Division 1 Féminine
Coupe de France Féminine Trophée des Championnes | |
International cup(s) | UEFA Women's Champions League |
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Current champions | Lyon (16th title) (2022–23) |
Most championships | Lyon (16 titles) |
TV partners | Canal+ (France) DAZN (France and selected nations) |
Website | Website |
Current: 2023–24 season |
The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelve fully professional clubs.
Founded in 1974, the league has existed in its current format since 1992. Seasons run from September to June, with teams playing 22 games each totaling 132 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. Play is regularly suspended after the second week in December before returning in the third week of January. The Division 1 Féminine is ranked the best women's league in Europe according to UEFA 2019–20 women's association club coefficients.[1]
Lyon is the club that has won the most first division titles (16); the club also holds the record for consecutive titles (14).
History
The Division 1 Féminine was originally created in 1918 and managed by the
In July 2022, it was announced that the Division 1 Féminine will feature in the FIFA 23 video game.[4]
Competition format
There are 12 clubs in the Division 1 Féminine. During the course of a season, usually from September to June, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games, though clubs are allowed to host "big" matches at the home venues of their male counterparts, such as when
Between the years 2001–2004, the league adopted a playoff system. The top four clubs in the league table were inserted into a playoff table following the completion of the season with the winner being crowned champions. From 1974 to 1992, the league consisted of several groups with the winners of each group entering a playoff phase to determine the champion.
European qualification
Until the 2019–2020 edition, only the top two teams in the Division 1 Féminine qualify for the round of 32 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Since the 2020–2021 edition, as determined by the UEFA women's coefficient, the winner of the Division 1 directly qualifies for the group stage of the UEFA Women's Champions League, whereas the second team qualifies for the second round and the third team qualifies for the first round. As of today, the winner of the Coupe de France féminine, the female equivalent of the Coupe de France, does not qualify for European competition.
Starting with the 2021–22 edition, as determined by the UEFA women's coefficient, the top three teams will qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Clubs
2023–24 Teams
The following 12 clubs compete in the Division 1 Féminine during the 2023–24 season.
Club |
Position in 2022–23 |
Founded | Top division titles |
Last top division title |
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Bordeaux | 7 | 1981 | 0 | – |
Dijon | 10 | 2010 | 0 | – |
FC Fleury 91 | 4 | 2017 | 0 | – |
EA Guingamp |
9 | 1973 | 1 | 1988–89 |
Le Havre | 8 | 1997 | 0 | – |
Lille | D2 Feminine Group A 1st | 1993 | 0 | - |
Lyon | 1 | 1970 | 16 | 2022–23 |
Montpellier | 5 | 1990 | 2 | 2004-05 |
Paris FC | 3 | 1971 | 6 | 2005–06 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
2 | 1971 | 1 | 2020–21 |
Reims |
6 | 1970 | 5 | 1981–82 |
Saint-Étienne | D2 Feminine Group B 1st | 1968 | 1 | 1983–84 |
Previous winners
Top scorers
Included in the table below is a list of the top scorers of each season, starting from the 2001–02 season. Information for previous seasons unavailable.
Season | Goals scored | Player |
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2001–02 |
22 |
Marinette Pichon (Saint-Memmie Olympique) |
2002–03 |
26 |
Sandrine Brétigny (Lyon) |
2003–04 |
18 |
Claire Morel (Lyon) |
2004–05 |
38 |
Marinette Pichon (Juvisy) |
2005–06 |
36 |
Marinette Pichon (Juvisy) |
2006–07 |
42 |
Sandrine Brétigny (Lyon) |
2007–08 |
27 |
Laëtitia Tonazzi (Juvisy) |
27 |
Kátia (Lyon) | |
19 |
Saint-Brieuc )
| |
20 |
Laëtitia Tonazzi (Juvisy) | |
22 |
Eugénie Le Sommer (Lyon) | |
24 |
Lotta Schelin (Lyon) | |
25 |
Gaëtane Thiney (Juvisy) | |
34 |
Lotta Schelin (Lyon) | |
33 |
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) | |
20 |
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) Eugénie Le Sommer (Lyon) | |
31 |
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) | |
22 |
PSG )
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16 |
PSG )
| |
22 |
Khadija Shaw (Bordeaux) | |
18 |
PSG )
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17 |
PSG )
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Awards
In addition to the winner's trophy and the individual winner's medal players receive, the
See also
References
- ^ "Women's association club coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Statut pro pour ces dames". L'Équipe. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Foot féminin, la lueur d'un statut professionnel". FootAmat. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ Stuart, Keith (20 July 2022). "Fifa 23 to add women's club football for first time". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Challenge de la meilleure joueuse de D1" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Diani, Player of the Month for September". French Football Federation. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
External links
- (in French) Official website
- (in French) FootoFéminin
- (in French) Official YouTube channel