Top 14

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Top 14
Logo top 14

Current season Season 2020/21
sport Rugby union
Association Fédération Française de Rugby
League foundation 1892
Teams 14th
Country countries FranceFrance France
Title holder Stade Toulousain
Record champions Stade Toulousain
TV partner Canal + and France 2
Website www.lnr.fr
↓ Pro D2

The Top 14 is the top division of men in French rugby union . It was introduced for the 2001/02 season under the name Top 16 and replaced the previous top French rugby union league. It is a professional league and is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (on behalf of the French Ministry of Sports and the French rugby association, Fédération Française de Rugby ). 14 teams are involved, before the 2004/05 season there were 16 (hence the former name Top 16).

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In the top 14, in the league system in which every club competes against every other club in home and away matches, the six participants of the play-offs , who also form the six French participants in the Heineken Cup , the highest European cup competition, are played out. The French rugby champion is determined by the play-offs at the end of regular time. All other eight teams that did not qualify for the Heineken Cup automatically take part in the second European Cup competition called the Amlin Challenge Cup . The last two teams are relegated to the Pro D2 at the end of the season , which has been the second highest division below the top 14 since 2000.

The first French championship was held in 1892; the Racing Club de France won against Stade Français . Over a century later, these two Parisian teams are the only ones from the north of the country to play in a professional league, Stade Français and Racing 92 , the 2001 merger successor to the Racing Club. All others come from the south, with the south-west clearly predominating.

Traditionally, the former first French league as well as the top 16 until 2004 had multiple tracks with up to four groups and consisted of several phases. In the Top 16, the teams were divided into two groups of eight teams each. A second phase followed, in which the four best in each group played for a place in the semi-finals, the four worse classified in each group against relegation. In the 2004/05 season , the league was single-track.

At the end of the season, the six best teams carry out an additional round for the championship title. Here, the third-placed team plays against the fifth-placed team after the main round and the fourth-placed team against the sixth-placed team, with the better-placed team enjoying home rights. The first and second placed receive a bye. In the semifinals, the winner of a "quarter-finals" who was placed worse than the second winner of a "quarter finals" will be played by the winner. This plays against the runner-up. The semi-finals take place on neutral ground. The two winners contest the final.

The championship trophy is the Bouclier de Brennus . The championship final took place in different locations until 1973, then until 1997 in the Parc des Princes in Paris, and since then in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis . At the end of a season, the two worst teams are relegated, while the two best of Rugby Pro D2 are promoted.

The attendance record for a game in the Top 14 is 79,619, set on October 14, 2006 at the Stade de France for a game between Stade Français and Biarritz Olympique. This is around 20,000 more than in any other championship, including Ligue 1 in football . The record champions are Stade Toulousain from Toulouse with a total of 20 championship titles.

Teams

The following fourteen teams will play in the top 14 in the 2020/21 season:

team Stadion Places City / department
SU Agen Stade Armandie 14,000 Agen , Lot-et-Garonne
Aviron Bayonnais Stade Jean-Dauger 16,934 Bayonne , Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Union Bordeaux Bègles Stade Chaban-Delmas 36,694 Bordeaux , Gironde
CA Brive Stade Amédée-Domenech 16,000 Brive-la-Gaillarde , Corrèze
Castres Olympique Stade Pierre-Fabre 12,500 Castres , Tarn
ASM Clermont Auvergne Stade Marcel-Michelin 19,022 Clermont-Ferrand , Puy-de-Dôme
Lyon Olympique Universitaire Matmut Stadium Gerland 35,029 Lyon , Métropole de Lyon
Montpellier Hérault RC GGL Stadium 15,697 Montpellier , Herault
Section Paloise Stade du Hameau 18,324 Pau , Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Racing 92 Paris La Defense Arena 30,861 Nanterre , Hauts-de-Seine
Stade Français Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 Paris
Atlantique Stade Rochelais Marcel Deflandre Stadium 16,000 La Rochelle , Charente-Maritime
RC Toulon Stade Mayol 18,200 Toulon , Var
Stade Toulousain Stade Ernest-Wallon 19,500 Toulouse , Haute-Garonne

At the end of the 2019/20 season, there were no relegations or promoters due to the premature termination as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic .

