2005–06 RC Lens season

The 2005–06 season was the 100th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.[2]

RC Lens
2005–06 season
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachFrancis Gillot
StadiumStade Félix-Bollaert
Ligue 14th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueSecond round
UEFA Intertoto CupWinners
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Cousin (13)

All:
Daniel Cousin (21)
Average home league attendance34,502[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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Transfers

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
22 FW   Issam Jemâa   Espérance Sportive de Tunis Undisclosed 1 July 2005
27 FW   Aruna Dindane   Anderlecht Undisclosed 1 July 2005
26 DF   Yohan Demont   Ajaccio Free transfer 1 July 2005
23 MF   Alou Diarra   Liverpool Undisclosed 1 July 2005
14 FW   Pierre-Alain Frau   Lyon Loan 5 December 2005
7 DF   Guillermo Rodríguez   Danubio Undisclosed 1 January 2006
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
21 FW   John Utaka   Rennes €6,000,000 1 July 2005 [3]
7 MF   Jérôme Leroy   Beitar Jerusalem €500,000 9 December 2005 [4]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 July 2005 13 May 2006 Matchday 1 4th 38 14 18 6 48 38 +10 036.84
Coupe de France 7 January 2006 31 January 2006 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 26 October 2005 Second round Second round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 41 15 18 8 51 42 +9 036.59

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Bordeaux 38 18 15 5 43 25 +18 69 Qualification to Champions League group stage
3 Lille 38 16 14 8 56 31 +25 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lens 38 14 18 6 48 34 +14 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 44 35 +9 60 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6 Auxerre 38 17 8 13 50 39 +11 59
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 18 6 48 34  +14 60 11 7 1 34 14  +20 3 11 5 14 20  −6

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWDDDDDDDDWDDWWDWDLLDLWDLWDWDWWDLWDW
Position1886323547688689645245779891176676556664
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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30 July 2005 1 Nantes 2–0 Lens Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
6 August 2005 2 Lens 2–0 Marseille Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Olivier Husset
13 August 2005 3 Nancy 1–2 Lens Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
20 August 2005 4 Lens 7–0 Auxerre Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
28 August 2005 5 Monaco 0–0 Lens Monaco
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
11 September 2005 6 Lens 1–1 Bordeaux Lens
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Philippe Kalt
18 September 2005 7 Strasbourg 1–1 Lens Strasbourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
22 September 2005 8 Lyon 1–1 Lens Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Damien Ledentu
25 September 2005 9 Lens 0–0 Rennes Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
15 October 2005 11 Lens 2–2 Nice Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
23 October 2005 12 Troyes 1–1 Lens Troyes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Bruno Coué
29 October 2005 13 Lens 1–0 Toulouse Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
6 November 2005 14 Sochaux 1–1 Lens Montbéliard
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Tony Chapron
11 November 2005 10 Ajaccio 0–0 Lens Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Olivier Thual
19 November 2005 15 Lens 0–0 Metz Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
27 November 2005 16 Paris Saint-Germain 3–4 Lens Paris
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Stéphane Bré
4 December 2005 17 Lens 2–1 Saint-Étienne Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
10 December 2005 18 Lille 0–0 Lens Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Referee: Bruno Coué
18 December 2005 19 Lens 2–0 Le Mans Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Philippe Malige
4 January 2006 20 Marseille 1–1 Lens Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Claude Colombo
11 January 2006 21 Lens 1–2 Nancy Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
14 January 2006 22 Auxerre 1–0 Lens Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Olivier Thual
22 January 2006 23 Lens 1–1 Monaco Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
28 January 2006 24 Bordeaux 1–0 Lens Bordeaux
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Olivier Thual
4 February 2006 25 Lens 2–1 Strasbourg Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
11 February 2006 26 Lens 1–1 Lyon Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Bruno Coué
18 February 2006 27 Rennes 4–1 Lens Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Referee: Philippe Kalt
26 February 2006 28 Lens 1–0 Ajaccio Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Damien Ledentu
4 March 2006 29 Nice 0–0 Lens Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
11 March 2006 30 Lens 1–0 Troyes Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Stéphane Bré
18 March 2006 31 Toulouse 1–1 Lens Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Olivier Thual
25 March 2006 32 Lens 2–1 Sochaux Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Bruno Derrien
1 April 2006 33 Metz 0–1 Lens Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Damien Ledentu
8 April 2006 34 Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Jussiê   90' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Bertrand Layec
15 April 2006 35 Saint-Étienne 2–0 Lens Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Referee: Patrick Lhermite
29 April 2006 36 Lens 4–2 Lille Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Olivier Thual
6 May 2006 37 Le Mans 0–0 Lens Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Referee: Éric Poulat
13 May 2006 38 Lens 3–1 Nantes Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Philippe Malige

Coupe de France

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7 January 2006 Round of 64 Le Mans 0–1 Lens Le Mans
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 4,280
Referee: Stéphane Bré
31 January 2006 Round of 32 Rennes 1–0 Lens Rennes
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 10,307
Referee: Pascal Garibian

Coupe de la Ligue

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26 October 2005 Second round Lens 2–3 Auxerre Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 27,605
Referee: Éric Poulat

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2005/2006 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Lens 2005/2006". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "John Utaka - Montpellier". footballdatabase.eu.
  4. ^ "Jérôme Leroy - Free". footballdatabase.eu.