2006–07 RC Lens season

Lens
2006–07 season
	Tifo Lensois during match Lens-Parma in the UEFA Cup
President	Gervais Martel
Head coach	Francis Gillot
Stadium	Stade Félix-Bollaert
Ligue 1	5th
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Aruna Dindane; Seydou Keita (11); All: ; Aruna Dindane (16)
Average home league attendance	34,363
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 season was the 101st season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.^[2]

Season summary

Lens finished fifth, one point away from Champions League qualification. Francis Gillot subsequently resigned as manager, but remained with the club as a scout.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[3]^[2]

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	FRA	Sébastien Chabbert
2	DF	POR	Marco Ramos^{[notes 1]}
3	DF	BRA	Hilton
4	DF	MLI	Adama Coulibaly
5	DF	FRA	Nicolas Gillet
6	DF	FRA	Patrick Barul
7	MF	FRA	Razak Boukari^{[notes 2]}
8	MF	MLI	Seydou Keita
9	FW	GAB	Daniel Cousin
10	MF	FRA	Eric Carrière
14	MF	FRA	Kévin Monnet-Paquet
15	MF	MAR	Mounir Diane
16	GK	FRA	Arnaud Brocard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	FRA	Olivier Monterrubio
20	MF	FRA	Adil Hermach^{[notes 3]}
21	MF	MLI	Sidi Yaya Keita
22	FW	TUN	Issam Jemâa
23	MF	SRB	Nenad Kovačević
25	DF	SRB	Milan Biševac^{[notes 4]}
26	DF	FRA	Yohan Demont
27	FW	CIV	Aruna Dindane
28	DF	FRA	Damien Tixier
29	DF	GUF	Lesly Malouda
30	GK	FRA	Charles Itandje^{[notes 5]}
—	MF	FRA	Mohamed Diamé^{[notes 6]}

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	BRA	Jussiê (on loan to Bordeaux)
13	MF	FRA	Jonathan Lacourt (on loan to Troyes)
18	MF	FRA	Olivier Thomert^{[notes 7]} (to Rennes)
19	DF	GUI	Kamil Zayatte (to Young Boys)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	FRA	Alou Diarra (to Lyon)
24	DF	FRA	Grégory Vignal (on loan to Kaiserslautern)
31	MF	GUI	Simon Feindouno (on loan to Istres)
33	MF	FRA	Adel Taarabt^{[notes 8]} (on loan to Tottenham Hotspur)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	5 August 2006	26 May 2007	Matchday 1	5th	38	15	12	11	47	41	+6	039.47
Coupe de France	6 January 2007	28 February 2007	Round of 64	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	20 September 2006	24 October 2006	Third round	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	050.00
UEFA Cup	14 September 2006	14 March 2007	First round	Round of 16	10	4	3	3	13	11	+2	040.00
Total					54	22	16	16	75	62	+13	040.74

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Toulouse	38	17	7	14	44	43	+1	58	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Rennes	38	14	15	9	38	30	+8	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Lens	38	15	12	11	47	41	+6	57	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6	Bordeaux	38	16	9	13	39	35	+4	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
7	Sochaux	38	15	12	11	46	48	−2	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Bordeaux, the winner of the Coupe de la Ligue, is awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux also have been awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 2006 First leg	Ethnikos Achna	0–0	Lens	Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 (CET)	Blanco 17' Belić 64' Iordache 87'	Report	Barul 60' Si.Keita 61' 72'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

28 September 2006 Second leg	Lens	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Ethnikos Achna	Lens, France
18:00 (CET)	Dindane 11' Gillet 33' Jemâa 63' Cousin 64'	Report	Belić 71'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Parma	4	3	0	1	6	6	0	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Osasuna	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	7
3	Lens	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	4
4	Odense	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
5	Heerenveen	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

2 November 2006 1	Lens	3–1	Osasuna	Lens, France
20:00 (CET)	Dindane 14' Se.Keita 41' Barul 61' Cousin 73' (pen.) Gillet 85' Boukari 87'	Report	Izquierdo 16' Javier Flaño 32' Valdo 49' Soldado 55' Corrales 59' Delporte 70'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 33,950 Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

23 November 2006 2	Odense	1–1	Lens	Odense, Denmark
20:45 (CET)	Ophaug 44' Bechara 45' Grahn 58'	Report	Si.Keita 29' Jemâa 87'	Stadium: Fionia Park Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

29 November 2006 3	Lens	1–2	Parma	Lens, France
20:45 (CET)	Cousin 20'	Report	Castellini 52' Ferronetti 54' Rossi 65' Dedič 77', 77' Budan 85' Paponi 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 32,350 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

14 December 2006 4	Heerenveen	1–0	Lens	Heerenveen, Netherlands
20:45 (CET)	Alves 39', 90+3' Friend 77'	Report	Hilton 61' Ramos 89'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Round of 32

15 February 2007 First leg	Lens	3–1	Panathinaikos	Lens, France
20:45 (CET)	Se.Keita 32' Dindane 38' Jemâa 50' Demont 68' Jemâa 71' Dindane 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Romero 20' Salpingidis 66' Mantzios 68'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 29,950 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

22 February 2007 Second leg	Panathinaikos	0–0 (1–3 agg.)	Lens	Athens, Greece
20:45 (CET)	Ivanschitz 22' Morris 78'	Report	Hilton 18'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,914 Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

Round of 16

8 March 2007 First leg	Lens	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Lens, France
19:00 (CET)	Monterrubio 17' Si.Keita 65' Demont 65' Cousin 70' (pen.)	Report	Haggui 51', 15' 69' Castro 34' Barnetta 77'	Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

14 March 2007 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Lens	Leverkusen, Germany
18:15 (CET)	Voronin 36', 59' Barbarez 56' Juan 71' Castro 85' Callsen-Bracker 87'	Report	Itandje 9' Demont 44' Se.Keita 52' Dindane 85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Notes and references

Notes

^ Ramos was born in Levallois-Perret, France, but also qualifies to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
^ Boukari was born in Lomé, Togo, but also qualifies to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Togo in 2010.
^ Hermach was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualifies to represent Morocco internationally and would make his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.
^ Biševac was born in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (now Mitrovica, Kosovo, but still part of Serbia in 2007–08).
^ Itandje was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Cameroon internationally and would make his international debut for Cameroon in 2013.
^ Diamé was born in Créteil, France, but also qualifies to represent Senegal internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Senegal in March 2011.
^ Thomert was born in Versailles, France, but also qualifies to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2013.
^ Taarabt was born in Fez, Morocco, but was raised in France and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.

References

^ "Ligue 1 2006/2007 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Lens 2006/2007". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ "Lens - 2006/07". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[table_note_res_UC1C0.3654709604408-12] Bordeaux, the winner of the Coupe de la Ligue, is awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux also have been awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

[4] Ramos was born in Levallois-Perret, France, but also qualifies to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-19 level.

[5] Boukari was born in Lomé, Togo, but also qualifies to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Togo in 2010.

[6] Hermach was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualifies to represent Morocco internationally and would make his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.

[7] Biševac was born in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (now Mitrovica, Kosovo, but still part of Serbia in 2007–08).

[8] Itandje was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Cameroon internationally and would make his international debut for Cameroon in 2013.

[9] Diamé was born in Créteil, France, but also qualifies to represent Senegal internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Senegal in March 2011.

[10] Thomert was born in Versailles, France, but also qualifies to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2013.

[11] Taarabt was born in Fez, Morocco, but was raised in France and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.

[attendance-1] "Ligue 1 2006/2007 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[foot07-2] "Lens 2006/2007". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[footballsquads-3] "Lens - 2006/07". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[notes 1]

[notes 2]

[notes 3]

[notes 4]

[notes 5]

[notes 6]

[notes 7]

[notes 8]

[a]

v t e 2006–07 in French football
« 2005–06 2007–08 »
Domestic leagues	Ligue 1 Ligue 2 National
Domestic cups	Coupe de France (Final) Coupe de la Ligue (Final) Trophée des Champions
European	Champions League Men Women UEFA Cup
Club seasons
Ligue 1	Auxerre Bordeaux Le Mans Lens Lille Lorient Lyon Marseille Monaco Nancy Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Saint-Étienne Sedan Sochaux Toulouse Troyes Valenciennes
Ligue 2	Ajaccio Amiens Bastia Brest Caen Châteauroux Créteil Dijon Guingamp Grenoble Gueugnon Le Havre Istres Libourne Metz Montpellier Niort Reims Strasbourg Tours
International competition
Men
Women	2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship