Lille OSC (Lille Olympique Sporting Club) is a French women's
football
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club based in
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; pcd, Neuvile-Ask) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Métropole Européenne de Lille and the largest in area ( ...
. The club is the female section of
Ligue 1
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men's club
Lille OSC
Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...
. The club was founded in 2005.
Since 2017, they currently play in the
Division 2 Féminine
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, the Second division of
women's football in France.
History
The club was formally founded in 2005 after an agreement between FF Templemars-Vendeville and Lille OSC. The team played several years in
Division 2 Féminine
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until 2017, when LOSC won the D2 championships and was then promoted to
Division 1 Féminine
The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...
.
At the end of their first D1 season, the team achieved 6th place.
Players
First team squad
References
External links
Official website
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Women's football clubs in France
Association football clubs established in 2005
2005 establishments in France
Division 1 Féminine clubs
Lille OSC
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Sport in Nord (French department)
Football clubs in Hauts-de-France