The 2021–22 Elite One Championship was the 87th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 21st season known as the Elite One Championship. There were nine teams in the league. Each team played 16 matches in the regular season. The top six teams progressed to a three-week final series played throughout May 2022.
AS Carcassonne, who finishing 2nd in the regular season, won their second Elite One Championship and twelfth national title (including French Rugby League Championships) after beating league leaders Limoux Grizzlies 20–16 in the final.
Teams
TeamStadiumLocation Albi RLStadium MazicouAlbi, Tarn SO AvignonParc des Sports (Avignon)Avignon, Vaucluse AS CarcassonneStade Albert DomecCarcassonne, Aude FC LézignanStade du MoulinLézignan-Corbières, Aude Limoux GrizzliesStade de l'AiguilleLimoux, Aude Saint-Estève CatalanStade MunicipalPerpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales Saint-Gaudens BearsStade Jules RibetSaint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne Toulouse Olympique BroncosStade des MinimesToulouse, Haute-Garonne Villeneuve LeopardsStade Max RousieVilleneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne
Regular season The regular season started on 17 October 2021 and ended on 24 April 2022. Each team played every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 16 games for each team and a total of 72 games. Table and results
3 points for a victory 1 point bonus for losing team if the margin is less than 12 If two teams have equal points then the separation factor is the point difference in head-to-head matches between the specific teams. If a team has a greater point difference they rank higher on the table. If still tied then overall points difference will be the tie-breaker.
Finals Series 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. First then played the winner of Qualifying final 1 and second played the winner of Qualifying Final 2. The winners of these two matches played in Grand Final on 22 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne.
Bracket
Source: Grand Final
References