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{{short description|Association football club in Lille, France}}
{{about|the men's football club|the women's football club|Lille OSC (women)}}
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| fullname = Lille Olympique Sporting Club
| nickname = ''Les Dogues'' (The [[Mastiff]]s)<br>''Les Nordistes'' (The Northmen)<br>''Les Lillois'' (The Lillois)<br>''La Machine de Guerre'' (The War Machine)
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* Lille OSC
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| stadium = [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]]
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| owner = Merlyn Partners SCSp
| chairman = [[Olivier Létang]]
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Bruno Génésio]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
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| current = 2024–25 Lille OSC season
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'''Lille Olympique Sporting Club''' ({{IPA|fr|lil ɔlɛ̃pik spɔʁtɪŋ klœb}}), commonly referred to as '''LOSC''', '''LOSC Lille''' or simply '''Lille''', is a French professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Lille]], Northern France competing in [[Ligue 1]], the top division of [[Football in France|French football]]. Lille have played their home matches since 2012 at the [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]]. The 50,186-capacity [[retractable roof]] venue is the fourth-largest [[List of football stadiums in France|stadium in France]].

Lille were founded as a result of a merger between [[Olympique Lillois]] and [[SC Fives]] in 1944. Both clubs were founding members of the [[Ligue 1|French Division 1]] and Olympique Lillois were the [[1932–33 French Division 1|league's inaugural champions]]. The club's most successful period was the decade from 1946 to 1956, in the post-war period, when the first-team won seven major trophies, including a [[Double (association football)|league/cup double]] in 1946, and was known as ''La Machine de Guerre'' ([[French language|French]] for "The War Machine"). Having won another double in [[2010–11 Lille OSC season|2011]], their fourth league title in [[2020–21 Lille OSC season|2021]] as well as their first [[Trophée des Champions]]{{efn-ur|French equivalent to a [[super cup]]}} the same year, Lille are the fourth best French club in the 21st century.

In domestic football, the club has won a total of four [[List of French football champions|league titles]], six [[Coupes de France]] and one Trophée des Champions since its foundation. In European football, Lille have participated in the [[UEFA Champions League]] nine times, reaching the knockout phase three times, competed in the [[UEFA Europa League]] on nine occasions and got to the [[UEFA Conference League]] quarter-finals once. They also won the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004]] after finishing as runners-up in [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2002]]. Lille are also one of the few clubs, still in the first division, to have at least 15 final top-three appearances{{efn-ur|Aggregate seasons in which a club is crowned champion, finished as runner-up or in third place}} in the history of the French championship.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://ligue1.com/articles/l1_article_265-palmares-clubs-historique-des-podiums |title=Palmarès clubs : Historique des podiums |date=27 June 2024 |publisher=[[Ligue 1]] |access-date=11 October 2024 |archive-date=11 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011045207/https://ligue1.com/articles/l1_article_265-palmares-clubs-historique-des-podiums |url-status=live}}</ref>

Nicknamed ''Les Dogues'' (French for "The [[Mastiffs]]"), Lille are known for their academy which has produced and trained notable graduates. Throughout their history, they have cultivated a reputation for scouting and developing young players. Lille is the best club in the world regarding the financial balance of transfers concerning non-academy players signed since 2015, according to the [[International Centre for Sports Studies|CIES Football Observatory]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost484 |title=Player trading: results per club |date=4 December 2024 |website=[[International Centre for Sports Studies|CIES]] |access-date=11 December 2024 |archive-date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211145804/https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost484 |url-status=live}}</ref> They have a [[Derby du Nord|long-standing rivalry]] with nearby side [[RC Lens|Lens]], in which Lille lead in the head-to-head record and in terms of total trophies won. Chaired by [[Olivier Létang]], they are the fifth-most followed French sports club on social media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost467 |title=Clubs with the most followers on social networks |date=5 June 2024 |website=CIES |access-date=5 June 2024 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605173112/https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost467 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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==History==
===First decade of glory : The War Machine (1944–1955)===
{{main|Olympique Lillois|SC Fives}}
[[File:LilleOSC October1946.jpg|thumb|{{ill|Roger Vandooren|fr}} with Lille against [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] in 1946]]
Before the [[Second World War]], the city of Lille had two clubs at the top level; [[Olympique Lillois]] and [[SC Fives]]. Olympique Lillois were crowned domestic champions in [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–33]], the first in the history of the championship that was created in 1932, and were runners-up in [[1935–36 French Division 1|1935–36]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Dorvillé |first=Christian |date=2010 |title=Grandes figures sportives du Nord-Pas-de-Calais |language=fr |location=Villeneuve-d'Ascq |publisher=Presses Universitaires du Septentrion |isbn=978-2-7574-0152-1}}</ref> They also earned a [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques#Football|USFSA Football Championship]] title in [[1914 USFSA Football Championship|1914]], the French football top division before the creation of the French Division 1, and went to the [[Coupe de France]] final in [[1939 Coupe de France Final|1939]]. Their neighbours, SC Fives, ranked second in [[1933–34 French Division 1|1933–34]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.zoomsurlille.fr/decouvrir-lille/sports-de-haut-niveau/sc-fives-ol |title=SC Fives + OL |date=6 August 2014 |website=ZoomSurLille.fr |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172801/https://www.zoomsurlille.fr/decouvrir-lille/sports-de-haut-niveau/sc-fives-ol |url-status=live }}</ref> They also went to the Coupe de France final, being defeated by [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Girondins AS Port]] in [[1941 Coupe de France Final|1941]].<ref name="CoupeFFF">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.fff.fr/competition/engagement/392609-coupe-de-france/phase/1/155-le-palmares-de-la-coupe-de-france.html |title=Coupe de France |website=[[French Football Federation|FFF]] |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171844/https://www.fff.fr/competition/engagement/392609-coupe-de-france/phase/1/155-le-palmares-de-la-coupe-de-france.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Weakened by the war, the two clubs decided to merge in the autumn of 1944, on 23 September, giving birth to Stade Lillois, renamed Lille Olympique Sporting Club a few weeks later.<ref name="MemoirePHJV">{{cite book |last1=Hurseau |first1=Paul |last2=Verhaeghe |first2=Jacques |date=1997 |title=Olympique lillois. Sporting Club fivois. Lille O.S.C. : mémoire du football |language=fr |location=Joué-lès-Tours |publisher=Alan Sutton |isbn=2-84253-080-2}}</ref> On 25 November 1944, the club is officially registered under its new name.

For its first season, the newborn club reached the [[1945 Coupe de France Final|1945 Coupe de France final]], with a squad composed of the best players of both merging teams, who are mostly natives of the [[Nord (French department)|Nord department]].<ref name="MemoirePHJV" /> Next season, Lille won the [[Double (association football)|double]], beating [[Red Star F.C.|Red Star]] in the [[1946 Coupe de France Final]] and finishing at the first place of [[1945–46 French Division 1|French Division 1]] ahead of [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] and [[CO Roubaix-Tourcoing|Roubaix-Tourcoing]]. In 1947, Lille finished in the fourth place but came back to the Coupe de France [[1947 Coupe de France Final|final]] and retained the trophy, defeating [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]. The club won the cup again in [[1948 Coupe de France Final|1948]] beating main rivals [[RC Lens|Lens]], its third in a row, and were runners-up of the league the same year, behind [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] that became the champions after a strong [[1947–48 French Division 1|1947–48 season]] finishing. They were also runners-up in [[1948–49 French Division 1|1948–49]], [[1949–50 French Division 1|1949–50]] and [[1950–51 French Division 1|1950–51]].<ref name="MemoirePHJV" /> On 24 June 1951, an exhausted Lille reached the [[Latin Cup]] final and lost against [[Gre-No-Li]]'s [[AC Milan]] after having played 250 minutes in the span of two days.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/04/24/le-jour-ou-le-losc-a-failli-remporter-la-coupe-deurope |title=Le jour où le LOSC a failli remporter la coupe d'Europe |last=Deléglise |first=Thomas |date=24 April 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313155957/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/04/24/le-jour-ou-le-losc-a-failli-remporter-la-coupe-deurope |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

On 31 May 1953, they got back to winning and earned their fourth Coupe de France trophy in a 2–1 [[1953 Coupe de France Final|final]] win against [[FC Nancy]], before 60,000 spectators. The club then won its second domestic title in [[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54]], having only conceded 22 goals within 34 games. After this season, Lille is praised for its defensive proficiency and acquired a reputation as a rock-solid defense.<ref name="MemoirePHJV" /> A year later, ''Les Dogues'' earned their fifth Coupe de France in a 5–2 win against [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in the [[1955 Coupe de France Final|final]].<ref name="CoupeFFF" /> This period of glory and hegemony, occurring after the war and the [[German occupation of France]], has led to one of the club's nicknames: ''La Machine de Guerre'' ([[French language|French]] for "The War Machine").<ref name="CohenLOSC">{{cite book |last=Cohen |first=Stéphane |date=15 February 2018 |title=Les fous du stade |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_i5wDwAAQBAJ |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=Solar Éditions |isbn=9782263156502 |trans-quote=LOSC, known as The War Machine, earned its nickname at the end of the Military Administration in France and became the best French football team in subsequent years. |access-date=21 March 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007192257/https://books.google.com/books?id=_i5wDwAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Within its first decade of existence, the club gathered the vast majority of its major trophies, winning two league titles and reaching the second place for four consecutive seasons. Lille, known as the best French club in the post-war period, accumulated five Coupe de France wins in seven finals, including five successive finals and winning the trophy three times in a row, one of the best performances in the history of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/02/26/le-parcours-du-losc-en-coupe-de-france-depuis-1994 |title=Le parcours du LOSC en Coupe de France depuis 1944 |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=26 February 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313160415/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/02/26/le-parcours-du-losc-en-coupe-de-france-depuis-1994 |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

===Decline and several spells in lower levels (1955–1978)===
[[File:GuillaumeBieganski1959.jpg|thumb|[[Guillaume Bieganski]], one of the best Lille players in the late 1950s]]
The [[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56 season]] happened to be highly complicated. The club suffered from internal conflicts, {{ill|Louis Henno|fr|Louis Henno}} was contested and certain players refused to play some matches. In the field, the Northmen were way too irregular and crumbly in defense, and finished in 16th place.<ref name="MemoirePHJV"/> Lille were relegated for the first time in their history in 1956. This relegation is accompanied by aggravating financial consequences. Best players' departure is necessary to cover debts which are becoming substantial. Failing to rebuild a top team due to the increasingly poor financial situation, the club began a series of promotions and relegations. Promoted in [[1956–57 French Division 2|1957]] by beating [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], Lille initially ended up to an unexpected 6th place. The club then finished in eighteenth place the following season; being relegated a second time. After a few years spent in Division 2, the club became a mid-table side in the late 1960s. From 1964 to 1968, the club managed somehow to avoid relegation to the lower level. After a long drought, the worst occurred when Lille abandoned its professional status on 23 June 1969, lacking facilities and resources.<ref name="MemoirePHJV"/>

A few seasons spent in amateur leagues later, Lille recreated its professional team by entering the second division in [[1970–71 French Division 2|1970]], finished at the top of the division at the end of the season. The club began a new series of promotions and relegations in the 1970s. During this decade, the club's accounts were largely in deficit. In order to cover debts, a support committee was founded and friendly matches were organized to raise funds.<ref name="MemoirePHJV"/> Famous clubs like [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] or [[Feyenoord]] as well as nearby Belgian teams like [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] and [[Standard Liège]] agreed to play against Lille to help the northern team. However, these ticket revenues only temporarily improve the club's financial situation but the Lille city council was again forced to help and intervene.<ref name="PHJV2">{{cite book |last1=Hurseau |first1=Paul |last2=Verhaeghe |first2=Jacques |date=2004 |title=Lille Olympique Sporting Club : 1944-2004, le soixantenaire |language=fr |location=Joué-lès-Tours |publisher=Alan Sutton |isbn=9782849101124}}</ref> At the lower level, Lille missed out on promotion in 1973 by one point but were crowned Division 2 champions the following year. After finishing twice in 13th place, during the [[1974–75 French Division 1|1974–75]] and [[1975–76 French Division 1|1975–76]] seasons, the club was once again relegated in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/histoire/chapitre-2-les-montagnes-russes-1955-1998 |title=Chapitre 2 : Les montagnes Russes (1955 - 1998) |work=LOSC.fr |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222081330/https://www.losc.fr/histoire/chapitre-2-les-montagnes-russes-1955-1998 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PHJV2"/>

===Reconstruction and reorganization (1978–2000)===
[[File:LilleOSC197980.jpg|thumb|Lille squad for [[1979–80 French Division 1]] season]]
After years of back and forth, Lille finally returned to the top tier of French football at the end of the [[1977–78 French Division 1|1977–78 season]]. Until 1997, the club remained in the first division, becoming a perennial member of the Division 1. In the [[1978–79 French Division 1|1978–79]], the Mastiffs had a good run and ended at 6th place, nearly qualifying for European competitions while being promoted. The following year, in July 1980, Lille was the first French club to opt for the status of a [[Mixed economy|mixed economy company]] (SAEMS), of which the city of Lille became the majority shareholder and turned the club into a public-controlled enterprise.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2020/05/31/le-losc-pionnier-des-societes-deconomie-mixte |title=Le LOSC, pionnier des sociétés d'économie mixte |date=31 May 2020 |work=DBC LOSC |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222081334/http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2020/05/31/le-losc-pionnier-des-societes-deconomie-mixte/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The new financial sustainability allows the club's sporting stabilization in the elite division. LOSC then achieved some success stories in the decade, reaching the Coupe de France semi-finals in 1983 and 1985.<ref name="MemoirePHJV"/>

However, presidents Jacques Amyot, Roger Deschodt and Jacques Dewailly all struggled to compete with the top teams in the country and saw Lille staying in the familiar surroundings of mid-table. In 1991, Lille then-coached by Jacques Santini finished in sixth place, just two points from the European places; this is the club's only appearance in the league table top half in the 1990s. After financial problems, Bernard Lecomte took over as president of the club in 1994 and saved it from administrative relegation the following year by negotiating with the governing bodies. During this period of austerity where the National Football League prohibited the club from recruiting, LOSC had to part ways with its star players, such as [[Antoine Sibierski]] or [[Miladin Bečanović]], and chose to develop its youth academy. Yet another economic crisis brought the club to the brink of bankruptcy and led to relegation to the second division in 1997.<ref name="MemoirePHJV"/><ref name="PHJV2"/>

While being in Division 2, the club was privatised and purchased in 1999 by {{ill|Luc Dayan|fr|Luc Dayan}} and [[Francis Graille]]. The team then trained by Bosnian coach [[Vahid Halilhodžić]] reconnected with success. Lille quickly recovered as Lille were head and shoulders over the other clubs during the [[1999–2000 French Division 2|1999–2000 Division 2 season]], the club dominated the championship thanks to excellent defense and finished champion with sixteen points ahead of its runner-up, being promoted back to the top.<ref name="MemoirePHJV"/><ref name="PHJV2"/>

===Back to the top and new double (2000–2017)===
[[File:LOSC à Bollaert (Champions League 2006-2007).jpg|thumb| Lille playing against [[AC Milan]] in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League]]]]
In just its first season back in the top flight [[2000–01 French Division 1]], Lille qualified for [[UEFA competitions|Europe]] for the first time in the club's history, booking its place in the [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02 Champions League]]. On the back of the club's new status, Lille entered into a decisive new era under the guidance of chairman and chief executive officer [[Michel Seydoux]] and coach [[Claude Puel]]. The club left the historical [[Stade Grimonprez-Jooris]] to join the [[Stadium Lille Métropole]] and became a regular on the European scene. Amongst its most emphatic results was the 1–0 victory over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at the [[Stade de France]] in 2005, the 2–0 triumph over [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] in [[San Siro]] in 2006 and the 1–0 home win over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2010.

