Montpellier HSC (women)

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

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 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 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 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 clubs 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.^[1]

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 are both players 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

For all former and current Montpellier HSC (Ladies) players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Montpellier HSC (women) players.

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

•   Camille Abily
•   Viviane Asseyi
•   Karima Benameur
•   Charlotte Bilbault
•   Delphine Blanc
•   Sonia Bompastor
•   Élise Bussaglia
•   Marie-Laure Delie
•   Céline Deville
•   Ludivine Diguelman
•   Kelly Gadéa
•   Sakina Karchaoui
•   Hoda Lattaf
•   Claire Lavogez
•   Laure Lepailleur
•   Sarah M'Barek
•   Élisa De Almeida
•   Marina Makanza
•   Ophélie Meilleroux
•   Louisa Necib
•   Mélissa Plaza
•   Élodie Ramos
•   Léa Rubio
•   Julie Soyer
•   Élodie Thomis
•   Laëtitia Tonazzi
•   Sandie Toletti
•   Sabrina Viguier
•   Andressa Alves
•   Francine Zouga
•   Luna Gevitz
•   Aya Sameshima
•   Rumi Utsugi
•   Jen Beattie
•   Virginia Torrecilla
•   Josefine Öqvist

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

1. "Umeå strike twice late to stun Montpellier". UEFA. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
2. "EQUIPE D1 FÉMININE". Montpellier HSC. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
3. "Effectif et staff - MHSC Foot". MHSC. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

External links

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