Lille
Full name	Lille Olympique Sporting Club Lille Métropole
Nickname(s)	Les Dogues (the Mastiffs), LOSC
Founded	1944
Ground	Stadium Lille-Metropole - temporary, Stade Borne de l'Espoir
Capacity	18,185
Chairman	Michel Seydoux
Manager	Claude Puel
League	Ligue 1
2006-2007	Ligue 1, 10th
Home colours Away colours

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History

A merger between two clubs

Olympique Lillois

Olympique Lillois
Full name	Olympique Lillois
Nickname(s)	Les Dogues (the Mastiffs)
Founded	1902
Ground	Stade Henri Jooris
Capacity	?
Home colours Away colours

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Founded in 1902, Olympique Lillois is the historical Lille team

• Achievements:
• Championnat de France (1) :
  • Champion : 1933
  • Runner-up : 1936
• Trophée de France (1) :
  • Winner : 1914.
• Championnat USFSA (1) :
  • Champion : 1914.
• Championnat USFSA Nord (3) :
  • Champion : 1911, 1913 et 1914.
• Championnat DH Nord (4) :
  • Champion : 1921, 1922, 1929 et 1931
• Coupe Peugeot :
  • Finalist : 1931.

• Coaches:
• 1931-32 : Imre Nagy
• 1932-34 : Robert De Veen
• 1934-35 : Bob Fisher
• 1935-37 : Ted Maghner
• 1937-38 : Steirling
• 1938-39 : Eugène Conrad
• 1941-43 : Georges Winckelmans
• 1943-44 : Denglos

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SC Fives

SC Fives
Full name	Sporting Club Fivois
Founded	1901
Home colours Away colours

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Founded in 1901, SC Fives was based in Fives, a suburb in the east of Lille.

• Achievements
• Championnat de France:
  • Runner-up : 1934
• Coupe de France (1) :
  • Finalist : 1941.

• Coaches:
• George Berry: coach from 1936 to 1944^[5], first coach of Lille OSC (1944-1946)

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Beginnings

After some glorious years in the aftermath of WWII with 2 leagues titles, 4 runeer-up spots ans 5 national cups, Lille have often lived in the shadow of local rival RC Lens when it comes to both performances and local popularity. The intense rivalry between the two clubs can also be traced back to the social and economical backgrounds of the two cities, Lille OSC being the club of the large "bourgeois" city of Lille, capital of the French Flanders, with RC Lens coming from the modest medium sized miners' town of Lens. Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Lens is commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. ...

Recent history

However, since their return to the French Ligue 1 in 2000, after 3 seasons in Ligue 2, Lille's results have generally bettered those of their local rivals, with three Champions League participations in 2002, 2005 and 2006 and a victory in the Intertoto Cup in 2004. In the 2004/05 Ligue 1 campaign, Lille stunned many by finishing an excellent second place in the table by the end of the season, ahead of the likes of AS Monaco, Olympique Marseille and of course their local rivals, Lens. A title challenge had even been mounted against Lyon though it was to be a brief one despite beating them in their home game. Lille however automatically qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stages, and hoped to make a good impression in Europe by progressing through the groups. On November 2, 2005 they recorded one of the greatest results in their history by defeating Manchester United in the Champions League group phase. However, Lille were only able to pick up one point in their final two matches. They parachuted into the UEFA Cup by finishing third in their group, leaving Manchester United behind and out of Europe in fourth place. Lille's UEFA Cup run finished in the last 16, their opponent and ultimate winners of the competition Sevilla going through 2-1 on aggregate. Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1924. ... Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ...

