2019–20_RC_Lens_season
2019–20 RC Lens season
RC Lens 2019–20 football season
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.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| Owner | Amber Capital LP | ||
| President | Joseph Oughourlian | ||
| Head coach | Philippe Montanier | ||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | ||
| Ligue 2 | 2nd (promoted) | ||
| Coupe de France | Eighth round | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Florian Sotoca (8) All: Florian Sotoca (9) | ||
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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.
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Out on loan
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Other players under contract
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Win Draw Loss
Boulogne 
v Lens
v Lens
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | Boulogne | 3–2 | Lens | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Libération |
Sint-Truiden 
v Lens
v Lens
| 10 July 2019 Friendly | Sint-Truiden | 1–2 | Lens | Beringen, Belgium |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Mijnstadion |
Cercle Brugge v Lens
v Lens
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Cercle Brugge | 1–1 | Lens | Knokke-Heist, Belgium |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion De Taeye |
Lens v Waasland-Beveren
v Waasland-Beveren
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Waasland-Beveren | Arras, France |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Degouve-Brabant Stadium |
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Ligue 2
Main article: 2019–20 Ligue 2
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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| 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 |
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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
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
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| 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 |
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Source: Ligue 2
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Amaury Delerue |
Lens v Niort
| 21 December 2019 19 | Lens | 1–0 | Niort | Lens |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
Lens v Clermont
| 25 January 2020 21 | Lens | 1–1 | Clermont | Lens |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
Coupe de France
Main article: 2019–20 Coupe de France
Lens v Boulogne
| 16 November 2019 Seventh round | Lens | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Boulogne | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stade Jean Dasnias Attendance: 3,948 Referee: Romain Zamo |
Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue
Troyes v Lens
| 13 August 2019 First round | Troyes | 1–2 | Lens | Troyes |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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 | |||
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Nîmes v Lens
| 29 October 2019 Third round | Nîmes | 3–0 | Lens | Nîmes |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 6,284 Referee: Frank Schneider |
- "Equipe Premiere Saison 2019-2020" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Domino's ligue 2 : le calendrier de la SAISON 2019/2020". Ligue2. 14 June 2019.
- "La Domino's Ligue 2 suspendue". ligue1.fr (in French). 13 March 2020.
- "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "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.