2018–19 Lille OSC season

The 2018–19 season was Lille OSC's 75th season in existence and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.[1]

Lille

2018–19 season
President	Gérard Lopez
Head coach	Christophe Galtier
Stadium	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Ligue 1	2nd
Coupe de France	Round of 16
Coupe de la Ligue	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolas Pépé (22) All: Nicolas Pépé (23)
Highest home attendance	49,712 v. PSG (14 April 2019)
Lowest home attendance	League: 25,708 v. Rennes (11 August 2018) All: 12,374 v. Sochaux (7 January 2019, CdF Ro64)
Average home league attendance	34,084
Biggest win	5–0 v. Angers (18 May 2019)
Biggest defeat	–2 goals (thrice) 0–2 at Strasbourg, 30 October, CdlL R3 0–2 at Nice, 25 November 1–3 at Rennes, 24 May
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2019.[2]

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  SVK Adam Jakubech 3 DF  MLI Youssouf Koné 4 DF  BRA Gabriel 5 DF  FRA Adama Soumaoro (Captain) 6 DF  POR José Fonte (Vice-captain) 7 FW  POR Rafael Leão 8 MF  POR Xeka 9 FW  FRA Loïc Rémy 10 FW  POR Rui Fonte (on loan from Fulham) 11 FW  BRA Luiz Araújo 12 MF  FRA Jonathan Ikoné 14 FW  FRA Jonathan Bamba

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Mike Maignan 17 DF  TUR Zeki Çelik 19 FW  CIV Nicolas Pépé 20 MF  BRA Thiago Maia 21 MF  SRB Arton Zekaj 22 DF  CIV Yves Dabila 23 MF  BRA Thiago Mendes 24 MF  FRA Boubakary Soumaré 26 DF  FRA Jérémy Pied 28 DF  MOZ Reinildo Mandava (on loan from Belenenses) 30 GK  BFA Hervé Koffi 33 DF  TOG Hakim Ouro-Sama

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player -- DF  PAR Júnior Alonso (on loan at Boca Juniors) -- DF  POR Edgar Ié (on loan at FC Nantes) -- MF  MLI Rominigue Kouamé (on loan at Paris FC)

No. Pos. Nation Player -- FW  ALG Yassine Benzia (on loan at Fenerbahçe) -- FW  NED Anwar El Ghazi (on loan at Aston Villa) -- MF  ALB Agim Zeka (on loan at Fortuna Sittard)

Reserve team

As of 16 January 2019.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  FRA Lucas Chevalier -- GK  FRA Anthony Herbin -- GK  FRA Yann Lemeur -- DF  BRA Fernando Costanza -- DF  FRA Ruben Droehnlé -- DF  FRA Scotty Sadzoute -- DF  FRA Benjamin Vérité -- DF  FRA Maxime Wackers -- MF  FRA Farès Bahlouli -- MF  FRA Chahreddine Boukholda -- MF  FRA Jonathan Bumbu -- MF  TUR Ferhat Cogalan -- MF  FRA Kader Keita

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  FRA Jaly Mouaddib -- MF  SEN Cheikh Niasse -- MF  FRA Darly Nlandu -- MF  FRA Teddy Okou -- MF  FRA Maxime Pau -- FW  LUX Yan Bouché -- FW  FRA Charles Brym -- FW  GUI Aboubacar Condé -- FW  FRA Corentin Fatou -- FW  FRA Alexis Flips -- FW  LTU Nauris Petkevicius -- FW  BFA Abou Ouattara (on loan from Mechelen) -- FW  FRA Imad Faraj

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2018–19 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain (C)	38	29	4	5	105	35	+70	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Lille	38	22	9	7	68	33	+35	75
3	Lyon	38	21	9	8	70	47	+23	72
4	Saint-Étienne	38	19	9	10	59	41	+18	66	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5	Marseille	38	18	7	13	60	52	+8	61

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[4]
(C) Champion.

