# 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. Lyon were the defending champions, having won their sixteenth league title in 2022–23 season.
For the first time since 2004, playoffs were played after the regular season. It was contested between the four clubs with the most points after the regular season. On 17 May 2024, Lyon defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the playoff final to win their record 17th title.

## Teams

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 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Paris FC | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 42 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Reims | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 35 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 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 | Relegation to Division 2 Féminine |

### 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 | — |

## 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. A third place playoff was also played between the other two clubs to determine the third club for the Champions League.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Reims | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Reims | 0 | Lyon | Lyon | 2 |
| | | | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain (p) | 2 (5) | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 2 (4) | Third place playoff | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| | | | Paris FC (p) | Paris FC (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | | Reims | Reims | 1 (2) |

### Final
## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 8 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tabitha Chawinga | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 |
| 2 | Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | 12 |
| 3 | Grace Geyoro | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 |
| 3 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 |
| 5 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Lyon | 10 |
| 6 | Noémie Mouchon | Reims | 9 |
| 6 | Faustine Robert | Montpellier | 9 |
| 6 | Gaëtane Thiney | Paris FC | 9 |
| 9 | Inès Benyahia | Le Havre | 8 |
| 9 | Sara Däbritz | Lyon | 8 |
| 9 | Ewelina Kamczyk | Fleury | 8 |
| 9 | Clara Matéo | Paris FC | 8 |
| 9 | Louna Ribadeira | Paris FC | 8 |

### Most clean sheets

    As of 8 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Kinga Szemik | Reims | 9 |
| 2 | Christiane Endler | Lyon | 8 |
| 2 | Constance Picaud | Paris Saint-Germain | 8 |
| 4 | Chiamaka Nnadozie | Paris FC | 6 |
| 5 | Maryne Gignoux-Soulier | Saint-Étienne | 4 |
| 5 | Lisa Lichtfus | Dijon | 4 |
| 7 | Marie Petiteau | Montpellier | 3 |
| 8 | Laura Benkarth | Lyon | 2 |
| 8 | Manon Heil | Fleury | 2 |
| 8 | Cosette Morché | Montpellier | 2 |
| 8 | Laëtitia Philippe | Le Havre | 2 |
| 8 | Marie-Morgane Sieber | Guingamp | 2 |

### 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

| Month | Winner | Club |
| September 2023 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Lyon |
| October 2023 | Melchie Dumornay | Lyon |
| November 2023 | Inès Benyahia | Le Havre |
| December 2023 | Damaris Egurrola | Lyon |
| January 2024 | Ada Hegerberg | Lyon |
| February 2024 | Tabitha Chawinga | Paris Saint-Germain |
| March 2024 | Tabitha Chawinga | Paris Saint-Germain |
| April 2024 | Noémie Mouchon | Reims |

### UNFP Awards

Nominations were announced on 30 April 2024. Winners along with the Team of the Year were announced on 13 May.
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. Winners along with the Team of the Season were announced on 29 April.
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 |
| 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 |