2022–23 RC Lens season
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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|season = 2022–23
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|chrtitle = President
|chairman = Joseph Oughourlian
|mgrtitle = Head coach
|manager = Franck Haise
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|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|league = Ligue 1
|league result = 2nd
|cup1 = Coupe de France
|cup1 result = Quarter-finals
|league topscorer =
Loïs Openda (21)
|season topscorer =
Loïs Openda (21)
|highest attendance = 38,223 vs Strasbourg, 7 April 2023, Ligue 1
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The 2022–23 RC Lens season was the club's 117th season in existence and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Players
= First-team squad =
{{updated|1 February 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/equipe/saison-2022-2023 |title=Saison 2022-2023 |publisher=RC Lens Official Site|language=fr |access-date=16 August 2022}}}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=VEN|pos=GK|name=Wuilker Faríñez}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=COL|pos=DF|name=Deiver Machado}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Kevin Danso}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=Jean Onana}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Florian Sotoca}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=CIV|pos=MF|name=Seko Fofana|other=captain}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=Adam Buksa}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=David Costa}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Loïs Openda}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Łukasz Poręba}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Facundo Medina}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=CPV|pos=DF|name=Steven Fortès}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Jean-Louis Leca}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Alexis Claude-Maurice|other=on loan from Nice}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Jimmy Cabot}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Angelo Fulgini|other=on loan from Mainz 05}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=MLI|pos=DF|name=Massadio Haïdara}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Wesley Saïd}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=COM|pos=DF|name=Ismaël Boura}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Jonathan Gradit}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Julien Le Cardinal}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Salis Abdul Samed}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Adrien Thomasson}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=Przemysław Frankowski}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Brice Samba}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=MLI|pos=MF|name=Yaya Fofana}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Adrien Louveau}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=COM|pos=GK|name=Yannick Pandor}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SEN|pos=MF|name=Mamadou Camara}}
{{Fs end}}
=Out on loan=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Tom Ducrocq|other=on loan to Bastia}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Ibrahima Baldé|other=on loan to Annecy}}
{{Fs end}}
Transfers
= In =
= Out =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" | |
| {{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}
!{{Abbr|Pos|Position}} !scope=col|Player !Transferred to | scope=col; style="width: 65px;"|Fee
!scope=col|Date !scope=col|Source |
|---|---|
| align=center|25
|align=center|{{sort|4|FW}} |{{sort|Corentin, Jean|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Corentin Jean}} |{{fbaicon|USA}} Inter Miami |Undisclosed |{{dts|29 June 2022}} |{{cite web|title=CORENTIN JEAN À L'INTER MIAMI|url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/mercato-corentin-jean-inter-miami-rclens-20220629|website=www.rclens.fr|publisher=RC Lens|access-date=27 July 2022|language=fr|date=29 June 2022}} | |
| align=center|28
|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}} |{{sort|Doucouré, Cheick|{{Flagicon|MLI}} Cheick Doucouré}} |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace |Undisclosed |{{dts|11 July 2022}} |{{cite web|title=Cheick Doucoure: Crystal Palace sign Mali midfielder from Lens|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62123857|website=www.bbc.com|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 July 2022|language=en|date=11 July 2022}} |
Pre-season and friendlies
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixtures|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = Friendly
|date = 2 July 2022
|team1 = Lens {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris FC
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de l'Epopée
|location = Calais
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 8 July 2022
|team1 = Lens {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Valenciennes
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Daniel Leclercq
|location = Avion
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 16 July 2022
|team1 = Rodez {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Banza {{goal|30}}
|stadium = Stade Paul Lignon
|location = Rodez
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
|note = Match was played in two 30-minute halves.
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 16 July 2022
|team1 = Clermont {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 1–3
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lens
|goals1 =
- Chader {{goal|76}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Paul Lignon
|location = Rodez
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 23 July 2022
|team1 = Lens {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/compte-rendu-rclens-inter-milan-amical-20220723
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 33,242
|referee = Marc Bollengier
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 30 July 2022
|team1 = Lens {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ENG}} West Ham United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance =
|referee = Marc Bollengier
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = Friendly
|date = 10 December 2022
|team1 = Montpellier {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Marbella Football Center - Sur 2
|location = San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 17 December 2022
|team1 = Lens {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Le Havre
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 17 December 2022
|team1 = Lens {{fbaicon|FRA}}
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fbaicon|FRA}} Le Havre
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
|note = Match was played in two 35-minute halves.
