The 2024–25 Première Ligue season, also known as Arkema Première Ligue for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of top national women's football league in France and the first season since its rebranding as Première Ligue.
Lyon were the defending champions, having won their record-extending 17th title in the 2023–24 season.
The season began on 20 September 2024 and ended on 16 May 2025 with the play-off final.
After a 4–0 win over Fleury on 30 March 2025, Lyon mathematically defended their first place finish, and qualified for the playoffs.https://www.lyonfoot.com/article/8542/ol-feminin-fleury-lyon-assure-de-finir-1er-de-premiere-ligue-4-0 They went on to defend their title, defeating Dijon in the semifinals and Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
Teams
Team Manager Home ground Capacity 2023–24 season Dijon Sébastien Joseph Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon 20,000 8th Fleury Frédéric Biancalani Stade Auguste Gentelet, Fleury-Mérogis 5th Guingamp Jérôme Bonnet Stade de l'Akademi EA Guingamp, Pabu 10th Le Havre Maxime Di Liberto Stade Océane, Le Havre 9th Lyon Joe Montemurro Groupama OL Training Center, Décines-Charpieu 1st Montpellier Yannick Chandioux Stade Bernard Gasset - Mama Ouattara Field, Montpellier 6th Nantes Nicolas Chabot Stade Marcel-Saupin, Nantes D2F, 2nd (promoted) Paris FC Sandrine Soubeyrand Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle 3rd Paris Saint-Germain Fabrice Abriel Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 2nd Reims Mathieu Rufié Stade Louis Blériot, Bétheny 500 4th Saint-Étienne Laurent Mortel Stade Salif Keïta, Saint-Étienne 7th Strasbourg Vincent Nogueira Stade Jean-Nicolas Muller, Strasbourg D2F, 1st (promoted)
Team changes Entering league Exiting league Promoted from 2023–24 Division 2 Relegated to 2024–25 Seconde LigueNantes StrasbourgBordeaux Lille
Regular season Standings
Results
Play-offs The top four teams from the regular season qualify for the play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first plays the team which finished fourth. Rest of the two teams would face each other.
The winner of the play-offs is crowned the champion for the 2024–25 season and secures the first qualification spot for the 2025–26 Champions League. The remaining two qualification spots are given to the two best-ranked teams based on the regular season standings (excluding the play-off winner). The first two spots are for the league phase while the third spot is for the third qualifying round.
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics Top scorers As of 7 May 2025 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Clara MatéoParis FC182 Melchie DumornayLyon153 Marie-Antoinette KatotoParis Saint-Germain124 Kessya BussyParis FC11 Lindsey HeapsLyon6 Kadidiatou DianiLyon10 Klaudia JedlińskaDijon8 Batcheba LouisFleury9 Aissata TraoréFleury10 Eugénie Le SommerLyon8 Romée LeuchterParis Saint-Germain
Most clean sheets As of 7 May 2025 RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Christiane EndlerLyon142 Chiamaka NnadozieParis FC113 Constance PicaudFleury104 Mary EarpsParis Saint-Germain95 Katriina TalaslahtiDijon86 Justine LerondMontpellier77 Emily BurnsNantes68 Manon WahlStrasbourg59 Alice PinguetDijon410 Laura BenkarthLyon3 Maryne Gignoux-SoulierSaint-Étienne Élisa LaunayReims
Hat-tricks PlayerClubAgainstResultDate Clara Matéo4Paris FCLe Havre8–0 (H) Tabitha ChawingaLyonGuingamp8–0 (A) Marie-Antoinette KatotoParis Saint-GermainStrasbourg4–0 (H) Lindsey Horan4LyonSaint-Étienne11–0 (H) Clara MatéoParis FCFleury4–1 (A) Batcheba LouisFleurySaint-Étienne6–0 (H) Kessya BussyParis FCGuingamp6–0 (H) Kadidiatou DianiLyonGuingamp7–0 (H) Judith CoquetMontpellierReims4–2 (A) Sabitra BhandariGuingampSaint-Étienne3–2 (H)
(H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – Player scored four goals.
Awards Player of the Month
MonthWinnerClubSeptember 2024 Lindsey HoranLyonOctober 2024 Manon UffrenNantesNovember 2024 Clara MatéoParis FCDecember 2024 Clara MatéoParis FCJanuary 2025 Kessya BussyParis FCFebruary 2025 Sakina KarchaouiParis Saint-GermainMarch 2025 Melchie DumornayLyon
UNFP Annual Awards
These awards are presented by Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels. Nominations were announced on 30 April 2025. Winners along with the Team of the Year were announced on 11 May.
AwardWinnerClubBest Player Clara MateoParis FCBest Young Player Tara Elimbi GilbertParis Saint-GermainBest Goalkeeper Christiane EndlerLyon
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Christiane Endler (Lyon) Defenders Ellie Carpenter (Lyon) Tara Elimbi Gilbert (Paris Saint-Germain) Vanessa Gilles (Lyon) Wendie Renard (Lyon) Midfielders Damaris Egurrola (Lyon) Lindsey Horan (Lyon) Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain) Kessya Bussy (Paris FC) Forwards Melchie Dumornay (Lyon) Clara Mateo (Paris FC)
LFFP Annual Awards These awards are presented by Ligue féminine de football professionnel. Nominations were announced on 24 April 2025. Winners along with the Team of the Season were announced on 28 April.
AwardWinnerClubBest Player Clara MateoParis FCBest Young Player Tara Elimbi GilbertParis Saint-GermainBest Goalkeeper Christiane EndlerLyonBest Manager Sandrine SoubeyrandParis FCGoal of the Season Manon UffrenNantes
Team of the Season Goalkeeper Christiane Endler (Lyon) Defenders Ellie Carpenter (Lyon) Vanessa Gilles (Lyon) Wendie Renard (Lyon) Tara Elimbi Gilbert (Paris Saint-Germain) Midfielders Kessya Bussy (Paris FC) Lindsey Horan (Lyon) Damaris Egurrola (Lyon) Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain) Forwards Clara Mateo (Paris FC) Melchie Dumornay (Lyon)
See also 2024–25 Coupe de France Féminine 2024–25 Seconde Ligue
References
External links FFF website