Playing times

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All finals

date master 2nd finalist Result place spectator
March 20, 1892 Racing Club de France Stade Français Paris 4: 3 Bagatelle, Paris 2,000
June 19, 1893 Stade Français Paris Racing Club de France 7: 3 Bécon-les-Bruyères, Courbevoie 1,200
March 18, 1894 Stade Français Paris Inter-Nos 18: 0 Bécon-les-Bruyères, Courbevoie 1,500
March 17, 1895 Stade Français Paris Olympique de Paris 16: 0 Velodrome, Courbevoie -
April 5, 1896 Olympique de Paris Stade Français Paris 12: 0 Velodrome, Courbevoie -
1897 Stade Français Paris Olympique de Paris - - -
1898 Racing Club de France Stade Français Paris - - -
April 30, 1899 Stade Bordelais Stade Français Paris 5: 3 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 3,000
April 22, 1900 Racing Club de France Stade Bordelais 37: 3 Levallois-Perret 1,500
March 31, 1901 Stade Français Paris Stade Bordelais 0: 3 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat -
March 23, 1902 Racing Club de France Stade Bordelais 6-0 Parc des Princes , Paris 1,000
April 26, 1903 Stade Français Paris SOE Toulouse 16: 8 Prairie des Filtres, Toulouse 5,000
March 27, 1904 Stade Bordelais Stade Français Paris 3-0 La Faisanderie, Saint-Cloud 2,000
April 16, 1905 Stade Bordelais Stade Français Paris 12: 3 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 6,000
April 8, 1906 Stade Bordelais Stade Français Paris 9-0 Parc des Princes, Paris 4,000
March 24, 1907 Stade Bordelais Stade Français Paris 14: 3 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 12,000
April 5, 1908 Stade Français Paris Stade Bordelais 16: 3 Stade Yves-du-Manoir , Colombes 10,000
April 4, 1909 Stade Bordelais Stade Toulousain 17: 0 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 15,000
April 17, 1910 FC Lyon Stade Bordelais 13: 8 Parc des Princes, Paris 8,000
April 8, 1911 Stade Bordelais SCUF 14: 0 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 12,000
March 31, 1912 Stade Toulousain Racing Club de France 8: 6 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 15,000
April 20, 1913 Aviron Bayonnais SCUF 31: 8 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 20,000
May 3, 1914 USA Perpignan Stadoceste Tarbais 8: 7 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 15,000
1915-1919 no championship because of the First World War, instead the Coupe de l'Espérance was played.
April 25, 1920 Stadoceste Tarbais Racing Club de France 8: 3 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 20,000
April 27, 1921 USA Perpignan Stade Toulousain 5-0 Parc des Sports de Sauclières, Béziers 20,000
April 23, 1922 Stade Toulousain Aviron Bayonnais 6-0 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 20,000
May 13, 1923 Stade Toulousain Aviron Bayonnais 3-0 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 15,000
April 27, 1924 Stade Toulousain USA Perpignan 3-0 Parc Lescure , Bordeaux 20,000
May 3, 1925 USA Perpignan US Carcassonne 5-0 Maraussan, Narbonne 20,000
May 2, 1926 Stade Toulousain USA Perpignan 11: 0 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 25,000
April 29, 1927 Stade Toulousain Stade Français Paris 19: 9 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 20,000
May 6, 1928 Section Paloise US Quillan 6: 4 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 20,000
May 19, 1929 US Quillan FC Lézignan 11: 8 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 20,000
May 18, 1930 SU Agen US Quillan 4: 0 a.d. Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 28,000
May 10, 1931 RC Toulon Lyon OU 6: 3 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 10,000
May 5, 1932 Lyon OU RC Narbonne 9: 3 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 13,000
May 7, 1933 Lyon OU RC Narbonne 10: 3 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 15,000
May 13, 1934 Aviron Bayonnais Biarritz Olympique 13: 8 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 18,000
May 12, 1935 Biarritz Olympique USA Perpignan 3-0 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 23,000
May 10, 1936 RC Narbonne AS Montferrandaise 6: 3 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 25,000
May 2, 1937 CS Vienne AS Montferrandaise 13: 7 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 17,000
May 8, 1938 USA Perpignan Biarritz Olympique 11: 6 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 24,600
April 30, 1939 Biarritz Olympique USA Perpignan 6: 0 a.d. Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 23,000
1940–1942 no championship because of the Second World War.
