Montpellier HSC (women)

Montpellier HSC

Full name	Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines
Nickname(s)	MHSC, La Paillade
Founded	1990 2001 as HSC
Ground	Stade Jules Rimet, Sussargues
Capacity	500
President	Louis Nicollin
Manager	Frédéric Mendy
League	Division 1 Féminine
2022–23	Division 1 Féminine, 5th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pɛˈlyeɪ eɪˈroʊ]; commonly referred to as simply Montpellier) is a French women's football club based in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, a commune in the arrondissement of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1990. Montpellier play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished in 4th place in the 2009–10 season. The club is currently managed by Frédéric Mendy.

Montpellier hosts its home matches at the Stade Joseph-Blanc, a 1,000-capacity stadium that is situated in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone. The club also hosts matches at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, where the men's team plays.

History

The club was formed in 1990 under the name Montpellier-Le-Crès following the fusion of local clubs Racing Club de Paillade and Entente Cressoise. In 2001, the women's club became the women's section of the football club

Current squad

As of 18 February 2024.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Cosette Morché 3 DF  CAN Marie Levasseur 4 DF  FRA Marion Torrent 7 MF  FRA Léa Khelifi 8 MF  FRA Sonia Ouchène 9 DF  HAI Kethna Louis 10 MF  FRA Charlotte Bilbault 11 FW  HAI Nérilia Mondésir 12 DF  FRA Maelys Mpomé 13 MF  USA Celeste Boureille 14 DF  GER Johanna Elsig

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  FRA Cyrielle Blanc 16 GK  FRA Marie Petiteau 17 MF  FRA Judith Coquet 19 FW  FRA Esther Mbakem-Niaro 20 DF  FRA Maëlle Lakrar 21 FW  CMR Nina Ngueleu 22 FW  FRA Lola Gstalter 23 FW  USA Sh'nia Gordon 24 DF  FRA Océane Deslandes 25 MF  FRA Faustine Robert 29 FW  DEN Mille Gejl (on loan from North Carolina Courage)

Former notable players

Current staff

As of 10 March 2024.^[3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Yannick Chandioux
Assistant coach	Baptiste Merle
Goalkeeper coach	Brian Cottet
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Allex Humbertclaude
Doctor	Claude Nilles
Kinesiologists	Mélanie Métais
	Sébastien Gachon
Assistants	Philippe Soulier
	Bruno Guillen
Video Analyst	Clément Libreau

Record in UEFA competitions

As of 16 November 2017^{[citation needed]}

• Further details: Montpellier HSC (Women) in European football

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Montpellier's goal tally first.

Competition	Round	Club	Away	Home	Aggregate
2004–2005	First qualifying round	UCD	–	5–0	–
		Neulengbach	–	7–0	–
		Sintra	–	1–0	–
	Second qualifying round	Turbine Potsdam (Host)	0–6	–	–
		Torres Sassari	1–2	–	–
		Wrocław	0–2	–	–
2005–2006	First qualifying round	Glentoran Belfast United	8–0	–	–
		Cardiff City	2–0	–	–
		Sintra (Host)	1–0	–	–
	Second qualifying round	Saestum Zeist	–	2–1	–
		Neulengbach	–	4–0	–
		Turbine Potsdam	–	0–0	–
	Quarter-final	Brøndby	3–1	3–0 a	6–1
	Semi-final	Frankfurt	1–0 a	2–3	3–3 (agr)
2009–2010	Qualifying round	Klaksvík	2–0	–	–
		Tikvesanka Kavadarci (Host)	7–1	–	–
		NSA Sofia	3–0	–	–
	Round of 32	Standard Liège	0–0 a	3–1	3–1
	Round of 16	Bayern Munich	1–0 a.e.t.	0–0 a	1–0
	Quarter-final	Umeå	0–0 a	2–2	2–2 (agr)
2017–2018	Round of 32	Zvezda Perm	2–0	0–1 a	2–1
	Round of 16	Brescia	3–2 a	6–0	9–2
	Quarter-final	Chelsea	1–3	0–2 a	1–5

^a First leg.

Honours

Official

• Division 1 Féminine (Champions of France)
  • Winners (2): 2004, 2005
  • Runners-up (4): 2006, 2007, 2009, 2017
• Coupe de France
  • Winners (3): 2006, 2007, 2009
  • Runners-up (6): 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016

Invitational

• Pyrénées Cup
  • Winners (2): 2008, 2010

References

External links

• Women's section on official website (in French)