Elite 1 (rugby league)

Elite One Championship
Founded	2002
Country	France
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Promotion to	League 1 (Via application to RFL)
Relegation to	Elite Two Championship
Domestic cup(s)	Lord Derby Cup
Current champions	Limoux Grizzlies
Most championships	Lézignan Sangliers
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

See also French Rugby League Championship

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.

Clubs 2016-17

Elite One Championship
Team	Stadium	City/Area
Racing Club Albi XIII	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	Albi, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées
SO Avignon	Stade Saint Ruf	Avignon, Vaucluse
AS Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
FC Lezignan	Stade du Moulin	Lézignan-Corbières, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
Limoux Grizzlies	Stade de l'Aiguille	Limoux, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
Palau XIII Broncos	Stade Georges Vaills	Palau-del-Vidre, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon
Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan	Stade Municipal	Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon
Saint-Gaudens Bears	Stade Jules Ribet	Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees
Toulouse Olympique Broncos	Stade des Minimes	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
Villeneuve XIII RLLG	Stade Max Rousie	Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne

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Map of 2016-17 Clubs

Teams currently participating in the Elite 1

Results

for winners since 1934.

Year	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance
2002	Villeneuve Leopards	17 - 0	Union Treiziste Catalane	Béziers	8,000
2002-03	Villeneuve Leopards	34 - 18	Saint-Gaudens Bears	Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne	8,000
2003-04	Saint-Gaudens Bears	14 - 10	Union Treiziste Catalane	Perpignan	7,500
2004-05	Union Treiziste Catalane	66 - 16	Toulouse Olympique	Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne	5,000
2005-06	Pia XIII	21 - 18	Toulouse Olympique	Toulouse	5,462
2006-07	Pia XIII	20 - 16	Lezignan Sangliers	Colomiers	7,882
2007-08	Lézignan Sangliers	26-16	Pia XIII	Béziers	9,550
2008-09	Lézignan Sangliers	40-32	Limoux Grizzlies	Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne	11,874
2009-10	Lézignan Sangliers	33-22	Pia XIII	Altrad Stadium, Montpellier	6,612
2010-11	Lézignan Sangliers	17-12	Limoux Grizzlies	Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne	11,874
2011-12	AS Carcassonne	26-20	Pia XIII	Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie, Narbonne	8,980
2012-13	Pia XIII	33-26	Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan	Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan	6,732
2013-14	Toulouse Olympique	38-12	Lézignan Sangliers	Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan	7,235
2014-15	Toulouse Olympique	20-12	AS Carcassonne	Stade Michel-Bendichou, Colomiers	5,800
2015-16	Limoux Grizzlies	26-24	AS Carcassonne	Stade Municipal d'Albi, Albi	5,420

Winners

	Club	Count	Years
1	Lézignan Sangliers	4	2007-08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11
2	Pia XIII	3	2005-06, 2006–07, 2012–13
3	Villeneuve Leopards	2	2002, 2002–03
4	Toulouse Olympique	2	2013-14, 2014–15
5	Saint-Gaudens Bears	1	2003-04
6	Union Treiziste Catalane	1	2004-05
7	AS Carcassonne	1	2011-12
8	Limoux Grizzlies	1	2015-16

References

^ http://ffr13.fr/ler-xiii-le-canevas-devoile-pour-la-saison-201516/

External links

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