Lille Olympique Sporting Club
Lille Olympique Sporting Club, commonly known as Lille O. S. C. or simply LOSC is a French football club based in the city of Lille (North) Upper France. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger between Olympique lillois and Sporting Club fivois. He currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille previously played their home games at the Lille-Metropole stadium in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the club moved to its new stadium, the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Lille was founded as a result of a merger between Olympique Lillois and S. C. Fives. Both clubs were founding members of the French Division 1 and Lillois were the league's inaugural champions. Under the Lille emblem, the club has won five league titles in 1933, 1946, 1954, 2011 and 2021 in addition to six French Cup titles, the fourth club with the most Cup titles. Lille, Red Star F. C. and Paris Saint-Germain are the only French teams in the history of the competition to have won the French Cup in three consecutive seasons. Lille's most successful period was the decade of 1946-1956, when the team was led by coaches George Berry and André Cheuva.
The club has a traditional rivalry with its neighbors Racing Club de Lens. The two clubs regularly compete in the Derby du Nord.
History
Origins and first successes
The Lille Olympique Sporting Club was founded in 1902, with the name Olympique Lillois. Its first president was André Nicodème. The team had different names: O.I.C.L. (Olympique Iris Club de Lille) (1941 - 1944), Stade Lillois (1944) after the merger with SC Fives-Lille, and in September That same year the name was finally changed to the current one.
In 1933, the team won its first League.
In 1946, the team became the first winner in the history of the French Ligue 1 (competition format of the French football league that has been maintained since then). Also in that season a player on the team, René Bihel is the top scorer, scoring 28 goals, making him the first player to obtain this award. Lille OSC is the best club in France between 1945 and 1955, along with Stade de Reims, winning several Cups and Leagues.
Sports and financial decline
In 1956, Lille experienced its first relegation to Ligue 2, and would enter a gray period. Between 1970 and 2000, the team navigated between the first and second French leagues and had financial problems.
In 1980, Lille became a joint-stock company with a mixed sports economy (SAEMS), with the city of Lille as the majority shareholder. In 1991, Lille, under the direction of Jacques Santini, was 6th in the League and They fell just two points short of qualifying for a European competition, but subsequent coaches were unable to repeat this performance. Furthermore, the economic situation was really serious, to the point that there was a real threat of bankruptcy. It was finally saved after Bernard Lecomte, appointed by the municipality, became president of the club in 1994, thus avoiding an administrative relegation and establishing a recovery plan that provided for the repayment of the 70 million Swiss francs in debt in June 1998. During this period of austerity where the National Football League prohibited the club from signing, Lille had to part with its star players and focus on its training center.
In 1996, the team avoided relegation by a single point, and finally dropped to Ligue 2 in 1997. Vahid Halilhodžić was hired as the new coach in September 1998 with the mission of regaining the lost category, but he stayed on the verge of glory by finishing 4th, behind Troyes, due to goal average.
National and international success
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In the 1999-2000 season, Lille OSC achieved promotion to Ligue 1 as champion of the silver division and, in its first campaign back to the top flight (2000-01), the team qualified in third position, being the team with the least goals scored and qualifying for the first time not only for a European competition, but also for the UEFA Champions League. They managed to access the group stage of said competition after eliminating Parma in the round previous. Vahid Halilhodžić's Lille was characterized by its defensive reliability (with an advanced defense) and a quick offensive transition to transform the chances created into goals. At the same time, the ownership of the club passed into private hands, specifically to those of investors Luc Dayan and Francis Graille. Since then, Lille regularly plays in European competitions and is one of the best clubs in Ligue 1.
In April 2002, film producer Michel Seydoux acquired part of the club's shares and became the new president. For his part, Claude Puel was appointed new coach to replace the outgoing Vahid Halilhodžić. The decision, despite a complicated first season (also due to the departure of several important players such as Bruno Cheyrou, Dagui Bakari and Pascal Cygan), proved successful in the long term, as Lille won its first European title by winning the Intertoto Cup in 2004. In addition, they were runners-up in Ligue 1 2004-05 and qualified again for the UEFA Champions League, while obtaining 3.er position in the 2005-06 season.
In 2004, after restoring Lille's economic and sporting balance, Luc Dayan decided to leave the presidency of the entity, selling his shares to Isidore Partouche and Michel Seydoux.