March 21, 1943 Aviron Bayonnais SU Agen 3-0 Parc des Princes, Paris 28,000
March 26, 1944 USA Perpignan Aviron Bayonnais 20: 5 Parc des Princes, Paris 35,000
April 7, 1945 SU Agen Lourdes FC 7: 3 Parc des Princes, Paris 30,000
March 24, 1946 Section Paloise Lourdes FC 11: 0 Parc des Princes, Paris 30,000
April 13, 1947 Stade Toulousain SU Agen 10: 3 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 25,000
April 18, 1948 Lourdes FC RC Toulon 11: 3 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 29,753
May 22, 1949 Castres Olympique Stade Montois 14: 3 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 23,000
April 16, 1950 Castres Olympique Racing Club de France 11: 8 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 25,000
May 20, 1951 US Carmaux Stadoceste Tarbais 14:12 a.d. Municipal Stadium , Toulouse 39,450
May 4th 1952 Lourdes FC USA Perpignan 20:11 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 32,500
17th May 1953 Lourdes FC Stade Montois 21:16 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 32,500
May 23, 1954 FC Grenoble US cognac 5: 3 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 34,230
June 22, 1955 USA Perpignan Lourdes FC 11: 6 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 39,764
June 3, 1956 Lourdes FC US Dax 20: 0 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 38,426
May 26, 1957 Lourdes FC Racing Club de France 16:13 Stade de Gerland , Lyon 30,000
May 18, 1958 Lourdes FC SC Mazamet 25: 8 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 37.164
May 24, 1959 Racing Club de France Stade Montois 8: 3 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 31,098
May 22, 1960 Lourdes FC AS Béziers 14:11 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 37,200
May 28, 1961 AS Béziers US Dax 6: 3 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 35,000
May 27, 1962 SU Agen AS Béziers 14:11 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 37,705
June 2, 1963 Stade Montois US Dax 9: 6 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 39,000
May 24, 1964 Section Paloise AS Béziers 14: 0 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 27,797
May 23, 1965 SU Agen CA Brive 15: 8 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 28,758
May 22, 1966 SU Agen US Dax 9: 8 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 28,803
May 28, 1967 US Montauban CA Bordeaux-Bègles 11: 3 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 32,115
June 16, 1968 Lourdes FC RC Toulon 9: 9 a.d. Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 28,526
May 18, 1969 CA Bordeaux-Bègles Stade Toulousain 11: 9 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 22,191
17th May 1970 La Voulte Sportif AS Montferrandaise 3-0 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 35,000
May 16, 1971 AS Béziers RC Toulon 15: 9 a.d. Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 27,737
May 21, 1972 AS Béziers CA Brive 9-0 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 31,161
May 20, 1973 Stadoceste Tarbais US Dax 18:12 Municipal Stadium, Toulouse 26,952
May 12, 1974 AS Béziers RC Narbonne 16:14 Parc des Princes , Paris 40,609
May 18, 1975 AS Béziers CA Brive 13:12 Parc des Princes, Paris 39,991
May 23, 1976 SU Agen AS Béziers 13:10 a.d. Parc des Princes, Paris 40,300
May 29, 1977 AS Béziers USA Perpignan 12: 4 Parc des Princes, Paris 41,821
May 28, 1978 AS Béziers AS Montferrandaise 31: 9 Parc des Princes, Paris 42.004
May 27, 1979 RC Narbonne Stade Bagnérais 10-0 Parc des Princes, Paris 41,981
May 25, 1980 AS Béziers Stade Toulousain 10: 6 Parc des Princes, Paris 43,350
May 23, 1981 AS Béziers Stade Bagnérais 22:13 Parc des Princes, Paris 44.106
May 29, 1982 SU Agen Aviron Bayonnais 18: 9 Parc des Princes, Paris 41,165
May 28, 1983 AS Béziers RRC Nice 14: 6 Parc des Princes, Paris 43,100
May 26, 1984 AS Béziers SU Agen 21:21 a.d. Parc des Princes, Paris 44,076
May 24, 1985 Stade Toulousain RC Toulon 36:22 a.d. Parc des Princes, Paris 37,000
May 24, 1986 Stade Toulousain SU Agen 16: 6 Parc des Princes, Paris 45,145
May 22, 1987 RC Toulon Racing Club de France 15:12 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
May 28, 1988 SU Agen Stadoceste Tarbais 9: 3 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
May 27, 1989 Stade Toulousain RC Toulon 10:12 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
May 26, 1990 Racing Club de France SU Agen 22:12 a.d. Parc des Princes, Paris 45,069
June 1, 1991 CA Bordeaux-Bègles Stade Toulousain 19:10 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
