2023–24 RC Lens season
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| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Joseph Oughourlian | |||
| Head coach | Franck Haise | |||
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Ligue 1 | 7th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Elye Wahi (9) All: Elye Wahi (12) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 37,824 | |||
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The 2023–24 season was Racing Club de Lens' 117th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 February 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Morocco Neil El Aynaoui | France Nancy | €600,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| FW | Guinea Morgan Guilavogui | France Paris FC | €4,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
| MF | Netherlands Stijn Spierings | France Toulouse | Free | 1 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF | France Andy Diouf | Switzerland Basel | €15,000,000 | 2 July 2023 | [5] |
| MF | Colombia Óscar Cortés | Colombia Millonarios | €4,500,000 | 14 July 2023 | [6] |
| DF | Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov | Belarus Energetik-BGU | Undisclosed | 24 July 2023 | [7] |
| FW | France Elye Wahi | France Montpellier | €30,000,000 | 20 August 2023 | [8] |
| DF | France Ruben Aguilar | France Monaco | Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [9] |
| DF | France Faitout Maouassa | Belgium Club Brugge | Loan | 2 September 2023 | [10] |
| DF | Ecuador Jhoanner Chávez | Brazil Bahia | Loan | 9 January 2024 | [11] |
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Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | Guadeloupe Rémy Labeau | France Laval | Loan | 1 July 2023 | [12] |
| DF | Comoros Ismaël Boura | France Troyes | Free | 1 July 2023 | [13] |
| DF | France Adrien Louveau | Poland ŁKS Łódź | Free | 13 July 2023 | [14] |
| FW | Belgium Loïs Openda | Germany RB Leipzig | €43,000,000 | 14 July 2023 | [15] |
| FW | Poland Adam Buksa | Turkey Antalyaspor | Loan | 18 July 2023 | [16] |
| MF | Ivory Coast Seko Fofana | Saudi Arabia Al Nassr | €19,000,000 | 18 July 2023 | [17] |
| MF | Cameroon Jean Onana | Turkey Beşiktaş | €4,000,000 | 21 July 2023 | [18] |
| MF | Poland Łukasz Poręba | Germany Hamburger SV | Loan | 30 August 2023 | [19] |
| DF | France Julien Le Cardinal | France Brest | Loan | 1 September 2023 | |
| MF | Netherlands Stijn Spierings | France Toulouse | Loan | 14 September 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 July 2023 Friendly | Lens France | 4–4 | France Dunkerque | Avion |
| 11:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade François Blin |
| 14 July 2023 Friendly | Lens France | 2–2 | France Amiens | Avion |
| 16:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Stade François Blin | ||
| Note: Four periods of 25 minutes. | ||||
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens France | 3–0 | France Sochaux | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 11:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Lens France | 2–0 | France Dijon | Divonne-les-Bains |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains |
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg Germany | 1–1 | France Lens | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Manchester United England | 3–1 | France Lens | Manchester, England |
| 12:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 70,000 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 13 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 41.18 |
| Coupe de France | 7 January 2024 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 September 2023 | 12 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 15 February 2024 | 22 February 2024 | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 37.21 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Nice | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 53 | |
| 7 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 8 | Marseille | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
| 9 | Reims | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 47 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[20]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[20]
Notes:
- ↑ Since the 2023–24 Coupe de France winners, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team and the Conference League berth was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
| 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 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 |
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.[21]
| 13 August 2023 1 | Brest | 3–2 | Lens | Brest |
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Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 15,085 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 20 August 2023 2 | Lens | 1–1 | Rennes | Lens |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,233 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 26 August 2023 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | Lens | Paris |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,864 Referee: François Letexier |
| 2 September 2023 4 | Monaco | 3–0 | Lens | Monaco |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 16 September 2023 5 | Lens | 0–1 | Metz | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,988 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 24 September 2023 6 | Lens | 2–1 | Toulouse | Lens |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,506 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 29 September 2023 7 | Strasbourg | 0–1 | Lens | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 26,001 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 8 October 2023 8 | Lens | 1–1 | Lille | Lens |
| 17:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,223 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 20 October 2023 9 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Lens | Le Havre |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 23,590 Referee: François Letexier |
| 28 October 2023 10 | Lens | 4–0 | Nantes | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
| 4 November 2023 11 | Lorient | 0–0 | Lens | Lorient |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,599 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 12 November 2023 12 | Lens | 1–0 | Marseille | Lens |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 25 November 2023 13 | Clermont | 0–3 | Lens | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 10,455 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 2 December 2023 14 | Lens | 3–2 | Lyon | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,130 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 8 December 2023 15 | Montpellier | 0–0 | Lens | Montpellier |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 14,159 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 16 December 2023 16 | Lens | 2–0 | Reims | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,055 Referee: François Letexier |
