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.
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 juridiction (
Voluntary association).
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'').
In
2006,
[1], this federation had 2,143,688 licensees, including 1,850,836 players. It unveiled its new crest (above right) in 2007.
External links
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Official site