# 2015–16 Lille OSC season

The 2015–16 season was Lille OSC's 72nd season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.

## Players
### Current squad

As of 2 February 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NGA | Vincent Enyeama |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Sébastien Corchia |
| 3 | DF | MLI | Youssouf Koné |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Florent Balmont |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Renato Civelli |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 7 | MF | MAR | Sofiane Boufal |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Mounir Obbadi |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Yassine Benzia |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Marvin Martin |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Éric Bauthéac |
| 13 | DF | ZAM | Stoppila Sunzu (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua) |
| 14 | FW | GHA | Yaw Yeboah (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Lenny Nangis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | MTQ | Steeve Elana |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Franck Béria |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Djibril Sidibé |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Junior Tallo |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Adama Soumaoro |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Rio Mavuba (captain) |
| 25 | DF | MNE | Marko Baša |
| 27 | FW | BEL | Baptiste Guillaume |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Benjamin Pavard |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Jean Butez |
| 31 | MF | FRA | Morgan Amalfitano |
| 32 | MF | POR | Rony Lopes (on loan from Monaco) |
| 39 | FW | POR | Eder (on loan from Swansea City) |
| 40 | GK | FRA | Mike Maignan |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Julian Jeanvier (on loan to Red Star) |
| — | MF | POR | Alexis Araujo (on loan to Boulogne) |
| — | MF | FRA | Souahilo Meïté (on loan to Zulte Waregem) |
| — | FW | SUI | Michael Frey (on loan to Luzern) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Serhou Guirassy (on loan to Auxerre) |
| — | FW | CGO | Kévin Koubemba (on loan to Brest) |
| — | FW | CPV | Ryan Mendes (on loan to Nottingham Forest) |
| — | FW | FRA | Ronny Rodelin (on loan to Caen) |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Vincent Enyeama | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Steeve Elana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Jean Butez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Mike Maignan | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sébastien Corchia | 30+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Youssouf Koné | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Renato Civelli | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Stoppila Sunzu | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | Franck Béria | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 36+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
| 23 | DF | Adama Soumaoro | 25+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | Marko Baša | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 6+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Florent Balmont | 25+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Amadou | 17+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 27+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 35 | 12 |
| 8 | MF | Mounir Obbadi | 25+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Marvin Martin | 4+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Éric Bauthéac | 25+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Yaw Yeboah | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Souahilo Meïté | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Rio Mavuba | 31+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Alexis Araujo | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Morgan Amalfitano | 10+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 32 | MF | Rony Lopes | 5+7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Yassine Benzia | 17+8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 29 | 6 |
| 12 | FW | Serhou Guirassy | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Lenny Nangis | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Junior Tallo | 11+12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Baptiste Guillaume | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Michael Frey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Eder | 12+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Last updated: 14 May 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Ligue1.com

### Goalscorers

| Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total |
| 1 | 7 | MF | | Sofiane Boufal | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Yassine Benzia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | DF | | Djibril Sidibé | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 39 | FW | | Eder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | MF | | Éric Bauthéac | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 32 | MF | | Rony Lopes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | DF | | Sébastien Corchia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 23 | DF | | Adama Soumaoro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 13 | DF | | Stoppila Sunzu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 31 | MF | | Morgan Amalfitano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | FW | | Serhou Guirassy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | FW | | Junior Tallo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | | Ibrahim Amadou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Mounir Obbadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 2 | 9 | 50 |
Last updated: 14 May 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | Total | Total |
| 19 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 3 | | | 1 | | 4 | | |
| 7 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 3 | | | 1 | | 4 | | |
| 2 | DF | Sébastien Corchia | 6 | | | | 1 | 7 | | |
| 5 | DF | Renato Civelli | 6 | | 2 | | 1 | 7 | | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Mounir Obbadi | 8 | | | 1 | 1 | 10 | | |
| 33 | FW | Junior Tallo | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 | | |
| 11 | DF | Éric Bauthéac | 7 | | | | 1 | 8 | | |
| 4 | MF | Florent Balmont | 5 | | | | 1 | 6 | | |
| 25 | DF | Marko Baša | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 24 | MF | Rio Mavuba | 5 | | | | | 5 | | |
| 1 | GK | Vincent Enyeama | 3 | | 1 | | | 3 | | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Stoppila Sunzu | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Adama Soumaoro | 6 | | | | | 6 | | |
| 27 | FW | Baptiste Guillaume | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 19 | FW | Serhou Guirassy | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 9 | FW | Yassine Benzia | 4 | | | | | 4 | | |
| 15 | FW | Lenny Nangis | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 | | |
| 14 | FW | Yaw Yeboah | | | | | 1 | 1 | | |
| 10 | MF | Marvin Martin | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Amadou | 2 | | | | 2 | 4 | | |
| 32 | MF | Rony Lopes | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 31 | MF | Morgan Amalfitano | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 39 | FW | Eder | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 14 May 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Renato Civelli | 31 | Bursaspor | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Éric Bauthéac | 27 | Nice | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2015 | FW | Serhou Guirassy | 19 | Stade Laval | £350,000 |
| 10 July 2015 | MF | Mounir Obbadi | 32 | Monaco | Free Transfer |
| 15 July 2015 | FW | Junior Tallo | 22 | Roma | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2015 | DF | Ibrahim Amadou | 22 | Nancy | £1,400,000 |
| 18 July 2015 | FW | Baptiste Guillaume | 20 | Lens | £2,800,000 |
| 18 August 2015 | GK | Mike Maignan | 19 | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2015 | MF | Lenny Nangis | 21 | Caen | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Morgan Amalfitano | 30 | West Ham United | Free Transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date |
| 28 July 2015 | DF | Stoppila Sunzu | 26 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 June 2016 |
| 14 August 2015 | MF | Yaw Yeboah | 18 | Manchester City | 30 June 2016 |
| 27 August 2015 | FW | Adriel Ba Loua | 19 | ASEC Mimosas | 30 June 2016 |
| 6 January 2016 | MF | Rony Lopes | 20 | Monaco | 30 June 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | FW | Eder | 28 | Swansea City | 30 June 2016 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | David Rozehnal | 34 | Oostende | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Simon Kjær | 26 | Fenerbahçe | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Abdoulay Diaby | 24 | Club Brugge | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2015 | MF | Jonathan Delaplace | 29 | Caen | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2015 | MF | Adama Traoré | 20 | Monaco | £9,800,000 |
| 10 July 2015 | MF | Idrissa Gueye | 25 | Aston Villa | €10,000,000 |
| 21 July 2015 | FW | Nolan Roux | 27 | Saint-Étienne | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2015 | FW | John Jairo Ruiz | 21 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date |
| 17 July 2015 | FW | Kévin Koubemba | 22 | Brest | 30 June 2016 |
| 31 August 2015 | DF | Julian Jeanvier | 23 | Red Star | 30 June 2016 |
| 31 August 2015 | FW | Ryan Mendes | 25 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2016 |
| 31 August 2015 | FW | Ronny Rodelin | 25 | Caen | 30 June 2016 |
| 20 January 2016 | FW | Serhou Guirassy | 19 | Auxerre | 30 June 2016 |
| 21 January 2016 | FW | Alexis Araujo | 19 | Boulogne | 30 June 2016 |
| 27 January 2016 | FW | Michael Frey | 21 | Luzern | 30 June 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | MF | Souahilo Meïté | 21 | Zulte Waregem | 30 June 2016 |

## Competitions
### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Nice | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Caen | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 54 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |