2025–26 RC Lens season

RC Lens
2025–26 season
Owner	Solferino SARL; Amber Capital
President	Joseph Oughourlian
Head coach	Pierre Sage
Stadium	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 1	2nd
Coupe de France	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Odsonne Édouard; Wesley Saïd; (10 each); All: ; Odsonne Édouard (11)
	All statistics correct as of 14 March 2026.

The 2025–26 season is the 119th season in the history of RC Lens, and the club's sixth consecutive season in Ligue 1. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 February 2026^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Régis Gurtner
2	DF	FRA	Ruben Aguilar
4	DF	BIH	Nidal Čelik
5	MF	MNE	Andrija Bulatović
6	DF	AUT	Samson Baidoo
7	FW	FRA	Florian Sotoca (captain)
8	MF	MLI	Mamadou Sangaré
9	FW	FRA	Allan Saint-Maximin
10	FW	FRA	Florian Thauvin
11	FW	FRA	Odsonne Édouard
13	DF	ECU	Jhoanner Chávez
14	DF	FRA	Matthieu Udol
16	GK	FRA	Mathieu Gorgelin
18	MF	FRA	Fodé Sylla
19	FW	SEN	Abdallah Sima


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	FRA	Malang Sarr
21	MF	MLI	Amadou Haidara
22	FW	FRA	Wesley Saïd
23	DF	KSA	Saud Abdulhamid (on loan from Roma)
24	DF	FRA	Jonathan Gradit
25	DF	BFA	Ismaëlo Ganiou
26	MF	FRA	Anthony Bermont
27	DF	COD	Arthur Masuaku (on loan from Sunderland)
28	MF	FRA	Adrien Thomasson
31	MF	FRA	Alpha Diallo
32	DF	FRA	Kyllian Antonio
34	FW	THA	Erawan Garnier
38	FW	FRA	Rayan Fofana
40	GK	FRA	Robin Risser
60	GK	FRA	Ilan Jourdren

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Mattia Fortin (at Padova until 30 June 2026)
—	GK	COM	Yannick Pandor (at Francs Borains until 30 June 2026)
—	GK	BFA	Hervé Koffi (at Angers until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	ARG	Facundo Medina (at Marseille until 30 June 2026)
—	DF	MLI	Souleymane Sagnan (at Caen until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	NCL	Angelo Fulgini (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2026)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	MAR	Anass Zaroury (at Panathinaikos until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	SWE	Jeremy Agbonifo (at Basel until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	FRA	Gabin Capuano (at Boulogne until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	CTA	Goduine Koyalipou (at Angers until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	GLP	Rémy Labeau Lascary (at Brest until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	FRA	Kembo Diliwidi (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2026)

Management team

Position	Name
Sports Coordinator	Grégory Thil
Head Coach	Pierre Sage
Assistant Head Coach	Éric Sikora
First-team Coach	Jamal Alioui Bilal Hamdi
Goalkeeping Coach	Cédric Berthelin
Fitness Coach	Vincent Lannoy
Club Doctor	Dr. Eric Furmaniak
Physiotherapist	Philippe Darques
Scout	Alaeddine Yahia
Performance Manager	Guillaume Ravé

Transfers and contracts

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2025	GK	Robin Risser	Strasbourg	€3,000,000	^[2]
15 July 2025	LB	Matthieu Udol	Metz	€3,500,000	^[3]
8 August 2025	CAM	Florian Thauvin	Udinese	€6,000,000	^[4]
20 August 2025	CM	Mamadou Sangaré	Rapid Wien	€8,000,000	^[5]
1 September 2025	FW	Odsonne Édouard	Crystal Palace	€3,700,000	^[6]
24 October 2025	FW	Erawan Garnier	Lyon	Free	^[7]
2 February 2025	FW	Allan Saint-Maximin	Club América	Free	^[8]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
8 December 2025	DF	Deiver Machado	Nantes	€300,000	^[9]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
3 August 2025	RB	Saud Abdulhamid	Roma	Undisclosed	^[10]
24 January 2026	LB	Arthur Masuaku	Sunderland	Undisclosed	^[11]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2025	CB	Facundo Medina	Marseille	€2,000,000	^[12]
1 September 2025	FW	Martín Satriano	Lyon	€1,000,000	^[13]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	17 August 2025	16 May 2026	Matchday 1	26	18	2	6	49	23	+26	069.23
Coupe de France	19 December 2025		Round of 64	4	3	1	0	12	5	+7	075.00
Total				30	21	3	6	61	28	+33	070.00

Last updated: 14 March 2026
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain	25	18	3	4	54	22	+32	57	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Lens	26	18	2	6	49	23	+26	56
3	Marseille	26	15	4	7	53	33	+20	49
4	Lyon	26	14	5	7	40	27	+13	47	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Lille	26	13	5	8	40	33	+7	44	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. 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).^[14]
Notes:

^ The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
26	18	2	6	49	23	+26	56	11	0	2	26	8	+18	7	2	4	23	15	+8

