Ligue Athlétisme de Nouvelle-Aquitaine

What Ligue Athlétisme de Nouvelle-Aquitaine does

LANA is the regional athletics federation governing organized athletics across the twelve departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Founded in 2017 as part of the national FFA federation's regional restructuring, it operates as a nonprofit association (loi 1901) under the umbrella of the Fédération Française d'Athlétisme, with a staff of six based in Talence. Its core function is to organize regional championships and a meeting circuit across track and field, running, cross-country, and Nordic walking; manage athlete development pathways from minimes through U20, masters, and elite levels; deliver training programs for coaches, officials, and young judges; and provide club support services to 100+ affiliated clubs coordinated through twelve departmental committees.

The organization's technology backbone is the national SI-FFA federation management system (used for licensing, competition entries, and qualification tracking), supplemented by the DirectAthlé live-results platform, a Perf'Athlé LANA mobile application for athlete performance tracking, and a WordPress-based website (athlelana.com) that serves as the primary news, calendar, results, and club-resource hub. Public-facing product lines include the Athlé Forme Tour Patrimoine wellness program targeting health-conscious adults, formation programs for officials and coaches, and a competition calendar and results publication service.

LANA's revenue model is nonprofit and grant-dependent: club affiliation fees processed through SI-FFA provide a recurring member-funded stream, while the remainder of operating support comes from institutional counterparties — Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the Ministère chargé des Sports, and the Agence Nationale du Sport — alongside national federation allocations from FFA. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customers and beneficiaries span youth athletes, masters competitors, health-and-wellness participants, and elite performers such as Stade Bordelais Athlétisme (Vice-champion de France des clubs), Limoges Athlé, US Talence (home of elite pole vault athletes), and Entente Poitiers Athlétisme 86. The league most recently marked record licensee growth in 2026 and continues to produce athletes who qualify for Olympic Games.

Name

Ligue Athlétisme de Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Legal name

Ligue d'Athlétisme Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Website

https://athlelana.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LANA is a nonprofit regional athletics federation governing 100+ clubs across 12 departments in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It operates under the FFA umbrella, organizing competitions and athlete development from youth to elite levels, funded by public subsidies and club affiliations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Sports Federation Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

Keywords

• Regional athletics federation
• Athletics competition organization
• Club affiliation services
• Coach and official training
• Athlete development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Talence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Club Affiliation Fees: Annual affiliation fees collected from member clubs across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region through the SI-FFA platform

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LANA is the regional athletics federation for Nouvelle-Aquitaine, organizing regional championships, club affiliations, athlete development pathways, coach and official training programs, and wellness initiatives such as the Athlé Forme Tour Patrimoine. It operates the athlelana.com digital portal and integrates with the national FFA SI-FFA platform to manage licensing, competition entries, and results for member clubs, athletes, and departmental committees across all 12 departments of the region.

Product overview

LANA operates as a regional athletics sports league (not a technology company) offering a unified website platform (athlelana.com) that serves as the primary digital hub for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine athletics community. The core offering centers on competition organization, athlete development programs (including the Athlé Forme Tour Patrimoine wellness initiative), and federation services. Supporting services include training programs for coaches and officials, club development resources, a mobile application (Perf'Athlé LANA), and competition technology integration. The ecosystem connects to the national FFA federation system (SI-FFA) for licensing and competition management. The website also publishes extensive athletics news coverage including regional championships, national and international competition results, athlete profiles, and sporting events across track & field, running, Nordic walking, and youth athletics categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LANA Website Platform (athlelana.com)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 athletes qualified for Olympic Games representing Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération Française d'Athlétisme (FFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation governing athletics in France. LANA operates as the regional extension of FFA in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, implementing national programs including SI-FFA platform, competition qualification systems, and national team athlete pathways.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing institutional support and funding for athletics development across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• Ministère chargé des SportscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry of Sports providing governmental support, policy framework, and funding programs for regional sports development.
• DIRPJJ (Direction Interrégionale de la Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for youth reinsertion through sport, with renewal of convention for social intervention programs.
• Just TrailminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChallenge Marche Nordique partner organization for nordic walking competition series.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ligue-d-athl%C3%A9tisme-de-nouvelle-aquitaine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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