2024–25 RC Lens season
RC Lens 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the 118th season in the history of Racing Club de Lens, and the club's fifth consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Coupe de France and the UEFA Conference League.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| President | Joseph Oughourlian | |||
| Head coach | Will Still | |||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: M'Bala Nzola (6 goals) All: M'Bala Nzola (6 goals) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 37,936[1] | |||
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Summary
On 10 June, it was announced that Will Still would take over as coach of the team on a three-season contract, succeeding Franck Haise.[2]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 May 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Jhoanner Chávez |
 Bahia |
€4,500,000[†] | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| GK |  Hervé Koffi |
 Charleroi |
€2,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| MF |  Ahmed Majid |
Wasquehal |
Free | 11 July 2024 | [6] |
| DF | Malang Sarr |
 Chelsea |
Free | 26 July 2024 | [7] |
| MF |  Hamzat Ojediran |
 Debreceni |
€1,500,000 | 7 August 2024 | [8] |
| GK |  Denis Petrić |
Nantes |
Free | 8 August 2024 | [9] |
| FW |  M'Bala Nzola |
 Fiorentina |
Loan | 9 August 2024 | [10] |
| MF |  Anass Zaroury |
Burnley |
€9,000,000 | 22 August 2024 | [11] |
| FW |  Martín Satriano |
Inter Milan |
Loan | 23 August 2024 | [12] |
| FW |  Goduine Koyalipou |
 CSKA Sofia |
€2,000,000 | 9 January 2025 | [13] |
| GK |  Mathew Ryan |
Roma |
€800,000 | 21 January 2025 | [14] |
| DF |  Juma Bah |
Manchester City |
Loan | 27 January 2025 | [15][16] |
| FW |  Jeremy Agbonifo |
BK Häcken |
Loan | 29 January 2025 | [17] |
| DF |  Nidal Čelik |
Sarajevo |
€2,500,000 | 3 February 2025 | [18][19] |
Total expenditure: 
€22.3 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Łukasz Poręba |
 Hamburger SV |
€1 million[†][20] | 1 July 2024 | [21] |
| FW |  Óscar Cortés |
 Rangers |
Loan | 1 July 2024 | [22] |
| FW | Adam Buksa |
 Midtjylland |
€4 million | 11 July 2024 | [23] |
| MF | Fodé Sylla |
 Yverdon-Sport |
Loan | 11 July 2024 | [24] |
| FW | Elye Wahi |
Marseille |
€25 million | 13 August 2024 | [25] |
| GK | Brice Samba |
Rennes |
€14 million | 8 January 2025 | [26] |
| DF |  Abdukodir Khusanov |
Manchester City |
€40 million | 20 January 2025 | [27] |
| DF |  Kevin Danso |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Loan | 2 February 2025 | [28] |
Total income: 
€84 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)
- Notes
- † Loan transfer made permanent
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Lens | 6–3 | Kortrijk | Avion |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Gaillette | ||
| Note: The match was played in four periods of 25 minutes each. | ||||
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Lens | 6–0 | Red Star | Billy-Montigny |
| 12:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Paul Guerre Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | OH Leuven | 0–1 | Lens | Leuven, Belgium |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Den Dreef |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Utrecht | 2–1 | Lens | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Utrecht | 4–5 | Lens | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Lens | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Lens |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Marc Bollengier (France) |
| 7 August 2024 Friendly | Versailles | 1–3 | Lens | Avion |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade François Blin |
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Leicester City | Lens |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 33,537 |
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 | 18 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 42.42 | |
| Coupe de France | 20–23 December 2024 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | ||
| UEFA Conference League | 22 August 2024 | 29 August 2024 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 41.67 | ||||
Last updated: 11 May 2025
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 6 | Lyon | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a] |
| 8 | Lens | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
| 9 | Brest | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 50 | |
| 10 | Toulouse | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 42 |
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).[29]
Notes:
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).[29]
Notes:
- Since the 2024–25 Coupe de France winners, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team and the Conference League berth was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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 |
| 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 |
Last updated: 11 May 2025.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2025. 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 schedule was released on 21 June 2024.[30]
Fixture Win Draw Loss
