Paris Foot Gay (abbreviated to PFG) was an amateur, local league football club from Paris, the capital of France. The team was made up of around 30% homosexual players.[when?][citation needed] It was founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2015.

Paris Foot Gay
Full nameParis Foot Gay
Nickname(s)Les Gays
Short namePFG
Founded2003
Dissolved2015

From 2007 onwards, the club was in a partnership with Paris Saint-Germain, the city's sole top-flight club. Vikash Dhorasoo, a heterosexual former French international and PSG player, was formerly the club's patron.[1] Alain Cayzac, PSG's president at the time of the deal, became PFG's honorary president in 2010.[2]

Charter

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Jean-Louis Triaud, President of Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1, signs the charter on 14 October 2010.[3]

In addition to its team, the club had the goal of combatting homophobia in football and wider society. It composed a charter, which was ratified by nine professional clubs. The first club to sign it was Paris Saint-Germain, the capital's sole top-flight club, on 5 September 2007. The two clubs agreed on a partnership in the same deal.[4] On 29 November 2012, Nice, the third signee (since 7 November 2009), were struck from the agreement following homophobic chanting by their fans against their rival, Bastia.[5] Paris' City Council signed the charter on 31 May 2011.[6]

Créteil Bébel incident

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On 4 October 2009, Créteil Bébel, a Créteil-based club composed entirely of practicing Muslims, refused to play PFG due to their religious convictions.[7] Bébel were permanently expelled from the local football association as a result.[8]

Dissolution

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The club announced in September 2015 that it would stop operations.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice". 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Alain Cayzac président d'honneur du Paris Foot Gay". www.leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.
  3. ^ "Les Girondins de Bordeaux signent la Charte contre l'homophobie dans le football". 14 August 2010.
  4. ^ "PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain". 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Homophobie : Le Paris Foot Gay dénonce le silence de l'OGC Nice". 29 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Contre l'homophobie dans le foot". 31 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Muslim team banned after refusing to play gay team". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  8. ^ Le Monde, 6 October 2009: Un club musulman refuse a jouer contre le Paris Foot Gay (A Muslim club refuses to play against Paris Foot Gay)
  9. ^ "Paris Foot Gay : pourquoi le club met fin à l'aventure". leparisien.fr (in French). 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2021-05-17.