Elite Two Championship
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The Elite Two Championship is the second tier semi-professional
rugby league
competition in France
below the Elite One Championship
, but above the National Division East and West.
Elite 2 was created in 2008 and replaced National League One, which was divided two pools.
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
rugby league
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competition in France
France
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below the Elite One Championship
Elite One Championship
The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....
, but above the National Division East and West.
Elite 2 was created in 2008 and replaced National League One, which was divided two pools.
Teams for 2011/12 Season
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| Racing Club Albi XIII Racing Club Albi XIII RC Albi XIII is a French rugby league club in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Albi, Tarn.- Club honours :* French championship : 1938, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1977* Runners-up : 1960* French cup : 1974... |
Stade Mazicou | Albi, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity... |
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| Baho XIII | Stade Municipal | Baho Baho Baho is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.The inhabitants are called Bahotencs.Baho is the site of an ancient fort. At the 9th century, Baho was a possession of the abbey of Saint Michel de Cuixa... , Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :... , Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is... |
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| Cavaillon XIII Cavaillon XIII Sporting Union Cavaillonnais XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Cavaillon, Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The club plays in the French Elite 2.-See also:Elite 2... |
Stade Ravaou | Cavaillon Cavaillon Cavaillon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:The Calavon, a tributary of the Durance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune.... , Vaucluse Vaucluse The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes... , Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur |
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| Carpentras XIII Carpentras XIII RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in the city of Carpentras in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and as to date have never achieved either a Championship victory or attained a Lord Derby Cup title with their best result... |
Stade de la Rosarie | Carpentras Carpentras Carpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon... , Vaucluse Vaucluse The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes... , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin... |
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| Corbeil XIII Corbeil XIII Corbeil XIII is a French Rugby League club based in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne in the Île-de-France region. The club fields two teams in the French league; the first team participates in Elite 2 and the reserve team plays in the Île-de-France League of the French National Division 2.-Club... |
Stade de Robinson | Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture building and administration are located inside the commune of Corbeil-Essonnes.In the 19th... , Essonne Essonne Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :... , Île-de-France Île-de-France (région) Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area.... |
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| Entraigues XIII Entraigues XIII US Entraigues is a French rugby league team currently playing in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue.-Current squad:2011/12 season*Brahim Arrab*Guillaume Dezordi*Gourjon Ludovic*Kamel Khettab*Walter Sebatier*Olivier Warmee... |
Stade Georges Mauro | Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*... , Vaucluse Vaucluse The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes... , Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur |
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| Lyon Villeurbanne Lyon Villeurbanne Lyon Villeurbanne are a French rugby league club from the town of Lyon in France. They play in the Elite Two Championship.-History:The Lyon club was founded in 1934. In 1934, the French rugby league was setup. The Lyon club, won the inaugural Lord Derby Cup in 1934-35. The club went on to win the... |
Stade Georges Lyvet | Villeurbanne Villeurbanne Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of... , Rhône Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland... , Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris... |
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| Palau XIII | Stade Claude-André | Palau Palau-del-Vidre Palau-del-Vidre is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*... , Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :... , Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is... |
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| Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Aquitaine region. They play in the French Elite Two Championship after being promoted from National Division 1 in 2011.-Honours:*Elite Two Championship... |
Stade Jean-Bernege | Tonneins Tonneins Tonneins is a town in the Lot-et-Garonne department of south-western France. It stands above the river Garonne between Marmande to the west and Agen to the east and is the first major town below the confluence of the two rivers the Lot and the Garonne after which the department is named. Until... , Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790... , Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes... |
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| Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII Toulouse Jules-Julien Broncos XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, in the Midi-Pyrénées region. They play in the French National Division 1... |
Stade Struxiano | Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... , Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The... , Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity... |
