Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby

What Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby does

Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby is a non-profit regional sports league operating under the Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR), the national governing body for rugby in France. The organization coordinates and oversees rugby activities, competitions, and club administration within the Île-de-France region, which encompasses the Paris metropolitan area and surrounding territories. As a regional tier of the FFR's hierarchical federation structure, the league functions as an official administrative entity providing federation support services, licensing oversight, and competitive infrastructure for affiliated rugby clubs operating in the region.

The league's primary operational interface is its website (ligueidf.ffr.fr), which serves as an institutional portal rather than a commercial product platform. Key features include a club finder tool that enables individuals to locate nearby rugby clubs filtered by practice type, license holder count, schedules, and competition levels; a news/actualités section publishing regional rugby updates; an events calendar listing regional competitions and activities; a FAQ system; and a contact form with subject-based routing. The platform is integrated with the FFR's centralized authentication infrastructure (connexion.ffr.fr) for member management, licensing, and club administration. No proprietary technology, app, API, SDK, or AI/ML capability is disclosed.

The organization operates on a non-profit model, with revenue implied to derive from club affiliations, licensing, and membership fees administered under the FFR structure. Pricing, headcount, financial figures, and management team composition are not publicly disclosed. Its primary constituents are affiliated rugby clubs within the region and individual rugby players or enthusiasts seeking to join local clubs. The league distributes its services through the FFR's centralized digital platform and through its network of affiliated clubs, with no independent sales, marketing, or pricing infrastructure.

Name

Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby

Legal name

Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby

Website

https://ligueidf.ffr.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby is a non-profit regional sports league under the French Rugby Federation, coordinating rugby competitions and club administration for affiliated clubs and individual players across the Île-de-France region of France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Sports League Administration

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Rugby (Union & League) Leagues (MPAKAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional/Continental Confederations & Associations (MPAKAFAD), Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Regional rugby league
• Club affiliation licensing
• Amateur rugby competitions
• Sports federation services
• Club finder directory

Headquarters

HQ city

Île-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership and Licensing Fees: Revenue likely derived from club affiliations, licensing, and membership fees regulated by the French Rugby Federation (FFR) structure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby is a regional sports league organization that organizes and coordinates rugby competitions, manages club affiliations and licensing, and provides administrative support to rugby clubs and individual players across the Île-de-France region. Its primary deliverables include organized competitive structures, a public club finder tool for connecting players with local clubs, regional event listings, and institutional news.

Product overview

Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby is a regional sports league organization affiliated with the French Rugby Federation (FFR). The website serves as an institutional portal providing services such as club discovery, news, events, and contact capabilities. It is not a technology product company with commercial products, platforms, or modules to report.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Club Affiliation and Licensing Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR)coreOthersLigue Île-de-France de Rugby operates as an official regional league under the French Rugby Federation (FFR). The league uses the FFR's centralized digital platform for member authentication, club management, and administrative services. The website domain (ligueidf.ffr.fr) and login systems (connexion.ffr.fr) are integrated with the national federation's infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ligue Nouvelle-Aquitaine de Rugby: A sibling regional FFR league serving Nouvelle-Aquitaine, sharing the same federation backing, club-finder functionality, and nonprofit governance. Comparable in mandate, scope of activity, and customer base (affiliated clubs and amateur players).
• Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Rugby: Another regional rugby league under the FFR with the same institutional structure, governance model, and digital platform template. It is the most directly comparable peer as both operate as administrative arms of the FFR serving their respective regions.
• Ligue Bretagne de Rugby: FFR regional league for Brittany, providing the same institutional services — club affiliation, regional competitions, and member support — through the same centralized federation platform.
• Ligue Grand Est de Rugby: Regional rugby league under FFR covering the Grand Est region. Operates the same federation-aligned structure with affiliated clubs, club finder, and licensing functions.
• Ligue Occitanie de Rugby: Regional FFR league for the Occitanie region, operating the same community-led GTM motion via a club finder and centralized federation infrastructure. Directly comparable in operating model and customer segments.
• Ligue Hauts-de-France de Rugby: FFR regional league for northern France, operating the same club-affiliation, competition, and digital-portal model. Comparable in scale, structure, and customer base to Île-de-France de Rugby.
• Ligue Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur de Rugby: Regional rugby league under FFR covering the southeastern Mediterranean coast. Identical federation-backed structure, with overlapping value proposition around club affiliation and competition organization.

Regional players

• Rugby League France: National federation for rugby league (13-a-side) in France. Adjacent and partially comparable as a competing rugby governing structure operating within France with its own regional reach and licensing model.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR): The national governing body that is the parent organization of Ligue Île-de-France de Rugby. Comparable as the upstream federating entity that sets competition rules, licensing, and digital infrastructure consumed by all regional leagues.
• Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR): Organizer of professional rugby (Top 14, Pro D2) in France. Comparable as the professional-tier rugby authority that interacts with regional amateur structures for player development pipelines, although its focus is the professional club ecosystem rather than grassroots clubs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ligueidf-ffr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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