| Club: | RC Lens |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Joseph Oughourlian |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Franck Haise |
| Stadium: | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| League: | Ligue 1 |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Coupe de France |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Loïs Openda (21) |
| Season Topscorer: | Loïs Openda (21) |
| Highest Attendance: | 38,223 vs Strasbourg, 7 April 2023, Ligue 1 |
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| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 RC Lens season was the club's 117th season in existence and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
| scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Clermont | Undisclosed | [1] | |||||||
| 13 | Zagłębie Lubin | Free | [2] | |||||||
| 30 | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | [3] | |||||||
| 11 | Club Brugge | Undisclosed | [4] |
| scope=col | Player | Transferred to | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Inter Miami | Undisclosed | [5] | |||||||
| 28 | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed | [6] |
See main article: 2022–23 Ligue 1.
The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[7]
See main article: 2022–23 Coupe de France.
|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season|-