Elite One Championship 2023–2024

European rugby league competition

Rugby league season

Elite One Championship 2023-24

League| Elite One Championship
Duration| 18 rounds + playoffs
Teams| 10
2023–24 season
Champions|  AS Carcassonne
League leaders|  AS Carcassonne

← 2022–2023

2024–2025 →

The 2023–24 Elite One Championship was the 89th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 23rd season known as the Elite 1 championship.

The league had the same ten teams as the 2022–23 season with Villeneuve, who finished in last place, retaining their Elite 1 status and Ille declining promotion from Elite 2. The ten teams in the competition each team played 18 matches in the regular season. The top six teams progressed to final series played in May 2024.[1] The defending champions were Limoux who had defeated Carcassonne in the 2022–23 Grand Final.[2] Carcassonne reached the Grand Final again in 2023–24 and defeated Albi 8–6 to become champions of France for a thirteenth time. They also achieved a league-cup double having won the Coupe de France Lord Derby earlier in the season.[3][4] In March 2024, the French Rugby League Federation confirmed its plans to expand the top division to eleven teams in 2024–25, therefore there was no relegation from Elite 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season.[5]

## Teams

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Albi

Avignon

Carcassonne

Limoux

Lézignan

Pia

Saint-Esteve XIII

Saint-Gaudens

Toulouse

Villeneuve XIII

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Location of teams in 2023-24 season

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Albi Tigers | Stadium Mazicou | Albi, Tarn
SO Avignon | Parc des Sports (Avignon) | Avignon, Vaucluse
AS Carcassonne | Stade Albert Domec | Carcassonne, Aude
FC Lézignan | Stade du Moulin | Lézignan-Corbières, Aude
Limoux Grizzlies | Stade de l'Aiguille | Limoux, Aude
Pia Donkeys | Stade Daniel-Ambert | Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Estève Catalan | Stade Municipal | Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Gaudens Bears | Stade Jules Ribet | Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
Toulouse Olympique Broncos | Stade des Minimes | Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
Villeneuve Leopards | Stade Max Rousie | Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne

## Regular season

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The regular season started on 30 September 2023 and ended on 14 April 2024. Each team was scheduled to play every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 18 games for each team and a total of 90 games.[1]

### Table and results

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification  |  | CAR  | ALB  | LIM  | PIA  | LEZ  | STE  | AVI  | STG  | VIL  | TOU

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1  |  Carcassonne  | 18  | 16  | 0  | 2  | 636  | 296  | +340  | 2  | 50  | Semi-finals  |  | -- | 30–32  | 28–8  | 38–16  | 38–20  | 30–12  | 36–12  | 52–16  | 58–6  | 50–28
2  |  Albi  | 18  | 15  | 0  | 3  | 515  | 238  | +277  | 2  | 47  |  | 20–14  | -- | 4–0  | 16–0  | 18–10  | 36–10  | 44–12  | 50–6  | 40–4  | 42–18
3  |  Limoux  | 18  | 11  | 0  | 7  | 418  | 268  | +150  | 4  | 37  | Qualifiers  |  | 22–40  | 6–14  | -- | 10–18  | 10–30  | 30–14  | 28–16  | 32–4  | 42–4  | 34–12
4  |  Pia  | 18  | 12  | 0  | 6  | 412  | 369  | +43  | 1  | 37  |  | 12–31  | 20–12  | 12–20  | -- | 26–0  | 28–18  | 42–16  | 30–24  | 48–22  | 28–0
5  |  Lézignan  | 18  | 10  | 0  | 8  | 448  | 360  | +88  | 5  | 35  |  | 10–16  | 26–24  | 4–30  | 26–10  | -- | 14–19  | 70–6  | 48–16  | 32–24  | 44–8
6  |  Saint-Estève Catalan  | 18  | 10  | 0  | 8  | 472  | 382  | +90  | 3  | 33  |  | 20–26  | 10–49  | 6–26  | 54–10  | 25–24  | -- | 50–22  | 30–22  | 52–2  | 22–12
7  |  Avignon  | 18  | 7  | 0  | 11  | 378  | 539  | −161  | 5  | 26  |  |  | 28–46  | 12–24  | 18–12  | 24–26  | 28–34  | 25–24  | -- | 24–14  | 28–13  | 16–24
8  |  Saint-Gaudens  | 18  | 4  | 0  | 14  | 384  | 574  | −190  | 7  | 19  |  | 16–36  | 46–24  | 18–34  | 14–26  | 20–10  | 10–28  | 28–39  | -- | 22–18  | 28–40
9  |  Villeneuve  | 18  | 2  | 0  | 16  | 289  | 541  | −252  | 8  | 14  |  | 12–13  | 4–14  | 12–20  | 20–34  | 22–24  | 12–24  | 14–28  | 37–36  | -- | 25–10
10  |  Toulouse Olympique  | 18  | 3  | 0  | 15  | 258  | 643  | −385  | 3  | 12  |  | 6–54  | 10–52  | 14–54  | 24–26  | 20–22  | 4–54  | 10–24  | 16–44  | 24–16  | --