| 18 August 2024 1 | Angers | 0–1 | Lens | Angers |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 14,811 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 25 August 2024 2 | Lens | 2–0 | Brest | Lens |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,435 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 1 September 2024 3 | Monaco | 1–1 | Lens | Monaco |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 9,030 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 15 September 2024 4 | Lens | 0–0 | Lyon | Lens |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,116 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 21 September 2024 5 | Rennes | 1–1 | Lens | Rennes |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 28 September 2024 6 | Lens | 0–0 | Nice | Lens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,301 Referee: François Letexier |
| 6 October 2024 7 | Strasbourg | 2–2 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 19,968 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 19 October 2024 8 | Saint-Étienne | 0–2 | Lens | Saint-Étienne |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 36,832 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 26 October 2024 9 | Lens | 0–2 | Lille | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 2 November 2024 10 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Lens | Paris |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,889 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 9 November 2024 11 | Lens | 3–2 | Nantes | Lens |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,202 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 23 November 2024 12 | Lens | 1–3 | Marseille | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Éric Wattellier |
| 29 November 2024 13 | Reims | 0–2 | Lens | Reims |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 18,555 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji |
| 8 December 2024 14 | Lens | 2–0 | Montpellier | Lens |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 14 December 2024 15 | Auxerre | 2–2 | Lens | Auxerre |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 5 January 2025 16 | Lens | 0–1 | Toulouse | Lens |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,461 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 12 January 2025 17 | Le Havre | 1–2 | Lens | Le Havre |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 19,617 Referee: Clement Turpin |
| 18 January 2025 18 | Lens | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens |
| CET (UTC+1) | Nzola  36'Machado  45'Thomasson 61' |
Report | Vitinha 29' Fabián Ruiz 59'Barcola 86'Mayulu 90' |
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,120 Referee: Jérémy Pignard |
| 26 January 2025 19 | Lens | 1–0 | Angers | Lens |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,321 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji |
| 31 January 2025 20 | Montpellier | 0–2 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,330 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 8 February 2025 21 | Nice | 2–0 | Lens | Nice |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 22,586 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 16 February 2025 22 | Lens | 0–2 | Strasbourg | Lens |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,113 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 23 February 2025 23 | Nantes | 3–1 | Lens | Nantes |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 1 March 2025 24 | Lens | 3–4 | Le Havre | Lens |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,167 Referee: Jérémy Pignard |
| 8 March 2025 25 | Marseille | 0–1 | Lens | Marseille |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 64,942 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 15 March 2025 26 | Lens | 1–0 | Rennes | Lens |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,182 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 30 March 2025 27 | Lille | 1–0 | Lens | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,197 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 6 April 2025 28 | Lens | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Lens |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 11 April 2024 29 | Lens | 0–2 | Reims | Lens |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,157 Referee: François Letexier |
| 20 April 2025 30 | Brest | 1–3 | Lens | Brest |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 15,049 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 27 April 2025 31 | Lens | 0–4 | Auxerre | Lens |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,193 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 4 May 2025 32 | Lyon | 1–2 | Lens | Décines-Charpieu |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 52,020 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 10 May 2025 33 | Toulouse | 1–1 | Lens | Toulouse |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 27,890 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 17 May 2025 34 | Lens | 4–0 | Monaco | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,160 Referee: François Letexier |
Coupe de France
| 22 December 2024 Round of 64 | Lens | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,182 Referee: Thomas Léonard | |
| Penalties | ||||
UEFA Conference League
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.
| 22 August 2024 First leg | Lens | 2–1 |  Panathinaikos | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,232 Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary) |
| 29 August 2024 Second leg | Panathinaikos | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Lens | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 58,500 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |