Today was the presentation conference of the 2016/2017 season of the D1 Feminine. The French Football Federation has put the dishes in the big, to accommodate this unprecedented event, presented by France Pierron. The FFF has indeed invited all clubs and media (including the two broadcasters, France 4 and Eurosport) to emphasize the importance of media coverage, to promote women's football nationwide. Each club went from its presentation, expressing its determination to maintain or to make its place in D1. We tell you everything.

With a successful 2015/2016 exercise, thanks to the victory in the Champions League of Olympique Lyonnais, the FFF wanted to highlight the women's football through this conference. The opportunity for us to meet all the clubs, in the same place of conviviality. The twelve teams of this season have alternately been presented to the audience. One thing is certain, the twelve will defend their place, but with different approaches. When the top quartet ensures maintenance and aims for first place, the promoted keep the necessary humility on their requirements, while ensuring their ambition this season, the maintenance above all!

This is what we have learned from the twelve clubs of the season of D1 Feminine 2016/2017.

Bordeaux

Françoise Brunet, leader of the Girondins: "For us it's a very fast climb" "We thank the merger with Blanquefort, who could not manage to pass the D2, which changed with Bordeaux. Girondins of Bordeaux. "
Sarah Cambot, captain: "Impatient, but it's going to be difficult for us, we're in the dark because it's our first season in D1, now we have nothing to lose."

Metz
President Messin, Pierre Gillet: "The number one goal is to maintain and sustain the project as a whole." "It's a completely integrated project at FC Metz, it's not a room next door."
Captain, Marine Morel: "The club has put the means above all else (this season compared to two years ago) We have a solidarity group, with young and old with experiences."

Marseilles
Olympian captain, Sandrine Brétigny: "OM is a great club, after we are in D1 with humility." "Marseille has built a story in 5 years, it may have gone quickly, but we will try to maintain." "Do not do the elevator, the club made the effort in recruitment"

Albi

Patrice Martinez, ASPTT assistant Albi: "A lot of work, we hope to last, to structure and we hope to stay"

TV broadcasters
France tv

Daniel Bilalian, head of sports of France Televisions: "It was a risk but it was necessary to take it It wanted to maximize the importance of this sport" "The feminine foot, like the feminine sport, is in the making but it is not necessary toast the steps. "
Marinette Pichon: "It's nice to be on the edge of the field (as a consultant)"

Eurosport
Jérôme Papin, managing director of Eurosport: "We tried a little more to move forward, to progress in the exhibition (women's football)." "There will be new things like" in-between "(one-hour interviews with players), we're going to re-run" women's football "there will be several matches broadcast this season, etc."

Guingamp

Marlène Bouedec, general manager of Guingamp: "The past season was difficult, complicated but we were able to highlight our training center"
"We remain a humble club, what you need to know is that the Guingamp girls are very happy"
Salma Amani, captain: "big opponent from the beginning"
"It can be an advantage for us, even if it remains three big opponents (Juvisy, MHSC, PSG)" "There are a lot of girls who do not know the D1, but I hope they will bring their passion to the world. 'team."

Soyaux

ASJ President Soyaux Charente, Denis Bodi: "Our ambition is to be part of the top of the table" "Beyond recruitment, there are young people who join our team ..." "This is our 38th year in D1 (champion in 1984). "

The captain, Gwendoline Djebbar: (about the promoted ones who bring more suspense to the D1) "It is important to have competition"

Saint Etienne

Hervé Didier, the coach of AS Saint-Etienne: "We really see the evolution of women's football and ASSE" "We have an average of 22 years in the team, we hope to finally be able to keep them in our club because we would like to keep our players (editor's note) "
Maëva Clemaron, captain: "Last season we had a difficult start to the season, but we managed to bounce back"

Rodez

Jean-François Teffo, director of Rodez: "A surprising past season with a record of goals" "There's an atmosphere, which makes it a very family-friendly club as most clubs say, or players like Gaetane Thiney ... "" Now, we still lack some cash compared to the 4th, with 21 points of difference "
Pauline Garcia, captain: "We made 3/4 young recruits, we keep the frames and we hope to do just as well as last season"

Juvisy

FCF President Juvisy, Marie-Christine Terroni: "We are proud to have this double project work / studies and football" "We finished at a point of Montepellier last year, so we set up a pole of performance this year to allow the players to progress, especially with a partnership of a clinic to follow the medical side of our juvisiennes. " "The championship continues to progress, we want to go higher."
Captain, Gaëtane Thiney: (show the way to young people) "I try, we want to go to Europe, annoy Lyon, PSG despite the restructuring of the club ..." "It's a year for us to show ourselves we have quality players, a quality staff. "

MHSC

President-delegate Laurent Nicollin: "We try to build something and compete with the big guys"
The captain, Linda Sembrant: "We have a team game, I arrived two years ago, but the team has progressed, I hope we will have a good championship this year, and to face the big teams "

PSG

Patrice Lair, the coach of PSG: "A good Parisian team, many young people, I have good players (experiences) especially." "I have a lot of humility with regard to other clubs" "Now the ambitions are very high, we will be asking them problems (in Lyon)." "We try to bring women's football as high as possible, with all other clubs too"
Captain, Shirley Cruz: (new recruits, staff) "It brings freshness, that's what we needed" "Those who did not want to stay, they left and that's it (note)"

OL

Lyon's president of the women's selection, Marino Faccioli: (how to continue to be the best) "Already we will appreciate the past season, the triplet ..." "It gives the obligation to be ambitious and stay at the highest level . " "With this workforce, we will be difficult to thwart, no offense to Patrice Lair (editor's note)"
Captain, Wendy Renard: (in relation to the Olympics) "Deception for me, that's why I wanted to take back directly with OL" "We made an unworthy match (against Canada)."
"Focus on the d1"
"We had more moves this season at OL, they are players that we will have to integrate" "The goal is to achieve the double again, championship cutter"
"The war is going on with Patrice and getting a new Champions league."

Bernadette Constantin, President of the Federal Commission for National Women's Competitions: "The level has really increased, there is a tightening between the clubs and players who have perfected themselves"
Brigitte Henriques, General Secretary of the FFF: "We must continue to engage and invest in women's football (women's D1 clubs)"
"We still have a lot of work for the level to be more homogeneous in D1, but we are working on it"