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FFF — Fédération Française de Football

France’s football federation, a law-1901 association recognised as serving the public interest, by its own account; it marked its centenary on 7 April 2019 and delegates Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to the LFP.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded1919, launched as the Fédération Française de Football Association, per UEFA; the FFF marked its centenary on 7 April 2019[1][4]
Headquarters87 boulevard de Grenelle, Paris 15e, the address the FFF gives[4]
International federationFIFA, which lists it under UEFA[2]
Continental bodyUEFA[1]
PresidentPhilippe Diallo (as listed by UEFA and FIFA, October 2026)[1][2]

What is the FFF?

The Fédération Française de Football (FFF) is the national association for football in France. It describes itself as an “association de loi 1901” that is “reconnue d’utilité publique” — a non-profit association recognised as serving the public interest.[4] It states that it organises, oversees and regulates football at amateur and top level across the country, including its financing and the training of players and coaches, and it names educational, civic and solidarity commitments among its values.[4]

What does the FFF govern or do?

The FFF selects France’s national teams and covers football in several formats, among them futsal, beach soccer and e-football.[3] It runs a national technical centre and academy at Clairefontaine and portals for clubs and match officials.[3] Professional football is delegated: the federation states that the Ligue de Football Professionnel manages the professional clubs “sous le contrôle de la FFF” and organises, in the federation’s name, Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and the Trophée des champions.[4]

When was the FFF founded and where is it based?

The federation states that on 7 April 2019 it reached 100 years since it was born from the transformation of the Comité Français Interfédéral (CFI).[4] UEFA records that the body was launched in 1919 as the Fédération Française de Football Association (FFFA), “later to become the Fédération Française de Football (FFF)”, and that the CFI had been formed in 1906.[1]

The FFF’s headquarters is at 87 boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.[4]

How is the FFF recognised?

FIFA. FIFA’s directory of member associations lists the French Football Association under the confederation UEFA, with Philippe Diallo as president and fff.fr as its website.[2]

UEFA. UEFA profiles the FFF among its national associations and states that in 1954 France was “again at the vanguard” in the creation of UEFA and its club competitions.[1]

French state. The federation states that it is recognised as serving the public interest.[4]

What does the FFF organise?

The FFF supervises the national competitions, among them the French cups and the national divisions, through its Épreuves portal, which carries its national competitions.[3][4] UEFA dates the Coupe de France to 1917 and the arrival of professionalism in French football to 1932.[1] UEFA also records that the FFF hosted its first FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019, its centenary year.[1]

Who are its members?

The federation publishes these figures (as listed in October 2026): 11,716 clubs, amateur and professional; 2,384,169 licences, of which 251,682 are held by women; and 400,000 volunteers. It states that 68% of practitioners are under 20 and that it runs 26 pôles espoirs, regional centres for young players.[4]

References

  1. UEFA — National associations: France (FFF profile and history). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  2. FIFA — Member associations: France. Accessed 2026-10-05.
  3. FFF — official website (home page and navigation). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  4. FFF — Qui sommes-nous ?. Accessed 2026-10-05.