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 | |
|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Germany | not participated |
| 2017 | Poland | gold medal |