Today, THE FIVE and UrbanSoccer have invested in padel, on different scales. The first group, by creating the brand 4PADEL and with the ambition of a network exceeding 100 lots of padel end 2020, illustrated  its evolution and ambition in the padel. 5-a-side football and padel : a story that begins in 2014 ...

This beautiful story which has only just begun was not so obvious in 2013/2014. A period when the padel is taking more and more place in the global landscape, but it was only in its infancy.

It is in 2014, that the Foot complexes from Champigny and Bordeaux are embarking on the padel. A period of testing, but also of passions for the creators of these sites ... which will result in a real strategy around the padel and the creation of an entity dedicated exclusively to padel : 4PADEL

UrbanSoccer also believes in it and embarks on the adventure of padel in Lille with its center of 4 padel. The structure remains attentive and aims to see its fleet evolve padel with Urban Padel.

This is the start of a special relationship between 5-a-side football and padel.

A land of padel, it is 200m², smaller and more easily integrated into indoor structures. Sometimes, you can't necessarily put a football field there.

Words made in the past by football centers which have greatly evolved today. If at the beginning, these structures groped the ground, 4PADEL went on the offensive with a very clear ambition in the padel. It has also become the first network of padel in France.

The French brand, Babolat Padel is now linked to 4PADEL for the development of padel via its network. And these two beautiful entities are doing a very important job to democratize this sport throughout the territory.

This shows the evolution between 2013 / 2014 and 2019.

"In 5 years, we moved to another dimension”Thomas Dulion explained to us a few months ago, the manager padel 4PADEL.

He continued:

In 5-a-side football, we mainly have men. To try to expand our offer, the padel is the team sport par excellence which attracts a new type of athlete, ladies, gentlemen, young people… A real community padel was built around our centers 4PADEL.

And then, we have footballers who discover the padel. And they too end up becoming real fans of the sport.

5-a-side football and padel are certainly linked forever in France. And history will remember that the 4PADEL has been one of the driving forces behind the development of our sport.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.