The story of RC Lens.
Racing Club de Lens was founded in 1906. The 1997/98 French championship is a central landmark in its sporting history.
Available results from 1937/38 to 2025/26. This is not a complete record since foundation: missing seasons, lower divisions and cups are excluded from the totals.
Season statistics
Each bar is an available season. Select it to open the matches; hover or focus it to read the figures.
Horizontal axis: available seasons in chronological order; spacing is not proportional to missing years. No official standings or reconstructed points: rules and deductions have varied.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win rate | BTTS | Over 2.5 | Season dataset coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 35 | 65% | 17/34 | 22/34 | 305/306partial · entire league | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 44% | 13/34 | 12/34 | 305/306partial · entire league | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | 41% | 16/34 | 15/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 29 | 66% | 21/38 | 21/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 48 | 45% | 23/38 | 22/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 39% | 24/38 | 22/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D2 / Ligue 2 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 54% | 12/28 | 11/28 | 280/380partial · entire league | |
| D2 / Ligue 2 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 28 | 47% | 10/38 | 13/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D2 / Ligue 2 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 49 | 29% | 19/38 | 14/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D2 / Ligue 2 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | 47% | 22/38 | 16/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D2 / Ligue 2 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 39% | 17/38 | 9/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | 18% | 16/38 | 15/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 58 | 18% | 20/38 | 15/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 32% | 17/38 | 13/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 24% | 21/38 | 19/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 41 | 39% | 15/38 | 17/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 37% | 20/38 | 11/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 34% | 18/38 | 14/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 48 | 39% | 13/38 | 15/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 37% | 13/38 | 10/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 30 | 53% | 17/34 | 15/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 26% | 17/34 | 13/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 41% | 13/34 | 15/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 43 | 41% | 17/34 | 15/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 30 | 62% | 13/34 | 16/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 52 | 32% | 18/38 | 18/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 42% | 18/38 | 12/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 44 | 39% | 20/38 | 18/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 34% | 21/38 | 15/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 32% | 17/38 | 15/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 29% | 15/38 | 10/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 73 | 8% | 18/38 | 20/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 62 | 34% | 20/38 | 20/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 29% | 17/38 | 15/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 43 | 39% | 19/38 | 18/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 43 | 42% | 18/38 | 21/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 66 | 37% | 22/38 | 28/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 55 | 47% | 24/38 | 25/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 51 | 32% | 18/38 | 16/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 26% | 20/38 | 18/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 37% | 20/38 | 19/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 71 | 32% | 21/38 | 24/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 53 | 50% | 25/38 | 21/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 66 | 26% | 28/38 | 21/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 42% | 21/38 | 24/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 37% | 26/38 | 23/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 1/1 | 1/1 | 302/462partial · entire league | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 35% | 21/37 | 19/37 | 370/380partial · entire league | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 39% | 23/38 | 23/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 57 | 34% | 23/38 | 20/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 61 | 35% | 24/34 | 24/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 46 | 50% | 20/34 | 22/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 67 | 26% | 27/38 | 27/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 50% | 21/38 | 23/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 37% | 22/38 | 20/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 57 | 47% | 20/38 | 21/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 66 | 32% | 24/38 | 23/38 | 380/380complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 62 | 38% | 22/34 | 21/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 77 | 49 | 62% | 21/34 | 26/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 49 | 56% | 18/34 | 22/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 55 | 38% | 25/34 | 20/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 38% | 23/34 | 20/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 38% | 20/34 | 19/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 61 | 35% | 23/34 | 22/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 77 | 29% | 26/34 | 26/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 68 | 26% | 24/34 | 23/34 | 306/306complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 67 | 30% | 25/33 | 22/33 | 330/380partial · entire league | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 56 | 39% | 22/33 | 24/33 | 304/506partial · entire league | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 37% | 19/30 | 16/30 | 240/240complete in source | |
| D1 / Ligue 1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 63 | 30% | 24/30 | 23/30 | 240/240complete in source |
Matches in 2025/26
D1 / Ligue 1 · 34 documented scores. Dates from the old CSV are intentionally omitted because their precision is unreliable.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
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Documented honours
Selected wins explicitly documented in the linked biography. Categories and editions are retained; this is not an exhaustive honours list. Group and shared wins are not all unique national titles.
Division 1 / Ligue 1
1997–98
Division 2 / Ligue 2
1936–37 · 1948–49 · 1972–73 · 2008–09
Coupe de France
2025–26
Coupe de la Ligue · since 1994
1998–99
Earlier league cups · before 1994
1993-94
Trophée / Challenge des Champions
2026
Intertoto · may include joint winners
2005
Expand the winning chronology · 10
- 1936–37Division 2 / Ligue 2
- 1948–49Division 2 / Ligue 2
- 1972–73Division 2 / Ligue 2
- 1993-94Earlier league cups · before 1994
- 1997–98Division 1 / Ligue 1
- 1998–99Coupe de la Ligue · since 1994
- 2005Intertoto · may include joint winners
- 2008–09Division 2 / Ligue 2
- 2025–26Coupe de France
- 2026Trophée / Challenge des Champions
Where do these figures come from?
Older D1: David Schoch / Soccerverse, footballcsv cache. Recent D1 and D2: OpenFootball. Sources are pinned by revision and linked per season. Providers may normalise older names; only explicit reconciliations to our 36 clubs receive links.
The 1939–1945 seasons and other gaps are not reconstructed. Duplicate and ambiguous fixtures are excluded; partial seasons remain labelled. Historical results do not alter preserved forecasts or model training data.
Origins and honours : Wikipedia contributors, RC Lens; facts extracted and normalized by HEXAGONE ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗. Adapted and summarised bilingually by HEXAGONE. Revision dated 2026-10-13.
Soccerverse · David Schoch ↗ · ODC-By 1.0 ↗ · footballcsv cache · CC0 ↗ · OpenFootball · CC0 ↗
BTTS: both teams score. Over 2.5: at least three combined goals. Historical frequencies are not betting probabilities.
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