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| Sport: | Rugby league |
| Founded: | 1934 |
| Folded: | 2002 |
| Replaced: | Elite 1 and Elite 2 |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Most Champs: | AS Carcassonne XIII Catalan (11 titles) |
| Champion: | XIII de Limouxin |
| Tv: | Sport en France, vià |
The French rugby league championship (French: '''Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII''') was the top tier of the French rugby league system from its inception in 1934 until 2002 when the league was split into two divisions; the Elite One Championship and Elite Two Championship.[1] [2]
In all seasons except for the first, a play-off structure leading to a championship final has been used to determine the fate of the championship.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934–35 | Villeneuve 1 | No final played, champion was first placed team in regular season | ||||
| 1935–36 | Catalan | 25–14 | Parc de Suzon, Bordeaux | 14,150 | ||
| 1936–37 | Bordeaux XIII | 23–10 | 14,300 | |||
| 1937–38 | Albi | 8–5 | 14,880 | |||
| 1938–39 | Roanne | 9–0 | Stade Velodrome de Lescure, Bordeaux | 19,788 | ||
| 1939–40 | Catalan | 20–16 | Stade des Minimes, Toulouse | 10,000 | ||
| 1940–44: Rugby league outlawed by Vichy regime | ||||||
| 1944–45 | Carcassonne | 13–12 | Stade Jean Laffon, Perpignan | |||
| 1945–46 | Carcassonne | 12–0 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |||
| 1946–47 | Roanne | 19–0 | 15,000 | |||
| 1947–48 | Roanne | 3–2 | Marseille | 20,000 | ||
| 1948–49 | Marseille | 12–5 | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | 23,500 | ||
| 1949–50 | Carcassonne | 21–7 | Perpignan | 18,000 | ||
| 1950–51 | Lyon | 15–10 | Stade Chapou, Toulouse | 21,933 | ||
| 1951–52 | Carcassonne | 18–6 | 16,645 | |||
| 1952–53 | Carcassonne | 19–12 | 22,000 | |||
| 1953–54 | Bordeaux XIII | 7–4 | 8,000 | |||
| 1954–55 | Lyon | 7–6 | 12,000 | |||
| 1955–56 | Albi | 13–5 | 15,850 | |||
| 1956–57 | Catalan | 14–9 | 9,000 | |||
| 1957–58 | Albi | 8–6 | 16,163 | |||
| 1958–59 | Villeneuve | 24–16 | 13,000 | |||
| 1959–60 | Roanne | 31–24 | 13,800 | |||
| 1960–61 | Lézignan | 7–4 | 6,998 | |||
| 1961–62 | Albi | 14–7 | 12,068 | |||
| 1962–63 | Lézignan | 20–13 | 12,200 | |||
| 1963–64 | Villeneuve | 4–3 | 5,166 | |||
| 1964–65 | Toulouse | 47–15 | 8,837 | |||
| 1965–66 | Carcassonne | 45–20 | 11,244 | |||
| 1966–67 | Carcassonne | 39–15 | 10,779 | |||
| 1967–68 | Limoux | 13–12 | 14,432 | |||
| 1968–69 | Catalan | 12–11 | 8,326 | |||
| 1969–70 | St Gaudens | 32–10 | 21,300 | |||
| 1970–71 | St Estève | 13–4 | 8,179 | |||
| 1971–72 | Carcassonne | 21–9 | 11,566 | |||
| 1972–73 | Toulouse | 18–0 | 13,827 | |||
| 1973–74 | St Gaudens | 21–8 | 5,696 | |||
| 1974–75 | Toulouse | 10–9 | 5,015 | |||
| 1975–76 | Carcassonne | 14–6 | 14,000 | |||
| 1976–77 | Albi | 19–10 | Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi | 18,325 | ||
| 1977–78 | Lézignan | 3–0 | Toulouse | 10,358 | ||
| 1978–79 | Catalan | 17–2 | 13,202 | |||
| 1979–80 | Villeneuve | 12–7 | 10,029 | |||
| 1980–81 Villeneuve v Catalan abandoned after six minutes due to fighting; no championship awarded. | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Catalan | 21–8 | Toulouse | 8,504 | ||
| 1982–83 | Catalan | 10–8 | 10,628 | |||
| 1983–84 | Catalan | 30–6 | 8,182 | |||
| 1984–85 | Catalan | 26–6 | 8,797 | |||
| 1985–86 | Le Pontet XIII | 19–6 | 8,000 | |||
| 1986–87 | Catalan | 11–3 | 4,350 | |||
| 1987–88 | Le Pontet XIII | 14–2 | 9,950 | |||
| 1988–89 | St Estève | 23–4 | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne | 9,936 | ||
| 1989–90 | St Estève | 24–23 | 8,000 | |||
| St Gaudens | 10–8 | Toulouse | 6,031 | |||
| Carcassonne | 11–10 | 6,000 | ||||
| 1992–93 | St Estève | 9–8 | 10,000 | |||
| 1993–93 | Catalan | 6–4 | Stade des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne | 12,000 | ||
| 1994–95 | Pia | 12–10 | 13,200 | |||
| 1995–96 | Villeneuve | 27–26 | 10,000 | |||
| 1996–97 | St Estève | 28–24 | 12,000 | |||
| St Estève | 15–8 | 12,000 | ||||
| Villeneuve | 33–20 | Paris | 7,592 | |||
| 1999–00 | Toulouse | 20–18 | 6,500 | |||
| Villeneuve | 32–20 | Toulouse | 9,000 | |||
| 2001–02 | Villeneuve | 17–0 | Stade de la Mediterranee, Béziers | 8,000 | ||
| From the 2002–03 season, the French Rugby League Championship split into two divisions: Elite One Championship and Elite Two Championship. | ||||||
NB: Includes winners of the Elite One Championship
| Club | Wins | Runners up | Winning Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Carcassonne | 11 | 13 | 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1991-92, 2011-12, 2021-22 | |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 1935-36, 1939-40, 1956-57, 1968-69, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1993-94 | ||
| 3 | Villeneuve Leopards | 9 | 10 | 1934-35, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1979-80, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | 1960-61, 1962-63, 1977-78, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 1964-65, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1999-00, 2013-14, 2014-15 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1970-71, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98 | ||
| 7 | RC Albi | 5 | 1 | 1937-38, 1955-56, 1957-58, 1961-62, 1976-77 | |
| 8 | St Gaudens | 4 | 8 | 1969-70, 1973-74, 1990-91, 2003-04 | |
| 9 | Pia XIII | 4 | 4 | 1994-95, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2012-13 | |
| 10 | Limoux Grizzlies | 4 | 3 | 1967-68, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2022-23 | |
| 11 | RC Roanne XIII | 4 | 1 | 1938-39, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1959-60 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | 1985-86, 1987-88 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 1950-51, 1954-55 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 1936-37, 1953-54 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 4 | 1948-49 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 2018-19 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 2004-05 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 2017-18 |