#1 Monaco
Russian investment has again propelled Monaco to the upper reaches of the men’s game in France but they have not seen fit to turn some of their funds towards competing in the women’s game.
While Lyon are the dominant force in French women’s football, having won each of the last 11 league titles alongside consecutive triumphs in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain also compete, as do Bordeaux, Lille and Montpellier, among others. In the face of such strong participation from other club sides, Monaco’s absence is even more striking.
Edited by Arvind Sriram