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World-class football development with one of France's finest academies
Where Two Nations
Meet on the Field
The Indo-French Sports Association (IFSA) was founded with a bold vision: to harness the power of sport as a bridge between India and France. Based in the greater Paris area, IFSA creates pathways for athletes, coaches, and communities to connect across borders.
From elite football training at Olympique Lyonnais to organizing the Indo-French Football Tournament and pioneering sports diplomacy programs aligned with UNESCO values, IFSA is redefining what international sports cooperation looks like.
3rd Indo-French Football Tournament
India · 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Our Programs
IFFT + OLFootball
Indo-French Football Tournament across 3 editions. Elite OL Academy training. 9 Ligue 1/2 clubs invited for IFFT III.
LNB PartnershipBasketball
LNB Pro Transition program integrating Indian talent into Betclic ELITE and PRO B leagues.
ParalympicPara Sport
Supporting Indian para-athletes with the Paralympic Committee of India — from the pre-Paris 2024 base to the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
TrainingAthletics
Track and field programs leveraging French infrastructure for Indian athletes.
Women in Sport
Empowering Women
Through Sport
Advancing gender equity is at the heart of IFSA’s mission. From a dedicated girls’ category at the Indo-French Football Tournament to pathways for women in coaching and leadership, we open doors for women and girls to play, lead, and excel.
Aligned with UNESCO’s Fit for Life values, our programmes build a level playing field across the India–France corridor — and celebrate the role models who inspire the next generation.
Wellbeing · Mind & Body
Train the Mind, Not Just the Body
Meditation, breathing and yoga are part of how IFSA prepares young athletes — helping them focus, recover and perform under pressure. A short film on why wellbeing belongs on the pitch, featuring the squad and yoga teacher Karine Fontbonne.
A Heartfulness × IFSA film
India · France
Two Nations. One Passion.
News & Updates
BasketballA Signed Door Is Not an Open One
In April we signed a letter of intent with France's Ligue Nationale de Basket. Here is what sits behind that door for a young Indian player — and the work we have not done yet.
PolicyFrance Just Did This. India Is Next — And the Clock Is Shorter Than It Looks.
The Commonwealth Games flag passed to Amdavad on Sunday night. Paris had seven years to become Paris — and had already made its defining decision before the vote. India has four.
Para SportShe started at 34 — and won India's first para-athletics gold
In Glasgow on 27 July, Sharmila Dhankar threw 9.81m and became the first Indian para-athlete to win a Commonwealth Games athletics title. She had picked up a shot put for the first time only six years earlier. Her story is not only about courage. It is about who a sporting system bothers to look for.
FootballMbappé's Bondy — what a Paris suburb can teach India
The best footballer of his generation came from a crowded pitch in a working-class Paris suburb, not from wealth. How France turns a neighbourhood into a talent pipeline is a lesson India can borrow — and a bridge IFSA is already building.
IFSA · The Film
One Vision. Two Nations.
A cinematic look at the initiatives bridging India and France through sport — from grassroots pitches to elite academies, tournaments, and sport diplomacy.
Our Impact
Discover how IFSA is bridging India and France through elite sport, grassroots development, and strategic partnerships that redefine international sports cooperation.
Pathways to Partnership
Whether you represent a federation, brand, athlete, or institution — there is a place for you in the IFSA ecosystem.
Federations
Partner with us to create bilateral programs and player development pipelines.
Sponsors
Align your brand with Indo-French sports excellence and reach two dynamic markets.
Athletes
Access elite training, international exposure, and career-defining opportunities.
Institutions
Collaborate on sports diplomacy, research, and UNESCO-aligned development goals.
Live From Our Social
Real-time updates from Paris and New Delhi — tournaments, training, and stories from the Indo-French sports world.
@indofrenchsport
Seven projects, one afternoon. 🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷 Team IFSA was received at the Defence Wing of the Embassy of India in Paris. We came with seven…
India wants the 2036 Olympics. The IOC wants proof. France holds the blueprint. 🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷 Paris 2024: 95% existing venues, on time, real…
Silver in Paris. 🇮🇳🥈 A team in India's colours took silver at a World Cup in Paris this month — finishing above France on the podium. …
Sport opens every door. 🇮🇳🇫🇷 The future doctor, the engineer, the architect, the footballer — one generation of young Indians, one hu…
The World Cup India always watches — and has never played. 🇮🇳⚽ Spain are champions, beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time. They knocke…
🥈🇮🇳🇫🇷 A team in India's colours on a world podium in Paris. Special Olympics Bharat took silver at the Unified Football World Cup (6…
Indo-French Sports
Seven projects, one afternoon — Team IFSA at the Defence Wing of the Embassy of India in Paris. Most of the hour wasn't about competitions; it was about the Indian community already here, and never introduced to itsel…
India's bid for the 2036 Olympics is in the IOC's "Continuous Dialogue" stage — and the message from Lausanne has been candid: ambition is not the question. Capability is. Here is what often gets missed: the answers I…
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Seven projects, one afternoon — Team IFSA at the Defence Wing, Embassy of India, Paris. Most of the hour was about the Indian community already here, never introduced to itself. Indian student, athlete or coach in Fra…
The IOC handed India's 2036 bid a to-do list: governance, anti-doping, performance. Almost every line on it is something France just mastered at Paris 2024 — and offered to share. Why the Indo-French bridge is now Ind…
Institutional Network
Trusted by clubs, federations & institutions
Across two nations, IFSA has built and earned relationships with the organisations shaping the future of Indo-French sport.
Organisations are listed to reflect documented collaborations, engagements, and support. Names remain the property of their respective owners.