2021–22 RC Lens season

The 2021–22 season was the 116th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

RC Lens
2021–22 season
PresidentJoseph Oughourlian
Head coachFranck Haise
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arnaud Kalimuendo (12)

All:
Arnaud Kalimuendo (13)

Players edit

First team squad edit

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   VEN Wuilker Faríñez
3 DF   COL Deiver Machado
4 DF   AUT Kevin Danso
5 DF   CMR Christopher Wooh
6 MF   NOR Patrick Berg
7 FW   FRA Florian Sotoca
8 MF   CIV Seko Fofana (vice-captain)
9 FW   CMR Ignatius Ganago
10 MF   COD Gaël Kakuta
11 DF   FRA Jonathan Clauss
14 DF   ARG Facundo Medina
15 FW   FRA Arnaud Kalimuendo (on loan from Paris SG)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 MF   FRA Yannick Cahuzac (captain)
20 MF   POR David Costa
21 DF   MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 FW   FRA Wesley Saïd
24 DF   FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 FW   FRA Corentin Jean
28 MF   MLI Cheick Doucouré
29 MF   POL Przemysław Frankowski
30 GK   POR Valentino Lesieur
33 FW   FRA Ibrahima Baldé
35 DF   FRA Adrien Louveau
40 GK   COM Yannick Pandor

Out on loan edit

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   COM Ismaël Boura (on loan at Le Havre)
DF   CPV Steven Fortès (on loan at Oostende)
MF   SCO Charles Boli (on loan at Vicenza)
MF   FRA Tom Ducrocq (on loan at Bastia)
MF   FRA Jonathan Varane (on loan at Rodez AF)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Adam Oudjani (on loan at Stade Briochin)
FW   COD Simon Banza (on loan at Famalicão)
FW   FRA Boubakar Camara (on loan at Le Mans)
FW   FRA Mohamed Cissé (on loan at Orléans)
FW   FRA Gaëtan Robail (on loan at Valenciennes)

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2021 Friendly Lens   1–1   Standard Liège Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
9 July 2021 Friendly Lens   0–1   Union SG Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
17 July 2021 Friendly Lens   2–2   Le Havre Le Touquet, France
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Banza   3', 58'
Report
Stadium: Stade Ferdi Petit
Note: The match was played in two halves 30 minutes each.
17 July 2021 Friendly Lens   2–2   Le Havre Le Touquet, France
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Ferdi Petit
Note: The match was played in two halves 30 minutes each.
24 July 2021 Friendly Reims   1–2   Lens Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Libération
24 July 2021 Friendly Reims   1–1   Lens Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Libération
31 July 2021 Friendly Lens   4–1   Udinese Lens, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Thomas Léonard
2 September 2021 Friendly Lens   3–4   Dunkerque Avion, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: La Gaillette
Attendance: 0
11 November 2021 Friendly Lens   3–3   Zulte Waregem Avion, France
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: La Gaillette
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 8 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 7th 38 17 11 10 62 48 +14 044.74
Coupe de France 19 December 2021 30 January 2022 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 033.33
Total 41 18 12 11 67 54 +13 043.90

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Nice 38 20 7 11 52 36 +16 66[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Strasbourg 38 17 12 9 60 43 +17 63
7 Lens 38 17 11 10 62 48 +14 62
8 Lyon 38 17 11 10 66 51 +15 61[b]
9 Nantes 38 15 10 13 55 48 +7 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
Source: Ligue 1
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 scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Nice were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[1]
  2. ^ Lyon were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[2]
  3. ^ Nantes qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2021–22 Coupe de France winners.

Pozdro dla wszystkich Grzybiarzy

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 11 10 62 48  +14 62 9 7 3 35 20  +15 8 4 7 27 28  −1

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDDWDWWLWWLWLWLDDDLLWWLLWDWLDWLWWWDDWWD
Position88665342222424555696699810610981087778777
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[4][5]

