The 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine season was the 43rd edition since its establishment. Lyon were the defending champions, having won the title in each of the past ten seasons. The season began on 11 September 2016.
Lyon finished in first place, making it their eleventh straight title.
Teams
There were three promoted teams from the Division 2 Féminine, the second level of women's football in France, replacing the three teams that were relegated from the Division 1 Féminine following the 2015–16 season. A total of 12 teams competed in the league with two clubs suffering relegation to the second division at the end of the season.
Teams promoted to 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine Bordeaux Marseille Metz
Teams relegated to 2016–17 Division 2 Féminine La Roche-sur-Yon Nîmes MG Saint-Maur
Stadia and locations Club Location Venue CapacityAlbiStade Maurice-Rigaud 3,000BordeauxStade Sainte-Germaine (Le Bouscat) 7,000GuingampStade Fred-Aubert (Saint-Brieuc) 10,600Viry-ChâtillonStade Robert-Bobin (Bondoufle) 18,850MetzStade Saint-Symphorien 25,636MontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,900LyonParc Olympique Lyonnais (Décines-Charpieu) 59,186MarseilleStade Parsemain (Fos-sur-Mer) 17,000ParisStade Sébastien Charléty 20,000RodezStade Paul-Lignon 5,955Saint-ÉtienneStade Léon Nautin 1,500SoyauxStade Camille-Lebon (Angoulême) 6,500
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Eugénie Le SommerLyon20 Ada HegerbergLyon3 Marie-Laure DelieParis Saint-Germain164 Sofia JakobssonMontpellier145 Lindsey Thomas Montpellier126 CristianeParis Saint-Germain117 Camille AbilyLyon10 Valérie GauvinMontpellier Salma Amani Guingamp
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref. Eugénie Le Sommer5 Lyon Soyaux 0–9 11 September 2016 Audrey Chaumette Saint-Étienne Bordeaux 0–7 25 September 2016 Camille Catala4 Juvisy Rodez 0–10 9 October 2016 Kadidiatou Diani Juvisy Rodez 0–10 9 October 2016 Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon Guingamp 9–1 30 October 2016 Laura Bourgouin Soyaux Bordeaux 2–3 30 October 2016 Salma Amani Guingamp Marseille 4–0 6 November 2016 Marie-Laure Delie Paris Saint-Germain Juvisy 3–0 10 December 2016 Sofia Jakobsson4 Montpellier Albi 7–0 21 December 2016
5 Player scored 5 goals 4 Player scored 4 goals
References
External links Official website