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RC Lens
2022–23 season
President	Joseph Oughourlian
Head coach	Franck Haise
Stadium	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1	2nd
Coupe de France	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Loïs Openda (21); All: ; Loïs Openda (21)
Highest home attendance	38,223 vs Strasbourg, 7 April 2023, Ligue 1
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 RC Lens season was the club's 117th season in existence and the club's third 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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2023.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
6	MF	CMR	Jean Onana
7	FW	FRA	Florian Sotoca
8	MF	CIV	Seko Fofana (captain)
9	FW	POL	Adam Buksa
10	MF	POR	David Costa
11	FW	BEL	Loïs Openda
13	MF	POL	Łukasz Poręba
14	DF	ARG	Facundo Medina
15	DF	CPV	Steven Fortès
16	GK	FRA	Jean-Louis Leca
18	FW	FRA	Alexis Claude-Maurice (on loan from Nice)
19	MF	FRA	Jimmy Cabot


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	FRA	Angelo Fulgini (on loan from Mainz 05)
21	DF	MLI	Massadio Haïdara
22	FW	FRA	Wesley Saïd
23	DF	COM	Ismaël Boura
24	DF	FRA	Jonathan Gradit
25	DF	FRA	Julien Le Cardinal
26	MF	GHA	Salis Abdul Samed
28	MF	FRA	Adrien Thomasson
29	MF	POL	Przemysław Frankowski
30	GK	FRA	Brice Samba
34	MF	MLI	Yaya Fofana
35	DF	FRA	Adrien Louveau
40	GK	COM	Yannick Pandor
—	MF	SEN	Mamadou Camara

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Tom Ducrocq (on loan to Bastia)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Ibrahima Baldé (on loan to Annecy)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
26	MF	Salis Abdul Samed	Clermont	Undisclosed	24 June 2022	^[2]
13	MF	Łukasz Poręba	Zagłębie Lubin	Free	1 July 2022	^[3]
30	GK	Brice Samba	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	5 July 2022	^[4]
11	FW	Loïs Openda	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	6 July 2022	^[5]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
25	FW	Corentin Jean	Inter Miami	Undisclosed	29 June 2022	^[6]
28	MF	Cheick Doucouré	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	11 July 2022	^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly	Lens	0–0	Paris FC	Calais
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de l'Epopée

8 July 2022 Friendly	Lens	3–0	Valenciennes	Avion
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Camara 48' Clauss 52' Danso 64'			Stadium: Stade Daniel Leclercq

16 July 2022 Friendly	Rodez	0–1	Lens	Rodez
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Banza 30'	Stadium: Stade Paul Lignon
Note: Match was played in two 30-minute halves.

16 July 2022 Friendly	Clermont	1–3	Lens	Rodez
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chader 76'		Machado 34' Kakuta 40' Saïd 87'	Stadium: Stade Paul Lignon

23 July 2022 Friendly	Lens	1–0	Inter Milan	Lens
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gradit 39' Samba 56' Berg 86' Openda 90'	Report	Džeko 29' Dumfries 56' Brozović 61'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 33,242 Referee: Marc Bollengier

30 July 2022 Friendly	Lens	0–0	West Ham United	Lens
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Marc Bollengier

10 December 2022 Friendly	Montpellier	1–2	Lens	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center - Sur 2

17 December 2022 Friendly	Lens	3–0	Le Havre	Lens
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Machado 10', 24' Openda 89' Sotoca 90'			Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

17 December 2022 Friendly	Lens	0–0	Le Havre	Lens
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Note: Match was played in two 35-minute halves.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	7 August 2022	3 June 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	38	25	9	4	68	29	+39	065.79
Coupe de France	7 January 2023	1 March 2023	Round of 64	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	050.00
Total					42	27	10	5	75	33	+42	064.29

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain (C)	38	27	4	7	89	40	+49	85	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Lens	38	25	9	4	68	29	+39	84	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Marseille	38	22	7	9	67	40	+27	73	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Rennes	38	21	5	12	69	39	+30	68	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5	Lille	38	19	10	9	65	44	+21	67	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[8]
(C) Champions

