National Division 2

National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, below the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The Division is split into 5 regional leagues, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees, Aquitaine, Ile de France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA). Clubs play each other home and away in their respective regional league with the top clubs progressing into a series of play-off matches to determine the champions. The champions can apply for promotion to the National Division 1. This tier was formerly known as the Federal Championship.^[1]

National Division 2

Founded	1974
Country	France
Number of teams	22
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	National Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	Lord Derby Cup
League cup(s)	Coupe Falcou
Current champions	US Pujols XIII

History

The league was first played for in 1974/75 under the title Federal Division. In 2008 the competition was rebranded as the National Division 2. The domestic cup for clubs in the league is the Coupe Falcou which was formerly called the French Federal Cup.^[2]

Teams

Zone 1

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
US Apt XIII	Stade de Viton		Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
SC Cheval-Blanc XIII	Stade Cheval-Blanc		Cheval-Blanc, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Montpellier Red Devils	Stade Sabathe	2'800	Montpellier, Herault,
Marseille XIII Avenir	Stade Roger Couderc		Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Toulon XIII Métropole 2	Delaune Stadium		Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
BC Thorois XIII	Stade BC Thorois		France
Vedène XIII	Stade de la Calade		Vedène, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur

Zone 2

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
RC Begles XIII	Stade Denis Mallet		Begles, Gironde, Aquitaine
AS Corbeil Essonnes XIII Spartans	Stade Robinson		Essonnes, Paris, Île-de-France
AS Clairac XIII	Stade Vivens		Clairac, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine
Cahors Lot XIII	Stade Lucien Desprats	4,000	Cahors, Lot, Aquitaine
Gratentour XIII	Stade de Gratentour		Gratentour, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII II	Stade Jean Vidal		Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées
US Pujols XIII	Lacassagne Sports Complex		Pujols, Lot-et-Garonne
Villefranche XIII Aveyron II	Stade Henri Lagarde	2,700	Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron

Zone 3

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Ille-sur-Tet XIII II	Stade Jean Galia		Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees Orientales, Languedoc-Rousillon
Pamiers XIII	Stade Magnagounet		Pamiers, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees
AS Pomas XIII	Municipal Stadium of Pomas		Pomas, Aude
Toulouges XIII Panthers	Stade Clairfont		Toulouges, Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Rousillon
Canton Villefranche d'Albi XIII	Villefranche de Albigeois		Villefranche-d'Albigeois
Val d'Orbieu XIII	Stade Val d'Orbieu		Aude
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII II	Stade Jerome Rieux		Villegailhenc, Aude, Languedoc-Rousillon

Zone 4

Zone 5

Past winners

Year	Champions	Score	Runner-up
1974-75	Le Mas Agenais XIII
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78	Ornaisons XIII	23-20	Lestelle XIII
1978-79	La Reole XIII	19-6	Talence XIII
1979-80	Saint-Juery XIII	29-3	US Pineuilh XIII
1980-81	Pennautier XIII	10-7	Rivesaltes XIII
1981-82	Saint-Paul Fenouilledes XIII	13-3	SC Cheval-Blanc XIII
1982-83	RC Le Soler XIII	47-0	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
1983-84	US Trentels XIII	15-10	Paris XIII
1984-85	Mazan XIII	19-8	Opoul XIII
1985-86	Ornaisons XIII	16-10	Salses XIII
1986-87	Le Barcares XIII	16-9	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII
1987-88	Mazan XIII	18-10	Narbonne XIII
1988-89	Opoul XIII	27-12	Saint-Hyppolite XIII
1989-90	Palau XIII Broncos	28-12	Cabestany XIII
1990-91	Saint Esteve 'A'	16-8	US Villeneuve 'A'
1991-92	Le Barcares XIII	19-6	US Apt XIII
1992-93	Le Lauquet/Palaja XIII	18-15	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII
1993-94	Morieres XIII	25-12	Estagel XIII
1994-95	AS Clairac XIII	20-12	Ille-sur-Tet XIII
1995-96	Saint-Cyprien	30-13	Castelnau XIII
1996-97	Castelnau XIII	38-26	Le Mas Agenais XIII
1997-98	AS Clairac XIII	23-17	Cabardes XIII
1998-99	Montpellier Red Devils	30-15	Ille-sur-Tet XIII
1999-2000
2000-01	Saint-Paul Fenouilledes XIII
2001-02	Gifi Bias XIII	18-10	Aspet XIII
2002-03	Salses Opoul	36-22	Le Mas Agenais XIII
2003-04	Racing Club Caumont XIII	26-24	Villeneuve Tolosane
2004-05	Ornaisons XIII	28-11	SU Cavaillon XIII
2005-06	Sauveterre de Comminges XIII	20-14	Tonneins XIII
2006-07	AS Clairac XIII	30-8	Saint-Laurent XIII
2007-08	Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	30-6	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 'A'
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11	AS Corbeil Essonnes XIII
2011-12	Le Soler XIII	23-12	US Trentels XIII
2012-13	AS Clairac XIII		US Ferrals XIII
2013-14	Ramonville XIII		RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 'A'
2014-15
2015-16	US Pujols XIII	38-22	Salses XIII
2016-17	Pia XIII	28-10	Le Soler XIII
2017-18
2018-19

See also

• France portal
• Sports portal

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

References

1. "Championnat Fédérale". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
2. "Home". ffr13.fr.

External links

• Official website