
1997-98 RC Lens Roster
France, Level I
Team Record: 21-8-5 - 68 points
Finishing 1st in LG1
Location: Lens, France
RC Lens of Division 1 ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 21 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses for 68 points finishing first in LG1.
The team paced the league with 55 goals. The club allowed 30 goals. Anto Drobnjak scored 14 goals for the squad, while Tony Vairelles, Vladimír Šmicer and Stéphane Ziani each netted five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hervé Arsène | M | October 30, 1963 | 5'6" | 154 | Nosy-Be-Hell, Madagascar |
| Philippe Brunel | February 28, 1973 | 5'10" | 159 | Boulogne, France | |
| Mickaël Debève | M | December 1, 1970 | 5'11" | 165 | Abbeville, France |
| Frédéric Déhu | October 24, 1972 | 6'1" | 172 | Villeparisis, France | |
| Anto Drobnjak | F | September 21, 1968 | 6'1" | 172 | Bijelo Polje, Montenegro |
| Wagneau Eloi | September 11, 1973 | 6'1" | 172 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| Marc-Vivien Foé | M | May 1, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Nkolo, Cameroon |
| Yoann Lachor | D | January 17, 1976 | 6'2" | 176 | Aire sur la Lys, France |
| Cyrille Magnier | August 24, 1969 | 6'0" | 176 | Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France | |
| Christophe Marichez | G | December 12, 1974 | 6'0" | 165 | Hazebrouck, France |
| Xavier Meride | D | January 9, 1975 | 6'2" | 172 | Paris, France |
| Wilson Oruma | M | December 30, 1976 | 5'9" | 154 | Warri, Nigeria |
| José Pierre-Fanfan | July 26, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Martinique | |
| Romain Pitau | M | August 8, 1977 | 5'10" | 154 | Douai, France |
| Aboubacar Sankharé | D | January 17, 1978 | 5'11" | 157 | Paris, France |
| Éric Sikora | D | February 4, 1968 | 6'0" | 170 | Courrières, France |
| Vladimír Šmicer | M, F | May 24, 1973 | 5'11" | 168 | Decin, Czech Republic |
| Tony Vairelles | April 10, 1973 | 6'1" | 168 | Nancy, France | |
| Jean-Guy Wallemme | August 10, 1967 | 6'0" | 183 | Maubeuge, France | |
| Guillaume Warmuz | G | May 22, 1970 | 6'1" | 183 | Saint-Vallier, France |
| Stéphane Ziani | M | December 9, 1971 | 5'6" | 139 | Nantes, France |
