2019–20 Division 1 Féminine

The 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine season, also known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of Division 1 Féminine since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 24 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 30 May 2020.^[7] Lyon were the defending champions, having won the title for last thirteen consecutive seasons.^[8] This was the first ever season with a title sponsor for the league, after FFF announced a three-year deal with French chemicals firm Arkema.^[9]

Division 1 Féminine

Season	2019–20
Dates	24 August 2019 – 28 April 2020
Champions	Lyon (14th title)
Relegated	Marseille Metz
Champions League	Lyon Paris Saint-Germain
Matches played	96
Goals scored	318 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marie-Antoinette Katoto (16 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Paris Saint-Germain 11–0 Marseille (18 January 2020)[2]
Biggest away win	Marseille 0–8 Lyon (8 February 2020)[3]
Highest scoring	Reims 3–8 Lyon (7 September 2019)[4] Paris Saint-Germain 11–0 Marseille (18 January 2020)[2]
Longest winning run	Paris Saint-Germain (7 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Lyon (16 matches)
Longest winless run	Metz (16 matches)
Longest losing run	Metz Marseille (11 matches)
Highest attendance	30,661 Lyon 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain (16 November 2019)[5]
Lowest attendance	126 Marseille 0–3 Montpellier (16 November 2019)[6]
Total attendance	104,071
Average attendance	1,084
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

After 16 match days, the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.^[10] Lyon were declared champions, and Paris joined them in qualification for the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.^[11]

Teams

Bordeaux

Dijon

Fleury

Guingamp

Paris FC

Lyon

Marseille

Metz

Montpellier

Paris SG

Reims

Soyaux

Location of teams in 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine

A total of 12 teams compete in the league. Champions and runners-up of previous season's Division 2 Féminine replaced two relegated teams from last season's Division 1 Féminine. Reims and Marseille replaced Rodez and Lille this season.

Results

League table

The final standings after the abandonment were:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyon (C)	16	14	2	0	67	4	+63	44	Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32
2	Paris Saint-Germain	16	13	2	1	60	7	+53	41
3	Bordeaux	16	12	1	3	36	12	+24	37
4	Montpellier	16	9	3	4	39	18	+21	30
5	Paris FC	16	7	3	6	21	26	−5	24
6	Guingamp	16	6	5	5	20	21	−1	23
7	Fleury	16	6	2	8	18	30	−12	20
8	Reims	16	4	3	9	13	32	−19	15
9	Dijon	16	3	5	8	10	32	−22	14
10	Soyaux	16	4	4	8	15	30	−15	13[a]
11	Marseille (R)	16	2	0	14	12	62	−50	6	Relegation to Division 2 Féminine
12	Metz (R)	16	0	2	14	7	44	−37	2

Source: ^[13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 3 points deduction (sanctioned by DNCG).^[12]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Bordeaux	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dijon	7	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	9
Fleury	10	9	12	8	10	9	8	7	6	5	7	7	8	8	8	7
Guingamp	5	7	9	10	7	6	6	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	6
Lyon	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Marseille	11	6	8	9	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Metz	8	12	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Montpellier	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Paris FC	4	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	7	6	6	6	6	6	5
PSG	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Reims	9	11	7	7	9	10	9	9	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	8
Soyaux	12	8	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	10	8	8	7	7	7	10

	Leader and Champions League Round of 32
	Champions League Round of 32
	Relegation to Division 2 Féminine

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[15]
1	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	Paris Saint-Germain	16
2	Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	14
3	Viviane Asseyi	Bordeaux	12
	Kadidiatou Diani	Paris Saint-Germain
5	Dzsenifer Marozsán	Lyon	10
	Khadija Shaw	Bordeaux
7	Lena Petermann	Montpellier	9
8	Valérie Gauvin	Montpellier	8
	Nadia Nadim	Paris Saint-Germain
	Nikita Parris	Lyon

Most clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	14
2	Romane Bruneau	Bordeaux	7
3	Christiane Endler	Paris Saint-Germain	6
4	Solène Durand	Guingamp	5
	Phallon Tullis-Joyce	Reims
6	Katarzyna Kiedrzynek	Paris Saint-Germain	4
7	Romane Munich	Soyaux	3
	Natascha Honegger	Paris FC
	Erin Nayler	Bordeaux
	Cindy Perrault	Montpellier
	Lisa Schmitz	Montpellier

Hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Kadidiatou Diani4	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz	6–1 (A)	7 September 2019
Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	Reims	8–3 (A)	7 September 2019
Valérie Gauvin	Montpellier	Paris FC	5–2 (A)	26 October 2019
Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	Metz	6–0 (H)	8 December 2019
Kadidiatou Diani	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille	11–0 (H)	18 January 2020
Marie-Antoinette Katoto	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille	11–0 (H)	18 January 2020
Marie-Antoinette Katoto	Paris Saint-Germain	Metz	5–1 (H)	25 January 2020

• ⁴ Player scored four goals.