Elite division
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| sport | baseball |
| abbreviation | Elite |
| Association | Fédération Française de Baseball et de Softball |
| League foundation | 1968 |
| Teams | 7-8 |
| Country countries |
 France
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| Title holder | Rouen Huskies |
| Record champions | Paris Université Club (22) |
| Website | http://www.ffbs.fr/ |
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↓ Division N1A
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The Elite division is the top division in French baseball . The record winner with 22 championships won is the Paris Université Club team from Paris , the current title holder is the Rouen Huskies from Rouen .
The subordinate league (second division) in French baseball is the division N1A.
In addition to the championship, there is also the Challenge de France, the winner of which, like the champion, qualifies for the European Cup. The eight teams of the Elite division play in two groups with a subsequent final. After a break in 2010, this competition will be held for the eighth time in 2011.
Game mode
The official French baseball champion is determined in the Elite division. The eight teams currently play 28 games each in the regular season. The best six teams will qualify for the playoffs , which will be played in a new format in 2011. In the first round, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. The winners then play in the semi-finals against the two best teams of the regular season and their winners finally contest the final. All playoff series are played in best-of-five mode. The losers of the first play-off round play in the playdowns against the seventh and eighth of the regular season. In contrast to the American professional league, the league structure in French baseball has a promotion and relegation system.
Previous winners
| season | winner | Runner-up |
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| 1968 | CSF Cagnes-sur-Mer | Paris Université Club |
| 1969 | Pirates de Paris | CSF Cagnes-sur-Mer |
| 1970 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1971 | Nice Université Club | Paris Université Club |
| 1972 | Paris Université Club | St Germain en Laye |
| 1973 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1974 | Nice Université Club | Paris Université Club |
| 1975 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1976 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1977 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1978 | BC Nippon / Nice Université Club | |
| 1979 | Nice Université Club / BC Nippon | |
| 1980 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1981 | Nice Université Club | Paris Université Club |
| 1982 | Paris Université Club | BCF Paris |
| 1983 | Paris Université Club | Meyzieu |
| 1984 | Paris Université Club | Nice Université Club |
| 1985 | Paris Université Club | Limeil-Brévannes |
| 1986 | Paris Université Club | BCF Paris |
| 1987 | Paris Université Club | BCF Paris |
| 1988 | Paris Université Club | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge |
| 1989 | Paris Université Club | Pineuilh |
| 1990 | Paris Université Club | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge |
| 1991 | Paris Université Club | BCF Paris |
| 1992 | Paris Université Club | Limeil-Brévannes |
| 1993 | Barracudas de Montpellier | Paris Université Club |
| 1994 | Barracudas de Montpellier | Paris Université Club |
| 1995 | Barracudas de Montpellier | |
| 1996 | Jimmer's de Saint-Lô | |
| 1997 | Jimmer's de Saint-Lô | |
| 1998 | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge | |
| 1999 | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge | |
| 2000 | Paris Université Club | |
| 2001 | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge | |
| 2002 | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge | |
| 2003 | Rouen Huskies | |
| 2004 | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge | Barracudas de Montpellier |
| 2005 | Rouen Huskies | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge |
| 2006 | Rouen Huskies | Tigers de Toulouse |
| 2007 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2008 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2009 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2010 | Rouen Huskies | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge |
| 2011 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2012 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2013 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2014 | Templiers Senart | Paris Université Club |
| 2015 | Rouen Huskies | Montpellier |
| 2016 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |
| 2017 | Rouen Huskies | Templiers Senart |