The 1999–2000 season was the 93rd season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 11th 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 the UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.[2]
| 1999–2000 season | |
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| President | Gervais Martel |
| Manager | François Brisson |
| Stadium | Stade Félix-Bollaert |
| Division 1 | 5th |
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 |
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Pascal Nouma Lamine Sakho (8) All: Pascal Nouma (14) |
| Average home league attendance | 38,805[1] |
Season summary edit
Lens reached the UEFA Cup semi-final before being eliminated by Arsenal.
First team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
Competitions edit
French Division 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sedan | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 |
Last updated: 4 May 2002.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round edit
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 16 September 1999 First leg | Maccabi Tel Aviv  | 2–2 |  Lens | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 17:00 | Kubica  43'Dayan 75' |
Report | Sakho 38' Job 55' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Bulgaria) |
| 30 September 1999 Second leg | Lens | 4–1 (4–3 agg.) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Lens, France |
| 18:00 | Nouma 77' Delporte 80' |
Report | Basis 24' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 35,663 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
Second round edit
| 28 October 1999 First leg | Lens | 4–1 |  Vitesse | Lens, France |
| 20:45 | Brunel 3' Nouma 17'Nyarko 76'Blanchard 87' |
Report | van Hooijdonk 73' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,326 Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus) |
| 4 November 1999 Second leg | Vitesse | 1–1 (2–5 agg.) | Lens | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| 20:00 | Kreek 64' |
Report | Blanchard 90' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
Third round edit
| 25 November 1999 First leg | Lens | 1–2 |  Kaiserslautern | Lens, France |
| 18:00 | Schjønberg 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Sikora 32' (o.g.) Wagner 38' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,243 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
| 9 December 1999 Second leg | Kaiserslautern | 1–4 (3–5 agg.) | Lens | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 18:00 | Hristov 21' |
Report | Job 20', 39' Strasser 55' (o.g.)Nyarko 90' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Fourth round edit
| 2 March 2000 First leg | Atlético Madrid  | 2–2 | Lens | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:15 | Hasselbaink 23', 78' |
Report | Dacourt 15', 77' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 9 March 2000 Second leg | Lens | 4–2 (6–4 agg.) | Atlético Madrid | Lens, France |
| 21:00 | Nouma 29', 53' Sakho 37'Brunel 71' |
Report | Hasselbaink 45' Kiko 65' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 37,229 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
Quarter-finals edit
| 16 March 2000 First leg | Celta Vigo | 0–0 | Lens | Vigo, Spain |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
| 23 March 2000 Second leg | Lens | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | Celta Vigo | Lens, France |
| 20:45 | Ismaël 62' (pen.) Nouma 72' |
Report | Revivo 56' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
Semi-finals edit
| 6 April 2000 First leg | Arsenal  | 1–0 | Lens | London, England |
| 20:00 | Bergkamp 2' |
Report | Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 38,102 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| 20 April 2000 Second leg | Lens | 1–2 (1–3 agg.) | Arsenal | Lens, France |
| 20:45 | Nouma 73' |
Report | Henry 41' Kanu 87' |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 41,043 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
Notes and references edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Division 1 1999/2000 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Lens 1999/2000". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Lens - 1999/00". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.