2014–15 RC Lens season

Lens
2014–15 season
ChairmanGervais Martel
ManagerAntoine Kombouaré
StadiumStade de la Licorne (temporary)
Stade de France (used vs high profile clubs)
Ligue 120th (relegated)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Yoann Touzghar (8)
All:
Yoann Touzghar (8)
Highest home attendanceAt 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 attendanceAt 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 attendance17,205 [1]

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

Lens playing away against Valenciennes FC

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Rudy Riou
3 DF France FRA Dimitri Cavaré (on loan from Stade Rennes)
4 DF Morocco MAR Ahmed Kantari
5 DF Mauritania MTN Abdoul Ba
6 MF France FRA Jérôme Lemoigne (Captain)
7 FW France FRA Yoann Touzghar
8 FW France FRA Aristote Madiani
9 FW France FRA Adamo Coulibaly
11 FW Argentina ARG Pablo Chavarria
14 FW Senegal SEN Deme N'Diaye
15 DF France FRA Patrick Fradj
18 MF France FRA Pierrick Valdivia
19 FW Belgium BEL Baptiste Guillaume
20 MF Madagascar MAD Lalaina Nomenjanahary
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Morocco MAR Alharbi El Jadeyaoui
22 DF France FRA Loïck Landre
23 MF France FRA Wylan Cyprien
24 DF French Guiana GUF Ludovic Baal
25 DF France FRA Jean-Philippe Gbamin
27 DF France FRA Benjamin Boulenger
29 MF France FRA Benjamin Bourigeaud
30 GK France FRA Samuel Atrous
33 DF Mali MLI Boubacar Sylla
34 FW France FRA El Hadji Malick Seck
35 DF England ENG Taylor Moore
40 GK France FRA Valentin Belon
-- DF France FRA Quentin Lecoeuche

