| 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 Club YouTube Channels |
| 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.
| scope=col | Team | scope=col | Stadium | scope=col | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | Albi Tigers | Stadium Mazicou | Albi, Tarn | ||
| scope=row | SO Avignon | Parc des Sports (Avignon) | Avignon, Vaucluse | ||
| scope=row | AS Carcassonne | Stade Albert Domec | Carcassonne, Aude | ||
| scope=row | FC Lézignan | Stade du Moulin | Lézignan-Corbières, Aude | ||
| scope=row | Limoux Grizzlies | Stade de l'Aiguille | Limoux, Aude | ||
| scope=row | Pia Donkeys | Stade Daniel-Ambert | Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales | ||
| scope=row | Saint-Estève Catalan | Stade Municipal | Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales | ||
| scope=row | Saint-Gaudens Bears | Stade Jules Ribet | Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne | ||
| scope=row | Toulouse Olympique Broncos | Stade des Minimes | Toulouse, Haute-Garonne | ||
| scope=row | Villeneuve Leopards | Stade Max Rousie | Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne |
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.
At the end of the regular season, the top six in the table 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. Third-placed Lézignan and fourth-placed Albi advanced to the semi-finals with comfortable wins over Saint-Gaudens (46–12 to Lézignan) and Pia (40–6 to Albi).[2] First-placed Carcassonne then played the winner of Qualifying final 1 and second-placed Limoux then played the winner of Qualifying Final 2. Results went in favour of the higher ranked teams as Carcassonne won 26–16 and Limoux won 36–10.[3] [4] The winners of these two matches met in the Grand Final on 28 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne. Carcassonne were the defending champions having defeated Limoux in the 2021–22 final. However, Limoux won 34–24 to reclaim the title they had last won in the 2016–17 season.[5]