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2006–07 RC Lens season

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Lens
2006–07 season
Tifo Lensois during match Lens-Parma in the UEFA Cup
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachFrancis Gillot
StadiumStade Félix-Bollaert
Ligue 15th
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aruna Dindane
Seydou Keita (11)

All:
Aruna Dindane (16)
Average home league attendance34,363[1]

The 2006–07 season was the 101st season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 16th 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, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.[2]

Season summary

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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

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Squad at end of season[3][2]

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 France FRA Sébastien Chabbert
2 DF Portugal POR Marco Ramos[notes 1]
3 DF Brazil BRA Hilton
4 DF Mali MLI Adama Coulibaly
5 DF France FRA Nicolas Gillet
6 DF France FRA Patrick Barul
7 MF France FRA Razak Boukari[notes 2]
8 MF Mali MLI Seydou Keita
9 FW Gabon GAB Daniel Cousin
10 MF France FRA Eric Carrière
14 MF France FRA Kévin Monnet-Paquet
15 MF Morocco MAR Mounir Diane
16 GK France FRA Arnaud Brocard
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Olivier Monterrubio
20 MF France FRA Adil Hermach[notes 3]
21 MF Mali MLI Sidi Yaya Keita
22 FW Tunisia TUN Issam Jemâa
23 MF Serbia SRB Nenad Kovačević
25 DF Serbia SRB Milan Biševac[notes 4]
26 DF France FRA Yohan Demont
27 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aruna Dindane
28 DF France FRA Damien Tixier
29 DF French Guiana GUF Lesly Malouda
30 GK France FRA Charles Itandje[notes 5]
MF France FRA Mohamed Diamé[notes 6]

Left club during season

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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
11 FW Brazil BRA Jussiê (on loan to Bordeaux)
13 MF France FRA Jonathan Lacourt (on loan to Troyes)
18 MF France FRA Olivier Thomert[notes 7] (to Rennes)
19 DF Guinea GUI Kamil Zayatte (to Young Boys)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF France FRA Alou Diarra (to Lyon)
24 DF France FRA Grégory Vignal (on loan to Kaiserslautern)
31 MF Guinea GUI Simon Feindouno (on loan to Istres)
33 MF France FRA Adel Taarabt[notes 8] (on loan to Tottenham Hotspur)

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 5 August 2006 26 May 2007 Matchday 1 5th 38 15 12 11 47 41 +6 039.47
Coupe de France 6 January 2007 28 February 2007 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 20 September 2006 24 October 2006 Third round Round of 16 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
UEFA Cup 14 September 2006 14 March 2007 First round Round of 16 10 4 3 3 13 11 +2 040.00
Total 54 22 16 16 75 62 +13 040.74

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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[a]
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:
  1. ^ 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.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 12 11 47 41  +6 57 9 8 2 28 16  +12 6 4 9 19 25  −6

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLDLWWWLDDWWDWDWWLWDLDWWDDWDLLLDWLWLDL
Position610121411736775433322222332222222223232335
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Cup

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First round

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14 September 2006 First leg Ethnikos Achna Cyprus 0–0 France Lens Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 (CET) Blanco Yellow card 17'
Belić Yellow card 64'
Iordache Yellow card 87'
Report Barul Yellow card 60'
Si.Keita Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 72'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
28 September 2006 Second leg Lens France 3–1
(3–1 agg.)
Cyprus Ethnikos Achna Lens, France
18:00 (CET) Dindane 11'
Gillet Yellow card 33'
Jemâa 63'
Cousin 64'
Report Belić 71' Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Parma 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Spain Osasuna 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
3 France Lens 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
4 Denmark Odense 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
5 Netherlands Heerenveen 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
Source: [citation needed]
2 November 2006 1 Lens France 3–1 Spain Osasuna Lens, France
20:00 (CET) Dindane 14'
Se.Keita Yellow card 41'
Barul Yellow card 61'
Cousin 73' (pen.)
Gillet Yellow card 85'
Boukari 87'
Report Izquierdo Yellow card 16'
Javier Flaño Yellow card 32'
Valdo Yellow card 49'
Soldado Yellow card 55'
Corrales Yellow card 59'
Delporte Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 33,950
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
23 November 2006 2 Odense Denmark 1–1 France Lens Odense, Denmark
20:45 (CET) Ophaug Yellow card 44'
Bechara Yellow card 45'
Grahn 58'
Report Si.Keita Yellow card 29'
Jemâa 87'
Stadium: Fionia Park
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
29 November 2006 3 Lens France 1–2 Italy Parma Lens, France
20:45 (CET) Cousin 20' Report Castellini Yellow card 52'
Ferronetti Yellow card 54'
Rossi Yellow card 65'
Dedič 77', Yellow card 77'
Budan Yellow card 85'
Paponi 90+1'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 32,350
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
14 December 2006 4 Heerenveen Netherlands 1–0 France Lens Heerenveen, Netherlands
20:45 (CET) Alves Yellow card 39', 90+3'
Friend Yellow card 77'
Report Hilton Yellow card 61'
Ramos Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Round of 32

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15 February 2007 First leg Lens France 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos Lens, France
20:45 (CET) Se.Keita Yellow card 32'
Dindane Yellow card 38'
Jemâa 50'
Demont Yellow card 68'
Jemâa 71'
Dindane 90+1' (pen.)
Report Romero Yellow card 20'
Salpingidis 66'
Mantzios Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 29,950
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
22 February 2007 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 0–0
(1–3 agg.)
France Lens Athens, Greece
20:45 (CET) Ivanschitz Yellow card 22'
Morris Red card 78'
Report Hilton Yellow card 18' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 40,914
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)

Round of 16

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8 March 2007 First leg Lens France 2–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Lens, France
19:00 (CET) Monterrubio 17'
Si.Keita Yellow card 65'
Demont Yellow card 65'
Cousin 70' (pen.)
Report Haggui 51', Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 69'
Castro Yellow card 34'
Barnetta Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
14 March 2007 Second leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–0
(4–2 agg.)
France Lens Leverkusen, Germany
18:15 (CET) Voronin 36', Yellow card 59'
Barbarez 56'
Juan 71'
Castro Yellow card 85'
Callsen-Bracker Yellow card 87'
Report Itandje Yellow card 9'
Demont Yellow card 44'
Se.Keita Yellow card 52'
Dindane Yellow card 85'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ramos was born in Levallois-Perret, France, but also qualifies to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hermach was born in Nîmes, France, but also qualifies to represent Morocco internationally and would make his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.
  4. ^ Biševac was born in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (now Mitrovica, Kosovo, but still part of Serbia in 2007–08).
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Thomert was born in Versailles, France, but also qualifies to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2013.
  8. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2006/2007 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lens 2006/2007". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Lens - 2006/07". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.