The 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine season was the 37th since its establishment.

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were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced in August 2010. The season began on 5 September 2010 and ended early on 31 May 2011, in order to increase the fitness of national team players ahead of the

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. There were two promoted teams from the Division 2 Féminine, replacing the two teams that were relegated from Division 1 Féminine following the 2009–10 season. A total of 12 teams competed in the league with two clubs suffering relegation to the second division, the Division 2 Féminine. On 27 March 2011, Lyon successfully defended its title after defeating title rivals

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1–0 at the Stade Jules Rimet in

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. The title is the club's fifth consecutive in the Division 1 Féminine and its ninth overall dating back to its ''FC Lyon'' years. The win also places Lyon in the 2011–12 edition of the

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. Lyon eventually finished the season unbeaten. The runner-up place, which qualified for the Champions League too, was decided on the final match day in a direct encounter between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier. Paris ranked third before the match and had to win in order to overtake Montpellier, which they achieved with a 1–0 win courtesy of a goal in the 88th minute. Paris made its debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League in the following season.

Teams

Changes in 2009–10

On 2 May 2010, the women's sections of football clubs

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and

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won their respective group to achieve promotion to the Division 1 Féminine. Rodez earned promotion following a 1–1 draw with AS Muret, who were in second place. Le Mans earned promotion after defeating ES Blanquefort 2–1.

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were the first club to suffer relegation to the second division, faltering with two games remaining in league play. On the final day of the league season,

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became the second and final club to fall following its 2–0 loss to

. Teams promoted to Division 1 Féminine *

Teams relegated to Division 2 Féminine *

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

¹ Subject to change during the season.

Managerial changes

League table

Note: A win in D1 Féminine is worth 4 points, with 2 points for a draw and 1 for a defeat.

Results

Season statistics

Tonazzi was the topscorer award.

Top scorers

Awards

Player of the Year

For the second consecutive season, the

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awarded a trophy to the best player of the Division 1 Féminine. The award was based on a points system with each manager of each club in the league voting for two players not on their team following each match day. Depending on their selection, the two players voted by each manager are given points of either three or one. During the season, the points were added up every week and, following the season, the player with the most points was awarded the honour. The previous winner of the award was

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, who won the award while playing for

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. On 5 May 2011,

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was given the Division 1 Féminine ''Best Player'' award for her performances during the season. Bussaglia appeared in 20 matches, scored ten goals, and issued four assists. Last updated: 9 May 2011
Source
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UNFP Women's Player of the Year

The nominees for the UNFP Women's Player of the Year in the

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. The winner was determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 22 May. The winner is displayed in bold.

Notable transfers

The summer transfer window for the 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine includes a host of transfers by French internationals and youth internationals. On 30 June,

confirmed that she would be departing her club,

, to join the defending champions

. The following day,

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Sabrina Viguier did the same joining Lyon on a fédéral contract. On 9 July, fellow international defender

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joined

from Nord Allier Yzeure. During the same offseason, Paris Saint-Germain recruited three youth internationals to the club, signing Léa Rubio and Charlotte Lozè from Montpellier and under-19 star

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from relegated club

. Montpellier later nullified the departures of Rubio and Lozè by signing under-20 team captain

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and under-20 team member Charlotte Bilbault. On 5 July,

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confirmed that the club had signed Swiss international Muriel Bouakaz to a contract. Bouakaz had previously played with

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in the Nationalliga A. On 9 July, Montpellier announced the addition of Japanese international Rumi Utsugi to the team. Utsugi joins the club from

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References

External links

Official site

Standings and Statistics
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