| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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. 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Loïs Openda |
Club Brugge |
Undisclosed | 6 July 2022 | [5] |
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 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
| 8 July 2022 Friendly | Lens | 3–0 | Valenciennes | Avion |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Daniel Leclercq |
| 16 July 2022 Friendly | Rodez | 0–1 | Lens | Rodez |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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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) |
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Stadium: Stade Paul Lignon |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Lens | 1–0 |  Inter Milan | Lens |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 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 |
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 | 7 August 2022 | 3 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 65.79 |
| Coupe de France | 7 January 2023 | 1 March 2023 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 64.29 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 | |
| 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
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,015 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 14 August 2022 2 | Ajaccio | 0–0 | Lens | Ajaccio |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 9,070 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 20 August 2022 3 | Monaco | 1–4 | Lens | Monaco |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 27 August 2022 4 | Lens | 2–1 | Rennes | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,848 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 31 August 2022 5 | Lens | 5–2 | Lorient | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,161 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 4 September 2022 6 | Reims | 1–1 | Lens | Reims |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 15,761 Referee: Eric Wattelier |
| 9 September 2022 7 | Lens | 1–0 | Troyes | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) | Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,527 Referee: François Letexier |
| 15 October 2022 11 | Lens | 1–0 | Montpellier | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 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) | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,414 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 28 October 2022 13 | Lens | 3–0 | Toulouse | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,488 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 5 November 2022 14 | Angers | 1–2 | Lens | Angers |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 11,585 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 12 November 2022 15 | Lens | 2–1 | Clermont | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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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) | Report | 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) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,047 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 11 January 2023 18 | Strasbourg | 2–2 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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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) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,208 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 28 January 2023 20 | Troyes | 1–1 | Lens | Troyes |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | 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 | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,437 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 5 February 2023 22 | Brest | 1–1 | Lens | Brest |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | 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) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 53,426 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 19 February 2023 24 | Lens | 3–1 | Nantes | Lens |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,984 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
| 25 February 2023 25 | Montpellier | 1–1 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | 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) | Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 12,311 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 18 March 2023 28 | Lens | 3–0 | Angers | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | 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) |
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Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,556 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 7 April 2023 30 | Lens | 2–1 | Strasbourg | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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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) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,120 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 22 April 2023 32 | Lens | 3–0 | Monaco | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: François Letexier |
| 2 May 2023 33 | Toulouse | 0–1 | Lens | Toulouse |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 30,866 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 6 May 2023 34 | Lens | 2–1 | Marseille | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,220 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 12 May 2023 35 | Lens | 2–1 | Reims | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,701 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 21 May 2023 36 | Lorient | 1–3 | Lens | Lorient |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,724 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 27 May 2023 37 | Lens | 3–0 | Ajaccio | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,601 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 3 June 2023 38 | Auxerre | 1–3 | Lens | Auxerre |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,246 Referee: Benoît Millot |
Coupe de France
| 7 January 2023 Round of 64 | ESA Linas-Montlhéry | 0–2 | Lens | Bondoufle |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,835 Referee: Jérémie Pignard | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 1 March 2023 Quarter-finals | Nantes | 2–1 | Lens | Nantes |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | |||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | FRA |
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
References
- ↑ "Saison 2022-2023" (in French). RC Lens Official Site. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "SALIS ABDUL SAMED, UN MILIEU VOLCANIQUE AU RACING". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "LUKASZ POREBA, UN VENT DE JEUNESSE DANS L'ENTREJEU". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nottingham Forest: Goalkeeper Brice Samba moves to Ligue 1 side Lens on five-year deal". www.bbc.com. BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "LOÏS OPENDA, UN ÉCLAIR VENU DE BELGIQUE". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "CORENTIN JEAN À L'INTER MIAMI". www.rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "Cheick Doucoure: Crystal Palace sign Mali midfielder from Lens". www.bbc.com. BBC Sport. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers". 17 June 2022.
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