French Rugby League Championship

French Rugby League Championship
Sport	Rugby League
Founded	1934
No. of teams	11
Country(ies)	France
Most recent champion(s)	Lézignan Sangliers

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 and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties.

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).

Contents 1 List of champions 1.1 Footnotes 2 Books 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] List of champions

Season	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
1934-1935	US Villeneuve1	n/a
1935-1936	XIII Catalan	25-14	Bordeaux XIII	Bordeaux
1936-1937	Bordeaux XIII	23-10	XIII Catalan	Bordeaux
1937-1938	RC Albi	8-5	US Villeneuve	Bordeaux
1938-1939	Roanne	9-0	US Villeneuve	Bordeaux
1939-1940	XIII Catalan	20-16	Pau XIII	Toulouse
1940-44	Rugby league outlawed by Vichy regime
1944-1945	AS Carcassonne	13-12	Toulouse Olympique	Perpignan
1945-1946	AS Carcassonne	12-0	Toulouse Olympique	Lyon
1946-1947	Roanne XIII	19-0	AS Carcassonne	Lyon
1947-1948	Roanne XIII	3-2	AS Carcassonne	Marseille
1948-1949	Marseille XIII	12-5	AS Carcassonne	Carcassonne
1949-1950	AS Carcassonne	21-7	Marseille XIII	Perpignan
1950-1951	Lyon Villeurbanne	15-10	XIII Catalan	Toulouse
1951-1952	AS Carcassonne	18-6	Marseille XIII	Toulouse
1952-1953	AS Carcassonne	19-12	Lyon Villeurbanne	Toulouse
1953-1954	Bordeaux XIII	7-4	Marseille XIII	Toulouse
1954-1955	Lyon Villeurbanne	7-6	AS Carcassonne	Toulouse
1955-1956	RC Albi	13-5	AS Carcassonne	Toulouse
1956-1957	XIII Catalan	14-9	SO Avignon	Toulouse
1957-1958	RC Albi	8-6	AS Carcassonne	Toulouse
1958-1959	US Villeneuve	24-16	FC Lézignan	Toulouse
1959-1960	Roanne XIII	31-24	RC Albi	Toulouse
1960-1961	FC Lézignan	7-4	Roanne XIII	Toulouse
1961-1962	RC Albi	14-7	US Villeneuve	Toulouse
1962-1963	FC Lézignan	20-13	RC Saint-Gaudens	Toulouse
1963-1964	US Villeneuve	4-3	Toulouse Olympique	Toulouse
1964-1965	Toulouse Olympique	47-15	US Villeneuve	Toulouse
1965-1966	AS Carcassonne	45-20	RC Saint-Gaudens	Toulouse
1966-1967	AS Carcassonne	39-15	RC Saint-Gaudens	Toulouse
1967-1968	SC Limoux	13-12	AS Carcassonne	Toulouse
1968-1969	XIII Catalan	12-11	RC Saint-Gaudens	Toulouse
1969-1970	RC Saint-Gaudens	32-10	XIII Catalan	Toulouse
1970-1971	AS Saint-Estève	13-4	RC Saint-Gaudens	Toulouse
1971-1972	AS Carcassonne	21-9	RC Saint-Gaudens	Toulouse
1972-1973	Toulouse Olympique	18-0	Marseille	Toulouse
1973-1974	RC Saint-Gaudens	21-8	US Villeneuve	Toulouse
1974-1975	Toulouse Olympique	10-9	AS Saint-Estève	Toulouse
1975-1976	AS Carcassonne	14-6	FC Lézignan	Toulouse
1976-1977	RC Albi	19-10	AS Carcassonne	Albi
1977-1978	FC Lézignan	3-0	XIII Catalan	Toulouse
1978-1979	XIII Catalan	17-2	AS Carcassonne	Toulouse
1979-1980	US Villeneuve	12-7	AS Saint-Estève	Toulouse
1980-1981	US Villeneuve	n/a²	XIII Catalan	Toulouse
1981-1982	XIII Catalan	21-8	AS Saint-Estève	Toulouse
1982-1983	XIII Catalan	10-8	US Villeneuve	Toulouse
1983-1984	XIII Catalan	30-6	US Villeneuve	Toulouse
1984-1985	XIII Catalan	26-6	US Le Pontet	Toulouse
1985-1986	US Le Pontet	19-6	XIII Catalan	??
1986-1987	XIII Catalan	11-3	US Le Pontet	Toulouse
1987-1988	US Le Pontet	14-2	XIII Catalan	Toulouse
1988-1989	AS Saint-Estève	23-4	US Le Pontet	Narbonne
1989-1990	AS Saint-Estève	24-23	AS Carcassonne	Narbonne
1990-1991	RC Saint-Gaudens	10-8	US Villeneuve	Toulouse
1991-1992	AS Carcassonne	11-10	AS Saint-Estève	Toulouse
1992-1993	AS Saint-Estève	9-8	XIII Catalan	Toulouse
1993-1994	XIII Catalan	6-4	Pia XIII	Narbonne
1994-1995	Pia XIII	12-10	AS Saint-Estève	Narbonne
1995-1996	US Villeneuve	27-26	AS Saint-Estève	Narbonne
1996-1997	AS Saint-Estève	28-24	US Villeneuve	Narbonne
1997-1998	AS Saint-Estève	15-8	US Villeneuve	Narbonne
1998-1999	US Villeneuve	33-20	St Gaudens	Paris
1999-2000	Spacers de Toulouse	20-18	AS Saint-Estève	Paris
2000-2001	US Villeneuve	32-20	Spacers de Toulouse	Toulouse
2001-2002	US Villeneuve	17-0	Union Treiziste Catalane	Béziers
2002-2003	US Villeneuve	31-18	RC Saint-Gaudens	Narbonne
2003-2004	RC Saint-Gaudens	14-10	Union Treiziste Catalane	Perpignan
2004-2005	Union Treiziste Catalane	66-16	Toulouse Olympique	Narbonne
2005-2006	Pia XIII	21-18	Toulouse Olympique	Toulouse
2006-2007	Pia XIII	20-16	FC Lézignan	Colomiers
2007-2008	Lézignan Sangliers	26-16	Pia Donkeys	Béziers
2008-2009	Lézignan Sangliers	40-32	Limoux Grizzlies	Carcassonne

[edit] Footnotes

1. Won title on points: no play-off was used
2. Match abandoned after six minutes after the beginning due to fighting; no championship awarded.

[edit] Books

• Le Rugby à XIII le plus français du monde -1934 to 1996- by Louis Bonnery,
• the Forbidden game by Mike Rylance.

[edit] See also

• Elite One Championship
• Rugby league in France

[edit] External links

• French rugby league federation
• Infostreize
• Le monde du rugby à XIII

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