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	25	9	4	68	29	+39	84	17	1	1	41	13	+28	8	8	3	27	16	+11

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	5	6	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Points	3	4	7	10	13	14	17	18	21	21	24	27	30	33	36	37	40	41	44	45	45	46	46	49	50	51	54	57	60	63	63	66	69	72	75	78	81	84

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[9]

7 August 2022 1	Lens	3–2	Brest	Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 26', 61', 64' Costa 37' Danso 77'	Report	Lees-Melou 30' Belaïli 42' Brassier 61' Belkebla 65' Chardonnet 70' Del Castillo 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,015 Referee: Thomas Léonard

14 August 2022 2	Ajaccio	0–0	Lens	Ajaccio
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gonzalez 35' Mangani 37' Bayala 42' Marchetti 59' El Idrissy 79'	Report	Sotoca 75' Danso 90+2'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 9,070 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

20 August 2022 3	Monaco	1–4	Lens	Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Embolo 40' Badiashile 41' Vanderson 58' 72' Ben Yedder 68'	Report	Openda 7' Machado 38' Fofana 55' (pen.) Saïd 78'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Willy Delajod

27 August 2022 4	Lens	2–1	Rennes	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fofana 65' Openda 69'	Report	D. Doué 43' Laborde 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,848 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

31 August 2022 5	Lens	5–2	Lorient	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 24', 77' Saïd 28' Abdul Samed 57' Gradit 63' Openda 86'	Report	Moffi 41', 50', 63' Ouattara 58' Abergel 60'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,161 Referee: Benoît Bastien

4 September 2022 6	Reims	1–1	Lens	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gravillon 33' Locko 46' Balogun 72'	Report	Medina 45' Gradit 56' Machado 67' Openda 82'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 15,761 Referee: Eric Wattelier

9 September 2022 7	Lens	1–0	Troyes	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danso 39' Poręba 41' Cabot 77'	Report	Tardieu 77'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,344 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

18 September 2022 8	Nantes	0–0	Lens	Nantes
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Moutoussamy 79'	Report	Abdul Samed 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 28,854 Referee: Willy Delajod

2 October 2022 9	Lens	1–0	Lyon	Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sotoca 78', 82' (pen.) Saïd 89'	Report	Tagliafico 27' Reine-Adélaïde 79'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 36,674 Referee: Benoît Bastien

9 October 2022 10	Lille	1–0	Lens	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Fonte 14' Ang. Gomes 37' André 38' David 44' (pen.)	Report	Cabot 4' Medina 30' Haïdara 43' Machado 53' Frankowski 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,527 Referee: François Letexier

15 October 2022 11	Lens	1–0	Montpellier	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina 19' Saïd 67' Machado 65'	Report	Wahi 19' Estève 31'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,320 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

22 October 2022 12	Marseille	0–1	Lens	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kolašinac 14' Rongier 23' Guendouzi 64'	Report	Sotoca 34' Onana 38' Haidara 50' Costa 78'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,414 Referee: Benoît Millot

28 October 2022 13	Lens	3–0	Toulouse	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fofana 49' Openda 60', 86', 90+2', 90+3' Haïdara 67'	Report	Dejaegere 80'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,488 Referee: Florent Batta

5 November 2022 14	Angers	1–2	Lens	Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Capelle 77' Blažič 87'	Report	Saïd 21' Medina 51' Samba 86' Danso 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 11,585 Referee: Thomas Léonard

12 November 2022 15	Lens	2–1	Clermont	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saïd 60' Abdul Samed 65' Fofana 68'	Report	Abdul Samed 38' (o.g.) Kyei 42' Gastien 45+1' Andrić 85'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,519 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

29 December 2022 16	Nice	0–0	Lens	Nice
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pépé 78' Diop 78'	Report	Saïd 45+1' Machado 60' Gradit 78'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 24,672 Referee: Benoît Millot

