Elite One Championship 2017-2018 | |
League: | Elite One Championship |
No Of Teams: | 10 |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Prevseason Year: | 2016–2017 |
Nextseason Year: | 2018–2019 |
Website: | http://www.ffr13.fr |
The 2017-18 Elite One Championship was the 83rd season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 17th season known as the Elite One championship. The defending champions were Limoux who defeated Lézignan 24–22 in the Grand Final of the 2016–2017 season.[1] The championship was won by SO Avignon who finished fourth in the regular season and defeated Limoux in the Grand Final.
The regular season started on 2 December 2017 and ended on 3 June 2018. Each team played every other team twice, once at home and the other away and an additional match the "Magic Weekend" which took place in round 14 making 19 games for each team and a total of 95 games.[2]
Score | scope=col | Team 2 | |
---|---|---|---|
Albi | 19–30 | Carcassonne | |
Limoux | 20–30 | Lézignan | |
Palau Broncos | 26–32 | Toulouse | |
Saint-Estève Catalan | 34–14 | Avignon | |
Saint-Gaudens | 32–26 | Villeneuve |
At the end of the regular season, the top six in the table advanced to the knockout stage. First and second received a bye for the first week of finals as third played sixth (Qualifying Final 1) and fourth played fifth (Qualifying Final 2), with the losers of both matches eliminated.