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L
Position	4	7	3	4	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2019. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Lille v Rennes

11 August 2018 1	Lille	3–1	Rennes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mothiba  45' Pépé  54' Bamba  68' Dabila  88'	Report	Grenier  43'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 25,708 Referee: Willy Delajod

Monaco v Lille

18 August 2018 2	Monaco	0–0	Lille	Monaco
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mboula  37'	Report	Xeka  15' Mendes  64' Çelik  67'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 11,140 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lille v Guingamp

26 August 2018 3	Lille	3–0	Guingamp	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Xeka  7' Bamba  10', 73' Soumaoro  63' J. Fonte  84'	Report	Traoré  49' Kerbrat  81'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,230 Referee: Johan Hamel

Angers v Lille

1 September 2018 4	Angers	1–0	Lille	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Traoré  60' Mangani  64'	Report	Çelik  56'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,245 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Amiens v Lille

15 September 2018 5	Amiens	2–3	Lille	Amiens
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dibassy  54' Kurzawa  79' Ghoddos  90+3'	Report	Pépé  45+2' (pen.), 56' (pen.), 76' Ikoné  49' J. Fonte  85'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Lille v Nantes

22 September 2018 6	Lille	2–1	Nantes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	J. Fonte  9' Mendes  17' Ballo-Touré  49' Xeka  63' Ikoné  68'	Report	Diego  27' Krhin  33' Miazga  50' Coulibaly  82',  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,353 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Bordeaux v Lille

26 September 2018 7	Bordeaux	1–0	Lille	Bordeaux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamano  7' Kalu  61'	Report	Soumaoro  55'  89' Mendes  84'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 17,395 Referee: Karim Abed

Lille v Marseille

30 September 2018 8	Lille	3–0	Marseille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Xeka  18' Pépé  65' (pen.) Bamba  86' (pen.), 89'	Report	Ocampos  17' Mandanda  63' Luiz Gustavo  85'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 41,623 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Lille v Saint-Étienne

6 October 2018 9	Lille	3–1	Saint-Étienne	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamba  17', 46' Xeka  26' Ballo-Touré  76' Pépé  85'	Report	Cabella  26' (pen.) Selnæs  74'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 31,263 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Dijon v Lille

20 October 2018 10	Dijon	1–2	Lille	Dijon
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Loiodice  31' Abeid  81' (pen.) Haddadi  90+2'	Report	Pépé  21' (pen.) Luiz Araújo  43' Soumaré  79' Maignan  81'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 13,004 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lille v Caen

27 October 2018 11	Lille	1–0	Caen	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leão  56'	Report	Imorou  26' Oniangué  33'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 33,362 Referee: Florent Batta

Paris Saint-Germain v Lille

2 November 2018 12	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Lille	Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bernat  19' Verratti  54' Mbappé  70' Neymar  84'	Report	Ballo-Touré  1' Mendes  46' Çelik  56' Pépé  90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,549 Referee: François Letexier

Lille v Strasbourg

9 November 2018 13	Lille	0–0	Strasbourg	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Aaneba  68' Mothiba  83'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,544 Referee: Olivier Thual

Nice v Lille

25 November 2018 14	Nice	2–0	Lille	Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cyprien  25' Attal  72' Saint-Maximin  79'	Report	Koné  48' Xeka  62' Maia  78' Çelik  90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,211 Referee: Frank Schneider

Lille v Lyon

1 December 2018 15	Lille	2–2	Lyon	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rémy  17' Pépé  28' Bamba  41' Mendes  42'	Report	Depay  40' Traoré  63' Dembélé  86'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 38,755 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Montpellier v Lille

4 December 2018 16	Montpellier	0–1	Lille	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Congré  52' Aguilar  74'	Report	Pépé  6' Ikoné  33' Xeka  51'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 12,486 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Lille v Reims

9 December 2018 17	Lille	1–1	Reims	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	J. Fonte  72' Pépé  90+6' (pen.)	Report	Foket  46' Oudin  64' Métanire  90+1' Mendy  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,826 Referee: Willy Delajod

Nîmes v Lille

16 December 2018 18	Nîmes	2–3	Lille	Nîmes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Savanier  57' Alioui  68' Bouanga  74' Ferri  79' Depres  90+2'	Report	Leão  4' Bamba  12',  41' J. Fonte  16' Ié  38' Mendes  56' Pépé  66'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Lille v Toulouse

