Fédérale 1
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Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group. The championship is contested between 48 teams.
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[edit] Format
The format is long-winded and includes many steps.
Preliminary phase
8 teams compete on a round-robin basis (22 games) in each of the 6 groups. The top 4 teams of each group move into the playoffs (Trophée Jean-Prat), the bottom 4 move into playdowns
Second phase
- Playdowns
The lowest ranked 24 teams from the preliminary phase play another round-robin competition in 4 groups of 6. Points scored in the preliminary phase are kept. Teams only play teams from other groups. The top 2 teams of each group move on to a sudden death competition (quarter-finals, semi-finals, final), at the end of which an honorary title is awarded. The bottom 3 teams of each group (12 in all) are relegated to Fédérale 2.
- Playoffs
The top 24 teams from the preliminary phase play another round-robin competition in 6 groups of 4. Points scored in the preliminary phase are not kept. Teams only play teams from other groups. The best four top clubs are automatically qualified for the quarter finals. The other two top clubs and the six n°2 clubs have to fight it out in a playoff game to get into the quarter finals. The two finalists are promoted to Pro D2 and play for the championship; the losing semifinalists play for the final ticket to Pro D2.
At the end of each season, three teams are promoted to Pro D2, and 12 relegated into Fédérale 2.
[edit] 2006-07 composition
[edit] Pool 1
- Stade Domontois (Domont)
- CSM Gennevilliers
- RC Massy
- RC Orléans
- SPR Poitiers
- RC Rouen
- SNR Saint-Nazaire
- RC Vannes
[edit] Pool 2
- US Beaurepaire
- AC Bobigny
- US Bourg-en-Bresse
- RC Chalon-sur-Saône
- SO Chambéry
- Stade Dijonnais (Dijon)
- Montluçon Rugby
- FCS Rumilly
[edit] Pool 3
- RC Aubenas
- AS Bédarrides
- RC Châteaurenard
- US La Seyne
- RO Lunel
- Pays d'Aix RC (Aix-en-Provence)
- ES Saint-Saturnin (Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon)
- Valence Sportif
[edit] Pool 4
- Stade Aurillacois (Aurillac)
- ES Catalane Argelès-sur-Mer
- Céret Sportif
- SC Graulhet
- Marseille Provence XV
- SC Mazamet
- SO Millau
- RC Nîmes
[edit] Pool 5
- Blagnac SCR
- AS Fleurance
- AS Lavaur
- SA Mauléon
- US Nafarroa (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port)
- Club Athlétique Périgueux Dordogne
- US Tyrosse (Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse)
[edit] Pool 6
- Cahors Rugby
- CA Lannemezan
- FC Lourdes
- US Marmande
- FC Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
- US Orthez
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique
- CA Sarlat (Sarlat-la-Canéda)
[edit] Results
- 2005-06: UA Gaillac
- 2004-05: US Colomiers
- 2003-04: Pays d'Aix RC
- 2002-03: USA Limoges
- 2001-02: Lyon Olympique Universitaire
- 2000-01: Oyonnax Rugby
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
| Federation: | Fédération Française de Rugby |
| National team: | French national team • France Sevens |
| International Competitions: | World Cup • Six Nations • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • World Cup Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Ligue Nationale de Rugby: Top 14 • Pro D2 • Fédérale 1 • Fédérale 2 • Fédérale 3 |
| Top 14 clubs: | Agen • Albi • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bourgoin • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Montauban • Montpellier • Narbonne • Perpignan • Stade Français • Toulouse |
| Pro D2 teams: | Auch • Béziers • Bordeaux-Bègles • Colomiers • Dax • Gaillac • Grenoble • La Rochelle • Limoges • Lyon • Mont-de-Marsan • Oyonnax • Pau • Racing Paris • Tarbes • Toulon |
| See also: | List of clubs |
