Lens finished 5th on the table and reached the promotion play off final against Dijon FCO. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Lens would lose the second leg and the tie 3-1 after two goalkeeping blunders by Jérémy Vachoux cost his side a chance of promotion to Ligue 1. On 30 April 2020, Lens were promoted to Ligue 1 after the LFP decided to end the seasons of both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Lens were second on the table in Ligue 2 at the time of the decision. In the 2020–21 season, Lens finished 7th on the Ligue 1 table after an impressive first season back in France's top flight. They finished seventh again in the following season with 62 points, despite being ranked second behind Paris Saint-Germain in the first half of the season. In the 2022–23 season, Lens won 10 games out of 10 at home during the first part of the season. On 1 January 2023, Lens beat PSG 3–1 and became the first team to defeat Paris, which had been unbeaten since the start of the season. Halfway through the season, Lens is second, three points behind PSG. Honours Ligue 1 Winners (1): 1997–98 Runners-up (4): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1976–77, 2001–02 Ligue 2 Winners (4): 1936–37, 1948–49, 1972–73, 2008–09 Runners-up: (2): 2013–14, 2019–20 Coupe de France Runners-up (3): 1947–48, 1974–75, 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue Winners (1): 1998–99 Runners-up (1): 2007–08 Coupe Drago Winners (3): 1959, 1960, 1965 Runners-up (1): 1957 Coupe Gambardella Winners (3): 1957, 1958, 1992 Runners-up (4): 1979, 1983, 1993, 1995 UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League) Semi-finalists (1): 1999–2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners (2): 2005, 2007 (joint winner) Records Record league win : 10–2 (v. RC Paris, 1963–64). Record European Cup win : 0–7 (v. Avenir-Beggen, 1995–96). The European exploit : v. Lazio (6–0 after extra time, 2 November 1977). Most goals in a single match : 16, Stefan Dembicki, which is a world record, (v. Auby Asturies, French Cup, 13 December 1942). Final score: 32–0. Most league appearances with Lens : 497, Éric Sikora and 377, Bernard Placzek. Most league goals in a season : 30, Ahmed Oudjani (1963–64) and 20, Roger Boli (1993–94). Top scorer : 94, Ahmed Oudjani. Highest attendance at a home match : 48, 912, (v. Marseille, Ligue 1, 15 February 1992) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Lens