Editing Lille OSC (section)

{{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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| clubname = Lille
| image = Lille_OSC_2018_logo.svg
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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)
| short name = {{Plainlist|
* LOSC 
* Lille OSC
* LOSC Lille
}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1944|Sep|23|df=yes}}
| stadium = [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]]
| capacity = 50,186
| owner = Merlyn Partners SCSp
| chairman = [[Olivier Létang]]
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Bruno Génésio]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = {{French football updater|Lille}}
| season = {{French football updater|Lille2}}
| position = {{French football updater|Lille3}}
| current = 2024–25 Lille OSC season
| website = {{url|https://www.losc.fr/en/|losc.fr}}
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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 eight 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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