Racing Club de Lens is a football club in France, located in Lens. It was founded in 1906 and made its top division debut in 1937. In 1946/47 they relegated, but in 1948 the team was runner-up at the Coupe de France and as a winner of Ligue 1 at the expense of LOSC and in 1948/49 they were promoted. Since 1956 the situation worsened, though in 1964 they were third in the league, but in 1968 faced relegation and gain a status of non-professional club. In 1972/73 the team won Ligue 2 and promoted to the first division.
In 1975 they were the finalists of the Coupe de France and got the chance to make debut in European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. Then they finished the season runners-up and advanced to the UEFA Cup. In 1978 the team relegated and after a season in the second division they promoted.
Then a decade of mixed success followed and in 1991 Lens advanced to the top division. In 1993 and 1994 they twice played in the UEFA Cup. In 1997/98 the team won their first Ligue 1 title, was the runner-up of the Coupe de France, and reached the semifinal of the Coupe de la Ligue. In 1999 Lens was the winner of Coupe de la Ligue and in 2000 they reached the semifinal of the UEFA Cup.
The 2002/03 season the team finished runner-up thus qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In 2007/08hey were relegated, but won the 2008/09 Ligue 2, advanced and then again dropped down in 2011.
The team’s home venue, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, has a capacity of 41,299.
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№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
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1 | Loïck Landre | defender |
1 |
31 years | 75 kg | 182 cm | France |
2 | Rudy Riou | goalkeeper |
0 |
44 years | 78 kg | 185 cm | France |
3 | Landry N'Guémo | midfielder |
0 |
38 years | 173 cm | Cameroon | |
4 | Massadio Haïdara | defender |
0 |
31 years | 76 kg | 181 cm | France |
5 | Ahmed Kantari | defender |
0 |
38 years | 80 kg | 185 cm | Morocco |
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