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2022–23 RC Lens season

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RC Lens
2022–23 season
PresidentJoseph Oughourlian
Head coachFranck Haise
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Loïs Openda (21)

All:
Loïs Openda (21)
Highest home attendance38,223 vs Strasbourg, 7 April 2023, Ligue 1

The 2022–23 RC Lens season was the club's 117th season in existence and the club's third 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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2023.[1]

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 Venezuela VEN Wuilker Faríñez
3 DF Colombia COL Deiver Machado
4 DF Austria AUT Kevin Danso
6 MF Cameroon CMR Jean Onana
7 FW France FRA Florian Sotoca
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Seko Fofana (captain)
9 FW Poland POL Adam Buksa
10 MF Portugal POR David Costa
11 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda
13 MF Poland POL Łukasz Poręba
14 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Medina
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès
16 GK France FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 FW France FRA Alexis Claude-Maurice (on loan from Nice)
19 MF France FRA Jimmy Cabot
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF France FRA Angelo Fulgini (on loan from Mainz 05)
21 DF Mali MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 FW France FRA Wesley Saïd
23 DF Comoros COM Ismaël Boura
24 DF France FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 DF France FRA Julien Le Cardinal
26 MF Ghana GHA Salis Abdul Samed
28 MF France FRA Adrien Thomasson
29 MF Poland POL Przemysław Frankowski
30 GK France FRA Brice Samba
34 MF Mali MLI Yaya Fofana
35 DF France FRA Adrien Louveau
40 GK Comoros COM Yannick Pandor
MF Senegal SEN Mamadou Camara

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
MF France FRA Tom Ducrocq (on loan to Bastia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW France FRA Ibrahima Baldé (on loan to Annecy)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
26 MF Ghana Salis Abdul Samed France Clermont Undisclosed 24 June 2022 [2]
13 MF Poland Łukasz Poręba Poland Zagłębie Lubin Free 1 July 2022 [3]
30 GK Republic of the Congo Brice Samba England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 5 July 2022 [4]
11 FW Belgium Loïs Openda Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed 6 July 2022 [5]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
25 FW France Corentin Jean United States Inter Miami Undisclosed 29 June 2022 [6]
28 MF Mali Cheick Doucouré England Crystal Palace Undisclosed 11 July 2022 [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Lens France 0–0 France Paris FC Calais
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l'Epopée
8 July 2022 Friendly Lens France 3–0 France Valenciennes Avion
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Daniel Leclercq
16 July 2022 Friendly Rodez France 0–1 France Lens Rodez
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Paul Lignon
Note: Match was played in two 30-minute halves.
16 July 2022 Friendly Clermont France 1–3 France Lens Rodez
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Paul Lignon
23 July 2022 Friendly Lens France 1–0 Italy Inter Milan Lens
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 33,242
Referee: Marc Bollengier
30 July 2022 Friendly Lens France 0–0 England West Ham United Lens
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Marc Bollengier
10 December 2022 Friendly Montpellier France 1–2 France Lens San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Marbella Football Center - Sur 2
17 December 2022 Friendly Lens France 3–0 France Le Havre Lens
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
17 December 2022 Friendly Lens France 0–0 France Le Havre Lens
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Note: Match was played in two 35-minute halves.

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 7 August 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 2nd 38 25 9 4 68 29 +39 065.79
Coupe de France 7 January 2023 1 March 2023 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 050.00
Total 42 27 10 5 75 33 +42 064.29

Source: Soccerway

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
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 27 4 7 89 40 +49 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 +39 84
3 Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 +27 73 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 +30 68 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 +21 67 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
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).[8]
(C) Champions

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 25 9 4 68 29  +39 84 17 1 1 41 13  +28 8 8 3 27 16  +11

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWDWWWDWDWLWWWWWDWDWDLDLWDDWWWWLWWWWWWW
Position56232334443222222222334444332233322222
Points3471013141718212124273033363740414445454646495051545760636366697275788184
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[9]

