Foot: City Council to Act on the Acquisition of Stade Bollaert by RC Lens

Lens City Council meets this Wednesday to acknowledge the acquisition of the Stade Bollaert-Delelis by RC Lens.

While Will Still announced his departure, after a single season, in the wake of the last day of Ligue 1 against Monaco (4-0), it is now two leaders of the club who pack their bags. According to the team, Pierre Dréossi and Diego Lopez will leave the artesian club. A decision taken in common agreement with their president, Joseph Oughourlian. The two men held the position of general manager and sports director. While the staff has moved a lot in …

RC Lens. Joseph Oughourlian réagit au rachat de Bollaert

Joseph Oughourlian se réjouit du rachat du stade Bollaert-Delelis qui va permettre au RC Lens qu’il gouverne d’accélérer sa croissance. Après l’Olympique Lyonnais, puis l’AJ Auxerre, le RC Lens devient le troisième club en Ligue 1 propriétaire de son propre stade. La municipalité lensoise a donné ce mercredi 21 mai son feu vert pour la cession du stade Bollaert-Delelis au club sang et or. Une décision historique qui précède la signature d’une pr…

The stadium had been estimated at €54.9 million, but the sale ended at €27 million due to various loans, clauses and discounts, said Mayor PS of the city, Sylvain Robert, at the municipal council that endorsed the transaction. A clause inter alia banned for 20 years all

Bollaert-Delelis is a historic and emblematic stadium that will become the property of its resident club: RC Lens. The Sang et Or club will become the third in Ligue 1 to own its enclosure after Lyon and Auxerre.

On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the city of Lens officially sold the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium to the RCL. Deliberation was voted at the municipal council.