2006–07 RC Lens season
During the 2006–07 French football season, RC Lens competed in Ligue 1.
| 2006–07 season | ||||
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 Tifo Lensois during match Lens-Parma in the UEFA Cup | ||||
| President | Gervais Martel | |||
| Head coach | Francis Gillot | |||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Ligue 1 | 5th | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 | |||
| Coupe de France | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aruna Dindane Seydou Keita (11) All: Aruna Dindane (16) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 34,363[1] | |||
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Season summary
Lens finished fifth, one point away from Champions League qualification. Francis Gillot subsequently resigned as manager, but remained with the club as a scout.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Toulouse | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 57 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Bordeaux, the winner of the Coupe de la Ligue, is awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux also have been awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
UEFA Cup
First round
| 14 September 2006 First leg | Ethnikos Achna  | 0–0 |  Lens | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 18:00 (CET) | Blanco  17'Belić 64'Iordache 87' |
Report | Barul 60' Si.Keita 61'  72' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 28 September 2006 Second leg | Lens | 3–1 (3–1 agg.) | Ethnikos Achna | Lens, France |
| 18:00 (CET) | Dindane  11'Gillet 33'Jemâa 63'Cousin 64' |
Report | Belić 71' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Parma |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
 Osasuna |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| Lens |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Odense |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Heerenveen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
Source:
| 2 November 2006 1 | Lens | 3–1 | Osasuna | Lens, France |
| 20:00 (CET) | Dindane 14' Se.Keita 41'Barul 61'Cousin 73' (pen.)Gillet 85'Boukari 87' |
Report | Izquierdo 16' Javier Flaño 32'Valdo 49'Soldado 55'Corrales 59'Delporte 70' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 33,950 Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria) |
| 23 November 2006 2 | Odense | 1–1 | Lens | Odense, Denmark |
| 20:45 (CET) | Ophaug 44' Bechara 45'Grahn 58' |
Report | Si.Keita 29' Jemâa 87' |
Stadium: Fionia Park Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
| 29 November 2006 3 | Lens | 1–2 | Parma | Lens, France |
| 20:45 (CET) | Cousin 20' |
Report | Castellini 52' Ferronetti 54'Rossi 65'Dedič 77', 77'Budan 85'Paponi 90+1' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 32,350 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
| 14 December 2006 4 | Heerenveen | 1–0 | Lens | Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| 20:45 (CET) | Alves 39', 90+3' Friend 77' |
Report | Hilton 61' Ramos 89' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus) |
Round of 32
| 15 February 2007 First leg | Lens | 3–1 |  Panathinaikos | Lens, France |
| 20:45 (CET) | Se.Keita 32' Dindane 38'Jemâa 50'Demont 68'Jemâa 71'Dindane 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Romero 20' Salpingidis 66'Mantzios 68' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 29,950 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 22 February 2007 Second leg | Panathinaikos | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | Lens | Athens, Greece |
| 20:45 (CET) | Ivanschitz 22' Morris  78' |
Report | Hilton 18' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,914 Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic) |
Round of 16
| 8 March 2007 First leg | Lens | 2–1 |  Bayer Leverkusen | Lens, France |
| 19:00 (CET) | Monterrubio 17' Si.Keita 65'Demont 65'Cousin 70' (pen.) |
Report | Haggui 51', 15' 69' Castro 34'Barnetta 77' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
| 14 March 2007 Second leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 (4–2 agg.) | Lens | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 18:15 (CET) | Voronin 36', 59' Barbarez 56'Juan 71'Castro 85'Callsen-Bracker 87' |
Report | Itandje 9' Demont 44'Se.Keita 52'Dindane 85' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
Notes and references
Notes
- Ramos was born in Levallois-Perret, France, but also qualifies to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
- Boukari was born in Lomé, Togo, but also qualifies to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Togo in 2010.
- Hermach was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualifies to represent Morocco internationally and would make his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.
- Biševac was born in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (now Mitrovica, Kosovo, but still part of Serbia in 2007–08).
- Itandje was born in Bobigny, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Cameroon internationally and would make his international debut for Cameroon in 2013.
- Diamé was born in Créteil, France, but also qualifies to represent Senegal internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Senegal in March 2011.
- Thomert was born in Versailles, France, but also qualifies to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2013.
- Taarabt was born in Fez, Morocco, but was raised in France and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
References
- "Ligue 1 2006/2007 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/2006-2007/ligue1/lens.htm
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