Club Amateur FR by Volade
Licenciés, équipes, cotisations — one French club plugin.
Club Amateur FR by Volade brings licenciés, équipes, cotisations and licences to WordPress — 4 presets, REST caf/v1, WP-CLI wp caf, no mandatory SaaS.
3-step workflow
- 1Open Volade → Club Amateur FR
- 2Apply football-amateur, basket-club, tennis-club or omnisports
- 3Add licenciés & équipes — track cotisations and licences
Amateur clubs FR 2026
SportsPress is heavy — Excel still runs half the clubs
Secretaries still track licences in spreadsheets and paper forms — no light French club plugin with presets and CLI.
⚽ Club
Licenciés & cotisations in wp-admin
Licenciés, équipes, cotisations, licences, 4 club presets, free JSON export — no mandatory SaaS.
FR
Amateur club
4
Club presets
Lic.
Licenciés roster
JSON
Free export
At a glance
SportsPress is heavy, WP Club Manager is English-first, HelloAsso alone skips roster, Excel and paper drift. Club Amateur FR by Volade v1.0.0 ships licenciés, équipes, cotisations and licences: four presets (football-amateur, basket-club, tennis-club, omnisports) and JSON export — free without an account.
Screenshots
Full-page real admin UI — presets, diagnostics and detailed settings.
Tooling compare 2026
SportsPress + Excel + HelloAsso, or CAF at €0
SportsPress overshoots amateur needs. WP Club Manager is English-first. HelloAsso alone skips roster. Paper and Excel drift.
Free core · licenciés · 4 presets · JSON export
Paid / time
Typical amateur club stack
€0
Club Amateur FR Volade
Why clubs juggle SportsPress, Excel and HelloAsso
SportsPress and WP Club Manager are heavy or English-first; HelloAsso alone skips roster ops; Excel and paper forms drift every season.
The amateur club problem
You need roster and cotisations — not a pro sports CMS or a paper pile.
SportsPress targets professional sports sites. WP Club Manager stays English-first. HelloAsso collects payments but not équipes. Excel and paper forms never stay in sync with the season.
- SportsPress: pro sports CMS — heavy for amateur clubs
- WP Club Manager: English-first, weak FR cotisation / licence flow
- HelloAsso only: payments without roster ops in WordPress
- Excel licences: season sheets that diverge every month
- Paper forms: renewals lost before board meetings
- No lightweight French club plugin with WP-CLI across sites
The Volade answer
Licenciés, équipes, cotisations — from wp-admin, without SaaS.
CAF manages licenciés, équipes, cotisations and licences, ships 4 amateur club presets and free JSON export.
- Dedicated Volade → Club Amateur FR dashboard
- Licenciés roster with licence status in wp-admin
- Équipes and season structure for coaches
- Cotisations tracking alongside licences
- 4 presets: football-amateur, basket-club, tennis-club, omnisports
- Free JSON export — settings, roster, action log
- wp caf status | sync | preset | export
4 amateur club presets
Football amateur, basket club, tennis club or omnisports — one click, roster fields preserved.
Football amateur
Amateur football club — licenciés, catégories, cotisations saison. Ideal district / départemental clubs.
football-amateurBasket club
Basketball club — équipes, licenciés, cotisations. Compact roster for club secretaries.
basket-clubTennis club
Tennis club — licenciés, abonnements, cotisations. Season renewals without Excel.
tennis-clubOmnisports
Multi-section club — football, basket, tennis under one FR back office.
omnisports4 licence readings
Active, Pending, Expired and Suspended — clear for the secretary and coaches.
Licence valid for the season — eligible for match sheets.
Renewal or first licence awaiting validation.
Season ended — flagged for secretary follow-up.
Temporary hold — medical, unpaid cotisation or discipline.
Statuses reflect the last sync — refresh after licence renewals.
Same season, roster live on WordPress
Football amateur preset — licenciés loaded, cotisations tracked before kick-off.
Roster
Licenciés coaches and secretaries actually use.
Preset
“football-amateur” applied — fields ready.
Priority
Pending renewals first — season focus.
Export
caf-export.json for the federation desk.
Dashboard preview
Football amateur — 120 licenciés · 8 équipes · Cotisations
Last sync and JSON exported for the club secretary or agency fleet.
Real scenarios
What changes after activation.
Football club
Before: Excel + paper renewals
After: football-amateur → licenciés
Owned roster
Basket club
Before: SportsPress overkill
After: basket-club cotisations
Season ready
Tennis club
Before: HelloAsso only
After: tennis-club + JSON export
Roster + pay
Omnisports
Before: Three Excel files
After: omnisports one back office
One stack
What Excel and HelloAsso alone miss
Licenciés, équipes, cotisations, licences and export — in wp-admin, no Volade account required.
