Paris FC to honour Pierre Ferracci before his departure

“He didn’t abandon ship when things were difficult”: that is how Paris FC is celebrating Pierre Ferracci, its long-serving president, ahead of his departure. The club will pay tribute to him on Sunday, November 1. Ferracci is due to leave his position officially on November 9, at a board meeting.

The timetable for his departure has changed: he had initially been expected to leave at the end of the 2026/2027 season, following a two-year transition period with Antoine Arnault. Tributes planned before the match against AS Monaco will precede Ferracci becoming honorary president of Paris FC. He also sees a future for himself in French football’s governing bodies, which are due to evolve in the coming months.

The club’s journey gives the occasion added significance. Paris FC spent a long period moving between the National and Ligue 2, and missed promotion to Ligue 1 in the play-offs four times. Today, the women’s team regularly qualifies for the Champions League. The Paris FC academy opened in Orly in 2019, and a new building is due to be inaugurated in early December 2026.

Tributes have highlighted Ferracci’s influence at the club. Vincent Demarconnay, a goalkeeper who made 376 appearances for Paris FC — a record identified by RMC Sport — said: “He’s someone I have a lot of respect for, of course! He’s the president I’ve always known at the club, and it makes me sad.”

Jean-Marc Gallot, the current general manager and a close associate of Antoine Arnault, spoke of the respect owed to Ferracci’s work, particularly for women’s football and the ambition to build a major training centre. Quentin Rauzier, who knew Ferracci at Montrouge, also recalled his work towards the merger with Juvisy and his equal regard for the men’s and women’s teams. “I’m proud of him; he carried through the takeover project and his promises: bringing a second Ligue 1 club to Paris,” Rauzier concluded.

Antoine Arnault, the club’s shareholder and new president, had already made the long-term decisions, with the club currently on a sound footing. The November 1 tribute will mark the departure of a leader associated both with difficult years and with Paris FC’s transformation.