In the 2006-07 season, Lille achieved their greatest achievement in Europe: reaching the round of 16 of the Champions League, where they were eliminated by Manchester United. In Ligue 1 the results were somewhat more disappointing and After not qualifying for any European competition by finishing seventh in Ligue 1 in 2007-08, the club's leadership opted for Rudi García as the new coach from 2008, after Claude Puel's departure to Olympique Lyonnais. The team would stabilize again in the noble positions of the championship from then on. In parallel, in 2007 the construction of the Domaine de Luchin, the club's training and player training center, was completed. In Ligue 1 2009-10 They lost the runners-up position when they were defeated by FC Lorient on the last matchday, which left them relegated to the Europa League.
Second double and identity crisis
Lille achieved a historic milestone in the 2010-11 campaign: the double (they won their third French League, more than fifty years after the second; and they were also champions of the Cup, which they had not won since the 1950s). The team was recognized not only for its successes, but also for its style of play, an eminently offensive 4-3-3. In Ligue 1, les dogues added 76 points and led in 8 to second place, Olympique de Marseille; while in the Cup, they beat Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 with a goal from Ludovic Obraniak in the 88th minute.
In the following season (2011-12), Lille tried to defend its crown, but had lost key players such as Adil Rami and Gervinho, which added to the wear and tear derived from the accumulation of matches explains why it suffered a bad start in the French championship, where he was surprised by the emerging forces of French football (Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier HSC). In addition, they could not advance from the group stage of the Champions League. Although they ended up improving and getting only 2 points less than in the previous campaign, they remained with options to catch up with the aforementioned teams with 2 days left until the end of the championship. Finally, they had to settle for third place in Ligue 1. Thus, they qualified for the Champions League for the fifth time in their history after beating FC Copenhagen in the previous round.
More transfers of important men like Mathieu Debuchy and Eden Hazard weaken Lille, which at the end of an irregular first round of Ligue 1 2012-13 is in a discreet eighth place; and is also eliminated in the sixteenth final of the French Cup (3-2 against Saint Étienne) and in the group stage of the Champions League. On the other hand, in the League Cup he equals his best performance, reaching the semifinals. Despite To improve in the second round, where he had a chance to finish third and qualify for the Champions League again, the final sixth place was not enough to access a European competition, something that had not happened since 2008.
After five years at the helm of Lille, Rudi García left for Roma and René Girard took his place. As a result of the construction of the new stadium, the budget went from 100 million euros to 75 for the 2013 academic year. 14. The new coach changed the game system to a 4-4-2, and the team went from being characterized by its offensive mentality to securing defensive foundations. It should be noted that Lille continued to lose important players in recent years: Aurélien Chedjou, Dimitri Payet or Lucas Digne are some examples.
Despite an irregular start, Lille achieved 20 points in 10 Ligue 1 games, which placed them in 3.er position and marked their best start in the French League since the 2004-05 season. By beating Monaco 2-0 on matchday 12, Lille is second in the championship, ahead of the Monegasque team and only two points behind the multimillionaire Paris Saint-Germain, also being the team with the least goals scored. It maintained that second position for 5 days, until in the 17th matchday it lost to Girondins de Bordeaux, ending to the unbeaten streak of both the team (which had not lost a game since September 15) and its goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama (1061 minutes without conceding a goal). Despite this setback, the team concludes the first round with a draw against Paris Saint-Germain, being in 3rd place with 40 points, his record in 19 games in Ligue 1. But after showing a great level in the first half of the League, Lille begins the second half of the championship with poor results, allowing Saint Étienne to be just one point away from its 3rd position on several occasions. Finally, with some difficulties, the team secures the 3rd place and qualification for the Champions League with a victory on the last day, unlike what happened 4 years before in the same scenario. The objective of qualifying for a European competition was thus fulfilled with flying colors, obtaining a third position that was surely the best for what could be aspired to. It should be noted that the team was the 2nd least scored in the championship (26 goals against, only 3 more than the champion) and kept a clean sheet in 21 games, more than half of the 38 total.
In the 2014-15 season, Lille could not qualify for the group stage of the Champions League after being eliminated by Porto in the previous round (0-3), with which they will play in the Europa League. At the same time, their top scorer of the last two years, Salomon Kalou, leaves for Hertha Berlin (according to the media, due to his high salary). In Ligue 1, the team maintains its hallmarks: defensive solidity and offensive efficiency, which allows it to be the leader after the 5th round, but then it has three consecutive defeats that make it fall to the temperate zone of the classification. On November 6, Lille plays its 100th match in European competition against Everton. In the League, the French team continues to lose steam, going 8 games without winning and showing a worrying difficulty in scoring goals, with only 10 goals scored in 15 games, finishing the first round in no man's land (11th position). The bad streak also extends to the Europa League, where Lille is eliminated in the group stage after failing to win any of the 6 games. Given the mediocrity in the League and the elimination at the first of change in the French Cup, the team hoped to save its season by winning the League Cup, but Paris Saint-Germain's obstacle in the semifinals was insurmountable. In the final stretch of the season, the results improve and allow the Lille is approaching the European positions, although it finally obtained 8th position in the championship.
