Lille OSC
Lille Olympique Sporting Club commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Northern France. The club plays in Ligue 1.
| Full name | Lille Olympique Sporting Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Dogues (The Mastiffs) Les Nordistes (The Northmen) Les Lillois (The Lillois) La Machine de Guerre (The War Machine) | |||
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| Founded | 23 September 1944 | |||
| Owner | Merlyn Partners | |||
| President | Olivier Létang | |||
| Head coach | Bruno Génésio | |||
| Website | [losc.fr Club home page] | |||
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Founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois (founded in 1902) and the S.C. Fives (founded in 1901), Lille have played their home matches since 2012 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
League title
- Division 1 : 4
- 1932/33 (as Olympique Lillois), 1945/46, 1953/54, 2010/2011
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Division 1 | 3rd |
| 2001/02 | 5th | |
| 2002/03 | Ligue 1 | 14th |
| 2003/04 | 10th | |
| 2004/05 | 2nd | |
| 2005/06 | 3rd | |
| 2006/07 | 10th | |
| 2007/08 | 7th | |
| 2008/09 | 5th | |
| 2010/11 | 1st | |
| 2013/14 | 3rd | |
| 2014/15 | 8th | |
| 2015/16 | 5th | |
| 2017/18 | 17th | |
| 2018/19 | 2nd | |
| 2019/20 | 4th |
Former position
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Lille OSC Media
Roger Vandooren with Lille against Strasbourg in 1946
Guillaume Bieganski, one of the best Lille players in the late 1950s
Lille squad for 1979–80 French Division 1 season
Lille playing against AC Milan in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League
Aurélien Chedjou and Gervinho celebrate winning the double in 2011.
A crowded Stade Pierre-Mauroy before Lille's 5–1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on 14 April 2019
2016–17 home kits, with the red chevron
Benjamin André wearing 2020–21 third kit, sponsored by Boulanger
Stade Henri-Jooris in 1937
Stadium Nord Lille Métropole before 2011–12 UEFA Champions League game between Lille and CSKA Moscow
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