2011–12 Division 1 Féminine

The 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine season was the 38th since its establishment.^[2] Lyon are the defending champions. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June. The season began on 3 September 2011 and ended on 2 June 2012. The winter break was in effect from 11 December 2011 to 7 January 2012.^[3]

Teams

Guingamp

Hénin-Beaumont

Juvisy

Lyon

Montpellier

Muret

Yzeure

PSG

Rodez

St. Étienne

Soyaux

Vendenheim

Location of teams in 2011–12 Division 1 Féminine

There will be three promoted teams from the Division 2 Féminine, the second level of women's football in France, replacing the three teams that were relegated from the Division 1 Féminine following the 2010–11 season. A total of 12 teams will compete in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Division 1 Féminine.

La Roche-sur-Yon was the first club to suffer relegation from the first division to the Division 2 Féminine. The club's impending drop occurred on 17 May 2011 following the team's 6–1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The negative result made it mathematically impossible for La Roche-sur-Yon to seize the ninth position in the table, which would have allowed the club to remain in the first division. On the final day of the league season, both Le Mans and Toulouse were relegated to the second division. Toulouse were relegated after losing 5–1 to the champions Lyon. Le Mans drew 0–0 with Saint Étienne, but were unable to pass Yzeure, whom it was equal on points with, in the standings due to goal difference.

Vendenheim was the first club from the Division 2 Féminine to earn a place in the first division after winning Group A of the league. Vendenheim won its group by a 20-point margin. Soyaux was the second club to earn its place in the first division after defeating ES Blanquefort 4–0 win two matches to spare in its group. Vendenheim will be making its return to the first division after two seasons in the second division, while Soyaux will be back in the first division after only one season in the league. AS Muret earned promotion to the first division with only one match to spare after Aulnat Sportif 3–0 at home. On 15 June 2011, the French Football Federation ruled against Muret's promotion due to the club's non-utilization of a youth academy.^[4] Second-place club FCF Monteux was subsequently inserted in Muret's place.^[5] A day after the announcement, Muret released a press release on its official website announcing its intent to appeal the ruling at the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France which governs sport in France.^[6] On 18 July, the CNOSF ruled in favor of Muret allowing the club to retain its promotion to the Division 1 Féminine.^[7]

Guingamp and Stade Briochin merger

On 18 August 2011, the presidential hierarchy of men's professional club En Avant de Guingamp and women's club Stade Briochin announced that the clubs had reached an agreement on a merger, which will come into effect at the start of the 2011–12 season. Under the agreement, Stade Briochin will dissolve and play as the women's team of Guingamp. All other remnants of the club remain the same, such as its president, manager, and players.^[8]

Teams promoted to Division 1 Féminine

• Vendenheim
• Soyaux
• Muret

Teams relegated to Division 2 Féminine

• Le Mans
• Toulouse
• La Roche-sur-Yon

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager1	Captain1	Kit Manufacturer1	Shirt Sponsor1
Guingamp	Adolphe Ogouyon	Julie Morel	Adidas
Hénin-Beaumont	Ansart, YannickYannick Ansart	Rachel Saïdi	Adidas
Juvisy	Mathivet, SandrineSandrine Mathivet	Sandrine Soubeyrand	Errea
Lyon	Lair, PatricePatrice Lair	Laura Georges	Adidas	Leroy Merlin
Montpellier	M'Barek, SarahSarah M'Barek	Ophélie Meilleroux	Nike	Groupe Nicollin
Muret	Alliche, MadjidMadjid Alliche	Anne Trevisan
Paris Saint-Germain	Vaz, CamilleCamille Vaz	Sabrina Delannoy	Nike	Emirates
Rodez	Plenecassagne, FranckFranck Plenecassagne	Agathe Calvié	Duarig
Saint-Étienne	Didier, HervéHervé Didier	Astrid Chazal	Adidas	Winamax Poker
Soyaux	Diacre, CorinneCorinne Diacre	Siga Tandia
Vendenheim	Steinberger, DominiqueDominique Steinberger	Jennifer Meyer
Yzeure	De Gironde, PatricePatrice De Gironde	Faustine Roux	Adidas

¹ Subject to change prior to start of the season.

