2020–21 RC Lens season
The 2020–21 season is the 115th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens will participate in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | ||||
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President | Joseph Oughourlian | |||
Manager | Franck Haise | |||
Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
Ligue 1 | 7th | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gaël Kakuta (9) All: Gaël Kakuta (9) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 30 January 2021. |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 6 October 2020.[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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | ![]() |
TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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15 | ![]() |
TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
16 July 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Billy-Montigny, France |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
21 July 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Billy-Montigny, France |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre |
22 July 2020 Friendly | FC Chambly ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Chambly, France |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade des Marais |
1 August 2020 Friendly | Genk ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Genk, Belgium |
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0 |
1 August 2020 Friendly | Genk ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Genk, Belgium |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 0 |
5 August 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Billy-Montigny, France |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny Attendance: 0 |
5 August 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Billy-Montigny, France |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre Attendance: 0 |
15 August 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Lens, France |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
15 August 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Lens, France |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
15 August 2020 Friendly | Lens ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Lens, France |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Ligue 1 | 23 August 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43.48 |
Coupe de France | 10 February 2021 | Round of 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Total | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43.48 |
Last updated: 3 February 2021
Ligue 1
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Rennes | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
6 | Metz | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
7 | Lens | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
8 | Angers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 34 | |
9 | Marseille | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 33 |
Results summary
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 |
23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 |
Last updated: 3 February 2021.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[5]
23 August 2020 1 | Nice | 2–1 | Lens | Nice |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry |
10 September 2020 2 | Lens | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 August 2020, but was postponed due to the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[6] |
13 September 2020 3 | Lorient | 2–3 | Lens | Lorient |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Aurélien Petit |
19 September 2020 4 | Lens | 2–1 | Bordeaux | Lens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Benoît Millot |
27 September 2020 5 | Nîmes | 1–1 | Lens | Nîmes |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Frank Schneider |
3 October 2020 6 | Lens | 2–0 | Saint-Étienne | Lens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
18 October 2020 7 | Lille | 4–0 | Lens | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: François Letexier |
8 November 2020 10 | Lens | 4–4 | Reims | Lens |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Thomas Léonard |
22 November 2020 11 | Dijon | 0–1 | Lens | Dijon |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Eric Wattellier |
25 November 2020 8 | Lens | 1–1 | Nantes | Lens |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Florent Batta | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 25 October 2020, but was postponed after eleven Lens players tested positive for COVID-19.[7] |
29 November 2020 12 | Lens | 1–3 | Angers | Lens |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Aurélien Petit |
5 December 2020 13 | Rennes | 0–2 | Lens | Rennes |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Roazhon Park Referee: Johan Hamel |
12 December 2020 14 | Lens | 2–3 | Montpellier | Lens |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
16 December 2020 15 | Monaco | 0–3 | Lens | Monaco |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Referee: Frank Schneider |
19 December 2020 16 | Metz | 2–0 | Lens | Metz |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Amaury Delerue |
23 December 2020 17 | Lens | 2–1 | Brest | Lens |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
6 January 2021 18 | Lyon | 3–2 | Lens | Décines-Charpieu |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Referee: Eric Wattellier |
9 January 2021 19 | Lens | 0–1 | Strasbourg | Lens |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Clément Turpin |
17 January 2021 20 | Nantes | 1–1 | Lens | Nantes |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Referee: Frank Schneider |
20 January 2021 9 | Marseille | 0–1 | Lens | Marseille |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Jérémie Pignard | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 October 2020, but was postponed after more than ten Lens players tested positive for COVID-19.[8] |
23 January 2021 21 | Lens | 0–1 | Nice | Lens |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
30 January 2021 22 | Montpellier | 1–2 | Lens | Montpellier |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Amaury Delerue |
3 February 2021 23 | Lens | 2–2 | Marseille | Lens |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Willy Delajod |
6 February 2021 24 | Lens | v | Rennes | Lens |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
13 February 2021 25 | Reims | v | Lens | Reims |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune |
Coupe de France
10 February 2021 Round of 64 | Nantes | v | Lens | Nantes |
14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Didier Desprez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
16 | GK | ![]() |
Jean-Louis Leca | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
30 | GK | ![]() |
Wuilker Faríñez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Issiaga Sylla | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Loïc Badé | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Zakaria Diallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
11 | DF | ![]() |
Jonathan Clauss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
13 | DF | ![]() |
Clément Michelin | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
14 | DF | ![]() |
Facundo Medina | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Fortès | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Cheick Traoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
21 | DF | ![]() |
Massadio Haïdara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Jonathan Gradit | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
26 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Radovanović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
35 | DF | ![]() |
Ismaël Boura | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Manuel Perez | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Seko Fofana | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Gaël Kakuta | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
18 | MF | ![]() |
Yannick Cahuzac | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
19 | MF | ![]() |
Charles Boli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
22 | MF | ![]() |
Tony Mauricio | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
28 | MF | ![]() |
Cheick Doucouré | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
33 | MF | ![]() |
David Costa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
MF | ![]() |
Adam Oudjani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Florian Sotoca | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Gaëtan Robail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
23 | FW | ![]() |
Simon Banza | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
25 | FW | ![]() |
Corentin Jean | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
27 | FW | ![]() |
Ignatius Ganago | 6 | 4 | 5+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
31 | FW | ![]() |
Cyrille Bayala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Players transferred out during the season |
Last updated: 3 October 2020
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- As of 18 October 2020
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Total |
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1 | 10 | MF | ![]() |
Gaël Kakuta | 4 | 0 | 4 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Ignatius Ganago | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 14 | DF | ![]() |
Facundo Medina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Florian Sotoca | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 10 | 0 | 10 |
References
- "Saison 2020-2021" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "JOUEURS". rclens.fr. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "Effectif". rclens5962.footeo.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
- "RC LENS / PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN POSTPONED TO 10 SEPTEMBER". Ligue1. 25 August 2020.
- "RC Lens - FC Nantes postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "OM-Lens postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.