| Élite 2 Féminine | |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Inaugural: | 2004 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Country: | France |
| Champion: | Stade Rochelais |
| Champ Season: | 2024 |
| Most Champs: | Lille MRC Villeneuvois and AS Bayonnais (2 each) |
| Related Comps: | Élite 1 Féminine, Fédérale 1 |
| Website: | https://competitions.ffr.fr/competitions/elite-2-feminine/ |
Élite 2 Féminine is the second tier of national women's rugby union competition in France. Called Élite 2 since 2018 or Élite 2 Armelle-Auclair from 2004 to 2018. From this competition you can be promoted to Élite 1 Féminine.
From 2004 to 2018, the Elite 2 championship bears the name of Armelle Auclair, a French rugby union player who tragically died on July 13, 2002, in Mauléon-Licharre, at the age of 28.[1]
Since 2021, the championship is composed of two phases:
| Club | Coach | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC Toulon Provence Méditerranée | Stéphane Gamonet & Baptiste Roffinella | Stade Léo-Lagrange / Stade Guy-Moquet | 2,800 / 200 |
| Stade Rochelais | Alexandre Barès & Florian Ninard | Plaine des Jeux Colette Besson | |
| USAP XV | Stade Roger Ramis | ||
| Valkyries Normandie RC | Jean-François Mouton and Cyrille Lloza | Stade Jean-Mermoz | 2,800 |
| Union des Bords de Marne | Earvin Journot | Stade Octave Lapize / Parc du Tremblay | |
| USA Limoges | |||
| US Joué | Antoine Ruel, Sebastian Ungureanu & Kenny Daamouche | Stade Pierre-Albaladejo | |
| US Dax | Christophe Lebert & Chris Ndombi | Stade Colette-Besson / Stade Maurice-Boyau | 500 / 7,262 |
| Rugby Clermont La Plaine | Jéremy Catalan & Florent Très | Stade Camille-et-Edmond-Leclanché | |
| CA Brive | Brive-la-Gaillarde | ||
2000-09
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ESP Bruges Blanquefort | 12-6 | Stade Rennais | |||
| 2005 | Montpellier RC | 14-11 | Stade Rennais | |||
| 2006 | Lille Métropole RC Villeneuvois | 14-9 | ES Nanterre | |||
| 2007 | RC Lons | 10–3 | Pachys d'Herm | |||
| 2008 | RF Dijon Bourgogne | 13-13 (2 tries to 1) | Rugby Sassenage Isère | |||
| 2009 | Saint-Orens RF | 13-13 (5 tries to 3) | AC Bobigny 93 |
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CSM Gennevilliers | 8-0 | RC Chilly-Mazarin | |||
| 2011 | Lille Métropole RC villeneuvois | 31-15 | Stade Bordelais | |||
| 2012 | Stade Bordelais | 29-20 | AS Bayonne | |||
| 2013 | RC La Valette-Le Revest-La Garde-Le Pradet | 18-12 | Ovalie Romagnatoise CA | |||
| 2014 | AS Bayonne | 16-15 | Avenir Fonsorbais Rugby Féminin | |||
| 2015 | Stade Toulousain | 16-13 | AS Bayonne | |||
| 2016 | Ovalie Romagnatoise Clermont Auvergne | 29-7 | Lyon OU | |||
| 2017 | AS Bayonne | 34-10 | FC Grenoble | |||
| 2018 | FC Grenoble | 6-5 | Lons RF | |||
| 2019 | Lyon OU | 22–13 | RC Chilly-Mazarin |
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance | Ref | Highlights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | align=center colspan="7" | Season interrupted by COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | align=center colspan="7" | Season interrupted by COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2022 | Valkyries Normandie RC | 8-7 | Stade Rochelais | [2] | ||||
| 2023 | Stade Français Paris | 22-3 | Stade Rochelais | [3] [4] | ||||
| 2024 | Stade Rochelais | 30-19 | RC Toulon Provence Méditerranée | [5] [6] |
| Club | Wins | Runners-up | class=unsortable | Winning Seasons | Last Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2014 2017 | 2017 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2006 2011 | 2011 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2018 | 2018 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2009 | 2009 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2022 | 2022 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | ||
| 0 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 1 |