Toulouse FC (women)

Toulouse
Nickname(s)Les Violettes
Founded1980
GroundTerrain Brice Taton
Capacity1,000
OwnerRedBird Capital Partners (85%)
LeagueSeconde Ligue
2023–24Division 3 Féminine, 1st of 12 (promoted)
Websitehttps://www.toulousefc.com

Toulouse FC Féminines is a French women's football club representing Toulouse FC. It currently competes in the Seconde Ligue. Founded in 1980 as Toulouse OAC, the team became a section of Toulouse FC in 2001, at its peak.

Toulouse OAC settled in the top positions of the French First Division in the second half of the 90s and soon became a powerhouse, winning four championships in a row between 1999 and 2002. It was the first team to achieve this since the league's unification in 1992.[1] The latter was their most successful season, as they also won the national Cup and reached the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Cup after topping its group and beating Arsenal FC.[2] The following year Toulouse was defeated by eventual champions Umeå IK in the quarterfinals.[3]

However, Toulouse gradually declined in the following years and was relegated in 2011. As of the end of the year Toulouse tops the category's Group C.[4]