22 December 2018 19	Lille	1–2	Toulouse	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Leão  17' Mendes  45+2' Dabila  62' Maia  66'	Report	Moubandje  38' Durmaz  43' Gradel  50' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Amian  71' Sidibé  88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,186 Referee: Benoît Millot

Caen v Lille

11 January 2019 20	Caen	1–3	Lille	Caen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Crivelli  27' Diomandé  42' Guilbert  44' Ninga  90+5'	Report	Pépé  8' Soumaoro  14' Leão  20' Çelik  85' Luiz Araújo  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 16,018 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Lille v Amiens

18 January 2019 21	Lille	2–1	Amiens	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Leão  45+2' Xeka  85'	Report	Otero  5' Gurtner  64' Mendoza  90+2' Lefort  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,211 Referee: Willy Delajod

Marseille v Lille

25 January 2019 22	Marseille	1–2	Lille	Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kamara  18' Luiz Gustavo  45+1' Strootman  45+2' Thauvin  67' Radonjić  73' Rolando  90' Balotelli  90+6'	Report	Pépé  45+3' (pen.), 90+4' Soumaoro  50' Leão  66' Xeka  70'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 45,940 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Lille v Nice

1 February 2019 23	Lille	4–0	Nice	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Leão  8' Pépé  37' Koné  43' Bamba  75' Xeka  90+1' Rémy  90+4'	Report	Lees-Melou  89'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,849 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

Guingamp v Lille

10 February 2019 24	Guingamp	0–2	Lille	Guingamp
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ndong  33' Mendy  79'	Report	Gabriel  31' Leão  47' Rémy  90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 13,886 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lille v Montpellier

17 February 2019 25	Lille	0–0	Montpellier	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Xeka  37' Koné  44' J. Fonte  78'	Report	Hilton  29' Le Tallec  44' Congré  56'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 36,967 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Strasbourg v Lille

22 February 2019 26	Strasbourg	1–1	Lille	Strasbourg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ajorque  40' Gonçalves  68'	Report	Leão  37' Ikoné  42'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,303 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lille v Dijon

3 March 2019 27	Lille	1–0	Dijon	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lautoa  72' (o.g.)	Report	Saïd  29'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,722 Referee: Olivier Thual

Saint-Étienne v Lille

10 March 2019 28	Saint-Étienne	0–1	Lille	Saint-Étienne
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	M'Vila  52' Debuchy  62'  90+1' Kolodziejczak  70' Khazri  90+4'	Report	Xeka  59' Bamba  79' Pépé  87' Ikoné  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 26,648 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Lille v Monaco

15 March 2019 29	Lille	0–1	Monaco	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Luiz Araújo  86' J. Fonte  89' R. Fonte  90+4'	Report	Jemerson  6' Sidibé  82' Vinícius  90'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 37,724 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Nantes v Lille

31 March 2019 30	Nantes	2–3	Lille	Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eysseric  54' (pen.),  72' Coulibaly  56' Pallois  75'	Report	Pépé  5',  68' (pen.) Mendes  53' Leão  62',  74' Bamba  69'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 25,045 Referee: Willy Delajod

Reims v Lille

7 April 2019 31	Reims	1–1	Lille	Reims
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Romao  40' Rahman  43' Oudin  78'	Report	Soumaoro  23' Thiago Maia  30' J. Fonte  55'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 18,642 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lille v Paris Saint-Germain

14 April 2019 32	Lille	5–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Meunier  7' (o.g.) Mendes  45+2' Pépé  51' Bamba  65' Gabriel  71' J. Fonte  84'	Report	Bernat  11',  36' Mbappé  45+5' Draxler  77' Verratti  81'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 49,712 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Toulouse v Lille

21 April 2019 33	Toulouse	0–0	Lille	Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sidibé  23' Gradel  41'	Report	Çelik  17' Soumaré  52' Mendes  85'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 15,002 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Lille v Nîmes

28 April 2019 34	Lille	5–0	Nîmes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rémy  25',  51' Bamba  64' Çelik  70' Pépé  80' R. Fonte  90+3'	Report	Miguel  32' Bobichon  49'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 36,356 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Lyon v Lille