1 January 2023 17	Lens	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Frankowski 4' Openda 27' Abdul Samed 40' Gradit 45' Claude-Maurice 46'	Report	Ekitike 7' Hakimi 45' Gharbi 87' Verratti 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,047 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

11 January 2023 18	Strasbourg	2–2	Lens	Strasbourg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Prcić 13' Gameiro 16' Perrin 27'	Report	Onana 4' Claude-Maurice 11' Openda 33'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,624 Referee: François Letexier

14 January 2023 19	Lens	1–0	Auxerre	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Danso 26' Medina 53' Frankowski 58' (pen.)	Report	Touré 53' 64' Da Costa 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,208 Referee: Willy Delajod

28 January 2023 20	Troyes	1–1	Lens	Troyes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	M. Baldé 24' Larouci 50' Chavalerin 86'	Report	Danso 9' Thomasson 88'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Clément Turpin

1 February 2023 21	Lens	0–1	Nice	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Laborde 57' Rosario 76' Ramsey 79'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,437 Referee: Thomas Léonard

5 February 2023 22	Brest	1–1	Lens	Brest
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Camara 25' Hérelle 29' Lees-Melou 38' Le Douaron 54' Bizot 79'	Report	Medina 25' Fofana 73' Gradit 83'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 11,639 Referee: Benoît Bastien

12 February 2023 23	Lyon	2–1	Lens	Décines-Charpieu
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lukeba 14' Lacazette 23' Cherki 64'	Report	Machado 39' Abdul Samed 85'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 53,426 Referee: Eric Wattellier

19 February 2023 24	Lens	3–1	Nantes	Lens
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Machado 34' Thomasson 36' Traoré 74' (o.g.)	Report	Mollet 41'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,984 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

25 February 2023 25	Montpellier	1–1	Lens	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Maouassa 59'	Report	Fulgini 4' Danso 20' Sotoca 23' Costa 85'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,074 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

4 March 2023 26	Lens	1–1	Lille	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana 23' Fonte 41' (o.g.) Gradit 90+1'	Report	And. Gomes 2' Fonte 27' André 44' David 69' Alexsandro 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,974 Referee: François Letexier

12 March 2023 27	Clermont	0–4	Lens	Clermont-Ferrand
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Borges 40'	Report	Openda 31', 34', 35' Haïdara 45' Claude-Maurice 76' Machado 86'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 12,311 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

18 March 2023 28	Lens	3–0	Angers	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana 26' Openda 30', 46'	Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,410 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

2 April 2023 29	Rennes	0–1	Lens	Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	D. Doué 27' Bourigeaud 82'	Report	Openda 31' Danso 45+1' Thomasson 61'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,556 Referee: Clément Turpin

7 April 2023 30	Lens	2–1	Strasbourg	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Frankowski 10' Abdul Samed 45+2' Medina 64'	Report	Bellegarde 22' Djiku 78' Gameiro 83' Perrin 87' Diallo 90+3' 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

15 April 2023 31	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1	Lens	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbappé 31' Vitinha 37' Messi 40'	Report	Abdul Samed 19' Frankowski 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,120 Referee: Willy Delajod

22 April 2023 32	Lens	3–0	Monaco	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Openda 9', 16' Thomasson 56'	Report	Maripán 22' Ben Yedder 68'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: François Letexier

2 May 2023 33	Toulouse	0–1	Lens	Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamanzi 77'	Report	Openda 32' Frankowski 59' Samba 83'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 30,866 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

6 May 2023 34	Lens	2–1	Marseille	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Onana 11' Medina 26' Fofana 42' Frankowski 45+1' Openda 60' Gradit 63' Samba 89'	Report	Rongier 45+3' Tavares 63' Payet 88'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,220 Referee: Clément Turpin

12 May 2023 35	Lens	2–1	Reims	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danso 19' Frankowski 40' (pen.), 52' Fofana 55' Samba 89'	Report	Balogun 22' (pen.), 74' Abdelhamid 38' Flips 67'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,701 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

