FONDACTION DU FOOTBALL

Name

FONDACTION DU FOOTBALL

Legal name

Fondaction du Football

Website

https://fondactiondufootball.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Social Responsibility Programs

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Spectator Sports (71121)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cause, Community & CSR-Linked Sports Partnerships (Foundations, Youth Programs) (MPAKALAJ)

Keywords

• Football social responsibility
• Sports inclusion programs
• Amateur football development
• Football citizenship education
• Sports foundation grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Patronage and membership funding: Fondaction du Football is a fonds de dotation (endowment fund) of French football, funded by patrons (mécènes) and supporting members. The foundation receives contributions from institutional football bodies (FFF, LFP) and corporate partners to finance social responsibility initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondaction du Football designs, funds, and deploys corporate social responsibility programs for French amateur and professional football clubs. Its offering consists of award programs (Trophées Philippe Séguin), grant calls (Buts Pour Elles), coach development programs (NXT Gen Coaches), research publications (Panorama Sociétal du Football Français), educational guides (Guide Football & Réfugiés, Charte pour un football solidaire et responsable), a menstrual education digital platform (Règles et foot), and a cultural festival (Festival Open Football Club), all delivered free of charge to clubs.

Product overview

Fondaction du Football is a French football foundation dedicated to corporate social responsibility (RSE), established in 2008 as the fonds de dotation of French football. It operates as a portfolio of programs and initiatives rather than a unified technology product. The foundation offers multiple interconnected programs including the Trophées Philippe Séguin (annual awards for citizenship initiatives), NXT Gen Coaches (national coaching development program), Buts Pour Elles (feminization grants), and Festival Open Football Club (artistic creation program). Key publications include the Panorama Sociétal du Football Français (annual societal impact report) and Guide Football & Réfugiés (inclusion guide). The Règles et foot platform provides menstrual education resources. Core program areas span Education & Citizenship, Mixity & Diversity, Solidarity & Inclusion, Environment & Health, Football & Culture, and Volunteering. Partners include FFF, LFP, UNFP, FDJ, Nike, Orange, and Sodexo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trophées Philippe Séguin Annual national awards program in Paris recognizing exemplary citizenship initiatives by amateur and professional football clubs across France in education, solidarity, inclusion, diversity, health, and environment.
• NXT Gen Coaches Coach development program designed to train and mentor the next generation of football coaches; transitioned from Fondaction's experimental LAB to national deployment by the FFF.
• Buts Pour Elles Project supporting the feminization of football through grants awarded to amateur clubs for initiatives promoting women's participation in football, run in partnership with FDJ United.
• Panorama Sociétal du Football Français Annual co-published research report (with FFF) presenting key statistics and analysis on the societal impact of football clubs, covering integration, education, mixity, inclusion, and environmental responsibility.
• Guide Football & Réfugiés Educational guide informing clubs on how to implement inclusion projects to allow displaced persons (adults or minors) to play football.
• Règles et foot Pedagogical digital platform dedicated to menstrual education in football, developed in collaboration with Règles Élémentaires and the FFF, providing resources to break menstrual taboos and adapt sporting practice for young female footballers.
• Festival Open Football Club Annual artistic creation festival valorizing cultural projects conducted within professional football club training centres and Espoirs Poles, combining artistic workshops with reflection on societal themes.
• Charte pour un football solidaire et responsable Charter on sustainable and responsible football developed by a multi-stakeholder working group including FFF, UCPF, LFP, UEFA EURO 2016, UNFP, UNECATEF and AEF, initiated by Fondaction du Football.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26 key social indicators tracked in 5th Panorama Sociétal du Football Français, documenting football's role in education, integration, mixity, inclusion, and environment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Fédération Française de Football (FFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008FFF is the primary institutional partner of Fondaction du Football. The foundation was created as the fonds de dotation of French football and operates in complementarity with FFF. Joint initiatives include the Panorama Sociétal du Football Français (co-published annually), NXT Gen Coaches (absorbed into federal policy from 2026), and the Règles et foot menstrual education platform.
• Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008LFP is a founding institutional partner of Fondaction du Football, participating in theCharte pour un football solidaire et responsable and co-developing programs for professional football's societal responsibility.
• FDJ United (Française des Jeux)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFDJ United co-sponsors the 'Buts pour Elles' call for projects, rewarding amateur clubs for initiatives promoting the feminization of football. The 2026 edition awarded 12 clubs for their gender equality projects.
• UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNFP participates in the working group (Charte DD) developing sustainable development standards for French football, alongside FFF, LFP, UEFA EURO 2016, UNECATEF, and AEF.
• Règles ÉlémentairesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRègles Élémentaires is the leading French association fighting menstrual poverty and taboo. Since 2024, the association has partnered with Fondaction du Football to run sensitization workshops in football clubs on menstrual health, with web-based training added in early 2025. Since 2015, Règles Élémentaires has collected over 24 million period products and sensitized over 15,000 people.
• NikeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNike is listed as a partner/mécène of Fondaction du Football, contributing to the funding of social responsibility programs in French football.
• OrangeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrange is listed as a partner/mécène of Fondaction du Football, contributing to the funding of social responsibility programs in French football.
• SodexominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSodexo is listed as a partner/mécène of Fondaction du Football, contributing to the funding of social responsibility programs in French football.
• Saint-GobainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSaint-Gobain is listed as a partner/mécène of Fondaction du Football, contributing to the funding of social responsibility programs in French football.
• Foot UnisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoot Unis is referenced as a quality label partner (alongside UNFP) and Marie-Hélène Patry, Déléguée Générale of Foot Unis, serves as an administrator of Fondaction du Football.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Emerging players

