Association football is the most popular sport in France. In 2024, 53% of people in France declared an interest in football, with 26% being very interested. The French Football Federation is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the country, both professional and amateur. The federation organizes the Coupe de France and is responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams in France. The federation gives responsibility of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) who oversee, organize, and manage the country's top two leagues. The LFP is also responsible for organizing the Coupe de la Ligue, the country's league cup competition. The French Football Federation also supervises the overseas departments and territories leagues and hosts football club AS Monaco, a club based in the independent sovereign state of Monaco. In 2022, the FFF had 2.1 million licensees, 1.8 million players and 14,000 registered clubs, the second highest number of registered players in Europe after Germany.
Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football manager and former player, who featured prominently for both the France women's national team and for Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine. She currently is the assistant manager of Chelsea.
Élodie Ginette Thomis is a French former football player who played for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She played either a winger or striker and was described as a player who possesses pace comparable to that of French men's internationals Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou. Thomis is a graduate of the women's section of the Clairefontaine academy and was a French women's international having made her debut with the team in June 2005 at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 against Italy.
Sonia Bompastor is a French football manager and former player who currently manages Chelsea of the English Women's Super League. She is the first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager.
Élise Bussaglia is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. She was a member of the France national team. Bussaglia is a former winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year having won the award after a successful 2010–11 season with Paris Saint-Germain.
Marion Torrent is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier and the France national team.
Sabrina Marie-Christine Viguier is a retired French football player. She played as a centre back and has played for the France women's national football team making her debut in 2000. She last played for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo Malmö of the Elitettan until she announced her retirement from football in 2017. She has won the UEFA Women's Champions League twice with Olympique Lyonnais in 2011 and 2012.
Viviane Marie-Louise Blanche Asseyi is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women Super League club West Ham United and the France national team.
Karima Benameur Taieb is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and the France national team.
Sandie Rose Toletti is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the France national team.
Sakina Karchaoui is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
Aminata Fatou Diallo is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Nassr.
Estelle Cascarino is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team.
Aïssatou Tounkara is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, she became the team's all-time top scorer in February 2022 at the age of 23.
The 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine season, also known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of Division 1 Féminine since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 24 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 30 May 2020. Lyon were the defending champions, having won the title for last thirteen consecutive seasons. This was the first ever season with a title sponsor for the league, after FFF announced a three-year deal with French chemicals firm Arkema.
Élisa Flore de Almeida is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
Léa Khelifi is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Montpellier.
Justine Lerond is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Première Ligue club Montpellier.
