Sonia Bompastor
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Sonia Bompastor is a French
football player who currently plays for French club Lyon
of the Division 1 Féminine. She primarily plays in the midfield
position, preferably on the left side. Bompastor can also play in the left back
position. She is a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year, and following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer
(WPS) league in the United States, earned Player of the Month and All-Star honors.
Bompastor began her football career joining US Mer in 1988. In 1992, she joined US Thoury. In the same year, Bompastor earned selection to nationally recognized Clairefontaine
academy joining alongside a select group a female players. After her stint at Clairefontaine, she joined Tours EC, now the women's section of professional club Tours FC
. In 2000, she joined Division 1 Féminine club La Roche ESOF
and performed well enough to earn a move to Montpellier
. At Montpellier, Bompastor earned domestic and individual honors, which resulted in a move to champions Olympique Lyonnais
. In 2008, she joined the new United States
-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer
, after her American playing rights were chosen by Washington Freedom
in the 2008 WPS International Draft
. After helping the Freedom reached the playoffs, Bompastor returned to France where she played for Paris Saint-Germain on loan. In 2010, she announced that she would be returned to Lyon for the 2010–11 season
and, subsequently, was a part of the team that won the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
.
Bompastor is also a French international
. Prior to playing for the senior team, she played at youth level representing the under-18 team at the 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship. Bompastor made her senior international debut in February 2000 in a friendly match against Scotland
. From 2004–2006, she served as the national team's captain. Bompastor has played in numerous tournaments for her nation beginning with UEFA Women's Euro 2001.
and began playing football at an early age. Of Portuguese
origin, both of her parents are from Póvoa de Varzim
and most of her family still lives in the area. Bompastor told Ma Chaîne Sport that she always goes to Póvoa when she has the opportunity to do so. She was drawn to football through her father, who was a referee
. He took her to many of the games he refereed on the weekends and Bompastor quickly developed an attraction towards the game.
Bompastor began her football career in 1988 at US Mer, a local club in a neighboring commune
, playing with the club's mixed team. In 1992, she joined US Thoury. That same year, Bompastor earned selection to an exclusive female team that was given clearance to train at the Clairefontaine
academy by the French Football Federation
. The academy had quickly become a high-level training facility for male football players and supporters of women's football wanted younger women to be afforded the same benefits from the facilities as young men. Following vocational training at Clairefontaine, Bompastor moved to amateur team Tours EC. She spent four years at the club before joining La Roche ESOF
of the Division 1 Féminine in 2000.
in 2000. She scored 7 goals over her two years with the club before moving to Montpellier HSC
in 2002.
At Montpellier, Bompastor blossomed and scored 38 goals over four seasons while helping the club win league titles in 2004 and 2005, as well as the Challenge de France
(women's version of the Coupe de France
).
Olympique Lyonnais was the next destination for Bompastor, for whom she joined in the summer of 2006. She became an important part of the squads that won back-to-back league titles in 2007 and 2008, and of the squad that won the Challenge de France in 2008. This gave her six titles in a span of four years, equal to teammates Camille Abily
and Élodie Thomis
who were also apart of the same Montpellier squad Bompastor previously had played for.
On 24 September 2008, Bompastor was selected to join the new United States
-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer
, after her American playing rights were chosen by Washington Freedom
in the 2008 WPS International Draft
. Her Olympique Lyonnais teammate Louisa Necib
was also chosen by the Freedom. In the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
, Bompastor appeared in 19 games (all starts, 1709 total minutes) and scored 4 goals with 6 assists. Following the conclusion of the season, she was loaned to D1 Féminine side Paris Saint-Germain.
on 26 February 2000 in a match against Scotland
. She was a member of the squads that participated in the 2001, 2005, and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship
. She also represented France at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
On 27 September 2008, Bompastor picked up her 100th cap in a crucial UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match against Iceland
, which France won 2-1.
