2014–15 RC Lens season
2014–15 season | |||
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Chairman | Gervais Martel | ||
Manager | Antoine Kombouaré | ||
Stadium | Stade de la Licorne (temporary) Stade de France (used vs high profile clubs) | ||
Ligue 1 | 20th (relegated) | ||
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | ||
Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Yoann Touzghar (8) All: Yoann Touzghar (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | At Stade de la Licorne: 11,228 vs Monaco (26 April 2015) At Stade de France: 70,785 vs Paris Saint-Germain (17 October 2014) | ||
Lowest home attendance | At Stade de la Licorne: 3,848 vs US Creteil (28 October 2014) At Stade de France: 40,112 vs Lille (7 December 2014) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,205 [1] | ||
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← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 RC Lens season was the 109th professional season of the club since its creation in 1906. Lens returned to Ligue 1 after a three-year span in the second division. After their promotion however Lens were considered ineligible for their promotion due to a €10 million payment from shareholder Hafiz Mammadov missing in the accounts. This meant that despite their successes in the previous season, Lens would return to Ligue 2 no matter where they finished in the league. Despite their automatic demotion, the club happened to finish the season in 20th which nevertheless warranted relegation.
The club's stadium Stade Bollaert-Delelis was under renovation for the entirety of the season, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France. Lens instead played the majority of their matches at Stade de la Licorne in Amiens and played four matches against higher-profile league teams at the French national stadium Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Players
First team squad
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 43 | |
17 | Toulouse | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 42 | |
18 | Evian (R) | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
19 | Metz (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 30 | |
20 | Lens[a] (D, R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ It was announced on 29 January 2015 that Lens' promotion from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2013–14 season has been ruled invalid, and will thus be automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2015–16 season, regardless of where the team place this season. It has been confirmed by the French Football Federation that the decision of the Administrative Court of Besançon will be appealed.[1]
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 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | −19 |
Last updated: 13 June 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
9 August 2014 1 | Nantes | 1–0 | Lens | Nantes |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bammou ![]() | Report | Bourigeaud ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 27,964 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
16 August 2014 2 | Lens | 0–1 | Guingamp | Amiens |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kantari ![]() Valdivia ![]() Chavarria ![]() Lemoigne ![]() | Report | Dos Santos ![]() Douniama ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
23 August 2014 3 | Lyon | 0–1 | Lens | Lyon |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gonalons ![]() | Report | Nomenjanahary ![]() ![]() Landre ![]() Cyprien ![]() | Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 24,636 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
30 August 2014 4 | Lens | 4–2 | Reims | Amiens |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cyprien ![]() ![]() Chavarria ![]() ![]() Touzghar ![]() Coulibaly ![]() | Report | Mandi ![]() ![]() Oniangue ![]() Signorino ![]() Courtet ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,846 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
13 September 2014 5 | Bastia | 1–1 | Lens | Furiani |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gillet ![]() ![]() | Report | Chavarría ![]() El Jadeyaoui ![]() Lemoigne ![]() | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 12,474 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
21 September 2014 6 | Lens | 0–1 | Saint-Étienne | Amiens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Coulibaly ![]() Lemoigne ![]() | Report | Mollo ![]() Gradel ![]() Lemoine ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
24 September 2014 7 | Evian | 2–1 | Lens | Annecy |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Wass ![]() Mensah ![]() | Report | Touzghar ![]() | Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 9,864 Referee: Frank Schneider |
28 September 2014 8 | Lens | 0–0 | Caen | Amiens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Valdivia ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,525 Referee: Clément Turpin |
4 October 2014 9 | Rennes | 2–0 | Lens | Rennes |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Diagné ![]() Ntep ![]() | Report | Cyprien ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 18,910 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
17 October 2014 10 | Lens | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Saint-Denis |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Coulibaly ![]() Gbamin ![]() ![]() Lemoigne ![]() ![]() | Report | Cabaye ![]() Maxwell ![]() Cavani ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,785 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
24 October 2014 11 | Toulouse | 0–2 | Lens | Toulouse |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Grigore ![]() | Report | El Jadeyaoui ![]() ![]() Bourigeaud ![]() Sylla ![]() | Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 12,105 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
2 November 2014 12 | Marseille | 2–1 | Lens | Marseille |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | N'Koulou ![]() Romao ![]() ![]() Thauvin ![]() Mendy ![]() Imbula ![]() | Report | Guillaume ![]() Valdivia ![]() | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,803 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
8 November 2014 13 | Lens | 1–2 | Bordeaux | Amiens |
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Chavarria ![]() Cyprien ![]() Touzghar ![]() | Report | Khazri ![]() Diabaté ![]() Touré ![]() Yamberé ![]() Planus ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
22 November 2014 14 | Lorient | 1–0 | Lens | Lorient |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Guerreiro ![]() Ayew ![]() | Report | Landre ![]() | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,198 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
29 November 2014 15 | Lens | 2–0 | Metz | Amiens |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari ![]() El Jadeyaoui ![]() Bourigeaud ![]() | Report | Kashi ![]() Malouda ![]() Maïga ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,922 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
