National Division 1

National Division 1
Sport rugby league
Founded 1950
No. of teams 8
Country  France
Most recent champion(s) Tonneins XIII
Official website FFR XIII

National Division 1 is the third tier of rugby league in France, after Elite 1 and Elite 2. The winner of National Division 1 is promoted to Elite 2 subject to having adequate finances and facilities.

Teams

National Division 1
Team Stadium
Gifi Bias XIII Stade Loustalet Bias, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine
La Réole XIII Stade Municipal de La Réole La Reole, Gironde, Aquitaine
Marseille XIII Avenir Stade La Martine Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Baroudeurs de Pia Stade Daniel-Ambert Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon
Realmont XIII Stade Claude-André Réalmont, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées
Salses XIII Stade Municipal de Salses Salses-le-Château, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon
Sauveterre de Comminges XIII Stade Municipal de Sauveterre Sauveterre-de-Comminges, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
Tonneins XIII Stade Jean-Bernege Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine

Past winners

From inception in 1950 until 1966 this tier of French rugby league was known as the 2nd Division. When it was re-introduced in 1976 it was called National 2. Following the recent re-structuring of the French league system it's now called National Division 1.

Year Champions Score Runner Up
1950 RC Carpentras XIII Won on points
1954 Lavardac 2-0 AS Carcassonne XIII
1956 Lavardac 10-5 Facture
1957 Libourne 8-5 Palau XIII
1958 Apt XIII 18-8 Clairac
1959 RC Salon 21-10 Le Soler
1960 Armée II 51-10 Castelnaudary
1963 US Le Pontet XIII 10-5 Ille-sur-Tet
1964 Salanque Méditerranée Pia XIII def. Nantes
1965 Vedene def. Paris XIII
1966 Union Sportive Entraigues XIII def. SO Avignon XIII
1976 RC Salon 13-2 Union Sportive Entraigues XIII
1977 Saint-Cyprien 16-15 Ferrals
1978 Realmont XIII 14-13 Sainte-Livrade XIII
1979 ASPET 11-5 Lestelle Betharam
1980 ASPET 18-9 La Redoute
1981 La Redorte 17-9 Le Barcarès XIII
1982 Auterive 20-9 Pennautier
1983 Pennautier 25-17 Narbonne
1984 Le Soler 16-10 Saint-Paul F
1985 Palau XIII 24-15 Baho
1986 Baho 34-20 Palau XIII
1987 Trentels 7-6 Baho
1988 Cahors 17-6 Lescure
1989 US Le Pontet XIII 15-9 Union Sportive Entraigues XIII
1990 La Réole XIII 8-6 Saint-Hyppolite
1991 Saint-Hyppolite 17-9 Union Sportive Entraigues XIII
1992 Saint-Hyppolite 20-12 Tonneins
1993 Cabestany 16-14 Palau XIII
1994 Toulouse Jules-Julien 12-8 Lescure
1995 Gifi Bias 34-12 Lescure
1996 Le Barcarès XIII 20-15 Lescure
1997 Morières 12-8 Cavaillon
1998 Puygouzon 17-15 Realmont XIII
1999 Clairac 34- 4 Gratentour
2000 Palau XIII 28-12 Realmont XIII
2001 Homps 12-5 Ille-sur-Tet
2002 Ille-sur-Tet 20-6 Le Barcarès XIII
2003 ASPET 16-9 Gifi Bias
2004 Vedene 42-6 Baroudeurs de Pia
2005 Salses XIII 36-20 Baroudeurs de Pia
2006 Villeneuve Tolosane 30-14 Baroudeurs de Pia
2007 Ornaisons 26-14 Pieusse Blanquette XIII
2008 Palau XIII 34-26 Ornaisons XIII
2009 Villefranche XIII-Aveyron 24-20 Realmont XIII
2010 Le Barcares 33-16 Tonneins XIII
2011 Tonneins XIII 20-16 Sauveterre-de-Comminges

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See also