Last updated: 14 March 2026.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	L
Position	17	10	5	9	7	7	6	4	2	6	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 2025 1	Lens	0–1	Lyon	Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baidoo 34' Sarr 42'	Report	Mikautadze 45+1' Kumbedi 56' Abner 61' Karabec 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,137 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

24 August 2025 2	Le Havre	1–2	Lens	Le Havre
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 19,375 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

29 August 2025 3	Lens	3–1	Brest	Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,232 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

14 September 2025 4	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Lens	Paris
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Barcola 15', 51' Ramos 39'	Report	Édouard 5' Thauvin 18'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,642 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

20 September 2025 5	Lens	3–0	Lille	Lens
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Saïd 28' Thauvin 43' Fofana 52' Udol 83'	Report	Verdonk 36' Mandi 45+1' Mbemba 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Eric Wattellier

28 September 2025 6	Rennes	0–0	Lens	Rennes
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Camara 63' Nagida 85' Jacquet 90+2'	Report	Gradit 1' Thomasson 40' Guilavogui 90+3' Sotoca 90+3'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,414 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

4 October 2025 7	Auxerre	1–2	Lens	Auxerre
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Sierralta 61' Namaso 62' Mensah 65' Owusu 68'	Report	Édouard 14' Baidoo 15' Ganiou 46' 73' Risser 62' Thauvin 66' Thomasson 87' Sarr 90+2' Sima 90+6'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,243 Referee: François Letexier

19 October 2025 8	Lens	2–1	Paris FC	Lens
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Édouard 25' Thauvin 46' Baidoo 64' Sima 90'	Report	Kebbal 8' Lees-Melou 27' Traoré 55'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 33,773 Referee: Gaël Angoula

25 October 2025 9	Lens	2–1	Marseille	Lens
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Édouard 23' (pen.) Thomasson 34' Pavard 53' (o.g.) Guilavogui 84' Sangaré 88'	Report	Greenwood 17', 86' Pavard 22' Balerdi 87'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

29 October 2025 10	Metz	2–0	Lens	Longeville-lès-Metz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

2 November 2025 11	Lens	3–0	Lorient	Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,373 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

8 November 2025 12	Monaco	1–4	Lens	Monaco
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Balogun 37' (pen.), 45' Fati 90+3' Zakaria 90+5'	Report	Édouard 21' Saïd 40', 60' Sangaré 45+3' Gradit 57' Aguilar 74'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 9,456 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

22 November 2025 13	Lens	1–0	Strasbourg	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ganiou 69' Thomasson 77' Guilavogui 90+5' Sotoca 90+6'	Report	El Mourabet 2' Doué 68' Barco 77' Emegha 90+7'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,211 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

30 November 2025 14	Angers	1–2	Lens	Angers
17:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,979 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

6 December 2025 15	Nantes	1–2	Lens	Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,654 Referee: Benoît Bastien

14 December 2025 16	Lens	2–0	Nice	Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1)	Édouard 15', 57'	Report	Vanhoutte 10' Abdul Samed 83'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,278 Referee: Willy Delajod

2 January 2026 17	Toulouse	0–3	Lens	Toulouse
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Emersonn 23' Cresswell 57' Sauer 87'	Report	Thauvin 50' Saïd 57' Thomasson 85' Bulatović 88' Risser 90+2' Ganiou 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 30,266 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

17 January 2026 18	Lens	1–0	Auxerre	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thomasson 14' Saïd 65' Guilavogui 80'	Report	Diomandé 24' Danois 27' Akpa 51' Senaya 60' Dioussé 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Bastien Dechepy

24 January 2026 19	Marseille	3–1	Lens	Marseille
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Gouiri 3', 75' Nwaneri 13'	Report	Saïd 37' Sangaré 61' Thauvin 70' Fofana 85'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 52,673 Referee: Benoît Bastien

30 January 2026 20	Lens	1–0	Le Havre	Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Aguilar 45+1' Antonio 90+9'	Report	Boufal 49' Gourna-Douath 78'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,158 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

7 February 2026 21	Lens	3–1	Rennes	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aguilar 54', 32' 56' Thomasson 36' Édouard 41' Sangaré 45+2' Saint-Maximin 78'	Report	Lepaul 8' Embolo 45' Nordin 61'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Jérémie Pignard

14 February 2026 22	Paris FC	0–5	Lens	Paris
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Lees-Melou 83' Matondo 84'	Report	Saïd 24', 38', 45+4' Thauvin 58' (pen.) Fofana 90', 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Bastien Dechepy

21 February 2026 23	Lens	2–3	Monaco	Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Édouard 3' Thauvin 56' Abdulhamid 74' Ganiou 90+4'	Report	Balogun 62' Zakaria 70' Fati 72' Faes 90+2' Teze 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,727 Referee: Willy Delajod

27 February 2026 24	Strasbourg	1–1	Lens	Strasbourg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ouattara 4' Panichelli 18' Enciso 79'	Report	Thomasson 45+1' Sangaré 62' Udol 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Clément Turpin

8 March 2026 25	Lens	3–0	Metz	Lens
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Abdulhamid 44' Thauvin 46' Haidara 52'	Report	Gbamin 14' Touré 49' Mboula 90'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: Mathieu Vernice

