On January 31st, the 16th round of the Women's French Cup will be held. 3 DH trainers will meet national level trainings. Caluire will receive Dijon, team C of D2. Saint-Christol will host a training of D1, Nîmes Metropole. And St Julien Chapteuil will play at home against Grenoble-Claix. Meet with their respective coaches.

Before this 16th final, what are your ambitions for this second part of the season?

Stéphane Delale (Caluire): "Our ambitions in the league are to finish better than the 5th place of last year and to advance our group which has a young potential and quality".

Nany Alberola (St Christol): "We have two games left so there is still hope to finish at the top of the table".

Sébastien Ribeyron (St Julien Chapteuil): "We will try to finish on the podium and continue to enjoy playing together".

What do you think of this draw and the reception of these national division teams?

Stéphane Delale (Caluire): "Regarding the draw this will be a very difficult match against a good team, 3rd in the D2 championship, which is young and very strong as often in pro clubs.

Nany Alberola (St Christol): "Regarding the draw of the cup, I find it a shame that taking a D1 is not Lyon, but Nimes why not once again this club.

Sébastien Ribeyron (St Julien Chapteuil): "We are happy to receive again and receive a 3rd D2 in a row. Our course is historic for the club. We wanted to avoid DH and Auvergnats clubs. A very difficult draw against a solid team of D2 ".

What is the development project for the next seasons?

Stéphane Delale (Caluire): "For the development of our club we are negotiating on a big project which I can not talk about at the moment but which would allow us to cross a level and to perpetuate it".

Nany Alberola (St Christol): "At the level of the future and the development of the club for women, we start recruiting younger to be able to have an assured succession and why not a reserve if we manage to reach the dams".

Sébastien Ribeyron (St Julien Chapteuil): "We wish in the coming seasons to further develop our football school and make our U15F teams permanent. The project of our seniors is therefore to benefit from this training.

Interview by Nicolas Cotten

Photo credit: Angélique David-Quinton