1999–2000 RC Lens season
Appearance
1999–2000 season | |
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President | Gervais Martel |
Manager | François Brisson |
Stadium | Stade Félix-Bollaert |
Division 1 | 5th |
Coupe de France | Round of 64 |
Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 32 |
UEFA Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Pascal Nouma Lamine Sakho (8) All: Pascal Nouma (14) |
Average home league attendance | 38,805[1] |
The 1999–2000 season was the 93rd season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 11th 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, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.[2]
Season summary
Lens reached the UEFA Cup semi-final before being eliminated by Arsenal.
First team squad
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
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Competitions
French Division 1
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
6 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | |
7 | Sedan | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 |
Last updated: 4 May 2002.
Source: Ligue 1
Results by round
UEFA Cup
First round
16 September 1999 First leg | Maccabi Tel Aviv ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
17:00 | Kubica ![]() Dayan ![]() |
Report | Sakho ![]() Job ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Bulgaria) |
30 September 1999 Second leg | Lens ![]() | 4–1 (4–3 agg.) | ![]() | Lens, France |
18:00 | Nouma ![]() Delporte ![]() |
Report | Basis ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 35,663 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
Second round
28 October 1999 First leg | Lens ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Lens, France |
20:45 | Brunel ![]() Nouma ![]() Nyarko ![]() Blanchard ![]() |
Report | van Hooijdonk ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,326 Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus) |
4 November 1999 Second leg | Vitesse ![]() | 1–1 (2–5 agg.) | ![]() | Arnhem, Netherlands |
20:00 | Kreek ![]() |
Report | Blanchard ![]() |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
Third round
25 November 1999 First leg | Lens ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Lens, France |
18:00 | Schjønberg ![]() |
Report | Sikora ![]() Wagner ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,243 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
9 December 1999 Second leg | Kaiserslautern ![]() | 1–4 (3–5 agg.) | ![]() | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
18:00 | Hristov ![]() |
Report | Job ![]() Strasser ![]() Nyarko ![]() |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Fourth round
2 March 2000 First leg | Atlético Madrid ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Madrid, Spain |
20:15 | Hasselbaink ![]() |
Report | Dacourt ![]() |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
9 March 2000 Second leg | Lens ![]() | 4–2 (6–4 agg.) | ![]() | Lens, France |
21:00 | Nouma ![]() Sakho ![]() Brunel ![]() |
Report | Hasselbaink ![]() Kiko ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 37,229 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
Quarter-finals
16 March 2000 First leg | Celta Vigo ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Vigo, Spain |
21:30 | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
23 March 2000 Second leg | Lens ![]() | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | ![]() | Lens, France |
20:45 | Ismaël ![]() Nouma ![]() |
Report | Revivo ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
Semi-finals
6 April 2000 First leg | Arsenal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | London, England |
20:00 | Bergkamp ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 38,102 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
20 April 2000 Second leg | Lens ![]() | 1–2 (1–3 agg.) | ![]() | Lens, France |
20:45 | Nouma ![]() |
Report | Henry ![]() Kanu ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 41,043 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ "Division 1 1999/2000 » Attendance » Home matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Lens 1999/2000". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Lens - 1999/00". FootballSquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.