21 May 2023 36	Lorient	1–3	Lens	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Faivre 6' Yongwa 71' Kalulu 75'	Report	Sotoca 20' Thomasson 25' Machado 39' Medina 43' Fofana 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,724 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

27 May 2023 37	Lens	3–0	Ajaccio	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Machado 16' Thomasson 22' Openda 35' (pen.), 57'	Report	Strata 13' Gonzalez 33'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,601 Referee: Thomas Léonard

3 June 2023 38	Auxerre	1–3	Lens	Auxerre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jubal 27' Niang 71'	Report	Abdul Samed 6' Claude-Maurice 19', 48' Haïdara 69' Openda 78' Gradit 83'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,246 Referee: Benoît Millot

Coupe de France

7 January 2023 Round of 64	Linas-Montlhéry	0–2	Lens	Bondoufle
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tchabo 22'	Report	Fofana 72' Sotoca 77'	Stadium: Stade Robert Bobin Attendance: 9,955 Referee: Mikael Lesage

23 January 2023 Round of 32	Brest	1–3	Lens	Brest
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Slimani 19' Lees-Melou 31'	Report	Saïd 5' Medina 30' Thomasson 37'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

9 February 2023 Round of 16	Lorient	1–1 (2–4 p)	Lens	Lorient
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Fée 84'	Report	Fulgini 21' Poręba 50' Boura 60' Onana 82'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,835 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
	Penalties
	Le Fée Talbi Doucouré Koné		Frankowski Sotoca Thomasson Medina

1 March 2023 Quarter-finals	Nantes	2–1	Lens	Nantes
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Delort 31' (pen.), 59' (pen.)	Report	Fofana 28' Leca 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	VEN	Wuilker Faríñez	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	FRA	Jean-Louis Leca	5	0	1	0	4	0
30	GK	FRA	Brice Samba	37	0	37	0	0	0
40	GK	COM	Yannick Pandor	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	COL	Deiver Machado	30	3	23+7	3	0	0
4	DF	AUT	Kevin Danso	38	1	35	1	3	0
14	DF	ARG	Facundo Medina	33	3	30	2	2+1	1
15	DF	CPV	Steven Fortès	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	DF	MLI	Massadio Haïdara	36	0	16+17	0	2+1	0
23	DF	COM	Ismaël Boura	11	0	0+9	0	2	0
24	DF	FRA	Jonathan Gradit	34	1	30	1	4	0
25	DF	FRA	Julien Le Cardinal	9	0	2+4	0	3	0
35	DF	FRA	Adrien Louveau	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	CMR	Jean Onana	21	0	8+11	0	1+1	0
8	MF	CIV	Seko Fofana	37	8	32+1	6	2+2	2
10	MF	POR	David Costa	32	1	16+13	1	2+1	0
13	MF	POL	Łukasz Poręba	12	0	3+7	0	2	0
19	MF	FRA	Jimmy Cabot	11	0	5+6	0	0	0
20	MF	FRA	Angelo Fulgini	16	2	10+4	1	1+1	1
26	MF	GHA	Salis Abdul Samed	34	1	30	1	4	0
28	MF	FRA	Adrien Thomasson	20	4	13+4	3	2+1	1
29	MF	POL	Przemysław Frankowski	39	5	29+6	5	1+3	0
34	MF	MLI	Yaya Fofana	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Nolan Hamidou Bonte	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	FRA	Florian Sotoca	39	7	32+3	6	1+3	1
9	FW	POL	Adam Buksa	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
11	FW	BEL	Loïs Openda	39	19	26+9	19	3+1	0
18	FW	FRA	Alexis Claude-Maurice	19	3	4+13	3	2	0
22	FW	FRA	Wesley Saïd	20	6	6+13	5	1	1
31	FW	FRA	Rémy Labeau	12	0	0+10	0	1+1	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 12 May 2023
Source: Competitions

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