National Division 2

National Division 2
Founded	1974
Country	France
Number of teams	22
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	National Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	Lord Derby Cup
League cup(s)	Coupe Falcou
Current champions	US Pujols XIII

National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, below the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The Division is split into 5 regional leagues, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees, Aquitaine, Ile de France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA). Clubs play each other home and away in their respective regional league with the top clubs progressing into a series of play-off matches to determine the champions. The champions can apply for promotion to the National Division 1. This tier was formerly known as the Federal Championship.

History[]

The league was first played for in 1974/75 under the title Federal Division. In 2008 the competition was rebranded as the National Division 2. The domestic cup for clubs in the league is the Coupe Falcou which was formerly called the French Federal Cup. ^[1]

Teams for 2021–22 season[]

Zone 1[]

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
US Apt XIII			Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
SC Cheval-Blanc XIII			Cheval-Blanc, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Montpellier Red Devils	Stade Sabathe	2'800	Montpellier, Herault,
Marseille XIII Avenir			Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur


Vedène XIII			Vedene, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur

Zone 2[]

Club	Capacity	City/Area
RC Begles XIII		Begles, Gironde, Aquitaine
AS Corbeil Essonnes XIII Spartans		Essonnes, Paris, Île-de-France
AS Clairac XIII		Clairac, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine
Cahors Lot XIII	4,000	Cahors, Lot, Aquitaine
Gratentour XIII		Gratentour, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
		Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées
US Pujols XIII		Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne
	2,700	Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron

Zone 3[]

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
			Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees Orientales, Languedoc-Rousillon
Pamiers XIII			Pamiers, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees
			Pomas, Aude
Toulouges XIII Panthers			Toulouges, Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Rousillon

			Aude,
			Villegailhenc, Aude, Languedoc-Rousillon

Past Winners[]

Year	Champions	Score	Runner Up
1974-75	Le Mas Agenais XIII
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78	Ornaisons XIII	23-20
1978-79	La Reole XIII	19-6
1979-80	Saint-Juery XIII	29-3
1980-81		10-7
1981-82	Saint-Paul Fenouilledes XIII	13-3	SC Cheval-Blanc XIII
1982-83	RC Le Soler XIII	47-0	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
1983-84	US Trentels XIII	15-10	Paris XIII
1984-85		19-8	Opoul XIII
1985-86	Ornaisons XIII	16-10	Salses XIII
1986-87	Le Barcares XIII	16-9	Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIII
1987-88		18-10
1988-89	Opoul XIII	27-12
1989-90	Palau XIII Broncos	28-12
1990-91	Saint Esteve 'A'	16-8	US Villeneuve 'A'
1991-92	Le Barcares XIII	19-6	US Apt XIII
1992-93		18-15	Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIII
1993-94		25-12
1994-95	AS Clairac XIII	20-12	Ille-sur-Tet XIII
1995-96	Saint-Cyprien	30-13
1996-97		38-26	Le Mas Agenais XIII
1997-98	AS Clairac XIII	23-17
1998-99	Montpellier Red Devils	30-15	Ille-sur-Tet XIII
1999-2000
2000-01	Saint-Paul Fenouilledes XIII
2001-02	Gifi Bias XIII	18-10
2002-03	Salses Opoul	36-22	Le Mas Agenais XIII
2003-04	Racing Club Caumont XIII	26-24
2004-05	Ornaisons XIII	28-11	SU Cavaillon XIII
2005-06	Sauveterre de Comminges XIII	20-14	Tonneins XIII
2006-07	AS Clairac XIII	30-8	Saint-Laurent XIII
2007-08	Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	30-6	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 'A'
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11	AS Corbeil Essonnes XIII
2011-12	Le Soler XIII	23-12	US Trentels XIII
2012-13	AS Clairac XIII		US Ferrals XIII
2013-14	Ramonville XIII		RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 'A'
2014-15
2015-16	US Pujols XIII	38-22	Salses XIII
2016-17	Pia XIII	28-10	Le Soler XIII
2017-18
2018-19