The 2014–15 RC Lens season was the 109th professional season of the club since its creation in 1906. Lens returned to Ligue 1 after a three-year span in the second division. After their promotion however Lens were considered ineligible for their promotion due to a €10 million payment from shareholder Hafiz Mammadov missing in the accounts. This meant that despite their successes in the previous season, Lens would return to Ligue 2 no matter where they finished in the league. Despite their automatic demotion, the club happened to finish the season in 20th which nevertheless warranted relegation.
| 2014–15 season | |||
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| Chairman | Gervais Martel | ||
| Manager | Antoine Kombouaré | ||
| Stadium | Stade de la Licorne (temporary) Stade de France (used vs high profile clubs) | ||
| Ligue 1 | 20th (relegated) | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Yoann Touzghar (8) All: Yoann Touzghar (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | At Stade de la Licorne: 11,228 vs Monaco (26 April 2015) At Stade de France: 70,785 vs Paris Saint-Germain (17 October 2014) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | At Stade de la Licorne: 3,848 vs US Creteil (28 October 2014) At Stade de France: 40,112 vs Lille (7 December 2014) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 17,205 [1] | ||
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The club's stadium Stade Bollaert-Delelis was under renovation for the entirety of the season, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France. Lens instead played the majority of their matches at Stade de la Licorne in Amiens and played four matches against higher-profile league teams at the French national stadium Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Players edit
First team squad edit
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 43 | |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 42 | |
| 18 | Evian (R) | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 19 | Metz (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 30 | |
| 20 | Lens[a] (D, R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ It was announced on 29 January 2015 that Lens' promotion from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2013–14 season has been ruled invalid, and will thus be automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2015–16 season, regardless of where the team place this season. It has been confirmed by the French Football Federation that the decision of the Administrative Court of Besançon will be appealed.[1]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | −19 |
Last updated: 13 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 2014 1 | Nantes | 1–0 | Lens | Nantes |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bammou  65' |
Report | Bourigeaud  69' |
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 27,964 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Lens | 0–1 | Guingamp | Amiens |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kantari 35' Valdivia 50'Chavarria 59'Lemoigne 79' |
Report | Dos Santos 62' Douniama 90+3' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
| 23 August 2014 3 | Lyon | 0–1 | Lens | Lyon |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gonalons 30' |
Report | Nomenjanahary 11' 54' Landre 43'Cyprien 47' |
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 24,636 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 30 August 2014 4 | Lens | 4–2 | Reims | Amiens |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cyprien 27', 45' Chavarria 47', 82'Touzghar 61' (pen.)Coulibaly 87' (pen.) |
Report | Mandi 7', 18' Oniangue  23'Signorino 60'Courtet 80' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,846 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 13 September 2014 5 | Bastia | 1–1 | Lens | Furiani |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gillet 47', 54' |
Report | Chavarría 40' El Jadeyaoui 72'Lemoigne 77' |
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 12,474 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
| 21 September 2014 6 | Lens | 0–1 | Saint-Étienne | Amiens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Coulibaly 33' Lemoigne 71' |
Report | Mollo 21' Gradel 78'Lemoine 82' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 24 September 2014 7 | Evian | 2–1 | Lens | Annecy |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Wass 10' Mensah 30' |
Report | Touzghar 55' |
Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 9,864 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 28 September 2014 8 | Lens | 0–0 | Caen | Amiens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Valdivia 41' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,525 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 4 October 2014 9 | Rennes | 2–0 | Lens | Rennes |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Diagné 29' Ntep 54', 84' |
Report | Cyprien 61' |
Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 18,910 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
| 17 October 2014 10 | Lens | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Saint-Denis |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Coulibaly 10' Gbamin 9'  53'Lemoigne 27' 59' |
Report | Cabaye 28' Maxwell 34'Cavani 55' (pen.), 56' 56' |
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,785 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 24 October 2014 11 | Toulouse | 0–2 | Lens | Toulouse |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Grigore 90+2' |
Report | El Jadeyaoui 11', 58' Bourigeaud 27'Sylla 88' |
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 12,105 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
| 2 November 2014 12 | Marseille | 2–1 | Lens | Marseille |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | N'Koulou 11' Romao 23' 76'Thauvin 60'Mendy 72'Imbula 81' |
Report | Guillaume 31' Valdivia 79' |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,803 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
| 8 November 2014 13 | Lens | 1–2 | Bordeaux | Amiens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Chavarria 27' Cyprien 43'Touzghar 74' (pen.) |
Report | Khazri 24' Diabaté 40'Touré 50'Yamberé 68'Planus 73' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 22 November 2014 14 | Lorient | 1–0 | Lens | Lorient |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Guerreiro 21' Ayew 75' |
Report | Landre 15' |
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,198 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
| 29 November 2014 15 | Lens | 2–0 | Metz | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari 41' El Jadeyaoui 65'Bourigeaud 79' |
Report | Kashi 40' Malouda 44'Maïga 59' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,922 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 2 December 2014 16 | Monaco | 2–0 | Lens | Monaco |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Wallace 35' Berbatov 64'Carrasco 90+3' |
