2004–05 RC Lens season

The 2004–05 season was the 99th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Lens

2004–05 season
Head coach	Joël Müller (until January 2005) Francis Gillot (from January 2005)
Stadium	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1	7th
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	John Utaka (12)
Average home league attendance	34,950

Transfers

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	7 August 2004	28 May 2005	Matchday 1	7th	38	13	13	12	45	39	+6	034.21
Coupe de France	8 January 2005	12 February 2005	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	050.00
Coupe de la Ligue	10 November 2004		Round of 32	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	033.33
Total					43	15	14	14	53	46	+7	034.88

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2004–05 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Marseille	38	15	10	13	47	42	+5	55	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6	Saint-Étienne	38	12	17	9	47	34	+13	53
7	Lens	38	13	13	12	45	39	+6	52	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8	Auxerre	38	14	10	14	48	47	+1	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
9	Paris Saint-Germain	38	12	15	11	40	41	−1	51

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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	13	13	12	45	39	+6	52	10	6	3	30	15	+15	3	7	9	15	24	−9

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W
Position	11	5	1	3	8	10	10	11	12	13	16	15	16	16	16	15	10	14	12	14	14	14	14	13	11	10	9	8	10	9	10	10	11	11	9	8	9	7

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Toulouse v Lens

7 August 2004 1	Toulouse	0–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Saint-Étienne

14 August 2004 2	Lens	3–0	Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)

Istres v Lens

21 August 2004 3	Istres	0–2	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Monaco

28 August 2004 4	Lens	1–1	Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)

Caen v Lens

11 September 2004 5	Caen	1–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Strasbourg v Lens

18 September 2004 6	Strasbourg	1–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Paris Saint-Germain

22 September 2004 7	Lens	2–2	Paris Saint-Germain
CEST (UTC+2)

Nantes v Lens

26 September 2004 8	Nantes	1–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Ajaccio

2 October 2004 9	Lens	1–1	Ajaccio
CEST (UTC+2)

Auxerre v Lens

16 October 2004 10	Auxerre	3–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Marseille

24 October 2004 11	Lens	0–0	Marseille
CEST (UTC+2)

Bordeaux v Lens

30 October 2004 12	Bordeaux	1–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Lyon

6 November 2004 13	Lens	0–1	Lyon
CEST (UTC+2)			Itandje 36' (o.g.)

Nice v Lens

13 November 2004 14	Nice	1–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Lille

20 November 2004 15	Lens	1–1	Lille
CEST (UTC+2)

Sochaux v Lens

28 November 2004 16	Sochaux	1–2	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Metz

4 December 2004 17	Lens	2–0	Metz
CEST (UTC+2)

Rennes v Lens

11 December 2004 18	Rennes	3–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Bastia

18 December 2004 19	Lens	2–1	Bastia
CEST (UTC+2)

Saint-Étienne v Lens

12 January 2005 20	Saint-Étienne	0–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Istres

15 January 2005 21	Lens	0–1	Istres
CEST (UTC+2)			Saïfi 21'

Monaco v Lens

22 January 2005 22	Monaco	2–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Caen

26 January 2005 23	Lens	0–1	Caen
CEST (UTC+2)			Mazure 49'

Lens v Strasbourg

29 January 2005 24	Lens	2–1	Strasbourg
CEST (UTC+2)

Paris Saint-Germain v Lens

6 February 2005 25	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Nantes

19 February 2005 26	Lens	2–0	Nantes
CEST (UTC+2)

Ajaccio v Lens

26 February 2005 27	Ajaccio	0–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Auxerre

5 March 2005 28	Lens	3–1	Auxerre
CEST (UTC+2)

Marseille v Lens

12 March 2005 29	Marseille	2–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Bordeaux

19 March 2005 30	Lens	2–0	Bordeaux
CEST (UTC+2)

Lyon v Lens

2 April 2005 31	Lyon	1–0	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Nice

9 April 2005 32	Lens	0–0	Nice
CEST (UTC+2)

Lille v Lens

16 April 2005 33	Lille	2–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Sochaux

23 April 2005 34	Lens	3–2	Sochaux
CEST (UTC+2)

Metz v Lens

7 May 2005 35	Metz	1–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Rennes

14 May 2005 36	Lens	5–2	Rennes
CEST (UTC+2)

Bastia v Lens

21 May 2005 37	Bastia	3–1	Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Lens v Toulouse

28 May 2005 38	Lens	1–0	Toulouse
CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

Main article: 2004–05 Coupe de France

Lens v

	Lens	–
CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue

Lens v

	Lens	–
CEST (UTC+2)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Coupe de la Ligue	Total
1	25	DF		[[]]	0	0	0	0
	8	MF		[[]]	0	0	0	0
	17	MF		[[]]	0	0	0	0
	27	FW		[[]]	0	0	0	1
Totals					0	0	0	0