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Elite 2

Founded	2002
Country	France
Number of clubs	9
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Super XIII
Relegation to	National Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	Lord Derby Cup
Current champions	Villefranche XIII Aveyron
Website	site

Elite 2 (formerly the Elite Two Championship) is the second tier semi-professional rugby league competition in France below Super XIII, but above the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The clubs play each other home and away before entering into a series of play-off matches resulting in a Grand Final. The winners can gain promotion to Super XIII providing they meet a minimum criteria. Occasionally the runners-up could be offered promotion.

History

The Elite Two Championship was formed in 2002 when the French Rugby League Championship was split into two Elite One and Elite Two.

Teams for 2024–25 season

There are nine teams competing in the 2024–25 season.

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
RC Carpentras XIII	Stade de la Roseraie	5,000	Carpentras, Vaucluse
Ille-sur-Tet XIII	Stade Jean Galia	2,000	Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees Orientales
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	Stade de Lescure d'Albigeois	2,000	Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn
Palau XIII Broncos	Georges Vaills Stadium		Palau-del-Vidre, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pamiers XIII	Stade Magnagounet		Pamiers, Ariège
Realmont XIII	Stade Claude Andre		Realmont, Tarn
RC Salon XIII	Stade Marcel Roustan	2,000	Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône
Tonneins XIII	Stade Jean Bernège		Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	Stade Municipal Conques sur Orbiel	2,000	Villegailhenc, Aude

Past winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner Up	Ref.
2002–03	Sainte-Livrade XIII	25 – 15	UTC 2
2003–04	RC Carpentras XIII	14 – 10	UTC 2
2004–05	Marseille XIII	12 – 10	RC Carpentras XIII
2005–06	Le Barcarès XIII	25 – 19	Palau XIII Broncos
2006–07	Gifi Bias XIII	16 – 14	Racing Club Albi XIII
2007–08	Le Barcarès XIII	30 – 16	Montpellier Red Devils
2008–09	AS Corbeil	30 – 14	RC Baho XIII
2009–10	Palau XIII Broncos	18 – 12	Montpellier Red Devils
2010–11	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	12 – 0	RC Baho XIII
2011–12	Palau XIII Broncos	34 – 17	Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII
2012–13	Palau XIII Broncos	26 – 22	RC Baho XIII
2013–14	RC Baho XIII	18 – 12	Racing Club Albi XIII
2014–15	Racing Club Albi XIII	21 – 14	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
2015–16	La Reole XIII	20 – 16	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
2016–17	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	13 – 10	RC Baho XIII
2017–18	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	23 – 16	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
2018–19	RC Baho XIII	35 – 20	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21
2021–22	Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	15 – 14	RC Baho XIII
2022–23	Ille-sur-Têt XIII	25 – 18	Villefranche XIII Aveyron
2023–24	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	37 – 14	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII

See also

• French rugby league system
• Rugby league in France
• Lord Derby Cup
• Coupe Falcou

References

1. "Home". ffr13.fr.
2. "Championnat Elite 2". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. "The Elite 2 calendar season 2024-2025 with 9 teams". Treize Mondial. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. ^ "France Elite 2 Championship: Charts". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
5. "Palau sacré Champion de France" (in French). FFRXIII. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
6. "Palau champion de France du suspense" (in French). FFRXIII. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
7. "Les résultats du week-end" (in French). FFRXIII. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
8. "Une fête, une Coupe et un Planchot à Montpellier" (in French). FFRXIII. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
9. "Finale Elite 2 | La Réole XIII décroche le bouclier !" (in French). FFRXIII. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
10. "Elite 2 : le patient rouergat" (in French). FFRXIII. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
11. "Villegailhenc is French Elite 2 champion". Treize Mondial. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
12. "In the chaos, Baho scored twice by beating Villegailhenc". Treize Mondial. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
13. "Pia Elite 2 champion with golden point against Baho". Treize Mondial. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
14. "Ille triumphed at the end of the match against Villefranche and won the Elite 2". Treize Mondial. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
15. "Villefranche wins the title in Elite 2 by defeating the VARL". Treize Mondial. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

• Elite 2, French Rugby League Federation

v t e Rugby league in France
Federation	Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII
National teams	Men's national team List of results Women's national team Wheelchair national team
Leagues	Current Super XIII Elite 2 National Division 1 National Division 2 Elite 1 (wheelchair rugby league) Defunct French Rugby League Championship France Rugby League
Lord Derby Cup	1934–35 2017–2018 2018–2019 2022–2023 2023–2024
Other cups	Georges Aillères Cup Albert Falcou Cup Paul Dejean Cup
Rugby Football League teams	Current Catalans Dragons (Super League) Toulouse Olympique (Championship) Defunct Paris Saint-Germain (Super League)

• Rugby league competitions in France
• Professional sports leagues in France