Montpellier HSC (women) explained

Clubname:Montpellier HSC
Fullname:Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines
Nickname:MHSC, La Paillade
Founded:1990
2001 as HSC
Ground:Stade Jules Rimet, Sussargues
Capacity:500
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Louis Nicollin
Manager:Frédéric Mendy
League:Première Ligue
Season:2023–24
Position:6th of 12
Website:http://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/feminines
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Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃pɛˈlje eˈro/; 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 Première Ligue. The club is currently managed by Frédéric Mendy.

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

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Former notable players

Current staff

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PositionName
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

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Montpellier's goal tally first.

CompetitionRoundClubAwayHomeAggregate
2004–20055–0
7–0
1–0
Turbine Potsdam (Host) 0–6
1–2
0–2
2005–20068–0
2–0
Sintra (Host) 1–0
2–1
4–0
0–0
3–1 3–0 a 6–1
1–0 a 2–3 3–3 (agr)
2009–20102–0
Tikvesanka Kavadarci (Host) 7–1
3–0
0–0 a 3–1 3–1
0–0 a 1–0
0–0 a 2–2 2–2 (agr)
2017–20182–0 0–1 a 2–1
3–2 a 6–0 9–2
1–3 0–2 a 1–5
a First leg.

Honours

Official

Invitational

External links

Notes and References

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