Lille OSC
Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Team details
| Rivals | RC Lens, Valenciennes & US Boulogne |
| Club Profile | Twitter: @losclive Address: Stade Pierre Mauroy, 261 Boulevard de Tournai, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France Nickname: Les Dogues |
| Stadium | In the early years Lille OSC played their own home games in the Stade Jules Lemaire and at The Stade Henri-Jooris. The latter was inaugurated in 1902 and hosted World Cup 1938 games. In 1949 they eventually stopped playing in Stade Jules Lemaire, as the Henri-Jooris venue had been enlarged and renovated after the collapse of the cover of a stand in 1946. In 1975 the Stadium was no longer fit for purpose and was outdated. Furthermore it was preventing the enlargement of the Deule Channel and so Lille had to move to the recently-built Stade Grimonprez-Jooris. The capacity was reduced from 25,340 to 17,000 over the years for safety reasons. In due course capacity was increased to 21,000 as Lille earned promotion to Ligue 1 in 2000. Having failed to build a new stadium due to administrative issues, in 2004-2005 Lille moved to Stadium Lille Metropole, which had originally been built in 1976 to host home games, but had not been used. Meanwhile Grimonprez-Jooris was to be renovated. These grand plans failed to materialise and with that it was demolished in 2010. In the 2000s Lille had to play their Champions League games at the Stade de France in Saint Denis. In 2012 Lille eventually moved to the new Stade Pierre-Mauroy. It’s capacity is 50,000, the venue characterised by a sunroof and a retractable playing surface so that it can host concerts and other multi-purpose events. |
| Recent History | The glory years for Lille OSC were between the end of the World War II and the mid-1950s. At that time they dominated French football winning the title twice, finishing second 4 times, lifting the Coupe de France 5 times, whilst losing twice in the final. Following these successful years a long period of decline took place. This was the case on the pitch and off it as the club was hit by financial woes. All of this meant that Lille dropped down the leagues. Upon their return to the top tier, the club was bought by the local authority in 1980. Unfortunately this was at a time when Lille were struggling to make it out of the bottom half of the division. With relegation to Ligue 2 in 1998, the club returned into private hands in 1999. In 2001, Lille again made the headlines, finishing third and achieving their first qualification to Europe. In the following decade, they enjoyed a period of relative success and with that came a sustained spell of European football. Once the Claude Puel era ended (he was coach between 2002 and 2008), Rudi Garcia took over and led the club to the domestic double (French Championship/Coupe de France in 2010-2011). Despite great ambitions, Lille returned to mediocrity in subsequent campaigns. Under new President Gérard Lopez, who bought the club in 2017, they finished second in 2018-2019 and with that qualified for the Champions League once more. |
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Season Guide
2024/2025