Elite One Championship
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Founded | 2002 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Promotion to |
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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
Map of 2016-17 Clubs
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Results
for winners since 1934.
Winners
Club | Count | Years | |
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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 |
See also
- French Rugby League Championship
- Elite Two Championship
- National Division 1
- National Division 2
- French rugby league system
- Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII
- Lord Derby Cup
- Rugby league in France
References
External links
- Google map showing location of Elite One sides
- French rugby league federation
- Infostreize
- Le monde du rugby à XIII
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