5 May 2019 35	Lyon	2–2	Lille	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Terrier  11' Dubois  74'	Report	Thiago Maia  44' Rémy  50' Soumaré  69' Bamba  73'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 56,642 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lille v Bordeaux

12 May 2019 36	Lille	1–0	Bordeaux	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rémy  27',  47' Soumaré  59'	Report	Plašil  29' Adli  32' Bašić  62' Otávio  76' Pablo  88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 41,413 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Lille v Angers

18 May 2019 37	Lille	5–0	Angers	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ikoné  2' Pépé  14', 77' (pen.) Bamba  70' Luiz Araújo  88',  88'	Report	Pavlović  24' Pajot  39' Aït-Nouri  76'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 42,704 Referee: François Letexier

Rennes v Lille

24 May 2019 38	Rennes	3–1	Lille	Rennes
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarr  15',  59' Niang  16' (pen.), 71'	Report	Rémy  15',  35' Soumaoro  15' Luiz Araújo  90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,185 Referee: Olivier Thual

Coupe de France

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France

Lille v Sochaux

7 January 2019 Round of 64	Lille	1–0	Sochaux	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:55 CET (UTC+1)	Luiz Araújo  40' Soumaré  64'	Report	Páez  44'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 12,374 Referee: Florent Batta

FC Sète 34 v Lille

22 January 2019 Round of 32	FC Sète 34	0–1	Lille	Sète
20:55 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bamba  48'	Stadium: Stade Louis Michel Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Karim Abed

Rennes v Lille

6 February 2019 Round of 16	Rennes	2–1	Lille	Rennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré  44' Bourigeaud  51' Mexer  56' Zeffane  71' Siebatcheu  74', 90+1'	Report	Soumaoro  19' Maignan  19' Xeka  47' Pépé  65'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue

Strasbourg v Lille

30 October 2018 Third round	Strasbourg	2–0	Lille	Strasbourg
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana  13' Grimm  16' Liénard  81'	Report	Luiz Araújo  82'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Adam Jakubech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK		Mike Maignan	42	0	38	0	3	0	1	0
30	GK		Kouakou Koffi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Youssouf Koné	23	0	19+1	0	2	0	1	0
4	DF		Gabriel	17	1	11+3	1	1+1	0	1	0
5	DF		Adama Soumaoro	22	0	20	0	2	0	0	0
6	DF		José Fonte	38	3	36	3	2	0	0	0
17	DF		Zeki Çelik	36	1	34	1	2	0	0	0
22	DF		Kouadio-Yves Dabila	16	0	8+4	0	1+2	0	1	0
26	DF		Jérémy Pied	13	0	4+7	0	1	0	1	0
28	DF		Reinildo Mandava	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Benjamin Vérité	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Xeka	30	2	26+1	2	2	0	1	0
12	MF		Jonathan Ikoné	41	3	34+4	3	2	0	0+1	0
20	MF		Thiago Maia	25	0	9+14	0	1	0	1	0
21	MF		Arton Zekaj	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Thiago Mendes	37	0	35	0	1+1	0	0	0
24	MF		Boubakary Soumaré	22	1	5+13	1	2+1	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW		Rafael Leão	26	8	16+8	8	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Loïc Rémy	29	7	14+12	7	1+1	0	1	0
10	FW		Rui Fonte	20	1	5+13	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	FW		Luiz Araújo	29	4	6+19	3	2+1	1	1	0
14	FW		Jonathan Bamba	41	14	35+3	13	3	1	0	0
19	FW		Nicolas Pépé	41	23	37+1	22	2	1	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
—	DF		Júnior Alonso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Hamza Mendyl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Edgar Ié	3	0	0	0	1+1	0	1	0
25	DF		Fodé Ballo-Touré	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW		Anwar El Ghazi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW		Lebo Mothiba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW		Yassine Benzia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 24 May 2019
Source: Competitions

References

1. "Lille OSC history" (in French). Lille OSC.
2. "Lille – season 2018/19" (in French). Lille OSC.
3. "Equipe pro 2 - Effectif" (in French). Lille OSC.
4. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.