2014–15 Lille OSC season
# 2014–15 Lille OSC season

The 2014–15 season was Lille OSC's 71st season in existence and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.

After a season without any European competition, the club, which finished third in last season, participated in the UEFA Champions League, starting in the third qualifying round, before being eliminated by Porto in the play-off round. As the club were eliminated, they earned a place in the UEFA Europa League group stage. In addition to the European competition, LOSC participated in domestic competitions (Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue).

## Players

### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | NGA | Vincent Enyeama |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Sébastien Corchia |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Florent Balmont |
| 5 | MF | SEN | Idrissa Gueye |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Jonathan Delaplace |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Sofiane Boufal |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Ronny Rodelin |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Marvin Martin |
| 11 | FW | SUI | Michael Frey |
| 12 | MF | FRA | Souahilo Meïté |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Adama Soumaoro |
| 14 | DF | DEN | Simon Kjær |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Djibril Sidibé |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Steeve Elana |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | POR | Marcos Lopes (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Franck Béria |
| 20 | FW | POR | Ryan Mendes |
| 22 | DF | CZE | David Rozehnal |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Pape Souaré |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Rio Mavuba (captain) |
| 25 | DF | MNE | Marko Baša |
| 26 | FW | FRA | Nolan Roux |
| 27 | FW | BEL | Divock Origi (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Jean Butez |
| 33 | MF | MLI | Adama Traoré |
| 34 | MF | FRA | Benjamin Pavard |
| 35 | FW | CGO | Kévin Koubemba |
| — | DF | FRA | Corentin Halucha |

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### Transfers in

| P | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Sébastien Corchia | 23 | Sochaux | Transfer | €1,8M |
| MF | Divock Origi | 19 | Liverpool | Loan | Free |
| FW | Michael Frey | 20 | Young Boys | Transfer | €3m |
| MF | Sofiane Boufal | 20 | Angers | Transfer | Free |

### Transfers out

| P | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | Barel Mouko | 35 | — | Retired | |
| GK | Alexandre Oukidja | 25 | Free agent | Contract terminated | |
| DF | Julian Jeanvier | 25 | Mouscron-Peruwelz | Loan | Free |
| MF | Julian Michel | 22 | Free agent | Contract terminated | Free |
| FW | Divock Origi | 19 | Liverpool | Transfer | €12m |
| FW | Gianni Bruno | 22 | Evian | Transfer | Free |
| FW | John Jairo Ruiz | 20 | Oostende | Loan | Free |
| FW | Ronny Rodelin | 20 | Mouscron-Peruwelz | Loan | Free |
| FW | Salomon Kalou | 29 | Hertha BSC | Transfer | €3M |
| DF | Pape Souaré | 24 | Crystal Palace | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| FW | Maki Tall | 19 | Red Star | Loan | |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Vincent Enyeama | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sébastien Corchia | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | Florent Balmont | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Idrissa Gueye | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Jonathan Delaplace | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Adama Traoré | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | Salomon Kalou | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ronny Rodelin | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Marvin Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Michael Frey | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | Souahilo Meïté | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Adama Soumaoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Simon Kjær | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 16 | GK | Steeve Elana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Rony Lopes | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | Franck Béria | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Ryan Mendes | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | David Rozehnal | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Pape Souaré | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Rio Mavuba | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Marko Baša | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | Nolan Roux | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| 27 | FW | Divock Origi | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
| 33 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Kevin Koubemba | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Jean Butez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | Youssouf Koné | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Last updated: 23 May 2015 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Ligue1.com

### Goalscorers

| Rank. | Name | Ligue 1 | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nolan Roux | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Divock Origi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Idrissa Gueye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Sébastien Corchia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sofiane Boufal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Rony Lopes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Frey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ryan Mendes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Simon Kjær | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Florent Balmont | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Jonathan Delaplace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Djibril Sidibé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Adama Traoré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Rio Mavuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Marko Baša | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 52 |

Last updated: 23 May 2015 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, ESPN

### Disciplinary record

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Vincent Enyeama | 2 | | |
| 2 | DF | Sébastien Corchia | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Florent Balmont | 13 | | |
| 5 | MF | Idrissa Gueye | 6 | | |
| 6 | MF | Jonathan Delaplace | 2 | | |
| 7 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 1 | | |
| 8 | MF | Adama Traoré | 3 | | |
| 9 | FW | Ronny Rodelin | 1 | | |
| 10 | MF | Marvin Martin | 1 | | |
| 11 | FW | Michael Frey | 2 | | |
| 12 | MF | Soualiho Meïté | 1 | | |
| 14 | DF | Simon Kjær | 6 | | |
| 15 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 7 | | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Marcos Lopes | 4 | | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Franck Béria | 4 | | |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Mendes | 1 | | |
| 23 | DF | Pape Souaré | 2 | | |
| 24 | MF | Rio Mavuba | 6 | | |
| 25 | DF | Marko Baša | 6 | | |
| 26 | FW | Nolan Roux | 4 | | |
| 33 | MF | Benjamin Pavard | 2 | | |
| 35 | FW | Kevin Koubemba | 1 | | |

Last updated: 23 May 2015 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, ESPN Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions

### Ligue 1

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Montpellier | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 56 | |
| 8 | Lille | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 50 | |
| 10 | Guingamp | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 49 | |

* ↑ Since winners of the 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the next best team in the table not already qualified for any European competition (in this case, the fifth-placed team).

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 10 June 2015. Source: Competitive matches

**Results by round**

| 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

* ↑ Match 14 was postponed and played at the later date of 7 January 2015. It should be placed between matches 19 & 20.

### UEFA Europa League

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EVE | WOL | KRA | LIL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–2 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Lille | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