| 1 || 21 February 2004 || Stade de la Mosson
, Montpellier
, France
|| ||1–1 || 6–3 || Friendly
|-
| 2 || 21 February 2004 || Stade de La Mosson, Montpellier, France || ||5–3 || 6–3 || Friendly
|-
| 3 || 14 March 2004 || Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
, Portugal
|| ||5–1 || 5–1 || 2004 Algarve Cup
|-
| 4 || 16 March 2004 || Estádio Municipal, Quarteira
, Portugal || ||0–3 || 0–3 || 2004 Algarve Cup
|-
| 5 || 21 February 2004 || Stade Auguste Delaune
, Reims
, France || ||2–0 || 6–0 || 2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification
|-
| 6 || 21 February 2004 || Stade Fernand Sastre, Sens
, France
|| ||3–0 || 6–0 || Friendly
|-
| 7 || 22 April 2006 || Stadion Eszperantó Út, Dunaújváros
, Hungary
|| ||0–2 || 0–5 || 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
|-
| 8 || 22 November 2006 || Stade de la Libération
, Boulogne-sur-Mer
, France || ||4–0 || 6–0 || Friendly
|-
| 9 || 23 April 2008 || Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Akratitos
, Greece
|| ||0–3 || 0–5 || UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
|-
| 10 || 25 April 2009 || Colmar Stadium, Colmar
, France || ||1–0 || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 11 || 24 August 2009 || Ratina Stadion
, Tampere
, Finland
|| ||1–2 || 1–3 || UEFA Women's Euro 2009
|-
| 12 || 25 February 2010 || Richman Park
, Dublin, Ireland
|| ||0–1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| 13 || 27 March 2010 || Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France || ||2–0 || 6–0 || 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
|-
| 14 || 31 March 2010 || Windsor Park
, Belfast
, Northern Ireland
|| ||0–1 || 0–4 || 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
|-
| 15 || 15 September 2010 || Stadio Pietro Barbetti, Gubbio
, Italy
|| ||1–3 || 2–3 || 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
|-
| 16 || 13 July 2011 || Borussia-Park
, Monchengladbach
, Germany
|| ||1–1 || 1–3 || 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
|-
| 17 || 26 October 2011 || Stade de l'Aube
, Troyes
, France || ||2–0 || 5–0 || UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
|}
Lyon
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football player who currently plays for French club Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais (ladies)
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as...
of the Division 1 Féminine. She primarily plays in the midfield
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
position, preferably on the left side. Bompastor can also play in the left back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
position. She is a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year, and following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
(WPS) league in the United States, earned Player of the Month and All-Star honors.
Bompastor began her football career joining US Mer in 1988. In 1992, she joined US Thoury. In the same year, Bompastor earned selection to nationally recognized Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine
Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine , INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players...
academy joining alongside a select group a female players. After her stint at Clairefontaine, she joined Tours EC, now the women's section of professional club Tours FC
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...
. In 2000, she joined Division 1 Féminine club La Roche ESOF
La Roche ESOF
La Roche ESOF is a French football club founded in 1978 and is based in La Roche-sur-Yon....
and performed well enough to earn a move to Montpellier
Montpellier HSC (Ladies)
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines is a French women's football club based in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, a commune in the arrondissement of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1990. Montpellier currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished in 4th place in the 2009–10 season...
. At Montpellier, Bompastor earned domestic and individual honors, which resulted in a move to champions Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais (ladies)
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as...
. In 2008, she joined the new United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
, after her American playing rights were chosen by Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
in the 2008 WPS International Draft
2008 WPS International Draft
The 2008 WPS International Draft took place on September 24, 2008. It was the first international draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of international players to the American-based teams...
. After helping the Freedom reached the playoffs, Bompastor returned to France where she played for Paris Saint-Germain on loan. In 2010, she announced that she would be returned to Lyon for the 2010–11 season
2010–11 in French football
The 2010–11 season is the 78th season of competitive professional football in France. The league season began on 6 August 2010 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 7 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur. The season concluded on 26 May 2011 for Ligue 2, 27 May for the...
and, subsequently, was a part of the team that won the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League was the tenth edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in London, England on 26 May 2011 at Craven Cottage....
