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Lille OSC

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Lille
Full nameLille Olympique Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Les Dogues (The Mastiffs)
Les Nordistes (The Northmen)
Les Lillois (The Lillois)
La Machine de Guerre (The War Machine)
Short name
  • LOSC
  • Lille OSC
  • LOSC Lille
Founded23 September 1944; 81 years ago (1944-09-23)
StadiumStade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity50,186
OwnerMerlyn Partners
PresidentOlivier Létang
Head coachBruno Génésio
Websitelosc.fr
Current season

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.

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

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  • Division 1 : 4
    • 1932/33 (as Olympique Lillois), 1945/46, 1953/54, 2010/2011

League position

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SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01Division 13rd
2001/025th
2002/03Ligue 114th
2003/0410th
2004/052nd
2005/063rd
2006/0710th
2007/087th
2008/095th
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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