In the 2005/06 Ligue 1 campaign, Lille confirmed their revival finishing third, behind Lyon (a club they managed to convincingly beat home (4-0) and away (1-3)) and Bordeaux. Their regional rivals Lens once again finished behind in 4th place. The third place meant Lille qualified for the Champions League final qualifying round. They beat FK Rabotnički 4-0 on aggregate and qualified for the third time in six years for the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League, without a proper stadium. In the group stage, Lille finished 2nd behind AC Milan, recording another great result, at San Siro, beating Milan 2-0. Going through to the last 16, Lille was drawn against old foes, Manchester Utd. This time, the English giants prevailed 2-0 on aggregate, avenging the previous year's humiliating defeat. The first leg was a tumultuous affair, marred by crowd trouble and refereeing controversy. Indeed during the first leg of the second round match against Manchester United in the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League, some Lille players appeared to temporarily leave the field of play without permission after the referee, Eric Braamhaar, gave the green light[1] for Manchester United left winger Ryan Giggs to take a quick free-kick, which he ended up scoring. In fact, only the Lille Captain actually left the pitch^{[citation needed]}, but only in order to formally lodge a technical complaint with the UEFA representative^{[citation needed]}, this being a common practice in French football^{[citation needed]} (although not a requirement for Champions League games where technical complaints can be lodged within 24h of the game being played). Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... FK Rabotnički Kometal is a Macedonian football club, which plays in the capital, Skopje at the Skopje City Stadium, which accommodates 18,104 spectators. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 was the 52nd edition of the European championship football club tournament and 15th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. ... Frederikus Johannes (Eric) Braamhaar (born October 13, 1966). ... Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE[1] (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Manchester United in the English Premiership, and formerly for the Welsh national team prior to his retirement from international football on June 2, 2007. ...

In the aftermath of the game, Lille protested that the goal should be disallowed on the basis that referee Eric Braamhaar made a 'technical error' in allowing Giggs to take the free-kick without blowing his whistle after some Manchester Utd players appeared to ask the referee to ensure the Lille defence respected the ten yard rule. After reviewing the video evidence, the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body decided to reject the protest, as there was no proof of a technical error. As a result, the body declared that the goal was perfectly valid.[2] In the same statement The Control and Disciplinary Body also stated they were to investigate possible violations of binding safety and security instructions by the host club, as well as the alleged improper conduct of both sets of supporters. Both clubs were fined as a result. ^{[citation needed]}

Stadium

• Stade Henri Jooris (Beginnings-1974)
• Stade Grimonprez Jooris (1974-2004)
• Stadium Lille-Metropole (2004-present)

Since the 2004/2005 season, Lille plays at Stadium Lille-Metropole, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, next to Lille, awaiting a new venue programmed since 1999.The justice have rejected the project of Grimonprez-Jooris II, that's why Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine have chosen to build a new venue at la Haute-Borne, the Stade Borne de l'Espoir, which is on both town of Villeneuve-d'Ascq and Lezennes. The stadium capacity would be about 50000 seats, with an opening roof.This new venue would be finished in 2010.
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• Stade Félix Bollaert for UEFA Champions League 2001-02 and UEFA Champions League 2006-07
• Stade de France for UEFA Champions League 2005-06

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Achievements

• French Division 1 Winner: 1933 as Olympique Lillois, 1946, 1954
• French Division 1 Runner-up: 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 2005
• French Division 2 Winner: 1964, 1974, 1978, 2000
• UEFA Intertoto Cup Final Round Winner: 2004
• French Cup Winner: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955
• French Cup Runner-up: 1939, 1945, 1949
• Latin Cup Runner-up: 1951 (lost to AC Milan 5-0 at San Siro, having beaten Sporting Clube de Portugal 7-5 on aggregate in the Semis)

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Statistics

As of 13 March, 2006

• French Ligue 1 : 47 seasons, 1720 games, 619 victories, 463 draws, 638 defeats, 2,400 goals scored, 2,277 goals conceded
• UEFA Champions League : 3 participations, 24 games, 7 victories, 9 draws, 8 defeats, 22 goals scored, 17 goals conceded
• UEFA Cup: 3 participations, 18 games, 9 victories, 6 draws, 3 defeats, 19 goals scored, 11 goals conceded
• UEFA Intertoto Cup : 2 participations, Winners in 2004, 12 games, 7 victories, 4 draws, 1 defeat, 17 goals scored, 7 goals conceded

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Record season by season

See [3] (in French)

Current Squad

As of 1 August, 2007. Players in bold have international caps.

