2017–18 Lille OSC season

The 2017–18 season was Lille OSC's 74th season in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.

Lille
2017–18 season
PresidentGérard Lopez
Head coachMarcelo Bielsa
(until 15 December)[1]
Christophe Galtier
(from 23 December)[2]
StadiumStade Pierre-Mauroy
Ligue 117th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nicolas Pépé (13)

All:
Nicolas Pépé (14)

Players

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Squad information

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As of 1 February 2018.[3]

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   SVK Adam Jakubech
2 DF   FRA Kévin Malcuit
3 DF   PAR Júnior Alonso
5 DF   FRA Adama Soumaoro
6 MF   FRA Ibrahim Amadou (captain)
7 FW   NED Anwar El Ghazi
9 FW   ARG Ezequiel Ponce (on loan from Roma)
10 FW   ALG Yassine Benzia
11 FW   BRA Luiz Araujo
14 MF   FRA Imad Faraj
15 DF   POR Edgar Ié
16 GK   FRA Mike Maignan
17 MF   FRA Valère Pollet
18 FW   RSA Lebo Mothiba
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   CIV Nicolas Pépé
20 MF   BRA Thiago Maia
21 MF   MLI Yves Bissouma
22 DF   CIV Kouadio-Yves Dabila
23 MF   BRA Thiago Mendes
24 MF   FRA Boubakary Soumaré
25 DF   FRA Fodé Ballo-Touré
26 MF   FRA Farès Bahlouli
27 DF   MAR Hamza Mendyl
29 MF   MLI Rominigue Kouamé
30 GK   BFA Hervé Koffi
DF   FRA Scotty Sadzoute
DF   FRA Benjamin Vérité

Out of squad

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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   NGA Vincent Enyeama

Out on loan

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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   FRA Jean Butez (on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron)
DF   FRA Valentin Vanbaleghem (on loan to Les Herbiers)
DF   ZAM Stoppila Sunzu (on loan to Arsenal Tula)
DF   BRA Gabriel (on loan to GNK Dinamo Zagreb)
DF   MLI Youssouf Koné (on loan to Reims)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   POR Xeka (on loan to Dijon)
MF   POR Alexis Araujo (on loan to Gazélec Ajaccio)
MF   TUN Naïm Sliti (on loan to Dijon)
FW   POR Eder (on loan to Lokomotiv Moscow)

Transfers

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Competitions

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Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Strasbourg 38 9 11 18 44 67 −23 38
16 Caen 38 10 8 20 27 52 −25 38
17 Lille 38 10 8 20 41 67 −26 38
18 Toulouse (O) 38 9 10 19 38 54 −16 37 Qualification for the relegation play-off final
19 Troyes (R) 38 9 6 23 32 59 −27 33 Relegation to Ligue 2
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[4]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 8 20 41 67  −26 38 6 6 7 24 27  −3 4 2 13 17 40  −23

