Elite One Championship 2011–2012

Season 2011/12 in the French Elite One Championship, the top level rugby league competition in France saw 10 teams play home and away matches before the top six progressed to the play-offs. The season ran from September to May. There were two new clubs, Toulouse Olympique returned to the competition after they had participated in the British rugby league second tier Championship and RC Lescure-Arthes XIII who had won promotion from the French second tier Elite Two Championship. Pia XIII finished top after the regular season and went on to reach the Grand Final, but they were beaten by AS Carcassonne in that final at Narbonne 26-20. The same two teams had already met in the Lord Derby Cup final with AS Carcassonne enjoying a league and cup double after winning 14-12. At the other end of the table Montpellier Red Devils opted for relegation thus saving new boys RC Lescure-Arthes XIII who had finished bottom.

Elite One Championship 2011-2012
LeagueElite One Championship
Teams10
2011/12
ChampionsAS Carcassonne
League leadersPia XIII
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Elite Two ChampionshipMontpellier Red Devils

Table
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Pia XIII18140460231746
2 AS Carcassonne18130552834544
3 SO Avignon18130556240044
4 Lézignan Sangliers18120652131842
5 Toulouse Olympique18120644235242
6 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan18110758340940
7 Villeneuve Leopards18601236944330
8 Limoux Grizzlies18501343048028
9 Montpellier Red Devils18201626571222
10 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII18201625075818 *(deducted 4 pts)

Points win=3: draw=2: loss=1:

Play-Offs
  • Week 1
  • Quarter-Final - Lézignan Sangliers 28-4 Toulouse Olympique
  • Quarter-Final - SO Avignon 36-12 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
  • Week 2
  • Semi-Final - Pia XIII 28-20 Lézignan Sangliers
  • Semi-Final - AS Carcassonne 31-30 SO Avignon
  • Week 3
  • Grand Final - Pia XIII 20-26 AS Carcassonne

See also

References
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