}}
Competitions
= Overall record =
{{Fb overview2
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|c1=Ligue 1 |fm1=7 August 2022 |lm1=3 June 2023 |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1=2nd |w1=25 |d1=9 |l1=4 |f1=68 |a1=29
|c2=Coupe de France |fm2=7 January 2023 |lm2=1 March 2023 |sr2=Round of 64 |fp2=Quarter-finals |w2=2 |d2=1 |l2=1 |f2=7 |a2=4
|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/france/racing-club-de-lens/892/ Soccerway]
}}
= Ligue 1 =
{{Main|2022–23 Ligue 1}}
== League table ==
{{2022–23 Ligue 1 table|showteam=LEN}}
== Results summary ==
{{Fb rs |hw=17 |hd=1 |hl=1 |hgf=41 |hga=13 |aw=8 |ad=8 |al=3 |agf=27 |aga=16 }}
{{Fb rs footer|s=[https://www.ligue1.com/ranking Ligue 1] |date=July 2022}}
== Results by round ==
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| res1=H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A
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| res2=W/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/D/L/D/L/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W
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| color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
| color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
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| source=[https://www.ligue1.com/ranking Ligue 1]
}}
== Matches ==
The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.nordsports-mag.fr/football/ligue-1-uber-eats-et-ligue-2-bkt-saison-2022-2023-les-calendriers | title=Ligue 1 Uber Eats et Ligue 2 BKT Saison 2022–2023 les Calendriers | date=17 June 2022 }}
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|round = 1
|date = 7 August 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70762
|team2 = Brest
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Lees-Melou {{yel|30}}
- Belaïli {{yel|42}}
- Brassier {{yel|61}}
- Belkebla {{goal|65}}
- Chardonnet {{yel|70}}
- Del Castillo {{goal|81|pen.}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,015
|referee = Thomas Léonard
|result = W
}}
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|round = 2
|date = 14 August 2022
|team1 = Ajaccio
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70770
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Gonzalez {{yel|35}}
- Mangani {{yel|37}}
- Bayala {{yel|42}}
- Marchetti {{yel|59}}
- El Idrissy {{yel|79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade François Coty
|location = Ajaccio
|attendance = 9,070
|referee = Stéphanie Frappart
|result = D
}}
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|round = 3
|date = 20 August 2022
|team1 = Monaco
|score = 1–4
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70770
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Embolo {{yel|40}}
- Badiashile {{goal|41}}
- Vanderson {{sentoff|2|58|72}}
- Ben Yedder {{yel|68}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Louis II
|location = Monaco
|attendance = 8,700
|referee = Willy Delajod
|result = W
}}
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|round = 4
|date = 27 August 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70793
|team2 = Rennes
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,848
|referee = Jérôme Brisard
|result = W
}}
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|round = 5
|date = 31 August 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 5–2
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70801
|team2 = Lorient
|goals1 =
- Sotoca {{goal|24||77}}
- Saïd {{goal|28}}
- Abdul Samed {{goal|57}}
- Gradit {{yel|63}}
- Openda {{goal|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,161
|referee = Benoît Bastien
|result = W
}}
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|round = 6
|date = 4 September 2022
|team1 = Reims
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70818
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Auguste-Delaune
|location = Reims
|attendance = 15,761
|referee = Eric Wattelier
|result = D
}}
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|round = 7
|date = 9 September 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70822
|team2 = Troyes
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Tardieu {{yel|77}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,344
|referee = Hakim Ben El Hadj
|result = W
}}
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|round = 8
|date = 18 September 2022
|team1 = Nantes
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70837
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Moutoussamy {{yel|79}}
|goals2 =
- Abdul Samed {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire
|location = Nantes
|attendance = 28,854
|referee = Willy Delajod
|result = D
}}
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|round = 9
|date = 2 October 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70843
|team2 = Lyon
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Tagliafico {{yel|27}}
- Reine-Adélaïde {{yel|79}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 36,674
|referee = Benoît Bastien
|result = W
}}
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|round = 10
|date = 9 October 2022
|team1 = Lille
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70853
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Fonte {{yel|14}}