League table

Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Updated to games played on 2 June 2012.
Source: French Football Federation
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon 22 2 Lotta Schelin Lyon 20 3 Camille Abily Lyon 15 Élodie Thomis Lyon 15 5 Gaëtane Thiney Juvisy 14 6 Camille Catala Saint-Étienne 13 Hoda Lattaf Montpellier 13 8 Marie-Laure Delie Montpellier 12 9 Anaïs Ribeyra Yzeure 11 10 3 players 10 Last updated: 3 June 2012 Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings

Top assists Rank Player Club Assists 1 Hoda Lattaf Montpellier 19 2 Elodie Thomis Lyon 13 3 Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon 11 4 Gaëtane Thiney Juvisy 10 5 Sonia Bompastor Lyon 9 6 Louisa Nécib Lyon 8 Lotta Schelin Lyon 8 8 Amélie Coquet Juvisy 7 Cynthia Gueheo-Djetou Yzeure 7 Aya Sameshima Montpellier 7 Last updated: 3 June 2012 Source: Official Assists' Table

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Le Sommer, EugénieEugénie Le Sommer	Lyon	Vendenheim	0–10	000000002011-09-03-00003 September 2011
Thomis, ÉlodieÉlodie Thomis	Lyon	Vendenheim	0–10	000000002011-09-03-00003 September 2011
Thiney, GaëtaneGaëtane Thiney	Juvisy	Soyaux	5–0	000000002011-09-04-00004 September 2011
Schelin, LottaLotta Schelin	Lyon	Hénin-Beaumont	9–0	000000002011-09-11-000011 September 2011
Machart, JulieJulie Machart4	Juvisy	Hénin-Beaumont	0–9	000000002011-09-25-000025 September 2011
Schelin, LottaLotta Schelin4	Lyon	Saint-Étienne	7–0	000000002011-10-01-00001 October 2011
Abily, CamilleCamille Abily	Lyon	Guingamp	0–5	000000002011-10-08-00008 October 2011
Le Sommer, EugénieEugénie Le Sommer	Lyon	Muret	11–0	000000002011-10-16-000016 October 2011
Abily, CamilleCamille Abily	Lyon	Rodez	7–0	000000002011-11-06-00006 November 2011
Nécib, LouisaLouisa Nécib	Lyon	Yzeure	0–6	000000002011-11-13-000013 November 2011
Tonazzi, LaëtitiaLaëtitia Tonazzi	Juvisy	Hénin-Beaumont	5–2	000000002012-01-08-00008 January 2012
Catala, CamilleCamille Catala	Saint-Étienne	Soyaux	0–4	000000002012-04-15-000015 April 2012

• ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Lotta Schelin for Lyon against Vendenheim (3 September 2011)
• First own goal of the season: Noémie Freckhaus (Vendenheim) for Soyaux (25 September 2011)
• Widest winning margin: 11 goals
  • Lyon 11–0 Muret (16 October 2011)
• Highest scoring game: 11 goals
  • Lyon 11–0 Muret (16 October 2011)
• Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 11 goals
  • Lyon 11–0 Muret (16 October 2011)

Discipline

• Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card): 28 points^[9]
  • Vendenheim (22 yellow & 2 red cards)
• Best overall disciplinary record: 6 points^[9]
  • Lyon (6 yellow & 0 red cards)
• Most yellow cards (club): 25^[9]
  • Yzeure
• Most yellow cards (player): 5^[9]
  • Faustine Roux (Yzeure)
• Most red cards (club): 2^[9]
  • Muret
  • Vendenheim
• Most red cards (player): 1^[9]
  • Nora Hamou Maamar (Montpellier)
  • Kadidia Diawara (Vendenheim)
  • Caroline La Villa (Saint-Étienne)
  • Julia Dany (Muret)
  • Marine Fromantin (Muret)
  • Noémie Sturm (Vendenheim)

Notable transfers

Paris Saint-Germain opened the transfer campaign by signing Rodez star Kenza Dali. The club later raided Rodez again, this time for French women's international Delphine Blanc, while also signing youth international Solène Barbance from Toulouse. Rodez later acquired Paris Saint-Germian striker Zohra Ayachi. In September 2011, in an effort to replace Ayachi, Paris Saint-Germain recruited American striker Allie Long. The defending champions Lyon made three signings. After losing Ingvild Stensland and backup goalkeeper Véronique Pons, manager Patrice Lair replaced the two with 18-year-old French youth international midfielder Makan Traoré and French senior international goalkeeper Céline Deville. In September 2011, Lyon signed Brazilian international Rosana. After winning the final edition of the Challenge de France last season, in an effort to establish themselves as league contenders, Saint-Étienne signed eight new players while also keeping the club's core players intact. Notables signing for the club include youth internationals Rose Lavaud and Charlotte Lorgeré, both of whom were signed from Toulouse who were relegated to the second division last season.

Other notable signings during the transfer window include Montpellier signing Japanese international and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup champion Aya Sameshima, Yzeure signing former La Roche-sur-Yon captain Claire Guillard, Juvisy acquiring both goalkeeper Morgan Mancion and defender Julie Debever from Hénin-Beaumont, Rodez signing senior international goalkeeper Karima Benameur, and newly promoted Soyaux raiding third division club Arlac Mérignac for three players; 17-year-old striker Eva Sumo, starting goalkeeper Audrey Souletis, and Fidélia Poussil. Poussil had led Arlac Mérignac in goals during the 2010–11 Division 2 Féminine season as the club ultimately were relegated.

References

External links

• Official site
• Standings and Statistics