June 6, 1992 RC Toulon Biarritz Olympique 19:14 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
5th June 1993 Castres Olympique FC Grenoble 14:11 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
May 28, 1994 Stade Toulousain AS Montferrandaise 22:16 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
May 6, 1995 Stade Toulousain Castres Olympique 31:16 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,615
June 1, 1996 Stade Toulousain CA Brive 20:13 Parc des Princes, Paris 48.162
May 31, 1997 Stade Toulousain CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 12: 6 Parc des Princes, Paris 44,000
May 16, 1998 Stade Français Paris USA Perpignan 34: 7 Stade de France , Saint-Denis 78,000
May 29, 1999 Stade Toulousain AS Montferrandaise 15:11 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,000
July 15, 2000 Stade Français Paris US Colomiers 28:23 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,000
June 9, 2001 Stade Toulousain AS Montferrandaise 34:22 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 45,000
June 8, 2002 Biarritz Olympique SU Agen 25:22 a.d. Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,457
June 7, 2003 Stade Français Paris Stade Toulousain 32:18 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,000
June 26, 2004 Stade Français Paris USA Perpignan 38:20 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,722
June 11, 2005 Biarritz Olympique Stade Français Paris 37:34 a.d. Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,475
June 10, 2006 Biarritz Olympique Stade Toulousain 40:13 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,474
June 9, 2007 Stade Français ASM Clermont Auvergne 23:18 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,475
June 28, 2008 Stade Toulousain ASM Clermont Auvergne 26:20 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,793
June 6, 2009 USA Perpignan ASM Clermont Auvergne 22:13 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79.205
May 29, 2010 ASM Clermont Auvergne USA Perpignan 19: 6 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,869
June 4, 2011 Stade Toulousain Montpellier Hérault RC 15:10 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 77,000
June 9, 2012 Stade Toulousain RC Toulon 18:12 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,612
1st June 2013 Castres Olympique RC Toulon 19:14 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80.033
May 31, 2014 RC Toulon Castres Olympique 18:10 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80.174
June 13, 2015 Stade Français ASM Clermont Auvergne 12: 6 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,000
June 24, 2016 Racing 92 RC Toulon 29:21 Camp Nou , Barcelona 99.124
4th June 2017 ASM Clermont Auvergne RC Toulon 22:16 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,771
2nd June 2018 Castres Olympique Montpellier HR 29:13 Stade de France, Paris 78,441
June 15, 2019 Stade Toulousain ASM Clermont Auvergne 24:18 Stade de France, Paris 79,786
2020 Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , no champions.
  1. ↑ Only two teams took part in the championship.
  2. ↑ The championship title was awarded after one round everyone against everyone with five teams. Stade Français finished first with 10 and Olympique de Paris second with 8 points.
  3. ↑ The championship title was awarded after one round everyone against everyone with six teams. Stade Français finished first with 10 and Racing second with 6 points.
  4. ↑ For the first time ever, teams from outside Paris had taken part in the championship.
  5. ↑ Stade Bordelais won the final 3-0. But the USFSA , which organized the competition, canceled the result and ordered a repetition in Paris because Stade Bordelais had used three ineligible players. But the Bordeaux team refused to participate and Stade Français was declared champions.
  6. ↑ This is a replay game. The first final, held in Toulouse on April 26, 1925, ended 0-0 aet.
  7. ↑ This is a replay game. The first final, held on May 15, 1949 at the same location, ended 3: 3 afterwards.
  8. ↑ Because of the May riots , the final had to be postponed by three weeks. At the end of regular time it was 6: 6, after extra time 9: 9. Lourdes FC were declared champions because they had two attempts and Toulon none at all; in addition, it was no longer possible to schedule a third final so late as the French national team was about to leave for a tour of New Zealand and South Africa.
  9. ↑ Béziers won 3-1 on goal.

Number of championship titles

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