| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
The1999–2000 season was the 93rd season in the existence ofRC Lens and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight ofFrench football. In addition to thedomestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of theCoupe de France, theCoupe de la Ligue and theUEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.[citation needed]
Lens reached the UEFA Cup semi-final before being eliminated by Arsenal.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 56 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 54 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Lens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | Qualification toIntertoto 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 toIntertoto Cup second round |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
v
Lens| 16 September 1999First leg | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Lens | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 17:00 | Kubica 43'Dayan 75' | Report | Sakho 38' Job 55' | Stadium:Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Bulgaria) |
vMaccabi Tel Aviv| 30 September 1999Second leg | Lens | 4–1 (4–3agg.) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Lens, France |
| 18:00 | Nouma 77' Delporte 80' | Report | Basis 24' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 35,663 Referee:Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
v
Vitesse| 28 October 1999First leg | Lens | 4–1 | Vitesse | Lens, France |
| 20:45 | Brunel 3' Nouma 17'Nyarko 76'Blanchard 87' | Report | van Hooijdonk 73' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,326 Referee:Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus) |
v Lens| 4 November 1999Second leg | Vitesse | 1–1 (2–5agg.) | Lens | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| 20:00 | Kreek 64' | Report | Blanchard 90' | Stadium:GelreDome Attendance: 13,000 Referee:Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
v
Kaiserslautern| 25 November 1999First leg | Lens | 1–2 | Kaiserslautern | Lens, France |
| 18:00 | Schjønberg 85' (o.g.) | Report | Sikora 32' (o.g.) Wagner 38' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 36,243 Referee:Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
v Lens| 9 December 1999Second leg | Kaiserslautern | 1–4 (3–5agg.) | Lens | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 18:00 | Hristov 21' | Report | Job 20',39' Strasser 55' (o.g.)Nyarko 90' | Stadium:Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
v Lens| 2 March 2000First leg | Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | Lens | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:15 | Hasselbaink 23',78' | Report | Dacourt 15',77' | Stadium:Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
vAtlético Madrid| 9 March 2000Second leg | Lens | 4–2 (6–4agg.) | Atlético Madrid | Lens, France |
| 21:00 | Nouma 29',53' Sakho 37'Brunel 71' | Report | Hasselbaink 45' Kiko 65' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 37,229 Referee:Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
v Lens| 16 March 2000First leg | Celta Vigo | 0–0 | Lens | Vigo, Spain |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 27,000 Referee:Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
vCelta Vigo| 23 March 2000Second leg | Lens | 2–1 (2–1agg.) | Celta Vigo | Lens, France |
| 20:45 | Ismaël 62' (pen.) Nouma 72' | Report | Revivo 56' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 41,000 Referee:Paul Durkin (England) |
v Lens| 6 April 2000First leg | Arsenal | 1–0 | Lens | London, England |
| 20:00 | Bergkamp 2' | Report | Stadium:Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 38,102 Referee:Günter Benkö (Austria) |
vArsenal| 20 April 2000Second leg | Lens | 1–2 (1–3agg.) | Arsenal | Lens, France |
| 20:45 | Nouma 73' | Report | Henry 41' Kanu 87' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 41,043 Referee:José María García-Aranda (Spain) |
