European Women's Football Championship 2009 / France
This article covers the French women's national football team at the 2009 European Championship in Finland .
qualification
France was for the qualification are in Group 3 and met Greece , Iceland , Serbia and Slovenia . With seven wins and one defeat, the French were group winners and qualified directly for the finals.
Iceland prevailed against Ireland in the play-offs , while Slovenia lost to Ukraine .
table
| Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
8th | 7th | 0 | 1 | 31: 2 | 21st |
| 2 |
 Iceland
|
8th | 6th | 0 | 2 | 27: 4 | 18th |
| 3 |
 Slovenia
|
8th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 14:24 | 12 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Serbia
|
8th | 2 | 0 | 6th | 11:24 | 6th |
| 5 |
 Greece
|
8th | 1 | 0 | 7th | 7:36 | 3 |
Games
| date | Venue | opponent | Result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2007 | Valence |
Greece
|
6: 0 (4: 0) | 1: 0 Abily (25th), 2: 0 Soubeyrand (32nd), 3: 0 Abily (40th), 4: 0 Necib (41st), 5: 0 Abily (81st), 6: 0 Hattaf ( 88.) |
| 05/30/2007 | Angoulême |
Slovenia
|
6: 0 (2: 0) | 1-0 Abily (27th), 2-0 Bussaglia (35th), 3-0 Benak (50th own goal), 4-0 Lattaf (69th), 5-0 Lattaf (75th), 6-0 Thiney (79.) |
| 06/16/2007 | Reykjavík |
Iceland
|
1: 0 (0: 0) | 1: 0 Viðarsdóttir (81.) |
| 10/27/2007 | Belgrade |
Serbia
|
0: 8 (0: 2) | 0: 1 Traikia (12th), 0: 2 Abily (25th), 0: 3 Necib (56th), 0: 4 Brétigny (62nd), 0: 5 Thomis (64th), 0: 6 Thomis ( 68.), 0: 7 Thiney (72.), 0: 8 Bussaglia (73.) |
| 10/31/2007 | Dravograd |
Slovenia
|
0: 2 (0: 0) | 0: 1 Bussaglia (67.), 0: 2 Thomis (81.) |
| 04/23/2008 | Athens |
Greece
|
0: 5 (0: 1) | 0: 1 Soubeyrand (39th), 0: 2 Herbert (49th), 0: 3 Bompastor (70th), 0: 4 Petit (85th), 0: 5 Thomis (90th) |
| 05/08/2008 | Saint-Brieuc |
Serbia
|
2: 0 (0: 0) | 1-0 Brétigny (53rd), 2-0 Brétigny (71st) |
| 09/27/2008 | La Roche-sur-Yon |
Iceland
|
2: 1 (1: 1) | 1: 0 Soubeyrand (6th), 1: 1 Jónsdóttir (47th), 2: 1 Herbert (50th) |
Results highlighted in green indicate a victory, defeats highlighted in red.
Squad
Coach Bruno Bini nominated his squad for the tournament on June 11, 2009. Exactly two months later, he nominated Laure Lepailleur because the originally appointed Sandrine Dusang tore a cruciate ligament during training . Goalkeeper Bérangère Sapowicz was injured shortly before the start of the tournament . Laëtitia Stribick was nominated for her.
| number | Surname | Club before the start of the European Championship | birthday | Sp. | goal |  |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goalkeeper | ||||||||
| 16 | Sarah Bouhaddi | Olympique Lyon | 10/17/1986 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Celine Deville | Montpellier HSC | 01/24/1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22nd | Laëtitia Stribick | ASJ Soyaux | 01/22/1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | ||||||||
| 20th | Delphine Blanc | RC Saint-Etienne | 06/07/1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | Sonia Bompastor | Washington Freedom | 06/08/1980 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21st | Ludivine Diguelman | Montpellier HSC | 04/15/1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | Laura Georges | Olympique Lyon | 08/20/1984 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Laure Lepailleur | Paris Saint-Germain | 07.03.1985 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ophélie Meilleroux | FCF Nord Allier Yzeure | 01/18/1984 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sabrina Viguier | Montpellier HSC | 01/04/1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| midfield | ||||||||
| 10 | Camille Abily | Los Angeles Sol | 05.12.1984 | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15th | Élise Bussaglia | Montpellier HSC | 09/24/1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7th | Corine Franco | Olympique Lyon | 05/10/1983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | Amandine Henry | Olympique Lyon | 09/28/1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14th | Louisa Nécib | Olympique Lyon | 01/23/1987 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th |
Sandrine Soubeyrand 
|
Juvisy FCF | 08/16/1973 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | Gaëtane Thiney | Juvisy FCF | October 28, 1985 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| attack | ||||||||
| 13 | Sandrine Brétigny | Olympique Lyon | 07/02/1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Candie Herbert | FCF Henin-Beaumont | 06/04/1977 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19th | Eugénie Le Sommer | Stade Briochin FF | 05/18/1989 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Élodie Thomis | Olympique Lyon | 08/13/1986 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Laëtitia Tonazzi | Juvisy FCF | 01/31/1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trainer | ||||||||
| Bruno Bini | 10/01/1954 | |||||||
Games
Preliminary round
France met in the preliminary round Group B in Germany , Iceland and Norway . With a win, a draw and a defeat, the team finished second in the group and survived the group stage for the first time
| Monday, August 24, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Tampere | |||
| Iceland | - | France | 1: 3 (1: 1) |
| Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Tampere | |||
| France | - | Germany | 1: 5 (0: 3) |
| Sunday, August 30th, 2009, 4:00 p.m. in Helsinki (football stadium) | |||
| Norway | - | France | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
Quarter finals
| Thursday, September 3, 2009, 8:00 p.m. * in Tampere | |||
| Netherlands | - | France | 0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ uefa.com: Qualification group 3
- ↑ uefa.com: Bini names line-up for the women's EM
- ↑ uefa.com: Lepailleur nominated for Dusang
- ↑ fff.fr: Forfait de Sapowicz remplacée par Stribick
- ↑ uefa.com: Germany versus old rival Norway
