French Table Tennis Federation

French Table Tennis Federation
Sport	Table Tennis
Membership	3000
Abbreviation	FFTT
Founded	1927
Headquarters	13th arrondissement of Paris
President	Gilles Erb
Official website
	www.fftt.com

The French Table Tennis Federation (French: Fédération Française de Tennis de Table, FFTT) is the governing body for table tennis in France. It was founded in March 1927.^[1]^[2] Its headquarters is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Since December 6, 2020,^[3]^[4] the president of the federation is Gilles Erb, who was re-elected on December 7, 2024.^[5]^[6]

In 2023-2024, the federation had 183,143 licensed members (in addition to 40,044 event-specific licenses), spread across more than 3,000 clubs.

The FFTT organizes numerous individual and team competitions each year, including the French National Individual and Team Championships, as well as the Federal Criterium.

Presidents

1927 - 1929: Jean Foucault
1929 - 1933: Comte Fernand Palmieri
1933 - 1935: Marcel Corbillon
1935 - 1937: Charles Guerin
1937 - 1942: Robert Parent
1942: Marcel Corbillon
1942 - 1944: Robert Foulon
1944 - 1959: Jean Prulière
1959 - 1966: Pierre Ceccaldi
1966 - 1978: Georges Duclos
1978 - 1982: Jean-Paul Courtier
1982 - 1991: Bernard Jeu
1991 - 1992: René Champdorge
1992 - 2000: Pierre Albertini
2000 - 2008: Gérard Velten
2008 - 2011: Alain Dubois
2011: Jacques Helaine
2011 - 2020: Christian Palierne^[7]
2020 - Current: Gilles Erb

References

^ Dhers, Gilles. "Dans les années 30, la France succombe à la «pingpongomanie»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ "Présentation DE LA FFTT".
^ "TENNIS DE TABLE. Gilles Erb élu à la présidence de la Fédération". www.lalsace.fr (in French). 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ "Gilles ERB, nouveau président de la FFTT pour 4 ans". www.fftt.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ "Gilles Erb réélu à la présidence de la Fédération française". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ "Gilles Erb réélu président de la Fédération française de tennis de table". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2024-12-08. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ "CHRISTIAN PALIERNE, PRÉSIDENT DE LA FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE TENNIS DE TABLE : « LE MONDIAL PING, UNE FORMIDABLE OPPORTUNITÉ POUR NOTRE DISCIPLINE »". lettre-d-information.jeunesse-sports.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06.

[1] Dhers, Gilles. "Dans les années 30, la France succombe à la «pingpongomanie»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[2] "Présentation DE LA FFTT".

[3] "TENNIS DE TABLE. Gilles Erb élu à la présidence de la Fédération". www.lalsace.fr (in French). 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[4] "Gilles ERB, nouveau président de la FFTT pour 4 ans". www.fftt.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[5] "Gilles Erb réélu à la présidence de la Fédération française". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[6] "Gilles Erb réélu président de la Fédération française de tennis de table". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2024-12-08. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[7] "CHRISTIAN PALIERNE, PRÉSIDENT DE LA FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE TENNIS DE TABLE : « LE MONDIAL PING, UNE FORMIDABLE OPPORTUNITÉ POUR NOTRE DISCIPLINE »". lettre-d-information.jeunesse-sports.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06.

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