2023–24 RC Lens season
The 2023–24 season is Racing Club de Lens' 117th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They are also competing in the Coupe de France and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Joseph Oughourlian | |||
| Head coach | Franck Haise | |||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Ligue 1 | 15th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Deiver Machado (3) All: Deiver Machado Elye Wahi (3 each) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 24 October 2023. | ||||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 15 September 2023[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
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Morgan Guilavogui |
 Paris FC |
€4,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| MF |  Stijn Spierings |
Toulouse |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF | Andy Diouf |
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€15,000,000 | 2 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Óscar Cortés |
Millonarios |
€4,500,000 | 14 July 2023 | [5] |
| DF |  Abdukodir Khusanov |
 Energetik-BGU |
Undisclosed | 24 July 2023 | [6] |
| FW | Elye Wahi |
Montpellier |
€30,000,000 | 20 August 2023 | [7] |
| DF | Ruben Aguilar |
 Monaco |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [8] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF | Ismaël Boura |
Troyes |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [9] |
| FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Loïs Openda |
 RB Leipzig |
€43,000,000 | 14 July 2023 | [10] |
| FW |  Adam Buksa |
 Antalyaspor |
Loan | 18 July 2023 | [11] |
| MF |  Seko Fofana |
 Al Nassr |
€19,000,000 | 18 July 2023 | [12] |
| MF |  Jean Onana |
Beşiktaş |
€4,000,000 | 21 July 2023 | [13] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 4–4 | Dunkerque | Avion |
| 11:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade François Blin |
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 2–2 | Amiens | Avion |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade François Blin | ||
| Note: Four periods of 25 minutes. | ||||
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Sochaux | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 11:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens | 2–0 | Dijon | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Lens | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AOK Stadion |
| 2 August 2023 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 |  Torino | Lens |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Manchester United  | 3–1 | Lens | Manchester, England |
| 12:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 70,000 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ligue 1 | 13 August 2023 | 30 May–2 June 2024 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 22.22 |
| Coupe de France | 5–8 January 2024 | Round of 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 September 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 25.00 | |||
Last updated: 24 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 13 | Strasbourg | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 10 | |
| 14 | Montpellier | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | |
| 15 | Lens | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | |
| 16 | Metz | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 8 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Clermont | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[14]
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 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
Last updated: 20 October 2023.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2023. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[15]
| 13 August 2023 1 | Brest | 3–2 | Lens | Brest |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 15,085 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 20 August 2023 2 | Lens | 1–1 | Rennes | Lens |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,233 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 26 August 2023 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Lens | Paris |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,864 Referee: François Letexier |
| 2 September 2023 4 | Monaco | 3–0 | Lens | Monaco |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,988 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 24 September 2023 6 | Lens | 2–1 | Toulouse | Lens |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,506 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 29 September 2023 7 | Strasbourg | 0–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 26,001 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 8 October 2023 8 | Lens | 1–1 | Lille | Lens |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,223 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 20 October 2023 9 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Lens | Le Havre |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 23,590 Referee: François Letexier |
Coupe de France
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | LEN | SEV | PSV | |
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| 1 | Arsenal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 29 Nov | 8 Nov | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Lens |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 2–1 | — | 12 Dec | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Sevilla |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 29 Nov | |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 12 Dec | 8 Nov | 2–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| 20 September 2023 1 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Lens | Seville, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 33,544 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 3 October 2023 2 | Lens | 2–1 | Arsenal | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,040 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 24 October 2023 3 | Lens | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,133 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 8 November 2023 4 | PSV Eindhoven | v | Lens | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion |
References
- "Saison 2023-2024" (in French). RC Lens. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "RC Lens confirms Spierings arrival". Football Oranje. June 23, 2023.
- "Andy Diouf, le coffre et la finesse". www.rclens.fr. June 30, 2023.
- description!, beIN SPORTS. "Lens Confirms Óscar Cortés as New Player". beIN SPORTS.
- "Abdukodir Khusanov, talent brut venu d'Asie". www.rclens.fr. July 24, 2023.
- "Elye Wahi, phénomène en pleine ascension". www.rclens.fr. August 20, 2023.
- "Ruben Aguilar to RC Lens". AS Monaco FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Ismaël Boura s'engage à l'ESTAC !".
- "Leipzig sign Openda from Lens for club-record fee". Reuters. July 14, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- "Antalyaspor Polonyalı Adam Buksa'yı kiralık olarak kadrosuna kattı". 18 July 2023.
- "Lens captain Fofana heads for Saudi club Al-Nassr". Yahoo Sports. July 18, 2023.
- Camfoot, Redaction (July 21, 2023). "Transfert : Jean Onana quitte Lens et va s’engager avec Besiktas".
- "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024" (in French). 29 June 2023.
External links
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