Super XIII

Super XIII

Founded	2002
Country	France
Number of clubs	8
Promotion to	Kingstone Press League 1 (Via application to RFL)
Relegation to	Elite Two Championship
Current champions	Pia Donkeys
Most championships	Lézignan Sangliers (4Titles)
TV partners	Orange TV

The Elite One Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite) is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition.

The French Rugby League Championship began in 1934 but the current name and format were adopted in 2002 when the first game commenced in April. Since then the league has strengthened both on and off the pitch with members of the French national team playing in the league and growing attendances - some derby matches now get crowds of 3,000. Recently the league has grown internationally too with players from Morocco, Serbia, Russia and Algeria. The season usually runs from October to May so that fans can also attend Catalans Dragons matches.

Media

Selected games from the Elite Championship are broadcast live on Orange TV and summaries of each match Elite 1 are available to subscribers.

Teams for 2013/14 Season

Avignon

Carcassonne

Lescure

Lézignan

Limoux

Saint-Gaudens

Toulouse

Catalans

Villeneuve

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Teams currently participating in the Elite 1

Elite One
Team	Stadium	City/Area
Avignon Bisons	Stade Saint Ruf	Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
AS Carcassonne	Stade Albert Domec	Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
Lezignan Sangliers	Stade du Moulin	Lézignan-Corbières, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
Limoux Grizzlies	Stade de Aiguillet	Limoux, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon
Saint Esteve Catalans	Avenue du Général de Gaulle	Saint-Estève, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon
Toulouse Olympique	Stade des Minimes	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
Villeneuve Leopards	Stade Max Rousie	Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine
Palau Broncos	Stade Georges Vaills	Palau-de-Cerdagne, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon

Winners

Year	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2002	Villeneuve Leopards	17 - 0	UTC	Béziers
2002-2003	Villeneuve Leopards	34 - 18	Saint-Gaudens Bears	Béziers
2003-2004	Saint-Gaudens Bears	14 - 10	UTC	Béziers
2004-2005	UTC	66 - 16	Toulouse Olympique	Toulouse
2005-2006	Pia Donkeys	21 - 18	Toulouse Olympique	Toulouse
2006-2007	Pia Donkeys	20 - 16	Lezignan Sangliers	Colomiers
2007-2008	Lézignan Sangliers	26-16	Pia Donkeys	Béziers
2008-2009	Lézignan Sangliers	40-32	Limoux Grizzlies	Carcassonne
2009-2010	Lézignan Sangliers	33-22	Pia Donkeys	Montpellier
2010-2011	Lézignan Sangliers	17-12	Limoux Grizzlies	Narbonne
2011-2012	Carcassonne	26-20	Pia Donkeys	Narbonne
2012-2013	Pia Donkeys	33-26	Saint Estève Catalans	Perpignan
2013-2014		-

See also

• Elite One Championship V (current season)
• Elite Two Championship
• French Rugby League Championship
• French rugby league system
• Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII
• Lord Derby Cup
• Rugby league in France

External links

• Google map showing location of Elite One sides
• French rugby league federation
• Infostreize
• Le monde du rugby à XIII