CNFE Clairefontaine

For the men's football centre, see INF Clairefontaine. For other uses, see Clairefontaine (disambiguation).
Pole France feminin de Football
Established1998
Location
Coordinates48°49′53″N 2°27′13″E / 48.831389°N 2.453611°E / 48.831389; 2.453611
WebsiteLe Pôle sur le site de l'INSEP

The Pole France feminin de Football (English: French Women's Football Pole), formally the Centre national de formation et d'entraînement de Clairefontaine (English: National Education and Training Center Clairefontaine) is a French training center specializing in women's football, opened in 1998 and administered by the French Football Federation.

Formerly located on the Montjoye estate in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, since 2014 the Pole has been located at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP) in Paris. From 2002 through 2007, CNFE Clairefontaine, as it was commonly known, played in the Division 1 Féminine.

History

Created in 1998 at the initiative of Aimé Jacquet,[1] training center invites around 20 of the best prospects of French women's football every year. These youth players, aged 15 to 18 years old, are international players or referred from their home club to take advantage of federal structures to improve their training. Toward this end, the French Football Federation involved the CNFE in the first division between 2002 and 2007.[2] Since 2008, players from the CNFE academy have been sent to their home clubs for the matches during the weekends.

At the start of the 2014 academic year, the Pole moved to INSEP. This had the notable advantage of allowing the women to train eight times a week, instead of five when they were at Clairefontaine. In addition, whereas they previously had to attend classes in a public high school in Rambouillet, 8 kilometers from the Clairefontaine grounds, INSEP has all services on site including studies, training, meals.[3][4]

In December 2020, an investigation by L'Équipe published its report of an investigation which revealed that in 2013 a center coach was dismissed from the academy for having had sexual relations with several players.[5]

Seasons

Season League
Division (tier) Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Ref
2002-03 Division 1 Féminine 22 11 4 7 43 23 59 5th [6]
2003-04 Division 1 Féminine 22 12 5 5 35 10 63 5th [7]
2004-05 Division 1 Féminine 22 10 4 8 40 27 56 6th [8]
2005-06 Division 1 Féminine 22 10 4 8 42 31 56 5th [9]
2006-07 Division 1 Féminine 22 9 3 10 43 43 52 5th [10]

Notable alumni

Leadership

See also

References

  1. ^ "Football féminin : le pôle France déménage de Clairefontaine à l'Insep" (in French). 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  2. ^ "Centre national de formation et d'entraînement de Clairefontaine". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Sandrine, Dusang (2014-10-31). "Pôle France : De Clairefontaine à Paris" (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  4. ^ "Les débuts du Pôle France Féminin de football à l'INSEP". YouTube. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  5. ^ "Les relations trop intimes d'une ancienne entraîneuse de Clairefontaine" (in French). L'Équipe. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. ^ "France (Women) 2002/03". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "France (Women) 2003/04". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ "France (Women) 2004/05". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. ^ "France (Women) 2005/06". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ^ "France (Women) 2006/07". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ^ "FOOTBALL FÉMININ. Christophe et ses mômes bleues" (in French). 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  12. ^ Sebastien, Duret (2016-03-21). "INSEP - Didier BRASSE nouveau directeur du Pôle France féminin à l'INSEP" (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  13. ^ Sebastien, Duret (2020-08-28). "FFF - Philippe BRETAUD retrouve le Pôle France féminin" (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-28.