Comité Départemental de Loire Atlantique de Badminton - CD44

What Comité Départemental de Loire Atlantique de Badminton - CD44 does

Comité Départemental de Loire Atlantique de Badminton (CD44 / CODEP44) is the official departmental committee of the Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBaD) for the Loire-Atlantique department in France, operating as a non-profit federation body headquartered at the Maison des Sports in Nantes. It organizes, regulates, and coordinates badminton competitions and training across the department, serving 8,251+ affiliated club members. Its core offerings include senior, veteran, and youth Interclubs team championships (over 100 senior teams with ~1,400 players, 67+ veteran teams with 750+ players), the Coupe Roland Caniquit cup, the Challenge Hommes men's competition, the Sport en Entreprise corporate championship, the Trophée Départemental Jeunes, and a full training curriculum (MODEF, EB1, Animateur de Club, Animateur de Créneau). Development programs target women's participation (Programme Féminines / BWF Women's Team), para-badminton, and health-oriented badminton (Sport Santé), with youth detection programs (Minibad Plateau, RDJ, DDP, DAD) feeding the FFBaD national talent pathway.

The committee's technology stack is federation-supplied rather than proprietary: it operates a WordPress institutional website (codep44-badminton.fr), uses BadNet for tournament registration and scheduling, Poona for federal licensing, ICBad for publishing interclubs results, AssoConnect for the Accès Club portal (invoicing, formations registration), Framagenda for the departmental calendar, and its own Decl'IC tool (declic.codep44-badminton.fr) for interclubs team declarations. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, patents, or trademarks.

Commercially, CD44 is not a revenue-driven entity. It is funded through departmental council support (Conseil Départemental de Loire-Atlantique), FFBaD-aligned licensing and affiliation flows, and modest direct user fees — notably a flat 100€ per-team registration for the Sport en Entreprise corporate championship. Distribution runs through affiliated FFBaD clubs, which handle licensing and player enrollment, and through direct digital portals for interclubs management and tournament entry. The committee is governed by elected officials and volunteers (e.g., Responsable Interclubs Michael Boutin) under the federal structure of French badminton.

Name

Comité Départemental de Loire Atlantique de Badminton - CD44

Legal name

Comité Départemental de Loire Atlantique de Badminton

Website

https://codep44-badminton.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CD44 is the official FFBaD departmental badminton committee for Loire-Atlantique, France, organizing senior, veteran, youth, and corporate interclubs competitions plus training for 8,251+ affiliated club members via federation platforms like BadNet and Decl'IC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKACAD

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

Keywords

• Badminton competitions
• Sports federation committee
• Coach training programs
• Interclub championships
• Youth talent development

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CD44 is the official departmental committee of the French Badminton Federation (FFBaD) for Loire-Atlantique, France. It organizes and regulates amateur badminton competitions (senior, veteran, youth interclubs; corporate championships; the Coupe Roland Caniquit), delivers coach and official training programs (EB1, Animateur de Club, MODEF), and runs development initiatives including women's badminton, para-badminton, Sport Santé, and youth talent detection (DAD, RDJ, DDP, Minibad Plateaux). It also operates digital tools such as Decl'IC for interclubs team declarations and uses the national BadNet platform for tournament registration.

Product overview

CD44 is a departmental badminton committee that organizes and manages badminton competitions and training across Loire-Atlantique, France. The organization operates primarily through two integrated digital platforms: Decl'IC (DeclIC) for interclubs team declarations and Badnet for tournament registrations. Its core offerings include senior, veteran, and youth interclubs team championships, departmental trophies, the Coupe Roland Caniquit cup competition, and corporate badminton (Sport en Entreprise). The committee also delivers a comprehensive training program covering volunteer coaching (EB1), club animators, session animators, and the foundational MODEF module. Development initiatives focus on women's participation, para-badminton, and health-focused badminton, plus youth talent detection through programs like DAD, RDJ, DDP, and Minibad Plateaus. Results are published via ICBad, with operational support from AssoConnect for club access and Framagenda for calendar management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coupe Roland Caniquit An inter-club team competition named after former committee president Roland Caniquit. Features a main bracket and consolation bracket so clubs of all levels can compete, with the winner representing Loire-Atlantique at the regional League Cup.
• Decl'IC (Déclaration Interclubs)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,251+ affiliated club members across Loire-Atlantique
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBaD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFBaD is the national governing body for badminton in France. CD44 is an official departmental committee of FFBaD, operating under its authority to develop and regulate badminton in Loire-Atlantique. CD44 uses FFBaD platforms (BadNet, Poona), follows federation guidelines, and participates in national development programs such as the Dispositif Avenir (DAD/DAR/DAI/DAN) talent detection pathway.
• Ligue de Badminton des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional badminton league for Pays de la Loire coordinates badminton across the five departmental committees of the region (including CD44). The Ligue authorizes approximately 100 competitions per year across the territory and oversees the regional interclubs. CD44 participates in the Ligue's Interclubs Regional competition and follows regional training and competition standards.
• Conseil Départemental de Loire-AtlantiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe departmental council of Loire-Atlantique is the local governmental authority that supports and funds the departmental sports committees, including CD44. The committee's headquarters (Maison des Sports) and activities receive departmental support.
• Elynor SportminorOthersElynor Sport is listed as a partner on the CD44 website, providing sports equipment sponsorship support to the committee.
• BadNetcoreTechnology or IntegrationBadNet is the tournament management software platform used by FFBaD and all its departmental committees. CD44 uses BadNet for all official tournament registration, scheduling, and results management. The BadNet system manages player licensing connections, tournament entries, and draws.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comité Départemental de Badminton d'Ille-et-Vilaine (CD35): Sibling departmental badminton committee under the same Ligue des Pays de la Loire, operating with the same FFBaD-delegated authority in Ille-et-Vilaine. Directly comparable in mandate, governance, and product mix.
• Comité Départemental de Badminton du Maine-et-Loire (CD49): Departmental badminton committee within Pays de la Loire, with the same FFBaD mandate and similar interclubs/competition offerings as CD44.
• Ligue de Badminton des Pays de la Loire: The regional badminton league for Pays de la Loire that oversees the five departmental committees including CD44. Operates at the tier directly above CD44, coordinating regional interclubs and competition calendars—making it the most directly comparable governance body.
• Comité Départemental de Badminton de Vendée (CD85): Another departmental badminton committee within the Pays de la Loire region, operating the same interclubs and competition formats under FFBaD authority. Highly comparable structure and product portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBaD): National governing body for badminton in France and CD44's parent federation. Operates one tier above with broader portfolio including national teams, elite competition, and platform/rule-setting authority over departmental committees like CD44.
• Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC): Continental European badminton federation affiliated with BWF. Operates one structural tier above FFBaD and provides international competition pathways relevant to CD44's development programs.

Others

• Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif des Pays de la Loire (CROS Pays de la Loire): Umbrella regional sports organization coordinating Olympic and amateur federations across Pays de la Loire. Comparable as an institutional sports governance body, though broader than sport-specific.
• Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif de Loire-Atlantique (CDOS44): Departmental Olympic and sports committee for Loire-Atlantique, providing cross-sport coordination and public funding support. Sits alongside CD44 within the departmental sports ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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