Season 2011/12 in the French Elite One Championship, the top level rugby league competition in France saw 10 teams play home and away matches before the top six progressed to the play-offs. The season ran from September to May. There were two new clubs, Toulouse Olympique returned to the competition after they had participated in the British rugby league second tier RFL Championship and RC Lescure-Arthes XIII who had won promotion from the French second tier Elite Two Championship. Pia XIII finished top after the regular season and went on to reach the grand final, but they were beaten by AS Carcassonne in that final at Narbonne 26-20. The same two teams had already met in the Lord Derby Cup final with AS Carcassonne enjoying a league and cup double after winning 14-12. At the other end of the table Montpellier Red Devils opted for relegation thus saving new boys RC Lescure-Arthes XIII who had finished bottom.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Pia XIII18140460231746
2AS Carcassonne18130552834544
3SO Avignon18130556240044
4Lézignan Sangliers18120652131842
5Toulouse Olympique18120644235242
6Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan18110758340940
7Villeneuve Leopards18601236944330
8Limoux Grizzlies18501343048028
9Montpellier Red Devils18201626571222
10RC Lescure-Arthes XIII18201625075818*

Points win=3: draw=2: loss=1:

*(deducted 4 pts)

Play-offs

Week 1

  • Quarter-Final - Lézignan Sangliers 28-4 Toulouse Olympique
  • Quarter-Final - SO Avignon 36-12 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan

Week 2

  • Semi-Final - Pia XIII 28-20 Lézignan Sangliers
  • Semi-Final - AS Carcassonne 31-30 SO Avignon

Grand Final

WinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance
AS Carcassonne26 – 20Baroudeurs de Pia XIIIParc des sports et de l'amitié, Narbonne8,980

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