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| Villefranche XIII Aveyron Villefranche XIII Aveyron Villefranche XIII Aveyron are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in southern France that represents the sous-préfecture area of Aveyron and also the Villefranche-de-Rouergue commune... |
Stade Henri Lagarde | Villefranche Villefranche-de-Rouergue Villefranche-de-Rouergue is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-History:At the end of the Albigensian Crusade from the northern "barons" against the southern Occitania on a religious pretext , the Count of Toulouse was defeated and concluded the treaty of Paris in 1229... , Aveyron Aveyron Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.... , Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity... |
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Past winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
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| 1958 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Lyon Villeurbanne Lyon Villeurbanne are a French rugby league club from the town of Lyon in France. They play in the Elite Two Championship.-History:The Lyon club was founded in 1934. In 1934, the French rugby league was setup. The Lyon club, won the inaugural Lord Derby Cup in 1934-35. The club went on to win the... |
Winner on points | |
| 1983 | Carpentras XIII Carpentras XIII RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in the city of Carpentras in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and as to date have never achieved either a Championship victory or attained a Lord Derby Cup title with their best result... |
14-6 | Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with... |
| 1984 | Cavaillon XIII Cavaillon XIII Sporting Union Cavaillonnais XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Cavaillon, Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The club plays in the French Elite 2.-See also:Elite 2... |
32-20 | Roanne XIII Roanne XIII Racing Club de Roanne XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Roanne, Loire in the Rhône-Alpes region. The club plays in the Rhône-Alpes League of the French National Division 2.-History:... |
| 1985 | Paris Châtillon XIII | 18-12 | Pia XIII |
| 1986 | Roanne XIII Roanne XIII Racing Club de Roanne XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Roanne, Loire in the Rhône-Alpes region. The club plays in the Rhône-Alpes League of the French National Division 2.-History:... |
19-16 | La Réole XIII La Réole XIII La Réole XIII is a French Rugby League club based in La Réole, Gironde in the Aquitaine region. The club plays in the Aquitaine League in the French National Division 2.-Club honours:*Elite 2**Runners Up - 1986*French National 2**Winners – 1990... |
| 1987 | No Final | ||
| 1988 | Pia XIII | Winner on points | |
| 1989 | Pamiers XIII | 20-12 | Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Le Barcares, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The club plays in Pool B of the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2.-Club honours:*Elite 2... |
| 1990 | Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Le Barcares, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The club plays in Pool B of the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2.-Club honours:*Elite 2... |
12-6 | Villefranche XIII |
| 1991 | Racing Club Albi XIII Racing Club Albi XIII RC Albi XIII is a French rugby league club in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Albi, Tarn.- Club honours :* French championship : 1938, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1977* Runners-up : 1960* French cup : 1974... |
23-12 | Lézignan XIII Lézignan Sangliers Football Club de Lézignan are a professional rugby league football club based in Lézignan-Corbières in the départment of Aude in the south of France... |
| 1992 | Villefranche XIII Villefranche XIII Aveyron Villefranche XIII Aveyron are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in southern France that represents the sous-préfecture area of Aveyron and also the Villefranche-de-Rouergue commune... |
12-6 | Limoux Grizzlies Limoux Grizzlies Limoux Grizzlies are a French rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the département of Aude. They play in the Elite One Championship.-History:The Limoux club was founded in 1951. The club won its first and thus far only French Championship in 1968... |
| 1993 | Cannes XIII Cannes XIII Cannes XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The club plays in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur League of the French National Division 2.-Club Details:*President:... |
20-7 | Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with... |
| 1994 | Palau XIII | 25-16 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Lyon Villeurbanne Lyon Villeurbanne are a French rugby league club from the town of Lyon in France. They play in the Elite Two Championship.-History:The Lyon club was founded in 1934. In 1934, the French rugby league was setup. The Lyon club, won the inaugural Lord Derby Cup in 1934-35. The club went on to win the... |
| 1995 | Entraigues XIII Entraigues XIII US Entraigues is a French rugby league team currently playing in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue.-Current squad:2011/12 season*Brahim Arrab*Guillaume Dezordi*Gourjon Ludovic*Kamel Khettab*Walter Sebatier*Olivier Warmee... |
22-6 | Cannes XIII Cannes XIII Cannes XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The club plays in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur League of the French National Division 2.-Club Details:*President:... |
| 1996 | Salon XIII Salon XIII Rugby Club Salon XIII, nicknamed the Jaguars, are a French Rugby League club based in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region... |
30-16 | Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Aquitaine region. They play in the French Elite Two Championship after being promoted from National Division 1 in 2011.-Honours:*Elite Two Championship... |
| 1997 | Salon XIII Salon XIII Rugby Club Salon XIII, nicknamed the Jaguars, are a French Rugby League club based in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region... |