No. Position Player 1 GK Tony Sylva 2 MF Mathieu Debuchy 4 DF Jérémy Taravel 5 FW Larson Touré 6 FW Emra Tahirović 7 MF Yohan Cabaye 8 DF Michel Fernandes Bastos 9 FW Patrick Kluivert 10 MF Ludovic Obraniak 11 FW Souleymane Youla 12 FW Kamulete Makiese 13 FW Nicolas Fauvergue 14 MF Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla 15 DF Emerson da Conceição 16 GK Grégory Malicki

No. Position Player 17 MF Jean Makoun 18 DF Franck Beria 19 DF Peter Franquart 20 DF Grégory Tafforeau (captain) 21 MF Marko Marić 22 MF Aurélien Chedjou 23 DF Adil Rami 24 MF Samuel Robail 25 DF Nicolas Plestan 26 DF Stephan Lichtsteiner 27 FW Kevin Mirallas 28 DF Henri Ewane-Elong 29 MF Stéphane Dumont 30 GK Laurent Pichon 40 GK Alexander Oukidja

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Players out on loan

No. Position Player 3 DF Alexis Zywiecki (at Dijon FCO) 6 MF Flavien Le Postollec (at FC Brussels) 5 DF Rafael Schmitz (at Birmingham City) 10 MF Daniel Gygax (at FC Metz) 24 MF Samuel Robail (at US Boulogne) 28 DF Dieudonné Owona (at FC Brussels) 32 GK Yohan Lacroix (at Entente SSG)

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Squad change during 06/07 season

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Managerial History

Former coaches include Georges Heylens (1984-1989), a former Belgian international player, Jacques Santini (1989-92), who managed France between 2002 and 2004, Bruno Metsu (1992-93), who managed Senegal in the 2002 World Cup, Pierre Mankowski (1993-1994), who is the current assistant coach of the French national team and 2006 FIFA World Cup runner-up and Vahid Halilhodžić (1998-2002), who can be credited with the club's revival in the late nineties and early noughts. Georges Heylens is a former Belgian football player who played with R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national football team. ... Jacques Santini Jacques Santini (born April 25, 1952 in Delle, France) is a former football player and now manager. ... Bruno Metsu Bruno Metsu (born 28 January 1954 in Dunkerque) is a French football manager. ... Pierre Mankowski (born 5 November 1951) is a French former football striker who became a coach. ... “2006 World Cup” redirects here. ... Vahid Halilhodžić (born May 15, 1952 in Jablanica, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a former Bosnian football player and now manager. ...

The current coach, Claude Puel, won the French league with Monaco in 2000 before joining Lille in 2002. Thanks to his successes with the club, Puel has been approached by FC Porto to replace José Mourinho and Lyon to replace Paul Le Guen; he is also regularly approached by his former club Monaco, where he played for 17 years. Claude Puel (born September 2, 1961 in Castres, France) is a former French footballer, now a manager, currently coach of Lille Olympique Sporting Club. ... Futebol Clube do Porto (pron. ... José Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ... Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football manager. ...

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Famous players

For a complete list of former Lille OSC players with a Wikipedia article, see here.

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See also

• Derby du Nord

The Derby du Nord (French for Northern Derby) is a football rivalry between RC Lens and Lille OSC, two of northern Frances best clubs. ...

References

External links

• (French) Official Website
• (French) Lille Losc Fansite
• (English) [4] UEFA's page on Lille OSC
• (French) Losc Forum
• (English) Lille formations at football-lineups.com
• (Polish) Lille OSC - losc.uk.pl - Polish Lille OSC Fansite