2018–19 RC Lens season

The 2018–19 season was the 113th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season was scheduled to cover the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

RC Lens
2018–19 season
OwnerAmber Capital LP
PresidentJoseph Oughourlian
Head coachPhilippe Montanier
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 25th
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueSecond round

Players

First-team squad
As of 15 April 2019.[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
2 DF France FRA Jean-Kévin Duverne
3 DF France FRA Modibo Sagnan (on loan from Real Sociedad)
4 DF Tunisia TUN Seif Teka
5 DF Algeria ALG Mehdi Tahrat
6 MF France FRA Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
7 MF France FRA El Hadji Ba
8 MF Mali MLI Souleymane Diarra
9 FW France FRA Thierry Ambrose (on loan from Manchester City)
10 MF Algeria ALG Walid Mesloub
11 FW France FRA Mouaad Madri
14 FW Senegal SEN Yannick Gomis
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès (on loan from Toulouse)
16 GK France FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 DF France FRA Fabien Centonze
19 DF Senegal SEN Arial Mendy
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Morocco MAR Achraf Bencharki (on loan from Al-Hilal)
21 DF Mali MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 MF Serbia SRB Filip Marković
23 FW France FRA Simon Banza
25 FW France FRA Mounir Chouiar
26 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Radovanović
27 MF Belgium BEL Guillaume Gillet
28 MF Mali MLI Cheick Doucouré
29 FW France FRA Grejohn Kyei (on loan from Reims)
30 GK France FRA Jérémy Vachoux
40 GK France FRA Valentin Belon
— DF France FRA Valentin Wojtkowiak
— MF France FRA Nsana Simon
— FW Senegal SEN Ansou Sow

Out on loan

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 Didier Desprez (to Drancy)
— DF France FRA Maxence Carlier (to Tours)
— DF France FRA Moussa Sylla (to Bourg-en-Bresse)
— MF France FRA Guillaume Beghin (to Boulogne)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF Burkina Faso BFA Cyrille Bayala (to Sochaux)
— FW Morocco MAR Bilal Bari (to Nahdat Berkane)
— FW France FRA Benjamin Gomel (to Drancy)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 July 2018 17 May 2019 Matchday 1 5th 38 18 9 11 49 29 +20 047.37
Coupe de France 17 November 2018 6 January 2019 Seventh round Round of 64 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
Coupe de la Ligue 14 August 2018 28 August 2018 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Total 43 21 10 12 57 34 +23 048.84

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2
Main article: 2018–19 Ligue 2

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
3 Troyes 38 21 8 9 51 28 +23 71 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final
4 Paris FC 38 17 14 7 36 22 +14 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final
5 Lens 38 18 9 11 49 28 +21 63
6 Lorient 38 17 12 9 51 41 +10 63
7 Le Havre 38 13 15 10 45 40 +5 54
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 9 11 49 28  +21 63 11 5 3 30 9  +21 7 4 8 19 19  0

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWDLWWDWWLLLDDWDLLWLWDWWLWLDDDWLLWWW
Position34222433322234443335365554545566466655
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
27 July 2018 1 Orléans 0–2 Lens Orléans
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Source
4 August 2018 2 Lens 1–0 Red Star Lens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
10 August 2018 3 Nancy 0–3 Lens Tomblaine
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
18 August 2018 4 Lens 2–0 Troyes Lens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
1 September 2018 6 Metz 2–0 Lens Metz
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Diallo 48'
  • Niane 90'
 Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Florent Batta
15 September 2018 7 Lens 2–0 Sochaux Lens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
24 September 2018 8 Niort 1–2 Lens Niort
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
28 September 2018 9 Lens 0–0 Paris FC Lens
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
2 October 2018 5 Béziers 0–0 Lens Béziers
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée
27 October 2018 12 Le Havre 2–1 Lens Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Océane
3 November 2018 13 Lens 0–1 Châteauroux Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
10 November 2018 14 Valenciennes 4–2 Lens Valenciennes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
4 December 2018 17 Lens 2–1 Brest Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
22 December 2018 19 Lens 1–2 Ajaccio Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
14 January 2019 20 Red Star 1–0 Lens Beauvais
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
28 January 2019 22 Troyes 1–0 Lens Troyes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
9 February 2019 24 Lens 0–0 Metz Lens
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
3 March 2019 27 Paris FC 2–0 Lens Paris
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Sebastien Charléty
18 March 2019 29 Gazélec Ajaccio 1–0 Lens Ajaccio
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
23 April 2019 34 Lens 0–1 Lorient Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
27 April 2019 35 Brest 2–0 Lens Brest
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé

Coupe de France
Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France
6 January 2019 Round of 64 Reims 2–0 Lens Reims
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Frank Schneider

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue
28 August 2018 Second round Lens 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Metz Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 14,963
Referee: Olivier Thual
Penalties

References
  1. "Equipe Premiere Saison 2018-2019" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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