Source
Lens v Auxerre
21 October 2019 11 Lens 0–0 Auxerre Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Nancy v Lens
25 October 2019 12 Nancy 0–0 Lens Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Lens v Lorient
2 November 2019 13 Lens 1–0 Lorient Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Rodez v Lens
11 November 2019 14 Rodez 1–2 Lens Rodez
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Referee: Aurélien Petit
Lens v Sochaux
23 November 2019 15 Lens 4–0 Sochaux Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Valenciennes v Lens
29 November 2019 16 Valenciennes 2–0 Lens Valenciennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Willy Delajod
Lens v Chambly
3 December 2019 17 Lens 3–0 Chambly Lens
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Ajaccio v Lens
14 December 2019 18 Ajaccio 1–2 Lens Ajaccio
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Lens v Niort
21 December 2019 19 Lens 1–0 Niort Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Aurélien Petit
Guingamp v Lens
18 January 2020 20 Guingamp 1–1 Lens Guingamp
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Lens v Clermont
25 January 2020 21 Lens 1–1 Clermont Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Le Havre v Lens
31 January 2020 22 Le Havre 0–0 Lens Le Havre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Referee: Clément Turpin
Lens v Troyes
4 February 2020 23 Lens 1–0 Troyes Lens
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Lens v Grenoble
10 February 2020 24 Lens 0–0 Grenoble Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Châteauroux v Lens
17 February 2020 25 Châteauroux 3–2 Lens Châteauroux
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Willy Delajod
Lens v Caen
22 February 2020 26 Lens 1–4 Caen Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Paris FC v Lens
2 March 2020 27 Paris FC 0–2 Lens Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Thierry Bouille
Lens v Orléans
9 March 2020 28 Lens 1–0 Orléans Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
Auxerre v Lens
14 March 2020 29 Auxerre Cancelled Lens Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Lens v Nancy
23 March 2020 30 Lens Cancelled Nancy Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lorient v Lens
4 April 2020 31 Lorient Cancelled Lens Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Lens v Rodez
10 April 2020 32 Lens Cancelled Rodez Lens
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Sochaux v Lens
17 April 2020 33 Sochaux Cancelled Lens Montbéliard
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Lens v Valenciennes
21 April 2020 34 Lens Cancelled Valenciennes Lens
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Chambly v Lens
24 April 2020 35 Chambly Cancelled Lens Beauvais
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Lens v Ajaccio
1 May 2020 36 Lens Cancelled Ajaccio Lens
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Niort v Lens
8 May 2020 37 Niort Cancelled Lens Niort
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Lens v Le Mans
15 May 2020 38 Lens Cancelled Le Mans Lens
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Coupe de France

Lens v Boulogne
16 November 2019 Seventh round Lens 3–1 (a.e.t.) Boulogne Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Perez 54'
  • Keita 108', 110'
 Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 9,007
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Dieppe v Lens
8 December 2019 Eighth round Dieppe 2–1 Lens Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie
13:45 CET (UTC+1)
  • Nkeng 3'
  • Henoc 7'
 Report Stadium: Stade Jean Dasnias
Attendance: 3,948
Referee: Romain Zamo

Coupe de la Ligue

Troyes v Lens
13 August 2019 First round Troyes 1–2 Lens Troyes
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
Lens v Clermont
27 August 2019 Second round Lens 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Clermont Lens
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 11,909
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
Penalties
Nîmes v Lens
29 October 2019 Third round Nîmes 3–0 Lens Nîmes
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,284
Referee: Frank Schneider

References

  1. ^ "Equipe Premiere Saison 2019-2020" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Domino's ligue 2 : le calendrier de la SAISON 2019/2020". Ligue2. 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "La Domino's Ligue 2 suspendue". ligue1.fr (in French). 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 / Ligue 2 : la LFP acte la fin de la saison 19/20". lfp.fr. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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