The 2008–09 season was RC Lens's 103rd season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of French football since 1990. 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 2008 to 30 June 2009.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| President | Gervais Martel | |||
| Head coach | Jean-Guy Wallemme | |||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Ligue 2 | 1st (promoted) | |||
| Coupe de France | Seventh round | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Toifilou Maoulida (13)[1] All: Toifilou Maoulida (13) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 29,842[2] | |||
| Biggest win | Lorient 0–3 Lens Lens 3–0 Angers Lens 4–1 Strasbourg | |||
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Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editOut
editPre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 July 2008 Friendly | Lens  | 2–2 | UNFP | Vichy |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Terrain du centre Omnisports |
| 5 July 2008 Friendly | Amiens | 1–2 | Lens | Amiens |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Jean Bouin Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Buquet |
| 15 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 1–0 | Beauvais | Le Touquet |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade municipal Attendance: 700 Referee: Aimar |
| 19 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 | Boulogne | Le Touquet |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade municipal Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Mehdi Mokthari |
| 26 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 | Auxerre | Lens |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rémy |
| 6 September 2008 Friendly | Valenciennes | 0–0 | Lens | Valenciennes |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 9,320 | |||
| Note: Match was played in two 40-minute halves. | ||||
Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 2 | 1 August 2008 | 29 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 52.63 |
| Coupe de France | 23 November 2008 | Seventh round | Seventh round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 24 September 2008 | 14 January 2009 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 52.38 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 2
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
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| 1 | Lens (C, P) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 68 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 2 | Montpellier (P) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 66 | |
| 3 | Boulogne (P) | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 66 | |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 65 | |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 63 |
Results summary
edit| 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 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[3]
| 1 August 2008 1 | Lens | 3–1 | Dijon | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 11 August 2008 2 | Vannes | 2–1 | Lens | Vannes |
| Stadium: Stade de la Rabine |
| 15 August 2008 3 | Lens | 1–0 | Châteauroux | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 29 August 2008 5 | Lens | 2–1 | Clermont | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 15 September 2008 6 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 27 September 2008 8 | Lens | 3–0 | Angers | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 13 October 2008 10 | Lens | 1–0 | Guingamp | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 24 October 2008 12 | Lens | 2–0 | Amiens | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 3 November 2008 13 | Strasbourg | 1–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 14 November 2008 15 | Bastia | 0–1 | Lens | Furiani |
| Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari |
| 1 December 2008 16 | Lens | 1–3 | Sedan | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 11 December 2008 14 | Lens | 0–2 | Montpellier | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 19 December 2008 18 | Lens | 2–0 | Brest | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 8 January 2009 19 | Boulogne | 3–1 | Lens | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Stadium: Stade de la Libération |
| 17 January 2009 20 | Lens | 2–1 | Vannes | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 30 January 2009 21 | Châteauroux | 0–0 | Lens |
| 6 February 2009 22 | Lens | 1–0 | Nîmes | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 16 February 2009 23 | Clermont | 1–2 | Lens |
| 23 February 2009 24 | Metz | 1–2 | Lens |
| 2 March 2009 25 | Lens | 1–1 | Troyes | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 9 March 2009 26 | Angers | 2–2 | Lens |
| 13 March 2009 27 | Lens | 0–1 | Ajaccio | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 20 March 2009 28 | Guingamp | 0–0 | Lens |
| 30 March 2009 29 | Lens | 0–0 | Tours | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 6 April 2009 30 | Amiens | 0–0 | Lens |
| 13 April 2009 31 | Lens | 4–1 | Strasbourg | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 20 April 2009 32 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Lens |
| 24 April 2009 33 | Lens | 1–0 | Bastia | Lens |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 4 May 2009 34 | Sedan | 2–2 | Lens |
| 11 May 2009 35 | Lens | 1–0 | Reims | Lens |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 35,312 Referee: Pascal Vileo |
| 15 May 2009 36 | Brest | 3–1 | Lens | Brest |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 8,636 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
| 22 May 2009 37 | Lens | 0–1 | Boulogne | Lens |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 40,032 Referee: Said Ennjimi |
| 29 May 2009 38 | Dijon | 1–0 | Lens | Dijon |
| 19:45 |
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Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 9,111 Referee: Éric Poulat |
Coupe de France
edit| 23 November 2008 Seventh round | Arras | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Lens | Lens |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 9,379 Referee: Éric Wernert |
Coupe de la Ligue
edit| 24 September 2008 Round of 32 | Lorient | 0–3 | Lens | Lorient |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 5,911 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
| 11 November 2008 Round of 16 | Sochaux | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Lens | Montbéliard |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 17,098 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux |
| 14 January 2009 Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Lens | Paris |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,093 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
References
edit- ^ "Ligue 2 2008/2009 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Ligue 2 2008/2009 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Le calendrier de Ligue 1 2008/2009 révélé". m.maxifoot.fr.