French Division 1 Baseball Championship
The Division Élite is the highest level of baseball in France. Its clubs compete for the Championnat de France de baseball.
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | France |
| Most recent champion(s) | Huskies de Rouen |
| Most titles | Paris Université Club (22) |
| Official website | http://www.ffbsc.org/ (French) |
Organization
It is an eight-team league that plays a 28-game schedule on weekends, with the season running from late March to early October. The top six teams qualify for the playoffs with the two first advancing directly to the semifinals. Teams ranked 3 to 6 play a best-of-five qualification for the semi-finals where they join the first two of the season. Semi-finals and finals are also played to the best-of-five. The league follows a promotion and relegation system where the last of the regular season gets to the Nationale 1 while the second-last play a barrage to the N1 finalist for a spot in the next Élite season.[1]
Current Teams
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Cougars de Montigny | Montigny, Yvelines |
| Barracudas de Montpellier | Montpellier, Hérault |
| Paris Université Club | Paris, Paris |
| Panthères de Pessac | Pessac, Gironde |
| Huskies de Rouen | Rouen, Seine-Maritime |
| Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge | Savigny-sur-Orge, Essonne |
| Templiers de Sénart | Savigny-le-Temple, Seine-et-Marne |
| Tigers de Toulouse | Toulouse, Haute-Garonne |
| La rochelle boucaniers | La Rochelle, France |
Champions
The Division Élite was created in 1926.[2] Not all editions were held and some results are missing.
References
- (in French) 2011 Division Élite Schedule
- (in French) Baseball historic, French baseball federation documentation, p. 12 Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- (in French) Official Site
- (in French) Results
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