Licenciés roster
Manage members and licence numbers in wp-admin without external SaaS.
Équipes
Teams and catégories for coaches and match sheets.
Cotisations
Season dues alongside licence status in one list.
4 club presets
football-amateur, basket-club, tennis-club, omnisports.
Licence statuses
Active, Pending, Expired, Suspended — clear for secretaries.
JSON export
Settings, roster and action log — free.
WP-CLI + REST
wp caf status/sync/preset/export — caf/v1.
Site Health
Warns when no équipes or licenciés are configured.
Built for French amateur clubs: licenciés, équipes, cotisations and licences in one wp-admin — not a pro sports CMS.
What amateur clubs use for licences
July 2026 landscape — heavy CMS vs French club ops in WordPress.
SportsPress
Heavy
Pro sports CMS — overkill for amateur licenciés & cotisations.
WP Club Manager
EN-first
Club CMS without French cotisation / licence focus.
HelloAsso only
Partial
Payments & memberships — no équipes roster in wp-admin.
Excel licences
Lost time
Season sheets that diverge from the federation list.
Paper forms
Fragile
Handwritten renewals — lost before the AGM.
Club Amateur FR by Volade
€0
Licenciés, équipes, cotisations, 4 presets, REST + WP-CLI.
WordPress amateur club landscape 2026
SportsPress, WP Club Manager, HelloAsso only, Excel and paper forms vs a French club ops plugin — CAF fills the amateur gap.
SportsPress
Pro sports CMS for WordPress.
Limit: Heavy for amateur licenciés & cotisations.
WP Club Manager
Club CMS plugin.
Limit: English-first — weak FR licence flow.
HelloAsso only
FR payments & memberships.
Limit: No équipes roster in wp-admin.
Excel licences
Season licence sheets.
Limit: Drifts every month.
Paper forms
Handwritten renewals.
Limit: Lost before the AGM.
Do nothing
No digital roster.
Limit: Federation chaos each season.
Comparison table — 5 approaches
CAF vs SportsPress, WP Club Manager, HelloAsso and Excel / paper.
| Feature | CAF Volade | SportsPress | WP Club Manager | HelloAsso | Excel / paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French amateur club focus | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||
| Licenciés roster in WordPress | ~ | ~ | |||
| Équipes & catégories | ~ | ||||
| Cotisations tracking | ~ | ~ | |||
| 4 club presets | |||||
| Free JSON export | ~ | ||||
| Built-in WP-CLI | |||||
| No SaaS account (core) | |||||
| REST caf/v1 | ~ | ~ | |||
| Typical annual cost | €0 | Time | Free* | Fees | Time |
HelloAsso remains useful for payments — CAF adds French amateur roster, équipes and cotisations in every wp-admin.
Three tiers, one plugin
Roster, cotisations, presets and JSON export free. Volade account for REST. V+ for multisite rollup.
No account
- Licenciés roster
- Équipes & cotisations
- 4 presets
- Dashboard
- JSON export
- Action log
Volade account
- REST caf/v1
- Sync via API
- Scheduled export
V+ Premium
- Multisite club rollup
- wp caf network
- Agency fleet harmonization
WP-CLI `wp caf` and REST `caf/v1` to status, sync, preset and export across the club fleet.
WP-CLI
status, sync, preset and export over SSH — `wp caf preset football-amateur`.
wp caf status wp caf sync wp caf preset football-amateur wp caf export
Multisite
Club roster per site; network-aware omnisports preset; rollup on V+.
- Roster per blog
- Consolidated JSON export
- Club network presets
Download
Install the ZIP, open Volade → Club Amateur FR, apply Football amateur — manage licenciés and cotisations.
ZIP with Volade SDK — Volade → Club Amateur FR (or Tools → Club Amateur FR).
- 1Plugins → Add New → Upload → ZIP → Activate
- 2Volade → Club Amateur FR
- 3Pick preset → add licenciés & équipes → track cotisations
First club roster in under 2 minutes
FAQ
SportsPress vs CAF, WP Club Manager, HelloAsso, Excel, REST, multisite and Volade account.
For amateur French clubs that need licenciés, équipes and cotisations — yes. SportsPress remains stronger for pro sports CMS sites.
Free vs V+ Premium
The extension works without an account. V+ unlocks premium on this extension and the full catalog.
| Feature | Free | V+ |
|---|---|---|
| Licenciés roster, équipes, cotisations & licences | ||
| 4 football-amateur / basket-club / tennis-club / omnisports presets | ||
| Active / Pending / Expired / Suspended statuses | ||
| Dashboard, audit log & free JSON export | ||
| Programmatic caf/v1/* REST API (connected) | ||
| Network rollup, scheduled exports & multisite |
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