[[File:Celebration LOSC 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Aurélien Chedjou]] and [[Gervinho]] celebrate winning the double in 2011.]]
In the 2010s, Lille knew a steady development on and off the pitch, and has established itself as one of the most important clubs in French Ligue 1. First, the inauguration of the vast and modern Domaine de Luchin training complex in 2007 brings the club to a new era, the center being one of the largest in France. Roughly at the same time, the construction of the 50,000-capacity [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy|Grand Stade Lille Métropole]] (renamed later Stade Pierre-Mauroy), which opened in 2012, began on 29 March 2010 and will give the club the fourth-largest [[List of football stadiums in France|football stadium in France]]. Successive strong results and a sporting progression under head coach [[Rudi Garcia]] took the club back to the top of the French league. Fifty-six years after the club's last trophy, [[2010–11 Lille OSC season|2010–11]] first-team, led by home-grown players [[Yohan Cabaye]], [[Mathieu Debuchy]] and [[Eden Hazard]], won the club's second double after finishing at the [[2010–11 Ligue 1]] top spot and defeating [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in the [[2011 Coupe de France Final|2011 Coupe de France final]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1/lille-roi-de-france_AN-201105210123.html |title=Lille roi de France |date=21 May 2011 |website=[[RMC Sport]] |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172815/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1/lille-roi-de-france_AN-201105210123.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/295241?cc=5739|title=Lille seal historic title|date=21 May 2011|work=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=24 May 2011|archive-date=2 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202024016/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/295241?cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]] and [[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]] Ligue 1 seasons, Lille confirmed its place belong top French football teams, finishing successively at the second and sixth places and qualifying for the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13 Champions League]]. In 2013, Garcia left to join [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], while former [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] coach [[René Girard (footballer)|René Girard]] was appointed as new manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11813/8777137/Ligue-1-Lille-confirm-appointment-of-Rene-Girard-as-their-new-coach|title=Ligue 1: Lille confirm appointment of Rene Girard as their new coach|work=Sky Sports|date=14 June 2013|access-date=19 July 2013|archive-date=9 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062531/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11813/8777137/Ligue-1-Lille-confirm-appointment-of-Rene-Girard-as-their-new-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Girard, Lille finished at the third place in [[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]], behind [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]'s Paris Saint-Germain and [[James Rodríguez]]'s [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]. After two years in charge of the club and a deceiving eight seed at the end of the [[2014–15 Ligue 1|2014–15 Ligue 1 season]], Girard left the club by mutual consent.

In May 2015, the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]] head coach [[Hervé Renard]] was appointed as the new manager.  On 11 November 2015, Renard was terminated as manager and was replaced by [[Frederic Antonetti]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3274/ligue-1/2015/11/11/17222252/lille-sack-manager-renard|title=Lille sack manager Renard|work=Goal.com|date=11 November 2015|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618213947/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3274/ligue-1/2015/11/11/17222252/lille-sack-manager-renard|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4349/main/2015/11/23/17606742/lille-appoint-antonetti-as-their-new-manager|title=Lille appoint Antonetti as their new manager|work=Goal.com|date=23 November 2015|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053555/http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4349/main/2015/11/23/17606742/lille-appoint-antonetti-as-their-new-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 November 2016, a year after being appointed, Lille terminated Antonetti's contract with the club lying second last in the table.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/second-bottom-lille-sack-antonetti|title=Second-bottom Lille sack Antonetti|work=FourFourTwo|date=22 November 2016|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053534/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/second-bottom-lille-sack-antonetti|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Campos and Galtier era: sustained success (2017–2021)===
In early 2017, Lille appointed [[Luís Campos (football)|Luís Campos]] as [[sporting director]] and head of recruitment. A short time afterwards, the club announced the arrival of Argentine famous manager [[Marcelo Bielsa]]. In November 2017, Bielsa was suspended by Lille following an unauthorized trip to [[Chile]] with the club lying second from bottom on the table again and only managing 3 wins from the first 14 games of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/30/marcelo-bielsas-short-lived-catastrophe-at-lille-is-coming-to-an-end|title=Marcelo Bielsa's short-lived catastrophe at Lille is coming to an end|work=The Guardian|date=30 November 2017}}</ref> On 23 December 2017, Bielsa was terminated by Lille and replaced with former Saint-Etienne manager [[Christophe Galtier]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/christophe-galtier-to-take-over-from-marcelo-bielsa-as-lille-manager/|title=Christophe Galtier to take over from Marcelo Bielsa as Lille manager|work=Get French Football News|date=23 December 2017|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date=2 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163824/https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/christophe-galtier-to-take-over-from-marcelo-bielsa-as-lille-manager/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a difficult [[2017–18 Lille OSC season|2017–18 season]], Lille managed to avoid relegation to Ligue 2 by defeating [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] 3–2 in the second last game of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/14/lille-relegation-ligue-1-monaco-psg-strasbourg-lyon|title=Lille have pulled off a miraculous escape from relegation – or have they?|work=The Guardian|date=14 May 2018|access-date=21 May 2018|archive-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129231408/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/14/lille-relegation-ligue-1-monaco-psg-strasbourg-lyon|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Lille vs PSG 2019 - Stade Pierre Mauroy.jpg|thumb|A crowded [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] before Lille's 5–1 win over [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] on 14 April 2019]]
Lille's following season is completely different. After the arrivals of veterans [[José Fonte]] and [[Loïc Rémy]], Turkish right-back [[Zeki Çelik]] and forwards [[Jonathan Bamba]], [[Jonathan Ikoné]] and [[Rafael Leão]], the team proceeded to reel off a string of victories, losing only five games in the first part of the [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19 Ligue 1 season]]. On 14 April 2019, before a record attendance of 49,712 spectators, they defeated Paris Saint-Germain in a historic and storming 5–1 home win with goals from [[Nicolas Pépé]], Jonathan Bamba, [[Gabriel Magalhães|Gabriel]] and team captain José Fonte.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/psg-title-party-delayed-again-after-historic-thumping-at-lille-617392 |title=PSG title party delayed again after historic thumping at Lille |date=15 April 2019 |website=BeSoccer.com |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173047/https://www.besoccer.com/new/psg-title-party-delayed-again-after-historic-thumping-at-lille-617392 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the season, Lille secured the second place to qualify for the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League]] group stage; they returned to the competition after a seven-year absence.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1-lille-officiellement-en-ligue-des-champions-1689691.html |title=Ligue 1 : Lille officiellement en Ligue des champions |date=11 May 2019 |website=[[RMC Sport]] |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619002930/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1-lille-officiellement-en-ligue-des-champions-1689691.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 August 2019, club's season-top scorer Nicolas Pépé is sold to Premier League side [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in a club-record fee of €80&nbsp;million (£72&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11773463/nicolas-pepe-completes-move-to-arsenal-from-lille-for-club-record-72m |title=Nicolas Pepe completes move to Arsenal from Lille for club-record £72m |date=2 August 2019 |website=[[Sky Sports]] |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802002815/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11773463/nicolas-pepe-completes-move-to-arsenal-from-lille-for-club-record-72m |url-status=live }}</ref> Lille announced the recruitment of [[Victor Osimhen]] and [[Tiago Djaló]] on the same day, after the signings of [[Timothy Weah]], [[Reinildo Mandava]] and [[Benjamin André]] a few weeks earlier. The club then announced the arrivals of [[Yusuf Yazıcı]] and [[Renato Sanches]] to strengthen the midfield.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/le-mercato-2019-2020-de-à-z |title=Le mercato 2019-2020 de A à Z |date=4 September 2019 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref> In early March 2020, the Northmen were in 4th place with 49 points after 28 rounds. However, the [[2019–20 Ligue 1|Ligue 1 season]] ended abruptly as the [[Ligue de Football Professionnel|LFP]] first suspended domestic leagues indefinitely following the outbreak of [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|COVID-19 in France]] on 13 March, and then definitely cancelled French football competitions a month and a half later.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52460468 |title=Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season |date=28 April 2020 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=28 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428150855/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52460468 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2020 summer transfer window, Lille chose to sign young talents [[Sven Botman]] and [[Jonathan David]] as well as veteran [[Burak Yılmaz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4211776/2021/05/23/lille-win-ligue-1-title-as-psg-battle-goes-down-to-the-wire/ |title=Lille win Ligue 1 title as PSG battle goes down to the wire |last=Bosher |first=Luke |date=24 May 2021 |website=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706074635/https://theathletic.com/news/lille-title-psg-ligue-1/J3RIEgvzsETC/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21 season]] first half, Lille had only lost two games and was well installed in the top league rankings, having defeated [[Derby du Nord]] rivals [[RC Lens|Lens]] in a 4–0 home win on 18 October 2020.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2020/10/18/depay-stars-as-lyon-beats-strasbourg-3-2-monaco-draws-1-1/42853961 |title=Leader Lille 2 points clear of PSG after beating Lens 4-0 |date=18 October 2020 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=27 October 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062531/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2020/10/18/depay-stars-as-lyon-beats-strasbourg-3-2-monaco-draws-1-1/42853961/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Mastiffs started the second part of the season with a six-game winning streak and lost only once until the end. On 3 April 2021, Lille won at Paris with a Jonathan David goal and took over sole possession of first place in the league.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/06/lille-win-psg-a-reminder-fame-ligue-1-france-title-race |title=Lille's win over PSG shows that fame only takes you so far in Ligue 1 |last1=White |first1=Adam |last2=Devin |first2=Eric |date=6 April 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 October 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062531/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/06/lille-win-psg-a-reminder-fame-ligue-1-france-title-race |url-status=live }}</ref> Three weeks later, Lille came back from two goals down to beat [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] at [[Groupama Stadium]] as Burak Yılmaz scored twice including a 27-yard free kick in a breathtaking 3–2 away win.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1620623/yilmaz-double-helps-lille-rally-against-lyon-to-reclaim-top-spot |title=Yilmaz double helps Lille rally against Lyon to reclaim top spot |date=27 April 2021 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |access-date=27 October 2021 |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314053531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1620623/yilmaz-double-helps-lille-rally-against-lyon-to-reclaim-top-spot |url-status=live }}</ref> Lille then defeated local rivals once again, scoring three goals at Lens and prevailing in the season with an aggregate score of 7–0.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2021/05/08/jonathan-david-franchement-cest-beau-ce-quon-a-fait-contre-lens |title=Jonathan David : " Franchement, c'est beau ce qu'on a fait contre Lens " |last=Moniot |first=Pierrick |date=8 May 2021 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313160531/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2021/05/08/jonathan-david-franchement-cest-beau-ce-quon-a-fait-contre-lens |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> On 23 May, Lille sealed the Ligue 1 title with a 2–1 victory at [[Angers SCO|Angers]] after a dramatic Ligue 1 final round and won its fourth Ligue 1 title under the guidance of manager Christophe Galtier. At the end of the season, goalkeeper [[Mike Maignan]] finished the season with 21 clean sheets, one short of the league season all-time record.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/24/lille-ligue-1-title-decade-christophe-galtier |title=Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade |last1=White |first1=Adam |last2=Devin |first2=Eric |date=23 May 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=24 May 2021 |archive-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107044942/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/24/lille-ligue-1-title-decade-christophe-galtier |url-status=live }}</ref> Competing also in the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League]], they defeated AC Milan at San Siro, on 5 November 2020, in a big 3–0 away win with a hat-trick from Yusuf Yazıcı, but lost to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Round of 32|round of 32]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/2985963-20210225-ajax-losc-lille-quitte-europe-rougir |title=Ajax-LOSC : Lille quitte l'Europe sans rougir |last=Launay |first=François |date=25 February 2021 |website=[[20 minutes (France)|20 minutes]] |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027084236/https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/2985963-20210225-ajax-losc-lille-quitte-europe-rougir |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Further stages and European maturity (2021–present)===
In the [[2021–22 Lille OSC season|2021–22 season]], Lille won its first [[Trophée des Champions]], defeating Paris Saint-Germain with a [[Xeka]] goal at [[Bloomfield Stadium]] in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel on 1 August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.ligue1.fr/Articles/ACTU/2021/08/01/le-losc-s-offre-le-trophee-des-champions |title=Le LOSC s'offre son 1er Trophée des Champions |date=1 August 2021 |publisher=Ligue 1 |access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801200753/https://www.ligue1.fr/Articles/ACTU/2021/08/01/le-losc-s-offre-le-trophee-des-champions |url-status=live }}</ref> The Northmen then reached [[UEFA Champions League]] round of 16 and are defeated by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], after qualifying from the group stage against [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Salzburg]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] and [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]. According to an analysis report published at the end of the [[2021–22 Ligue 1|Ligue 1 season]], Lille is the fourth best French club in Ligue 1, in the 21st century, behind Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Marseille.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/05/17/le-losc-4eme-meilleur-club-de-lelite-au-21eme-siecle |title=Le LOSC 4ème meilleur club de l'élite au 21ème siècle |last=Da Rocha |first=Joseph |date=17 May 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313160641/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/05/17/le-losc-4eme-meilleur-club-de-lelite-au-21eme-siecle |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

