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.^{[citation needed]}

RC Lens

2005–06 season
President	Gervais Martel
Head coach	Francis Gillot
Stadium	Stade Félix-Bollaert
Ligue 1	4th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Coupe de la Ligue	Second round
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Daniel Cousin (13) All: Daniel Cousin (21)
Average home league attendance	34,502[1]
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

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

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
21	FW	John Utaka	Rennes	€6,000,000	1 July 2005	[citation needed]
7	MF	Jérôme Leroy	Beitar Jerusalem	€500,000	9 December 2005	[citation needed]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overview

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

Main article: 2005–06 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W
Position	18	8	6	3	2	3	5	4	7	6	8	8	6	8	9	6	4	5	2	4	5	7	7	9	8	9	11	7	6	6	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	4

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

Matches

Nantes v Lens

30 July 2005 1	Nantes	2–0	Lens	Nantes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Lens v Marseille

6 August 2005 2	Lens	2–0	Marseille	Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Olivier Husset

Nancy v Lens

13 August 2005 3	Nancy	1–2	Lens	Tomblaine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot

Lens v Auxerre

20 August 2005 4	Lens	7–0	Auxerre	Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Monaco v Lens

28 August 2005 5	Monaco	0–0	Lens	Monaco
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

Lens v Bordeaux

11 September 2005 6	Lens	1–1	Bordeaux	Lens
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Philippe Kalt

Strasbourg v Lens

18 September 2005 7	Strasbourg	1–1	Lens	Strasbourg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Lyon v Lens

22 September 2005 8	Lyon	1–1	Lens	Lyon
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Gerland Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lens v Rennes

25 September 2005 9	Lens	0–0	Rennes	Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Lens v Nice

15 October 2005 11	Lens	2–2	Nice	Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Troyes v Lens

23 October 2005 12	Troyes	1–1	Lens	Troyes
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Referee: Bruno Coué

Lens v Toulouse

29 October 2005 13	Lens	1–0	Toulouse	Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Sochaux v Lens

6 November 2005 14	Sochaux	1–1	Lens	Montbéliard
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Tony Chapron

Ajaccio v Lens

11 November 2005 10	Ajaccio	0–0	Lens	Ajaccio
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Olivier Thual

Lens v Metz

19 November 2005 15	Lens	0–0	Metz	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Paris Saint-Germain v Lens

27 November 2005 16	Paris Saint-Germain	3–4	Lens	Paris
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Stéphane Bré

Lens v Saint-Étienne

4 December 2005 17	Lens	2–1	Saint-Étienne	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Hervé Piccirillo

Lille v Lens

10 December 2005 18	Lille	0–0	Lens	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole Referee: Bruno Coué

Lens v Le Mans

18 December 2005 19	Lens	2–0	Le Mans	Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Philippe Malige

Marseille v Lens

4 January 2006 20	Marseille	1–1	Lens	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Claude Colombo

Lens v Nancy

11 January 2006 21	Lens	1–2	Nancy	Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Auxerre v Lens

14 January 2006 22	Auxerre	1–0	Lens	Auxerre
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Olivier Thual

Lens v Monaco

22 January 2006 23	Lens	1–1	Monaco	Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Bordeaux v Lens

28 January 2006 24	Bordeaux	1–0	Lens	Bordeaux
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Olivier Thual

Lens v Strasbourg

4 February 2006 25	Lens	2–1	Strasbourg	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Lens v Lyon

11 February 2006 26	Lens	1–1	Lyon	Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bruno Coué

Rennes v Lens

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

Lens v Ajaccio

26 February 2006 28	Lens	1–0	Ajaccio	Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Damien Ledentu

Nice v Lens

4 March 2006 29	Nice	0–0	Lens	Nice
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Ray Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Lens v Troyes

11 March 2006 30	Lens	1–0	Troyes	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Stéphane Bré

Toulouse v Lens

18 March 2006 31	Toulouse	1–1	Lens	Toulouse
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Olivier Thual

Lens v Sochaux

25 March 2006 32	Lens	2–1	Sochaux	Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bruno Derrien

Metz v Lens

1 April 2006 33	Metz	0–1	Lens	Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Damien Ledentu

Lens v Paris Saint-Germain

8 April 2006 34	Lens	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Jussiê 90' (o.g.)	Report	Kalou 77'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bertrand Layec

Saint-Étienne v Lens

15 April 2006 35	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Lens	Saint-Étienne
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Patrick Lhermite

Lens v Lille

29 April 2006 36	Lens	4–2	Lille	Lens
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Olivier Thual

Le Mans v Lens

6 May 2006 37	Le Mans	0–0	Lens	Le Mans
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Referee: Éric Poulat

Lens v Nantes

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

Main article: 2005–06 Coupe de France

Le Mans v Lens

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

Rennes v Lens

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

Main article: 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue

Lens v Auxerre

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