2021–22 RC Lens season

The 2021–22 season is the 116th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's second 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.

RC Lens
2021–22 season
PresidentJoseph Oughourlian
Head coachFranck Haise
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arnaud Kalimuendo (11)

All:
Arnaud Kalimuendo (12)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

Players

First team squad

As of 6 August 2021.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  VEN Wuilker Faríñez
3 DF  COL Deiver Machado
4 DF  AUT Kevin Danso
5 DF  FRA Christopher Wooh
7 FW  FRA Florian Sotoca
8 MF  CIV Seko Fofana (vice-captain)
9 FW  CMR Ignatius Ganago
10 MF  COD Gaël Kakuta
11 DF  FRA Jonathan Clauss
14 DF  ARG Facundo Medina
15 DF  CPV Steven Fortès
16 GK  FRA Jean-Louis Leca
18 MF  FRA Yannick Cahuzac (captain)
19 DF  FRA Ismaël Boura
20 MF  POR David Costa
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  MLI Massadio Haïdara
22 FW  FRA Wesley Saïd
23 FW  FRA Simon Banza
24 DF  FRA Jonathan Gradit
25 FW  FRA Corentin Jean
27 MF  SCO Charles Boli
28 MF  MLI Cheick Doucouré
29 MF  POL Przemysław Frankowski
30 GK  FRA Valentino Lesieur
33 MF  SEN Mamadou Camara
34 MF  FRA Adam Oudjani
40 GK  FRA Yannick Pandor
FW  FRA Ibrahima Baldé
FW  GUI Jules Keita

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  FRA Gaëtan Robail (on loan at Valenciennes FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  FRA Tom Ducrocq (on loan at Bastia)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2021 Friendly Lens 1–1 Standard Liège Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
9 July 2021 Friendly Lens 0–1 Union SG Billy-Montigny, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre
17 July 2021 Friendly Lens 2–2 Le Havre Le Touquet, France
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Banza 3', 58'
Report
Stadium: Stade Ferdi Petit
Note: The match was played in two halves 30 minutes each.
17 July 2021 Friendly Lens 2–2 Le Havre Le Touquet, France
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Ferdi Petit
Note: The match was played in two halves 30 minutes each.
24 July 2021 Friendly Reims 1–2 Lens Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Libération
24 July 2021 Friendly Reims 1–1 Lens Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Libération
31 July 2021 Friendly Lens 4–1 Udinese Lens, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Thomas Léonard
2 September 2021 Friendly Lens 3–4 Dunkerque Avion, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: La Gaillette
Attendance: 0
11 November 2021 Friendly Lens 3–3 Zulte Waregem Avion, France
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: La Gaillette
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 8 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 35 15 10 10 55 44 +11 042.86
Coupe de France 19 December 2021 30 January 2022 Round of 64 Round of 16 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 033.33
Total 38 16 11 11 60 50 +10 042.11

Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Strasbourg 35 15 12 8 58 39 +19 57
7 Lyon 35 15 11 9 59 45 +14 55[lower-alpha 1]
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 +11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 +7 51
10 Lille 35 13 12 10 42 43 1 51
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[3]
Notes:
  1. Lyon were deducted one point for crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
35 15 10 10 55 44  +11 55 9 6 3 33 18  +15 6 4 7 22 26  −4

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAA
ResultDDWDWWLWWLWLWLDDDLLWWLLWDWLDWLWWWDD
Position8866534222242455569669981061098108777
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[4][5]