On 29 June 2022, the club appointed [[Paulo Fonseca]] as new head coach of the first-team.<ref name="LOSC2906">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/node/9608 |title=Le LOSC a choisi Paulo Fonseca comme nouvel entraîneur |date=29 June 2022 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921032445/https://www.losc.fr/node/9608 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2022–23 Lille OSC season|2022–23 season]] started very well for the Northmen as they defeated [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]], on 7 August, in a 4–1 home win.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://portugoal.net/portuguese-abroad/2693-paulo-fonseca-off-to-perfect-start-in-france-with-lille |title=Paulo Fonseca off to 'perfect start' in France with Lille |last=Gillen |first=Sean |date=8 August 2022 |website=PortuGOAL |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904130322/https://portugoal.net/portuguese-abroad/2693-paulo-fonseca-off-to-perfect-start-in-france-with-lille |url-status=live }}</ref> On 9 October, they defeated close rivals Lens in a 1–0 home win.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/match/2022-2023/ligue-1-uber-eats/lille-vs-lens |title=Lille vs Lens |date=9 October 2022 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027021448/https://www.losc.fr/match/2022-2023/ligue-1-uber-eats/lille-vs-lens |url-status=live }}</ref> Being one of the best offensive teams in the league, Fonseca's Lille is praised for its stylish, slick passing game and its attacking system. Since the beginning of the season, Lille have played in an open, offensive [[Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1|4–2–3–1 formation]] with Benjamin André, [[André Gomes]] or [[Angel Gomes]] playing as [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]]s behind playmaker [[Rémy Cabella]] and lone striker Jonathan David. Following 4–3 home win over Monaco on 23 October, only Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain have had more possession in France in the [[2022–23 Ligue 1|2022–23 Ligue 1 season]].<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/24/lille-attack-defence-paulo-fonseca-monaco |title=Attack is proving the best form of defence for Lille and Paulo Fonseca |last=Devin |first=Eric |date=24 October 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062531/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/24/lille-attack-defence-paulo-fonseca-monaco |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2022-10-27/lepisode-13-lyon-pour-continuer-de-briller |title=L'épisode 13 : À Lyon, pour continuer de briller |last=Lejeune |first=Adrien |date=27 October 2022 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=28 October 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028070712/https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2022-10-27/lepisode-13-lyon-pour-continuer-de-briller |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Identity and colours==
===Crest and nicknames===
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Lille's crest has changed many times. The first crest of the newborn club was simply the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] of the city of Lille dating from [[1235]] that shows an [[argent]]-on-[[gules]] [[fleur-de-lys]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://fbecuwe.free.fr/blasonLille.htm |title=Les armes de la ville de Lille |last=Becuwe |first=François |website=fbecuwe.free.fr |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720221254/http://fbecuwe.free.fr/blasonLille.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The fleur-de-lys refers to the name and the insularity of the city. "''Lille''", or "''Lile''" and "''Lysle''" depending on the past forms, is phonetically close to "''Lisle''", an old spelling of "''Lys''". The lys also makes reference to the [[water flag]], which were rife through the [[marshes]] surrounding the city. The colours of the heraldry, argent (white) and gules (red), embody wisdom and wealth for the first one, and passion and faithfulness for the second.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.goodmorninglille.org/blog/blason-lille-armoirie |title=Les armoiries de Lille expliquées |website=goodmorninglille.org |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005075754/https://www.goodmorninglille.org/blog/blason-lille-armoirie |url-status=live}}</ref>

White and red were the colours of [[Olympique Lillois]] while blue, traditional colour of the team shorts, refers to [[SC Fives]] and is also present in the first-ever club crest from 1946. Red remains the main colour used by the club in its imagery, on its website or its social media.

The club adopted the colours of his founding and merging parents, and the fleur-de-lys symbol that can be seen in the first badges. In 1981, the [[mastiff]] appeared for the first time in the club crest and has never left it. The nickname, ''Les Dogues'' ([[French language|French]] for "The Mastiffs"), evokes and emphasizes the team's aggressiveness and dedication, and was first used in the 1920s for Olympique Lillois players.<ref name="LOSCnickname">{{Cite web |language=fr |url=https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/66-lille-osc-les-dogues |title=#66 – Lille OSC : les Dogues |date=13 May 2020 |website=FootNickname |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007212140/https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/66-lille-osc-les-dogues/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/pourquoi-appelle-t-on-les-joueurs-du-losc-les-dogues-ia19b0n2291929 |title=Pourquoi appelle-t-on les joueurs du LOSC les dogues ? |date=12 August 2014 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=28 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428071635/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/pourquoi-appelle-t-on-les-joueurs-du-losc-les-dogues-ia19b0n2291929 |url-status=live}}</ref> This nickname seems to have appeared for the first time in the now-defunct newspaper ''Le Télégramme du Nord'' (French for "The North Telegram") on 10 November 1919. Olympique Lillois started to officially use it in the club's press releases a few weeks later.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2025-02-27/les-dogues-ont-105-ans |title=Les « Dogues » ont 105 ans  |last1=Boone |first1=Damien |last2=Pousset |first2=Maxime |date=28 February 2025 |publisher=LOSC |access-date=28 February 2025 |archive-date=28 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228151211/https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2025-02-27/les-dogues-ont-105-ans |url-status=live}}</ref> Other nicknames or designations are frequently used, like ''Les Nordistes'' (French for "The Northmen") or ''Les Lillois'' ({{IPA|fr|lilwa}}), the [[demonym]] corresponding to Lille.

In 1989, a new crest was unveiled which combines the fleur-de-lys and a mastiff that seems jumping out of the flower. The acronym "''LOSC''" is supplemented by the term "''Lille Métropole''" to enhance the [[Métropole Européenne de Lille]] size and importance in Western Europe. The club officials at that time wanted to entrench the club in its region, not only in the city but in a 1,000,000-inhabitants area where the club moved some facilities. This badge was marginally revised in 1997 but was replaced in 2002 with a more stylish one where the dog and the acronym are prominent. In 2012, the fleur-de-lys once again became a central element in the logo. The badge shape recalls the previous heraldry, and only the city and club name appear at the top of the logo like a crown.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/un-blason-nouvelle-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration-pour-le-losc |title=Un blason nouvelle génération pour le LOSC |date=30 May 2012 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172743/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/un-blason-nouvelle-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration-pour-le-losc |url-status=live}}</ref>

The latest crest, which was unveiled in 2018, uses every club symbol (the club initials, the mastiff, the fleur-de-lys and the three colours) inside a [[Pentagon#Regular pentagons|regular pentagon]] shape, form of the [[Citadel of Lille]]'s heart.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.dragonrouge.com//work/losc |title=LOSC - Dragon Rouge |date=19 June 2018 |website=Dragon Rouge |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003180459/https://www.dragonrouge.com/work/losc/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |language=fr |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh_h-BFYJA |title=Découvrez le nouveau logo du LOSC |date=19 June 2018 |author=LOSC |via=YouTube |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819042416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh_h-BFYJA&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

<gallery class="center" caption="Lille OSC crest history" widths="100px" heights="100px">
Blason ville fr Lille (Nord).svg|1944–1946{{efn|[[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]] of the city of Lille}}
LOSC 1946-1955.svg|1946–1955
LilleOSC5574.svg|1955–1974
LilleOSC7481.svg|1974–1981
LilleOSC8189.svg|1981–1989
LilleOSC8997.svg|1989–1997
LilleOSC9702.svg|1997–2002
LilleOSC0212.svg|2002–2012
LilleOSC1218.svg|2012–2018
</gallery>
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{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===Kits and sponsors===
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|1944–1970
|''None''
|rowspan=2|''None''
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|1970–1971
|rowspan=4|[[Le Coq Sportif]]
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|1971–1973
|{{ill|Jean Caby|fr|Jean Caby|lt=Caby}}
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|1973–1974
|[[Heineken brands#Brasserie Pelforth (Pelforth brewery)|Pel d'Or]]
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|1974–1975
|Soda Krak GBM
|-
|1975–1979
|Kopa
|rowspan=2|{{ill|Peaudouce|fr|Peaudouce}}
|-
|1979–1988
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|-
|1988–1990
|[[Duarig]]
|{{ill|Shopi (supermarket chain)|fr|Shopi (supermarché)|lt=Shopi}}
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|1990–1991
|rowspan=2|Constri-Foot
|Eurest
|-
|1991–1992
|Xylophene
|-
|1992–1993
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|Eurest
|-
|1993–1994
|rowspan=2|ABM
|Tousalon
|-
|1994–1995
|[[La Redoute]]
|-
|1995–1996
|[[Adidas]]
|rowspan=2|Aquatour
|-
|1996–1997
|rowspan=3|[[Reebok]]
|-
|1997–1998
|Polyfilla
|-
|1998–1999
|rowspan=2|[[Crédit Agricole]]
|-
|1999–2000
|rowspan=2|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2000–2001
|rowspan=2|[[ING Direct]]
|-
|2001–2003
|rowspan=2|[[Decathlon (retailer)|Kipsta]]
|-
|2003–2006
|rowspan=5|{{ill|Groupe Partouche|fr|Groupe Partouche|lt=Partouche}}
|-
|2006–2008
|[[Airness]]
|-
|2008–2010
|[[Canterbury of New Zealand|Canterbury]]
|-
|2010–2013
|[[Umbro]]
|-
|2013–2014
|rowspan=3|Nike
|-
|2014–2015
|[[Etixx]]
|-
|2015–2016
|rowspan=2|Partouche
|-
|2016–2018
|rowspan=5|[[New Balance]]
|-
|2018–2019
|''None''
|-
|2019–2022
|{{ill|Boulanger (company)|fr|Boulanger (entreprise)|lt=Boulanger}}
|-
|2022–2023
|[[Cazoo]]
|-
|2023–
|Boulanger
|}
[[File:Lille - Saint-Etienne (13-01-2017) 5.jpg|thumb|left|2016–17 home kits, with the red chevron]]
Born from the union of two teams, Lille OSC embraced different shirts elements and symbols of both founding clubs. The first club's home kit was white and blue. The white jersey, with a large red "V" or [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] form around the neck and red sleeve ends, is inspired by the [[Olympique Lillois]] home jersey while the "V" shape comes from [[SC Fives]] kits as well as the blue shorts and socks. White was the jersey primary color with little shades of red.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/node/7992 |title=Quel ancien maillot du LOSC rééditer ? C'est vous qui décidez ! |date=18 November 2020 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921032443/https://www.losc.fr/node/7992 |url-status=live }}</ref> The red chevron was part of each jersey until 1964 when it disappeared to give place to an immaculate white jersey that only kept red collar and sleeve ends.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2021/12/26/20-ans-plus-tard-le-losc-a-t-il-definitivement-oublie-son-maillot-blanc |title=20 ans plus tard, le LOSC a-t-il définitivement oublié son maillot blanc ? |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=26 December 2021 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313160757/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2021/12/26/20-ans-plus-tard-le-losc-a-t-il-definitivement-oublie-son-maillot-blanc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> This jersey version, white with only few red shades around collar and sleeves, remains substantially the same for decades.

