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2020–21 RC Lens season

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RC Lens
2020–21 season
PresidentJoseph Oughourlian
Head coachFranck Haise
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gaël Kakuta (11)

All:
Gaël Kakuta (11)
Biggest winMonaco 0–3 Lens
Lens 4–1 Lorient
Biggest defeatLille 4–0 Lens

The 2020–21 season was 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 participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 29 January 2021.[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
3 DF Guinea GUI Issiaga Sylla (on loan from Toulouse)
4 DF France FRA Loïc Badé
5 DF France FRA Zakaria Diallo
7 FW France FRA Florian Sotoca
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Seko Fofana
9 FW Cameroon CMR Ignatius Ganago
10 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gaël Kakuta (on loan from Amiens)
11 DF France FRA Jonathan Clauss
13 DF France FRA Clément Michelin
14 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Medina
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès
16 GK France FRA Jean-Louis Leca (vice-captain)
18 MF France FRA Yannick Cahuzac (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF France FRA Ismael Boura
20 DF Mali MLI Cheick Traoré
21 DF Mali MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 MF France FRA Tony Mauricio
23 FW France FRA Simon Banza
24 DF France FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 FW France FRA Corentin Jean
28 MF Mali MLI Cheick Doucouré
29 FW France FRA Arnaud Kalimuendo (on loan from PSG)
30 GK Venezuela VEN Wuilker Faríñez (on loan from Millonarios)
34 MF Portugal POR David Costa
35 DF France FRA Adrien Louveau
MF France FRA Adam Oudjani

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
GK France FRA Valentin Belon (on loan at Laval)
GK France FRA Thomas Vincensini (on loan at Bastia)
FW France FRA Gaëtan Robail (on loan at Valenciennes FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Charles Boli (on loan at Paris FC)
MF France FRA Tom Ducrocq (on loan at Bastia)
FW Guinea GUI Jules Keita (on loan at CSKA Sofia)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2020 Friendly Lens France 1–3 France Le Havre Billy-Montigny, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Sotoca 24'
Report
Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
21 July 2020 Friendly Lens France 1–1 Belgium Gent Billy-Montigny, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
22 July 2020 Friendly FC Chambly France Cancelled France Lens Chambly, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade des Marais
1 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 1–1 France Lens Genk, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
1 August 2020 Friendly Genk Belgium 2–3 France Lens Genk, Belgium
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 0
5 August 2020 Friendly Lens France 1–3 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Les Carabiniers Billy-Montigny
Attendance: 0
5 August 2020 Friendly Lens France 1–2 France Paris FC Billy-Montigny, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
Attendance: 0
15 August 2020 Friendly Lens France Cancelled France FC Chambly Lens, France
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
15 August 2020 Friendly Lens France Cancelled Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Lens, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
15 August 2020 Friendly Lens France 1–0 France Dijon Lens, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
3 September 2020 Friendly Lens France 5–2 Belgium Charleroi Lens, France
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Gaillette
Attendance: 0
3 September 2020 Friendly Lens France Cancelled Belgium Charleroi Lens, France
13:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: La Gaillette

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 23 August 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 7th 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 039.47
Coupe de France 10 February 2021 6 March 2021 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 050.00
Total 40 16 12 12 61 59 +2 040.00

Last updated: 23 May 2021
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
5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

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 15 12 11 55 54  +1 57 7 7 5 28 26  +2 8 5 6 27 28  −1

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWDWLDWDWLWLWLWLLDLWDDDWDWDWDWDWLLLD
Position1712646358101189897878910977665656555555667
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[3]

