French Women's Volleyball League

The French Women's Volleyball League is the major volleyball national competition for women in France, established since 1941[1]. It is organised by the Ligue Nationale de Volley (LNV) an independent Volleyball Body that organize all Volleyball competitions in France.

French Women's Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–20 French Women's Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Founded1941
Inaugural season1941
AdministratorLNV
No. of teams14 (2019–20)
CountryFrance
ContinentEurope
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to2nd League
Domestic cup(s)France Cup
France Super Cup
International cup(s)CEV Champions League
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Official websitehttp://www.lnvtv.fr

History

In the 2018/19 season in Ligue AF 14 teams had participated in the regular season and 8 of them had qualified to the play-offs: ASPTT Mulhouse, Racing Club de Cannes, Volero Le Cannet, Volley-Ball Nantes, Béziers Volley, Pays d'Aix Venelles VB, AS Saint-Raphaël VB, VC Marcq-en-Barœul. The championship title was won by the "Racing Club de Cannes", who won the final series by beating "Volley-Ball Nantes" 2–0 (3:1, 3:1).

Winners List
Years Champions
1941Villa Primerose Bordeaux
1942Villa Primerose Bordeaux
1943AS Cannes
1944Not Disputed
1945Paris UC
1946Racing Club de France
1947Racing Club de France
1948AS Cannes
1949Montpellier UC
1950Montpellier UC
1951Racing Club de France
1952Montpellier UC
1953Racing Club de France
1954Racing Club de France
1955Racing Club de France
1956Racing Club de France
1957Montpellier UC
1958Montpellier UC
1959Montpellier UC
1960Stade Français
1961Tourcoing Sports
1962Montpellier UC
1963Tourcoing Sports
1964Tourcoing Sports
1965Racing Club de France
1966Racing Club de France
1967Paris UC
1968Paris UC
1969Paris UC
Years Champions
1970ASPTT Montpellier
1971ASPTT Montpellier
1972ASPTT Montpellier
1973ASPTT Montpellier
1974ASPTT Montpellier
1975ASPTT Montpellier
1976ASU Lyon
1977ASPTT Montpellier
1978Paris UC
1979ASU Lyon
1980ASU Lyon
1981CSM Clamart
1982CSM Clamart
1983CSM Clamart
1984CSM Clamart
1985CSM Clamart
1986CSM Clamart
1987Racing Club de France
1988Racing Club de France
1989Racing Club de France
1990Racing Club de France
1991Racing Club de France
1992Racing Club de France
1993VBC Riom
1994VBC Riom
1995RC Cannes
1996RC Cannes
1997VBC Riom
1998RC Cannes
Years Champions
1999RC Cannes
2000RC Cannes
2001RC Cannes
2002RC Cannes
2003RC Cannes
2004RC Cannes
2005RC Cannes
2006RC Cannes
2007RC Cannes
2008RC Cannes
2009RC Cannes
2010RC Cannes
2011RC Cannes
2012RC Cannes
2013RC Cannes
2014RC Cannes
2015RC Cannes
2016AS Saint-Raphaël
2017ASPTT Mulhouse
2018Béziers Volley
2019RC Cannes
2020cancelled due Covid-19[2]

Winners by Club
rk. Club Titles # Winning years
1
 RC Cannes
21
 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
2
 Racing Club de France
15
 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
1991, 1992
3
 Montpellier UC
7
 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962
ASPTT Montpellier
7
 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
5
 CSM Clamart
6
 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
6
 Paris UC
5
 1945, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978
7
 Tourcoing Sports
3
 1961, 1963, 1964
ASU Lyon
3
 1976, 1979, 1980
VBC Riom
3
 1993, 1994, 1997
10
 Villa Primerose Bordeaux
2
 1941, 1942
AS Cannes
2
 1943, 1948
12
 Stade Français
1
 1960
AS Saint-Raphaël
1
 2016
ASPTT Mulhouse
1
 2017
Béziers Volley
1
 2018

References
  1. League history in sports123.com Retrieved 3 May 2020
  2. Covid-19 : arrêt définitif des Championnats de Ligue A (M et F) et de Ligue B (M), sur L'Équipe, 10 April 2020 (Retrieved le 13 April 2020).
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