The Arkema D1 Trophies ceremony for the 2023-2024 season took place on Monday 29 April at the Pavillon Dauphine in Paris, rewarding the protagonists of the French Championship and the Women’s D2.
It is an inevitable event in the D1 Arkema season that had a special flavor. Following the presentation of the new Women’s Professional Football League (LFFP), which will officially see the light of day on July 1, 2024, the 8th trophy ceremony was awarded this Monday, April 29 at the Pavillon Dauphine in Paris for actresses and actors – players, coach(es) ), managers, judges – of the French women’s championship.
Tabitha Chawinga best player of the season, Chiamaka Nnadozié best goalkeeper, Inès Benyahia revelation and Sonia Bompastor best coach are the main highlights of a night that also put the spotlight on the women’s D2 with three trophies awarded to Tatiana Solanet (Thonon Évian GG FC, best player), Emily Burns (FC Nantes, best goalkeeper, new), Vincent Nogueira (RC Strasbourg Alsace, best coach, new). D2 trophies presented by the new president of the LFFP Jean-Michel Aulas.
Philippe Diallo, President of the FFF, opens the 2023-2024 trophy ceremony.
The 22nd and last day of D1 Arkema takes place on Wednesday 8 May at 4:30 p.m. It will reveal the fourth qualifier competing in the final stage with Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC (semi-final on Saturday). 11 and Sunday 12 May finals Friday 17 May).
Find the entire prize list for 2023-2024 by category below (photo Baptiste Fernandez and Hugo Pfeiffer / Icon Sport).
BEST PLAYER
Tabitha Chawinga
Loaned to Paris Saint-Germain last summer, the Malawian international striker (27 years old) won the trophy for best player in D1 Arkema in his first season in France. She will also win the title of top scorer (18), which certainly spoke a lot in her favor to beat her teammate Grace Geyoro and Lyonnaise Lindsey Horan, also nominated for this trophy that goes to a PSG player for the fourth time in a row.
Parisian Tabitha Chawinga smiles after being named the best player of the season.
The winners of the best player
2024: Tabitha Chawinga (Paris Saint Germain)
2023: Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain)
2022: Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain)
2021: Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain)
2020: not attributed
2019: Dzsenifer Maroszan (Olympique Lyonnais)
2018: Dzsenifer Maroszan (Olympique Lyonnais)
2017: Eugénie Le Sommer (Olympique Lyonnais)
2016: Ada Hegerberg (Olympique Lyonnais)
BEST TARGET CHAIN
Chiamaka Nnadozié
The last bastion of the third best defense in the championship, the Nigerian international goalkeeper of Paris FC (age 23) puts an end to Christiane Endler’s streak of four consecutive victories in this trophy. Already appointed in 2022 and 2023, this time she was preferred over her Chilean rival Ol as well as Polish Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (Paris Saint-Germain).
Cédric Carrasso and Chiamaka Nnadozié, the Paris FC goalkeeper.
The list of the best goalkeeper
2024: Chiamaka Nnadozié (Paris Football Club)
2023: Christiane Endler (Olympique Lyonnais)
2022: Christiane Endler (Olympique Lyonnais)
2021: Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain)
2020: not attributed
2019: Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain)
2018: Casey Murphy (Montpellier HSC)
2017: Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (Paris Saint-Germain)
2016: Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (Paris Saint-Germain)
BEST COACH
Sonia Bompastor
And two for Sonia Bompastor! As she did on the pitch throughout the regular season, while waiting for the final phase, the Olympique Lyonnais technician (age 43) fended off competition from Jocelyn Prêcheur (Paris SG) and Sandrine Soubeyrand (Paris FC) to retain an individual trophy won in 2023 A success in the Trophée des champions and a qualification for the Champions League final is also his honor this season.
Second trophy in a row for The Lyonnais Sonia Bompastor, best coach of the season.
The prize list for the best trainer
2024: Sonia Bompastor (Olympique Lyonnais)
2023: Sonia Bompastor (Olympique Lyonnais)
2022: Sandrine Soubeyrand (Paris FC)
2021: Olivier Echouafni (Paris Saint-Germain)
2020: not attributed
2019: Jérôme Dauba (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
2018: Jérôme Dauba (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
2017: Christophe Parra (Olympique de Marseille)
2016: Gérard Prêcheur (Olympique Lyonnais)
THE REVEAL OF THE SEASON
Inès Benyahia
On loan to Le Havre AC from Olympique Lyonnais, Inès Benyahia (20 years old) has a full season in Normandy with twenty matches played as a midfielder, including eighteen starts, six goals scored but also eight assists that helped keep his team in D1. Enough to win a trophy also coveted by Louna Ribadeira (Paris FC) and Thiniba Samoura (Paris SG).
