The 2018–19 season was the 113th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's fourth 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 2018 to 30 June 2019.
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Owner | Amber Capital LP | ||
| President | Joseph Oughourlian | ||
| Head coach | Philippe Montanier | ||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | ||
| Ligue 2 | 5th | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Second round | ||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 15 April 2019.[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 edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 2 | July 2018 | 17 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 47.37 |
| Coupe de France | 17 November 2018 | 6 January 2019 | Seventh round | Round of 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 14 August 2018 | 28 August 2018 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 43 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 48.84 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 2 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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| 3 | Troyes | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final |
| 4 | Paris FC | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final |
| 5 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 63 | |
| 6 | Lorient | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 63 | |
| 7 | Le Havre | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 54 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
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 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
Source: Ligue 2
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 27 July 2018 1 | Orléans | 0–2 | Lens | Orléans |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Source |
| 4 August 2018 2 | Lens | 1–0 | Red Star | Lens |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 10 August 2018 3 | Nancy | 0–3 | Lens | Tomblaine |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot |
| 18 August 2018 4 | Lens | 2–0 | Troyes | Lens |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 1 September 2018 6 | Metz | 2–0 | Lens | Metz |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Florent Batta |
| 15 September 2018 7 | Lens | 2–0 | Sochaux | Lens |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 24 September 2018 8 | Niort | 1–2 | Lens | Niort |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade René Gaillard |
| 28 September 2018 9 | Lens | 0–0 | Paris FC | Lens |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 2 October 2018 5 | Béziers | 0–0 | Lens | Béziers |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée |
| 27 October 2018 12 | Le Havre | 2–1 | Lens | Le Havre |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Océane |
| 3 November 2018 13 | Lens | 0–1 | Châteauroux | Lens |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 10 November 2018 14 | Valenciennes | 4–2 | Lens | Valenciennes |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut |
| 4 December 2018 17 | Lens | 2–1 | Brest | Lens |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 22 December 2018 19 | Lens | 1–2 | Ajaccio | Lens |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 14 January 2019 20 | Red Star | 1–0 | Lens | Beauvais |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson |
| 28 January 2019 22 | Troyes | 1–0 | Lens | Troyes |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube |
| 3 March 2019 27 | Paris FC | 2–0 | Lens | Paris |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Sebastien Charléty |
| 18 March 2019 29 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–0 | Lens | Ajaccio |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova |
| 23 April 2019 34 | Lens | 0–1 | Lorient | Lens |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 27 April 2019 35 | Brest | 2–0 | Lens | Brest |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé |
Coupe de France edit
| 6 January 2019 Round of 64 | Reims | 2–0 | Lens | Reims |
| 14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 8,232 Referee: Frank Schneider |
Coupe de la Ligue edit
References edit
- ^ "Equipe Premiere Saison 2018-2019" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 15 April 2019.