Elite One Championship

Elite One Championship
Founded 2002 (2002)
Country  France
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Promotion to England League 1 (Via application to RFL)
Relegation to Elite Two Championship
Domestic cup(s) Lord Derby Cup
Current champions SO Avignon
Most championships AS Carcassonne (11)
Website site

The Elite One Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite) is the top level rugby league competition in France. The season runs from September to April. The clubs play each other home and away then they enter into a play-off series culminating with a Grand Final.

History

The French Rugby League Championship began in 1934, the first one being the only one where it was won by the team finishing top of the table on points and not by a play-off series. The Elite One Championship was founded in 2002 after the French Rugby League Championship was split into two divisions. The format stayed the same with teams playing each other home and away, before a play-off series would determine the Champions. The club finishing bottom would not be automatically relegated, it would be dependent on whether the club finishing top of Elite Two Championship either wanted to be promoted or their facilities were up to standard.

Teams 2018–19

Elite One Championship
Team Stadium Location
Albi Tigers Stadium Municipal d'Albi Albi, Tarn
SO Avignon Stade Saint Ruf Avignon, Vaucluse
AS Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec Carcassonne, Aude
FC Lézignan Stade du Moulin Lézignan-Corbières, Aude
Limoux Grizzlies Stade de l'Aiguille Limoux, Aude
Palau Broncos Stade Georges Vaills Palau-del-Vidre, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Estève Catalan Stade Municipal Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Gaudens Bears Stade Jules Ribet Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
Toulouse Olympique Broncos Stade des Minimes Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
Villenueve Stade Max Rousie Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne

Results

Champions 1934–present.

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance
2002Villeneuve Leopards17–0Union Treiziste CatalaneBéziers8,000
2002–03Villeneuve Leopards34–18Saint-Gaudens BearsParc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne8,000
2003–04Saint-Gaudens Bears14–10Union Treiziste CatalanePerpignan7,500
2004–05Union Treiziste Catalane66–16Toulouse OlympiqueParc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne5,000
2005–06Pia XIII21–18Toulouse OlympiqueToulouse5,462
2006–07Pia XIII20–16Lézignan SangliersColomiers7,882
2007–08Lézignan Sangliers26–16Pia XIIIBéziers9,550
2008–09Lézignan Sangliers40–32Limoux GrizzliesStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne11,874
2009–10Lézignan Sangliers33–22Pia XIIIAltrad Stadium, Montpellier6,612
2010–11Lézignan Sangliers17–12Limoux GrizzliesParc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne11,874
2011–12AS Carcassonne26–20Pia XIIIParc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne8,980
2012–13Pia XIII33–26Saint-Esteve XIII CatalanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan6,732
2013–14Toulouse Olympique38–12Lézignan SangliersStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan7,235
2014–15Toulouse Olympique2012AS CarcassonneStade Michel-Bendichou, Colomiers5,800
2015–16Limoux Grizzlies26–24AS CarcassonneStade Municipal d'Albi, Albi5,420
2016–17Limoux Grizzlies24–22Lézignan SangliersParc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne8,270
2017–18SO Avignon30–28Limoux GrizzliesStade Municipal d'Albi, Albi5,000

Winners

#ClubNo.Year(s)
1Lézignan Sangliers42007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
2Pia XIII32005–06, 2006–07, 2012–13
3Villeneuve Leopards22002, 2002–03
Toulouse Olympique2013–14, 2014–15
Limoux Grizzlies2015–16, 2016–17
6SO Avignon12017–18
Saint-Gaudens Bears2003–04
Union Treiziste Catalane2004–05
AS Carcassonne2011–12

See also

References

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