Congratulations, that is your club
Welcome to RC Lens. You are Sang et Or now, if you want to be.
Nothing is binding here and nobody is checking. Plenty of people follow more than one club, and plenty change their mind in the first season. Everything below is what to know as you start.
A mining-region club with one of France's great atmospheres, briefly title challengers again in the 2020s after years away from the summit.
Club facts
- League
- Ligue 1
- Position
- 2nd, 70 points
- Founded
- 1906
- Stadium
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- Colours
- Red / Yellow
- Nickname
- Les Sang et Or
Last season
RC Lens finished 2nd in the Ligue 1 with 70 points from 34 matches: 22 won, 4 drawn, 8 lost. That is inside the places that qualify for the Champions League, which is the competition every club in Europe is trying to reach. That is the 2025-26 season; 2026-27 has only just kicked off.
When they next play
The first question most new supporters have. Kickoff times are shown as dates here; exact times shift for television.
- Sat, Aug 22Home against Auxerre
- Sat, Aug 29Away against Strasbourg
- Sat, Sep 5Home against Lorient
- Sun, Sep 13Away against Le Mans
- Sat, Sep 19Away against Monaco
Fixture list retrieved 2026-08-04. Matches move.
What to know before you follow them
Lens are about the ground and the town. Glamour is not the pitch.
The colours and the crowd
Supporters are known as Sang et Or.
- Blood red
#e30613 - Gold
#f7c948
What people sing
Les Corons
A mining song adopted by the support. It is about the region as much as the team.
Who the rivals are
Lille
The Derby du Nord. Neighbouring cities, shared industrial history, little warmth.
Following them from America
Small but committed, often among fans who found Lens through atmosphere clips rather than star names.
Strongest in
The squad
32 players.
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
What next
Identity, table and squad from football-data.org. Club description and culture notes are ours and have not been editorially verified. Terms of use.