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	Jean-Louis Saez
League	D1 Féminine
2017–18	3rd
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 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.

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.^[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 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 14 August 2018

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Casey Murphy 4 DF Marion Torrent 6 MF Anouk Dekker 7 DF Sakina Karchaoui 8 MF Sandie Toletti 9 FW Stina Blackstenius 10 FW Sofia Jakobsson 11 MF Katrine Veje 13 DF Marion Romanelli 14 MF Virginia Torrecilla

No. Position Player 17 FW Janice Cayman 19 FW Nérilia Mondésir 20 DF Maëlle Lakrar 21 FW Valérie Gauvin 23 DF Linda Sembrant (captain) 26 MF Manon Uffren 27 MF Sarah Puntigam 29 FW Clarisse Le Bihan 30 GK Méline Gerard

Record in UEFA competitions

As of 16 November 2017

• 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	Dublin Waves	–	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

References

External links

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