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLDDLLLDLLWWLWWLLDWLLWLDDLLDLLLDLWWWL
Position39131316171818161919191919181718181815171817181617191919191919181919161517
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2017 1 Lille 3–0 Nantes Lille
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Alonso   48'
Benzia   61'
De Préville   67' (pen.)
El Ghazi   70',   71'
Report Pallios   40'
Nakoulma   58'
Gillet   75'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,683
Referee: Benoît Millot
13 August 2017 2 Strasbourg 3–0 Lille Strasbourg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Corgnet   63'
Martin   74'
Liénard   38' (pen.)
Grimm   88'
Report Ballo-Touré   33'
Maignan   63'
  81'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,591
Referee: Johan Hamel
20 August 2017 3 Lille 0–2 Caen Lille
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pépé   64'
Amadou   65'
Report Da Silva   5',   37'
Santini   69'
Guilbert   79'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 28,740
Referee: Karim Abed
27 August 2017 4 Angers 1–1 Lille Angers
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pavlovic   21'
Andreu   52'
Coulibaly   61'
Report Pépé   16'
Luiz Araújo   23'
El Ghazi   44'
Amadou   51'
De Préville   68'
Ponce   80'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 10,284
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
8 September 2017 5 Lille 0–0 Bordeaux Lille
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Thiago Maia   15'   32'
Benzia   36'
Bissouma   83'
Report Otávio   5'
Jovanovic   44'
Kamano   64'
Vada   74'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 27,464
Referee: Francois Letexier
16 September 2017 6 Guingamp 1–0 Lille Guingamp
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Deaux   90'
Didot   90+3'
Report Benzia   56' Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 11,901
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
22 September 2017 7 Lille 0–4 Monaco Lille
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Ponce   88' Report Jovetic   24'
Ghezzal   30',   61'
Falcao   48', 74' (pen.)
Jemerson   70'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 34,146
Referee: Frank Schneider
14 October 2017 9 Lille 2–2 Troyes Lille
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Luiz Araújo   12'
Pépé   66'
Mendes   74'
  90+1'
Report Darbion   3'
Dingomé   50'
Traoré   69'
Niane   90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 29,518
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
21 October 2017 10 Stade Rennais 1–0 Lille Rennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bourigeaud   6'
Bensebaini   78'
Report Mendes   20'
Ballo-Touré   38'
Mendyl   85'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 21,852
Referee: Olivier Thual
29 October 2017 11 Lille 0–1 Marseille Lille
20:00 CET (UTC+1)   70'
Mendes   84'
Report Sanson   5'
Evra   10'
Gustavo   45'
Rami   51'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 43,948
Referee: Francois Letexier
5 November 2017 12 Metz 0–3 Lille Metz
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Cohade   33'
Nguette   37'
Balliu   87'
Report Bahlouli   35',   67'
Luiz Araújo   44'
Pépé   45' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 12,506
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
17 November 2017 13 Lille 3–1 Saint-Étienne Lille
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Pépé   20'
Malcuit   25'
Mendes   71'
Ballo-Touré   81'
Ponce   89'
Report Perrin   12'
Pierre-Gabriel   19'
Bamba   45' (pen.)
Dabo   76'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 28,019
Referee: Johan Hamel
20 November 2017 8 Amiens 3–0 Lille Amiens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Manzala   36', 48'
Ielsch   60'
Adénon   64'
N'Gosso   79'
Konaté   85'
Report Amadou   21'
Ballo-Touré   78'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Mikael Lesage
25 November 2017 14 Montpellier 3–0 Lille Montpellier
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Roussillon   5'
Sio   26'
Ninga   31'
Hilton   38'
Report Luiz Araújo   35'
Pépé   45+3'
Bissouma   49'
Soumaoro   74'
Alonso   74'
  81'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,370
Referee: Thomas Leonard
29 November 2017 15 Lyon 1–2 Lille Lyon
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Díaz   36' Report Mendes   21'
Ponce   40'
Ballo-Touré   46'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 31,679
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
2 December 2017 16 Lille 1–0 Toulouse Lille
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Soumaoro   45'
Pépé   63'
Bahlouli   81'
Report Boisgard   49'
Blin   61'
Yago   71'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 29,287
Referee: Benoît Millot
9 December 2017 17 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lille Paris
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Di María   28'
Pastore   49'
Verratti   66'
Alves   75'
Mbappé   90+3'
Report Benzia   79'
El Ghazi   86'
  90'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,176
Referee: Johan Hamel