- Ang. Gomes {{yel|37}}
- André {{yel|38}}
- David {{goal|44|pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Cabot {{yel|4}}
- Medina {{yel|30}}
- Haïdara {{yel|43}}
- Machado {{yel|53}}
- Frankowski {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = Stade Pierre-Mauroy
|location = Villeneuve-d'Ascq
|attendance = 48,527
|referee = François Letexier
|result = L
}}
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|round = 11
|date = 15 October 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70861
|team2 = Montpellier
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,320
|referee = Hakim Ben El Hadj
|result = W
}}
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|round = 12
|date = 22 October 2022
|team1 = Marseille
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70874
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Vélodrome
|location = Marseille
|attendance = 56,414
|referee = Benoît Millot
|result = W
}}
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|round = 13
|date = 28 October 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70882
|team2 = Toulouse
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Dejaegere {{yel|80}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,488
|referee = Florent Batta
|result = W
}}
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|round = 14
|date = 5 November 2022
|team1 = Angers
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70891
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Raymond Kopa
|location = Angers
|attendance = 11,585
|referee = Thomas Léonard
|result = W
}}
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|round = 15
|date = 12 November 2022
|team1 = Lens
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70901
|team2 = Clermont
|goals1 =
- Saïd {{goal|60}}
- Abdul Samed {{yel|65}}
- Fofana {{goal|68}}
|goals2 =
- Abdul Samed {{goal|38|o.g.}}
- Kyei {{yel|42}}
- Gastien {{yel|45+1}}
- Andrić {{yel|85}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,519
|referee = Hakim Ben El Hadj
|result = W
}}
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|round = 16
|date = 29 December 2022
|team1 = Nice
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70916
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Allianz Riviera
|location = Nice
|attendance = 24,672
|referee = Benoît Millot
|result = D
}}
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|round = 17
|date = 1 January 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70921
|team2 = Paris Saint-Germain
|goals1 =
- Frankowski {{goal|4}}
- Openda {{goal|27}}
- Abdul Samed {{yel|40}}
- Gradit {{yel|45}}
- Claude-Maurice {{goal|46}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 38,047
|referee = Jérôme Brisard
|result = W
}}
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|round = 18
|date = 11 January 2023
|team1 = Strasbourg
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70938
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Onana {{yel|4}}
- Claude-Maurice {{goal|11}}
- Openda {{goal|33}}
|stadium = Stade de la Meinau
|location = Strasbourg
|attendance = 25,624
|referee = François Letexier
|result = D
}}
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|round = 19
|date = 14 January 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71523
|team2 = Auxerre
|goals1 =
- Danso {{yel|26}}
- Medina {{yel|53}}
- Frankowski {{goal|58|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 38,208
|referee = Willy Delajod
|result = W
}}
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|round = 20
|date = 28 January 2023
|team1 = Troyes
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70959
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- M. Baldé {{yel|24}}
- Larouci {{goal|50}}
- Chavalerin {{yel|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de l'Aube
|location = Troyes
|attendance = 13,500
|referee = Clément Turpin
|result = D
}}
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|round = 21
|date = 1 February 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70961
|team2 = Nice
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,437
|referee = Thomas Léonard
|result = L
}}
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|round = 22
|date = 5 February 2023
|team1 = Brest
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70972
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Camara {{yel|25}}
- Hérelle {{yel|29}}
- Lees-Melou {{yel|38}}
- Le Douaron {{goal|54}}
- Bizot {{yel|79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Francis-Le Blé
|location = Brest
|attendance = 11,639
|referee = Benoît Bastien
|result = D
}}
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|round = 23
|date = 12 February 2023
|team1 = Lyon
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70983
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Machado {{goal|39}}
- Abdul Samed {{yel|85}}
|stadium = Parc Olympique Lyonnais
|location = Décines-Charpieu
|attendance = 53,426
|referee = Eric Wattellier
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 24
|date = 19 February 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=70992
|team2 = Nantes
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Mollet {{goal|41}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,984