Two years after his arrival, René Girard left the Stade Pierre-Mauroy bench "by mutual agreement" with the club at the end of this disappointing season. The new coach was Hervé Renard, who signed a contract for three seasons. During the summer market, there were numerous changes in the team, since important footballers in recent years such as Simon Kjær or Nolan Roux were transferred. To fill their positions, a mix was chosen between veterans such as Mounir Obbadi and Renato Civelli and young promises such as Ibrahim Amadou and Baptiste Guillaume, in a process of "reconstruction" of the team. The young and promising Sofiane Boufal would be the one who had to take the reins of the team up front before the departure of attackers like Nolan Roux or Divock Origi.
Lille began Ligue 1 2015-16 with two draws and a defeat in the first three games, without being able to score a single goal in those first 3 games, something that had not happened since the 2002-03 season (although there are It should be noted that their first rivals were among the strongest in the championship: Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco and Girondins de Bordeaux). As in the two previous seasons, the team prioritized defense and had a hard time scoring goals, scoring only two. goals in favor in 6 games, their worst record since 1995. The results continued without improving, and at the end of the 13th matchday, with the team in a dangerous 16th position, the club decided to relieve Hervé Renard It was the first time that Lille had fired a coach during the course of the season since 1998. Patrick Collot was appointed interim coach and led the team on Matchday 14, drawing against Troyes, before passing the baton to Frédéric Antonetti. The change of coach had the desired effect despite the fact that it debuted with a defeat, since the team achieved three consecutive victories and a draw to close the first round in the temperate zone of the classification with 24 points The improvement of Lille and the signings of the winter market made the club recover the objective set at the beginning of the season of finishing in the first third of the League standings; but at the beginning of the year, the team returned to show their irregularity by collapsing in the League, losing to bottom team Troyes; being eliminated from the French Cup against a CFA team and qualifying for the final of the League Cup for the first time in its history. In the final stretch of the season, Lille linked 5 consecutive victories that not only They guaranteed their permanence, but they brought them closer to the noble positions in the table. The northern team ended the season by losing the final of the League Cup, but 7 wins and 2 draws in the last 9 rounds of Ligue 1 They took them to a 5th position that gave them the right to play in the next Europa League. The team was once again the 2nd with the fewest goals scored in the championship, like two years before.
The 2016-17 season began with a disappointment for Lille, as they were unable to enter the group stage of the Europa League after being eliminated by FK Qäbälä (2-1 overall result) in the previous qualifying round. The negative trend was also reproduced in Ligue 1 2016-17, where the team could only add 10 points in 13 games, occupying 19th place in the standings. These poor numbers represented Lille's worst start in the domestic tournament in 20 years, a situation that caused Frédéric Antonetti to leave the entity. Patrick Collot returned to take charge of the team provisionally, managing to reverse the situation and lead the Lille is in 12th position after closing the first round of Ligue 1 with 3 wins, 2 draws and a single defeat. At the same time, the purchase process of the entity by Gerard Lopez was completed.
It was Lopez
After more than 14 years as president of Lille, Michel Seydoux entered into negotiations for the purchase of the club with Luxembourg businessman Gerard Lopez in October 2016 before signing a protocol of agreement in December. The official announcement of the replacement of the presidency came on January 13, 2017, although it did not become effective until January 26, when the company L Holding acquired 95% of the shares of the entity and Gerard Lopez became president. In sports, Lille had moved away from the bottom of the standings with the arrival of Patrick Collot at the end of the year, but the team returned to poor results in 2017. Franck Passi was appointed new coach until the end of the season., at which point Marcelo Bielsa would take over from his former assistant and become Lille's new coach for the next two years. Franck Passi, with the help of signings such as Junior Alonso and Anwar El Ghazi, managed to secure the Lille's mathematical permanence in Ligue 1 on matchday 35, after beating Montpellier (0-3). Finally, the northern team finished the season as 11th in Ligue 1.
