2008–09 RC Lens season
RC Lens 2008–09 football season
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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← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
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.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Lens v UNFP
2 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 2–2 | UNFP | Vichy |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Terrain du centre Omnisports |
Amiens v Lens
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 |
Lens v Mons
12 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 1–2 | Mons | Arras |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Degouve Attendance: 1,500 |
Lens v Beauvais
15 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 1–0 | Beauvais | Le Touquet |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Stade municipal Attendance: 700 Referee: Aimar |
Lens v Boulogne
19 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 | Boulogne | Le Touquet |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade municipal Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Mehdi Mokthari |
Lens v Auxerre
26 July 2008 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 | Auxerre | Lens |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rémy |
Valenciennes v Lens
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. |
Lens v Valenciennes
23 January 2009 Friendly | Lens | 1–1 | Valenciennes | Avion |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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| Stadium: Stade François Blin d'Avion Attendance: 400 Referee: Ludovic Zmyslony |
Competitions
Overview
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 | 052.63 |
Coupe de France | 23 November 2008 | Seventh round | Seventh round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | |
Coupe de la Ligue | 24 September 2008 | 14 January 2009 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 066.67 |
Total | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 052.38 |
Source: Competitions
Ligue 2
League table
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 |
Source: Ligue 2
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
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 |
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
Source: [citation needed]
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 announced on 23 May 2008.[3]
Lens v Dijon
1 August 2008 1 | Lens | 3–1 | Dijon | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Vannes v Lens
11 August 2008 2 | Vannes | 2–1 | Lens | Vannes |
Stadium: Stade de la Rabine |
Lens v Châteauroux
15 August 2008 3 | Lens | 1–0 | Châteauroux | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Clermont
29 August 2008 5 | Lens | 2–1 | Clermont | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Metz
15 September 2008 6 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Angers
27 September 2008 8 | Lens | 3–0 | Angers | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Guingamp
13 October 2008 10 | Lens | 1–0 | Guingamp | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Amiens
24 October 2008 12 | Lens | 2–0 | Amiens | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Strasbourg v Lens
3 November 2008 13 | Strasbourg | 1–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
Bastia v Lens
14 November 2008 15 | Bastia | 0–1 | Lens | Furiani |
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari |
Lens v Sedan
1 December 2008 16 | Lens | 1–3 | Sedan | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Montpellier
11 December 2008 14 | Lens | 0–2 | Montpellier | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Lens v Brest
19 December 2008 18 | Lens | 2–0 | Brest | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Boulogne v Lens
8 January 2009 19 | Boulogne | 3–1 | Lens | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Stadium: Stade de la Libération |
Lens v Vannes
17 January 2009 20 | Lens | 2–1 | Vannes | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Châteauroux v Lens
30 January 2009 21 | Châteauroux | 0–0 | Lens |
Lens v Nîmes
6 February 2009 22 | Lens | 1–0 | Nîmes | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Clermont v Lens
16 February 2009 23 | Clermont | 1–2 | Lens |
Metz v Lens
23 February 2009 24 | Metz | 1–2 | Lens |
Lens v Troyes
2 March 2009 25 | Lens | 1–1 | Troyes | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Angers v Lens
9 March 2009 26 | Angers | 2–2 | Lens |
Lens v Ajaccio
13 March 2009 27 | Lens | 0–1 | Ajaccio | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Guingamp v Lens
20 March 2009 28 | Guingamp | 0–0 | Lens |
Lens v Tours
30 March 2009 29 | Lens | 0–0 | Tours | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Amiens v Lens
6 April 2009 30 | Amiens | 0–0 | Lens |
Lens v Strasbourg
13 April 2009 31 | Lens | 4–1 | Strasbourg | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Montpellier v Lens
20 April 2009 32 | Montpellier | 0–1 | Lens |
Lens v Bastia
24 April 2009 33 | Lens | 1–0 | Bastia | Lens |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Sedan v Lens
4 May 2009 34 | Sedan | 2–2 | Lens |
Lens v Reims
11 May 2009 35 | Lens | 1–0 | Reims | Lens |
19:30 |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 35,312 Referee: Pascal Vileo |
Brest v Lens
15 May 2009 36 | Brest | 3–1 | Lens | Brest |
19:30 |
| Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 8,636 Referee: Sébastien Moreira |
Lens v Boulogne
22 May 2009 37 | Lens | 0–1 | Boulogne | Lens |
19:30 |
| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 40,032 Referee: Said Ennjimi |
Dijon v Lens
29 May 2009 38 | Dijon | 1–0 | Lens | Dijon |
19:45 |
| Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 9,111 Referee: Éric Poulat |
Coupe de France
Arras v Lens
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
Lorient v Lens
24 September 2008 Round of 32 | Lorient | 0–3 | Lens | Lorient |
21:00 | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 5,911 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
Sochaux v Lens
11 November 2008 Round of 16 | Sochaux | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Lens | Montbéliard |
17:00 |
| Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 17,098 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux |
Paris Saint-Germain v Lens
14 January 2009 Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Lens | Paris |
20:45 | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,093 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |