Lille OSC (Lille Olympique Sporting Club) is a French women's

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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

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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

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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

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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lille 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