At the summer market of the "era Lopez" and with Marcelo Bielsa in charge, Lille opted mainly for young players, such as Kévin Malcuit, Edgar Ié, Luiz Araújo, Nicolas Pépé, Thiago Mendes or Thiago Maia, who became, at that time, the most expensive signing in history of the club. Despite debuting in Ligue 1 with a large victory (3-0) against Nantes, Marcelo Bielsa's pupils did not win any of the following 9 games and fell to relegation places. Although two victories consecutive matches seemed to alleviate the situation, a new defeat (3-0 against Amiens in a postponed match) once again sank Lille into 19th position in the table. Three days later, on November 23, the & #34;temporary suspension" of Marcelo Bielsa in his duties as the team's coach, without specifying the reasons for said decision. A few weeks later, the club confirmed the breaking of the contract with the Argentine coach. The team was directed by a commission made up of members of the technical staff. of the club during the remaining month of competition before finishing the first round of the tournament, taking it to 18th place in the standings and passing the baton to the new coach, Christophe Galtier. Although Lille remained in the last positions for almost the entire The second round ended up achieving permanence on the 37th day, as a result of 3 consecutive victories.
In the summer of 2018, the club had to transfer several of its players to balance its accounts, replacing them with other players who arrived free or at low cost. Surprisingly, and despite having to redesign their squad almost completely, Lille completed a very positive start to the season, placing second in the first round of Ligue 1 2018-19. Finally, the team ended up obtaining the runner-up in Ligue 1, having their best season since the double in 2011.
On their return to the UEFA Champions League, Lille shared a group with Ajax Amsterdam, Chelsea FC and Valencia CF and could only get one point in 6 games against these 3 teams, being eliminated from all European competition In Ligue 1, the French team had an irregular start, but finished the first round as 4th. On April 30, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel ended Ligue 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. with 10 days left to play, with which Lille finished in the 4th place it occupied at the time the championship was suspended, qualifying for the next edition of the Europa League.
The start of the 2020-2021 season was highly satisfactory for Lille, becoming the leader of Ligue 1 on matchday 15 and qualifying for the round of 32 of the Europa League.
It was Merlyn Partners
Despite having led Lille to sporting success during his almost 3 years in office, Gerard Lopez made the decision to sell the entity due to its high debt. On December 18, 2020, the Luxembourg company Callisto Sporting SARL, owned by Merlyn Partners SCSp, became the new owner of the club and Olivier Létang became president.
On May 23, 2021, Lille was proclaimed champion of Ligue 1, achieving its fifth title in this competition, and the first since the 2010-11 season, taking away the absolute dominance that the multimillion-dollar team had. Paris Saint-Germain on French football. Likewise, it was also the team with the least goals scored in the tournament and added 83 points, setting a new record in its history. However, Christophe Galtier announced his departure from the club only 2 days after the conquest of the championship, joining the OGC Nice. Jocelyn Gourvennec was chosen to fill his vacancy.
Uniform
- Uniform holder: Red t-shirt, blue pants and blue stockings.
- Alternative uniform: Yellow t-shirt, black pants and black stockings.
- Third uniform: White t-shirt, white pants and white stockings.
Evolution
     2010-11 |     2011-12 |     2012-13 |      2013-14 |     2014-15 |     2015-16 |
     2016-17 |      2017-18 |      2018-19 |     2019-20 |     2020-21 |     2021-22 |
    2022-23 |      2023-24 |
Stadium
The team played its games at the Stadium Lille Métropole, a multipurpose stadium in the city of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in France. It is usually used for home matches played by the Lille OSC club since the Borne de l'Espoir Stadium is being built. It has a capacity of 18,185 spectators and was built in 1976 by the architect Roger Taillibert. Previously the club played its matches at the Grimonprez Jooris Stadium.
Its current stadium is the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium, a new stadium with a capacity of 50,186 spectators that was inaugurated in August 2012. It is a UEFA category 4 stadium. With the start of the 2012-13 season and the debut of the new stadium, Lille broke its record of subscribers, with 30,500.
Training center
LOSC has one of the most competitive training centers in Europe. The Domaine de Luchin, located on the outskirts of the city of Lille, is an old farm that was renovated to house all the sports and administrative facilities of the Lille OSC.
Rivalries
LOSC maintains a strong rivalry with its neighbor RC Lens. Play with him the so-called Derby du Nord. The fans of both clubs are usually opposed for sociological reasons, since Lille, the regional capital, is seen as more bourgeois than Lens, a mining city. Furthermore, the short distance between both cities means that regional supremacy is at stake in each match. LOSC also maintains a rivalry with other northern neighbors: Valenciennes Football Club and US Boulogne, although these are much weaker than those it maintains with Lens.
According to a survey by France Football magazine, Lille is the third most appreciated team by the French, only behind FC Nantes and Girondins de Bordeaux. Likewise, it is the 5th club French most followed on Facebook and 7th on Twitter.
Club details
- Seasons in Ligue 1: 61 (2020-21).
- Seasons in Ligue 2: 14
- Best place in the league: 1 (1945-46, 1953-54, 2010-11, 2020-21).
- Worse placed in the league: Nineteenth (1996-97).
