| 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 | 
| Top goalscorer | League:  Daniel Cousin (13) All: Daniel Cousin (21)  | 
| Average home league attendance | 34,502[1] | 
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]
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | FW | Undisclosed | 1 July 2005 | |||
| 27 | FW | Undisclosed | 1 July 2005 | |||
| 26 | DF | Free transfer | 1 July 2005 | |||
| 23 | MF | Undisclosed | 1 July 2005 | |||
| 14 | FW | Loan | 5 December 2005 | |||
| 7 | DF | Undisclosed | 1 January 2006 | 
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | FW | €6,000,000 | 1 July 2005 | [3] | ||
| 7 | MF | €500,000 | 9 December 2005 | [4] | 
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 | 36.84 | 
| Coupe de France | 7 January 2006 | 31 January 2006 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 | 
| Coupe de la Ligue | 26 October 2005 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 36.59 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| 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.
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
Matches
| 6 August 2005 2 | Lens | 2–0 | Marseille | Lens | 
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Olivier Husset  | 
| 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  | 
| 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  | 
| 14 January 2006 22 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Lens | Auxerre | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 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) | Report | 
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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  | 
Coupe de France
| 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
| 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
- ↑ "Ligue 1 2005/2006 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
 - ↑ "Lens 2005/2006". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
 - ↑ "John Utaka - Montpellier". footballdatabase.eu.
 - ↑ "Jérôme Leroy - Free". footballdatabase.eu.
 
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