8 August 2021 1 Rennes 1–1 Lens Rennes
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,567
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
15 August 2021 2 Lens 2–2 Saint-Étienne Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,541
Referee: Amaury Delerue
21 August 2021 3 Monaco 0–2 Lens Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,483
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
29 August 2021 4 Lens 2–2 Lorient Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,029
Referee: Willy Delajod
12 September 2021 5 Bordeaux 2–3 Lens Bordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Luis Godinho
18 September 2021 6 Lens 1–0 Lille Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,512
Referee: Benoît Millot
22 September 2021 7 Lens 0–1 Strasbourg Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
26 September 2021 8 Marseille 2–3 Lens Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,001
Referee: Mikael Lesage
1 October 2021 9 Lens 2–0 Reims Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
17 October 2021 10 Montpellier 1–0 Lens Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,474
Referee: Florent Batta
24 October 2021 11 Lens 4–1 Metz Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,673
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
30 October 2021 12 Lyon 2–1 Lens Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 50,373
Referee: Mikael Lesage
5 November 2021 13 Lens 4–0 Troyes Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,706
Referee: Thomas Léonard
21 November 2021 14 Brest 4–0 Lens Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Eric Wattellier
26 November 2021 15 Lens 2–2 Angers Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Johan Hamel
1 December 2021 16 Clermont 2–2 Lens Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: Amaury Delerue
4 December 2021 17 Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,685
Referee: François Letexier
10 December 2021 18 Nantes 3–2 Lens Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 21,890
Referee: Stephanie Frappart
22 December 2021 19 Nice 2–1 Lens Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
8 January 2022 20 Lens 1–0 Rennes Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien
15 January 2022 21 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Lens Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: François Letexier
22 January 2022 22 Lens 0–2 Marseille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
6 February 2022 23 Lorient 2–0 Lens Lorient
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 10,687
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
13 February 2022 24 Lens 3–2 Bordeaux Lens
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 32,662
Referee: François Letexier
19 February 2022 25 Lens 1–1 Lyon Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,624
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
27 February 2022 26 Angers 1–2 Lens Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 9,499
Referee: Thomas Léonard
5 March 2022 27 Lens 0–1 Brest Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,305
Referee: Johan Hamel
13 March 2022 28 Metz 0–0 Lens Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 15,687
Referee: Amaury Delerue
19 March 2022 29 Lens 3–1 Clermont Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,182
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
3 April 2022 30 Strasbourg 1–0 Lens Strasbourg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 26,005
Referee: François Letexier
10 April 2022 31 Lens 3–0 Nice Lens
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,668
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 April 2022 32 Lille 1–2 Lens Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 48,169
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
20 April 2022 33 Lens 2–0 Montpellier Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,250
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
23 April 2022 34 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Lens Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Amaury Delerue
30 April 2022 35 Lens 2–2 Nantes Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,727
Referee: Thomas Léonard
8 May 2022 36 Reims 1–2 Lens Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 16,962
Referee: Vítor Ferreira
14 May 2022 37 Troyes 1–3 Lens Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 18,643
Referee: François Letexier
21 May 2022 38 Lens 2–2 Monaco Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,764
Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France edit

19 December 2021 Round of 64 Stade Poitevin FC 0–1 Lens Poitiers
13:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Michel-Amand
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
4 January 2022 Round of 32 Lens 2–2
(4–3 p)
Lille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Fofana   67', 90+5',   90+6'
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Willy Delajod
Penalties
30 January 2022 Round of 16 Lens 2–4 Monaco Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   VEN Wuilker Faríñez 13 0 11 0 2 0
16 GK   FRA Jean-Louis Leca 28 0 27 0 1 0
30 GK   POR Valentino Lesieur 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   COM Yannick Pandor 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   COL Deiver Machado 22 0 5+17 0 0 0
4 DF   AUT Kevin Danso 36 2 32+1 2 0+3 0
5 DF   CMR Christopher Wooh 16 0 11+3 0 2 0
11 DF   FRA Jonathan Clauss 40 5 35+2 5 3 0
14 DF   ARG Facundo Medina 34 1 30+1 1 3 0
21 DF   MLI Massadio Haïdara 21 1 12+8 1 1 0
24 DF   FRA Jonathan Gradit 37 0 35 0 1+1 0
35 DF   FRA Adrien Louveau 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   NOR Patrick Berg 16 3 2+12 3 0+2 0
8 MF   CIV Seko Fofana 41 10 38 8 3 2
10 MF   COD Gaël Kakuta 31 3 20+9 3 1+1 0
18 MF   FRA Yannick Cahuzac 17 0 6+11 0 0 0
20 MF   POR David Costa 36 3 16+17 3 1+2 0
27 MF   SCO Charles Boli 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
28 MF   MLI Cheick Doucouré 37 1 33+1 1 3 0
29 MF   POL Przemysław Frankowski 40 6 28+9 6 2+1 0
33 MF   SEN Mamadou Camara 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   FRA Jonathan Varane 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   FRA Florian Sotoca 38 6 28+7 6 3 0
9 FW   CMR Ignatius Ganago 29 6 11+17 5 1 1
15 FW   FRA Arnaud Kalimuendo 35 13 27+5 12 1+2 1
22 FW   FRA Wesley Saïd 23 6 7+14 5 1+1 1
25 FW   FRA Corentin Jean 20 1 1+16 1 1+2 0
33 FW   FRA Ibrahima Baldé 7 0 0+4 0 3 0
FW   GUI Jules Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
19 DF   COM Ismaël Boura 5 0 1+4 0 0 0
15 DF   CPV Steven Fortès 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   FRA Tom Ducrocq 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   FRA Adam Oudjani 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   COD Simon Banza 4 1 1+3 1 0 0
FW   FRA Boubakar Camara 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   FRA Gaëtan Robail 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 21 May 2022
Source: Competitions

References edit

  1. ^ "Discipline: Nice-OM to be replayed". Ligue1.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Lyon deducted point for crowd trouble against Marseille & Dimitri Payet". BBC Sport. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.