2023–24 Division 1 Féminine

The 2023–24 Division 1 Féminine season, also known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th edition of Division 1 Féminine since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 15 September 2023 and ended on 17 May 2024.^[6] Lyon were the defending champions, having won their record-extending sixteenth league title in 2022–23 season.^[7]

Division 1 Féminine

Season	2023–24
Dates	15 September 2023 – 17 May 2024
Champions	Lyon (17th title)
Relegated	Lille Bordeaux
Champions League	Lyon Paris Saint-Germain Paris FC
Matches played	132
Goals scored	469 (3.55 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tabitha Chawinga (18 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Paris Saint-Germain 8–1 Bordeaux (20 January 2024)[2]
Biggest away win	Lille 0–7 Lyon (23 March 2024)[3]
Highest scoring	Paris Saint-Germain 8–1 Bordeaux (20 January 2024)
Longest winning run	Lyon (14 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Lyon (21 matches)
Longest winless run	Lille (16 matches)
Longest losing run	Lille (6 matches)
Highest attendance	21,764 Lyon 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain (11 February 2024)[4]
Lowest attendance	50 Reims 1–0 Guingamp (20 January 2024)[5]
Total attendance	141,963
Average attendance	1,075
← 2022–23 (Première Ligue) 2024–25 →

For the first time since 2004, playoffs were played after the regular season.^[8][9] It was contested between the four clubs with the most points after the regular season.^[10] On 17 May 2024, Lyon defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the playoff final to win their record-extending 17th title.^[11]

Teams

Bordeaux

Dijon

Fleury

Guingamp

Le Havre

Lille

Lyon

Montpellier

Paris FC

Paris SG

Reims

Saint-Étienne

Location of teams in 2023–24 Division 1 Féminine

A total of 12 teams compete in the league.

Team	Manager	Ground	Capacity	2022–23 season
Bordeaux	Patrice Lair	Stade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscat	7,000	7th
Dijon	Christophe Forest	Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon	498	10th
Fleury	Fabrice Abriel	Stade Auguste Gentelet, Fleury-Mérogis	1,000	4th
Guingamp	Frédéric Biancalani	Stade de l'Akademi EA Guingamp, Pabu	1,960	9th
Le Havre	Romain Djoubri	Stade Océane, Le Havre	25,178	8th
Lille	Rachel Saidi	Stadium Lille Métropole, Lille	18,154	D2F Group A, 1st (promoted)
Lyon	Sonia Bompastor	Groupama OL Training Center, Décines-Charpieu	1,524	1st
Montpellier	Yannick Chandioux	Stade Bernard Gasset - Mama Ouattara Field, Montpellier	1,280	5th
Paris FC	Sandrine Soubeyrand	Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle	18,845	3rd
Paris Saint-Germain	Jocelyn Prêcheur	Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye	2,164	2nd
Reims	Amandine Miquel	Stade Louis Blériot, Bétheny	500	6th
Saint-Étienne	Laurent Mortel	Stade Salif Keïta, Saint-Étienne	1,000	D2F Group B, 1st (promoted)

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyon (C)	22	20	1	1	82	13	+69	61	Qualification for playoffs
2	Paris Saint-Germain	22	15	5	2	67	17	+50	50
3	Paris FC	22	13	3	6	56	27	+29	42
4	Reims	22	10	5	7	33	31	+2	35
5	Fleury	22	10	3	9	37	33	+4	33
6	Montpellier	22	9	5	8	33	36	−3	32
7	Saint-Étienne	22	9	2	11	31	52	−21	29
8	Dijon	22	6	5	11	26	47	−21	23
9	Le Havre	22	5	8	9	33	49	−16	23
10	Guingamp	22	4	4	14	26	49	−23	16
11	Bordeaux (R)	22	3	4	15	17	49	−32	13	Relegation to Division 2 Féminine
12	Lille (R)	22	2	7	13	27	65	−38	13

Source: Division 1 Féminine
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

Results

Home \ Away	BOR	DIJ	FLE	GUI	LHV	LSC	LYO	MON	PFC	PSG	REI	SET
Bordeaux	—	0–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–6	0–3	0–2	1–4
Dijon	1–0	—	0–5	2–0	1–2	3–3	1–3	1–0	0–6	2–5	1–1	3–2
Fleury	2–1	2–1	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–3	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–1
Guingamp	1–0	1–1	3–1	—	3–4	4–3	1–5	0–1	0–4	3–3	0–0	3–4
Le Havre	1–1	3–3	1–3	2–0	—	2–2	0–4	3–3	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2
Lille	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–2	3–3	—	0–7	0–0	0–4	0–4	2–5	1–2
Lyon	4–0	4–1	4–0	2–1	3–0	5–0	—	5–0	1–0	1–1	4–1	6–0
Montpellier	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	—	1–4	1–3	2–1	4–0
Paris FC	1–0	0–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–6	3–0	—	1–2	2–2	0–1
Paris Saint-Germain	8–1	3–0	2–1	5–0	4–0	6–0	0–1	4–1	1–1	—	4–0	5–0
Reims	3–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	3–1	1–5	0–3	1–1	2–1	—	2–0
Saint-Étienne	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–6	1–1	1–6	0–1	4–3	—

Source: fff.fr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Playoffs included four matches. The first match was played between the team with the most points during the regular season and the team which finished fourth. The second match was played between the clubs which finished second and third during the regular season. The winners of both matches qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League and faced each other in a final match to determine the league champions, who qualify directly to the group stage while the runner-up enter the final qualifying round. A third place playoff was also played between the other two clubs to determine the third club for the Champions League, entering in round 1.^[12]

	Semi-finals					Final
	1	Lyon	6
	4	Reims	0
						Lyon		2
						Paris Saint-Germain		1
	2	Paris Saint-Germain (p)	2 (5)
	3	Paris FC	2 (4)			Third place playoff
						Paris FC (p)		1 (4)
						Reims		1 (2)

Semi-finals

11 May 2024

21:00 CEST

Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Paris FC
Geyoro 52' (pen.) Katoto 72'	Report	Matéo 36' Corboz 56'
Penalties
Karchaoui Katoto Baltimore Martens Geyoro	5–4	Gréboval Bourdieu Thiney Le Mouël Sissoko

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 5,971

Referee: Audrey Gerbel

12 May 2024

17:00 CEST

Lyon	6–0	Reims
Renard 12' Van de Donk 36' Majri 42' Diani 57', 67' Dumornay 58'	Report

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 11,110

Referee: Clémence Gonçalves

Third place playoff

17 May 2024

18:00 CEST

Paris FC	1–1	Reims
Matéo 83'		Corboz 87' (pen.)
Penalties
Greboval Hocine Thiney Ribadeira	4–2	Corboz Gomes Pasquereau Ngock

Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris

Referee: Victoria Beyer

Final

17 May 2024

21:00 CEST

Lyon	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Cascarino 18' Diani 22'		Chawinga 73'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Referee: Maika Vanderstichel

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 May 2024^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain	18
2	Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	12
3	Grace Geyoro	Paris Saint-Germain	11
	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	Paris Saint-Germain
5	Eugénie Le Sommer	Lyon	10
6	Noémie Mouchon	Reims	9
	Faustine Robert	Montpellier
	Gaëtane Thiney	Paris FC
9	Inès Benyahia	Le Havre	8
	Sara Däbritz	Lyon
	Ewelina Kamczyk	Fleury
	Clara Matéo	Paris FC
	Louna Ribadeira	Paris FC

Most clean sheets

As of 8 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Kinga Szemik	Reims	9
2	Christiane Endler	Lyon	8
	Constance Picaud	Paris Saint-Germain
4	Chiamaka Nnadozie	Paris FC	6
5	Maryne Gignoux-Soulier	Saint-Étienne	4
	Lisa Lichtfus	Dijon
7	Marie Petiteau	Montpellier	3
8	Laura Benkarth	Lyon	2
	Manon Heil	Fleury
	Cosette Morché	Montpellier
	Laëtitia Philippe	Le Havre
	Marie-Morgane Sieber	Guingamp

Hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Louise Fleury	Paris FC	Le Havre	4–1 (A)	6 October 2023
Lindsey Horan	Lyon	Saint-Étienne	6–0 (H)	14 October 2023
Louise Fleury	Paris FC	Saint-Étienne	6–1 (A)	11 November 2023
Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain	Dijon	5–2 (A)	12 November 2023
Clara Matéo	Paris FC	Bordeaux	6–2 (A)	10 February 2024
Louna Ribadeira	Paris FC	Le Havre	3–2 (H)	6 March 2024
Amel Majri	Lyon	Lille	7–0 (A)	23 March 2024
Vicki Bècho	Lyon	Saint-Étienne	6–1 (A)	14 April 2024