Source: [6][7]

* 3 points for a victory
* 1 point bonus for the losing team if the margin is less than 12
* If two teams have equal points then the separation factor is the point difference. If a team has a greater point difference they rank higher on the table. If still tied then head-to-head matches will be the tie-breaker.

## Finals

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At the end of the regular season, the top six teams in the table advanced to the knockout stage. First and second received a bye to the semi-finals where they faced the winners of the qualifying finals. The semi-finals were originally scheduled to be held at the neutral venue of Stade Michel Bendichou, Colomiers, but when the venue became unavailable due to the 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay the matches were moved to the home grounds of the highest seeded teams.[8] The winners of the semi-finals played in the Grand Final on 26 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne. In the Grand Final, Carcassonne, who had won the Lord Derby Cup in April, faced Albi, the only side to have beaten them in the regular season. In a low scoring match Carcassonne led 4–0 at half time. A converted try midway through the second half put Albi ahead 4–6 before Carcassonne regained the lead with a try three minutes from the end to win 8–6.[3][9]

### Bracket

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| Qualifying Finals| | | Semi-Finals| | | Final
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| | 1|  Carcassonne| 44
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| 4|  Pia| 22| | | 4|  Pia| 4| | |
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| 5|  Lézignan| 16| | | | 1|  Carcassonne| 8
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| 3|  Limoux| 44| | | 3|  Limoux| 18| | |
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| 6|  Saint-Estève Catalan| 10| | | |
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### Grand Final

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26 May 2024
16:00

Carcassonne | 8 - 6  |  Albi

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Tries: Serelevu
Goals: Herrero (2)
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| Tries: Dupuy
Goals: Hellec

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
Attendance: 5,578
Referee: Geoffrey Poumes

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Elite 1 calendar season 2023-2024 with 10 teams". Treize Mondial. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
2. ^ "Limoux flies over the Elite 1 final against Carcassonne". Treize Mondial. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Carcassonne shattered Albi's dream and made it a double". Treize Mondial. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
4. ^ "Treiziste Diary: Carcassonne rule again but they're not the only Franch rugby league power". Total Rugby League. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
5. ^ "2024-2025 season: Who goes up and who goes down?". Treize Mondial. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
6. ^ "Elite 1 classement 2023-2024". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. ^ a b "Elite 1 calendrier 2023-2024". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
8. ^ "Elite 1 : les demi-finales chez les co-leaders du championnat" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
9. ^ "Rugby à XIII – Elite 1 : Carcassonne s'impose contre Albi dans une finale très indécise". L'Indépendant (in French). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
10. ^ "Elite 1 : Carcassonne réalise le doublé!" (in French). FFRXIII. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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