FIDAF Federazione Italiana di American Football

In sport the numbers always make the difference between winning and losing. The numbers never lie. They are all we need to tell the story of the growth of American football in Italy. Just a few years ago FIDAF had fourteen teams. Now it has over a hundred with about 7,000 members representing every region in Italy and new teams eager to join. American football is now recognized by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) as an Associated Sport Discipline and will soon be a full-fledged National Sport Federation. The work of the Italian Federation of American Football covers all aspects of the game from tackle football, the “real” football, to flag football, which is similar but has no contact between the players during the game. Every year FIDAF organizes and manages the senior men’s and women’s championships and the junior championships for younger players. The first official Italian Football Season dates back to 1980, more than 40 years ago. CONI (the Italian National Olympic Committee) entrusted The Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAF) with the official mandate to promote football in Italy and regulate the legitimacy of all games played during the regular season, playoffs, and finals.