7 August 2022 1 Lens 3–2 Brest Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,015
Referee: Thomas Léonard
14 August 2022 2 Ajaccio 0–0 Lens Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
20 August 2022 3 Monaco 1–4 Lens Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Willy Delajod
27 August 2022 4 Lens 2–1 Rennes Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,848
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
31 August 2022 5 Lens 5–2 Lorient Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,161
Referee: Benoît Bastien
4 September 2022 6 Reims 1–1 Lens Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 15,761
Referee: Eric Wattelier
9 September 2022 7 Lens 1–0 Troyes Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,344
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
18 September 2022 8 Nantes 0–0 Lens Nantes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 28,854
Referee: Willy Delajod
2 October 2022 9 Lens 1–0 Lyon Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,674
Referee: Benoît Bastien
9 October 2022 10 Lille 1–0 Lens Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 48,527
Referee: François Letexier
15 October 2022 11 Lens 1–0 Montpellier Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,320
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
22 October 2022 12 Marseille 0–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,414
Referee: Benoît Millot
28 October 2022 13 Lens 3–0 Toulouse Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,488
Referee: Florent Batta
5 November 2022 14 Angers 1–2 Lens Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 11,585
Referee: Thomas Léonard
12 November 2022 15 Lens 2–1 Clermont Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,519
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
29 December 2022 16 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 24,672
Referee: Benoît Millot
1 January 2023 17 Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,047
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
11 January 2023 18 Strasbourg 2–2 Lens Strasbourg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,624
Referee: François Letexier
14 January 2023 19 Lens 1–0 Auxerre Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,208
Referee: Willy Delajod
28 January 2023 20 Troyes 1–1 Lens Troyes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Clément Turpin
1 February 2023 21 Lens 0–1 Nice Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,437
Referee: Thomas Léonard
5 February 2023 22 Brest 1–1 Lens Brest
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 11,639
Referee: Benoît Bastien
12 February 2023 23 Lyon 2–1 Lens Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 53,426
Referee: Eric Wattellier
19 February 2023 24 Lens 3–1 Nantes Lens
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,984
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
25 February 2023 25 Montpellier 1–1 Lens Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 17,074
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
4 March 2023 26 Lens 1–1 Lille Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,974
Referee: François Letexier
12 March 2023 27 Clermont 0–4 Lens Clermont-Ferrand
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 12,311
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
18 March 2023 28 Lens 3–0 Angers Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,410
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
2 April 2023 29 Rennes 0–1 Lens Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,556
Referee: Clément Turpin
7 April 2023 30 Lens 2–1 Strasbourg Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
15 April 2023 31 Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Lens Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,120
Referee: Willy Delajod
22 April 2023 32 Lens 3–0 Monaco Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: François Letexier
2 May 2023 33 Toulouse 0–1 Lens Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 30,866
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
6 May 2023 34 Lens 2–1 Marseille Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,220
Referee: Clément Turpin
12 May 2023 35 Lens 2–1 Reims Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,701
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
21 May 2023 36 Lorient 1–3 Lens Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,724
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
27 May 2023 37 Lens 3–0 Ajaccio Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 37,601
Referee: Thomas Léonard
3 June 2023 38 Auxerre 1–3 Lens Auxerre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 17,246
Referee: Benoît Millot

Coupe de France

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7 January 2023 Round of 64 Linas-Montlhéry 0–2 Lens Bondoufle
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Robert Bobin
Attendance: 9,955
Referee: Mikael Lesage
23 January 2023 Round of 32 Brest 1–3 Lens Brest
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
9 February 2023 Round of 16 Lorient 1–1
(2–4 p)
Lens Lorient
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 14,835
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Penalties
1 March 2023 Quarter-finals Nantes 2–1 Lens Nantes
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Venezuela VEN Wuilker Faríñez 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK France FRA Jean-Louis Leca 5 0 1 0 4 0
30 GK France FRA Brice Samba 37 0 37 0 0 0
40 GK Comoros COM Yannick Pandor 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Colombia COL Deiver Machado 30 3 23+7 3 0 0
4 DF Austria AUT Kevin Danso 38 1 35 1 3 0
14 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Medina 33 3 30 2 2+1 1
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 DF Mali MLI Massadio Haïdara 36 0 16+17 0 2+1 0
23 DF Comoros COM Ismaël Boura 11 0 0+9 0 2 0
24 DF France FRA Jonathan Gradit 34 1 30 1 4 0
25 DF France FRA Julien Le Cardinal 9 0 2+4 0 3 0
35 DF France FRA Adrien Louveau 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Cameroon CMR Jean Onana 21 0 8+11 0 1+1 0
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Seko Fofana 37 8 32+1 6 2+2 2
10 MF Portugal POR David Costa 32 1 16+13 1 2+1 0
13 MF Poland POL Łukasz Poręba 12 0 3+7 0 2 0
19 MF France FRA Jimmy Cabot 11 0 5+6 0 0 0
20 MF France FRA Angelo Fulgini 16 2 10+4 1 1+1 1
26 MF Ghana GHA Salis Abdul Samed 34 1 30 1 4 0
28 MF France FRA Adrien Thomasson 20 4 13+4 3 2+1 1
29 MF Poland POL Przemysław Frankowski 39 5 29+6 5 1+3 0
34 MF Mali MLI Yaya Fofana 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF France FRA Nolan Hamidou Bonte 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW France FRA Florian Sotoca 39 7 32+3 6 1+3 1
9 FW Poland POL Adam Buksa 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
11 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda 39 19 26+9 19 3+1 0
18 FW France FRA Alexis Claude-Maurice 19 3 4+13 3 2 0
22 FW France FRA Wesley Saïd 20 6 6+13 5 1 1
31 FW France FRA Rémy Labeau 12 0 0+10 0 1+1 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 12 May 2023
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Saison 2022-2023" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "SALIS ABDUL SAMED, UN MILIEU VOLCANIQUE AU RACING". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "LUKASZ POREBA, UN VENT DE JEUNESSE DANS L'ENTREJEU". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Nottingham Forest: Goalkeeper Brice Samba moves to Ligue 1 side Lens on five-year deal". www.bbc.com. BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ "LOÏS OPENDA, UN ÉCLAIR VENU DE BELGIQUE". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ "CORENTIN JEAN À L'INTER MIAMI". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Cheick Doucoure: Crystal Palace sign Mali midfielder from Lens". www.bbc.com. BBC Sport. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.