From the 2026 sports season, Affiliation of the player to a padel club becomes mandatory to be able to participate in the official championships organized under the auspices of the French Tennis Federation (FFT).
This measure also applies to competitions in pairs that the trials by teams and involves strict deadlines that must be met.

Participation in pairs championships

From the 2026 season onwards, affiliation with a padel club is compulsory to participate in pairs championships.

  • Deadline for registration (and therefore for obtaining a license) :
    December 31, 2025, regardless of the nature of the championship:
    • departmental
    • regional
    • national

Participation in team championships (interclub and interleague)

Membership in a padel club is also mandatory to participate in the team championships.

  • Regional 1, Interregional Conferences, National 2 and National 1
    → Deadline for joining (and obtaining a license) : December 31, 2025
  • Other divisions
    → Refer to regulations specific to the league in question

Procedure for joining a padel club

The application to join a padel club for a player is made:

  • via the player's TEN'UP space
  • with club validation required in his space ADOC

The date taken into account is the date of validation of the affiliation by the club in ADOC.
This date determines whether the player qualifies within the required timeframe.

Padel is the default club when purchasing a 2026 license.

Cases where the attachment is automatic

  • Licensed playerPadel" in a club exclusively padel ou tennis & padel
    → Automatic club membership
    → Attachment date = date of issue of the license
    → No action required
  • Licensed “Multi-Raquettes” player in a club exclusively padel ou tennis & padel
    → Automatic club membership
    → Attachment date = date of issue of the license
    → No action required

Case without default attachment

  • Licensed “Multi-Raquettes” player in a club exclusively tennis
    → No automatic padel connection
    → The player must register a padel club (having at least one padel court) if he wishes:
    • compete in a regional pairs championship
    • participate in a padel team championship

The attachment will then need to be made in compliance with the conditions and deadlines described above.

Clarification on the concept of a “tennis” and/or “padel” club

When the FFT mentions a tennis and/or padel clubThis refers to to the nature of the installations :

  • un “tennis & padel” club has tennis courts and padel courts
  • un exclusively tennis club does not have padel courts
  • un exclusively padel club only has padel courts

In what cases can I change my padel affiliation?

  • Only players licensed with a “Multi-Raquettes” license in a club that is “exclusively tennis” or “tennis & padel” can be linked to a padel club different from their tennis club.
  • Licensed players "Padelor “Multi-Rackets” in a padel-only club wishing to progress in team matches for another club must perform a change of club, in accordance with FFT Sporting Regulations :
    https://fft-site.cdn.prismic.io/fft-site/aJCkAKTt2nPbZ0PP_Re%CC%80glementssportifs2026.pdf

Note: only one club per activity is allowed.

A player can:

  • play in team tennis matches for Club A
  • play in padel team matches for Club B,
    including if this Club B is located in another League

In that case :

  • the padel club (club B) is the only one taken into account for:
    • qualification for the padel team championships
    • qualification for the pairs championships

For more details, it is strongly recommended to consult the “General Rules” GuideOfficial document from the FFT, available online:
https://fft-site.cdn.prismic.io/fft-site/aIM0g1GsbswqTPcB_CHAPITREI-R%C3%A8glesG%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales.pdf

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