In the 1990s, the different kit manufacturers successively added different red shapes around shoulders like a red [[Check (pattern)|check pattern]], a large [[Reebok]] logo that lines the top of the shirt or a plain red pattern enabling the presence of a white chevron with red borders. The [[1992–93 French Division 1|1992-93 season]] marked the quick return of the red chevron. 1999 marked a significant moment in LOSC kits history. At the beginning of this season, the club chose to switch the principal colour of the kits. Home jerseys are now dominated by red, while away ones are white overall.<ref name="lequipe0521">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Sport-et-style/Maillots/Actualites/Les-maillots-qui-ont-marque-le-derby-du-nord/1249482 |title=Les maillots qui ont marqué le derby du Nord |last=Perennou |first=Pierre-Alain |date=6 May 2021 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825104735/https://www.lequipe.fr/Sport-et-style/Maillots/Actualites/Les-maillots-qui-ont-marque-le-derby-du-nord/1249482 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club exceptionally returns to a white home kit for the [[2016–17 Ligue 1]] season in order to celebrate the [[1945–46 French Division 1|league]] and [[1946 Coupe de France Final|cup]] double 70-year anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/d%C3%A9couvrez-les-nouveaux-maillots-losc-new-balance |title=Découvrez les nouveaux maillots LOSC by New Balance |date=30 June 2016 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825104737/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/d%C3%A9couvrez-les-nouveaux-maillots-losc-new-balance |url-status=live }}</ref>

Third kits are traditionally used for European games. Being initially blue in the early 2000s, third kits then used and incorporated [[flag of Flanders]] colours: black and yellow.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/08/11/decryptage-du-troisieme-maillot-du-losc-pour-la-saison-2022-2023 |title=Décryptage du troisième maillot du LOSC pour la saison 2022-2023 |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=11 August 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313160858/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/08/11/decryptage-du-troisieme-maillot-du-losc-pour-la-saison-2022-2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the club released more than a dozen black or yellow third kits.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/01/20/tous-les-maillots-du-losc-depuis-sa-creation |title=Tous les maillots du LOSC depuis sa création |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=20 January 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161347/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/01/20/tous-les-maillots-du-losc-depuis-sa-creation |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

Lille have known many [[List of sporting goods manufacturers|sporting goods manufacturers]] in its history. From its creation until the 1970s, Lille didn't have a proper kit supplier.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/04/09/les-droles-dhistoires-des-maillots-du-losc |title=Les drôles d'histoires des maillots du LOSC |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=9 April 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161506/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/04/09/les-droles-dhistoires-des-maillots-du-losc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> The first club's kit manufacturer was [[Le Coq Sportif]] which made Lille's first branded jerseys until 1975. In the 1980s, the club's supplier was [[Puma (brand)|Puma]], one of the famous Lille's kit maker. Puma's sponsorship lasted for nine years, and the German brand shirts remain engraved in people's memories. After this period, many suppliers have come and gone including [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]] and [[Adidas]] for brief contracts. [[Reebok]] received the contract in 1996, stayed three seasons, before [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] started a first spell in 1999. [[Decathlon (retailer)|Decathlon]]'s football brand Kipsta, which is based in Lille region, [[Airness]] and [[Canterbury of New Zealand|Canterbury]], the rugby-specialized company, followed. In 2013, [[Umbro]] took over until Nike started a second spell in 2013 that lasted three years.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2012/11/26/97002-20121126FILWWW00583-le-losc-quitte-umbro-pour-nike.php |title=Le LOSC quitte Umbro pour Nike |last=Détroyat |first=Olivia |date=26 November 2012 |website=[[Le Figaro]] |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062532/https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2012/11/26/97002-20121126FILWWW00583-le-losc-quitte-umbro-pour-nike.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:FC Salzburg gegen OSC Lille (Cl-Gruppenphase 29. September 2021) 51.jpg|thumb|left|[[Benjamin André]] wearing 2020–21 third kit, sponsored by Boulanger]]
On 22 June 2016, Lille announced a five-year partnership with [[New Balance]], becoming one of the biggest football teams that have signed with the [[Boston]]-based sportswear manufacturer.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/new-balance-devient-l%C3%A9quipementier-du-losc |title=New Balance devient l'équipementier du LOSC |date=22 June 2016 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825104738/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/new-balance-devient-l%C3%A9quipementier-du-losc |url-status=live }}</ref>  Partnership is renewed in 2021 on a new five-season contract until June 2026.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2021/03/02/officiel-new-balance-prolonge-son-aventure-avec-le-losc |title=Officiel : New Balance prolonge son aventure avec le LOSC |last=Hamelin |first=Ulysse |date=2 March 2021 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161609/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2021/03/02/officiel-new-balance-prolonge-son-aventure-avec-le-losc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

The first main sponsors of the club were {{ill|Jean Caby|fr|Jean Caby|lt=Jean Caby butchery}} that appeared two seasons in the front of the jersey, and [[Lille]]-made Pel d'Or [[lemonade]], produced by the very famous [[Pelforth]] brewery. One of the most iconic Lille sponsors is French nappy and baby products manufacturer {{ill|Peaudouce|fr|Peaudouce}} that lasted more than ten years. Production factories were located in [[Linselles]], in the Lille region and the nine red letters are now part of the identity of the club.<ref name="lequipe0521" /><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=LOSCShirtMuseum |number=1481193581582946307 |title=Sponsoring #LOSC, depuis le déménagement à Grimonprez en 1975... Peaudouce (13 saisons) et Partouche (14 saisons) loin devant les publicitaires éphémères !}}</ref> However, Peaudouce was acquired by Sweden consumer products company [[SCA (company)|SCA]] which decided to end the sponsorship. Foodservice company Eurest, banks [[Crédit Agricole]] and [[ING Group|ING Direct]] are famous main sponsors too, that lasted at least two seasons.

Subsequently, the famous "P" of French [[casino]] and [[resort]] company {{ill|Groupe Partouche|fr|Groupe Partouche|lt=Partouche}} appeared on Lille's jersey in 2003 for the first time. Based in the north of France, Partouche is Lille's most loyal sponsor: the brand logo was on the club's shirt during fourteen seasons.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/06/22/les-3-sponsors-principaux-les-plus-durables-du-losc-au-xxieme-siecle |title=Les 3 sponsors principaux les plus durables du LOSC au XXIème siècle |last=Lemichel |first=Hugo |date=22 June 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161726/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/06/22/les-3-sponsors-principaux-les-plus-durables-du-losc-au-xxieme-siecle |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> The most recent main sponsors are French consumer electronics retailer {{ill|Boulanger (company)|fr|Boulanger (entreprise)|lt=Boulanger}} and British online car retailer [[Cazoo]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1126031/article/2022-01-12/losc-un-changement-de-sponsor-maillot-l-ete-prochain |title=LOSC : un changement de sponsor maillot l'été prochain |last=Fosseux |first=Olivier |date=12 January 2022 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825110237/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1126031/article/2022-01-12/losc-un-changement-de-sponsor-maillot-l-ete-prochain |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{Football kit
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|{{Football kit
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==Grounds==
===Stadiums===
{{main|Stade Henri-Jooris|Stade Grimonprez-Jooris|Stadium Lille Métropole|Stade Pierre-Mauroy}}
[[File:LilleOM-1937.jpg|thumb|[[Stade Henri-Jooris]] in 1937]]
After its foundation following the merging of [[Olympique Lillois]] and [[SC Fives]], Lille alternately played its home games at the stadiums of both clubs: [[Stade Henri-Jooris]] of Olympique Lillois and Stade Jules-Lemaire of SC Fives.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2019/12/07/lhistoire-des-stades-depuis-la-creation-du-losc |title=L'histoire des stades lillois depuis la création du LOSC |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=7 December 2019 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161837/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2019/12/07/lhistoire-des-stades-depuis-la-creation-du-losc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> However, in 1949, the club chose to keep the first as his home ground and to use the second as a [[Training ground (association football)|training ground]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/905856/article/2020-12-12/il-etait-une-fois-le-stade-virnot-jules-lemaire-premier-stade-du-losc |title=Il était une fois le stade Virnot-Jules-Lemaire, premier stade du LOSC |date=12 December 2020 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821021049/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/905856/article/2020-12-12/il-etait-une-fois-le-stade-virnot-jules-lemaire-premier-stade-du-losc |url-status=live }}</ref> Becoming more and more obsolete, Stade Jules-Lemaire was destroyed ten years later, in 1959. Named after Henri Jooris, the iconic president of Olympique Lillois, the 15,000-seat stadium, located by the [[Deûle]] river, near the [[Citadel of Lille]], was the home of Les Dogues until 1975 when Lille moved at [[Stade Grimonprez-Jooris]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/11/15/1974-record-daffluence-a-henri-jooris-pour-le-derby-de-la-montee |title=1974 : record d'affluence à Henri-Jooris pour le derby de la montée |last=Deléglise |first=Thomas |date=15 November 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313162403/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/11/15/1974-record-daffluence-a-henri-jooris-pour-le-derby-de-la-montee |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/grimonprez-la-gloire-de-mon-arri%C3%A8re-grand-p%C3%A8re |title=Grimonprez : La gloire de mon (arrière-grand) père |date=9 April 2019 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007192300/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/grimonprez-la-gloire-de-mon-arri%C3%A8re-grand-p%C3%A8re |url-status=live }}</ref>

Located inside the citadel park, not far from the former venue, the stadium's original capacity was 25,000 at the time it was opened, but this was reduced to around 17,000 by 2000 due to the evolution of safety standards. In 2000, the stadium was renovated and its capacity was increased to 21,000.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2016/05/05/te-souviens-tu-de-grimonprez-jooris |title=Te souviens-tu de Grimonprez-Jooris ? |date=5 May 2016 |website=DBC LOSC |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705161230/http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2016/05/05/te-souviens-tu-de-grimonprez-jooris/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, it still failed to meet [[FIFA]] licensing regulations and plans to build a new stadium compliant with [[UEFA]]'s standards were made in 2002, when the club was privatized.<ref name="GrimonprezLPL">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/06/08/2003-2005-le-projet-grimonprez-jooris-ii |title=2003-2005 : Le projet Grimonprez-Jooris II |last=Deléglise |first=Thomas |date=8 June 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313162618/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/06/08/2003-2005-le-projet-grimonprez-jooris-ii |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Stadium Nord (Champions League).png|thumb|[[Stadium Nord Lille Métropole]] before [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]] game between Lille and [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]]]
In June 2003, the club's board agreed to a new proposal put forward by the city mayor to build a new 33,000-seat stadium on the site of the Stade Grimonprez-Jooris.<ref name="GrimonprezLPL" /> Preliminary works which included dismantling of training grounds were undertaken, and the delivery was scheduled for 31 December 2004 but was postponed. Construction work was then planned to begin in early 2005, but the project faced opposition from [[preservationists]] who successfully prevented the project to obtain necessary permits as the site of the stadium was close to the 17th-century citadel.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2005/12/29/le-stade-grimonprez-jooris-a-lille-ne-sera-pas-agrandi_725491_3242.html |title=Le stade Grimonprez-Jooris, à Lille, ne sera pas agrandi |last=Deffrennes |first=Geoffroy |date=29 December 2005 |website=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015545/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2005/12/29/le-stade-grimonprez-jooris-a-lille-ne-sera-pas-agrandi_725491_3242.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2004, the stadium closed its doors and the delays forced Lille to play its league matches at [[Stadium Nord Lille Métropole]], a 18,000-seat stadium in [[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]],<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://stadium.lillemetropole.fr/le-stadium |title=L'histoire du Stadium |website=Stadium.LilleMetropole.fr |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015547/https://stadium.lillemetropole.fr/le-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref> and their [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]] games at [[Stade de France]] in the [[Paris region]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2005-2006/lille-au-stade-de-france_sto757641/story.shtml |title=Lille au Stade de France |date=25 August 2005 |website=[[Eurosport]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062530/https://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2005-2006/lille-au-stade-de-france_sto757641/story.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> After two years of court battles, local courts had declared issued building permits void in July and December 2005, which meant that ''Grimonprez-Jooris II'' would never come into existence. Grimonprez-Jooris was demolished in 2010, six years after Lille OSC's departure.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1094671/article/2021-11-05/plus-de-quinze-ans-apres-son-depart-que-reste-t-il-du-l-du-losc-lille |title=Plus de quinze ans après son départ de Lille, que reste-t-il du L. du LOSC ? |date=5 November 2021 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628122635/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1094671/article/2021-11-05/plus-de-quinze-ans-apres-son-depart-que-reste-t-il-du-l-du-losc-lille |url-status=live }}</ref> The club stayed at Stadium Lille Métropole until the end of the [[2011-12 Ligue 1|2011-12 Ligue 1 season]]. While LOSC was struggling with its venue problems, the administrative landscape of the Lille area changed. The new administration, now in charge of the whole area, decided to launch a new stadium project.

[[File:Grand Stade Lille Métropole LOSC first match.JPG|thumb|Lille lining up at the [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] before its first match in 2012]]
On 1 February 2008, [[Eiffage]] was selected during a general meeting to build a 50,000-seat capacity multi-purpose stadium with a [[retractable roof]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/210323-20080201-lille-eiffage-construira-grand-stade |title=A Lille, Eiffage construira le grand stade |date=1 February 2008 |website=[[20 minutes (France)|20 minutes]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015547/https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/210323-20080201-lille-eiffage-construira-grand-stade |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium has also a particularity: it can become a fully functional arena of 30,000 seats that can host [[basketball]], [[tennis]] or [[handball]] games as well as [[concerts]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.ilevia.fr/cms/actualite/decouvrir-la-mel/a-la-une/se-rendre-a-pierre-mauroy-ilevia.html |title=Pierre-Mauroy, un stade multifonction |date=21 September 2021 |website=[[Ilévia]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921023848/https://www.ilevia.fr/cms/actualite/decouvrir-la-mel/a-la-une/se-rendre-a-pierre-mauroy-ilevia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]], known for sponsorship reasons as Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy since 2022, was inaugurated on 17 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-le-nouveau-stade-de-lille_1150363.html |title=Cinq choses à savoir sur le nouveau stade de Lille |last=Deprieck |first=Matthieu |date=17 August 2012 |website=[[L'Express]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015546/https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-le-nouveau-stade-de-lille_1150363.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally named the ''Grand Stade Lille Métropole'', the stadium was renamed in 2013 in honor of the former Mayor of Lille and former [[Prime Minister of France]] [[Pierre Mauroy]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-stade-pierre-mauroy-de-lille-devient-la-decathlon-arena/1337481 |title=Le stade Pierre-Mauroy de Lille devient la Decathlon Arena |last=Domenighetti |first=Joël |date=8 June 2022 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063033/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-stade-pierre-mauroy-de-lille-devient-la-decathlon-arena/1337481 |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium venue is located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq and has a seating capacity of 50,186 people, becoming France's fourth largest stadium.

