2021–22 Lille OSC season explained

Club:	Lille
Season:	2021–22
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Olivier Létang
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Jocelyn Gourvennec
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	10th
Cup1:	Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:	Round of 32
Cup2:	Trophée des Champions
Cup2 Result:	Winners
Cup3:	UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Jonathan David (15)
Season Topscorer:	Jonathan David (19)
Highest Attendance:	44,839 vs Marseille
Lowest Attendance:	28,859 vs Montpellier
Largest Win:	Lille 4–0 Clermont
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 season was the 78th season in the existence of Lille OSC and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lille participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Trophée des Champions, and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

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Out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
31			Boavista	Loan return		^[2]
30			Boavista	Loan return
24			Hamburger SV	€8,000,000		^[3]
1			Atlético Madrid	Loan		^[4]
5			Groningen	€6,000,000		^[5]
23			Basel	€7,000,000		^[6]
11			Free transfer			^[7]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
16			Milan	€13,000,000		^[8]
24			Leicester City	Undisclosed		^[9]
			Troyes	€3,000,000		^[10]
			Bologna	€2,500,000		^[11]
11			Atlanta United FC	Undisclosed		^[12]
10			Fiorentina	€15,000,000		^[13]
11			CSKA Moscow	Loan		^[14]
15			Braga	Free		^[15]
28			Atlético Madrid	Undisclosed		^[16]

Competitions

Ligue 1

See main article: 2021–22 Ligue 1.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^{[17] [18]}

Coupe de France

See main article: 2021–22 Coupe de France.

Trophée des Champions

See main article: 2021 Trophée des Champions.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.^[19]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.^[20]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Player	width=120	Ligue 1	width=120	Coupe de France	width=165	Trophée des Champions	width=160	Champions League	width=120	Total
1	9	FW		Jonathan David	12	1	0	3	16
2	17	FW		Burak Yılmaz	4	0	0	2	6
3	21	MF		Benjamin André	2	0	0	0	2
	8	MF		Xeka	2	0	1	0	2
	10	FW		Jonathan Ikoné	2	0	0	1	2
	24	MF		Amadou Onana	2	2	0	0	2
	20	MF		Angel Gomes	2	1	0	1	2
4	3	DF		Tiago Djalo	1	0	0	0	1
	18	MF		Renato Sanches	1	0	0	0	1
	11	MF		Yusuf Yazıcı	1	0	0	0	1
	4	DF		Sven Botman	1	0	0	0	1
	2	DF		Zeki Celik	1	1	0	0	1
Own goals					2	0	0	0	2
Totals					26	5	1	7	39

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lille – season 2020/21. Lille OSC. fr. 2021-07-02. 2020-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008061806/https://www.losc.fr/saison-football/equipe-pro/equipe?saison=132#tabs. dead.
2. News: Angel Gomes signs for Lille after leaving Manchester United, loaned to Boavista. Sky Sports. 9 August 2020. 9 August 2020.
3. News: Le capitaine des espoirs belges Amadou Onana est Lillois !. Lille OSC. fr. 5 August 2021. 5 August 2021. 5 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210805111455/https://www.losc.fr/node/107071. dead.
4. News: LE CROATE IVO GRBIĆ, NOUVEAU GARDIEN DU LOSC. losc. 19 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
5. News: GABRIEL GUDMUNDSSON, UN ESPOIR SUÉDOIS AU LOSC. losc. 31 August 2020. 31 August 2020. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831220544/https://www.losc.fr/node/107320. dead.
6. Web site: Domenighetti. Joël. Lille va engager Edon Zhegrova. live. Lille will sign Edon Zhegrova. fr. L'Équipe. 14 January 2022. 14 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114123739/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lille-va-engager-edon-zhegrova/1310473 . 2022-01-14 .
7. News: Mercato. Lille : Hatem Ben Arfa rejoint le club nordiste. Ouest-France. 19 January 2022. 19 January 2022.
8. News: Official Statement: Mike Maignan. AC Milan. 27 May 2021. 27 May 2021.
9. News: Boubakary Soumaré Joins Leicester City From Lille. Leicester City F.C.. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021.
10. News: Official Troyes buy Rominigue Kouamé from Lille. Get Football News France. 28 June 2021. 28 June 2021.
11. News: Official Adama Soumaoro moves to Bologna permanently for €2.5m. Get Football News France. 3 July 2021. 3 July 2021.
12. News: Atlanta United signs Luiz Araújo via transfer from Lille. Atlanta United FC. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021.
13. Web site: 31 December 2021. Jonathan Ikone leaving Lille to join Italian club Fiorentina - Sportsnet.ca. live. 31 December 2021. Sportsnet. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101022028/https://www.sportsnet.ca/ligue-1/article/jonathan-ikone-leaving-lille-join-italian-club-fiorentina/ . 2022-01-01 .
14. News: Юсуф Языджи пополнил состав ПФК ЦСКА. CSKA Moscow. 19 January 2022. 19 January 2022. ru.
15. News: Eugenio Pizzuto assina pelo SC Braga. SC Braga. 26 January 2022. 26 January 2022. pt.
16. News: ¡Bienvenido, Reinildo Mandava!. Atlético Madrid. 31 January 2022. 31 January 2022. es.
17. News: 2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June. 23 June 2021. ligue1.com.
18. News: Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!. 25 June 2021. ligue1.com.
19. Web site: UEFA Champions League group stage draw . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 26 August 2021 .
20. News: 2021/22 UEFA Champions League: all you need to know . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 19 January 2021 . 19 January 2021.