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French Division 1 Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
Founded1926
No. of teams8
CountryFrance
Most recent
champion(s)
Barracudas de Montpellier
Most titlesParis Université Club (22)
Official websitehttps://ffbs.fr/ (French)

The Division Élite is the highest level of Baseball in France. Its clubs compete for the Championnat de France de baseball.

Organization

The French D1 begins play on March 23, 2025. An eight-team league plays a 28-game schedule on weekends, with the season running from thru early October. The top 4 teams qualify for semifinals. Semi-finals and finals are also played in best-of-five series. The league follows a promotion and relegation system where the last of the regular season goes down to the Division 2 while the D2 winner automatically moves up to D1. In 2025, Beziers will play their first season in Division 1 after winning the D2 in 2024. The annual Challenge de France typically takes place every May, with the 2025 edition to be held in Metz. Two French clubs, Rouen and Montpellier will participate in the 2025 European Cup, to be hosted in June in Rouen. The 2025 French Series will take place in October, following the conclusion of the 2025 European Baseball championships (held in Rotterdam).

Current teams

Team City
Pirates de Beziers Beziers, France
Barracudas de Montpellier Montpellier, France
Metz Cometz Metz, France
Huskies de Rouen Rouen, France
Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Savigny-sur-Orge, France
Templiers de Sénart Senart, France
Tigers de Toulouse Toulouse, France
La Rochelle Boucaniers La Rochelle, France

Champions

The Division Élite was created in 1926. Not all editions were held and some results are missing.

Year Champion Runner-up
1954 Stade français Paris Université Club
1955 Paris Université Club Stade français
1963 BC Paris BC Charenton
1964 BC Charenton BC Paris
1965 Paris Université Club Saints de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
1966 Paris Université Club Saints de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
1967 Pirates de Paris Paris Université Club
1968 CSF Cagnes-sur-Mer Paris Université Club
1969 Pirates de Paris CSF Cagnes-sur-Mer
1970 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1971 Nice Université Club Paris Université Club
1972 Paris Université Club St Germain en Laye
1973 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1974 Nice Université Club Paris Université Club
1975 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1976 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1977 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1978 BC Nippon/Nice Université Club
1979 Nice Université Club/BC Nippon
1980 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1981 Nice Université Club Paris Université Club
1982 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1983 Paris Université Club Meyzieu
1984 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1985 Paris Université Club Limeil-Brévannes
1986 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1987 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1988 Paris Université Club Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
1989 Paris Université Club Pineuilh
1990 Paris Université Club Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
1991 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1992 Paris Université Club Limeil-Brévannes
1993 Barracudas de Montpellier Paris Université Club
1994 Barracudas de Montpellier Paris Université Club
1995 Barracudas de Montpellier Jimmer's de Saint-Lô
1996 Jimmer's de Saint-Lô Barracudas de Montpellier
1997 Jimmer's de Saint-Lô Barracudas de Montpellier
1998 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
1999 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2000 Paris Université Club Barracudas de Montpellier
2001 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2002 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2003 Rouen Baseball 76 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2004 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2005 Rouen Baseball 76 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2006 Rouen Baseball 76 Tigers de Toulouse
2007 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2008 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2009 Rouen Huskies Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2010 Rouen Huskies Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2011 Rouen Huskies Barracudas de Montpellier
2012 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2013 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2014 Templiers de Sénart Paris Université Club
2015 Huskies de Rouen Barracudas de Montpellier
2016 Huskies de Rouen Templiers de Sénart
2017 Huskies de Rouen Templiers de Sénart
2018 Huskies de Rouen Cougars de Montigny
2019 Huskies de Rouen Templiers de Sénart
2021 Huskies de Rouen Templiers de Sénart
2022 Huskies de Rouen Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2023 Barracudas de Montpellier Cougars de Montigny

See also

References

  1. (in French) 2011 Division Élite Schedule
  2. (in French) Baseball historic, French baseball federation documentation, p. 12 Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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