.
Bompastor is also a French international
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
. Prior to playing for the senior team, she played at youth level representing the under-18 team at the 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship. Bompastor made her senior international debut in February 2000 in a friendly match against Scotland
Scotland women's national football team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....
. From 2004–2006, she served as the national team's captain. Bompastor has played in numerous tournaments for her nation beginning with UEFA Women's Euro 2001.
Early career
Bompastor was born in BloisBlois
Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...
and began playing football at an early age. Of Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
origin, both of her parents are from Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there...
and most of her family still lives in the area. Bompastor told Ma Chaîne Sport that she always goes to Póvoa when she has the opportunity to do so. She was drawn to football through her father, who was a referee
Referee
A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
. He took her to many of the games he refereed on the weekends and Bompastor quickly developed an attraction towards the game.
Bompastor began her football career in 1988 at US Mer, a local club in a neighboring commune
Commune
Commune may refer to:In society:* Commune, a human community in which resources are shared* Commune , a township or municipality* One of the Communes of France* An Italian Comune...
, playing with the club's mixed team. In 1992, she joined US Thoury. That same year, Bompastor earned selection to an exclusive female team that was given clearance to train at the Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine
Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine , INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players...
academy by the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
. The academy had quickly become a high-level training facility for male football players and supporters of women's football wanted younger women to be afforded the same benefits from the facilities as young men. Following vocational training at Clairefontaine, Bompastor moved to amateur team Tours EC. She spent four years at the club before joining La Roche ESOF
La Roche ESOF
La Roche ESOF is a French football club founded in 1978 and is based in La Roche-sur-Yon....
of the Division 1 Féminine in 2000.
Professional career
Bompastor's professional career began with La Roche ESOFLa Roche ESOF
La Roche ESOF is a French football club founded in 1978 and is based in La Roche-sur-Yon....
in 2000. She scored 7 goals over her two years with the club before moving to Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
in 2002.
At Montpellier, Bompastor blossomed and scored 38 goals over four seasons while helping the club win league titles in 2004 and 2005, as well as the Challenge de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
(women's version of the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
).
Olympique Lyonnais was the next destination for Bompastor, for whom she joined in the summer of 2006. She became an important part of the squads that won back-to-back league titles in 2007 and 2008, and of the squad that won the Challenge de France in 2008. This gave her six titles in a span of four years, equal to teammates Camille Abily
Camille Abily
Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays primarily as an attacking midfielder...
and Élodie Thomis
Élodie Thomis
Élodie Ginette Thomis is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays either a winger or striker and is described as a player who possesses pace comparable to that of French men's internationals Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou...
who were also apart of the same Montpellier squad Bompastor previously had played for.
On 24 September 2008, Bompastor was selected to join the new United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based women's soccer league, Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
, after her American playing rights were chosen by Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
in the 2008 WPS International Draft
2008 WPS International Draft
The 2008 WPS International Draft took place on September 24, 2008. It was the first international draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of international players to the American-based teams...
. Her Olympique Lyonnais teammate Louisa Necib
Louisa Necib
Louisa Nécib is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central attacking midfielder and is described as a "gifted playmaker" who "possesses superb technique". Nécib is also known for her "elegant possession, sublime passing...
was also chosen by the Freedom. In the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States...
, Bompastor appeared in 19 games (all starts, 1709 total minutes) and scored 4 goals with 6 assists. Following the conclusion of the season, she was loaned to D1 Féminine side Paris Saint-Germain.
International career
Bompastor made her international debut for the BleuesFrance women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
on 26 February 2000 in a match against Scotland
Scotland women's national football team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....
