Lens
11th in Ligue 1, 13 points from 10 games. Last 5, all competitions: L · Champions League · Matchday 3Away at Club BruggeLost 0–3W · Ligue 1Home v Paris FCWon 2–1L · Ligue 1Away at LilleLost 0–1L · Champions League · Matchday 4Home v ComoLost 1–9L · Ligue 1Home v MarseilleLost 1–2
What’s at stake: 4 pts from Conference League · 5 pts clear of relegation
7th season in a row in Ligue 1Home ground: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Honours: 🏆 Coupe de France ×1 · Coupe de la Ligue ×1 · ▲ 2 promotions
- Coupe de France 1
- Coupe de la Ligue 1
- Promotions 22019–20 to Ligue 1; 2013–14 to Ligue 1
Title totals are all-time where we hold the full list. Counts marked "since" and promotions come from the seasons on this site.
Pyramid:Ligue 2 (tier below)
Lens’ journey through the French pyramid
Compare with another clubThis season so far: 11th in Ligue 1, 11th of 54 across the top three French divisions. Since 2010–11: 2 promotions and 2 relegations.
L11–18L219–36L337–54
2010–11Ligue 1: 19th of 20 · Relegated19th of 40 across the top two French divisionsView table →2011–12Ligue 2: 12th of 2032nd of 60 across the top three French divisionsView table →2012–13Ligue 2: 12th of 2032nd of 60 across the top three French divisionsView table →2013–14Ligue 2: 2nd of 20 · Promoted22nd of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2014–15Ligue 1: 20th of 20 · Relegated20th of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2015–16Ligue 2: 6th of 2026th of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2016–17Ligue 2: 5th of 2025th of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2017–18Ligue 2: 14th of 2034th of 57 across the top three French divisionsView table →2018–19Ligue 2: 5th of 2025th of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2019–20Ligue 2: 2nd of 20 · Promoted22nd of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2020–21Ligue 1: 7th of 207th of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2021–22Ligue 1: 7th of 207th of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2022–23Ligue 1: 2nd of 202nd of 58 across the top three French divisionsView table →2023–24Ligue 1: 7th of 187th of 56 across the top three French divisionsView table →2024–25Ligue 1: 8th of 188th of 53 across the top three French divisionsView table →2025–26Ligue 1: 2nd of 182nd of 53 across the top three French divisionsView table →2026–27Ligue 1: 11th of 1811th of 54 across the top three French divisionsView table →
10–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26Now
- Promoted
- Relegated
Season by season 17 seasons
- 2026–27T1Ligue 111th of 1811th of 54
- 2025–26T1Ligue 12nd of 182nd of 53
- 2024–25T1Ligue 18th of 188th of 53
- 2023–24T1Ligue 17th of 187th of 56
- 2022–23T1Ligue 12nd of 202nd of 58
- 2021–22T1Ligue 17th of 207th of 58
- 2020–21T1Ligue 17th of 207th of 58
- 2019–20T2Ligue 2 ▲ Promoted2nd of 2022nd of 58
- 2018–19T2Ligue 25th of 2025th of 58
- 2017–18T2Ligue 214th of 2034th of 57
- 2016–17T2Ligue 25th of 2025th of 58
- 2015–16T2Ligue 26th of 2026th of 58
- 2014–15T1Ligue 1 ▼ Relegated20th of 2020th of 58
- 2013–14T2Ligue 2 ▲ Promoted2nd of 2022nd of 58
- 2012–13T2Ligue 212th of 2032nd of 60
- 2011–12T2Ligue 212th of 2032nd of 60
- 2010–11T1Ligue 1 ▼ Relegated19th of 2019th of 40
Fixtures
Times in local kick-off time (Paris)
- L1HToulouse
- UCLARB Leipzig
- L1AAngers
- L1HLe Havre
- UCLHBodø/Glimt
- L1ANice
Results
All 14 results
- UCLHSporting CPL0–2
- L1HLyonW2–1
- L1AMonacoL1–2
- L1ALe MansD2–2
- UCLASlavia PragueW3–2
- L1HLorientL0–1
- L1AStrasbourgL1–2
- L1HAuxerreW5–2
Competitions
11th of 18 · 13 pts
Full table →- 1–3 Champions League
- 4th Champions League qualifiers
- 5th Europa League
- 6th Conference League
- 16th Relegation play-off
- 17–18 Relegation
33rd of 36 in the league phase · 3 pts · Next: Matchday 5 v RB Leipzig
Tables and bracket →- 1–8 Round of 16
- 9–24 Knockout play-offs
- 25–36 Eliminated
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 (Eliminated) | RB Leipzig | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | LWLL | 33 |
| 31 (Eliminated) | Sabah FA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | LWLL | 33 |
| 32 (Eliminated) | Feyenoord | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | LWLL | 33 |
| 33 (Eliminated) | Lens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | WLLL | 33 |
| 34 (Eliminated) | Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | LLDL | 11 |
| 35 (Eliminated) | Lille | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | LLLD | 11 |
| 36 (Eliminated) | Slovan Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 | LLLL | 00 |
- UCLASlavia PragueW3–2
- UCLHSporting CPL0–2
- UCLAClub BruggeL0–3
- UCLHComoL1–9
- UCLARB Leipzig
- UCLHBodø/Glimt
- UCLHManchester City
- UCLALiverpool
Runs
1 title in all, plus lost finals in 1948, 1975 and 1998. Won it in 2025–26.
Coupe de France this season →WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier
2011–12Out in the 7th RoundLost to Sannois-St-Gratien 1–2 aet2012–13Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Bordeaux 2–32013–14Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Monaco 0–62014–15Out in the 32nd FinalsLost to Lyon 2–32015–16Out in the 7th RoundLost to Quevilly-Rouen 1–22016–17Out in the 16th FinalsLost to Bergerac 0–22017–18Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Les Herbiers 0–0, 2–4 on pens2018–19Out in the 32nd FinalsLost to Reims 0–22019–20Out in the 8th RoundLost to Dieppe 1–22020–21Out in the round of 32Lost to Red Star 2–32021–22Out in the round of 16Lost to Monaco 2–42022–23Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Nantes 1–22023–24Out in the round of 64Lost to Monaco 2–2, 5–6 on pens2024–25Out in the round of 64Lost to Paris Saint-Germain 1–1, 3–4 on pens2025–26Won the Coupe de FranceBeat Nice 3–1
11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–27
1 title in all, plus a lost final in 2008. Best run since 2011–12: last 16 (2011–12).
WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier
2011–12Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Marseille 0–42012–13Out in the 1st RoundLost to Caen 1–22013–14Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Creteil 3–42014–15Out in the 16th FinalsLost to Creteil 0–22015–16Out in the 1st RoundLost to Ajaccio 0–0, 2–4 on pens2016–17Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Paris FC 0–0, 6–7 on pens2017–18Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Lorient 2–32018–19Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Metz 1–1, 3–5 on pens2019–20Out in the round of 32Lost to Nimes 0–3
11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–20
Only seasons where the club reached the main UEFA competition are shown.
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueWinner
No dot means the club did not qualify for the group/league or knockout stage that season.
WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32 / KOLast 64Group / league
2023–24 · Champions LeagueReached group stage2023–24 · Europa LeagueReached knockout play-offs2026–27 · Champions LeagueCurrently at league phase
23–2424–2525–2626–27