French Rugby League Championship
Sport | Rugby league |
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Founded | 1934 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | France |
Most recent champion(s) | Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan |
Most titles | AS Carcassonne XIII Catalan (11 Each) |
TV partner(s) | Sport en France, vià |
The French rugby league championship (French: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s.
Except for the first season, a play-off structure leading to a championship final has always been used to determine the fate of the championship. Because the French rugby league championship has several divisions where the teams will change each year depending on final standings and relegation/promotion there have been many teams in the French rugby league championship since its inception.
The championship is divided into several divisions; the top league is currently titled Elite One Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite).
List of finals[]
Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
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1934–35 | Villeneuve 1 | No final played. League leaders were awarded the title | |||
1935–36 | Catalan | 25–14 | , Bordeaux | 14,150 | |
1936–37 | 23–10 | Catalan | 14,300 | ||
1937–38 | Albi | 8–5 | Villeneuve | 14,880 | |
1938–39 | Roanne | 9–0 | Villeneuve | , Bordeaux | 19,788 |
1939–40 | Catalan | 20–16 | Stade des Minimes, Toulouse | 10,000 | |
1940-44: Rugby league outlawed by Vichy regime | |||||
1944–45 | Carcassonne | 13–12 | Toulouse | , Perpignan | |
1945–46 | Carcassonne | 12–0 | Toulouse | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
1946–47 | Roanne | 19–0 | Carcassonne | 15,000 | |
1947–48 | Roanne | 3–2 | Carcassonne | Marseille | 20,000 |
1948–49 | Marseille | 12–5 | Carcassonne | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | 23,500 |
1949–50 | Carcassonne | 21–7 | Marseille | Perpignan | 18,000 |
1950–51 | Lyon | 15–10 | Catalan | Stade Chapou, Toulouse | 21,933 |
1951–52 | Carcassonne | 18–6 | Marseille | 16,645 | |
1952–53 | Carcassonne | 19���12 | Lyon | 22,000 | |
1953–54 | 7–4 | Marseille | 8,000 | ||
1954–55 | Lyon | 7–6 | Carcassonne | 12,000 | |
1955–56 | Albi | 13–5 | Carcassonne | 15,850 | |
1956–57 | Catalan | 14–9 | Avignon | 9,000 | |
1957–58 | Albi | 8–6 | Carcassonne | 16,163 | |
1958–59 | Villeneuve | 24–16 | Lézignan | 13,000 | |
1959–60 | Roanne | 31–24 | Albi | 13,800 | |
1960–61 | Lézignan | 7–4 | Roanne | 6,998 | |
1961–62 | Albi | 14–7 | Villeneuve | 12,068 | |
1962–63 | Lézignan | 20–13 | St Gaudens | 12,200 | |
1963–64 | Villeneuve | 4–3 | Toulouse | 5,166 | |
1964–65 | Toulouse | 47–15 | Villeneuve | 8,837 | |
1965–66 | Carcassonne | 45–20 | St Gaudens | 11,244 | |
1966–67 | Carcassonne | 39–15 | St Gaudens | 10,779 | |
1967–68 | Limoux | 13–12 | Carcassonne | 14,432 | |
1968–69 | Catalan | 12–11 | St Gaudens | 8,326 | |
1969–70 | St Gaudens | 32–10 | Catalan | 21,300 | |
1970–71 | St Estève | 13–4 | St Gaudens | 8,179 | |
1971–72 | Carcassonne | 21–9 | St Gaudens | 11,566 | |
1972–73 | Toulouse | 18–0 | Marseille | 13,827 | |
1973–74 | St Gaudens | 21–8 | Villeneuve | 5,696 | |
1974–75 | Toulouse | 10–9 | St Estève | 5,015 | |
1975–76 | Carcassonne | 14–6 | Lézignan | 14,000 | |
1976–77 | Albi | 19–10 | Carcassonne | Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi | 18,325 |
1977–78 | Lézignan | 3–0 | Catalan | Toulouse | 10,358 |
1978–79 | Catalan | 17–2 | Carcassonne | 13,202 | |
1979–80 | Villeneuve | 12–7 | St Estève | 10,029 | |
1980–81 Villeneuve v Catalan abandoned after six minutes due to fighting; no championship awarded. | |||||