. She was a member of the squads that participated in the 2001, 2005, and 2009 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship
The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro and unofficially the "European Cup", held every fourth year, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA Confederation...
. She also represented France at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
On 27 September 2008, Bompastor picked up her 100th cap in a crucial UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match against Iceland
Iceland women's national football team
The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football. It is currently ranked as the 15th best national team in the world by FIFA...
, which France won 2-1.
Club
Statistics accurate as of 19 June 2011| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| La Roche-sur-Yon La Roche ESOF La Roche ESOF is a French football club founded in 1978 and is based in La Roche-sur-Yon.... |
2000–01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001–02 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Montpellier Montpellier HSC (Ladies) Montpellier Hérault Sport Club Féminines is a French women's football club based in Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, a commune in the arrondissement of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1990. Montpellier currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished in 4th place in the 2009–10 season... |
2002–03 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| 2003–04 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2004–05 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2005–06 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | |
| Total | 83 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 102 | 41 | |
| Lyon Olympique Lyonnais (ladies) Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as... |
2006–07 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 10 | |
| 2008–09 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 73 | 21 | |
| Washington Freedom Washington Freedom The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the... |
2009 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States... |
19 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 4 |
| Total | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 4 | |
| Paris SG | 2009–10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | |
| Lyon Olympique Lyonnais (ladies) Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as... |
2010–11 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine The 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine season was the 36th since its establishment. Lyon were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced in August 2010 and 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... |
19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 188 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 235 | 79 | |
International
- (Correct as of 20 November 2011)
National team Season Apps Goals France France women's national football teamThe French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...1999–2000 3 0 2000–01 14 0 2001–02 10 0 2002–03 13 0 2003–04 15 5 2004–05 10 0 2005–06 13 2 2006–07 13 1 2007–08 8 1 2008–09 5 1 2009–10 2009–10 in French footballThe 2009–10 season was the 77th season of competitive professional football in France.The season began on 7 August 2009 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 8 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur...12 4 2010–11 2010–11 in French footballThe 2010–11 season is the 78th season of competitive professional football in France. The league season began on 6 August 2010 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 7 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur. The season concluded on 26 May 2011 for Ligue 2, 27 May for the...17 2 2011–12 2011–12 in French footballThe 2011–12 season is the 118th overall season of football and the 79th season of competitive professional football in France.The men's French national team began play on 10 August 2011 contesting a friendly match against Chile. The team will continue its qualification matches for the upcoming UEFA...7 1 Total 140 17
International goals
|-| 1 || 21 February 2004 || Stade de la Mosson
Stade de la Mosson
Stade de la Mosson is a football stadium in Montpellier, France. It is the home of Montpellier HSC and has a capacity of 32,900. Formerly a 16,000-seater stadium, it was entirely rebuilt in 1998 to host 6 games of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It was also used as a venue for group stage matches in the...
, Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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| 2 || 21 February 2004 || Stade de La Mosson, Montpellier, France || ||
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| 3 || 14 March 2004 || Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
Ferreiras
Ferreiras is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Albufeira. It has a population of 4,951 and an area of 24.64 km²....
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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| 4 || 16 March 2004 || Estádio Municipal, Quarteira
Quarteira
Quarteira is a Portuguese city and a parish, located in the municipality of Loulé. It has a population of 16,131 inhabitants and a total area of 37.78 km². Quarteira is a city since May 13 of 1999....
, Portugal || ||
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| 5 || 21 February 2004 || Stade Auguste Delaune
Stade Auguste Delaune
Stade Auguste Delaune, also known as the Stade Municipal Velodrome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Reims, France. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people and was built in 1931. During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game. It was replaced as the home of...
, Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, France || ||
2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification
The qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 was held between March 26, 2003 & November 27, 2004. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly. The second-placed and the two best third-placed teams played in two playoff matches for three other berths...
