The 2024–25 season is the 119th season in the history of the RC Lens, and it will also be the fifth consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Coupe de France and the UEFA Conference League.
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Will Still | ||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | ||
| Ligue 1 | Pre-season | ||
| Coupe de France | Pre-season | ||
| UEFA Conference League | Play-off round | ||
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Summary
editOn 10 June, it was announced that Will Still would take over as coach of the team on a three-season contract, succeeding Franck Haise.[1]
Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Jhoanner Chávez
|
 Bahia
|
€4,500,000[†] | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| GK |  Hervé Koffi
|
 Charleroi
|
Undislosed | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF |  Ahmed Majid
|
Wasquehal
|
Undislosed | 11 July 2024 | [4] |
| DF | Malang Sarr
|
 Chelsea
|
Free | 26 July 2024 | [5] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Łukasz Poręba
|
 Hamburg
|
Undisclosed[†][6] | 1 July 2024 | [7] |
| FW |  Óscar Cortés
|
 Rangers
|
Loan | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
| FW | Adam Buksa
|
 FC Midtjylland
|
€4,000,000 | 11 July 2024 | [9] |
| MF | Fodé Sylla
|
 Yverdon-Sport FC
|
Loan | 11 July 2024 | [10] |
- Notes
- † Loan transfer made permanent
Friendlies
editPre-season
edit| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Lens | 6–3 | Kortrijk | Avion |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: La Gaillette | ||
| Note: Four periods of 25 minutes | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Lens | 6–0 | Red Star | Billy-Montigny |
| 12:15 |
|
Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre | ||
| Note: Behind closed doors | ||||
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | FC Utrecht  | v | Lens |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Lens | v | Bayer Leverkusen | Lens |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 7 August 2024 Friendly | Versailles | v | Lens | |
| 16:00 |
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | Lens | v | Leicester City | Lens |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ligue 1 | 16–18 August 2024 | May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Coupe de France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Conference League | 22 August 2024 | Play-off round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 4 | Le Havre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage |
| 6 | Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 16 August 2024. 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).[11]
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).[11]
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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
editMatches
editThe match schedule was released on 21 June 2024.[12]
| 16–18 August 2024 1 | Angers | v | Lens | Angers |
| Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa |
Coupe de France
editUEFA Conference League
editReferences
edit- ^ "Will Still: English manager named as new Lens coach". BBC Sport. 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Lens lève l'option d'achat du latéral équatorien Jhoanner Chavez". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Hervé Koffi, le bondissant | RC Lens".
- ^ Margueritte, Matthieu (11 July 2024). "Lens : Ahmed Majid signe un an". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
- ^ "Malang Sarr, le combattant | RC Lens".
- ^ A, S. (21 May 2024). "RC Lens : Lukasz Poreba transféré à Hambourg". La Voix du Nord.
- ^ "Lukasz Poreba rejoint HSV | RC Lens".
- ^ "Oscar Cortes: Rangers take Lens winger on second loan deal". BBC Sport. 3 June 2024.
- ^ Abolhosseini, Farzam (10 July 2024). "Afsløring: Buksa har underskrevet fire år med FCM". Tipsbladet.dk.
- ^ "Fodé Sylla prêté à Yverdon-Sport FC | RC Lens".
- ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Garlan, Victor (21 June 2024). "La LFP dévoile le nouveau calendrier de la Ligue 1 édition 2024-2025". Foot Mercato (in French).