- Major goleada in favor: Lille - AS Béziers 10-1 (Première Division, 8 December 1957).
- Greatest fight: OGC Nice - Lille 7-1 (Première Division, 18 September 1955).
- Maximum scorer:
Jean Baratte (170). - More contested parties: Marceau Somerlinck (359).
Palmarés
Note: in bold current competitions.
- National Tournaments (11)
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| Titles | Subcamponatos |
|---|---|---|
| First Division of France (4/6) | 1945-46, 1953-54, 2010-11, 2020-21. | 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 2004-05, 2018-19. |
| French Cup (6/2) | 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1954-55, 2010-11. | 1944-45, 1948-49. |
| Supercoup de France (1/2) | 2021. | 1955, 2011. |
| League Cup (0/1) | 2015-16. | |
| Ligue 2 (4/0) | 1963-64, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1999-00. | |
- International Tournaments (1)
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| Titles | Subcamponatos |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Intertote Cup (1/1) | 2004. | 2002. |
| Latin Cup (0/1) | 1951. |
Directive
- Chairman:
Olivier Létang. - Director of Professional Football: Franck Béria.
- Legal Director: Julien Mordacg.
- Financial and administrative Director: Reynald Berghe.
- Director of communication: Aurélien Delespierre.
- Director of operations: Didier de Climmer.
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Players
Some notable footballers who have played for Lille have been Michel Bastos, Yohan Cabaye, Gervinho, Patrick Kluivert, Joe Cole, Adil Rami, Eden Hazard and Mathieu Debuchy. A total of 31 players who have played (or are currently playing) for Lille have played at least one official match with the French national football team, including Rio Mavuba, Marvin Martin, Dimitri Payet, Sébastien Corchia, Jonathan Ikoné and Mike Maignan the most recent.
2023-24 Squad
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Registrations 2023-24
- Prices are not included VAT or target sums as they have not been effective.
 Expenses for tiles: €320,000 |
| Altas | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Proceedings | Type | Cost | ||
 Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
| Camper center |  F. C. Copenhagen
| Transfer | $15,000.000 | ||
 Tiago Santos
| Defence | G. D. Steril
| Transfer | 6,500,000 € | ||
 Ignacio Miramón
| Camper center | Club Gimnasia y Esgrima
| Transfer | 6,000.000 € | ||
 Nabil Bentaleb
| Camper center | Angers S. C. O
| Transfer | 4,500,000 € | ||
| Samuel Umtiti
| Defence |  F. C. Barcelona
| Free transfer | 0 € | ||
| Ivan Cavaleiro
| Delantero |  Fulham F. C.
| Free transfer | 0 € | ||
Casualties 2023-24
- Prices do not include VAT or target sums as they have not been effective.
 Sales income: €38,300,000 |
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| Player | Position | Destination | Type | Cost | ||
 Carlos Baleba
| Camper center | Brighton & Hove Albion F. C.
| Transfer | 27,000.000 € | ||
 Timothy Weah
| Delantero |  Juventus de Turin
| Transfer | 11.300.000 € | ||
| José Fonte
| Defence | S. C. Braga
| Free transfer | 0 € | ||
 Jonathan Bamba
| Delantero | R. C. Vigo Celt
| Free transfer | 0 € | ||
| Jonas Martin
| Camper center | Stade Brestois 29
| Free transfer | 0 € | ||
| André Gomes
| Camper center | Everton F.C.
| Cession End | 0 € | ||
Historical
Top scorers
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These are the top scorers who have worn the Lille OSC shirt:
| Player | Goles |
|---|---|
| Jean Baratte
| 218 |
| André Strappe
| 135 |
| Gérard Bourbotte
| 96 |
| Jean Lechantre
| 81 |
| Bolek Tempowski
| 81 |
| Pierre-Alain Frau
| 51 |
 Jonathan David
| 51 |
Most games played
| Player | Goles |
|---|---|
| Marceau Somerlinck
| 428 |
| André Strappe
| 365 |
| Rio Mavuba
| 313 |
| Mathieu Debuchy
| 301 |
| Florent Balmont
| 292 |
Coaches
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Lille OSC has had a total of 41 coaches throughout its history, including the current one, Paulo Fonseca. Lille's first coach was the Englishman Georges Berry (in charge between 1944 and 1946). The oldest, and also the most awarded (with 7 titles), was André Cheuva, who directed les dogues for 12 years (from 1946 to 1958). The vast majority of coaches have been French; and all, except Marcelo Bielsa, Europeans. Claude Puel, Rudi García, René Girard and Christophe Galtier have been awarded the award for best coach in France. The Lille technicians have been the following:
