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The French rugby league championship (French: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties.
Except for the first season, a play-off structure leading to a championship final has always been used to determine the fate of the championship.
The championship is divided into several divisions; the top league is currently titled Elite Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite).
List of champions
| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | |
| 1934-1935 | US Villeneuve1 | n/a | |||
| 1935-1936 | XIII Catalan | 25 - 14 | Bordeaux XIII | Bordeaux | |
| 1936-1937 | Bordeaux XIII | 23 - 10 | XIII Catalan | Bordeaux | |
| 1937-1938 | RC Albi | 8 - 5 | US Villeneuve | Bordeaux | |
| 1938-1939 | Roanne | 9 - 0 | US Villeneuve | Bordeaux | |
| 1939-1940 | XIII Catalan | 20 - 16 | Pau XIII | Toulouse | |
| 1940-44 | Rugby league outlawed by Vichy regime | ||||
| 1944-1945 | AS Carcassonne | 13 - 12 | Toulouse Olympique | Perpignan | |
| 1945-1946 | AS Carcassonne | 12 - 0 | Toulouse Olympique | Lyon | |
| 1946-1947 | Roanne XIII | 19 - 0 | AS Carcassonne | Lyon | |
| 1947-1948 | Roanne XIII | 3 - 2 | AS Carcassonne | Marseille | |
| 1948-1949 | Marseille XIII | 12 - 5 | AS Carcassonne | Carcassonne | |
| 1949-1950 | AS Carcassonne | 21 - 7 | Marseille XIII | Perpignan | |
| 1950-1951 | Lyon Villeurbanne | 15 - 10 | XIII Catalan | Toulouse | |
| 1951-1952 | AS Carcassonne | 18 - 6 | Marseille XIII | Toulouse | |
| 1952-1953 | AS Carcassonne | 19 - 12 | Lyon Villeurbanne | Toulouse | |
| 1953-1954 | Bordeaux XIII | 7 - 4 | Marseille XIII | Toulouse | |
| 1954-1955 | Lyon Villeurbanne | 7 - 6 | AS Carcassonne | Toulouse | |
| 1955-1956 | RC Albi | 13 - 5 | AS Carcassonne | Toulouse | |
| 1956-1957 | XIII Catalan | 14 - 9 | SO Avignon | Toulouse | |
| 1957-1958 | RC Albi | 8 - 6 | AS Carcassonne | Toulouse | |
| 1958-1959 | US Villeneuve | 24 - 16 | FC Lézignan | Toulouse | |
| 1959-1960 | Roanne XIII | 31 - 24 | RC Albi | Toulouse | |
| 1960-1961 | FC Lézignan | 7 - 4 | Roanne XIII | Toulouse | |
| 1961-1962 | RC Albi | 14 - 7 | US Villeneuve | Toulouse | |
| 1962-1963 | FC Lézignan | 20 - 13 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |
| 1963-1964 | US Villeneuve | 4 - 3 | Toulouse Olympique | Toulouse | |
| 1964-1965 | Toulouse Olympique | 47 - 15 | US Villeneuve | Toulouse | |
| 1965-1966 | AS Carcassonne | 45 - 20 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |
| 1966-1967 | AS Carcassonne | 39 - 15 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |
| 1967-1968 | SC Limoux | 13 - 12 | AS Carcassonne | Toulouse | |
| 1968-1969 | XIII Catalan | 12 - 11 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |
| 1969-1970 | RC Saint-Gaudens | 32 - 10 | XIII Catalan | Toulouse | |
| 1970-1971 | AS Saint-Estève | 13 - 4 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |
| 1971-1972 | AS Carcassonne | 21 - 9 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |
| 1972-1973 | Toulouse Olympique | 18 - 0 | Marseille | Toulouse | |
| 1973-1974 | RC Saint-Gaudens | 21 - 8 | US Villeneuve | Toulouse | |
| 1974-1975 | Toulouse Olympique | 10 - 9 | AS Saint-Estève | Toulouse | |
| 1975-1976 | AS Carcassonne | 14 - 6 | FC Lézignan | Toulouse | |
| 1976-1977 | RC Albi | 19 - 10 | AS Carcassonne | Albi | |
| 1977-1978 | FC Lézignan | 3 - 0 | XIII Catalan | Toulouse | |
| 1978-1979 | XIII Catalan | 17 - 2 | AS Carcassonne | Toulouse | |
| 1979-1980 | US Villeneuve | 12 - 7 | AS Saint-Estève | Toulouse | |
| 1980-1981 | US Villeneuve | n/a2 | XIII Catalan | Toulouse | |
| 1981-1982 | XIII Catalan | 21 - 8 | AS Saint-Estève | Toulouse | |
| 1982-1983 | XIII Catalan | 10 - 8 | US Villeneuve | Toulouse | |
| 1983-1984 | XIII Catalan | 30 - 6 | US Villeneuve | Toulouse | |
| 1984-1985 | XIII Catalan | 26 - 6 | US Le Pontet | Toulouse | |
| 1985-1986 | US Le Pontet | 19 - 6 | XIII Catalan | ?? | |
| 1986-1987 | XIII Catalan | 11 - 3 | US Le Pontet | Toulouse | |
| 1987-1988 | US Le Pontet | 14 - 2 | XIII Catalan | Toulouse | |
| 1988-1989 | AS Saint-Estève | 23 - 4 | US Le Pontet | Narbonne | |
| 1989-1990 | AS Saint-Estève | 24 - 23 | AS Carcassonne | Narbonne | |
| 1990-1991 | RC Saint-Gaudens | 10 - 8 | US Villeneuve | Toulouse | |
| 1991-1992 | AS Carcassonne | 11 - 10 | AS Saint-Estève | Toulouse | |
| 1992-1993 | AS Saint-Estève | 9 - 8 | XIII Catalan | Toulouse | |
| 1993-1994 | XIII Catalan | 6 - 4 | Pia XIII | Narbonne | |
| 1994-1995 | Pia XIII | 12 - 10 | AS Saint-Estève | Narbonne | |
| 1995-1996 | US Villeneuve | 27 - 26 | AS Saint-Estève | Narbonne | |
| 1996-1997 | AS Saint-Estève | 28 - 24 | US Villeneuve | Narbonne | |
| 1997-1998 | AS Saint-Estève | 15 - 8 | US Villeneuve | Narbonne | |
| 1998-1999 | US Villeneuve | 33 - 20 | St Gaudens | Paris | |
| 1999-2000 | Spacers de Toulouse | 20 - 18 | AS Saint-Estève | Paris | |
| 2000-2001 | US Villeneuve | 32 - 20 | Spacers de Toulouse | Toulouse | |
| 2001-2002 | US Villeneuve | 17 - 0 | Union Treiziste Catalane | Béziers | |
| 2002-2003 | US Villeneuve | 31 - 18 | RC Saint-Gaudens | Narbonne | |
| 2003-2004 | RC Saint-Gaudens | 14 - 10 | Union Treiziste Catalane | Perpignan | |
| 2004-2005 | Union Treiziste Catalane | 66 - 16 | Toulouse Olympique | Narbonne | |
| 2005-2006 | Pia XIII | 21 - 18 | Toulouse Olympique | Toulouse | |
Footnotes
- Won title on points: no play-off was used
- Match abandoned due to fighting - Villeneuve declared champions due to finishing higher in the league
Books
- Le Rugby à XIII le plus français du monde -1934 to 1996- by Louis Bonnery,
- the Forbidden game by Mike Rylance.
External links
"French rugby league championship"