Elite One Championship | |
League: | Elite One Championship |
No Of Teams: | 10 |
Season: | 2008–2009 |
Season Champs: | Lézignan Sangliers |
Second Place: | Limoux Grizzlies |
League Leaders: | Limoux Grizzlies |
Relegate: | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII |
Relegate To: | Elite Two Championship |
Prevseason Year: | 2007–2008 |
Nextseason Year: | 2009–2010 |
Website: | http://www.ffr13.fr |
The season 2008/09 was the sixth year under the title Elite One Championship the top level rugby league competition in France. The season ran from October to May. Ten clubs competed for the title playing 20 rounds in the league before the top five progressed to the end of season play-offs. UTC who had finished 5th were not allowed to take their place in the play-offs, their place was given to Carpentras. Pia XIII were beaten by Lézignan Sangliers in a repeat of the previous two finals, and AS Carcassonne knocked out RC Carpentras XIII. At the second stage Lezignan shocked league leaders Limoux Grizzlies 20-18 away to reach the final in the other game AS Carcassonne eliminated Pia. In the elimination final Limoux thrashed AS Carcassonne 41-16. The final was held at Carcassonne's Stade Albert Domec and defending champions Lézignan Sangliers beat Limoux Grizzlies 40-32. At the other end of the table Lyon Villeurbanne XIII were relegated. In the Lord Derby cup final AS Carcassonne beat Limoux Grizzlies to complete a winless campaign for Limoux.
width=20 abbr="Position" | width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=20 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | |
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1 | Limoux Grizzlies | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 665 | 384 | +281 | 51 | ||||||||||
2 | AS Carcassonne | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 691 | 431 | +260 | 48 | ||||||||||
3 | Pia XIII | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 796 | 498 | +388 | 47 | ||||||||||
4 | Lézignan Sangliers | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 698 | 466 | +232 | 46 | ||||||||||
5 | Union Treiziste Catalane | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 571 | 514 | +57 | 40 | ||||||||||
6 | RC Carpentras XIII | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 526 | 516 | +10 | 40 | ||||||||||
7 | Villeneuve Leopards | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 517 | 536 | -19 | 40 | ||||||||||
8 | SO Avignon | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 472 | 681 | -209 | 35 | ||||||||||
9 | Saint-Gaudens Bears | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 324 | 713 | -389 | 27 | ||||||||||
10 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 259 | 870 | -611 | 26 |
Points :win=3 :draw=2 :loss=1:
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