French national american football team
Nickname (s) | Fighting Frogs |
Association | FFFA |
region | IFAF Europe |
Founded | 1983 |
IFAF accession | 1998 |
Head coach | Patrick Esume |
Home stadium | Changing stages |
statistics | |
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First international match France 0:52 Finland ( Castel Giorgio , Italy ; 1983 )
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Successes in tournaments | |
World Championship | |
Participation in the finals | 4 ( first : 2003 ) |
Best results | Fourth in 2003 and 2015 |
European Championship | |
Participation in the finals | 12 ( first : 1983 ) |
Best results | European Champion 2018 |
World Games | |
Participation in the finals | 1 ( first : 2017 ) |
Best results | First 2017 |
(As of January 15, 2019) |
The French national football team is a selection of French football players led by the FFFA .
history
The French national team played their first game at the 1983 European Championship in Castel Giorgio, where they finished fourth.
In 2003, France took part in a World Cup for the first time and finished fourth. At the 2010 European Championship , the French national team reached the final for the first time.
France won the first title at the 2017 World Games in Poland . A year later, France also won the European Championship. Patrick Esume coached the national team for both titles .
Participation in international competitions
Participation in the world championships
year | place | result |
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1999 | Italy | not participated |
2003 | Germany | 4th Place |
2007 | Japan | 6th place |
2011 | Austria | 6th place |
2015 | United States | 4th Place |
Participation in the European Championships
year | place | result |
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1983 | Castel Giorgio , Italy | 4th Place |
1985 | Italy | 4th Place |
1987 | Finland | not participated |
1989 | Germany | not participated |
1991 | Finland | 4th Place |
1993 | Italy | not qualified |
1995 | Austria | not qualified |
1997 | Italy | not qualified |
2000 | Germany | not qualified |
2001 | Germany | not qualified |
2005 | Sweden | not qualified |
2010 | Germany | 2nd place |
2014 | Austria | 3rd place |
2018 | Finland | European champion |
Participation in the World Games
year | place | result |
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2005 | Germany | not participated |
2017 | Poland | gold medal |