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RC Lens

Tier 1Ligue 1Lens, Hauts-de-France, FranceOn the globe

Founded
1906
Ground
Stade Bollaert-Delelis38,223 seats · opened 1933
Full name
RACING CLUB DE LENS
Website
rclens.fr

Who owns RC Lens

Controlled since May 2016 by Joseph Oughourlian through Luxembourg's Solferino; regional investor Side Invest has held 13% since September 2023.

Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based at home: France

As of September 2026Medium confidenceSources: France 3 Hauts-de-France, Wikipedia

From the pitch to the top

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamRacing Club de LensSAS, France, SIREN 335259990
  • Stake not knowncontrols
    Solferino S.à r.l.Other, LuxembourgSince May 2016, figure as of September 2023Majority shareholder since May 2016, sole shareholder after buying Atlético Madrid's 34.6% in December 2017; diluted when Side Invest took 13% in September 2023 (implying about 87%, not separately reported).Medium confidenceSources: France 3 Hauts-de-France, Wikipedia
    • Stake not knowncontrols
      Joseph OughourlianPerson, FranceSince May 2016, figure as of September 2026Solferino described as controlled by Oughourlian (Wikipedia; 2016 France 3 reporting on its shareholding).Medium confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Caracol Radio
  • 13%minority
    Side InvestInvestor consortium, FranceSince September 2023, figure as of September 2023Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia
Part of a multi-club groupAmber Capital / Joseph Oughourlian1 clubs

Changes of control

  1. May 2016

    Solferino S.à r.l. took control.

    Derived from the multi-club-groups research: the start of the current controlling holding.

    Medium confidenceSources: France 3 Hauts-de-France, Wikipedia

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Also on Wikidata (Q191843).

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