RC Lens

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 2018/19.

Revenue excl. transfers

€18.0m

no previous season in the dataset

2nd highest value of 20

Wage bill

€17.6m

no previous season in the dataset

2nd highest value of 20

Net result

−€11.1m

no previous season in the dataset

20th highest value of 20

Equity

€16.7m

no previous season in the dataset

2nd highest value of 20

Equity ratio

19.6%

no previous season in the dataset

14th highest value of 20

Lens has quadrupled its revenue excl. transfers since 2018/19

2018/19 to 2024/25, €m

  • League median

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

Lens: on average 2.1 places better in the table than on revenue

2018/19 to 2024/25

  • League position
  • Revenue rank on revenue excluding transfers

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts; final tables

Equity: Lens

2018/19 to 2024/25, €m

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

Equity ratio 2018/19

19.6%

low: below 30% is considered thin.

14th highest value of 20 · league median 28.9%

Lens: equity ratio up 15 percentage points since 2018/19

Shares of total assets; liabilities include shareholder loans, 2018/19 to 2024/25

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

Lens closes 2018/19 with a deficit of €11.1m

2018/19, €m, excluding items under €50k

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

Lens: wage ratio from 97% (2018/19) to 87% (2024/25)

2018/19 to 2024/25

  • Lens by season
  • Ligue 1 2024/25

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

Season 2018/19

Position in the league

Key figureValueRankMedianworsebetter
Revenue excl. transfers €18.0m2 of 20 2 of 20 €8.9m
Wage bill €17.6m2 of 20 2 of 20 €8.7m
Wage ratio 97.5%8 of 20 8 of 20 86.9%
Net result −€11.1m20 of 20 20 of 20 €0.0m
Equity €16.7m2 of 20 2 of 20 €1.6m
Equity ratio 19.6%14 of 20 14 of 20 28.9%
Liabilities €66.9m1 of 20 1 of 20 €7.5m
Payments to player agents €1.1m3 of 20 3 of 20 €0.2m

Lens has the second-highest revenue excl. transfers in the Ligue 2

20 clubs, 2018/19, €m

  • Median

Source: DNCG / LFP, individual club accounts

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