16 December 2017 18 Dijon 3–0 Lille Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Saïd   12', 17'
Ballo-Touré   35' (o.g.)
Marié   80'
Report Luiz Araújo   88' Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 10,634
Referee: Thomas Leonard
20 December 2017 19 Lille 1–1 Nice Lille
19:50 CET (UTC+1) Thiago Maia   19'
  44'
El Ghazi   68'
Report Srarfi   38',   61'
Marlon   54'
Mendy   80'
Koziello   90+3'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 26,450
Referee: Frank Schneider
13 January 2018 20 Caen 0–1 Lille Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Djiku   36'
Aït Bennasser   44'
Vercoutre   44'
Da Silva   68'
Report Thiago Maia   41'
Pépé   44'
Ballo-Touré   52'
Benzia   62'
Soumaré   69'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 18,283
Referee: Johan Hamel
17 January 2018 21 Lille 1–2 Rennes Lille
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Alonso   41',   90+4' Report Léa Siliki   85'
André   89'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 27,816
Referee: Mikael Lesage
20 January 2018 22 Troyes 1–0 Lille Troyes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Niane   45' Report Benzia   45'
Luiz Araújo   77'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 9,269
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
28 January 2018 23 Lille 2–1 Strasbourg Lille
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Dabila   28'
El Gahzi   76'
  90'
Report Lala   52'
Saadi   78'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 27,462
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
3 February 2018 24 Lille 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Lille
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Alonso   73' Report Berchiche   45'
Verratti   55'
Neymar   76'
Lo Celso   86'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 49,082
Referee: Johan Hamel
11 February 2018 25 Nantes 2–2 Lille Nantes
17:00 Sala   16', 71' Report Benzia   43'
Mothiba   67'
Pépé   81'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 22,655
Referee: Mikael Lesage
17 February 2018 26 Lille 2–2 Lyon Lille
17:00 Pépé   65'
Luiz Araújo   81'
Report Traoré   21', 44'
Rafael   28'
Diakhaby   60'
Fekir   87'
Aouar   90+1'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 39,523
Referee: Benoît Millot
24 February 2018 27 Lille 1–2 Angers Lille
19:00 Pépé   88' Report Toko Ekambi   73', 89'
Mangani   80'
Capelle   82'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 28,629
Referee: François Letexier
2 March 2018 28 Nice 2–1 Lille Nice
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Balotelli   5'
Marlon   21'
Cyprien   28',   80'
Coly   73'
Report Mothiba   35'
Luiz Araújo   51'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,314
Referee: Thomas Léonard
10 March 2018 29 Lille 1–1 Montpellier Lille
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Benzia   32'
Pépé   41'
Mendes   87'
Report Congré   34'
Roussillon   64'
Mendes   87'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 28,609
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
16 March 2018 30 Monaco 2–1 Lille Monaco
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Lopes   43'
Jovetić   60'
Moutinho   67'
Subašić   90+2'
Report Mothiba   16' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Clément Turpin
1 April 2018 31 Lille 0–1 Amiens Lille
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Mendoza   53'
Adenon   66'
Cissokho   76'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
7 April 2018 32 Bordeaux 2–1 Lille Bordeaux
20:00 Kamano   42', 45'
Poundjé   72'
Report Mothiba   14'
Mendyl   24'
Mendes   61'   63'
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 34,997
Referee: Thomas Leonard
14 April 2018 33 Lille 2–2 Guingamp Lille
19:00 Malcuit   23'
  45'
Pépé   55'
Luiz Araújo   57'
Report Coco   20'
Alonso   90' (o.g.)
Briand   90+1'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 33,461
Referee: Benoît Bastien
21 April 2018 34 Marseille 5–1 Lille Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Thauvin   12', 30' (pen.)
Mitroglou   35', 38'
Ocampos   68'
Report Mendyl   29'
Benzia   54'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,098
Referee: Amaury Delerue
28 April 2018 35 Lille 3–1 Metz Lille
19:00 Luiz Araújo   13'
Pépé   45'
Bissouma   77'
Report Niakhaté   22'
Roux   49'
Diagné   86'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 38,429
Referee: François Letexier
6 May 2018 36 Toulouse 2–3 Lille Toulouse
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jean   9'
Jullien   44'
Report Pépé   5', 82'
Bissouma   80'
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 26,251
Referee: Clément Turpin
12 May 2018 37 Lille 2–1 Dijon Lille
20:00 Mothiba   18', 45' Report Haddadi   10'
Kwon   11',   34'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 46,342
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
19 May 2018 38 Saint-Étienne 5–0 Lille Saint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bamba   7'
Hamouma   13', 40', 61'
Selnæs   58'
Malcuit   66' (o.g.)
Report Mothiba   61' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 33,665
Referee: François Letexier

