2008–09 RC Lens season

RC Lens 2008–09 football season
RC Lens
2008–09 season
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachJean-Guy Wallemme
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 21st (promoted)
Coupe de FranceSeventh round
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Toifilou Maoulida (13)[1]
All:
Toifilou Maoulida (13)
Average home league attendance29,842[2]
Biggest winLorient 0–3 Lens
Lens 3–0 Angers
Lens 4–1 Strasbourg
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Arnaud Brocard
— GK Croatia CRO Vedran Runje
— DF Mali MLI Éric Chelle
— DF France FRA Frédéric Gaillard
— DF France FRA Fabien Laurenti
— DF Portugal POR Marco Ramos
— DF France FRA William Rémy
— DF France FRA Grégory Vignal
— DF Tunisia TUN Alaeddine Yahia
— MF France FRA Yohan Demont
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Morocco MAR Mounir Diane
— MF France FRA Geoffrey Doumeng
— MF Morocco MAR Adil Hermach
— MF Mali MLI Sidi Yaya Keita
— MF Serbia SRB Nenad Kovačević
— FW Togo TOG Razak Boukari
— FW Ivory Coast CIV Aruna Dindane
— FW Tunisia TUN Issam Jemâa
— FW France FRA Toifilou Maoulida
— FW France FRA Kévin Monnet-Paquet

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Lens France v France UNFP
2 July 2008 Friendly Lens France 2–2 France UNFP Vichy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Decamps 16'
  • Allegro 40'
 Stadium: Terrain du centre Omnisports
Amiens France v France Lens
5 July 2008 Friendly Amiens France 1–2 France Lens Amiens
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Jean Bouin
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Buquet
Lens France v Belgium Mons
12 July 2008 Friendly Lens France 1–2 Belgium Mons Arras
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Degouve
Attendance: 1,500
Lens France v France Beauvais
15 July 2008 Friendly Lens France 1–0 France Beauvais Le Touquet
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade municipal
Attendance: 700
Referee: Aimar
Lens France v France Boulogne
19 July 2008 Friendly Lens France 0–0 France Boulogne Le Touquet
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade municipal
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Mehdi Mokthari
Lens France v France Auxerre
26 July 2008 Friendly Lens France 0–0 France Auxerre Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rémy
Valenciennes France v France Lens
6 September 2008 Friendly Valenciennes France 0–0 France Lens Valenciennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 9,320
Note: Match was played in two 40-minute halves.
Lens France v France Valenciennes
23 January 2009 Friendly Lens France 1–1 France Valenciennes Avion
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade François Blin d'Avion
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ludovic Zmyslony

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
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

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 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

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
Nîmes v Lens
25 August 2008 4 Nîmes 1–2 Lens Nîmes
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
Troyes v Lens
21 September 2008 7 Troyes 0–1 Lens Troyes
Lens v Angers
27 September 2008 8 Lens 3–0 Angers Lens
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ajaccio v Lens
3 October 2008 9 Ajaccio 1–2 Lens Ajaccio
Lens v Guingamp
13 October 2008 10 Lens 1–0 Guingamp Lens
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Tours v Lens
20 October 2008 11 Tours 3–1 Lens Tours
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
Reims v Lens
5 December 2008 17 Reims 1–2 Lens Reims
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

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 2 2008/2009 - Top Scorer". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "Ligue 2 2008/2009 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ "Le calendrier de Ligue 1 2008/2009 révélé". m.maxifoot.fr.
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