Candice Prévost, former player and now Canal+ consultant, with Le Havre reveal of the season Inès Benyahia.
The winners of the season reveal
2024:Inès Benyahia (
Le Havre AC) 2023:
Melchie Dumornay (Stade de Reims) 2022:
Rosemonde Kouassi (FC Fleury 91) 2021:
Sandy Baltimore (Paris Saint-Germain) 2020:
not attributed 2019:
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain) 2018:
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain) 2017:
Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain) 2016:
Marie-Charlotte Léger (Montpellier HSC)
Formerly Best Hope
BEST JUDGE
Emeline Rochebilière
One happiness can hide another for Émeline Rochebilière. A few days before directing for the first time the final of the French Women’s Cup, between FC Fleury 91 and Paris SG, on Saturday 4 May in Montpellier, the Landes international referee (35 years old) has been present in D1 Arkema since 2019 , gave the name his to the list of these trophies. The award list of the best judge
2024: Emeline Rochebilière
2023: Alexandra Collin
2022: Victoria Beyer
2021: Victoria Beyer
2020: not attributed
2019: Maïka Vanderstichel
2018: Florence Guillemin
2017: The Sun Dlongeville
2016:
Florence Guillemin
Pioneer of women’s football in France with Stade de Reims, Ghislaine Royer-Souef presents the trophy for best referee and best assistant referee.
BEST ASSISTANT REFEREE IN D1 ARKEMA
Camille Comba
Federal assistant referee Camille Comba inaugurates this new Arkema D1 trophy (one of three new with those for best goalkeeper and best coach in D2 for women). The young official (aged 28) from the Mediterranean League will be the reserve assistant referee during the final of the French Women’s Cup on Saturday. Prize list for best assistant referee
2024
: Camille Comba
Created in 2024.
TYPICAL TEAM
With five and four players respectively selected, Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain dominate the eleven type for this season 2023-2024. Only Chiamaka Nnadozié (best goalkeeper) and Inès Benyahia (revelation of the season), ambassadors for Paris FC and Le Havre AC, managed to disrupt this double hegemony.
After welcoming the “dynamism” of women’s football and the creation of the new Pro League, the Minister of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castera rewarded the players of the typical team of the season together with the president of the FFF Philippe Diallo.
BEST GOAL Eugenie Le Sommer The votes on the D1 Arkema social network favored Lyon striker Eugénie Le Sommer for her goal against Paris FC (6-1), during the sixth day of the championship, on November 5 at the Charléty stadium. A sequence of back-to-goal chest checks, sombrero shots, left-footed full-frame volleys, preferred to the long shot of Lille’s Julie Rabanne (Day 15 vs. Le Havre) and the acrobatic scissors of Montpellier’s Kethna Louis (Day 18 vs. Paris SG ).
The best goal list
2024: Eugenie Le Sommer
(Olympique Lyonnais) 2023:
Lieke Martens (Paris Saint-Germain) 2022:
Batcheba Loiuis (GPSO 92 Isssy) 2021:
Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain)
2020:
not attributed
2019:
Viviane Asseyi (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
Trophy created in 2019. ARKEMA FAVORITE
Paris Saint Germain Awarded for the fourth season, the “Arkema Favorite” award recognizes the societal initiative of a club in the Arkema D1 Championship in terms of inclusion, diversity, education and sustainability. Paris Saint-Germain was awarded for its “Allez les filles” project, started in 2012 and which allows young girls who do not have the opportunity to access sport.
The Arkema favorites list
2024:
Paris Saint Germain
2023:
Dijon FCO
2022:
Paris Saint Germain
2021: Le Havre AC
Trophy created in 2021.
BEST WOMEN’S D2 PLAYER
Tatiana Solanet
This year, this trophy rewards the beautiful and long career of Tatiana Solanet, started in D3 in Besançon in 2007. In four seasons, the former U16, U17, U19 and B international who will soon celebrate her 32nd birthday has put her experience to work by Thonon-Évian Grand Genève FC (8th place in D2), where she shows exemplary consistency: 22 matches out of 22 starting in 2022-2023 and 18 out of 18 during this exercise, with 9 goals as a bonus.
The award list for best female D2 player
2024: Tatiana Solanet (Thonon-Évian GG FC)
2023:
Selen Altunkulak (Rodez AF)
Trophy created in 2023.
BEST WOMEN’S D2 COAT
Emily Burns Goalkeeper Emily Rachael Burns (26) is the first to write her name on the list of this new trophy. After one season in AS Saint-Étienne (2021-2022) and another almost blank one in Dijon FCO (1 match in 2022-2023), the Canadian joined FC Nantes which thanks to her has the second best defense in D2 (19 conceded goals in 19 games).
The list of the best goalkeepers in D2
2024
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