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| 6 || 21 February 2004 || Stade Fernand Sastre, Sens
Sens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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| 7 || 22 April 2006 || Stadion Eszperantó Út, Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros is a Hungarian city in Central Transdanubia, along the Danube river. It is in Fejér county.-History:Dunaújváros is one of the newest cities of the country...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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| 8 || 22 November 2006 || Stade de la Libération
Stade de la Libération
Stade de la Libération is a multi-use stadium in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of US Boulogne. The stadium is able to hold 15,034 people....
, Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
, France || ||
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| 9 || 23 April 2008 || Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Akratitos
Akratitos
A.P.O. Akratitos is a football club that plays in the Athens amateur division in Greece.The club rose from the lower ranks to the top flight under the stewardship of Yannis Pathiakakis, who in 2002 died on the pitch during a training session...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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| 10 || 25 April 2009 || Colmar Stadium, Colmar
Colmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
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| 11 || 24 August 2009 || Ratina Stadion
Ratina Stadion
Ratina Stadion, built in 1965, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 17,000 people, and up to 32,000 people for concerts....
, Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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| 12 || 25 February 2010 || Richman Park
Richmond Park (football ground)
Richmond Park is a football stadium in Dublin, Ireland. It is the home ground for Irish football team St. Patricks Athletic of the League of Ireland. It is situated in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore...
, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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| 13 || 27 March 2010 || Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France || ||
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
In the UEFA qualification for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 41 entrants were drawn into eight groups, from which the group winners advanced to a play-off round...
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| 14 || 31 March 2010 || Windsor Park
Windsor Park
Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:...
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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| 15 || 15 September 2010 || Stadio Pietro Barbetti, Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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| 16 || 13 July 2011 || Borussia-Park
Borussia-Park
Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach is the home stadium of German football Bundesliga team Borussia Mönchengladbach...
, Monchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach , formerly known as Münchengladbach, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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| 17 || 26 October 2011 || Stade de l'Aube
Stade de l'Aube
Stade de l'Aube is a multi-use stadium in Troyes, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches, by Troyes AC. The stadium is able to hold 21,684 people and was built in 1956....
, Troyes
Troyes
Troyes is a commune and the capital of the Aube department in north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris. Many half-timbered houses survive in the old town...
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UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
The Qualifying rounds for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 will determine which 11 teams join Sweden, the hosts of the 2013 tournament, to play for the UEFA Women's Championship.-Tie breakers:...
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Club
Montpellier- Division 1 Féminine (2): 2003–04, 2004–05
- Challenge de FranceChallenge de FranceThe Coupe de France Féminine is a cup competition, exclusively for French women football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in 2001. The final match of the competition is normally held...
(1): 2005–06
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine (4): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–112010–11 Division 1 FéminineThe 2010–11 Division 1 Féminine season was the 36th since its establishment. Lyon were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced in August 2010 and 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...
- Challenge de FranceChallenge de FranceThe Coupe de France Féminine is a cup competition, exclusively for French women football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in 2001. The final match of the competition is normally held...
(1): 2007–08 - UEFA Women's Champions League (1): 2010–112011 UEFA Women's Champions League FinalThe 2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final of the second season of the UEFA Women's Champions League and was held at Fulham's Craven Cottage in London, England, on 26 May 2011....
Individual
- UNFP Female Player of the Year (2): 2003–04, 2007–08
- WPSWomen's Professional SoccerWomen's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
Player of the Month (1): May 2009 - WPSWomen's Professional SoccerWomen's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
All-Star (2): 2009WPS All-Star 2009The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer All-Star Game was the first WPS All-Star Game. In a format similar to that of recent all-star games in Major League Soccer, the WPS All-Stars played Swedish club powerhouse Umeå IK on August 30, 2009, eight days after the league's championship game...
, 2010WPS All-Star 2010The 2010 Women's Professional Soccer All-Star Game was the second WPS All-Star Game, taking place on June 30th, 2010. Thirty-six players were divided into two teams with the top US vote-getter and the top international vote-getter as captains...