# 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine

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 | Capacity |
| Albi | Albi | Stade Maurice-Rigaud | 3,000 |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Stade Sainte-Germaine (Le Bouscat) | 7,000 |
| Guingamp | Guingamp | Stade Fred-Aubert (Saint-Brieuc) | 10,600 |
| Juvisy | Viry-Châtillon | Stade Robert-Bobin (Bondoufle) | 18,850 |
| Metz | Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 25,636 |
| Montpellier HSC | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 |
| Lyon | Lyon | Parc Olympique Lyonnais (Décines-Charpieu) | 59,186 |
| Marseille | Marseille | Stade Parsemain (Fos-sur-Mer) | 17,000 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 20,000 |
| Rodez | Rodez | Stade Paul-Lignon | 5,955 |
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Léon Nautin | 1,500 |
| Soyaux | Soyaux | Stade Camille-Lebon (Angoulême) | 6,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lyon (C) | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 6 | +97 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | Montpellier | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 10 | +63 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 49 | |
| 4 | Marseille | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Juvisy | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 32 | |
| 6 | Guingamp | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 29 | |
| 7 | Soyaux | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 27 | |
| 8 | Rodez | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 21 | |
| 9 | Albi | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 19 | |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 16 | |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to Division 2 Féminine |
| 12 | Metz (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 59 | −46 | 12 | Relegation to Division 2 Féminine |
* ↑ Paris Saint-Germain were deducted 1 point.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALB | BOR | GUI | JUV | LYO | MAR | MET | MON | PSG | ROD | SET | SOY |
| Albi | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Bordeaux | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 2–3 |
| Guingamp | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Juvisy | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Lyon | 6–0 | 8–0 | 9–1 | 5–2 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 9–0 |
| Marseille | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Metz | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Montpellier | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 6–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 10–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Rodez | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–10 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Saint-Étienne | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–8 | 0–6 | 1–1 | | 2–2 |
| Soyaux | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–9 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Lyon | 20 |
| 1 | Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | 20 |
| 3 | Marie-Laure Delie | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 |
| 4 | Sofia Jakobsson | Montpellier | 14 |
| 5 | Lindsey Thomas | Montpellier | 12 |
| 6 | Cristiane | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 |
| 7 | Camille Abily | Lyon | 10 |
| 7 | Valérie Gauvin | Montpellier | 10 |
| 7 | Salma Amani | Guingamp | 10 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Eugénie Le Sommer$^5$ | Lyon | Soyaux | 0–9 | 11 September 2016 |
| Audrey Chaumette | Saint-Étienne | Bordeaux | 0–7 | 25 September 2016 |
| Camille Catala$^4$ | 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 Jakobsson$^4$ | Montpellier | Albi | 7–0 | 21 December 2016 |
$^5$ Player scored 5 goals $^4$ Player scored 4 goals