France national American football team explained

France
Association FFFA
Region Europe
Founded 1985
Nickname Dancing Ducks
IFAF Affiliation 1998
Colors White, Blue
Head coach Patrick Esume
Header10:First international
Data11: 52–0
(Castel Giorgio, Italy; July 23, 1983)
Header12:Biggest win
Data13: 0–72
(Castel Giorgio, Italy; July 26, 1983)
Header14:Biggest defeat
Data15: 82–0
(Canton, United States; July 15th 2015)

The France national American football team is the official American football senior national team of France.It is controlled by the French: Fédération Française de Football Américain (FFFA) and competed for the first time in the American Football World Cup (IFAF World Cup) in 2003.

Their players primarily come from French: [[Ligue Élite de Football Américain]] in France.[1]

Championships

World Games

IFAF World Championship record

YearPositionGPWLPFPA
1999Did not participate
20034th2021359
20076th3031467
20116th41361117
20154th42291111

European Championships

Current roster

[2]

All time results

Date Opponent Result Venue Competition
23 July 19830–52Vince Lombardi Stadium, Castel Giorgio (Italy) 1983 European Championship
26 July 198382–0Vince Lombardi Stadium, Castel Giorgio (Italy) 1983 European Championship
30 July 198320–27Vince Lombardi Stadium, Castel Giorgio (Italy) 1983 European Championship
31 March 200118–31Nîmes (France) 2001 European Championship
12 October 200223–0Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm (Sweden) 2003 IFAF World Championship qualification
26 October 200216–0Velodrome, Helsinki (Finland) 2003 IFAF World Championship qualification
10 July 20036–23Stadion an der Berliner Straße, Wiesbaden (Germany) 2003 IFAF World Championship
12 July 20037–36Herbert Dröse Stadion, Hanau (Germany) 2003 IFAF World Championship
7 July 20070–48Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki (Japan) 2007 IFAF World Championship
10 July 200714–16Kawasaki Stadium, Kawasaki (Japan) 2007 IFAF World Championship
14 July 20070–3Kawasaki Stadium, Kawasaki (Japan) 2007 IFAF World Championship
25 July 201014–7Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar (Germany) 2010 European Championship
27 July 201050–0Stadion Wetzlar, Wetzlar (Germany) 2010 European Championship
31 July 201010–26Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt (Germany) 2010 European Championship (Final)
9 July 201110–45UPC-Arena, Graz (Austria) 2011 IFAF World Championship
9 July 201110–35UPC-Arena, Graz (Austria) 2011 IFAF World Championship
13 July 201124–16UPC-Arena, Graz (Austria) 2011 IFAF World Championship
16 July 201117–21Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (Austria) 2011 IFAF World Championship
2 June 201452–0UPC-Arena, Graz (Austria) 2014 European Championship
4 June 20149–24UPC-Arena, Graz (Austria) 2014 European Championship
4 June 201435–21Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (Austria) 2014 European Championship
9 July 201531–6Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton (United States) 2015 IFAF World Championship
12 July 201553–3Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton (United States) 2015 IFAF World Championship
15 July 20150–82Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton (United States) 2015 IFAF World Championship
18 July 20157–20Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton (United States) 2015 IFAF World Championship
22 July 201728–2Olympic Stadium, Wrocław (Poland) 2017 World Games
24 July 201714–6Olympic Stadium, Wrocław (Poland) 2017 World Games (Final)
31 July 201842–9Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa (Finland) 2018 European Championship
2 August 201821–14Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa (Finland) 2018 European Championship
4 August 201828–14Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa (Finland) 2018 European Championship (Final)
13 October 201928–3FC Vysočina, Jihlava (Czech Republic) 2021 European Championship qualification
9 November 201913–7Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) 2021 European Championship qualification
30 October 20216–14Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa (Finland) 2021 European Championship

Notes

  1. Russ Crawford, Le Football: A History of American Football in France (University of Nebraska Press; 2016).
  2. Web site: Sortie du Roster de l'Équipe de France 2022 . 7 October 2022 .

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