The stadium hosted [[France national football team]] and [[France national rugby union team]] as well as some games of [[UEFA Euro 2016]] and many [[Top 14]] matches.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/le-stade-en-chiffres-et-video |title=Présentation et Historique du Stade Pierre-Mauroy |website=Stade Pierre-Mauroy |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222095007/http://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/le-stade-en-chiffres-et-video |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MELstade">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lillemetropole.fr/votre-quotidien/sortir/grands-evenements/coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-2023 |title=Coupe du monde de Rugby 2023 |website=[[Métropole Européenne de Lille|MEL]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816181328/https://lillemetropole.fr/votre-quotidien/sortir/grands-evenements/coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Les-demi-finales-de-la-saison-2023-2024-du-top-14-se-joueront-a-nouveau-a-lille/1263776 |title=Les demi-finales de la saison 2023-2024 du Top 14 se joueront à nouveau à Lille |date=18 June 2021 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730084408/https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Les-demi-finales-de-la-saison-2023-2024-du-top-14-se-joueront-a-nouveau-a-lille/1263776 |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been chosen to be one of the nine venues selected for France's hosting of the [[2023 Rugby World Cup]].<ref name="MELstade" /> The 30,000-seat arena hosted [[EuroBasket 2015]], [[Davis Cup]], [[2017 World Men's Handball Championship]] and was also chosen to host handball and basketball tournaments at the [[2024 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/eurobasket-2015-la-metamorphose-du-stade-pierre-mauroy-filmee-en-time-lapse-804375.html |title=Eurobasket 2015 : la métamorphose du Stade Pierre-Mauroy filmée en time-lapse |last=Fossurier |first=Yann |date=10 September 2015 |website=[[France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015546/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/eurobasket-2015-la-metamorphose-du-stade-pierre-mauroy-filmee-en-time-lapse-804375.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2017/11/26/tennis-la-france-remporte-sa-dixieme-coupe-davis-apres-la-victoire-de-lucas-pouille_5220651_3242.html |title=La France de Yannick Noah remporte sa dixième Coupe Davis |last=Martel |first=Clément |date=26 November 2017 |website=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063035/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2017/11/26/tennis-la-france-remporte-sa-dixieme-coupe-davis-apres-la-victoire-de-lucas-pouille_5220651_3242.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/actualites/22-sport/155-handball-2017-le-stade-s-offre-un-record-mondial |title=Handball 2017 : le Stade s'offre un record mondial ! |date=23 January 2017 |website=Stade Pierre-Mauroy |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015547/https://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/actualites/22-sport/155-handball-2017-le-stade-s-offre-un-record-mondial |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |language=en |url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept |title=Paris 2024 Competition Venue Concept Map |website=[[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729192349/https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The record attendance for a sports game stands at 49,712 spectators, who witnessed Lille's 5–1 win over [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=LOSC |user=losclive |date=14 April 2019 |number=1117518470458036227 |title=Ce soir, nous sommes 49 712 ! |language=fr |quote=Nouveau record d'affluence au @StadePM !}}</ref>

===Training facilities===
Located in [[Camphin-en-Pévèle]], 15 minutes away from central Lille, the Domaine de Luchin has been the club's [[Training ground (association football)|training ground]] since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/le-losc-ne-perd-pas-le-nord_1019912.html |title=Le LOSC ne perd pas le nord |last=Raymond |first=Grégory |date=13 August 2011 |website=[[L'Express]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/le-losc-ne-perd-pas-le-nord_1019912.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A 43-hectare estate, it houses nine full-size pitches (including one [[artificial turf]] pitch), one goalkeepers training field, the club headquarters, the academy facility, classrooms and bedrooms as well as a medical pole, a fitness centre, press areas and the famous "''Dogue de Bronze''" ([[French language|French]] for "The Bronze Mastiff"), a [[bronze statue]] of a mastiff which has been installed in 2011 and appeared in many pictures and videos of the club.<ref name="Luchin1">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/551549/article/2019-03-14/les-equipes-en-charge-des-pelouses-de-luchin-c-est-de-la-haute-culture |title=Les équipes en charge des pelouses de Luchin, c'est de la haute-culture ! |date=14 March 2019 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=21 September 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921033945/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/551549/article/2019-03-14/les-equipes-en-charge-des-pelouses-de-luchin-c-est-de-la-haute-culture |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |language=fr |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uClJrf47vwg |title=Domaine de Luchin - Centre d'entrainement - LOSC Lille |date=17 April 2014 |author=Liltavil |via=YouTube |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uClJrf47vwg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/football-quel-programme-pour-les-dogues-lillois-de-retour-a-luchin-ce-jeudi-1591715424 |title=Football : quel programme pour les Dogues lillois, de retour à Luchin ce jeudi ? |last=Sarango |first=Emma |date=10 June 2020 |website=[[France Bleu Nord]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063036/https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/football-quel-programme-pour-les-dogues-lillois-de-retour-a-luchin-ce-jeudi-1591715424 |url-status=live }}</ref> The main pitch is a stadium of 1,000 spectators, including 500 seats, that can host matches for the academy and women's teams.<ref name="Luchin1" /><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/football-lille-une-tribune-couverte-construite-au-ia0b0n843395 |title=Football (Lille) : une tribune couverte construite au Domaine de Luchin |date=21 November 2022 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007195303/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/football-lille-une-tribune-couverte-construite-au-ia0b0n843395 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2024, Lille OSC chose to rename this pitch after club legend [[Eden Hazard]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/06/losc-inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-ce-dimanche-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=LOSC : Inauguration du " Terrain Eden Hazard " ce dimanche au Domaine de Luchin |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=6 March 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328173438/https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/06/losc-inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-ce-dimanche-au-domaine-de-luchin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The "''Terrain Eden Hazard''" (French for "Eden Hazard pitch") was inaugurated by the former [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] captain in the company of his loved ones, ex-teammates, academy players and supporters groups.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-03-06/inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=Inauguration du terrain Eden Hazard au Domaine de Luchin |date=6 March 2024 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306145501/https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-03-06/inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-au-domaine-de-luchin |url-status=live }}</ref>

A segment of the [[Berlin Wall]], with a [[graffiti]] of Hazard by French artist [[C215 (street artist)|C215]] painted on it, has been unveiled in 2016 and is on display inside the centre.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.sofoot.com/luchin-ou-le-street-art-dans-la-campagne-du-losc-219679.html |title=Luchin ou le street art dans la campagne du LOSC |last=Carpentier |first=Éric |date=28 March 2011 |website=So Foot |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.sofoot.com/luchin-ou-le-street-art-dans-la-campagne-du-losc-219679.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/histoire-et-street-art-s%E2%80%99invitent-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=Histoire et Street Art s'invitent au Domaine de Luchin |date=12 January 2016 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175803/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/histoire-et-street-art-s%E2%80%99invitent-au-domaine-de-luchin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/street-art/art-liberte-street-art-et-foot-font-le-mur-au-siege-du-losc_3314645.html |title="Art liberté", street art et foot font le mur au siège du LOSC |last=Chabert |first=Chrystel |date=25 March 2016 |website=[[France Info]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/street-art/art-liberte-street-art-et-foot-font-le-mur-au-siege-du-losc_3314645.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/LOSC/videos/de-berlin-%C3%A0-luchin/421753341819418 |title=De Berlin à Luchin |date=9 November 2019 |author=LOSC |quote=A piece of the wall is located at our Domaine de Luchin HQ and is decorated with the portrait of one Eden Hazard. |via=Facebook |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.facebook.com/LOSC/videos/de-berlin-%C3%A0-luchin/421753341819418 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club rivalries==
{{main|Derby du Nord}}

The ''[[Derby du Nord]]'' ([[French language|French]] for "The North Derby") is contested between Lille and [[RC Lens]]. The derby name refers only to their geographical location in France; both clubs and cities only being located in the northern part of France, within the [[Hauts-de-France]] region but not the same [[Departments of France|department]]. Being the fourth-largest city of the [[Pas-de-Calais]] department, [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]] is located 30 kilometres south of regional prefecture and nerve centre [[Lille]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] department main city. The name can also refer to matches involving Lille and [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] as both clubs are located within Nord, however, the match historically refers to matches involving Lille and Lens. As a result, the Lille–Valenciennes match is sometimes referred to as ''Le Petit Derby du Nord'' (French for "The Little North Derby").

The two clubs first met in 1937 when Lille were playing under the [[Olympique Lillois]] emblem. Due to each club's close proximity towards each other being separated by only {{convert|30|km|mi}} and sociological differences between each club's supporters, a fierce rivalry developed. The North Derby is underpinned by social and economic differences, since the city of Lens is known as a working-class and industrial mining city whereas Lille as a middle-class, modern, internationally oriented cultural metropolis.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://actu.fr/hauts-de-france/lens_62498/derby-du-nord-d-ou-vient-vraiment-cette-rivalite-historique-entre-lille-et-lens_54346363.html |title=Derby du nord. D'où vient vraiment cette rivalité historique entre Lille et Lens ? |last1=Brassart |first1=Florian |last2=Demollien |first2=Nicolas |date=8 October 2022 |website=Actu.fr |access-date=10 October 2022 |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010081050/https://actu.fr/hauts-de-france/lens_62498/derby-du-nord-d-ou-vient-vraiment-cette-rivalite-historique-entre-lille-et-lens_54346363.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This social class opposition is no longer relevant: both fanbases now come from lower and middle classes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nuytens |first=Williams |date=2020 |title=La popularité du football : sociologie des supporters à Lens et à Lille |trans-title=The Populairty of Football: Sociology of Lens and Lille supporters |url= |language=fr |location=Arras |publisher=Artois Presses Université |isbn=978-2848324067}}</ref>

As of 2024, the teams have played more than 115 matches in all competitions, Lille winning 46, Lens 37, and the remaining 36 having been drawn. Lille have won the most [[Ligue 1|top division]] titles, the most [[Coupe de France]] trophies and [[Trophée des Champions]] titles. The Mastiffs have also played more games in domestic and European top competitions and have more game wins in French top division than their nearby rivals.

==Honours==
===Domestic===
====League====
*'''[[French Division 1]]/[[Ligue 1]]'''
**'''Winners (4):''' [[1945–46 French Division 1|1945–46]], [[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54]], [[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]], [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]]
**''Runners-up (6): [[1947–48 French Division 1|1947–48]], [[1948–49 French Division 1|1948–49]], [[1949–50 French Division 1|1949–50]], [[1950–51 French Division 1|1950–51]], [[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]], [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19]]''
*'''[[French Division 2]]'''
**'''Winners (4):''' [[1963–64 French Division 2|1963–64]], [[1973–74 Division 2|1973–74]], [[1977–78 French Division 2|1977–78]], [[1999–2000 French Division 2|1999–2000]]

====Cups====
*'''[[Coupe de France]]'''
**'''Winners (6):''' [[1946 Coupe de France Final|1945–46]], [[1947 Coupe de France Final|1946–47]], [[1948 Coupe de France Final|1947–48]], [[1953 Coupe de France Final|1952–53]], [[1955 Coupe de France Final|1954–55]], [[2010–11 Coupe de France|2010–11]]
**''Runners-up (2): [[1945 Coupe de France Final|1944–45]], [[1949 Coupe de France Final|1948–49]]''
*'''[[Coupe de la Ligue]]'''
**''Runners-up (1): [[2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue|2015–16]]''
*'''[[Trophée des Champions]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2021 Trophée des Champions|2021]]
**''Runners-up (2): 1955, [[2011 Trophée des Champions|2011]]''
*'''[[Coupe Charles Drago]]'''
**''Runners-up (2): 1954, 1956''

===Europe===
*'''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004]]
**''Runners-up (1): [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2002]]''
*'''[[Latin Cup]]'''
**''Runners-up (1): [[1951 Latin Cup|1951]]''

===Doubles===
* '''[[French Division 1]]/[[Ligue 1]] and [[Coupe de France]] (2):''' [[1946 in association football|1945–46]], [[2010–11 in French football|2010–11]]

===Individual===
*'''[[Trophées UNFP du football#Player of the Year|UNFP Player of the Year]]'''
**{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]] – 2011
**{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]] – 2012
*'''[[Trophées UNFP du football#Young Player of the Year|UNFP Young Player of the Year]]'''
**{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]] – 2009
**{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]] – 2010
*'''[[Trophées UNFP du football#Goalkeeper of the Year|UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year]]'''
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mike Maignan]] – 2019
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Chevalier]] – 2025
*'''[[Trophées UNFP du football#Manager of the Year|UNFP Manager of the Year]]'''
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Claude Puel]] – 2006
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rudi Garcia]] – 2011
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Girard (footballer)|René Girard]] – 2014
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Galtier]] – 2019
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Galtier]] – 2021
*'''[[Trophées UNFP du football#Goal of the Year|UNFP Goal of the Year]]'''
**{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Rémy]] – 2019
**{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Burak Yılmaz]] – 2021
*'''[[Prix Marc-Vivien Foé]]'''
**{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Gervinho]] – 2010
**{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Gervinho]] – 2011
**{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Vincent Enyeama]] – 2014
**{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Sofiane Boufal]] – 2016
**{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Nicolas Pépé]] – 2019
**{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Victor Osimhen]] – 2020

==Results==
===Domestic record===
====League history====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align: top; font-size: 95%;"
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* 1944–1956 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] (L1)
* 1956–1957 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
* 1957–1959 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] (L1)
* 1959–1964 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
* 1964–1968 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] (L1)
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* 1968–1969 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
* 1969–1970 [[Championnat de France Amateur (1935–1971)|CFA]] (Am.)
* 1970–1971 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
* 1971–1972 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] (L1)
* 1972–1974 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
|
* 1974–1977 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] (L1)
* 1977–1978 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
* 1978–1997 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] (L1)
* 1997–2000 [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] (L2)
* 2000–present [[Ligue 1]] (L1)
|}
{{smalldiv|1=L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system; Am. = Amateur first tier of the football league system}}

