# 2016–17 Lille OSC season

The 2016–17 season was Lille OSC's 73rd season in existence and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.
This season Lille participated in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League as a result of a 5th place finish in the 2015–16 Ligue 1.
Lille finished mid-table this season. New manager Riccardo del Silva could not help the team with results, but did not get sacked.

## Players
### Squad information

As of 30 August 2016
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract until | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Vincent Enyeama | GK | (1982-08-29) 29 August 1982 (age 42) | 2011 | 2019 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 16 | Mike Maignan | GK | (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) | 2015 | 2020 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 30 | Jean Butez | GK | (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) | 2014 | 2018 | Youth Sector |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Sébastien Corchia | RB | (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 34) | 2014 | 2018 | Sochaux |
| 3 | Youssouf Koné | LB | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29) | 2014 | 2018 | Youth Sector |
| 5 | Renato Civelli | CB | (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37) | 2015 | 2016 | Bursaspor |
| 13 | Stoppila Sunzu | CB | (1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | 2019 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 15 | Julian Palmieri | CB / AM | (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37) | 2016 | 2018 | Bastia |
| 18 | Franck Béria | RB | (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 41) | 2007 | 2018 | Metz |
| 23 | Adama Soumaoro | CB | (1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 32) | 2011 | 2019 | Youth Sector |
| 25 | Marko Baša | CB | (1982-12-29) 29 December 1982 (age 41) | 2011 | 2019 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| — | Carlens Arcus | RB | (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 28) | 2016 | 2017 | Troyes |
| — | Hamza Mendyl | CB | (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26) | 2016 | 2019 | Youth Sector |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | Younousse Sankharé | LM / LB | (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | 2020 | Guingamp |
| 6 | Ibrahim Amadou | CM | (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31) | 2015 | 2019 | Nancy |
| 8 | Mounir Obbadi | CM | (1983-04-04) 4 April 1983 (age 41) | 2015 | 2018 | Monaco |
| 10 | Morgan Amalfitano | AM | (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 39) | 2016 | 2018 | West Ham United |
| 11 | Éric Bauthéac | LW / AM / RW | (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 (age 37) | 2015 | 2018 | Nice |
| 17 | Rony Lopes | AM / RW | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28) | 2016 | 2017 | Monaco |
| 24 | Rio Mavuba | DM / CM | (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40) | 2008 | 2019 | Villarreal |
| 27 | Naïm Sliti | AM | (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | 2017 | Red Star |
| — | Yves Bissouma | CM | (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28) | 2016 | 2019 | Youth Sector |
| Strikers ||||||||
| 9 | Yassine Benzia | CF | (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | 2019 | Lyon |
| 12 | Nicolas de Préville | SS | (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33) | 2016 | 2020 | Oostende |
| 14 | Junior Tallo | CF | (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) | 2015 | 2019 | Roma |
| 19 | Eder | CF | (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 36) | 2016 | 2020 | Swansea City |
| 20 | Ryan Mendes | SS / LW | (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 33) | 2012 | 2017 | Le Havre |
| — | Martin Terrier | SS | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | 2019 | Youth Sector |
| — | Lebo Mothiba | CF | (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) | 2016 | 2019 | Youth Sector |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Vincent Enyeama | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Sébastien Corchia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Youssouf Koné | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Younousse Sankharé | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Renato Civelli | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Ibrahim Amadou | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Mounir Obbadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Yassine Benzia | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Morgan Amalfitano | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Éric Bauthéac | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Nicolas de Preville | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Stoppila Sunzu | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Junior Tallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Julian Palmieri | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | | Mike Maignan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Rony Lopes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Franck Béria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Éder | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Ryan Mendes | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Adama Soumaoro | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Rio Mavuba | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Marko Baša | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Naïm Sliti | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Jean Butez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Yves Bissouma | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 1 October 2016. Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Ligue1.com

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee |
| 9 July 2016 | DF | Carlens Arcus | 20 | Troyes | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2016 | MF | Julian Palmieri | 29 | Bastia | Free |
| 9 July 2016 | DF | Stoppila Sunzu | 27 | Shanghai Shenhua | Free |
| 9 July 2016 | FW | Éder | 28 | Swansea City | €4,5M |
| 26 July 2016 | MF | Younousse Sankharé | 26 | Guingamp | €3M |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date |
| 9 July 2016 | MF | Rony Lopes | 20 | Monaco | 30 June 2017 |
| 30 August 2016 | MF | Naïm Sliti | 24 | Red Star | 30 June 2017 |
| 2 August 2016 | MF | Nicolas de Préville | 25 | Oostende | 30 June 2017 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee |
| 25 May 2016 | MF | Nolan Mbemba | 21 | Vitória de Guimarães | Free |
| 18 June 2016 | FW | Didier Lamkel Ze | 19 | Niort | Free |
| 22 June 2016 | DF | Julian Jeanvier | 24 | Stade de Reims | Free |
| 23 June 2016 | GK | Steeve Elana | 35 | Gazélec Ajaccio | End of contract |
| 29 June 2016 | FW | Michael Frey | 21 | Young Boys | €0,5M |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Yaw Yeboah | 19 | Manchester City | Loan expiration |
| 30 June 2016 | FW | D'Avila Ba Loua | 19 | Mimosas | Loan expiration |
| 8 July 2016 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 23 | Monaco | €15M |
| 8 July 2016 | MF | Florent Balmont | 36 | Dijon | Free |
| 20 July 2016 | FW | Serhou Guirassy | 20 | 1. FC Köln | €6M |
| 26 July 2016 | FW | Ronny Rodelin | 26 | Caen | €1M |
| 4 August 2016 | FW | Kevin Koubemba | 23 | Sint-Truiden | Free |
| 29 August 2016 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 22 | Southampton | €20M |
| 29 August 2016 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 20 | Stuttgart | €5M |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date |
| 27 June 2016 | MF | Soualiho Meïté | 22 | Zulte Waregem | 30 June 2017 |
| 4 July 2016 | FW | Baptiste Guillaume | 21 | Strasbourg | 30 June 2017 |
| 13 July 2016 | MF | Marvin Martin | 28 | Dijon | 30 June 2017 |
| 19 July 2016 | MF | Ricardo Roman | 20 | Les Herbiers | 30 June 2017 |
| 20 July 2016 | MF | Alexis Araujo | 19 | Dunkerque | 30 June 2017 |
| 28 July 2016 | FW | Lenny Nangis | 22 | Bastia | 30 June 2017 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Rennes | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 50 |
| 11 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 46 |
| 12 | Angers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 46 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2017. Source: Ligue 1

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |