Montpellier FC
French women's football club based in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone.
Montpellier Football Club, formerly known as Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines and 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. Founded in 1990, the club competes in the Première Ligue and plays its home matches at the Stade Joseph-Blanc, a 1,000-capacity stadium in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, with additional matches at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier. Currently managed by Frédéric Mendy, Montpellier has won the Division 1 Féminine twice (2004, 2005) and the Challenge de France three times (2006, 2007, 2009), making it one of the most successful women's football clubs in French football.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Montpellier Football Club
- Nickname
- La Paillade
- Founded
- 1990; 2001 as HSC
- Ground
- Stade Jules Rimet, Sussargues
- Capacity
- 500
- Chairman
- Laurent Nicollin
- Manager
- Yannick Chandioux
- League
- Première Ligue
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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 Montpellier HSC. Since joining Montpellier, the women's section has won Division 1 Féminine twice in 2004 and 2005 and the Challenge de France three times in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In European competition, Montpellier reached the semi-finals of the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup and, during the 2009–10 season, reached the quarter-finals of the inaugural UEFA Women's Champions League, losing to Swedish club Umeå on the away goals rule.
The club has produced several France internationals: Hoda Lattaf, a current first-team member, finished her international career from 1997 to 2007 with 112 appearances and 31 goals. Current internationals and former players include Sonia Bompastor and Camille Abily, both playing abroad in the WPS in the United States, and Louisa Necib, Élodie Thomis, and Laure Lepailleur, who all played for Montpellier before joining Olympique Lyonnais. In October 2025, Crux Football, a newly established women-centric multi-club investment group, acquired 100% ownership of Montpellier HSC Féminines from Montpellier HSC, separating the women's section from the parent club.
Paul Bouffard was appointed president, and club captain Sonia Ouchene expressed support, stating the move represented an evolution for women's football in France and would help maintain high standards and achieve the club's ambitions.
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