Report | Cyprien 59' Lemoigne 63' |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,686 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 7 December 2014 17 | Lens | 1–1 | Lille | Paris |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari 55' Valdivia 89'Coulibaly 90+1', 90+2'Cavaré 90+4' |
Report | Gueye 47', 86' |
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 40,112 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 13 December 2014 18 | Montpellier | 3–3 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sanson 1' Barrios 16'Saihi 50'Mounier 63', 63' |
Report | Valdivia 18' Sylla 33'Guillaume 34'Bourigeaud 56'Touzghar 80' |
Stadium: Altrad Stadium Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
| 19 December 2014 19 | Lens | 2–0 | Nice | Amiens |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sylla 26' Cyprien 38'Lemoigne 72'Valdivia 73'Coulibaly 86' |
Report | Eysseric 18' Puel 39' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,705 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
| 10 January 2015 20 | Guingamp | 2–0 | Lens | Guingamp |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mandanne 17' Sankharé 61'Beauvue 76' (pen.) |
Report | El Jadeyaoui 49' Valdivia 71'Sylla 85' |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 17 January 2015 21 | Lens | 0–2 | Lyon | Amiens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Gbamin 22' (o.g.) Lacazette 26' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,173 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
| 25 January 2015 22 | Reims | 0–0 | Lens | Reims |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bourillon 12' Tacalfred 36' |
Report | Cyprien 17' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 13,813 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
| 31 January 2015 23 | Lens | 1–1 | Bastia | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari 80' (pen.) Bourigeaud 87' |
Report | Boudebouz 62' (pen.) Squillaci 79'Romaric 80' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,985 Referee: Alexandre Castro |
| 6 February 2015 24 | Saint-Étienne | 3–3 | Lens | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | N'Guémo 18' Baysse 27'Mollo 57'Hamouma 71'Erdinç 83'Lemoine 88' |
Summary | Touzghar 60', 69' (pen.) Kantari 72'Chavarría 77'Valdivia 88' |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 31,974 Referee: Olivier Thual |
| 14 February 2015 25 | Lens | 0–2 | Evian | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Baal 43' 90+2' |
Report | Duhamel 19', 35' Sabaly 61'Abdallah 67'Wass 90+2' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,899 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 21 February 2015 26 | Caen | 4–1 | Lens | Caen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Féret 7' (pen.) Sala 35', 75'Bazile 36'Imorou 38' |
Report | El Jadeyaoui 45' Coulibaly 59'Valdivia 74' |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,751 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 28 February 2015 27 | Lens | 0–1 | Rennes | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari 62' Guillaume 69'El Jadeyaoui 90+1' |
Report | Doucouré 36' Habibou 90' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,549 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 7 March 2015 28 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–1 | Lens | Paris |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | David Luiz 44', 90+2' Ibrahimović 60' (pen.)Matuidi 80'Pastore 83' |
Report | Baal 31' Nomenjanahary 43'Touzghar 68'Gbamin 72' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,279 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
| 14 March 2015 29 | Lens | 1–0 | Toulouse | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nomenjanahary 66' Chavarria 77'Landre 90' |
Report | Grigore 68' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,494 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
| 22 March 2015 30 | Lens | 0–4 | Marseille | Saint-Denis |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Valdivia 11' Gbamin 35'Lemoigne 66' |
Report | Dja Djédjé 22' Batshuayi 46', 67', 90+3'Ayew 72'Imbula 90' |
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,122 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
| 4 April 2015 31 | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Lens | Bordeaux |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Contento 42' Mariano 80'Maurice-Belay 90+3' |
Report | Chavarria 62', 86' Coulibaly 63' |
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
| 12 April 2015 32 | Lens | 0–0 | Lorient | Amiens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Madiani 59' Valdivia 76'Cyprien 90+4' |
Report | Mostefa 69' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,468 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
| 18 April 2015 33 | Metz | 3–1 | Lens | Metz |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Malouda 13' Bussmann 25'Sarr 57' (pen.)Maïga 79' |
Report | Gbamin 44' Cyprien 77'Madiani 89' |
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,875 Referee: Frank Schneider |
| 26 April 2015 34 | Lens | 0–3 | Monaco | Amiens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lemoigne 18' Valdivia 57' El Jadeyaoui 69' |
Report | Fabinho 24' Carrasco 36' Martial 44' Silva 72' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
| 3 May 2015 35 | Lille | 3–1 | Lens | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gueye 14' Boufal 41' (pen.), 79'Kjær 69'Sidibé 74'Origi 90+4' |
Report | Chavarria 24' Touzghar 28'Landre 40'Kantari 81' |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 41,435 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 10 May 2015 36 | Lens | 0–1 | Montpellier | Amiens |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Landre 55' 65' |
Report | Martin 58' Tiéné 86'Mounier 90+2' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 16 May 2015 37 | Nice | 2–1 | Lens | Nice |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Amavi 29' Bodmer 45'Digard 77' |
Report | Touzghar 14' Cyprien 16' |
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,185 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
| 23 May 2015 38 | Lens | 1–0 | Nantes | Amiens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Chavarria 5' Moore 30'Landre 47' |
Report | Deaux 37' Veretout 90+2' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
Coupe de la Ligue edit
| 28 October 2014 Round of 32 | Lens | 0–2 | US Créteil | Amiens |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Lesage 58', 74' Esor 60'Seck 84'Genest 87' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 3,848 Referee: Alexandre Castro |
Coupe de France edit
References edit
- ^ "RC Lens: la justice annule l'autorisation de montée en Ligue 1". L'Express (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.