- French Rugby League Championship
Infobox sports league
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sport=Rugby League
founded=1934
teams=11
country=FRA
champion= PiaThe French rugby league championship ( _fr. Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the majorrugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France andMonaco 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").List of champions
Season Winners Score Runner-up Venue 1934-1935 US Villeneuve 1"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/a"² 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 Footnotes
# Won title on points: no play-off was used
# Match abandoned after six minutes after the beginning due to fighting; no championship awarded.Books
* Le Rugby à XIII le plus français du monde -1934 to 1996- by Louis Bonnery,
* the Forbidden game by Mike Rylance.ee also
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Elite One Championship
*Rugby league in France External links
* [http://www.ffr13.com/ French rugby league federation]
* [http://www.infostreize.com/pages/c02_00.html Infostreize]
* [http://lemondedurugby.chez.tiscali.fr Le monde du rugby à XIII]
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