Elite One Championship 2022–2023 Explained

Elite One Championship 2022-23
League:Elite One Championship
Pixels:200px
Duration:18 rounds + playoffs
No Of Teams:10
Tv: ViàOccitanie
(Available Worldwide Online)
Sport en France
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Biggest Home Win: Albi Tigers 42  - 2 Toulouse Olympique Broncos (16 October 2022)
Biggest Away Win: Limoux Grizzlies 38  - 16 Saint-Estève Catalan (9 October 2022)
Season:2022–23 season
Season Champ Name:Champions
Prevseason Year:2021–2022
Nextseason Year:2023–2024

The 2022–23 Elite One Championship was the 88th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 22nd season known as the Elite 1 championship. The competition expanded back to ten teams following the promotion of Baroudeurs de Pia XIII (also known as the Pia Donkeys) from Elite 2 after winning the title in 2021–22.[1]

Each team played 18 matches in the regular season. The top six teams progressed to a three-week final series played during April and May 2023.

Teams

Elite One Championship
TeamStadiumLocation
Albi TigersStadium MazicouAlbi, Tarn
SO AvignonParc des Sports (Avignon)Avignon, Vaucluse
AS CarcassonneStade Albert DomecCarcassonne, Aude
FC LézignanStade du MoulinLézignan-Corbières, Aude
Limoux GrizzliesStade de l'AiguilleLimoux, Aude
Pia DonkeysStade Daniel-AmbertPia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Estève CatalanStade MunicipalPerpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Gaudens BearsStade Jules RibetSaint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
Toulouse Olympique BroncosStade des MinimesToulouse, Haute-Garonne
Villeneuve LeopardsStade Max RousieVilleneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne

Regular season

The regular season started on 2 October 2022 and ended on 14 April 2023. Each team was scheduled to play every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 18 games for each team and a total of 90 games.

Ladder

PosTeamPWLPFPAPDBPPts
1 AS Carcassonne18153557279278247
2 Limoux Grizzlies18144629282347244
3 FC Lézignan18135556354202342
4 Albi Tigers18135502286216342
5 Pia Donkeys18108433465-32131
6 Saint-Gaudens Bears18711357542-185425
7 SO Avignon18612404468-64624
8 Saint-Estève Catalan18612423579-156321
9 Toulouse Olympique Broncos18315388595-207817
10 Villeneuve Leopards18315281680-399110

Finals

At the end of the regular season, the top six from the regular season advanced to the knockout stage. First and second received a bye for the first week of finals as third played sixth (Qualifying Final 1) and fourth played fifth (Qualifying Final 2), with the losers of both matches eliminated. First then played the winner of Qualifying final 1 and second then played the winner of Qualifying Final 2. The winners of these two matches met in the Grand Final on 28 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne.

Grand Final

References

  1. News: Pia champion en Elite 2. L'Independant. 12 June 2022.