====List of 21st-century seasons====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; colspan=3| Domestic Results in Division 1/Ligue 1 since 2000
|-
! style="width:20%;"|Domestic league
! style="width:20%;"|League result
! style="width:20%;"|Qualification to
|-
|[[2024–25 Ligue 1]]
|5th
|[[2025–26 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Ligue 1]]
|4th
|[[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Ligue 1]]
|5th
|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Europa Conference League]]
|-
|[[2021–22 Ligue 1]]
|10th
|
|-
|[[2020–21 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:gold;"|1st
|[[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Ligue 1]]
|4th<br>''(season stopped due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])''
|[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:silver;"|2nd
|[[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Ligue 1]]
|17th
|
|-
|[[2016–17 Ligue 1]]
|11th
|
|-
|[[2015–16 Ligue 1]]
|5th
|[[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Ligue 1]]
|8th
|
|-
|[[2013–14 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd
|[[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2012–13 Ligue 1]]
|6th
|
|-
|[[2011–12 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd
|[[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:gold;"|1st
|[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Ligue 1]]
|4th
|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Ligue 1]]
|5th
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
|-
|[[2007–08 Ligue 1]]
|7th
|
|-
|[[2006–07 Ligue 1]]
|10th
|
|-
|[[2005–06 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd
|[[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Ligue 1]]
| style="background:silver;"|2nd
|[[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Ligue 1]]
|10th
|[[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|-
|[[2002–03 Ligue 1]]
|14th
|
|-
|[[2001–02 French Division 1]]
|5th
|[[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]]
|-
|[[2000–01 French Division 1]]
| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd
|[[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
|}

===Continental record===
{{main|Lille OSC in European football}}

====UEFA club coefficient ranking====
''As of 1 June 2025''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Rank
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|{{abbr|↑↓|Ranking dynamic}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Club
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Points
|-
|24||{{rise|b}}||align=left|{{fbaicon|NED}} [[PSV Eindhoven]]||59.250
|-
|25||{{fall|b}}||align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]||59.000
|-bgcolor="#d2e6ee"
|'''26'''||{{rise|b}}||align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} '''Lille'''||'''58.000'''
|-
|27||{{rise|b}}||align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Sociedad]]||57.000
|-
|28||{{fall|b}}||align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]||56.750
|}

<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2025.html |title=UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2025 |website=kassiesA |access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025 |title=Club coefficients {{!}} UEFA Rankings |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref></small>

==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|15 June 2025}}<ref name="LOSCroster">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76 |title=Effectif |publisher=Lille OSC |access-date=19 January 2025 |archive-date=19 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119084528/https://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ITA|pos=GK|name=[[Vito Mannone]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ALG|pos=DF|name=[[Aïssa Mandi]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Alexsandro (footballer, born 1999)|Alexsandro]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=[[Gabriel Gudmundsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ALG|pos=MF|name=[[Nabil Bentaleb]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ISL|pos=MF|name=[[Hákon Arnar Haraldsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=[[Jonathan David]]|other=<small>[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Rémy Cabella]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=[[Osame Sahraoui]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=[[Thomas Meunier]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Marius Broholm]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=[[Marc-Aurèle Caillard]]}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=E83C34|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=COD|pos=MF|name=[[Ngal'ayel Mukau]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Bafodé Diakité]]|other=<small>[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|3rd captain]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=[[Matias Fernandez-Pardo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Mitchel Bakker]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Benjamin André]]|other=<small>[[Captain (association football)|captain]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Tiago Santos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=KOS|pos=MF|name=[[Edon Zhegrova]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Chuba Akpom]]|other=<small>on loan from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[André Gomes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Ethan Mbappé]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=[[Lucas Chevalier]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Ismaily (footballer)|Ismaily]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Ayyoub Bouaddi]]}}
{{Fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Rafael Fernandes (footballer)|Rafael Fernandes]]|other=<small>at [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Ousmane Touré (footballer)|Ousmane Touré]]|other=<small>at [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Ignacio Miramón]]|other=<small>at [[Boca Juniors]] until 31 December 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GUI|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Bayo]]|other=<small>at [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=[[Andrej Ilić]]|other=<small>at [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Tiago Morais]]|other=<small>at [[Rio Ave F.C.|Rio Ave]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Alan Virginius]]|other=<small>at [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserve team===
The following players have previously made appearances or have appeared on the substitutes bench for the first-team.

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Joris Revault}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Lisandru Olmeta}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Isaac Cossier}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Morgan Costarelli}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=E83C34|color=FFFFFF|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Lilian Baret}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Adame Faïz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Valentin Vanbaleghem}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Younes Lachaab}}
{{Fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Vincent Burlet|other=<small>at [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Ugo Raghouber]]|other=<small>at [[USL Dunkerque|Dunkerque]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Trévis Dago]]|other=<small>at [[FC Annecy|Annecy]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Ichem Ferrah]]|other=<small>at [[FC Rouen|Rouen]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Aaron Malouda]]|other=<small>at [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] until 30 June 2025</small>}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable former players===
====Goalkeepers====
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Robert Germain (footballer)|fr|Robert Germain (football)|lt=Robert Germain}} <small>(1946–49)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[César Ruminski]] <small>(1952–55)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jean Van Gool]] <small>(1954–68)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Charles Samoy]] <small>(1963–74)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Bergeroo]] <small>(1978–83)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Lama]] <small>(1981–89)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Jean-Claude Nadon|fr|Jean-Claude Nadon}} <small>(1989–96)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Wimbée]] <small>(1998–2004)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SEN}} [[Tony Sylva]] <small>(2004–08)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Mickaël Landreau]] <small>(2009–12)</small>
*{{fbaicon|NGR}} [[Vincent Enyeama]] <small>(2011–18)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Mike Maignan]] <small>(2015–21)</small>
{{div col end}}

====Defenders====
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Joseph Jadrejak]] <small>(1944–50)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Jean-Marie Prévost|fr|Jean-Marie Prévost}} <small>(1945–52)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Marceau Somerlinck]] <small>(1945–57)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Jacques Van Cappelen|fr|Jacques Van Cappelen}} <small>(1949–55)</small>
*{{fbaicon|NED}} [[Cor van der Hart]] <small>(1950–54)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Bieganski]] <small>(1951–59)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Robert Lemaître]] <small>(1953–56)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Pazur]] <small>(1952–60)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Bernard Stakowiak|fr|Bernard Stakowiak}} <small>(1958–69)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Claude Andrien|fr|Claude Andrien}} <small>(1962–69)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Marcel Adamczyk]] <small>(1963–68)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Jean-Luc Buisine|fr|Jean-Luc Buisine}} <small>(1962–69)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CHI}} [[Ignacio Prieto]] <small>(1971–76)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Dréossi]] <small>(1976–82)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[René Marsiglia]] <small>(1978–83)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Éric Péan|fr|Éric Péan}} <small>(1981–87)</small>
*{{fbaicon|ALG}} [[Noureddine Kourichi]] <small>(1982–86)</small>
*{{fbaicon|YUG}} [[Boro Primorac]] <small>(1983–86)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Éric Prissette|fr|Éric Prissette}} <small>(1983–90)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Dominique Thomas|fr|Dominique Thomas (football)|lt=Dominique Thomas}} <small>(1983–88, 89–93)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jocelyn Angloma]] <small>(1987–90)</small>
*{{fbaicon|DEN}} [[Jakob Friis-Hansen]] <small>(1989–95)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Fabien Leclercq]] <small>(1989–99)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Pascal Cygan]] <small>(1995–2002)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Grégory Tafforeau]] <small>(2001–09)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Eric Abidal]] <small>(2002–04)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Matthieu Chalmé]] <small>(2002–07)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Mathieu Debuchy]] <small>(2003–13)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Plestan]] <small>(2003–10)</small>
*{{fbaicon|GRE}} [[Stathis Tavlaridis]] <small>(2004–07)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SWI}} [[Stephan Lichtsteiner]] <small>(2005–08)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Emerson (footballer, born February 1986)|Emerson]] <small>(2006–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Adil Rami]] <small>(2006–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Franck Béria]] <small>(2007–17)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CMR}} [[Aurélien Chedjou]] <small>(2007–13)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CZE}} [[David Rozehnal]] <small>(2010–15)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SEN}} [[Pape Souaré]] <small>(2010–15)</small>
*{{fbaicon|MNE}} [[Marko Baša]] <small>(2011–17)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Digne]] <small>(2011–13)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1992)|Djibril Sidibé]] <small>(2012–16)</small>
*{{fbaicon|DEN}} [[Simon Kjær]] <small>(2013–15)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Adama Soumaoro]] <small>(2013–21)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Corchia]] <small>(2014–17)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Pavard]] <small>(2015–16)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Gabriel Magalhães|Gabriel]] <small>(2017–20)</small>
*{{fbaicon|TUR}} [[Zeki Çelik]] <small>(2018–22)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[José Fonte]] <small>(2018–23)</small>
*{{fbaicon|MOZ}} [[Reinildo Mandava]] <small>(2019–22)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Tiago Djaló]] <small>(2019–24)</small>
*{{fbaicon|NED}} [[Sven Botman]] <small>(2020–22)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Leny Yoro]] <small>(2022–24)</small>
{{div col end}}

====Midfielders====
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jules Bigot]] <small>(1944–50)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[François Bourbotte]] <small>(1944–47)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Roger Carré]] <small>(1944–50)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Albert Dubreucq]] <small>(1945–53)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Roland Clauws]] <small>(1953–60, 62–64)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Alain de Martigny]] <small>(1970–76)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Alain Verhoeve|fr|Alain Verhoeve}} <small>(1970–74)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CHL}} [[Alberto Fouillioux]] <small>(1972–75)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Serge Besnard|fr|Serge Besnard}} <small>(1975–79)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Alain Grumelon]] <small>(1976–83)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Dos Santos]] <small>(1977–81)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Stéphane Plancque|fr|Stéphane Plancque}} <small>(1977–87)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Didier Simon|fr|Didier Simon}} <small>(1977–82)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Pascal Plancque]] <small>(1980–87)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Périlleux]] <small>(1984–91, 95–96)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Alain Fiard]] <small>(1987–93)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Victor Da Silva (footballer, born 1962)|Victor Da Silva]] <small>(1988–92)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Duncker]] <small>(1994–98)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Collot]] <small>(1995–2002)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Landrin]] <small>(1996–2005)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Bruno Cheyrou]] <small>(1998–2002)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Cheyrou]] <small>(1999–2004)</small>
*{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Fernando D'Amico]] <small>(1999–2003)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SEN}} [[Sylvain N'Diaye]] <small>(2000–03)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CMR}} [[Jean Makoun]] <small>(2001–08)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Brunel]] <small>(2002–05)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Mathieu Bodmer]] <small>(2003–07)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Dumont]] <small>(2003–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SVN}} [[Milenko Ačimovič]] <small>(2004–06)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Yohan Cabaye]] <small>(2004–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Florent Balmont]] <small>(2008–16)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Rio Mavuba]] <small>(2008–17)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SEN}} [[Idrissa Gueye]] <small>(2010–15)</small>
*{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Joe Cole]] <small>(2011–12)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Dimitri Payet]] <small>(2011–13)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Pedretti]] <small>(2011–13)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Rony Lopes]] <small>(2014–15, 16–17)</small>
*{{fbaicon|MLI}} [[Yves Bissouma]] <small>(2016–18)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Mendes]] <small>(2017–19)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Boubakary Soumaré]] <small>(2017–21)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Xeka]] <small>(2017–22)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Renato Sanches]] <small>(2019–22)</small>
*{{fbaicon|TUR}} [[Yusuf Yazıcı]] <small>(2019–24)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[Amadou Onana]] <small>(2021–22)</small>
{{div col end}}

====Forwards====
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jean Baratte]] <small>(1944–53, 56–57)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[René Bihel]] <small>(1944–46)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jean Lechantre]] <small>(1944–52)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Roger Vandooren|fr|Roger Vandooren}} <small>(1944–50)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Bolek Tempowski|fr|Bolek Tempowski}} <small>(1945–51)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Marius Walter]] <small>(1945–52)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[André Strappe]] <small>(1948–58)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Lefèvre]] <small>(1949–56, 62–63)</small>
*{{fbaicon|DEN}} [[Erik Kuld Jensen]] <small>(1950–53)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jean Vincent]] <small>(1950–56)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Gérard Bourbotte]] <small>(1952–58, 63–68)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Yvon Douis]] <small>(1953–59)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{ill|Fernand Devlaminck|fr|Fernand Devlaminck}} <small>(1956–59)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[François Heutte]] <small>(1957–59, 65–66)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[René Fatoux]] <small>(1957–62)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[André Guy]] <small>(1965–67)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Christian Coste]] <small>(1973–77)</small>
*{{fbaicon|YUG}} [[Stanislav Karasi]] <small>(1974–77)</small>
*{{fbaicon|YUG}} [[Žarko Olarević]] <small>(1977–81)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Pleimelding]] <small>(1977–81)</small>
*{{fbaicon|YUG}} [[Dušan Savić]] <small>(1983–85)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[Erwin Vandenbergh]] <small>(1986–90)</small>
*{{fbaicon|GHA}} [[Abedi Pele]] <small>(1988–90)</small>
*{{fbaicon|DEN}} [[Per Frandsen]] <small>(1990–94)</small>
*{{fbaicon|ARM}} [[Éric Assadourian]] <small>(1990–95)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Sibierski]] <small>(1992–96)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SWE}} [[Kennet Andersson]] <small>(1993–94)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Djézon Boutoille]] <small>(1993–2004)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Matt Moussilou]] <small>(2001–06)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Fauvergue]] <small>(2003–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[Kevin Mirallas]] <small>(2004–08)</small>
*{{fbaicon|NGA}} [[Peter Odemwingie]] <small>(2004–07)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CIV}} [[Abdul Kader Keïta|Kader Keïta]] <small>(2005–07)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Michel Bastos]] <small>(2006–09)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]] <small>(2007–12)</small>
*{{fbaicon|NED}} [[Patrick Kluivert]] <small>(2007–08)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POL}} [[Ludovic Obraniak]] <small>(2007–12)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Túlio de Melo]] <small>(2008–14)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SVK}} [[Róbert Vittek]] <small>(2008–10)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Pierre-Alain Frau]] <small>(2008–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|GAB}} [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]] <small>(2009–10)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CIV}} [[Gervinho]] <small>(2009–11)</small>
*{{fbaicon|SEN}} [[Moussa Sow]] <small>(2010–12)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CIV}} [[Salomon Kalou]] <small>(2012–14)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[Divock Origi]] <small>(2012–15)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Nolan Roux]] <small>(2012–15)</small>
*{{fbaicon|MAR}} [[Sofiane Boufal]] <small>(2015–16)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Eder (footballer, born 1987)|Eder]] <small>(2016–18)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Martin Terrier]] <small>(2016–18)</small>
*{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Araújo (footballer)|Luiz Araújo]] <small>(2017–21)</small>
*{{fbaicon|RSA}} [[Lebo Mothiba]] <small>(2017–18)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CIV}} [[Nicolas Pépé]] <small>(2017–19)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Jonathan Ikoné]] <small>(2018–22)</small>
*{{fbaicon|CIV}} [[Jonathan Bamba]] <small>(2018–23)</small>
*{{fbaicon|POR}} [[Rafael Leão]] <small>(2018–19)</small>
*{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Rémy]] <small>(2018–20)</small>
*{{fbaicon|NGA}} [[Victor Osimhen]] <small>(2019–20)</small>
*{{fbaicon|USA}} [[Timothy Weah]] <small>(2019–23)</small>
*{{fbaicon|TUR}} [[Burak Yılmaz]] <small>(2020–22)</small>
{{div col end}}

