| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Joseph Oughourlian | |||
| Head coach | Franck Haise | |||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Wesley Saïd (4) All: Wesley Saïd Florian Sotoca Elye Wahi (4 each) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 14 January 2024. | ||||
The 2023–24 season is Racing Club de Lens' 117th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They are also competing in the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 15 September 2023[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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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Neil El Aynaoui |
 Nancy |
€600,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| FW |  Morgan Guilavogui |
Paris FC |
€4,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF |  Stijn Spierings |
Toulouse |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF | Andy Diouf |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Basel |
€15,000,000 | 2 July 2023 | [5] |
| MF |  Óscar Cortés |
Millonarios |
€4,500,000 | 14 July 2023 | [6] |
| DF |  Abdukodir Khusanov |
 Energetik-BGU |
Undisclosed | 24 July 2023 | [7] |
| FW | Elye Wahi |
Montpellier |
€30,000,000 | 20 August 2023 | [8] |
| DF | Ruben Aguilar |
Monaco |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [9] |
| DF | Faitout Maouassa |
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Loan | 2 September 2023 | [10] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rémy Labeau |
Laval |
Loan | 1 July 2023 | [11] |
| DF | Ismaël Boura |
Troyes |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [12] |
| DF | Adrien Louveau |
 ŁKS Łódź |
Free | 13 July 2023 | [13] |
| FW | Loïs Openda |
 RB Leipzig |
€43,000,000 | 14 July 2023 | [14] |
| FW | Adam Buksa |
 Antalyaspor |
Loan | 18 July 2023 | [15] |
| MF |  Seko Fofana |
 Al Nassr |
€19,000,000 | 18 July 2023 | [16] |
| MF |  Jean Onana |
Beşiktaş |
€4,000,000 | 21 July 2023 | [17] |
| MF | Łukasz Poręba |
Hamburger SV |
Loan | 30 August 2023 | [18] |
| DF | Julien Le Cardinal |
Brest |
Loan | 1 September 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 4–4 | Dunkerque | Avion |
| 11:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade François Blin |
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 2–2 | Amiens | Avion |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade François Blin | ||
| Note: Four periods of 25 minutes. | ||||
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Sochaux | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 11:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 2–0 | Dijon | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Lens | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AOK Stadion |
| 2 August 2023 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 |  Torino | Lens |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Manchester United  | 3–1 | Lens | Manchester, England |
| 12:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 70,000 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 13 August 2023 | 30 May–2 June 2024 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 38.89 | |
| Coupe de France | 7 January 2024 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 September 2023 | 12 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 15 February 2024 | Knockout round play-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 36.00 | ||||
Last updated: 14 January 2024
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 6 | Reims | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Marseille | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Rennes | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 22 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 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).[19]
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).[19]
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 |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
Last updated: 14 January 2024.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[20]
| 13 August 2023 1 | Brest | 3–2 | Lens | Brest |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 15,085 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 20 August 2023 2 | Lens | 1–1 | Rennes | Lens |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,233 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 26 August 2023 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Lens | Paris |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,864 Referee: François Letexier |
| 2 September 2023 4 | Monaco | 3–0 | Lens | Monaco |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,988 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 24 September 2023 6 | Lens | 2–1 | Toulouse | Lens |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,506 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 29 September 2023 7 | Strasbourg | 0–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 26,001 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 8 October 2023 8 | Lens | 1–1 | Lille | Lens |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,223 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 20 October 2023 9 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Lens | Le Havre |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 23,590 Referee: François Letexier |
| 28 October 2023 10 | Lens | 4–0 | Nantes | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
| 4 November 2023 11 | Lorient | 0–0 | Lens | Lorient |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,599 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 12 November 2023 12 | Lens | 1–0 | Marseille | Lens |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 25 November 2023 13 | Clermont | 0–3 | Lens | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,455 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 2 December 2023 14 | Lens | 3–2 | Lyon | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,130 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 8 December 2023 15 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,159 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 16 December 2023 16 | Lens | 2–0 | Reims | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,055 Referee: François Letexier |
| 20 December 2023 17 | Nice | 2–0 | Lens | Nice |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 14 January 2024 18 | Lens | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,200 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
Coupe de France
| 7 January 2024 Round of 64 | Lens | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Monaco | Lens |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,571 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| Penalties | ||||
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | PSV | LEN | SEV | |
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| 1 | Arsenal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Lens |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Sevilla |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
| 20 September 2023 1 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Lens | Seville, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 33,544 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 3 October 2023 2 | Lens | 2–1 | Arsenal | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,040 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 24 October 2023 3 | Lens | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,133 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 8 November 2023 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Lens | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,200 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 29 November 2023 5 | Arsenal | 6–0 | Lens | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
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Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,987 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 12 December 2023 6 | Lens | 2–1 | Sevilla | Lens |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,456 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
| 15 February 2024 First leg | Lens | v | SC Freiburg | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 22 February 2024 Second leg | SC Freiburg | v | Lens | Freiburg, Germany |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion |
References
- ↑ "Saison 2023–2024" (in French). RC Lens. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mercato : Neil El Aynaoui (Nancy) rejoint Lens". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "Morgan Guilavogui, attaquant polyvalent et finisseur de talent". www.rclens.fr. June 29, 2023.
- ↑ "RC Lens confirms Spierings arrival". Football Oranje. June 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Andy Diouf, le coffre et la finesse". www.rclens.fr. June 30, 2023.
- ↑ description!, beIN SPORTS. "Lens Confirms Óscar Cortés as New Player". beIN SPORTS.
- ↑ "Abdukodir Khusanov, talent brut venu d'Asie". www.rclens.fr. July 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Elye Wahi, phénomène en pleine ascension". www.rclens.fr. August 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Ruben Aguilar to RC Lens". AS Monaco FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ↑ "Faitout Maouassa, une arrivée à toute vitesse".
- ↑ "Ligue 2. Stade lavalloise : Labeau-Lascary, prêté par Lens pour une saison, officiellement présenté". July 2023.
- ↑ "Ismaël Boura s'engage à l'ESTAC !".
- ↑ "Adrien Louveau dołączył do ŁKS". ŁKS Łódź - oficjalna strona dwukrotnego Mistrza Polski. July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Leipzig sign Openda from Lens for club-record fee". Reuters. July 14, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ "Antalyaspor Polonyalı Adam Buksa'yı kiralık olarak kadrosuna kattı". 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Lens captain Fofana heads for Saudi club Al-Nassr". Yahoo Sports. July 18, 2023.
- ↑ Camfoot, Redaction (July 21, 2023). "Transfert : Jean Onana quitte Lens et va s'engager avec Besiktas".
- ↑ "Der HSV verpflichtet Lukasz Poreba". HSV.de.
- ↑ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024" (in French). 29 June 2023.
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