RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (French pronunciation: [ʁasiŋ klœb də lɑ̃s]), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, Les Sang et Or (transl. The Blood and Gold), comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. As of the 2023–24 season, Lens competes in Ligue 1, the highest tier of French football.
| Full name | Le Racing Club de Lens | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Sang et Or (The Blood and Gold) | |||
| Founded | 1906 | |||
| Ground | Stade Bollaert-Delelis | |||
| Capacity | 38,223 | |||
| Owner | Solferino SARL Amber Capital | |||
| President | Joseph Oughourlian | |||
| Head coach | Franck Haise | |||
| League | Ligue 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1, 2nd of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Lens won the Division 1 (now Ligue 1) title in the 1997–98 season, and has finished as runner-up on five occasions, most recently in the 2022–23 season, losing out to Paris-Saint Germain by 1 point. The club has a strong rivalry with neighbors Lille, with whom they contest the Derby du Nord.
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