34-8 | Saint-Cyprien XIII |
| 1998 | Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Aquitaine region. They play in the French Elite Two Championship after being promoted from National Division 1 in 2011.-Honours:*Elite Two Championship... |
36-12 | Avignon XIII Sporting Olympique Avignon Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France... |
| 1999 | Villefranche XIII | 38-18 | Saint-Cyprien XIII |
| 2000 | Saint-Cyprien XIII | 32-20 | Carcassonne XIII AS Carcassonne AS Carcassonne are a professional rugby league football club based in Carcassonne in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and are one of the most successful clubs in French rugby league, having won a total of ten French Championship titles and eleven Lord Derby Cups... |
| 2001 | Carpentras XIII Carpentras XIII RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in the city of Carpentras in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and as to date have never achieved either a Championship victory or attained a Lord Derby Cup title with their best result... |
20-15 | Racing Club Albi XIII Racing Club Albi XIII RC Albi XIII is a French rugby league club in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Albi, Tarn.- Club honours :* French championship : 1938, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1977* Runners-up : 1960* French cup : 1974... |
| 2002 | Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Lyon Villeurbanne Lyon Villeurbanne are a French rugby league club from the town of Lyon in France. They play in the Elite Two Championship.-History:The Lyon club was founded in 1934. In 1934, the French rugby league was setup. The Lyon club, won the inaugural Lord Derby Cup in 1934-35. The club went on to win the... |
28-22 | Paris Châtillon XIII |
| 2003 | Sainte-Livrade XIII | 25-15 | UTC 2 |
| 2004 | Carpentras XIII Carpentras XIII RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in the city of Carpentras in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and as to date have never achieved either a Championship victory or attained a Lord Derby Cup title with their best result... |
14-10 | UTC 2 |
| 2005 | Marseille XIII Marseille XIII Avenir Marseille XIII Avenir, founded in 2007, are a French Rugby League club based in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region... |
12-10 | Carpentras XIII Carpentras XIII RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in the city of Carpentras in the south of France. They play in the French rugby league championship and as to date have never achieved either a Championship victory or attained a Lord Derby Cup title with their best result... |
| 2006 | Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Le Barcares, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The club plays in Pool B of the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2.-Club honours:*Elite 2... |
25-19 | Palau XIII |
| 2007 | Gifi Bias XIII Gifi Bias XIII Gifi Bias XIII, founded in 1961, are a French Rugby League club based in Bias, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Aquitaine region. The club plays in the French National Division 1.-Honours:*Elite Two Championship** Winners - 2007*French National 2... |
16-14 | Racing Club Albi XIII Racing Club Albi XIII RC Albi XIII is a French rugby league club in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Albi, Tarn.- Club honours :* French championship : 1938, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1977* Runners-up : 1960* French cup : 1974... |
| 2008 | Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII Le Barcarès XIII are a French Rugby League club based in Le Barcares, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The club plays in Pool B of the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2.-Club honours:*Elite 2... |
30-16 | Montpellier Red Devils Montpellier Red Devils Montpellier Red Devils are a rugby league club from Montpellier, France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship... |
| 2009 | Corbeil XIII Corbeil XIII Corbeil XIII is a French Rugby League club based in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne in the Île-de-France region. The club fields two teams in the French league; the first team participates in Elite 2 and the reserve team plays in the Île-de-France League of the French National Division 2.-Club... |
30-14 | Baho XIII |
| 2010 | Palau XIII | 18-12 | Montpellier Red Devils Montpellier Red Devils Montpellier Red Devils are a rugby league club from Montpellier, France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship... |
| 2011 | Lescure XIII | 12-0 | Baho XIII |
See also
- Elite One ChampionshipElite One ChampionshipThe Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....
- French Rugby League ChampionshipFrench rugby league championshipThe French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
- French rugby league systemFrench rugby league systemThe major national club competition in France is the Elite one championship, below this is the Elite two championship and a number of regional leagues. The teams in each competition will change each year depending on final standings and relegation / promotion....
- Fédération Française de Rugby à XIIIFédération Française de Rugby à XIIIThe French Rugby League Federation is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in France. The Federation was formed during 1934 and since then has organized and governed the French rugby league championship, the Lord Derby Cup and all of the clubs that are contained within those...
- Lord Derby CupLord Derby CupThe Lord Derby Cup , also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs....
- Rugby league in FranceRugby league in FranceRugby league has been played in France since 1934. As with rugby union, the heartland of the game is the south of the country.During the Second World War, in association with the French rugby union, the sport was banned by the Vichy government, an act which the sport has struggled to recover from...
- Paul Dejean CupPaul Dejean CupThe Paul Dejean Cup is an annual rugby league knock-out competition organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII for clubs in the French Fédéral competition.-2009 Competition:*Preliminary Round...