2 December 2014 16 | Monaco | 2–0 | Lens | Monaco |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Wallace ![]() Berbatov ![]() Carrasco ![]() | Report | Cyprien ![]() Lemoigne ![]() | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,686 Referee: Frank Schneider |
7 December 2014 17 | Lens | 1–1 | Lille | Paris |
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari ![]() Valdivia ![]() Coulibaly ![]() ![]() Cavaré ![]() | Report | Gueye ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 40,112 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
13 December 2014 18 | Montpellier | 3–3 | Lens | Montpellier |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sanson ![]() Barrios ![]() Saihi ![]() Mounier ![]() ![]() | Report | Valdivia ![]() Sylla ![]() Guillaume ![]() Bourigeaud ![]() Touzghar ![]() | Stadium: Altrad Stadium Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi |
19 December 2014 19 | Lens | 2–0 | Nice | Amiens |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sylla ![]() Cyprien ![]() Lemoigne ![]() Valdivia ![]() Coulibaly ![]() | Report | Eysseric ![]() Puel ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,705 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
10 January 2015 20 | Guingamp | 2–0 | Lens | Guingamp |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mandanne ![]() Sankharé ![]() Beauvue ![]() | Report | El Jadeyaoui ![]() Valdivia ![]() Sylla ![]() | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Clément Turpin |
17 January 2015 21 | Lens | 0–2 | Lyon | Amiens |
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Gbamin ![]() Lacazette ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,173 Referee: Amaury Delerue |
25 January 2015 22 | Reims | 0–0 | Lens | Reims |
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bourillon ![]() Tacalfred ![]() | Report | Cyprien ![]() | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 13,813 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
31 January 2015 23 | Lens | 1–1 | Bastia | Amiens |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari ![]() Bourigeaud ![]() | Report | Boudebouz ![]() Squillaci ![]() Romaric ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,985 Referee: Alexandre Castro |
6 February 2015 24 | Saint-Étienne | 3–3 | Lens | Saint-Étienne |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | N'Guémo ![]() Baysse ![]() Mollo ![]() Hamouma ![]() Erdinç ![]() Lemoine ![]() | Summary | Touzghar ![]() Kantari ![]() Chavarría ![]() Valdivia ![]() | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 31,974 Referee: Olivier Thual |
14 February 2015 25 | Lens | 0–2 | Evian | Amiens |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Baal ![]() ![]() | Report | Duhamel ![]() Sabaly ![]() Abdallah ![]() Wass ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,899 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
21 February 2015 26 | Caen | 4–1 | Lens | Caen |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Féret ![]() Sala ![]() Bazile ![]() Imorou ![]() | Report | El Jadeyaoui ![]() Coulibaly ![]() Valdivia ![]() | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,751 Referee: Tony Chapron |
28 February 2015 27 | Lens | 0–1 | Rennes | Amiens |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kantari ![]() Guillaume ![]() El Jadeyaoui ![]() | Report | Doucouré ![]() Habibou ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,549 Referee: Benoît Millot |
7 March 2015 28 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–1 | Lens | Paris |
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | David Luiz ![]() ![]() Ibrahimović ![]() Matuidi ![]() Pastore ![]() | Report | Baal ![]() Nomenjanahary ![]() Touzghar ![]() Gbamin ![]() | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,279 Referee: Wilfried Bien |
14 March 2015 29 | Lens | 1–0 | Toulouse | Amiens |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nomenjanahary ![]() Chavarria ![]() Landre ![]() | Report | Grigore ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,494 Referee: Sébastien Desiage |
22 March 2015 30 | Lens | 0–4 | Marseille | Saint-Denis |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Valdivia ![]() Gbamin ![]() Lemoigne ![]() | Report | Dja Djédjé ![]() Batshuayi ![]() Ayew ![]() Imbula ![]() | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,122 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
4 April 2015 31 | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Lens | Bordeaux |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Contento ![]() Mariano ![]() Maurice-Belay ![]() | Report | Chavarria ![]() ![]() Coulibaly ![]() | Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Philippe Kalt |
12 April 2015 32 | Lens | 0–0 | Lorient | Amiens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Madiani ![]() Valdivia ![]() Cyprien ![]() | Report | Mostefa ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,468 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
18 April 2015 33 | Metz | 3–1 | Lens | Metz |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Malouda ![]() Bussmann ![]() Sarr ![]() Maïga ![]() | Report | Gbamin ![]() Cyprien ![]() Madiani ![]() | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 16,875 Referee: Frank Schneider |
26 April 2015 34 | Lens | 0–3 | Monaco | Amiens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lemoigne ![]() Valdivia ![]() El Jadeyaoui ![]() | Report | Fabinho ![]() Carrasco ![]() Martial ![]() Silva ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela |
3 May 2015 35 | Lille | 3–1 | Lens | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gueye ![]() Boufal ![]() ![]() Kjær ![]() Sidibé ![]() Origi ![]() | Report | Chavarria ![]() Touzghar ![]() Landre ![]() Kantari ![]() | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 41,435 Referee: Tony Chapron |
10 May 2015 36 | Lens | 0–1 | Montpellier | Amiens |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Landre ![]() ![]() | Report | Martin ![]() Tiéné ![]() Mounier ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
16 May 2015 37 | Nice | 2–1 | Lens | Nice |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Amavi ![]() Bodmer ![]() Digard ![]() | Report | Touzghar ![]() Cyprien ![]() | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,185 Referee: Nicolas Rainville |
23 May 2015 38 | Lens | 1–0 | Nantes | Amiens |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Chavarria ![]() Moore ![]() Landre ![]() | Report | Deaux ![]() Veretout ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
Coupe de la Ligue
28 October 2014 Round of 32 | Lens | 0–2 | US Créteil | Amiens |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Lesage ![]() ![]() Esor ![]() Seck ![]() Genest ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 3,848 Referee: Alexandre Castro |
Coupe de France
4 January 2015 Round of 64 | Lens | 2–3 | Lyon | Amiens |
14:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lemoigne ![]() Guillaume ![]() El Jadeyaoui ![]() Coulibaly ![]() | Report | Fekir ![]() Lacazette ![]() Dabo ![]() Tolisso ![]() | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
References
- ^ "RC Lens: la justice annule l'autorisation de montée en Ligue 1". L'Express (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.