Head coach: Olivier MoretFrance qualified for the IFAF Under-19 World Championship for a second time by winning the silver medal at the 2011 European Championship.After beating Serbia, 35-0, France then defeated Sweden, 21-14, and host Spain, 55-6, to reach the final. France then lost, 24-14, to Austria in the championship game.
France opened the 2009 IFAF Under-19 World Championship with a 78-0 loss to the United States then fell, 24-14, to Sweden. Playing for seventh place, the French enjoyed a 34-6 victory over New Zealand.
Moret’s team features the a strong running game that utilizes versatile quarterback Franck Bozec and running backs Jason Agemon, Karl Diboule, Andreas Betza and Nicolas Khandar.
France Football Overview
The first game of American football was played in France in 1919 when American soldiers who remained on French territory after the First World War played in the former Parc des Princes stadium. The first French team Spartacus de Paris was formed in 1980, and in turn the French Federation of American Football (FFFA) was born in 1983 with nine clubs and 600 licensed players.