===Notable past line-ups===
{| 
|
{{football squad on pitch|image=striped|align=left
|  GK_nat = France|  GK = [[Georges Hatz|Hatz]]
|  RB_nat = France|  RB = [[Joseph Jadrejak|Jadrejak]]| RB_shift=-0.6
|  CB_nat = France|  CB = {{ill|Jean-Marie Prévost|fr|Jean-Marie Prévost|lt=Prévost}}
|  LB_nat = France|  LB = [[Marceau Somerlinck|Somerlinck]]| LB_shift=1.3
| RCM_nat = France| RCM = [[François Bourbotte|Bourbotte]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
| LCM_nat = France| LCM = [[Roger Carré|Carré]]
| RAM_nat = France| RAM = [[Jean Baratte|Baratte]]
| LAM_nat = France| LAM = {{ill|Bolek Tempowski|fr|Bolek Tempowski|lt=Tempowski}}| LSS_shift=1
|  RF_nat = France|  RF = {{ill|Roger Vandooren|fr|Roger Vandooren|lt=Vandooren}}| RF_shift=-2
|  LF_nat = France|  LF = [[Jean Lechantre|Lechantre]]|LF_shift=1
|  CF_nat = France|  CF = [[René Bihel|Bihel]]
| caption = Usual line-up for the [[Double (association football)|double]]-winning 1945–46 season
}}
|
{{football squad on pitch|image=striped|align=left
|  GK_nat = France     |  GK = [[Mickaël Landreau|Landreau]]
|  RB_nat = France     |  RB = [[Mathieu Debuchy|Debuchy]]| RB_shift=-0.6
| RCB_nat = France     | RCB = [[Adil Rami|Rami]]
| LCB_nat = Cameroon   | LCB = [[Aurélien Chedjou|Chedjou]]
|  LB_nat = France     |  LB = [[Franck Béria|Béria]]
|  DM_nat = France     |  DM = [[Rio Mavuba|Mavuba]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
| RCM_nat = France     | RCM = [[Florent Balmont|Balmont]]
| LCM_nat = France     | LCM = [[Yohan Cabaye|Cabaye]]
|  RW_nat = Ivory Coast|  RW = [[Gervinho]]| RW_shift=-0.6
|  LW_nat = Belgium    |  LW = [[Eden Hazard|Hazard]]| LW_shift=0.5
|  CF_nat = Senegal    |  CF = [[Moussa Sow|Sow]]
| caption = Usual line-up for the [[Double (association football)|double]]-winning [[2010–11 Lille OSC season|2010–11]] season
}}
|
{{football squad on pitch|image=striped|align=left
|  GK_nat = France    |  GK = [[Mike Maignan|Maignan]]
|  RB_nat = Turkey    |  RB = [[Zeki Çelik|Çelik]]
| RCB_nat = Portugal  | RCB = [[José Fonte|Fonte]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
| LCB_nat = Nederland | LCB = [[Sven Botman|Botman]]
|  LB_nat = Mozambique|  LB = [[Reinildo Mandava|Mandava]]| LB_shift=0.5
|  RW_nat = France    |  RW = [[Jonathan Ikoné|Ikoné]]
| RCM_nat = France    | RCM = [[Benjamin André|André]]
| LCM_nat = France    | LCM = [[Boubakary Soumaré|Soumaré]]
|  LW_nat = France    |  LW = [[Jonathan Bamba|Bamba]]| LW_shift=0.5
| RCF_nat = Canada    | RCF = [[Jonathan David|David]]
| LCF_nat = Turkey    | LCF = [[Burak Yılmaz|Yılmaz]]
| caption = Usual line-up for the title-winning [[2020–21 Lille OSC season|2020–21]] season
}}
|}

==Club officials==
* Owner of Lille Olympique Sporting Club – LOSC Lille: {{flagicon|LUX}} Merlyn Partners SCSp<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Global/2020/12/21/Lille.aspx |title=Ligue 1 Side Lille Sold To Luxembourg's Merlyn Partners |date=21 December 2020 |website=Sports Business Journal |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630024440/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Global/2020/12/21/Lille.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Board of directors===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Position
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Name
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Ref.
|-
|Shareholders||{{flagicon|NED}} Maarten Petermann<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Barnaba||align=center|<ref name="EQUIPE06">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Lille-un-conseil-d-administration-pour-rentrer-dans-les-clous-de-la-dncg-et-sortir-du-flou/1337286 |title=Lille, un conseil d'administration pour rentrer dans les clous de la DNCG et sortir du flou |last1=Domenighetti |first1=Joël |last2=Hermant |first2=Arnaud |date=7 June 2022 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624033215/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Lille-un-conseil-d-administration-pour-rentrer-dans-les-clous-de-la-dncg-et-sortir-du-flou/1337286 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|President||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Létang]]||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/communiqu%C3%A9-officiel-du-losc |title=Communiqué officiel du LOSC |date=18 December 2020 |website=LOSC |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601135043/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/communiqu%C3%A9-officiel-du-losc |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|President of LOSC Association||{{flagicon|FRA}} {{ill|Patrick Robert|fr|Patrick Robert}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8B50-ans-au-losc-les-7-vies-de-patrick-robert |title=50 ans au LOSC : les 7 vies de Patrick Robert |last=Pousset |first=Maxime |date=11 September 2020 |website=LOSC |access-date=21 September 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921032449/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8B50-ans-au-losc-les-7-vies-de-patrick-robert |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

===First-team coaching staff===
{{Updated|25 October 2024}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Position
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Name
|-
|Head coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bruno Génésio]]
|-
|Assistant coaches||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérémie Bréchet]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri Farbos
|-
|Goalkeeping coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Dehon]]
|-
|Head of high performance||{{flagicon|FRA}} Antonin Da Fonseca
|-
|Fitness coaches||{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Caterina<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} Mario Sandúa
<!--|-
|Head of video analysis||{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexis Marie
|-
|Video analysts||{{flagicon|FRA}} Thonin Broutee<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Dufour
|-
|Physicians||{{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Monnot<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Six
|-
|Physiotherapists||{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Bernard<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Cuvelier<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} France Delafosse<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Klimaszewski<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Semezak
|-
|Nutritionists||{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Mastain<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Océane Poulizac-->
|}
<small>Source:<ref name="LOSCroster"/></small>

===Reserves and academy personnel===
{{Updated|1 July 2024}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Position
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Name
|-
|Academy general manager||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Vandamme]]
|-
|Reserve team head coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Pichot]]
|-
|Reserve team assistant coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mathieu Debuchy]]
|-
|U19s head coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Noro]]
|-
|U19s assistant coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Capelli
|-
|U17s and U16s head coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Raguel]]
|-
|U17s and U16s assistant coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Antoine Patte
|}
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/07/15/mathieu-debuchy-aux-cotes-de-stephane-pichot-des-changements-au-centre-de-formation-du-losc |title=Mathieu Debuchy aux côtés de Stéphane Pichot, des changements au centre de formation du LOSC |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=15 July 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref></small>

==Coaching history==
The following is a list of Lille OSC head coaches from the foundation of the club in 1944,<ref>{{cite web |title=France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html |access-date=22 May 2024 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531102336/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html |archive-date=31 May 2008}}</ref> until the present day.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |title=Historique : Les entraîneurs du LOSC |url=https://www.ligue1.fr/Articles/Actu/2023/12/07/historique-les-entraineurs-du-losc |access-date=22 May 2024 |url-status=live |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=1 December 2023 |archive-date=22 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522140146/https://www.ligue1.fr/Articles/Actu/2023/12/07/historique-les-entraineurs-du-losc }}</ref>
{|
|-
|width="10"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Tenure
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Head coach
|-
| 1944–1946
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Bill Berry (footballer, born 1904)|George Berry]]
|-
| 1946–1958
| {{flagicon|France}} [[André Cheuva]]
|-
| 1958–1959
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Delepaut]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 1959–1961
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Vandooren]]
|-
| 1961–1962
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Baratte]]
|-
| 1962
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Van Gool]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 1962–1963
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Guy Poitevin]]
|-
| 1963–1966
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Bigot]]
|-
| 1966
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Van Gool]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 1966–1969
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Daniel Langrand]]
|-
| 1969–1970
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Joseph Jadrejak]]
|-
| 1970–1973
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Gardien]]
|-
| 1973–1976
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Georges Peyroche]]
|-
| 1976–1977
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Charles Samoy]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 1977–1982
| {{flagicon|France}} [[José Arribas]]
|-
| 1982–1984
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Arnaud Dos Santos]]
|-
| 1984–1989
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Heylens]]
|-
| 1989–1992
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Santini]]
|-
| 1991
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945)|Milan Đuričić]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Santini]]
|-
| 1992–1993
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Bruno Metsu]]
|-
| 1993
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Henryk Kasperczak]]
|}
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Tenure
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Head coach
|-
| 1993–1994
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Mankowski]]
|-
| 1994–1995
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Fernandez]]
|-
| 1995–1997
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Michel Cavalli]]
|-
| 1997
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Hervé Gauthier]] <br> {{flagicon|France}} [[Charles Samoy]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 1997–1998
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Thierry Froger]]
|-
| 1998–2001
| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Vahid Halilhodžić]]
|-
| 2001–2002
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Bruno Baronchelli]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 2002
| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Vahid Halilhodžić]]
|-
| 2002–2008
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Claude Puel]]
|-
| 2008–2013
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Rudi Garcia]]
|-
| 2013–2015
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Girard (footballer)|René Girard]]
|-
| 2015
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Hervé Renard]]
|-
| 2015
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Collot]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 2015–2016
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Frédéric Antonetti]]
|-
| 2016–2017
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Collot]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 2017
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Franck Passi]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 2017
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Marcelo Bielsa]]
|-
| 2017
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[João Sacramento]] <small>([[Caretaker manager|caretaker]])</small>
|-
| 2017–2021
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Christophe Galtier]]
|-
| 2021–2022
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jocelyn Gourvennec]]
|-
| 2022–2024
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Paulo Fonseca]]
|}
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Tenure
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Head coach
|-
| 2024–present
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Bruno Génésio]]
|}
|}

{{Gallery
|title=
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|footer=
|File:Bill Berry, Brentford FC footballer, 1926.jpg
 |[[Bill Berry (footballer, born 1904)|George Berry]]
|File:Vahid Halilhodžić (2014).jpg
 |[[Vahid Halilhodžić]]
|File:Claude Puel (cropped).jpg 
 |[[Claude Puel]]
|File:Rudi Garcia Trophée des champions 2011 (cropped).jpg
 |[[Rudi Garcia]]
|File:ChristopheGaltierLille2019.png
 |[[Christophe Galtier]]
|File:PauloFonsecaLilleOSC.png
 |[[Paulo Fonseca]]
}}

==Records and statistics==
===Coaching records===
====Trophy-winning head coaches====
[[File:AndreCheuva.jpg|thumb|upright|[[André Cheuva]], Lille's most successful head coach]]
{|class="wikitable" style=":center"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking according to number of titles won}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Head coach|Nationality, first name and last name}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="sortable"|{{colored link|white|Ligue 1|L1}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="sortable"|{{colored link|white|Ligue 2|L2}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="sortable"|{{colored link|white|Coupe de France|CdF}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="sortable"|{{colored link|white|Trophée des Champions|TdC}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; class="sortable"|{{colored link|white|UEFA Intertoto Cup|UIC}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Total
|-
|align=center|1
|{{flagicon|France}} [[André Cheuva]] || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|4 || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''5'''
|-
|align=center|2
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bill Berry (footballer, born 1904)|George Berry]] || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''2'''
|-
|align=center|3
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Rudi Garcia]] || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''2'''
|-
|align=center|4
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Christophe Galtier]] || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align=center|– || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|5
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Bigot]] || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|6
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Georges Peyroche]] || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|7
|{{flagicon|France}} [[José Arribas]] || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|8
|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Vahid Halilhodžić]] || align=center|– || align=center|1 || align=center|– || align="center"|– || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|9
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Jocelyn Gourvennec]] || align=center|– || align=center|– || align=center|– || align="center"|1 || align=center|– ||  align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|10
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Claude Puel]] || align=center|– || align=center|– || align=center|– || align="center"|– || align=center|1 ||  align=center|'''1'''
|}

