Lille OSC
Claude Puel | league =
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2005-2006|
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Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a
French football club, based in the northern city of
Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the
Olympique Lillois (founded in 1902) and the
SC Fives (founded in 1901). After some glorious years in the aftermath of WWII, 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 more modest medium sized miners' town of
Lens where football is the only escape for many of the club's supporters.
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 two Champions League participations in 2002 and 2005 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
Olympique 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 former champions and heavy favourites 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 finishing third in their Group leaving Manchester United behind in fourth place. Lille's UEFA cup run finished at the quarter finals stage, their opponent and ultimate winners of the competition
FC Sevilla going through 2-1 on aggregate.
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. The rivals, Lens, finishing once again behind in 4th place. The third place means Lille qualifies for the Champions League final qualifying round.
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.
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
Jose Mourinho and
Olympique Lyon to replace
Paul Le Guen, he is also regularly approached by his former club
AS Monaco where he played for 17 years.
* 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 Winner:
2004* French Cup Winner:
Coupe de France :
1946,
1947,
1948,
1953,
1955 * French Cup Runner-up:
Coupe de France :
1939,
1945,
1949*
Latin Cup Runner-up: 1951 (lost to
AC Milan 5-0 at
San Siro, having beaten
Sporting Lisbon 7-5 on aggregate in the Semis)
As of July, 2006*
French Ligue 1 : 47 seasons, 1692 games, 608 victories, 453 draws, 631 defeats, 2,364 goals scored, 2,252 goals conceded
*
UEFA Champions League : 2 participations, 14 games, 3 victories, 6 draws, 5 defeats, 10 goals scored, 10 goals conceded
*
UEFA Cup: 3 participations, 18 games, 9 victories, 6 draws, 3 defeats, 19 goals scored, 11 goals conceded
*
Intertoto Cup : 2 participations, 12 games, 7 victories, 4 draws, 1 defeat, 17 goals scored, 7 goals conceded
As of July, 2006In:*
Johan Audel Back From Loan
At Lorient*
Souleymane Youla Signed
From Besiktas*
Michel Bastos Signed
From ParanaenseOut:*
Dorian Dervitte Sold
To Tottenham Hotspur FC*
Kevin Barallon Free
To Reims*
Matt Moussilou Sold
To OGC Nice*
Geoffrey Dernis Sold
To St Etienne*
Dante Bonfim Sold
To Charleroi*
Hicham Aboucharouane Returns From Loan
To Raja Casablanca*
Larsen Touré Loaned Out
To Geugnon]*
Yohan Lacroix Loaned Out
To Entente SSG*
Éric Abidal*
Jocelyn Angloma*
Jean Baratte*
Jean Bigot *
Philippe Bergeroo*
Pierre Pleimelding*
Roberto Cabral*
Zarko Olarevic*
Bernard Lama*
Jean-François Domergue*
Bernard Pardo*
Engin Verel*
Slavoljub Muslin*
Erwin Vandenbergh*
Filip Desmet*
Djezon Boutoille*
Bruno Cheyrou*
Benoit Cheyrou*
Pascal Cygan*
Per Frandsen*
Jakob Friis-Hansen*
Mikael Mio-Nielsen*
Kennet Anderson*
Kim Vilfort*
Abédi Pelé*
Amara Simba*
Christian Perez*
Charly Samoy *
Antoine Sibierski*
André Strappe*
Jean Vincent*
Gregory Wimbée*
Lille OSC - losc.uk.pl - Polish Lille OSC Fansite*
Official Website*
Lille Fansite*
Lille Fansite*
www.kaderkeita.com (Non-official page of Kader Keita)