14 March 2026 26	Lorient	2–1	Lens	Lorient
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dieng 18' Faye 26' Talbi 54' Tosin 65'	Report	Čelik 23' Édouard 48' Ganiou 71' Abdulhamid 75'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,942 Referee: Thomas Leonard

22 March 2026 27	Lens	v	Angers	Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

5 April 2026 28	Lille	v	Lens	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

12 April 2026 29	Lens	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

19 April 2026 30	Lens	v	Toulouse	Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

26 April 2026 31	Brest	v	Lens	Brest
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé

3 May 2026 32	Nice	v	Lens	Nice
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera

9 May 2026 33	Lens	v	Nantes	Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

16 May 2026 34	Lyon	v	Lens	Décines-Charpieu
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Coupe de France

19 December 2025 Round of 64	Lens	3–1	SC Feignies	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana 17' Abdulhamid 45+1' Bermont 65' Bulatović 68'	Report	Chah 67' Wackers 67' Bonte 85'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,217 Referee: Guillaume Paradis

11 January 2026 Round of 32	Sochaux	0–3	Lens	Montbéliard
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Édouard 22' Udol 87' Sima 89'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,210 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

4 February 2026 Round of 16	Troyes	2–4	Lens	Troyes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gambor 17' Diop 25' Adeline 45+4' Ripart 63', 71' Monfray 70'	Report	Sotoca 41' Sima 50', 58' Bulatović 52' Saïd 66' Saint-Maximin 79' Risser 86'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 15,362 Referee: Gaël Angoula

5 March 2026 Quarter-finals	Lyon	2–2 (4–5 p)	Lens	Décines-Charpieu
21:10 CET (UTC+1)	Tagliafico 45+3' Yaremchuk 67' Himbert 90+4'	Report	Thauvin 23' Sima 45+1' Édouard 45+3' Udol 54' Masuaku 64' Čelik 78'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Referee: Benoît Bastien
	Penalties
	Karabec Tolisso Morton Niakhaté Endrick		Fofana Abdulhamid Udol Sangaré Thauvin

22 April 2026 Semi-finals	Lens	v	Toulouse	Lens
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

References

^ "Saison 2025-2026". RC Lens.
^ "RC Lens Agree to Deal to Sign Goalkeeper Robin Risser from Strasbourg". Get Football News France. 2 July 2025.
^ "Lens Reach Agreement with Metz to Sign Matthieu Udol". Get Football News France. 12 July 2025.
^ "Lens Reach Agreement with Udinese for Florian Thauvin". Get Football News France. 5 August 2025.
^ "Lens Set to Sign Rapid Wien Midfielder Mamadou Sangare". Get Football News France. 19 August 2025.
^ "Odsonne Edouard Completes Lens Medical as Crystal Palace Exit Nears". Get Football News France. 1 September 2025.
^ "Le RC Lens recrute un joueur de l'OL !". Foot Mercato. 24 October 2025.
^ "Official | Allan Saint-Maximin signs for RC Lens until end of the season". Get Football News France. 2 February 2026.
^ "Official | Nantes sign Lens left-back Deiver Machado". RC Strasbourg. 18 June 2025.
^ "Roma send Saud Abdulhamid to RC Lens rather than Toulouse". Yahoo Sports. 31 July 2025.
^ "Arthur Masuaku va débarquer au RC Lens !". Foot Mercato. 24 January 2026.
^ "Official | Facundo Medina joins Marseille from Lens". Get Football News France. 2 July 2025.
^ "Official | Lyon sign Martin Satriano on loan from Lens". Get Football News France. 1 September 2025.
^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.93534058701961-14] The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

[1] "Saison 2025-2026". RC Lens.

[2] "RC Lens Agree to Deal to Sign Goalkeeper Robin Risser from Strasbourg". Get Football News France. 2 July 2025.

[3] "Lens Reach Agreement with Metz to Sign Matthieu Udol". Get Football News France. 12 July 2025.

[4] "Lens Reach Agreement with Udinese for Florian Thauvin". Get Football News France. 5 August 2025.

[5] "Lens Set to Sign Rapid Wien Midfielder Mamadou Sangare". Get Football News France. 19 August 2025.

[6] "Odsonne Edouard Completes Lens Medical as Crystal Palace Exit Nears". Get Football News France. 1 September 2025.

[7] "Le RC Lens recrute un joueur de l'OL !". Foot Mercato. 24 October 2025.

[8] "Official | Allan Saint-Maximin signs for RC Lens until end of the season". Get Football News France. 2 February 2026.

[9] "Official | Nantes sign Lens left-back Deiver Machado". RC Strasbourg. 18 June 2025.

[10] "Roma send Saud Abdulhamid to RC Lens rather than Toulouse". Yahoo Sports. 31 July 2025.

[11] "Arthur Masuaku va débarquer au RC Lens !". Foot Mercato. 24 January 2026.

[12] "Official | Facundo Medina joins Marseille from Lens". Get Football News France. 2 July 2025.

[13] "Official | Lyon sign Martin Satriano on loan from Lens". Get Football News France. 1 September 2025.

[15] "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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