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2014–15 Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLWWDLLDLLWLLLWLDDWLLDDDLLLLWLLDLLLLLW
Position161815119131514182016171920181918191619191919191919191919192019202020202020
Source: Ligue1
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 65' Report Bourigeaud Yellow card 69' 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 Yellow card 35'
Valdivia Yellow card 50'
Chavarria Yellow card 59'
Lemoigne Yellow card 79'		 Report Dos Santos Yellow card 62'
Douniama 90+3'		 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 Yellow card 30' Report Nomenjanahary 11' Yellow card 54'
Landre Yellow card 43'
Cyprien Yellow card 47'		 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 Yellow card 27', 45'
Chavarria 47', Yellow card 82'
Touzghar 61' (pen.)
Coulibaly 87' (pen.)		 Report Mandi 7', Yellow card 18'
Oniangue Red card 23'
Signorino Yellow card 60'
Courtet 80'		 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 Yellow card 47', 54' Report Chavarría 40'
El Jadeyaoui Yellow card 72'
Lemoigne Yellow card 77'		 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 Yellow card 33'
Lemoigne Yellow card 71'		 Report Mollo Yellow card 21'
Gradel Yellow card 78'
Lemoine 82'		 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 10'
Mensah 30'		 Report Touzghar 55' 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 Yellow card 41' 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 Yellow card 29'
Ntep 54', 84'		 Report Cyprien Yellow card 61' 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 10'
Gbamin Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 53'
Lemoigne Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 59'		 Report Cabaye 28'
Maxwell 34'
Cavani 55' (pen.), Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 56'		 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 Yellow card 90+2' Report El Jadeyaoui 11', Yellow card 58'
Bourigeaud 27'
Sylla Yellow card 88'		 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 11'
Romao Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 76'
Thauvin 60'
Mendy Yellow card 72'
Imbula Yellow card 81'		 Report Guillaume 31'
Valdivia Yellow card 79'		 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 Yellow card 27'
Cyprien Yellow card 43'
Touzghar 74' (pen.)		 Report Khazri 24'
Diabaté 40'
Touré Yellow card 50'
Yamberé Yellow card 68'
Planus Yellow card 73'		 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 21'
Ayew Yellow card 75'		 Report Landre Red card 15' 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 Yellow card 41'
El Jadeyaoui 65'
Bourigeaud 79'		 Report Kashi Yellow card 40'
Malouda Yellow card 44'
Maïga Yellow card 59'		 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 Red card 35'
Berbatov 64'
Carrasco 90+3'		 Report Cyprien Yellow card 59'
Lemoigne Yellow card 63'		 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 Yellow card 55'
Valdivia Yellow card 89'
Coulibaly 90+1', Yellow card 90+2'
Cavaré Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Gueye 47', Yellow card 86' 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 1'
Barrios 16'
Saihi Yellow card 50'
Mounier 63', Yellow card 63'		 Report Valdivia 18'
Sylla Yellow card 33'
Guillaume 34'
Bourigeaud Yellow card 56'
Touzghar 80'		 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 Yellow card 26'
Cyprien 38'
Lemoigne Yellow card 72'
Valdivia Yellow card 73'
Coulibaly 86'		 Report Eysseric Yellow card 18'
Puel Yellow card 39'		 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 17'
Sankharé Yellow card 61'
Beauvue 76' (pen.)		 Report El Jadeyaoui Yellow card 49'
Valdivia Yellow card 71'
Sylla Yellow card 85'		 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 22' (o.g.)
Lacazette 26' (pen.)		 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 Yellow card 12'
Tacalfred Yellow card 36'		 Report Cyprien Yellow card 17' 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 80' (pen.)
Bourigeaud Yellow card 87'		 Report Boudebouz 62' (pen.)
Squillaci Yellow card 79'
Romaric Yellow card 80'		 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 18'
Baysse Yellow card 27'
Mollo 57'
Hamouma Yellow card 71'
Erdinç 83'
Lemoine Yellow card 88'		 Summary Touzghar 60', 69' (pen.)
Kantari Yellow card 72'
Chavarría 77'
Valdivia Yellow card 88'		 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 Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 90+2' Report Duhamel 19', 35'
Sabaly Yellow card 61'
Abdallah Yellow card 67'
Wass Red card 90+2'		 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 7' (pen.)
Sala 35', 75'
Bazile 36'
Imorou Yellow card 38'		 Report El Jadeyaoui 45'
Coulibaly Yellow card 59'
Valdivia Yellow card 74'		 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 Yellow card 62'
Guillaume Yellow card 69'
El Jadeyaoui Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Doucouré 36'
Habibou Yellow card 90'		 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 44', Yellow card 90+2'
Ibrahimović 60' (pen.)
Matuidi 80'
Pastore 83'		 Report Baal Yellow card 31'
Nomenjanahary Yellow card 43'
Touzghar 68'
Gbamin Yellow card 72'		 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 Yellow card 66'
Chavarria 77'
Landre Yellow card 90'		 Report Grigore Yellow card 68' 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 Yellow card 11'
Gbamin Yellow card 35'
Lemoigne Yellow card 66'		 Report Dja Djédjé Yellow card 22'
Batshuayi 46', 67', 90+3'
Ayew 72'
Imbula Yellow card 90'		 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 Yellow card 42'
Mariano 80'
Maurice-Belay 90+3'		 Report Chavarria Yellow card 62', 86'
Coulibaly Yellow card 63'		 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 Yellow card 59'
Valdivia Yellow card 76'
Cyprien Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Mostefa Yellow card 69' 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 13'
Bussmann Yellow card 25'
Sarr 57' (pen.)
Maïga 79'		 Report Gbamin Yellow card 44'
Cyprien Yellow card 77'
Madiani 89'		 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 Yellow card 18'
Valdivia Yellow card 57'
El Jadeyaoui Yellow card 69'		 Report Fabinho Yellow card 24'
Carrasco 36'
Martial 44'
Silva 72'		 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 Yellow card 14'
Boufal 41' (pen.), Yellow card 79'
Kjær Yellow card 69'
Sidibé 74'
Origi 90+4'		 Report Chavarria 24'
Touzghar Yellow card 28'
Landre Yellow card 40'
Kantari Yellow card 81'		 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 Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 65' Report Martin Yellow card 58'
Tiéné Yellow card 86'
Mounier 90+2'		 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 29'
Bodmer Yellow card 45'
Digard 77'		 Report Touzghar 14'
Cyprien Yellow card 16'		 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 5'
Moore Yellow card 30'
Landre Yellow card 47'		 Report Deaux Yellow card 37'
Veretout Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Sébastien Moreira

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue
28 October 2014 Round of 32 Lens 0–2 US Créteil Amiens
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Lesage 58', Yellow card 74'
Esor Yellow card 60'
Seck Yellow card 84'
Genest 87'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 3,848
Referee: Alexandre Castro

Coupe de France

Main article: 2014–15 Coupe de France
4 January 2015 Round of 64 Lens 2–3 Lyon Amiens
14:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Lemoigne Yellow card 21'
Guillaume Yellow card 26'
El Jadeyaoui 76' (pen.)
Coulibaly 90'		 Report Fekir 5'
Lacazette 14' (pen.)
Dabo 30'
Tolisso Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

References

  1. ^ "RC Lens: la justice annule l'autorisation de montée en Ligue 1". L'Express (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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