Comité Français du Fair Play (CFFP)

What Comité Français du Fair Play (CFFP) does

Comité Français du Fair Play (CFFP) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered at the Maison du Sport Français in Paris that serves as the national reference body for fair-play and sports ethics in France. Operating continuously since 1973 (under its current name since a 2021 rebrand from AFSVFP), it serves French sports federations, their regional and departmental Olympic committees (CROS, CDOS, CTOS), clubs, referees, athletes, and victim-support organizations. Its core offerings include the annual IRIS du Sport fair-play awards, a yearly ethics forum published as a book, the new Label Fair-Play certification for sports structures, the Code du Sportif and Code du Supporter ethical guidelines, the GREIS European ethics guide (Erasmus-funded with Fondazione Lazio di Roma), and the SSV (Sport Sans Violence) digital reporting platform that routes smartphone-submitted violence reports to federation referents. Supporting resources include the Reglo'Sport 23-question self-evaluation tool, Stop & Go anti-violence posters, screen-addiction training, and partnership with the Merci le Sport initiative-sharing platform.

CFFP operates on a hybrid non-profit funding model: government subsidies from the French Ministry of Sports and the Agence Nationale du Sport (€20,000 combined in 2025, down from €35,000 in 2024), institutional membership dues from federations and CROS/CDOS, individual support memberships at approximately €10 per year, donations via HelloAsso, training and labeling fees, and — newly prioritized from 2025 — corporate sponsorships and a crowdfunding campaign targeting €50,000 in 2025 and €100,000 by 2027 to restore financial equilibrium. A previous attempt at a collective licensing fee (cents per licensee) was not adopted by federations. Distribution is community-led: CFFP reaches its audience through federation/CROS networks, an active social presence (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn), 24+ newsletters per year, the annual IRIS ceremony, co-organized forums with CNOSF, CPSF, and the Ministry of Sports, and physical communication kits distributed by email request.

The organization runs on a lean staff of 9 led by President Jean-Pierre Mougin (unanimously re-elected December 9, 2024, for a final transition term) and Vice-President/Secretary-General Gérard Tugas, with Gérard Vincent as Treasurer and Bertrand Vitu (also President of the Fédération Nationale des Joinvillais) among the leadership. Strategic priorities in 2025 include the Label Fair-Play rollout, formalized conventions with France Victimes and FNJ, intensified work with the FFR and LFP on violence prevention and anti-discrimination, and operational embedding into the national mental-health-in-sport agenda via the Grande Cause Nationale 2025.

Name

Comité Français du Fair Play (CFFP)

Legal name

Comité Français du Fair Play

Website

https://comitefairplay.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Comité Français du Fair Play (CFFP) is a Paris-based non-profit association that promotes fair-play and sports ethics in France, serving sports federations, regional Olympic committees, clubs, and athletes via annual awards, ethics forums, a labeling program, and a violence-reporting platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Ethics Advocacy & Governance Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD), Rules, Officiating & Referee Associations (Officials/umpires bodies) (MPAKAFAK)

Keywords

• Sports ethics advocacy
• Fair-play certification
• Violence prevention sport
• Sports governance association
• Athlete ethics training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies: The CFFP receives annual subsidies from the French Ministry of Sports (Ministère des Sports) and the Agence Nationale du Sport (ANS). These have been significantly reduced: Ministry subsidy dropped from €15,000 in 2024 to €5,000 in 2025. ANS subsidy reduced from €20,000 to €15,000.
2. Membership Dues: Sports federations, CROS, CDOS, and individual members pay annual subscriptions. The CFFP attempted a collective licensing model where federations could affix a small per-member fee to their licensees (a few cents per person), but federations did not adopt it. Individual support memberships are available at €10.
3. Donations: The CFFP collects individual donations through HelloAsso platform. Members and supporters can make financial contributions.
4. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorship: The CFFP is actively seeking corporate sponsors to address its budget deficit. Target companies include national/international firms already invested in sports or interested in doing so. The goal is to raise a minimum of €50,000 in new partnerships in 2025, with a view to €100,000 by 2027.
5. Crowdfunding: An online crowdfunding campaign is planned for 2025 to diversify funding sources.
6. Training and Labeling Fees: The CFFP offers training programs (e.g., screen addiction, mental health) and is developing a Fair-Play labeling program for federations, CROS, CDOS, and clubs. These services may generate commercial revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Comité Français du Fair Play (CFFP) is a French non-profit association that promotes fair play and sports ethics across all disciplines. It runs the annual IRIS du Sport national awards, recurring ethics forums, and the new Label Fair-Play certification program for federations, CROS, CDOS, and clubs, complemented by the SSV (Sport Sans Violence) digital incident-reporting platform and a library of ethics codes, training modules, and awareness campaign materials.

Product overview

CFFP operates as a unified advocacy and certification organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core offerings center on three pillars: (1) the annual IRIS du Sport awards program recognizing exemplary fair-play behavior; (2) annual ethics forums producing published documentation since 1983; and (3) the Fair-Play Label certification program for sports organizations. Supporting these are the SSV (Sport Sans Violence) digital reporting platform, the GREIS ethics guidelines (European Erasmus project), the Code du Sportif and Code du Supporter guidelines, screen addiction training, and the Stop & Go awareness campaign materials. The organization also partners with the Merci le Sport platform for initiative sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IRIS du Sport (Prix Nationaux du Fair-Play): Annual national fair-play awards ceremony recognizing athletes, coaches, journalists and other sports figures for exemplary fair-play behavior.
• Forum CFFP
• GREIS (Guide de Recommandations pour l'Éthique et l'Intégrité dans le Sport)
• SSV (Sport Sans Violence) Platform
• Label Fair-Play CFFP

Products and services

• IRIS du Sport (Prix Nationaux du Fair-Play)

Quantifiable outcome

• SSV violence reporting platform operational across multiple federations, enabling digital incident reporting via smartphone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (CPSF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2025CPSF co-organized the Forum Sport & Santé Mentale with CFFP, CNOSF, and the Ministry of Sports on May 21, 2025, as part of the Grande Cause Nationale 2025 on mental health.
• Ministère des SportscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2025French Ministry of Sports co-organizes the Forum Sport & Santé Mentale and is a key funder of CFFP. The Ministry coordinates the Stratégie Nationale de Prévention contre les Violences dans le Sport within which CFFP operates.
• Fédération Nationale des Joinvillais (FNJ)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2025FNJ signed a formal convention with CFFP on April 16, 2025, to jointly promote ethical sports values, fight against violence in sport, share initiatives, and co-organize events. FNJ represents former elite athletes from the Bataillon de Joinville and the CNSD, with ~1,000 members and numerous Olympic/Paralympic medals.
• France VictimescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2025CFFP and France Victimes signed a partnership convention on March 11, 2025, to collaborate on preventing violence in sports, sharing initiatives, organizing joint events, and referring victims of sports violence to free legal and psychological support through France Victimes' 130 local associations.
• Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFFP is an associated member of CNOSF. The two organizations co-organize the annual Forum Sport & Santé Mentale (2025) and other events. CFFP participates in CNOSF activities including the Instance Nationale du Supportérisme. The CNOSF president speaks at IRIS du Sport ceremonies.
• Fondation Egal AccèsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFFP is a partner of the 'Merci le Sport' platform created by Fondation Egal Accès, which is animated with support from a committee of former elite athletes. The platform shares sports initiatives and tools.
• Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing an exchange between FFR President Florian Grill and CFFP President Jean-Pierre Mougin in early February 2025, both parties agreed to intensify collaboration and develop concrete joint projects to strengthen violence prevention in rugby. FFR presented its comprehensive 30-point violence prevention plan.
• Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFP joined CFFP as a member and the two organizations agreed to collaborate on anti-homophobia and anti-discrimination efforts in football. CFFP shared its charters and the GREIS guide with LFP for distribution to clubs. Discussions ongoing to formalize joint actions.
• AFCAM (Association Française du Corps Arbitral Multisports)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAFCAM is a member of CFFP. The association representing multi-sport referees in France shares CFFP's values and advocates for fair-play, referee protection, and respect for officials.
• USEP (Union Sportive de l'Enseignement du Premier Degré)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSEP created 'Jeu de mains, jeu de citoyens', a game tool to foster inclusion among students and combat discrimination and harassment. A USEP member received an Iris du Sport award for her role in developing this tool.
• Fondation Lazio de RomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in the Erasmus-funded GREIS (Guide de Recommandations pour l'Éthique et l'Intégrité dans le Sport) project, developed and published by CFFP in 2024.
• Respect ZoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFFP signed a convention with Respect Zone to assist victims of cyberbullying and online hatred in sports. Respect Zone provides expertise on digital violence prevention.
• Commission Armées-Jeunesse (Ministry of Armed Forces)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCFFP maintains an informal partnership with the Commission's Armées-Jeunesse program, awarding a Prix du Fair-Play at the annual Journées sport-armées-jeunesse since 2024. Bertrand Vitu of FNJ also serves as CFFP's representative at these events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• European Olympic Committees (EOC): Umbrella organization for European National Olympic Committees, including CNOSF. Comparable as an institutional counterpart setting ethics and integrity standards across European sport; CFFP operates as an associated member of one such NOC.
• Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (Council of Europe): Intergovernmental platform under the Council of Europe that develops sport policy standards on ethics, integrity, and governance. Comparable to CFFP's policy and standards role but at pan-European level, with direct ties to GREIS-style guideline work.
• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): International independent agency coordinating anti-doping across all sports and countries. Operates in an adjacent integrity-in-sport niche; CFFP's violence and ethics remit overlaps conceptually but WADA's doping focus and global reach make it a much larger incumbent.

Direct peers

• Panathlon International: International association of sports clubs dedicated to promoting ethics and fair-play in sport. Operates ethics awards and recognition programs analogous to CFFP's IRIS du Sport, with chapters across Europe and a Prix du Panathlon that has already been awarded to CFFP-affiliated initiatives.
• Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA): Global sport integrity coalition delivering independent rating, certification and integrity standards across governance, betting, match-fixing, and youth protection. Closely comparable to CFFP in mission (sport integrity) but operates internationally with significantly greater resources.

Others

• International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS): International organization working on sport safety, security, and integrity. Adjacent to CFFP's remit (integrity in sport) but focused more on security and match manipulation than on fair-play recognition and ethics labeling.

Regional players

• Sport Integrity Australia: Australian government-backed agency addressing integrity issues in sport including doping, match-fixing, child safety, and illicit behavior. Comparable as a national sport-integrity authority but operates at much larger scale under direct federal government remit.
• US Center for SafeSport: US national body focused on abuse prevention and response in sport, including an independent reporting mechanism analogous to CFFP's SSV platform. Comparable as a national sport-integrity/safeguarding authority but U.S.-only and operating in a more regulatory-driven framework.
• Fondation du Sport Français: French foundation supporting amateur sport and ethical practice through solidarity-based funding. Operates in the same French non-profit sport-ethics ecosystem as CFFP but focuses more on financial solidarity for athletes than on ethics certification and recognition.

Emerging players

• Play the Game: Danish-based independent initiative promoting democracy, transparency, and freedom of expression in sport. Comparable to CFFP in advocacy and ethical framing, but operates as a think tank/policy forum rather than a membership federation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

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