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.[4]
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)
Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Referee: Frank Schneider
3 October 2020 6 Lens 2–0 Saint-Étienne Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Léonard
22 November 2020 11 Dijon 0–1 Lens Dijon
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
25 November 2020 8 Lens 1–1 Nantes Lens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
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.[5]
29 November 2020 12 Lens 1–3 Angers Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
5 December 2020 13 Rennes 0–2 Lens Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
12 December 2020 14 Lens 2–3 Montpellier Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
16 December 2020 15 Monaco 0–3 Lens Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
19 December 2020 16 Metz 2–0 Lens Metz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
23 December 2020 17 Lens 2–1 Brest Lens
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
6 January 2021 18 Lyon 3–2 Lens Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
9 January 2021 19 Lens 0–1 Strasbourg Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
17 January 2021 20 Nantes 1–1 Lens Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Schneider
20 January 2021 9 Marseille 0–1 Lens Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
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.[6]
23 January 2021 21 Lens 0–1 Nice Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
3 February 2021 23 Lens 2–2 Marseille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willy Delajod
6 February 2021 24 Lens 0–0 Rennes Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
13 February 2021 25 Reims 1–1 Lens Reims
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
21 February 2021 26 Lens 2–1 Dijon Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
28 February 2021 27 Angers 2–2 Lens Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
3 March 2021 28 Saint-Étienne 2–3 Lens Saint-Étienne
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue
14 March 2021 29 Lens 2–2 Metz Lens
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florent Batta
21 March 2021 30 Strasbourg 1–2 Lens Strasbourg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
3 April 2021 31 Lens 1–1 Lyon Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Millot
11 April 2021 32 Lens 4–1 Lorient Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 April 2021 33 Brest 1–1 Lens Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed
25 April 2021 34 Lens 2–1 Nîmes Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aurélien Petit
1 May 2021 35 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Lens Paris
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
7 May 2021 36 Lens 0–3 Lille Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
16 May 2021 37 Bordeaux 3–0 Lens Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
23 May 2021 38 Lens 0–0 Monaco Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Coupe de France

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10 February 2021 Round of 64 Nantes 2–4 Lens Nantes
14:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Johan Hamel
6 March 2021 Round of 32 Red Star 3–2 Lens Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bauer
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karim Abed

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
16 GK France FRA Jean-Louis Leca 25 0 25 0 0 0
30 GK Venezuela VEN Wuilker Faríñez 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF Guinea GUI Issiaga Sylla 18 1 11+6 1 1 0
4 DF France FRA Loïc Badé 21 0 18+2 0 1 0
5 DF France FRA Zakaria Diallo 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 DF France FRA Jonathan Clauss 21 0 17+3 0 1 0
13 DF France FRA Clément Michelin 18 0 10+7 0 0+1 0
14 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Medina 18 2 16+1 2 0+1 0
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès 13 0 10+2 0 1 0
20 DF Mali MLI Cheick Traoré 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Mali MLI Massadio Haïdara 15 0 14+1 0 0 0
24 DF France FRA Jonathan Gradit 22 0 21 0 1 0
35 DF France FRA Ismaël Boura 14 0 7+7 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Seko Fofana 20 0 14+5 0 0+1 0
10 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gaël Kakuta 25 9 22+2 9 0+1 0
18 MF France FRA Yannick Cahuzac 20 0 16+3 0 1 0
22 MF France FRA Tony Mauricio 19 0 1+17 0 1 0
28 MF Mali MLI Cheick Doucouré 23 3 19+3 2 1 1
34 MF Portugal POR David Costa 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW France FRA Florian Sotoca 25 7 22+2 7 0+1 0
9 FW Cameroon CMR Ignatius Ganago 18 5 11+7 5 0 0
23 FW France FRA Simon Banza 23 3 9+14 3 0 0
25 FW France FRA Corentin Jean 16 2 3+12 0 1 2
29 FW France FRA Arnaud Kalimuendo 18 5 7+10 4 0+1 1
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK France FRA Didier Desprez 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF France FRA Manuel Perez 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Charles Boli 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW France FRA Gaëtan Robail 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Burkina Faso BFA Cyrille Bayala 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 13 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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As of 18 October 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Total
1 10 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Gaël Kakuta 4 0 4
27 FW Cameroon Ignatius Ganago 4 0 4
2 14 DF Argentina Facundo Medina 1 0 1
7 FW France Florian Sotoca 1 0 1
Totals 10 0 10

References

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  1. ^ "Saison 2020-2021" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "RC LENS / PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN POSTPONED TO 10 SEPTEMBER". Ligue1. 25 August 2020.
  5. ^ "RC Lens - FC Nantes postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "OM-Lens postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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