|referee = Pierre Gaillouste
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 25
|date = 25 February 2023
|team1 = Montpellier
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71007
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Maouassa {{goal|59}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de la Mosson
|location = Montpellier
|attendance = 17,074
|referee = Jérôme Brisard
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 26
|date = 4 March 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71010
|team2 = Lille
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- And. Gomes {{yel|2}}
- Fonte {{yel|27}}
- André {{yel|44}}
- David {{goal|69}}
- Alexsandro {{yel|90+1}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,974
|referee = François Letexier
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 27
|date = 12 March 2023
|team1 = Clermont
|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71024
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Borges {{yel|40}}
|goals2 =
- Openda {{goal|31||34||35}}
- Haïdara {{yel|45}}
- Claude-Maurice {{goal|76}}
- Machado {{yel|86}}
|stadium = Stade Gabriel Montpied
|location = Clermont-Ferrand
|attendance = 12,311
|referee = Jérémy Stinat
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 28
|date = 18 March 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71031
|team2 = Angers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,410
|referee = Bastien Dechepy
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 29
|date = 2 April 2023
|team1 = Rennes
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71049
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- D. Doué {{yel|27}}
- Bourigeaud {{yel|82}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Roazhon Park
|location = Rennes
|attendance = 28,556
|referee = Clément Turpin
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 30
|date = 7 April 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71052
|team2 = Strasbourg
|goals1 =
- Frankowski {{goal|10}}
- Abdul Samed {{yel|45+2}}
- Medina {{goal|64}}
|goals2 =
- Bellegarde {{yel|22}}
- Djiku {{yel|78}}
- Gameiro {{goal|83}}
- Perrin {{yel|87}}
- Diallo {{sentoff|2|90+3|90+3}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 38,223
|referee = Pierre Gaillouste
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 31
|date = 15 April 2023
|team1 = Paris Saint-Germain
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71066
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Abdul Samed {{sentoff|0|19}}
- Frankowski {{goal|60|pen.}}
|stadium = Parc des Princes
|location = Paris
|attendance = 47,120
|referee = Willy Delajod
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 32
|date = 22 April 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71073
|team2 = Monaco
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Maripán {{yel|22}}
- Ben Yedder {{yel|68}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 38,223
|referee = François Letexier
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 33
|date = 2 May 2023
|team1 = Toulouse
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71088
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Kamanzi {{yel|77}}
|goals2 =
- Openda {{goal|32}}
- Frankowski {{yel|59}}
- Samba {{yel|83}}
|stadium = Stadium de Toulouse
|location = Toulouse
|attendance = 30,866
|referee = Bastien Dechepy
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 34
|date = 6 May 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71093
|team2 = Marseille
|goals1 =
- Onana {{yel|11}}
- Medina {{yel|26}}
- Fofana {{goal|42}}
- Frankowski {{yel|45+1}}
- Openda {{goal|60}}
- Gradit {{yel|63}}
- Samba {{yel|89}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 38,220
|referee = Clément Turpin
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 35
|date = 12 May 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71102
|team2 = Reims
|goals1 =
- Danso {{sentoff|0|19}}
- Frankowski {{goal|40|pen.}}, {{yel|52}}
- Fofana {{goal|55}}
- Samba {{yel|89}}
|goals2 =
- Balogun {{goal|22|pen.}}, {{yel|74}}
- Abdelhamid {{yel|38}}
- Flips {{yel|67}}
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,701
|referee = Jérémie Pignard
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 36
|date = 21 May 2023
|team1 = Lorient
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71114
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade du Moustoir
|location = Lorient
|attendance = 16,724
|referee = Stéphanie Frappart
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 37
|date = 27 May 2023
|team1 = Lens
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71122
|team2 = Ajaccio
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Bollaert-Delelis
|location = Lens
|attendance = 37,601
|referee = Thomas Léonard
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = 38
|date = 3 June 2023
|team1 = Auxerre
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=71131
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Abdul Samed {{yel|6}}
- Claude-Maurice {{goal|19||48}}
- Haïdara {{yel|69}}
- Openda {{goal|78}}
- Gradit {{yel|83}}
|stadium = Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
|location = Auxerre
|attendance = 17,246
|referee = Benoît Millot
|result = W