1981–82 | Catalan | 21–8 | St Estève | Toulouse | 8,504 |
1982–83 | Catalan | 10–8 | Villeneuve | 10,628 | |
1983–84 | Catalan | 30–6 | Villeneuve | 8,182 | |
1984–85 | Catalan | 26–6 | 8,797 | ||
1985–86 | 19–6 | Catalan | 8,000 | ||
1986–87 | Catalan | 11–3 | 4,350 | ||
1987–88 | 14–2 | Catalan | 9,950 | ||
1988–89 | St Estève | 23–4 | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne | 9,936 | |
1989–90 | St Estève | 24–23 | Carcassonne | 8,000 | |
1990–91 | St Gaudens | 10–8 | Villeneuve | Toulouse | 6,031 |
1991–92 | Carcassonne | 11–10 | St Estève | 6,000 | |
1992–93 | St Estève | 9–8 | Catalan | 10,000 | |
1993–93 | Catalan | 6–4 | Pia | Stade des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne | 12,000 |
1994–95 | Pia | 12–10 | St Estève | 13,200 | |
1995–96 | Villeneuve | 27–26 | St Estève | 10,000 | |
1996–97 | St Estève | 28–24 | Villeneuve | 12,000 | |
1997–98 | St Estève | 15–8 | Villeneuve | 12,000 | |
1998–99 | Villeneuve | 33–20 | St Gaudens | Paris | 7,592 |
1999–00 | Toulouse | 20–18 | St Estève | 6,500 | |
2000–01 | Villeneuve | 32–20 | Toulouse | Toulouse | 9,000 |
Villeneuve | 17–0 | Union Treiziste Catalane | Stade de la Mediterranee, Béziers | 8,000 | |
From the 2002-03 season, the French Rugby League Championship split into two divisions: Elite One Championship and Elite Two Championship. For the continuation of this list see Elite One Championship#Results. |
Champions by club[]
Club | Wins | Runners up |
Winning Years | |
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1 | AS Carcassonne | 11 | 13 | 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1991-92, 2011-12 |
2 | XIII Catalan | 11 | 7 | 1935-36, 1939-40, 1956-57, 1968-69, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1993-94 |
3 | Villeneuve Leopards | 9 | 10 | 1934-35, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1979-80, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 |
4 | Lézignan Sangliers | 7 | 5 | 1960-61, 1962-63, 1977-78, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 |
5 | Toulouse Olympique | 6 | 6 | 1964-65, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1999-00, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
6 | AS Saint Estève | 6 | 6 | 1970-71, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98 |
7 | RC Albi | 5 | 1 | 1937-38, 1955-56, 1957-58, 1961-62, 1976-77 |
8 | St Gaudens | 4 | 8 | 1969-70, 1973-74, 1990-91, 2003-04 |
9 | Pia XIII | 4 | 4 | 1994-95, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2012-13 |
10 | RC Roanne XIII | 4 | 1 | 1938-39, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1959-60 |
11 | Limoux Grizzlies | 3 | 3 | 1967-68, 2015-16, 2016-17 |
12 | 2 | 3 | 1985-86, 1987-88 | |
13 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII | 2 | 1 | 1950-51, 1954-55 |
14 | 2 | 1 | 1936-37, 1953-54 | |
15 | Marseille XIII | 1 | 4 | 1948-49 |
16 | Saint-Estève XIII Catalan | 1 | 2 | 2018-19 |
17 | Union Treiziste Catalane | 1 | 1 | 2004-05 |
18 | SO Avignon | 1 | 1 | 2017-18 |
Footnotes[]
- Won title on points: no play-off was used
- Match abandoned after six minutes after the beginning due to fighting; no championship awarded.
Books[]
- Le Rugby à XIII le plus français du monde −1934 to 1996– by ,
- The Forbidden game by Mike Rylance.
See also[]
- Rugby league in France
- France national rugby league team
- France women's national rugby league team
- Elite One Championship
- Elite Two Championship
- National Division 1
- National Division 2
- Lord Derby Cup
- Coupe Falcou
- Paul Dejean Cup
- French rugby league system
References[]
External links[]
- Rugby league competitions in France
- 1934 establishments in France
- Sports leagues established in 1934