The Paris Musketeers are an American football team in Paris, France, that plays in the European Football Alliance (EFA). From 2023 to 2025 they played in the European League of Football (ELF).
The Paris franchise was announced on 23 September 2022 via a press statement, together with the Prague Lions for the 2023 European League of Football expansion.[1] The team is owned and operated by the capital group named Les Mousquetaires de Paris and is based in Rosny-sous-Bois, east of Paris. The team name Saints, logo and colors of the franchise were unveiled on 23 January 2023.[2] At that point they were temporarily known as the Paris Football Team. On 27 February 2023, the organization announced, that the official name would be the Musketeers.[3]
The first head coach of the franchise was former Vanderbilt Commodores' defensive secondary coach Marc Mattioli.[4] [5]
On 20 November 2022, a recruitment camp was held with around 240 French and international players in attendance. French nationals Mamadou Sy and Mamadou Doumbouya,[6] were selected for the team, with both having their origins from the national league champion La Courneuve Flash.[7] Further building blocks of the roster consists of the first ever franchise quarterback Zach Edwards,[8] coming from the Barcelona Dragons.
On 7 September 2024, the team made its first post-season appearance which resulted in a loss against the Vienna Vikings. Mattoli left the team to become the defensive coordinator for Kennesaw State, an American college football team following the 2024 season.[9] Former NFL head coach, Jack Del Rio, was hired on 17 January 2025, as the next head coach of the team.[10]
| Season | Head coach | Regular season | Postseason | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | GP | Won | Lost | Win % | ||||
| 2023 | Marc Mattioli | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3rd | |||||||
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | L Semifinals vs. Vienna | |||
| 2025 | Jack Del Rio | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2nd | |||||||
The Musketeers held their tryout at the Paris La DĂ©fense Arena with a capacity of 30,680 seats. On 13 March 2023, the franchise announced the Stade Jean Bouin in the 16th arrondissement of Paris as their home field for the 2023 season.[11] [12] On 29 April 2025, the Musketeers announced their move to Stade Robert Bobin in Bondoufle as their home stadium for the 2025 season.[13]
