Top 14
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Current season | Season 2020/21 |
sport | Rugby union |
Association | Fédération Française de Rugby |
League foundation | 1892 |
Teams | 14th |
Country countries | France |
Title holder | Stade Toulousain |
Record champions | Stade Toulousain |
TV partner | Canal + and France 2 |
Website | www.lnr.fr |
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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).
overview
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 |
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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 |
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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. |
- ↑ Only two teams took part in the championship.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ For the first time ever, teams from outside Paris had taken part in the championship.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ This is a replay game. The first final, held in Toulouse on April 26, 1925, ended 0-0 aet.
- ↑ This is a replay game. The first final, held on May 15, 1949 at the same location, ended 3: 3 afterwards.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Béziers won 3-1 on goal.
Number of championship titles
- Stade Toulousain : 20
- Stade Français Paris : 14
- AS Béziers : 11
- SU Agen , Lourdes FC : 8
- Stade Bordelais , USA Perpignan : 7
- Racing Club de France : 6
- Biarritz Olympique , Castres Olympique : 4th
- RC Toulon , Aviron Bayonnais , Section Paloise : 3
- CA Bordeaux-Bègles , Lyon Olympique Universitaire , RC Narbonne , ASM Clermont Auvergne : 2
- US Carmaux , FC Grenoble , La Voulte Sportif , FC Lyon , US Montauban , Stade Montois , Olympique de Paris , US Quillan , Stadoceste Tarbais , CS Vienne : 1