2004–05 RC Lens season

Lens
2004–05 season
Head coachJoël Müller
(until January 2005)
Francis Gillot
(from January 2005)
StadiumStade Bollaert-Delelis
Ligue 17th
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
Coupe de la LigueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorer
John Utaka (12)
Average home league attendance34,950[1]

The 2004–05 season was the 99th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 14th 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 and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covered the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 7 August 2004 28 May 2005 Matchday 1 7th 38 13 13 12 45 39 +6 034.21
Coupe de France 8 January 2005 12 February 2005 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 050.00
Coupe de la Ligue 10 November 2004 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 033.33
Total 43 15 14 14 53 46 +7 034.88

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Marseille 38 15 10 13 47 42 +5 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6 Saint-Étienne 38 12 17 9 47 34 +13 53
7 Lens 38 13 13 12 45 39 +6 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Auxerre 38 14 10 14 48 47 +1 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
9 Paris Saint-Germain 38 12 15 11 40 41 −1 51
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.

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
38 13 13 12 45 39  +6 52 10 6 3 30 15  +15 3 7 9 15 24  −9

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWDLDDLDLDDLDDWWLWDLLLWWWDWLWLDLWDWLW
Position11513810101112131615161616151014121414141413111098109101011119897
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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7 August 2004 1 Toulouse 0–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
14 August 2004 2 Lens 3–0 Saint-Étienne
CEST (UTC+2)
21 August 2004 3 Istres 0–2 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
28 August 2004 4 Lens 1–1 Monaco
CEST (UTC+2)
11 September 2004 5 Caen 1–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
18 September 2004 6 Strasbourg 1–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
22 September 2004 7 Lens 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain
CEST (UTC+2)
26 September 2004 8 Nantes 1–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
2 October 2004 9 Lens 1–1 Ajaccio
CEST (UTC+2)
16 October 2004 10 Auxerre 3–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
24 October 2004 11 Lens 0–0 Marseille
CEST (UTC+2)
30 October 2004 12 Bordeaux 1–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
6 November 2004 13 Lens 0–1 Lyon
CEST (UTC+2)
13 November 2004 14 Nice 1–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
20 November 2004 15 Lens 1–1 Lille
CEST (UTC+2)
28 November 2004 16 Sochaux 1–2 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
4 December 2004 17 Lens 2–0 Metz
CEST (UTC+2)
11 December 2004 18 Rennes 3–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
18 December 2004 19 Lens 2–1 Bastia
CEST (UTC+2)
12 January 2005 20 Saint-Étienne 0–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
15 January 2005 21 Lens 0–1 Istres
CEST (UTC+2)
22 January 2005 22 Monaco 2–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
26 January 2005 23 Lens 0–1 Caen
CEST (UTC+2)
29 January 2005 24 Lens 2–1 Strasbourg
CEST (UTC+2)
6 February 2005 25 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
19 February 2005 26 Lens 2–0 Nantes
CEST (UTC+2)
26 February 2005 27 Ajaccio 0–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
5 March 2005 28 Lens 3–1 Auxerre
CEST (UTC+2)
12 March 2005 29 Marseille 2–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
19 March 2005 30 Lens 2–0 Bordeaux
CEST (UTC+2)
2 April 2005 31 Lyon 1–0 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
9 April 2005 32 Lens 0–0 Nice
CEST (UTC+2)
16 April 2005 33 Lille 2–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
23 April 2005 34 Lens 3–2 Sochaux
CEST (UTC+2)
7 May 2005 35 Metz 1–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
14 May 2005 36 Lens 5–2 Rennes
CEST (UTC+2)
21 May 2005 37 Bastia 3–1 Lens
CEST (UTC+2)
28 May 2005 38 Lens 1–0 Toulouse
CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France

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Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de la Ligue

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Lens
CEST (UTC+2)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1 25 DF France [[]] 0 0 0 0
8 MF France [[]] 0 0 0 0
17 MF France [[]] 0 0 0 0
27 FW France [[]] 0 0 0 1
Totals 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue 1 2004/2005 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 May 2021.