France national American football team

France
AssociationFFFA
RegionEurope
Founded1985
NicknameFighting Frogs
IFAF Affiliation1998
ColorsWhite, Blue
Head coachPatrick Esume
First international
 Japan 23-6  France
(Hesse, Germany; July 10, 2003)
Biggest win
 Austria 16-24  France
(Graz, Austria; July 13, 2011)
Biggest defeat
 United States 82-0  France
(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 Fédération Française de Football Américain (FFFA) and competed for the first time in the American Football World Cup (IFAF World Cup) in 2003.

They get their players from teams of Ligue Élite de Football Américain.[1]

Results

World Games

  • 2017 : Winner

IFAF World Championship record

Year Position GP W L PF PA
Italy 1999Did Not Participate
Germany 20034th2021359
Japan 20076th3031467
Austria 20116th41361117
United States 20154th42291111

European Championships

  • 1983 : Fourth Place
  • 1985 : Fourth Place
  • 1987 : Did not participate
  • 1989 : Did not participate
  • 1991 : Fourth Place
  • 1993 : Did not qualify
  • 1995 : Did not qualify
  • 1997 : Did not qualify
  • 2000 : Did not qualify
  • 2001 : Did not qualify
  • 2005 : Did not qualify
  • 2010 : Runner up
  • 2014 : Third Place
  • 2018 : Champions

Current Roster

France National Football Team roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Paul Bresaz-Latille
  • 12 Paul Durand
  • 13 Max Sprauel

Running Backs

  • 22 Dimitri Kiernan
  • 28 Laurent Marceline
  • 23 Sandrino Octobre
  • 34 Sebastien Torel

Wide Receivers

  •  8 Anthony Dablé
  •  4 Steve Delaval
  • 47 Cesar Hebel
  • 24 Jérémy Larroque
  • 81 Bounouar Mellak
  • 19 Artchill Monney
  • 18 Jeremy Rabot
 Offensive Linemen
  • 79 Olivier Bordin OL
  • 76 Djadji Daffe OL
  • 62 Fabien Ducousso OL
  • 74 Jean-Philippe Eldin OL
  • 77 Rémi Fournier OL
  • 73 Tony Niel OL
  • 75 Bastien Pereira OL
  • 78 Guillaume Saliah OL
  • 53 Alexis Stropiano OL

Defensive Linemen

  • 91 Mehdi Bekheira DL
  • 66 Fatih Caliskan DL
  • 98 Thibault Capitane DL
  • 51 Anthony Cheron DL
  • 56 Franzy Dorlean DL
  • 90 David Larochelle DL
 Linebackers
  • 42 Cédric Cotar
  • 48 Kevin Demichelis
  • 44 Thomas Mimouni
  • 45 Giovanni Nanguy
  • 52 Nicolas Prevost (american footballer)
  • 40 Samuel Rafaillac
  •  5 Julien Zuppardi

Defensive Backs

  •  6 Steve Berton DB
  • 21 Kewin Bordas DB
  •  2 Florent Cajazzo DB
  •  9 Nuno Dos Santos DB
  •  7 Aurélien Fourgeaud DB
  • 26 Alexandre Marquignon DB
  • 25 Tony Rayapin DB
  •  3 Arnaud Vidaller DB

Special Teams

  • 15 Bruno Nekili K/P
 Inactive List

Roster updated 2011-07-08

Notes

  1. ↑ Russ Crawford, Le Football: A History of American Football in France (University of Nebraska Press; 2016).

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