}}
= Coupe de France =
{{Main|2022–23 Coupe de France}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = Round of 64
|date = 7 January 2023
|team1 = Linas-Montlhéry
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/25451574-linas-montlhery-e-s-a-r-c-lens.html
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Tchabo {{yel|22}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Robert Bobin
|location = Bondoufle
|attendance = 9,955
|referee = Mikael Lesage
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = Round of 32
|date = 23 January 2023
|team1 = Brest
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/25549291-st-brestois-29-r-c-lens.html
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Slimani {{goal|19}}
- Lees-Melou {{yel|31}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Francis-Le Blé
|location = Brest
|attendance = 7,000
|referee = Pierre Gaillouste
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = Round of 16
|date = 9 February 2023
|team1 = Lorient
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/25624998-f-c-lorient-bretagne-sud-r-c-lens.html
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Le Fée {{goal|84}}
|goals2 =
|penaltyscore = 2–4
|penalties1 =
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Frankowski
- {{pengoal}} Sotoca
- {{pengoal}} Thomasson
- {{pengoal}} Medina
|stadium = Stade du Moustoir
|location = Lorient
|attendance = 14,835
|referee = Jérémie Pignard
|result = D
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
|round = Quarter-finals
|date = 1 March 2023
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/25698533-f-c-nantes-r-c-lens.html
|team1 = Nantes
|team2 = Lens
|goals1 =
- Delort {{goal|31|pen.|59|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire
|location = Nantes
|attendance = 0
|referee = Clément Turpin
|result = L
}}
Statistics
=Appearances and goals=
{{Efs start|Ligue 1|Coupe de France}}
|-
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
{{Efs player|no=1 |name=Wuilker Faríñez|pos=GK|nat=VEN |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=16 |name=Jean-Louis Leca|pos=GK|nat=FRA |1 |0 |4 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=30 |name=Brice Samba|pos=GK|nat=FRA |37 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=40 |name=Yannick Pandor|pos=GK|nat=COM |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
|-
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
{{Efs player|no=3 |name=Deiver Machado|pos=DF|nat=COL |23+7 |3 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=4 |name=Kevin Danso|pos=DF|nat=AUT |35 |1 |3 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=14 |name=Facundo Medina|pos=DF|nat=ARG |30 |2 |2+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=15 |name=Steven Fortès|pos=DF|nat=CPV |0+1 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=21 |name=Massadio Haïdara|pos=DF|nat=MLI |16+17|0 |2+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=23 |name=Ismaël Boura|pos=DF|nat=COM |0+9 |0 |2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=24 |name=Jonathan Gradit|pos=DF|nat=FRA |30 |1 |4 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=25 |name=Julien Le Cardinal|pos=DF|nat=FRA |2+4 |0 |3 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=35 |name=Adrien Louveau|pos=DF|nat=FRA |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
|-
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
{{Efs player|no=6 |name=Jean Onana|pos=MF|nat=CMR |8+11 |0 |1+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=8 |name=Seko Fofana|pos=MF|nat=CIV |32+1 |6 |2+2 |2 }}
{{Efs player|no=10 |name=David Costa|pos=MF|nat=POR |16+13|1 |2+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=13 |name=Łukasz Poręba|pos=MF|nat=POL |3+7 |0 |2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=19 |name=Jimmy Cabot|pos=MF|nat=FRA |5+6 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=20 |name=Angelo Fulgini|pos=MF|nat=FRA |10+4 |1 |1+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=26 |name=Salis Abdul Samed|pos=MF|nat=GHA |30 |1 |4 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=28 |name=Adrien Thomasson|pos=MF|nat=FRA |13+4 |3 |2+1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=29 |name=Przemysław Frankowski|pos=MF|nat=POL |29+6 |5 |1+3 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=34 |name=Yaya Fofana|pos=MF|nat=MLI |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no= |name=Nolan Hamidou Bonte|pos=MF|nat=FRA |0 |0 |0+1 |0 }}
|-
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
{{Efs player|no=7 |name=Florian Sotoca|pos=FW|nat=FRA |32+3 |6 |1+3 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=9 |name=Adam Buksa|pos=FW|nat=POL |0+6 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=11 |name=Loïs Openda|pos=FW|nat=BEL |26+9 |19|3+1 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=18 |name=Alexis Claude-Maurice|pos=FW|nat=FRA |4+13 |3 |2 |0 }}
{{Efs player|no=22 |name=Wesley Saïd|pos=FW|nat=FRA |6+13 |5 |1 |1 }}
{{Efs player|no=31 |name=Rémy Labeau|pos=FW|nat=FRA |0+10 |0 |1+1 |0 }}
|-
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
|-
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{RC Lens seasons}}
{{2022–23 in French football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 RC Lens Season}}