2001–02 RC Lens season

The 2001–02 season was the 95th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 13th 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 and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.[2]

Lens
2001–02 season
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachJoël Müller
StadiumStade Félix-Bollaert
Division 12nd
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Moreira (11)

All:
Daniel Moreira (11)
Average home league attendance37,339[1]
Biggest winLens 7–0 Bastia
Biggest defeatMonaco 4–1 Lens

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Guillaume Warmuz (captain)
2 DF   FRA Éric Sikora
3 FW   FRA Mathieu Bucher
4 DF   MLI Adama Coulibaly
5 MF   FRA Jocelyn Blanchard
6 DF   FRA Franck Queudrue
7 MF   FRA Mickaël Debève
8 DF   FRA Jean-Guy Wallemme
9 FW   FRA Lamine Sakho
10 MF   FRA Daniel Moreira
11 FW   SEN El Hadji Diouf
13 MF   SEN Pape Sarr
14 DF   SEN Ferdinand Coly
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   CZE Radek Bejbl
16 GK   FRA Sébastien Chabbert
17 DF   FRA Yoann Lachor
19 DF   FRA Patrick Barul
20 FW   FRA Antoine Sibierski
21 DF   FRA Djimi Traoré
23 MF   YUG Nenad Grozdić
25 DF   FRA Valérien Ismaël
26 MF   FRA Stéphane Pédron
27 DF   MLI Daouda Jabi
28 MF   FRA Charles-Édouard Coridon
29 FW   FRA Ludovic Delporte
30 GK   FRA Charles Itandje

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

3 July 2001 Friendly Lens   1–1   Ajaccio Vichy, France
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Moreira   35'
Note: Match was played in three 30-minute periods.
7 July 2001 Friendly Lens   3–0   Saint-Étienne Clermont-Ferrand, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
18 July 2001 Friendly Amiens   0–3   Lens Amiens, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 6,218
Referee: M. Cotrel
24 July 2001 Friendly Wasquehal   0–0   Lens Armentières, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
30 December 2001 Friendly Wasquehal   0–2   Lens Wasquehal, France
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Arthur Buyse
Attendance: 500
Note: Match was played in three 30-minute periods.
20 April 2002 Friendly Lens   1–1   Amiens Béthune, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: stade municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: M. Lannoy
10 May 2002 Friendly Lens   1–0   Beauvais Saint-Omer, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Gaston Bonnet
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: M. Gautier

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 %
French Division 1 28 July 2001 4 May 2002 Matchday 1 2nd 34 18 10 6 55 30 +25 052.94
Coupe de France 14 December 2001 19 January 2001 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 1 December 2001 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 37 19 10 8 57 35 +22 051.35

Source: Competitions

French Division 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 34 20 6 8 62 32 +30 66 Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Lens 34 18 10 6 55 30 +25 64
3 Auxerre 34 16 11 7 48 38 +10 59 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Paris Saint-Germain 34 15 13 6 43 24 +19 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Lille 34 15 11 8 39 32 +7 56 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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
34 18 10 6 55 30  +25 64 10 7 0 33 7  +26 8 3 6 22 23  −1

Last updated: 4 May 2002.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWWDDWLDWWWDWDWLWWDWDWWLDWWLDDLWL
Position4111121342111111111111111111111112
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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28 July 2001 1 Lens 2–0 Lyon Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
4 August 2001 2 Nantes 1–2 Lens Nantes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
11 August 2001 3 Lens 2–0 Marseille Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
18 August 2001 4 Metz 0–1 Lens Metz
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
26 August 2001 5 Lens 1–1 Lille Lens
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
8 September 2001 6 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 Lens Paris
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc de Princes
15 September 2001 7 Lens 3–0 Sochaux Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
22 September 2001 8 Monaco 3–0 Lens Monaco
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Louis II
29 September 2001 9 Lens 1–1 Auxerre Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
13 October 2001 10 Lorient 2–3 Lens Lorient
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
20 October 2001 11 Lens 2–0 Montpellier Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
27 October 2001 12 Rennes 1–2 Lens Rennes
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
4 November 2001 13 Lens 0–0 Bordeaux Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
17 November 2001 14 Lens 1–0 Sedan Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
24 November 2001 15 Troyes 1–1 Lens Troyes
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
28 November 2001 16 Lens 7–0 Bastia Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
8 December 2001 17 Guingamp 1–0 Lens Guingamp
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
18 December 2001 18 Lens 3–0 Nantes Lens
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
21 December 2001 19 Marseille 1–2 Lens Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
11 January 2002 21 Lille 0–1 Lens Lille
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris
24 January 2002 22 Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Lens
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
30 January 2002 23 Sochaux 0–2 Lens Montbéliard
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
2 February 2002 24 Lens 1–0 Monaco Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
6 February 2002 25 Auxerre 1–0 Lens Auxerre
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Abbé-Deschamps
16 February 2002 26 Lens 1–1 Lorient Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
23 February 2002 27 Montpellier 1–2 Lens Montpellier
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
2 March 2002 20 Lens 2–2 Metz Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
6 March 2002 28 Lens 2–0 Rennes Lens
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
17 March 2002 29 Bordeaux 2–1 Lens Bordeaux
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
23 March 2002 30 Sedan 1–1 Lens Sedan]
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
6 April 2002 31 Lens 0–0 Troyes Lens
17:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
13 April 2002 32 Bastia 3–1 Lens Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
27 April 2002 33 Lens 4–1 Guingamp Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
4 May 2002 34 Lyon 3–1 Lens Lyon
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Source: [4]

Coupe de France

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14 December 2001 Round of 64 Valenciennes 0–1 Lens Valenciennes
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Bucher   73' Stadium: Stade Nungesser
Attendance: 11,316
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
19 January 2002 Round of 32 Lens 0–1 Marseille Lens
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Rivera   62' Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 28,630
Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue

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1 December 2001 Round of 32 Monaco 4–1 Lens Monaco
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,295
Referee: Laurent Duhamel

References

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  1. ^ "Division 1 2001/2002 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lens 2001/2002". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Lens - 2001/02". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "RC Lens 2001/2002 calendar". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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