Elite 2 (rugby league)

Elite 2
Sport	Rugby league
Founded	2002
No. of teams	9
Country	France
Most recent; champion	Villefranche XIII Aveyron
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Super XIII
Relegation to	National Division 1
Domestic cup	Lord Derby Cup
Official website	Official 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 regular season runs from September/October to April.^[1]^[2] The clubs play each other home and away before entering into a series of play-off matches resulting in a Grand Final.^[2] The winners can gain promotion to Super XIII providing they meet a minimum criteria. Occasionally the runners-up could be offered promotion. Promotion to Elite 2 from the National Divisions is also based on similar criteria.^[3]

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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

Year	Winner	Score	Runner Up	Ref.
2002–03	Sainte-Livrade XIII	25 – 15	UTC 2	^[5]
2003–04	RC Carpentras XIII	14 – 10	UTC 2	^[5]
2004–05	Marseille XIII	12 – 10	RC Carpentras XIII	^[5]
2005–06	Le Barcarès XIII	25 – 19	Palau XIII Broncos	^[5]
2006–07	Gifi Bias XIII	16 – 14	Racing Club Albi XIII	^[5]
2007–08	Le Barcarès XIII	30 – 16	Montpellier Red Devils	^[5]
2008–09	AS Corbeil	30 – 14	RC Baho XIII	^[5]
2009–10	Palau XIII Broncos	18 – 12	Montpellier Red Devils	^[5]
2010–11	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	12 – 0	RC Baho XIII	^[5]
2011–12	Palau XIII Broncos	34 – 17	Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII	^[6]
2012–13	Palau XIII Broncos	26 – 22	RC Baho XIII	^[7]
2013–14	RC Baho XIII	18 – 12	Racing Club Albi XIII	^[8]
2014–15	Racing Club Albi XIII	21 – 14	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	^[9]
2015–16	La Reole XIII	20 – 16	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	^[10]
2016–17	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	13 – 10	RC Baho XIII	^[11]
2017–18	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	23 – 16	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	^[12]
2018–19	RC Baho XIII	35 – 20	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	^[13]
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.			^[5]
2020–21	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.			^[5]
2021–22	Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	15 – 14	RC Baho XIII	^[14]
2022–23	Ille-sur-Têt XIII	25 – 18	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	^[15]
2023–24	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	37 – 14	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	^[16]
2024–25	Palau XIII Broncos	20 – 17	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	^[17]

Elite 2 (rugby league)

History

Teams for 2025–26 season

Past winners

See also

References

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