Awards

Player of the Month

Main article: Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month

Month	Winner	Club	Ref.
September 2023	Eugénie Le Sommer	Lyon	[13]
October 2023	Melchie Dumornay	Lyon	[14]
November 2023	Inès Benyahia	Le Havre	[15]
December 2023	Damaris Egurrola	Lyon	[16]
January 2024	Ada Hegerberg	Lyon	[17]
February 2024	Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain	[18]
March 2024	Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain	[19]
April 2024	Noémie Mouchon	Reims	[20]

UNFP Awards

See also: Trophées UNFP du football

Nominations were announced on 30 April 2024.^[21] Winners along with the Team of the Year were announced on 13 May.^[22]

Note: Winners are displayed in boldface.

Player of the Year

Player	Club
Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain
Grace Geyoro	Paris Saint-Germain
Ada Hegerberg	Lyon
Lindsey Horan	Lyon
Sakina Karchaoui	Paris Saint-Germain

Young Player of the Year

Player	Club
Korbin Albert	Paris Saint-Germain
Vicki Bècho	Lyon
Melchie Dumornay	Lyon
Louna Ribadeira	Paris FC
Thiniba Samoura	Paris Saint-Germain

Goalkeeper of the Year

Player	Club
Christiane Endler	Lyon
Katarzyna Kiedrzynek	Paris Saint-Germain
Chloé N'Gazi	Fleury
Chiamaka Nnadozie	Paris FC
Kinga Szemik	Reims

Team of the Year

Position	Player	Club
GK	Chiamaka Nnadozie	Paris FC
DF	Ellie Carpenter	Lyon
DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	Lyon
DF	Élisa De Almeida	Paris Saint-Germain
DF	Sakina Karchaoui	Paris Saint-Germain
MF	Grace Geyoro	Paris Saint-Germain
MF	Inès Benyahia	Le Havre
MF	Lindsey Horan	Lyon
FW	Delphine Cascarino	Lyon
FW	Eugénie Le Sommer	Lyon
FW	Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain

FFF D1 Arkema Awards

Nominations were announced on 22 April 2024.^[23] Winners along with the Team of the Season were announced on 29 April.^[24]

Note: Winners are displayed in boldface.

Best Player

Player	Club
Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain
Grace Geyoro	Paris Saint-Germain
Lindsey Horan	Lyon

Best Young Player

Player	Club
Inès Benyahia	Le Havre
Louna Ribadeira	Paris FC
Thiniba Samoura	Paris Saint-Germain

Best Goalkeeper

Player	Club
Christiane Endler	Lyon
Katarzyna Kiedrzynek	Paris Saint-Germain
Chiamaka Nnadozie	Paris FC

Best Manager

Manager	Club
Sonia Bompastor	Lyon
Jocelyn Prêcheur	Paris Saint-Germain
Sandrine Soubeyrand	Paris FC

Goal of the Season

Player	Club
Eugénie Le Sommer	Lyon
Kethna Louis	Montpellier
Julie Machart	Lille

Team of the Season

Position	Player	Club
GK	Chiamaka Nnadozie	Paris FC
DF	Ellie Carpenter	Lyon
DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	Lyon
DF	Élisa De Almeida	Paris Saint-Germain
DF	Sakina Karchaoui	Paris Saint-Germain
MF	Grace Geyoro	Paris Saint-Germain
MF	Damaris Egurrola	Lyon
MF	Lindsey Horan	Lyon
FW	Inès Benyahia	Le Havre
FW	Eugénie Le Sommer	Lyon
FW	Tabitha Chawinga	Paris Saint-Germain

Attendances

#	Football club	Average attendance[25]
1	Olympique lyonnais	2,737
2	PSG	1,966
3	Paris FC	1,261
4	Havre AC	1,172
5	Girondins de Bordeaux	953
6	LOSC	920
7	EA Guingamp	816
8	Dijon FCO	721
9	FC Fleury 91	695
10	Saint-Étienne	660
11	Stade de Reims	621
12	MHSC	426