Montpellier HSC (Ladies)

This article is about the women's football (soccer) team. For the men's football (soccer) club, see Montpellier HSC.

Montpellier HSC

Full name	Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines
Nickname(s)	MHSC, La Paillade
Founded	1990 2001 as HSC
Ground	Stade Joseph-Blanc, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone (Capacity: 1,000)
President	Louis Nicollin
Manager	Sarah M'Barek
League	D1 Féminine
2009–10	4th, D1 Féminine
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 currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished in 4th place in the 2009–10 season. The club is currently managed Sarah M'Barek and was captained by goalkeeper and French women's international Céline Deville before she departed for club rivals Lyon in July 2011.

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 Grammont in Montpellier, where the male section is based. According to the UEFA women's coefficient, Montpellier are the seventh-best club in UEFA.^[1]

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 football club Montpellier HSC. Since joining Montpellier, the women's section has won the Division 1 Féminine twice in 2004 and 2005 and the Challenge de France three in 2006, 2007, and 2009 making the club one of the most successful women's football club in French football. Montpellier reached the semi-finals of the 2005–06 edition of the UEFA Women's Cup and, during the 2009–10 season, reached the quarter-finals of the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women's Champions League losing to Swedish club Umeå on the away goals rule.^[2]

Montpellier has produced several well-known players that have played for the France women's national football team. Hoda Lattaf is a current member of the Montpellier first-team and was one of the leading players of the national team during her ten-year stint from 1997–2007. Lattaf finished her international career with 112 appearances and 31 goals. Current internationals and former players include Sonia Bompastor and Camille Abily who both player abroad in the WPS in the United States. Internationals Louisa Necib, Élodie Thomis, and Laure Lepailleur all played for Montpellier before joining Olympique Lyonnais.

Players

Current Squad

As of the 22 September 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Laëtitia Philippe 2 DF Claudia Orsini 3 DF Kelly Gadéa 4 DF Marion Torrent 5 DF Ophélie Meilleroux 6 FW Marie-Laure Delie 7 MF Charlotte Bilbault 8 MF Aya Sameshima 9 FW Elodie Ramos 10 MF Nora Hamou Maamar 11 MF Ludivine Diguelman 14 MF Mélissa Plaza 15 MF Charlène Farrugia 18 FW Marine Pervier

No. Position Player 19 FW Marine De Sousa 20 MF Viviane Asseyi 21 FW Stéphanie De Rivière 22 MF Lalia Dali 23 DF Andréa Beaude 24 GK Solène Durand 25 MF Rumi Utsugi 33 FW Hoda Lattaf — DF Cynthia Viani — DF Aurélie Gagnet — MF Faustine Robert — MF Meryll Wenger

Former notable players

• Camille Abily
• Sonia Bompastor
• Stéphanie Grand
• Laure Lepailleur
• Louisa Necib
• Élodie Thomis

Honours

Domestic

• Division 1 Féminine (Champions of France) (level 1)

Winners (2): 2003–04, 2004–05

Cups

• Challenge de France

Winners (3): 2006, 2007, 2009

References

1. ^ "Full UEFA women's club rankings". UEFA (UEFA). 14 June 2010. http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/AccessList/01/49/80/12/1498012_DOWNLOAD.pdf. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Umeå strike twice late to stun Montpellier". UEFA (UEFA). 17 March 2010. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/matches/season=2010/round=2000060/match=2001496/report/index.html. Retrieved 18 July 2010. 

External links

• Official website (French)