Coupe de France

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6 January 2018 Round of 64 Le Mans 2–4 Lille Le Mans
15:00 CET Schur   23'
Créhin   29' (pen.)
Hafidi   37'
Bamba   65'
Suchet   87'
Report Ponce   8'
Pépé   12'
Thiago Maia   34'
Malcuit   42'
Mendes   90+6'
Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jeremy Stinat
25 January 2018 Round of 32 Strasbourg 2–1 Lille Strasbourg
21:05 CET Grimm   27'
Da Costa   31'
Saadi   48'
Report Bissouma   54'
Ponce   55'
Mendyl   79'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 10,097
Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de la Ligue

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25 October 2017 Third round Lille 2–2
(5–4 p)
Valenciennes Villeneuve-d'Ascq
18:45 CEST Benzia   14'
Alonso   41',   74'
  83'
Report Pierre-Charles   15',   44'
Xavier   17'
Aloé   67'
Mothiba   90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 30,643
Referee: Frank Schneider
Penalties
 
Alonso  
Bahlouli  
El Ghazi  
Soumaré  
Thiago Maia  
Mendes  
  Néry
  Diarra
  Mauricio
  Ramaré
  Guezoui
  Mothiba
  Pierre-Charles
13 December 2017 Round of 16 Lille 1–1
(2–3 p)
Nice Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:05 (UTC+1) Luiz Araújo   7',   46' Report Marlon   27'
Balotelli   58'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 9,651
Referee: Stéphane Jochem
Penalties
Luiz Araújo  
Alonso  
Mendes  
El Ghazi  
Bissouma  
  Lees-Melou
  Cyprien
  Pléa
  Seri

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   SVK Adam Jakubech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK   FRA Mike Maignan 36 0 34 0 1 0 1 0
30 GK   BFA Kouakou Koffi 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   FRA Kévin Malcuit 25 0 21+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF   PAR Júnior Alonso 38 3 30+4 2 2 0 2 1
5 DF   FRA Adama Soumaoro 15 0 14 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF   POR Edgar Ié 37 1 35 1 0 0 2 0
22 DF   CIV Kouadio-Yves Dabila 15 0 10+2 0 1+1 0 1 0
25 DF   FRA Fodé Ballo-Touré 28 0 25+2 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF   MAR Hamza Mendyl 14 0 9+3 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF   FRA Ibrahim Amadou 32 0 30 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF   FRA Imad Faraj 8 0 1+6 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 MF   FRA Valère Pollet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   BRA Thiago Maia 37 1 28+6 0 1 1 2 0
21 MF   MLI Yves Bissouma 28 3 15+9 2 1+1 1 2 0
23 MF   BRA Thiago Mendes 35 4 27+4 3 1+1 1 1+1 0
26 MF   FRA Farès Bahlouli 14 1 2+9 1 1 0 2 0
29 MF   MLI Rominigue Kouamé 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   FRA Boubakary Soumaré 17 0 3+11 0 1 0 1+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   NED Anwar El Ghazi 31 4 19+8 4 1+1 0 2 0
9 FW   ARG Ezequiel Ponce 32 3 8+20 2 2 1 1+1 0
10 FW   ALG Yassine Benzia 33 2 30+1 1 1 0 0+1 1
11 FW   BRA Luiz Araújo 36 6 24+10 5 1 0 1 1
18 FW   RSA Lebo Mothiba 14 5 14 5 0 0 0 0
19 FW   CIV Nicolas Pépé 38 14 31+5 13 1+1 1 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF   POR Xeka 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW   FRA Nicolas de Préville 4 2 3+1 2 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 19 May 2018
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Marcelo Bielsa sacked as Lille manager after suspension". ESPN. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Christophe Galtier to take over from Marcelo Bielsa as Lille manager". Get French Football News. 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Lille – season 2017/18". Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.