Academy
Women's section
The women's section was created in September 2005 and now has five competitive teams and five recreational teams with a total of 150 players. The aim is to bring young Nice players into the first team. The Women's Section's Technical Director is Alain Wathelet, who is also first-team coach. He's assisted by Pierre-Yves Delahaye, assistant coach of the senior team.
'Nice-style football for Nice girls,' starts with the Women's Football School (U6/U9). It was awarded the French Football Federation's (FFF) 'Gold' standard in 2017, as well s being certified by the FFF since 2012. The young players play five-a-side football. It should be noted that several Second League players are involved in training at the football academy for our young girls.
The girls learn to play 8-a-side football in the U10F and then U12F teams. These teams participate in the Côte d’Azur District U10 and U12 boys' leagues.
The U16F team competes in the U15 D2 Boys' League. This team allows young girls to discover 11-a-side football before joining the U18F R1 team, which is the stepping stone to the first team and has produced several players who are currently playing at the highest level.
Since the 2018/2019 season, secondary school pupils have benefited from a structure at school level that allows them to balance their education and football, while respecting their development as players.
The Primary and Secondary School Section has been under the auspices of the FFF since 2018, with the primary section also benefitting from French Education Ministry certification since 2020.
At the top of the pyramid, we find two senior teams. The reserve team plays at regional level. At the very top, the senior team competes in the Second Ligue, the second national division. Coached by Alain Wathelet, the team features many players who have come up through the club's youth system. Reaching this level in 2019, Le Gym is progressing, building, and improving year on year.
All parts of the women’s section are linked by a high degree of cross-functionality, which facilitates exchanges. Beyond the Seconde Ligue, the section's main attraction, the overall objective is to implement a comprehensive pre-academy and academy offering and, in line with the federal government's desire to establish women's academies across the country, to be able to develop this project in the short and medium term.
Honours
League
U15F County league winners: 2009/2010 ; 2015/2016
U18F DH winners: 2015/2016, 2016/2017 ; 2018/2019
Senior County league winners: 2008/2009
Senior Women's DH league winners: 2012/2013, 2014/2015 ; 2015/2016 ; 2016/17 ; 2017/2018 ; 2018/2019
Cups
Côte d’Azur U15F Cup winners: 2008 et 2010
Côte d’Azur Senior Women's Cup winners: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Senior Mediterranean Cup winners: 2018 ; 2019
Mediterranean Cup winners U18F: 2008 ; 2009 ; 2012 et 2014
Mediterranean Cup winners U13F: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
National Cup U13F: 5th, 2014
Others
3 Regional championships U18F R1
5 Senior regional championships
4 Mediterranean Cups U18F
2 Senior Mediterranean Cups
7 Senior Côte d'Azur Cups
5 participations in six years in the national finals of the Pitch U13 Festival, finishing fifth once.
