2018–19 RC Lens season
RC Lens 2018–19 football season
2018–19 season | |||
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Owner | Amber Capital LP | ||
President | Joseph Oughourlian | ||
Head coach | Philippe Montanier | ||
Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | ||
Ligue 2 | 5th | ||
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | ||
Coupe de la Ligue | Second round | ||
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← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
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.
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.
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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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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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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
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
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 |
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
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Orléans v Lens
27 July 2018 1 | Orléans | 0–2 | Lens | Orléans |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Source |
Lens v Red Star
4 August 2018 2 | Lens | 1–0 | Red Star | Lens |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Nancy v Lens
10 August 2018 3 | Nancy | 0–3 | Lens | Tomblaine |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot |
Lens v Troyes
18 August 2018 4 | Lens | 2–0 | Troyes | Lens |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Metz v Lens
1 September 2018 6 | Metz | 2–0 | Lens | Metz |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Florent Batta |
Lens v Sochaux
15 September 2018 7 | Lens | 2–0 | Sochaux | Lens |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Niort v Lens
24 September 2018 8 | Niort | 1–2 | Lens | Niort |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade René Gaillard |
Lens v Paris FC
28 September 2018 9 | Lens | 0–0 | Paris FC | Lens |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Béziers v Lens
2 October 2018 5 | Béziers | 0–0 | Lens | Béziers |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Méditerranée |
Le Havre v Lens
27 October 2018 12 | Le Havre | 2–1 | Lens | Le Havre |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Océane |
Lens v Châteauroux
3 November 2018 13 | Lens | 0–1 | Châteauroux | Lens |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Valenciennes v Lens
10 November 2018 14 | Valenciennes | 4–2 | Lens | Valenciennes |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut |
Lens v Brest
4 December 2018 17 | Lens | 2–1 | Brest | Lens |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Ajaccio
22 December 2018 19 | Lens | 1–2 | Ajaccio | Lens |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Red Star v Lens
14 January 2019 20 | Red Star | 1–0 | Lens | Beauvais |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson |
Troyes v Lens
28 January 2019 22 | Troyes | 1–0 | Lens | Troyes |
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube |
Lens v Metz
9 February 2019 24 | Lens | 0–0 | Metz | Lens |
CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Paris FC v Lens
3 March 2019 27 | Paris FC | 2–0 | Lens | Paris |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Sebastien Charléty |
Gazélec Ajaccio v Lens
18 March 2019 29 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 1–0 | Lens | Ajaccio |
--:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova |
Lens v Lorient
23 April 2019 34 | Lens | 0–1 | Lorient | Lens |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Brest v Lens
27 April 2019 35 | Brest | 2–0 | Lens | Brest |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé |
Coupe de France
Reims v Lens
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
Lens v Metz
28 August 2018 Second round | Lens | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Metz | Lens |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 14,963 Referee: Olivier Thual |
Penalties | ||||
References
- ^ "Equipe Premiere Saison 2018-2019" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 15 April 2019.