8 August 2021 1 Rennes 1–1 Lens Rennes
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,567
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
15 August 2021 2 Lens 2–2 Saint-Étienne Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,541
Referee: Amaury Delerue
21 August 2021 3 Monaco 0–2 Lens Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,483
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
29 August 2021 4 Lens 2–2 Lorient Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,029
Referee: Willy Delajod
12 September 2021 5 Bordeaux 2–3 Lens Bordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Luis Godinho
18 September 2021 6 Lens 1–0 Lille Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,512
Referee: Benoît Millot
22 September 2021 7 Lens 0–1 Strasbourg Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
26 September 2021 8 Marseille 2–3 Lens Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,001
Referee: Mikael Lesage
1 October 2021 9 Lens 2–0 Reims Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
17 October 2021 10 Montpellier 1–0 Lens Montpellier
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,474
Referee: Florent Batta
24 October 2021 11 Lens 4–1 Metz Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,673
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
30 October 2021 12 Lyon 2–1 Lens Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 50,373
Referee: Mikael Lesage
5 November 2021 13 Lens 4–0 Troyes Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,706
Referee: Thomas Léonard
21 November 2021 14 Brest 4–0 Lens Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Eric Wattellier
26 November 2021 15 Lens 2–2 Angers Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Johan Hamel
1 December 2021 16 Clermont 2–2 Lens Clermont-Ferrand
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: Amaury Delerue
4 December 2021 17 Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 36,685
Referee: François Letexier
10 December 2021 18 Nantes 3–2 Lens Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Referee: Stephanie Frappart
22 December 2021 19 Nice 2–1 Lens Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
8 January 2022 20 Lens 1–0 Rennes Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien
15 January 2022 21 Saint-Étienne 1–2 Lens Saint-Étienne
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: François Letexier
22 January 2022 22 Lens 0–2 Marseille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
6 February 2022 23 Lorient 2–0 Lens Lorient
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
13 February 2022 24 Lens 3–2 Bordeaux Lens
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: François Letexier
19 February 2022 25 Lens 1–1 Lyon Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
27 February 2022 26 Angers 1–2 Lens Angers
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Referee: Thomas Léonard
5 March 2022 27 Lens 0–1 Brest Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Johan Hamel
13 March 2022 28 Metz 0–0 Lens Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Amaury Delerue
19 March 2022 29 Lens 3–1 Clermont Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
3 April 2022 30 Strasbourg 1–0 Lens Strasbourg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Referee: François Letexier
10 April 2022 31 Lens 3–0 Nice Lens
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Willy Delajod
16 April 2022 32 Lille 1–2 Lens Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
20 April 2022 33 Lens 2–0 Montpellier Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
23 April 2022 34 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Lens Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Amaury Delerue
30 April 2022 35 Lens 2–2 Nantes Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Thomas Léonard
8 May 2022 36 Reims v Lens Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
14 May 2022 37 Troyes v Lens Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

Coupe de France

19 December 2021 Round of 64 Stade Poitevin FC 0–1 Lens Poitiers
13:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Michel-Amand
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
4 January 2022 Round of 32 Lens 2–2
(4–3 p)
Lille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Willy Delajod
Penalties
30 January 2022 Round of 16 Lens 2–4 Monaco Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Eric Wattellier

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Coupe de France
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  VEN Wuilker Faríñez 000000
16 GK  FRA Jean-Louis Leca 11011000
30 GK  POR Valentino Lesieur 000000
40 GK  MAD Yannick Pandor 000000
Defenders
3 DF  COL Deiver Machado 1004+6000
4 DF  AUT Kevin Danso 908+1000
5 DF  FRA Christopher Wooh 504+1000
11 DF  FRA Jonathan Clauss 11110+1100
14 DF  ARG Facundo Medina 919100
21 DF  MLI Massadio Haïdara 300+3000
24 DF  FRA Jonathan Gradit 10010000
35 DF  FRA Adrien Louveau 000000
Midfielders
8 MF  CIV Seko Fofana 11311300
10 MF  COD Gaël Kakuta 917+2100
18 MF  FRA Yannick Cahuzac 803+5000
20 MF  POR David Costa 602+4000
27 MF  SCO Charles Boli 100+1000
28 MF  MLI Cheick Doucouré 909000
29 MF  POL Przemysław Frankowski 1138+3300
33 MF  SEN Mamadou Camara 000000
Forwards
7 FW  FRA Florian Sotoca 1129+2200
9 FW  CMR Ignatius Ganago 735+2300
15 FW  FRA Arnaud Kalimuendo 726+1200
22 FW  FRA Wesley Saïd 732+5300
25 FW  FRA Corentin Jean 500+5000
FW  FRA Ibrahima Baldé 000000
FW  GUI Jules Keita 000000
Players transferred out during the season
19 DF  FRA Ismaël Boura 501+4000
15 DF  CPV Steven Fortès 101000
MF  FRA Tom Ducrocq 000000
MF  FRA Adam Oudjani 000000
23 FW  FRA Simon Banza 411+3100
FW  FRA Boubakar Camara 000000
FW  FRA Gaëtan Robail 000000

Last updated: 28 September 2021
Source: Competitions

References

  1. "Saison 2020-2021" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Lyon deducted point for crowd trouble against Marseille & Dimitri Payet". BBC Sport. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
  5. "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.
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