• Streetfootballworld: A global network organization that supports football-for-development NGOs through capacity building and partnerships. Comparable to Fondaction in using football as a lever for social outcomes, but focused on NGO enablement rather than direct program delivery through federation clubs.

Direct peers

• Common Goal: A global movement and nonprofit that channels football industry contributions (players, clubs, federations) into football-for-development organizations. Comparable to Fondaction in its football-system philanthropy model, though it functions as a grantmaking aggregator rather than a program operator.
• UEFA Foundation for Children: The charitable arm of European football's governing body, funding social and educational programs for children across UEFA's 55 member associations. Directly comparable to Fondaction as a football-governance-linked foundation focused on social impact, but operating at pan-European rather than national level.
• FC Barcelona Foundation: The CSR arm of FC Barcelona, deploying sport-based programs targeting children and vulnerable groups. Comparable as a football-club-anchored foundation with education, inclusion, and gender-equality themes analogous to Fondaction's program areas.
• LaLiga Foundation: The social responsibility arm of Spain's LaLiga, running values-based education, inclusion, and health programs through Spanish professional football. Closely comparable in structure: league-level foundation deploying CSR programs through professional clubs in tandem with the federation.
• Premier League Charitable Fund: The community and social responsibility arm of the English Premier League, channeling funding from clubs and partners into societal programs across England. Closely mirrors Fondaction's model of deploying league-level CSR funding through clubs and academies to grassroots beneficiaries.
• Real Madrid Foundation: The social and educational foundation of Real Madrid, running sport-based social inclusion, education, and health programs in over 80 countries. Comparable as a top-flight football club/federation foundation using the sport for citizenship outcomes, though international in scope.
• DFB-Stiftung Sepp Herberger: The German Football Association's foundation, supporting social projects across German amateur and professional football. Comparable as a national-federation-anchored football charity running inclusion, education, and health programs across the amateur club network.

Regional players

• Soccer Without Borders: US-based nonprofit using soccer for refugee youth integration and education, overlapping with Fondaction's Football & Réfugiés and inclusion programs. Comparable in thematic focus on refugee inclusion through football, but operating primarily in the United States.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic network, operating across health, education, culture, and inclusion. Comparable to Fondaction du Football as a French-mission foundation with mécène funding and program-grant models, though vastly larger and thematic-agnostic rather than football-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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