| 20 December 2023 17 | Nice | 2–0 | Lens | Nice |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 14 January 2024 18 | Lens | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lens |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,200 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 28 January 2024 19 | Toulouse | 0–2 | Lens | Toulouse |
| 17:50 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 27,310 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 3 February 2024 20 | Nantes | 0–1 | Lens | Nantes |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 34,167 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 10 February 2024 21 | Lens | 3–1 | Strasbourg | Lens |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,161 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 18 February 2024 22 | Reims | 1–1 | Lens | Reims |
| 17:05 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 20,116 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 25 February 2024 23 | Lens | 2–3 | Monaco | Lens |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,992 Referee: François Letexier |
| 3 March 2024 24 | Lyon | 0–3 | Lens | Décines-Charpieu |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 48,242 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 9 March 2024 25 | Lens | 1–0 | Brest | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,016 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 16 March 2024 26 | Lens | 1–3 | Nice | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,346 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 29 March 2024 27 | Lille | 2–1 | Lens | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,233 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 6 April 2024 28 | Lens | 1–1 | Le Havre | Lens |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: François Letexier |
| 12 April 2024 29 | Metz | 2–1 | Lens | Metz |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 23,002 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 20 April 2024 30 | Lens | 1–0 | Clermont | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,495 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 28 April 2024 31 | Marseille | 2–1 | Lens | Marseille |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 3 May 2024 32 | Lens | 2–0 | Lorient | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,569 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 12 May 2024 33 | Rennes | 1–1 | Lens | Roazhon Park |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 28,660 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 19 May 2024 34 | Lens | 2–2 | Montpellier | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,433 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
Coupe de France
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | PSV | LEN | SEV | |
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| 1 | England Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Netherlands PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | France Lens | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Spain Sevilla | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
| 20 September 2023 1 | Sevilla Spain | 1–1 | France Lens | Seville, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 33,544 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 3 October 2023 2 | Lens France | 2–1 | England Arsenal | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,040 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 24 October 2023 3 | Lens France | 1–1 | Netherlands PSV Eindhoven | Lens |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,133 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 8 November 2023 4 | PSV Eindhoven Netherlands | 1–0 | France Lens | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,200 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 29 November 2023 5 | Arsenal England | 6–0 | France Lens | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report |
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Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,987 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 12 December 2023 6 | Lens France | 2–1 | Spain Sevilla | Lens |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,456 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
| 15 February 2024 First leg | Lens France | 0–0 | Germany SC Freiburg | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,194 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
| 22 February 2024 Second leg | SC Freiburg Germany | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.) | France Lens | Freiburg, Germany |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,911 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
References
- ↑ "Saison 2023–2024" (in français). RC Lens. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mercato : Neil El Aynaoui (Nancy) rejoint Lens". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "Morgan Guilavogui, attaquant polyvalent et finisseur de talent". www.rclens.fr. June 29, 2023.
- ↑ "RC Lens confirms Spierings arrival". Football Oranje. June 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Andy Diouf, le coffre et la finesse". www.rclens.fr. June 30, 2023.
- ↑ description!, beIN SPORTS. "Lens Confirms Óscar Cortés as New Player". beIN SPORTS.
- ↑ "Abdukodir Khusanov, talent brut venu d'Asie". www.rclens.fr. July 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Elye Wahi, phénomène en pleine ascension". www.rclens.fr. August 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Ruben Aguilar to RC Lens". AS Monaco FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ↑ "Faitout Maouassa, une arrivée à toute vitesse".
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Ligue 2. Stade lavalloise : Labeau-Lascary, prêté par Lens pour une saison, officiellement présenté". July 2023.
- ↑ "Ismaël Boura s'engage à l'ESTAC !".
- ↑ "Adrien Louveau dołączył do ŁKS". ŁKS Łódź - oficjalna strona dwukrotnego Mistrza Polski. July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Leipzig sign Openda from Lens for club-record fee". Reuters. July 14, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ "Antalyaspor Polonyalı Adam Buksa'yı kiralık olarak kadrosuna kattı". 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Lens captain Fofana heads for Saudi club Al-Nassr". Yahoo Sports. July 18, 2023.
- ↑ Camfoot, Redaction (July 21, 2023). "Transfert : Jean Onana quitte Lens et va s'engager avec Besiktas".
- ↑ "Der HSV verpflichtet Lukasz Poreba". HSV.de.
- ↑ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024" (in français). 29 June 2023.