2007–08 RC Lens season
RC Lens 2007–08 football season
2007–08 season | ||||
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The last game of the season that saw Lens drop. | ||||
President | Gervais Martel | |||
Head coach | Guy Roux (until August) Jean-Pierre Papin (from August) | |||
Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
Ligue 1 | 18th (relegated) | |||
Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
Coupe de la Ligue | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Cup | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Olivier Monterrubio (9) All: Aruna Dindane (12) | |||
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The 2007–08 season was the 102nd in the history of RC Lens and their 17th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Cup.
Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | Kanga Akalé | Auxerre | £5m | 12 June 2007 | ||
GK | Vedran Runje | Beşiktaş | £1m | 20 June 2007 | ||
DF | Lucien Aubey | Toulouse | £2m | 5 July 2007 | ||
MF | Bonaventure Kalou | Paris Saint-Germain | £1.5m | 25 July 2007 | ||
DF | Kader Mangane | Young Boys | £3.3m | 27 August 2007 | ||
MF | Toifilou Maoulida | Auxerre | £3.5m | 1 January 2008 | [1] | |
DF | Nadir Belhadj | Lyon | £3.5m | 6 January 2008 | [2] |
Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Damien Tixier | União de Leiria | Loan return | 20 June 2007 | ||
FW | Issam Jemâa | Caen | Loan | 26 June 2007 | [3] | |
FW | Seïd Khiter | Auxerre | Free | 31 January 2008 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Lens v Sint-Truiden
6 July 2007 Friendly | Lens | 0–0 | Sint-Truiden | Avion |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade François Blin d'Avion Attendance: 4,000 |
Basel v Lens
11 July 2007 Friendly | Basel | 1–2 | Lens | Rothrist |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Stampfi à Rothrist Attendance: 2,000 Referee: M. Petignat |
Neuchâtel Xamax v Lens
12 July 2007 Friendly | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–1 | Lens | Saxon |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Stade de Saxon Attendance: 600 Referee: M. Graf |
Sion v Lens
14 July 2007 Friendly | Sion | 2–2 | Lens | Martigny |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: à Martigny Attendance: 2,000 |
Lens v Roeselare
7 September 2007 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Roeselare | Le Touquet |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Attendance: 800 Referee: M. Wadoux |
Amiens v Lens
16 November 2007 Friendly | Amiens | 2–0 | Lens | Amiens |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne |
Guingamp v Lens
1 February 2008 Friendly | Guingamp | 5–3 | Lens | Guingamp |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 10,000 Referee: M. Varela |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Ligue 1 | 4 August 2007 | 17 May 2008 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 023.68 |
Coupe de France | 4 January 2008 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | |
Coupe de la Ligue | 26 September 2007 | 29 March 2008 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 080.00 |
UEFA Cup | 16 August 2007 | 4 October 2007 | Second qualifying round | First round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 025.00 |
Total | 48 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 029.17 |
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 42 | |
18 | Lens (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
19 | Strasbourg (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 35 | |
20 | Metz[b] (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 24 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Paris Saint-Germain was qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue.
- ^ Metz have been deducted one point by the Discipline Commission and been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as a result of the racist insults inflicted by one of their fans on the Valenciennes player Abdeslam Ouaddou. However, the decision of the point deduction was taken on 27 March 2008.
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 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 30 | −13 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Source: Ligue 1
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 in June 2007.
Bordeaux v Lens
4 August 2007 1 | Bordeaux | 1–0 | Lens | Bordeaux |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas |
Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
12 August 2007 2 | Lens | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Lyon v Lens
29 September 2007 3 | Lyon | 3–0 | Lens | Lyon |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Gerland | |||
Note: Match not played on 15 August, 20:30 because of the 2nd preliminary round leg of UEFA Cup for RC Lens on 16 August. |
Lens v Valenciennes
19 August 2007 4 | Lens | 0–0 | Valenciennes | Lens |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Strasbourg v Lens
25 August 2007 5 | Strasbourg | 2–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
Lens v Caen
28 November 2007 6 | Lens | 1–1 | Caen | Lens |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert | |||
Note: Match not played on 29 August, 20:30 because of the 2nd preliminary round UEFA Cup return leg for RC Lens on 30 August. |
Nice v Lens
2 September 2007 7 | Nice | 1–0 | Lens | Nice |
20:40 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Stade de Ray Referee: Hervé Piccirillo |
Lens v Nancy
15 September 2007 8 | Lens | 1–0 | Nancy | Lens |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 32,774 Referee: Bruno Coué |
Toulouse v Lens
22 September 2007 9 | Toulouse | 1–1 | Lens | Toulouse |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Damien Ledentu] |
Lens v Auxerre
6 October 2007 10 | Lens | 2–0 | Auxerre | Lens |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Marseille v Lens
21 October 2007 11 | Marseille | 1–0 | Lens | Marseille |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 49,245 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
Lens v Rennes
28 October 2007 12 | Lens | 1–2 | Rennes | Lens |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Coupe de France
Lens v Niort
4 January 2008 Round of 64 | Lens | 0–1 | Niort | Lens |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Coupe de la Ligue
Lens v Lille
26 September 2007 Round of 16 | Lens | 1–0 | Lille | Amiens |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Bertrand Layec | ||
Note: Match not played at Stade Félix Bollaert in Lens due to the Rugby World Cup. |
Monaco v Lens
31 October 2007 Round of 16 | Monaco | 1–2 | Lens | Monaco |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Louis II |
Lens v Nancy
16 January 2008 Quarter-finals | Lens | 3–0 | Nancy | Lens |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert |
Le Mans v Lens
27 February 2008 Semi-finals | Le Mans | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | Lens | Le Mans |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Léon Bollée |
Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
29 March 2008 Final | Lens | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Saint-Denis |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de France |
UEFA Cup
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on 3 August 2007.
First round
The draw was held on 31 August 2007.