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This article is about the premire rugby league competition in France between 1934 and 2002. For the structure as a whole, see French rugby league system.
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French Rugby League Championship
File:Ffr13 copy.png
SportRugby league
Founded1934
Ceased2002
Replaced byElite 1 and Elite 2
No. of teams20
CountryFile:Flag of France.svg France
Most titlesFile:Catalanscolours.svg XIII Catalan (11 titles)

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.

List of Grand Finals

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File:13.05.73 Finale Toulouse-Marseille (1973) - 53Fi554.jpg
File:11.05.75 Finale Toulouse-Saint-Estève - 53Fi570.jpg
Toulouse Olympique celebrating victory in 1973 and 1975
Season Winners Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
1934–35 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 1 No final played, champion was first placed team in regular season
1935–36 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 25–14 File:No image.svg Bordeaux XIII Parc de Suzon, Bordeaux 14,150
1936–37 File:No image.svg Bordeaux XIII 23–10 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 14,300
1937–38 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg Albi 8–5 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 14,880
1938–39 File:No image.svg Roanne 9–0 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve Stade Velodrome de Lescure, Bordeaux 19,788
1939–40 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 20–16 File:No image.svg Pau XIII Stade des Minimes, Toulouse 10,000
1940–44: Rugby league outlawed by Vichy regime
1944–45 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 13–12 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Stade Jean Laffon, Perpignan
1945–46 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 12–0 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Stade de Gerland, Lyon
1946–47 File:No image.svg Roanne 19–0 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 15,000
1947–48 File:No image.svg Roanne 3–2 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Marseille 20,000
1948–49 File:No image.svg Marseille 12–5 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 23,500
1949–50 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 21–7 File:No image.svg Marseille Perpignan 18,000
1950–51 File:LyonRLcolours.PNG Lyon 15–10 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Stade Chapou, Toulouse 21,933
1951–52 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 18–6 File:No image.svg Marseille 16,645
1952–53 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 19–12 File:LyonRLcolours.PNG Lyon 22,000
1953–54 File:No image.svg Bordeaux XIII 7–4 File:No image.svg Marseille 8,000
1954–55 File:LyonRLcolours.PNG Lyon 7–6 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 12,000
1955–56 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg Albi 13–5 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 15,850
1956–57 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 14–9 File:Soavignoncolours.png Avignon 9,000
1957–58 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg Albi 8–6 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 16,163
1958–59 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 24–16 File:LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 13,000
1959–60 File:No image.svg Roanne 31–24 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg Albi 13,800
1960–61 File:LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 7–4 File:No image.svg Roanne 6,998
1961–62 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg Albi 14–7 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 12,068
1962–63 File:LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 20–13 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 12,200
1963–64 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 4–3 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse 5,166
1964–65 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse 47–15 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 8,837
1965–66 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 45–20 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 11,244
1966–67 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 39–15 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 10,779
1967–68 File:LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 13–12 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 14,432
1968–69 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 12–11 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 8,326
1969–70 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 32–10 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 21,300
1970–71 File:No image.svg St Estève 13–4 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 8,179
1971–72 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 21–9 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 11,566
1972–73 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse 18–0 File:No image.svg Marseille 13,827
1973–74 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 21–8 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 5,696
1974–75 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse 10–9 File:No image.svg St Estève 5,015
1975–76 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 14–6 File:LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 14,000
1976–77 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg Albi 19–10 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi 18,325
1977–78 File:LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 3–0 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Toulouse 10,358
1978–79 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 17–2 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 13,202
1979–80 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 12–7 File:No image.svg St Estève 10,029
1980–81 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve v File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan abandoned after six minutes due to fighting; no championship awarded.
1981–82 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 21–8 File:No image.svg St Estève Toulouse 8,504
1982–83 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 10–8 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 10,628
1983–84 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 30–6 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 8,182
1984–85 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 26–6 File:No image.svg Le Pontet XIII 8,797
1985–86 File:No image.svg Le Pontet XIII 19–6 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 8,000
1986–87 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 11–3 File:No image.svg Le Pontet XIII 4,350
1987–88 File:No image.svg Le Pontet XIII 14–2 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 9,950
1988–89 File:No image.svg St Estève 23–4 File:No image.svg Le Pontet XIII Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne 9,936
1989–90 File:No image.svg St Estève 24–23 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 8,000
1990–91 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 10–8 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve Toulouse 6,031
1991–92 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 11–10 File:No image.svg St Estève 6,000
1992–93 File:No image.svg St Estève 9–8 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 10,000
1993–93 File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 6–4 File:PiaRLcolours.PNG Pia Stade des Sports Et de l'Amitie, Narbonne 12,000
1994–95 File:PiaRLcolours.PNG Pia 12–10 File:No image.svg St Estève 13,200
1995–96 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 27–26 File:No image.svg St Estève 10,000
1996–97 File:No image.svg St Estève 28–24 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 12,000
1997–98 File:No image.svg St Estève 15–8 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 12,000
1998–99 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 33–20 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens Paris 7,592
1999–00 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse 20–18 File:No image.svg St Estève 6,500
2000–01 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 32–20 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Stade des Sept-Deniers, Toulouse 8,000[3]
2001–02 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve 17–0 File:UtcRLcolours.PNG Union Treiziste Catalane 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.

Champions by club

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Club Wins Runners
up 		Winning years
1 File:Catalanscolours.svg XIII Catalan 11 7 1935–36, 1939–40, 1956–57, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1993–94
2 File:CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG AS Carcassonne 10 10 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1991–92
3 File:VilleneuveRLcolours.PNG Villeneuve Leopards 8 10 1934–35, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1979–80, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
4 File:No image.svg AS Saint Estève 6 7 1970–71, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98
5 File:AlbiRLcolours.svg RC Albi 5 1 1937–38, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1976–77
6 File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 4 4 1964–65, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1999–2000
7 File:No image.svg RC Roanne XIII 4 1 1938–39, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1959–60
8 File:GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 3 7 1969–70, 1973–74, 1990–91
9 File:LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan Sangliers 3 2 1960–61, 1962–63, 1977–78
10 File:No image.svg Le Pontet XIII 2 3 1985–86, 1987–88
11= File:No image.svg Bordeaux XIII 2 1 1936–37, 1953–54
11= File:LyonRLcolours.PNG Lyon Villeurbanne XIII 2 1 1950–51, 1954–55
13 File:No image.svg Marseille XIII 1 4 1948–49
14 File:PiaRLcolours.PNG Pia XIII 1 1 1994–95
15 File:LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux Grizzlies 1 0 1967–68
16= File:Soavignoncolours.png SO Avignon 0 1
16= File:UtcRLcolours.PNG Union Treiziste Catalane 0 1

Footnotes

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  1. Won title on points: no play-off was used
  2. Match abandoned after six minutes after the beginning due to fighting; no championship awarded.

Books

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  • Le Rugby à XIII le plus français du monde −1934 to 1996– by Louis Bonnery,
  • The Forbidden game by Mike Rylance.

See also

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References

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