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Encyclopedia > French Football Federation
Founded 1919
FIFA affiliation 1904
UEFA affiliation 1954
President
Jean-Pierre Escalettes (2005-)
Coach
Raymond Domenech (2004-) (Men's)
Bruno Bini (2007-) (Women's)

The French Football Federation (FFF) (French: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It organises the French football league, Championnats Nationaux, and the men's and women's national teams. It was a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. It is based in Paris. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1064x595, 21 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech (born January 24, 1952 in Lyon) is a former French football player and the current manager of the French national team. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is the French League of professional Football (soccer). ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Biggest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Biggest defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... First International England 0 - 2 France (Manchester, England; 1920) Largest win ? Worst defeat ? World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1971) Best result 1st round, 2003 UEFA Womens Championship Appearances 9 (First in 1984) Best result quarter final The French womens national football team, or the Blues, constists of... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...


The FFF was formed after the transformation in 1919 of 1907-founded CFI (Comité français interfédéral) into the Fédération française de football association (FFFA). Its legal status is placed under the French Association loi de 1901 juridiction ([[Voluntary bingo The FFF has been affiliated to FIFA since 1907, when the CFI succeeded to 1904 founding member USFSA (Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques). Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...


In 2006, [1], this federation had 2,143,688 licensees, including 1,850,836 players. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


External links

  • (French) Official site


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Women Division 1France Women's national team Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Football in France is governed by the national body Fédération Française de Football (FFF). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is the French League of professional Football (soccer). ... Ligue 1 (Première Division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... The Championnat de France National (also called Division 3) is the third highest division in French football , one division below Ligue 2, one above the Championnat de France Amateurs. ... The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition; the equivalent of the fourth division, below the Championnat National. ... The Championnat de France Amateurs 2 is the 5th highest league in French football, after Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National and Championnat de France Amateurs, and is made up of 128 teams in 8 groups of 16 teams. ... The Coupe de France, the French Cup is a football cup competition open to both professional and amateur clubs in France. ... The Coupe de la Ligue, the French League Cup is an elimination cup competition. ... Le Trophée des Champions, the Champions Trophy is a cup organised by the French Football Federation, a match between the winners of the French Championship and the winners of the Coupe de France (French Cup) Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | French football competitions ... 1932/33 - Olympique Lillois 1933/34 - FC Sète 1934/35 - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1935/36 - Racing Club de Paris 1936/37 - Olympique de Marseille 1937/38 - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1938/39 - FC Sète 1939 - 1945 - league interrupted due to World War II 1945/46 - Lille OSC... The Gambardella cup is a French soccer tournament held between the under-18s of the French soccer clubs, organised by the French Football Federation (FFF). ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Biggest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Biggest defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... The Championnat de France de football féminin is a French womens football (soccer) competition that was resurrected in 1974 under the wing of the French Football Federation. ... First International England 0 - 2 France (Manchester, England; 1920) Largest win ? Worst defeat ? World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1971) Best result 1st round, 2003 UEFA Womens Championship Appearances 9 (First in 1984) Best result quarter final The French womens national football team, or the Blues, constists of...

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FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup | Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Codes Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, held every two years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six continental championships, with one or more other teams invited, to bring the number of teams up to eight. ... The FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA World Youth Championship (the new name for the competition will be used for the first time in the 2007), is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Féd... The FIFA U-17 World Cup, formerly the FIFA U-17 World Championship and before the FIFA U-16 World Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 17 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Football (soccer) was an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. ... The football (soccer) tournament was held at the every edition of All-Africa Games since 1965. ... A mens football (soccer) tournament was held every Pan American Games, womens tournament was only added began 1999. ... Football has been held since 1989 at the Island Games as a mens competition sport. ... The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for mens national teams in football (soccer). ... The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who are thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ... This is a list of the mens national football (soccer) teams in the world. ... FIFA assigns a three-letter code (dubbed FIFA Trigramme) to each of its member and non-member countries. ...

     Asia: AFCAsian Cup
     Africa: CAFAfrican Cup of Nations
     North America: CONCACAFGold Cup
     South America: CONMEBOLCopa América
     Oceania: OFCNations Cup
     Europe: UEFAEuropean Championship
     Non-FIFA: NF-Board – VIVA World Cup
National Football Associations of Europe (UEFA)
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Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | England | Estonia | Faroe Islands | Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Republic of Ireland | Israel | Italy | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | FYR Macedonia | Malta | Moldova | Montenegro | Netherlands | Northern Ireland | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | San Marino | Scotland | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Ukraine | Wales Asian Football Confederation Logo The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel. ... The AFC Asian Cup is a football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national football (soccer) competition of the CONCACAF nations. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in most of South America. ... The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF confederations. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... OFC Nations cup logo The OFC Nations Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football... The NF-Board (Nouvelle Fédération-Board, unofficially Non-FIFA-Board) is a football association established for national teams that are not — and usually may not become — members of FIFA, usually because the participating nations do not have internationally recognised sovereign state status. ... The VIVA World Cup is an international football tournament organised by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for nations unaffiliated to FIFA, planned to be held every two years. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 19 KB) Summary This image is copy of World Map FIFA.png I added divisions in UK - England, Scotland & Wales. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... ć The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Bosnian: Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine or N/FSBiH) is the chief officiating body of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Football Association of the Czech Republic (ÄŒMFS) (Czech: ÄŒeskomoravský fotbalový svaz) is the governing body of football in the Czech Republic. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Faroese football ... The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is the organising body for the sport of association football (soccer) in the Republic of Ireland. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Macedonian football ... The Football Association of Montenegro is the football Association of the new Montenegro national football team, following the dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. ... The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland. ... The San Marino Football Federation (FSGC) (Italian: Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio) is the governing body of football in San Marino. ... The Scottish Football Association (SFA) was formed in 1873 making it the second oldest national football association in the world (after The English Football Association). ... The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) (Serbian Cyrilic: Фудбалски савез Србије) is the governing body of football in Serbia, based in Belgrade. ... The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Established in 1876, it is the third-oldest association in the world, and is one of the four associations (with the English Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the...


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