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Elite One Championship

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Country
  
France

Number of teams
  
10

Relegation to
  
Elite Two Championship

Founded
  
2002

Level on pyramid
  
1

Elite One Championship

Promotion to
  
League 1 (Via application to RFL)

The Elite One Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite) is the top level rugby league competition in France. The season runs from September to April. The clubs play each other home and away then they enter into a play-off series culminating with a Grand Final.

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History

  • See also French Rugby League Championship
  • The French Rugby League Championship began in 1934, the first one being the only one where it was won by the team finishing top of the table on points and not by a play-off series. The Elite One Championship was founded in 2002 after the French Rugby League Championship was split into two divisions. The format stayed the same with teams playing each other home and away, before a play-off series would determine the Champions. The club finishing bottom would not be automatically relegated, it would be dependent on whether the club finishing top of Elite Two Championship either wanted to be promoted or their facilities were up to standard.

    Results

    for winners since 1934.

    References

    Elite One Championship Wikipedia