The Paris Musketeers are an

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team in

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, France, that plays in the

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(ELF) in the Western Conference.

History

The Paris franchise was announced on 23 September 2022 via a press statement, together with the

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for the 2023 European League of Football expansion. The team is owned and operated by the capital group named ''Les Mousquetaires de Paris'' and is based in

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, east of Paris. The team name ''Saints'', logo and colors of the franchise were unveiled on 23 January 2023. 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''. The first head coach of the franchise was former Vanderbilt Commodores' defensive secondary coach Marc Mattioli. 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, were selected for the team, with both having their origins from the national league champion La Courneuve Flash. Further building blocks of the roster consists of the first ever franchise quarterback Zach Edwards, coming from the

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. On 7 September 2024, the team made its first post-season appearance which resulted in a loss against the

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. Mattoli left the team to become the

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for Kennesaw State, an American

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team following the 2024 season. Former NFL head coach,

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, was hired on 17 January 2025, as the next head coach of the team.

Season-by-season

Stadium

The Musketeers held their tryout at the

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with a capacity of 30,680 seats. On 13 March 2023, the franchise announced the Stade Jean Bouin in the

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as their home field for the 2023 season. On 29 April 2025, the Musketeers announced their move to

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as their home stadium for the 2025 season.

Roster

Staff

*Head coach/defensive coordinator –

*Offensive Coordinator –

Luke Del Rio Luke Del Rio (born November 6, 1994) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is offensive coordinator of the Paris Musketeers in the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football at Alabama, Oregon State, and Fl ...

https://rennes.maville.com/sport/detail_-football-americain.-du-superbowl-a-paris-qui-est-jack-del-rio-le-nouveau-coach-des-mousquetaires-_54135-6671594_actu.Htm *Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line – John Booker *Pass game coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers – Maximilian Koessler *Special teams coordinator/running backs – Jimmie Johnson III *Linebackers – Frank Blateri *Defensive line – Matthew Beeler *Tight ends – Artchill Monney *Defensive backs – Arnaud Vidaller *Assistant offensive line – Quentin Danès *Assistant linebackers – Corentin Mingam-Piguillem

References

External links

* {{European League of Football European League of Football teams American football teams in France Sports clubs and teams in Paris American football teams established in 2022 2022 establishments in France