2002–03 RC Lens season

The 2002–03 season was RC Lens's 97th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight 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.[2]

Lens
2002–03 season
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachJoël Müller
StadiumStade Félix-Bollaert
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antoine Sibierski (12)
All:
Antoine Sibierski
Daniel Moreira (13)
Average home league attendance37,204[1]

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Guillaume Warmuz (captain)
2 DF France FRA Éric Sikora
3 DF Cameroon CMR Rigobert Song
4 DF Mali MLI Adama Coulibaly
5 MF France FRA Jocelyn Blanchard
6 DF Poland POL Jacek Bąk
7 MF France FRA Antoine Sibierski
8 MF Mali MLI Seydou Keita
9 FW France FRA Tony Vairelles
10 FW France FRA Daniel Moreira
11 MF France FRA Stéphane Pédron
14 DF Senegal SEN Ferdinand Coly
15 MF Senegal SEN Pape Sarr
16 GK France FRA Sébastien Chabbert
17 DF France FRA Yoann Lachor
18 FW France FRA Olivier Thomert
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop
20 DF France FRA Zoumana Camara
21 FW Nigeria NGA John Utaka
23 MF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 DF France FRA Cyril Rool
28 FW Ivory Coast CIV Dagui Bakari
29 MF France FRA Charles-Édouard Coridon
30 GK France FRA Charles Itandje
40 GK France FRA Guillaume Cherreau
— GK United States USA Joe Cannon
— DF France FRA Rod Fanni
— DF Guinea GUI Daouda Jabi
— MF Morocco MAR Yazid Kaïssi
— MF Morocco MAR Abdelmajid Oulmers
— MF Brazil BRA Alessandro Furtado
— FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima N'Diaye

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 3 August 2002 24 May 2003 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 036.84
Coupe de France 4 January 2003 25 January 2003 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 7 December 2002 Third round Third round 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Total 41 15 16 10 49 37 +12 036.59

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2002–03 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Auxerre 38 18 10 10 38 29 +9 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7 Guingamp 38 19 5 14 59 46 +13 62 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8 Lens 38 14 15 9 43 31 +12 57 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Nantes 38 16 8 14 37 39 −2 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
10 Nice 38 13 16 9 39 31 +8 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Lens qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 15 9 43 31  +12 57 9 7 3 29 16  +13 5 8 6 14 15  −1

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWDWLWLDWDDWLWLLDWLWLDDDDWWDDDDWLLWWW
Position10128103859878978691198108101112111211101010101111111111108
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
3 August 2002 1 Bastia 1–1 Lens Furiani
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
10 August 2002 2 Lens 1–1 Sochaux Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
17 August 2002 3 Sedan 0–1 Lens Sedan
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
24 August 2002 4 Nantes 2–2 Lens Nantes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
31 August 2002 5 Lens 1–0 Monaco Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
10 September 2002 6 Lyon 1–0 Lens Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
14 September 2002 7 Lens 1–0 Rennes Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
21 September 2002 8 Bordeaux 1–0 Lens Bordeaux
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
28 September 2002 9 Lens 0–0 Lille Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
5 October 2002 10 Montpellier 0–2 Lens Montpellier
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
19 October 2002 11 Lens 1–1 Ajaccio Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
26 October 2002 12 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Ray
2 November 2002 13 Lens 3–1 Auxerre Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
9 November 2002 14 Strasbourg 2–0 Lens Strasbourg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
17 November 2002 15 Lens 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
23 November 2002 16 Marseille 1–0 Lens Marseille
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
1 December 2002 17 Lens 1–3 Guingamp Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
4 December 2002 18 Troyes 0–0 Lens Troyes
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
15 December 2002 19 Lens 1–0 Le Havre Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
20 December 2002 20 Sochaux 3–0 Lens Montbéliard
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
18 January 2003 21 Lens 4–0 Sedan Lens
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 January 2003, but was postponed.
22 January 2003 23 Monaco 1–1 Lens Monaco
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Louis II
29 January 2003 24 Lens 2–2 Lyon Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
1 February 2003 25 Rennes 1–1 Lens Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
5 February 2003 26 Lens 3–3 Bordeaux Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
8 February 2003 27 Lille 0–2 Lens Lille
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
22 February 2003 28 Lens 4–0 Montpellier Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
1 March 2003 29 Ajaccio 0–0 Lens Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade François Coty
8 March 2003 30 Lens 0–0 Nice Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
14 March 2003 22 Lens 0–1 Nantes Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 January 2003, but was postponed.
22 March 2003 31 Auxerre 0–0 Lens Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
5 April 2003 32 Lens 1–1 Strasbourg Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
12 April 2003 33 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lens Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Moreira 46'
 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,284
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
20 April 2003 34 Lens 0–1 Marseille Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 40,827
Referee: Pascal Garibian
3 May 2003 35 Guingamp 1–0 Lens Guingamp
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
10 May 2003 36 Lens 1–0 Troyes Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
20 May 2003 37 Le Havre 1–3 Lens Le Havre
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
24 May 2003 38 Lens 2–0 Bastia Lens
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Coupe de France
Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de France
4 January 2003 Round of 64 Forbach 2–3 Lens Forbach
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Schlossberg
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
25 January 2003 Round of 32 Toulouse 1–0 Lens Toulouse
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade de Toulouse
Attendance: 21,526
Referee: Gilles Veissière

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
7 December 2002 Third round Beauvais 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Lens Beauvais
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Jean-Marc Bonnin

Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

First group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League first group stage § Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Milan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance to second group stage
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Germany Bayern Munich 6 0 2 4 9 13 −4 2
Source: RSSSF
18 September 2002 1 Milan Italy 2–1 France Lens Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,214
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
24 September 2002 2 Lens France 1–1 Germany Bayern Munich Lens, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 39,567
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
1 October 2002 3 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 3–1 France Lens A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 24,734
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
23 October 2002 4 Lens France 3–1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Lens, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 37,982
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
29 October 2002 5 Lens France 2–1 Italy Milan Lens, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 39,474
Referee: Graham Barber (England)
13 November 2002 6 Bayern Munich Germany 3–3 France Lens Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

Third round
28 November 2002 First leg Porto Portugal 3–0 France Lens Porto, Portugal
22:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 32,041
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
12 December 2002 Second leg Lens France 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Portugal Porto Lens, France
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 35,026
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

References
  1. "Division 1 2002/2003 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "Lens 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "Lens - 2002/03". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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