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	D1 Féminine
2021–22	5th
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

Current squad

As of 20 September 2022^[update]

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  GER Lisa Schmitz 2 DF  DEN Luna Gevitz 3 DF  FRA Inès Belloumou 4 DF  FRA Marion Torrent 6 MF  FRA Charlotte Bilbault 7 MF  FRA Léa Khelifi 10 FW  FRA Esther Mbakem-Niaro 11 FW  HAI Nérilia Mondésir 12 DF  FRA Maelys Mpomé 13 MF  USA Celeste Boureille 14 DF  GER Johanna Elsig 15 MF  FRA Cyrielle Blanc 16 GK  CAN Gabrielle Lambert

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  ENG Tinaya Alexander 18 MF  SVK Dominika Škorvánková 19 MF  CRO Iva Landeka 20 DF  FRA Maëlle Lakrar 22 FW  GER Lena Petermann 23 DF  FRA Morgane Nicoli 24 DF  FRA Océane Deslandes 25 MF  FRA Faustine Robert 31 MF  FRA Laurence Saviana 32 FW  FRA Chloè Marty 33 MF  FRA Judith Coquet 34 DF  FRA Maeva Augier

Former notable players

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)

На других языках

[de] HSC Montpellier (Frauenfußball)

[ru] Монпелье (женский футбольный клуб)