Lille, Lille · France · Ligue 1

Top-2 finishes
1
Top-4 finishes
1

Against expectation

Every French top-flight match this club has played in the Ligue 1, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 6 seasons from 1932-33 to 1938-39 it has fallen short of them by −1.2 match points.

1932-33 to 1938-39one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
1932-33 +4.7 league pts
33 points on 28.3 expected as SC Fives Lille
Worst season against expectation
1933-34 −5.4 league pts
25 points on 30.4 expected as SC Fives Lille

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1994-95 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

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Greatest games

SC Fives's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1939-03-26 · Division 1
62.8
game score
2
1935-07-01 · Division 1
55.4
game score
3
1939-04-30 · Division 1
55.2
game score
4
1934-07-01 · Division 1
55.1
game score
5
1934-07-01 · Division 1
54.7
game score
6
1936-07-01 · Division 1
54.5
game score
7
1939-01-15 · Division 1
54.0
game score
8
1935-07-01 · Division 1
53.2
game score
9
1936-07-01 · Division 1
53.1
game score
10
1937-07-01 · Division 1
52.6
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
7
First season
1933
Most recent season
1939

The Heartbreak Index4.0 · #516

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1933

4.0
Heartbreak
#516
of 1,138 clubs
#331
in Football
4.0
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19336.3
  • Major final appearance since 19413.2
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1939 · league runner-up, 1934 · lost the national cup final, 1941 · survived a relegation scare, 1938

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Ligue 1 only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1939
Division 1 (1) · P9↓
30 P · 13-5-12 · 57:54 · +3
31
pts
1938
Division 1 (1) · P12
30 P · 7-12-11 · 42:43 · -1
26
pts
1937
Division 1 (1) · P11
30 P · 12-4-14 · 54:45 · +9
28
pts
1936
Division 1 (1) · P8
30 P · 14-3-13 · 51:41 · +10
31
pts
1935
Division 1 (1) · P11
30 P · 12-1-17 · 45:61 · -16
25
pts
1934
Division 1 (1) · P2
26 P · 13-7-6 · 57:31 · +26
33
pts
1933
Division 1 (1) · P7
18 P · 6-5-7 · 42:48 · -6
17
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1941
Coupe de France
Runner-up