Football Club Féminin Hénin-Beaumont is a French women's football club based in Hénin-Beaumont, it is nicknamed Les Émeraudes ("the Emeralds").
History The club was founded on 12 May 1972 and currently play in the Féminine Régional 1, having previously played in the Féminine Division 1 after finishing 7th in the 2009–10 season. In 2010, Hénin-Beaumont moved to the Stade Octave Birembaut, 3,000 capacity stadium in the commune, where the club play its home matches. 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 to 1990. Piette had notable club stints at Valenciennes, Metz, and Nancy. Hénin-Beaumont is captained by former French youth international defender Gwendoline Rossi. Rossi has played at senior level for the club since she was 16 years old.
The club first reached division 1 in 1978, after six seasons in Ligue du Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and established itself through the 1980s as a serious title contender without ever winning the championship, losing two finals along the way. A decline in the early 1990s saw the club relegated from top flight, before it returned to form in 2003 by winning the Division 2 title and earning promotion back to Division 1. the club then settled into the middle of the table, until one again it was relegated in 2012, followed by another drop to Division 2 after the 2015-16 season. In the Coupe de France féminine, Hénin-Beaumont has competed every season since 2001-02 reaching the semi finals in 2016-17, its best result in the competition. Honours League
Division 2 Féminine Winners (1): 2002–03
Cup
Coupe de France féminine Semi-finalists (1): 2016–17
Regional
Championnat d'Artois Winners (1): 1974 Division d'Honneur Nord-Pas-de-Calais Winners (1): 1978
Players
Current squad Updated 26 November 2009.
Former notable players
Sandrine Capy Amélie Coquet Pauline Crammer Severine Goulois Amandine Henry Candie Herbert Julie Soyer
Honours Official Division 2 Féminine: Winners (2): 2002–03, 2012–13
Invitational Menton Tournament: Winners (1): 2002
References
External links Official website