THE FOOTGOLF
"PLAY FOOTBALL IN STYLE, ON A GOLF COURSE,
ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF GOLF "
first, let's go back in time
The first FootGolf tournament on a 9-hole golf course was organized in 2008 in the Netherlands by Michael Jansen and Bas Korsten.
It was played between German and Belgian professional football players. The International FootGolf Association (IFGA) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland after the tournament in the Netherlands in 2009, but the association has only the Netherlands as a member.
The success of the first edition of the World Cup in 2012 saw the seven nations present meet the next day to form the International FootGolf Federation (FIFG).
The Association Française de FootGolf (AFFG) was founded on June 6, 2013. The 2015 season will have seen world-renowned players such as Ludovic Giuly, Jean-Pierre Papin, Robert Pires and Sylvain Wiltord join the AFFG to become ambassadors of FootGolf in France.
now a
professional sport
The FIFG is now more than 40 affiliated countries that develop the sport and it is growing.
Each country has its own structure but France is the most developed country in the world with a championship comprising more than 35 stages and employees dedicated to the organisation of the association.
Today, nearly 6,000 licensees enjoy the pleasure of FootGolf on the 30 courses approved by the AFFG.
the development of footgolf
OBSERVATION STATUS
FootGolf has been granted observation status by the GAISF (world committee that validates a sport for the Olympic Games).
PROFESSIONAL
Everything is being done to make the sport professional in the medium term.
TEAM FORMAT
Practice development for young people to train the future players of tomorrow.
