Lens
LEN1906- Country
- France
- Venue
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis • Lens
- Capacity
- 38,223
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
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UEFA's official club ranking, from the last five seasons in European competitions. It decides the draw pots; it does not measure current form.
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- Lens
- Short code
- LEN
- Founded
- 1906
- Country
- France
- Stadium
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- City
- Lens
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Rivals
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Derby opponents as the provider records them.
Season Cycle
2 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
Season timeline
Coupe de FranceNov 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026
Ligue 1Aug 2025 – May 2026 · finished2025/2026Coupe de FranceNov 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025Ligue 1Aug 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025
Europa Conference LeagueJul 2024 – May 2025 · finished2024/2025Coupe de FranceNov 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024Ligue 1Aug 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024
Europa LeagueAug 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024
Champions LeagueJun 2023 – Jun 2024 · finished2023/2024Ligue 1Aug 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023Goalkeepers
4
Defenders
12
Midfielders
6
Forwards
7Staff
Former coaches
Absentees
5Transfers
13
Jean-Clair TodiboWest Ham United → 1 Sept 2026free / n/a
Junior KadileServette → 31 Aug 2026free / n/a
Franjo IvanovićBenfica → 12 Aug 2026free / n/a
Odsonne ÉdouardCrystal Palace → 1 Sept 2025€3.7M
Abdallah SimaBrighton & Hove Albion → 29 Aug 2025€4.5M
Florian ThauvinUdinese → 8 Aug 2025€6M
Samson BaidooSalzburg → 17 Jul 2025€8M
Matthieu UdolMetz → 15 Jul 2025€3.5M
Robin RisserStrasbourg → 4 Jul 2025€3M
Ismaëlo GaniouCalcio Padova → 1 Jul 2025free / n/a
Ruben AguilarMonaco → 1 Sept 2023€3.5M
Jonathan GraditCaen → 20 Aug 2019€400k
Florian SotocaGrenoble Foot 38 → 1 Jul 2019€1.1MHow the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
6Contracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Ligue 1 2026/2027- Played
- 5
- Wins
- 1 (H 1 · A 0) · 20%
- Draws
- 1 (H 0 · A 1)
- Losses
- 3 (H 1 · A 2)
- Goals scored
- 9 (H 5 · A 4) · 1.8/match
- Goals conceded
- 9 (H 3 · A 6) · 1.8/match
- Clean sheets
- 0 · 0%
- Both teams scored
- 80%
- Failed to score
- 20%
- Possession (avg)
- 51%
- Shots / match
- 14.8
- Corners / match
- 7.0
- Attacks / match
- 89.4
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 45.0
- Offsides / match
- 2.0
- Fouls / match
- 11.4
- Tackles / match
- 17.0
- Yellow cards
- 10
- Average rating
- 6.83
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Florian Thauvin · 7.72
Season statistics
Champions League 2026/2027- Played
- 1
- Wins
- 1 (H 0 · A 1) · 100%
- Draws
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Losses
- 0 (H 0 · A 0)
- Goals scored
- 3 (H 0 · A 3) · 3/match
- Goals conceded
- 2 (H 0 · A 2) · 2/match
- Clean sheets
- 0 · 0%
- Both teams scored
- 100%
- Failed to score
- 0%
- Possession (avg)
- 63%
- Shots / match
- 26.0
- Corners / match
- 9.0
- Attacks / match
- 115.0
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 67.0
- Offsides / match
- 1.0
- Fouls / match
- 8.0
- Tackles / match
- 14.0
- Yellow cards
- 1
- Average rating
- 7.00
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Florian Thauvin · 8.64
Elo strength
World rankingWhat is Elo?
Elo moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result: an underdog's win is worth a lot, a favourite's little. The number is projected onto a 100 scale; the world ranking puts the club at #44 right now with 82.1 points. The 181 days shown are the window the provider gives.
Elo score over the window the provider gives; it moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result.
Rankings
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Every ranking the club appears in, as the provider carries it.
Ligue 1 · Regular Season
currentRound 1 · 2026-08-21
Round 2 · 2026-08-28
Round 3 · 2026-09-03
Round 4 · 2026-09-11
Round 5 · 2026-09-18
Round 6 · 2026-10-09
Round 7 · 2026-10-16
Round 8 · 2026-10-23
Round 9 · 2026-10-30
Round 10 · 2026-11-06
Round 11 · 2026-11-20
Round 12 · 2026-11-27
Round 13 · 2026-12-05
Round 14 · 2026-12-12
Round 15 · 2027-01-02
Round 16 · 2027-01-16
Round 17 · 2027-01-23
Round 18 · 2027-01-30
Round 19 · 2027-02-06
Round 20 · 2027-02-13
Round 21 · 2027-02-20
Round 22 · 2027-02-27
Round 23 · 2027-03-06
Round 24 · 2027-03-13
Round 25 · 2027-03-20
Round 26 · 2027-04-03
Round 27 · 2027-04-10
Round 28 · 2027-04-17
Round 29 · 2027-04-24
Round 30 · 2027-05-01
Round 31 · 2027-05-08
Round 32 · 2027-05-16
Round 33 · 2027-05-22
Round 34 · 2027-05-29
Champions League · League Stage
currentRound 1 · 2026-09-08
Round 2 · 2026-10-13
Round 3 · 2026-10-20
Round 4 · 2026-11-03
Round 5 · 2026-11-24
Round 6 · 2026-12-08
Round 7 · 2027-01-19
Round 8 · 2027-01-27
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