French rugby league championship

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The French rugby league championship (French: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional clubs in France 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.

The championship is divided into several divisions; the top league is currently titled Elite Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite).

Contents

[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

[edit] Footnotes

  1. Won title on points: no play-off was used
  2. Match abandoned (6 minutes after the beginning) due to fighting - None winner for the French Championship tittle.


[edit] Books

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


[edit] External links


French Rugby League - Elite Championship

AS Carcassonne | Carpentras XIII | Les Catalans | Lézignan Sangliers | Limoux Grizzlies | Lyon Villeurbanne | Marseille XIII | Pia XIII | St Gaudens | Toulouse Olympique | US Villeneuve | Villefranche XIII Aveyron


 
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