===Players records===
{{Updated|17 May 2025}}
====Most appearances====
[[File:MarceauSomerlinck (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Marceau Somerlinck]], Lille's player with most appearances]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:26%"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|{{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking according to number of matches played}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|{{Tooltip|Player|Nationality, first name and last name}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Matches
|-
|1||align=left|{{No break|{{flagicon|France}} [[Marceau Somerlinck]]}}||'''433'''
|-
|2||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[Rio Mavuba]]||'''370'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[André Strappe]]||'''365'''
|-
|4||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[Florent Balmont]]||'''323'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[Franck Béria]]||'''317'''
|}
Source:<ref name="GHLOSC">{{cite book |last1=Robert |first1=Patrick |last2=Verhaeghe |first2=Jacques |date=2012 |title=La grande histoire du LOSC |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=Hugo Sport |isbn=978-2755610895}}</ref><ref name="DBCstats">{{cite news |language=fr |url=http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2017/12/09/le-saviez-tu |title=Le saviez-tu ? |date=9 December 2017 |website=DBC LOSC |access-date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422183115/http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2017/12/09/le-saviez-tu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Top goalscorers====
[[File:Jean Baratte (1949).png|thumb|upright|[[Jean Baratte]], Lille's all-time record goalscorer]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:26%"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|{{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking according to number of goals scored}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|{{Tooltip|Player|Nationality, first name and last name}}
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Goals
|-
|1||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Baratte]]||'''221'''
|-
|2||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[André Strappe]]||'''134'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jonathan David]]||'''109'''
|-
|4||align=left|{{No break|{{flagicon|France}} [[Gérard Bourbotte]]}}||'''96'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Lechantre]]||'''91'''
|}
Source:<ref name="GHLOSC"/><ref name="DBCstats"/><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/10/01/jonathan-david-encore-et-toujours-plus-dans-lhistoire-du-losc |title=Jonathan David, encore et toujours plus dans l’histoire du LOSC |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=1 October 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001152607/https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/10/01/jonathan-david-encore-et-toujours-plus-dans-lhistoire-du-losc |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2025-05-16/jonathan-david-au-pantheon-du-losc-pour-leternite |title=Jonathan David au panthéon du LOSC pour l’éternité |date=17 May 2025 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=17 May 2025 |archive-date=17 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517215021/https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2025-05-16/jonathan-david-au-pantheon-du-losc-pour-leternite |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Transfers records===
====Highest transfer fees paid====
[[File:JonathanDavidFCSalzburg(cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jonathan David]], Lille's current record signing]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Rank
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Player
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|From
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Transfer fee<br>([[Euro|€]] millions)
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Year
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
|1
|align=left|{{fbaicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Jonathan|David}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
|align=left|'''€27'''{{efn|Initial €27&nbsp;million plus reported €5&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2020
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/08/11/officiel-jonathan-david-signe-au-losc |title=Officiel : Jonathan David signe au LOSC |last=Hamelin |first=Ulysse |date=11 August 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313164308/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/08/11/officiel-jonathan-david-signe-au-losc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2
|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} {{sortname|Renato|Sanches}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align=left|'''€20'''
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Renato-sanches-bayern-munich-signe-a-lille/1051615 |title=Renato Sanches (Bayern Munich) signe à Lille |date=24 August 2019 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810214902/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Renato-sanches-bayern-munich-signe-a-lille/1051615 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|3
|align=left|{{fbaicon|TUR}} {{sortname|Yusuf|Yazıcı}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|TUR}} [[Trabzonspor]]
|align=left|'''€16.5'''{{efn|Initial €16.5&nbsp;million plus 50% of the rights to [[Edgar Ié]]}}
|2017
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lesoir.be/240546/article/2019-08-06/ligue-1-linternational-turc-yusuf-yazici-arrive-lille |title=Ligue 1: l'international turc Yusuf Yazici arrive à Lille |date=6 August 2019 |website=[[Le Soir]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810220405/https://www.lesoir.be/240546/article/2019-08-06/ligue-1-linternational-turc-yusuf-yazici-arrive-lille |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Thiago|Maia}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]
|align=left|'''€14'''
|2017
|<ref>{{cite news |language=pt |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/santos-define-venda-de-thiago-maia-e-emprestimo-de-caju-para-o-lille.ghtml |title=Santos define venda de Thiago Maia e empréstimo de Caju para o Lille |last1=Musetti |first1=Lucas |last2=dos Santos |first2=Gabriel |date=15 July 2017 |website=[[O Globo]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808100515/https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/santos-define-venda-de-thiago-maia-e-emprestimo-de-caju-para-o-lille.ghtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|GUI}} {{sortname|Mohamed|Bayo}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]
|align=left|'''€14'''
|2022
|<ref>{{cite news |language=en |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-lille-sign-mohamed-bayo-from-clermont-for-e14m |title=Official: Lille sign Mohamed Bayo from Clermont for €14M |date=13 July 2022 |website=Get French Football News |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713221401/https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-lille-sign-mohamed-bayo-from-clermont-for-e14m/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|align=left|{{fbaicon|NGA}} {{sortname|Victor|Osimhen}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]
|align=left|'''€12'''{{efn|Initial €12&nbsp;million plus reported €3&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news |language=en |url=https://www.thecable.ng/osimhen-pens-five-year-deal-with-enyeamas-former-club-lille |title=Osimhen pens five-year deal with Enyeama's former club, Lille |last=Sulola |first=Remi |date=1 August 2019 |website=[[TheCable]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810214902/https://www.thecable.ng/osimhen-pens-five-year-deal-with-enyeamas-former-club-lille |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ISL}} {{sortname|Hákon Arnar|Haraldsson}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]
|align=left|'''€12'''{{efn|Initial €12&nbsp;million plus reported €5&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2023
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/07/18/losc-fc-copenhague-un-bras-de-fer-a-ete-gagne-pour-hakon-arnar-haraldsson |title=LOSC – FC Copenhague : Un bras de fer a été gagné pour Hákon Arnar Haraldsson |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=18 July 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718124648/https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/07/18/losc-fc-copenhague-un-bras-de-fer-a-ete-gagne-pour-hakon-arnar-haraldsson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|8
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Luiz|Araújo|Luiz Araújo (footballer)}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|align=left|'''€10.5'''
|2017
|<ref>{{cite news |language=en |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/official-lille-sign-luiz-araujo-from-sao-paulo-for-e10-5m |title=Official: Lille sign Luiz Araujo from São Paulo for €10.5M |date=14 June 2017 |website=Get French Football News |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828143827/https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/official-lille-sign-luiz-araujo-from-sao-paulo-for-e10-5m/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|9
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Marvin|Martin}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
|align=left|'''€10'''
|2012
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/07/10/2022-anniversaire-des-dix-ans-de-larrivee-de-marvin-martin-au-losc |title=2022, anniversaire des dix ans de l'arrivée de Marvin Martin au LOSC |last=Da Rocha |first=Joseph |date=10 July 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313164455/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/07/10/2022-anniversaire-des-dix-ans-de-larrivee-de-marvin-martin-au-losc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|CIV}} {{sortname|Nicolas|Pépé}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
|align=left|'''€10'''{{efn|Initial €10&nbsp;million plus 10% sell-on clause}}
|2017
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/transferts/mercato-officiel-nicolas-pepe-angers-s-engage-avec-lille-5078240 |title=Mercato. Officiel : Nicolas Pépé (Angers) s'engage avec Lille |date=21 June 2017 |website=[[Ouest-France]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063037/https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/transferts/mercato-officiel-nicolas-pepe-angers-s-engage-avec-lille-5078240 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|USA}} {{sortname|Timothy|Weah}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|align=left|'''€10'''{{efn|Initial €10&nbsp;million plus 10% sell-on clause}}
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a4537603014439825133-officiel-le-losc-soffre-timothy-weah |title=Officiel : le LOSC s'offre Timothy Weah |last=Rablat |first=Cédric |date=29 June 2019 |website=[[Ouest-France]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810214900/https://www.footmercato.net/a4537603014439825133-officiel-le-losc-soffre-timothy-weah |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Matias|Fernandez-Pardo}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]
|align=left|'''€10'''{{efn|Initial €10&nbsp;million plus reported €2&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2024
|<ref>{{cite news |language=nl |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240830_96876332 |title=Matias Fernandez-Pardo keert terug naar Lille, AA Gent vangt minstens tien miljoen euro: “Droom om Champions League te spelen” |last=Van Damme |first=Michael |date=30 August 2024 |newspaper=[[Het Nieuwsblad]] |access-date=30 August 2024 |archive-date=30 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830220550/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240830_96876332 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

====Highest transfer fees received====
[[File:Nicolas Pepe LOSC.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Nicolas Pépé]], Lille's current record sale]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Rank
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Player
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|To
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Transfer fee<br>([[Euro|€]] millions)
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"|Year
!style="background:#E83C34; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#24216A|2px}}"; scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
|1
|align=left|{{fbaicon|CIV}} {{sortname|Nicolas|Pépé}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align=left|'''€80'''{{efn|Initial €80&nbsp;million plus undisclosed bonuses}}
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-arsenal-recrute-nicolas-pepe-lille/1045436 |title=Transferts : Arsenal recrute Nicolas Pépé (Lille) |date=1 August 2019 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520074354/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-arsenal-recrute-nicolas-pepe-lille/1045436 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2
|align=left|{{fbaicon|NGA}} {{sortname|Victor|Osimhen}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]
|align=left|'''€71.2'''{{efn|Initial €71.2&nbsp;million plus reported €10.1&nbsp;million guaranteed bonuses}}
|2020
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://madeinfoot.ouest-france.fr/infos/article-officiel-victor-osimhen-a-naples--c-est-fait---318563.html |title=Officiel - Victor Osimhen à Naples, c'est fait ! |last=Castanheira |first=Julien |date=31 July 2020 |website=[[Ouest-France]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007192259/https://madeinfoot.ouest-france.fr/infos/article-officiel-victor-osimhen-a-naples--c-est-fait---318563.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|3
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Leny|Yoro}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align=left|'''€62'''{{efn|Initial €62&nbsp;million plus reported €8&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2024
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626457/2024/07/17/leny-yoro-manchester-united-transfer |title=Leny Yoro undergoing Manchester United medical ahead of proposed transfer |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=17 July 2024 |website=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=17 July 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=17 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717143155/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5626457/2024/07/17/leny-yoro-manchester-united-transfer |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|4
|align=left|{{fbaicon|NED}} {{sortname|Sven|Botman}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align=left|'''€37'''{{efn|Initial €37&nbsp;million plus reported €3&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2022
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1199344/article/2022-06-28/mercato-losc-sven-botman-officialise-son-depart |title=Mercato - LOSC : Sven Botman officiellement à Newcastle |date=28 June 2022 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809103236/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1199344/article/2022-06-28/mercato-losc-sven-botman-officialise-son-depart |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|5
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Amadou|Onana}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align=left|'''€36'''{{efn|Initial €36&nbsp;million plus reported €4&nbsp;million bonuses and 20% sell-on clause}}
|2022
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/08/09/officiel-amadou-onana-quitte-le-losc-et-rejoint-everton |title=Officiel : Amadou Onana quitte le LOSC et rejoint Everton |last=Moniot |first=Pierrick |date=9 August 2022 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313164621/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2022/08/09/officiel-amadou-onana-quitte-le-losc-et-rejoint-everton |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} {{sortname|Eden|Hazard}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align=left|'''€35'''{{efn|Transfer agreement was revealed in [[Football Leaks]]}}
|2012
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/football-leaks-ventes-joueurs-du-losc-gros-petits-secrets-1242437.html |title=Football Leaks : ventes de joueurs du LOSC, gros sous et petits secrets |last1=Fossurier |first1=Yann |last2=Morvan |first2=Sylvain |date=28 April 2017 |website=[[France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810214900/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/football-leaks-ventes-joueurs-du-losc-gros-petits-secrets-1242437.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} {{sortname|Rafael|Leão}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AC Milan|Milan]]
|align=left|'''€35'''{{efn|Initial €35&nbsp;million plus 20% sell-on clause}}
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/620139/article/2019-08-01/mercato-rafael-leao-quitte-officiellement-le-losc-pour-le-milan-ac |title=Mercato : Rafael Leão quitte officiellement le LOSC pour le Milan AC |date=1 August 2019 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810220402/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/620139/article/2019-08-01/mercato-rafael-leao-quitte-officiellement-le-losc-pour-le-milan-ac |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|8
|align=left|{{fbaicon|CMR}} {{sortname|Carlos|Baleba}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|align=left|'''€27'''{{efn|Initial €27&nbsp;million plus reported €3&nbsp;million bonuses and 15% sell-on clause}}
|2023
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-carlos-baleba-lille-a-brighton-c-est-imminent/1416259 |title=Transferts : Carlos Baleba (Lille) à Brighton, c'est imminent |last=Lafont |first=Romain |date=28 August 2023 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828230459/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-carlos-baleba-lille-a-brighton-c-est-imminent/1416259 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|9
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Gabriel|Magalhães}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align=left|'''€26'''{{efn|Initial €26&nbsp;million plus reported €4&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2020
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-gabriel-losc-rejoint-arsenal-off/1166995 |title=Transferts : Gabriel (LOSC) rejoint Arsenal (off.) |date=1 September 2020 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063100/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-gabriel-losc-rejoint-arsenal-off/1166995 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|10
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Thiago|Mendes}}
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|align=left|'''€24'''{{efn|Initial €24&nbsp;million plus reported €4.5&nbsp;million bonuses}}
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.leprogres.fr/sport/2021/12/14/ol-thiago-mendes-le-revenant |title=OL : Thiago Mendes le revenant |last=Lanier |first=Christian |date=14 December 2021 |website=[[Le Progrès]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810214900/https://www.leprogres.fr/sport/2021/12/14/ol-thiago-mendes-le-revenant |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==See also==
* [[Lille OSC in European football]]
* [[List of football clubs in France]]
* [[Football records and statistics in France]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lille OSC}}
* {{Official website|https://www.losc.fr/en/}} {{in lang|en|fr}}
* [https://www.ligue1.fr/clubs?id=losc-lille Lille Olympique Sporting Club] – Ligue 1
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/75797--losc-lille/ Lille Olympique Sporting Club] – [[UEFA]].com

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