Football Club Féminin Hénin-Beaumont is a French football club based in Hénin-Beaumont

Hénin-Beaumont

Hénin-Beaumont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Hénin-Beaumont used to be a coalmining and is now a light industrial town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the N43, D919 and the D39 roads...

. The club was founded on 12 May 1972 and currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished 7th in the 2009–10 season. In 2010, Hénin-Beaumont moved to the Stade Octave Birembaut, 3,000 capacity stadium in the commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

, where the club will play its home matches for the 2010–11 season

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...

. Previously, the club played its matches at the Stade Raymonde Delabre.

Hénin-Beaumont is managed by Philippe Piette, a former football player, who had a professional career from 1973–1990. Piette had notable club stints at Valenciennes

Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently-built Stade du Hainaut located within the city...

, Metz

FC Metz

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, and Nancy

AS Nancy

Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

. Hénin-Beaumont is captained by former French youth international defender Gwendoline Rossi. Rossi has play at senior level for the club since she was 16 years old.

Current Squad

As of the 26 November 2009.

Former notable players

• Sandrine Capy
• Amélie Coquet
  Amélie Coquet
  Amélie Coquet is a French football player currently playing for FCF Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Coquet plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team.-External links:*...
  
  
• Amandine Henry
  Amandine Henry
  Amandine Chantal Henry is a French football player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a defensive midfielder. Henry is a former women's youth international having played all levels and is a currently a member of the senior team making her debut in 2009...
  
  
• Julie Soyer

External links

• Official website