2003–04 RC Lens season

Lens 2003–04 football season
Lens
2003–04 season
PresidentGervais Martel
Head coachJoël Müller
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 18th
Coupe de FranceRound of 32
Coupe de la LigueSecond round
UEFA CupSecond round

The 2003–04 season was the 105th season in RC Lens's history. The club participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup. The season began on 2 August 2003 and concluded on 23 May 2004.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 2 August 2003 23 May 2004 Matchday 1 8th 38 15 8 15 34 48 −14 039.47
Coupe de France 7 January 2004 20 April 2004 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 28 October 2003 13 January 2004 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 033.33
UEFA Cup 14 August 2003 27 November 2003 Qualifying round Second round 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 066.67
Total 49 21 9 19 51 61 −10 042.86

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Nantes 38 17 9 12 47 35 +12 60 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Marseille 38 17 6 15 51 45 +6 57
8 Lens 38 15 8 15 34 48 −14 53
9 Rennes 38 14 10 14 56 44 +12 52
10 Lille 38 14 9 15 41 41 0 51 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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 8 15 34 48  −14 53 10 6 3 21 17  +4 5 2 12 13 31  −18

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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

Matches

Lens v Le Mans
2 August 2003 1 Lens 0–0 Le Mans
CEST (UTC+2)
Nantes v Lens
9 August 2003 2 Nantes 2–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Marseille
17 August 2003 3 Lens 2–1 Marseille
CEST (UTC+2)
Strasbourg v Lens
23 August 2003 4 Strasbourg 0–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Nice
31 August 2003 5 Lens 1–0 Nice
CEST (UTC+2)
Rennes v Lens
13 September 2003 6 Rennes 2–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Bordeaux
20 September 2003 7 Lens 1–0 Bordeaux
CEST (UTC+2)
Lyon v Lens
27 September 2003 8 Lyon 4–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Metz
4 October 2003 9 Lens 0–2 Metz
CEST (UTC+2)
Bastia v Lens
18 October 2003 10 Bastia 3–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Lille
25 October 2003 11 Lens 2–1 Lille
CEST (UTC+2)
Paris Saint-Germain v Lens
2 November 2003 12 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Montpellier
9 November 2003 13 Lens 3–2 Montpellier
CEST (UTC+2)
Monaco v Lens
22 November 2003 14 Monaco 2–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Guingamp
30 November 2003 15 Lens 2–1 Guingamp
CEST (UTC+2)
Toulouse v Lens
3 December 2003 16 Toulouse 1–2 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Sochaux
6 December 2003 17 Lens 0–3 Sochaux
CEST (UTC+2)
Auxerre v Lens
13 December 2003 18 Auxerre 2–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Ajaccio v Lens
20 December 2003 19 Ajaccio 2–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Nantes
10 January 2004 20 Lens 0–0 Nantes
CEST (UTC+2)
Marseille v Lens
18 January 2004 21 Marseille 3–2 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Strasbourg
31 January 2004 22 Lens 2–1 Strasbourg
CEST (UTC+2)
Nice v Lens
7 February 2004 23 Nice 4–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Rennes
14 February 2004 24 Lens 2–1 Rennes
CEST (UTC+2)
Bordeaux v Lens
21 February 2004 25 Bordeaux 0–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Lyon
28 February 2004 26 Lens 1–1 Lyon
CEST (UTC+2)
Metz v Lens
6 March 2004 27 Metz 0–2 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Bastia
13 March 2004 28 Lens 0–0 Bastia
CEST (UTC+2)
Lille v Lens
20 March 2004 29 Lille 1–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
28 March 2004 30 Lens 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain
CEST (UTC+2)
Montpellier v Lens
3 April 2004 31 Montpellier 1–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Monaco
10 April 2004 31 Lens 0–0 Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)
Guingamp v Lens
24 April 2004 33 Guingamp 1–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Toulouse
1 May 2004 34 Lens 1–1 Toulouse
CEST (UTC+2)
Sochaux v Lens
8 May 2004 35 Sochaux 0–3 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Auxerre
11 May 2004 36 Lens 1–3 Auxerre
CEST (UTC+2)
Lens v Ajaccio
15 May 2004 37 Lens 2–0 Ajaccio
CEST (UTC+2)
Le Mans v Lens
23 May 2004 38 Le Mans 3–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Source:[1]

Coupe de France

Lens v Le Mans
3 January 2004 Round of 64 Lens 1–0 Le Mans Lens
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 11,083
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
Dijon v Lens
24 January 2004 Round of 32 Dijon 2–1 Lens Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de la Ligue

Lens v Lyon
28 October 2003 Round of 32 Lens 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Lyon Lens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Alain Sars
Lens v Bordeaux
16 December 2003 Round of 16 Lens 2–0 Bordeaux Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 30,594
Referee: Gilles Veissière
Lens v Sochaux
13 January 2004 Quarter-finals Lens 0–4 Sochaux Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 20,947
Referee: Bertrand Layec

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

Lens France v Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi
14 August 2003 First leg Lens France 3–0 Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi Lens, France
20:00 Moreira 69'
Utaka 82'
Diop 85'		 Report Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 26,443
Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria)
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) v France Lens
28 August 2003 Second leg Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 0–2
(0–5 agg.)		 France Lens Kutaisi, Georgia
17:00 Report Bakari 35', 41' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)

First round

Cementarnica 55 North Macedonia v France Lens
24 September 2003 First leg Cementarnica 55 North Macedonia 0–1 France Lens Skopje, Macedonia
18:00 Report Diop 90' Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: René Rogalla (Switzerland)
Lens France v North Macedonia Cementarnica 55
15 October 2003 Second leg Lens France 5–0
(6–0 agg.)		 North Macedonia Cementarnica 55 Lens, France
20:30 Coridon 14'
Moreira 45'
Utaka 52' (pen.)
Coulibaly 56'
Bakari 90'		 Report Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 22,671
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Second round

Gaziantepspor Turkey v France Lens
6 November 2003 First leg Gaziantepspor Turkey 3–0 France Lens Gaziantep, Turkey
16:45 Devran 43'
Bouazizi 59'
Lazarov 65'		 Report Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadium
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Dejan Delević (Serbia and Montenegro)
Lens France v Turkey Gaziantepspor
27 November 2003 Second leg Lens France 1–3
(1–6 agg.)		 Turkey Gaziantepspor Lens, France
18:30 Fanni 73' Report Bölükbaşı 40'
Namlı 55'
Lazarov 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 37,372
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
3 MF France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 MF France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
4 FW France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FW France FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: May 2004
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "RC Lens 2003/2004 calendar". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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