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Super XIII 2024-25
LeagueSuper XIII
Duration22 rounds + playoffs
Teams11
2024–25 season
Champions Albi RL
League leaders Albi RL

The 2024–25 Super XIII season was the 90th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the first as the Super XIII having previously been known as the Elite 1 Championship since 2002.

In March 2024, the French Rugby League Federation confirmed its plans to expand the top division to eleven teams in 2024–25, therefore there was no relegation from Elite 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season and the ten teams from Elite 1 were joined by Villefranche XIII Aveyron from Elite 2.[1] The eleven teams in the competition each played 20 matches in the regular season. The top six teams then progressed to the finals series played in May 2025. The defending champions were Carcassonne who defeated Albi in the 2023–24 Grand Final to become national champions for a thirteenth time.[2][3] The two teams met again in the 2024–25 final with Albi winning 26–16 to secure the first top division title for the Albigensians since winning the French Championship in the 1976–77 season.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2024–25 season
Team Stadium Location
Albi RL Stade Mazicou Albi, Tarn
SO Avignon Parc des Sports (Avignon) Avignon, Vaucluse
AS Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec Carcassonne, Aude
FC Lézignan Stade du Moulin Lézignan-Corbières, Aude
Limoux Grizzlies Stade de l'Aiguille Limoux, Aude
Pia XIII Stade Daniel-Ambert Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Estève Catalan Stade Municipal Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Saint-Gaudens Bears Stade Jules Ribet Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
Toulouse Olympique Broncos Stade des Minimes Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
Villefranche XIII Aveyron Stade Henri Lagarde Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron
Villeneuve Leopards Stade Max Rousie Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne

Regular season

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The regular season started on 21 September 2024 and ended on 30 April 2025. Each team played every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 20 games for each team and a total of 110 games over 22 rounds. It was originally scheduled to end on 27 April, but was extended due to two matches in the penultimate round being postponed.[4][5]

Table and results

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification ALB CAR STE PIA LIM VIL VFA LEZ STG AVI TOU
1 Albi 20 16 0 4 554 292 +262 3 51 Semi-finals — 58–16 16–20 26–10 28–20 26–12 22–14 38–18 38–6 30–16 30–12
2 Carcassonne 20 14 0 6 643 361 +282 5 47 8–18 — 32–12 8–6 22–23 34–12 52–6 35–12 40–16 46–16 56–14
3 Saint-Estève Catalan 20 13 0 7 484 414 +70 4 43[a] Qualifiers 20–14 20–40 — 6–13 26–16 20–14[b] 22–14 30–22 38–24 24–28 44–4
4 Pia 20 12 0 8 547 335 +212 7 43[a] 38–20[c] 26–24 22–24 — 26–18 22–10 50–24 36–18 54–12 28–10 76–0
5 Limoux 20 12 0 8 491 412 +79 7 43[a] 8–10 16–46 37–36 30–18 — 18–6 24–34 36–4 42–26[d] 34–0 24–16
6 Villeneuve 20 10 0 10 404 382 +22 7 37 6–16 38–18 28–24 6–4 14–28 — 48–6 22–28 40–16 26–18 32–12
7 Villefranche 20 10 0 10 410 506 −96 4 34 6–22 20–12 18–22 27–26 22–16 30–22 — 21–16 16–12 48–18 36–12
8 Lézignan 20 8 0 12 406 470 −64 7 31 18–16 12–38 28–12 16–26 14–20 18–20 34–14 — 35–18 20–18 36–10
9 Saint-Gaudens 20 8 0 12 480 546 −66 4 28[e] 22–36 20–24 16–20 18–14 26–22 16–18 46–22 20–17 — 38–18 28–10
10 Avignon 20 7 0 13 354 566 −212 4 25 4–30 24–32 18–34 28–22 26–34 12–6 22–12 22–18 18–58 — 20–18
11 Toulouse Olympique 20 0 0 20 232 721 −489 5 5 18–60 0–60 10–30 10–30 12–25 16–32 8–20 18–22 24–42 8–18 —
Source: [4][10][11][12][13]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Points differences for matches between teams level on points: Saint-Estève Catalan: +4 (92–88), Pia: +1 (79–78), Limoux: -5 (101–106)
  2. ^ Played 7 December: postponed from 26 October as venue being used for a France–Wales international.[6]
  3. ^ Played on 17 November: match on 22 September was abandoned at half-time (Albi leading 10–6) as pitch was unplayable.[7][8]
  4. ^ Played on 30 April: match on 19 April was abandoned after 20 minutes (Limoux leading 10–0) due to severe weather conditions.[5]
  5. ^ In October, Saint-Gaudens were fined and deducted 3 points after a member of the club was reported for using racist insults. The points were reinstated on appeal.[9]
  • 3 points for a victory
  • 1 point bonus for the 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.[12][14]

Finals

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At the end of the regular season, the top six teams in the table advanced to the knockout stage. First and second received byes to the semi-finals where they faced the winners of the qualifying finals.[4] Three teams finished the season on 43 points and despite having the inferior overall points difference Saint-Estève Catalan were seeded highest based on the outcome of matches between the three teams.[12] They faced sixth-placed Villeneuve who defeated them 34–12 to advance to the semi-finals. In the other match Limoux won 24–22 at Pia.[12] The semi-finals went to the higher seeded teams with Albi winning 26–8 over Limoux and Carcassonne defeating Villeneuve 11–6 to set up a repeat of the 2024–25 final.[15][16] The Grand Final was played on 25 May 2025 at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne. Albi, who had last won the national title in the 1976–77 season, defeated the defending champions 26–16 with two tries in the last five minutes to the lift the Max Rousiè Shield for the first time in 48 years.[17][18][19]

Bracket

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Qualifying FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
1 Albi26
4 Pia225 Limoux8
5 Limoux241 Albi26
2 Carcassonne16
2 Carcassonne11
3 Saint-Estève Catalan126 Villeneuve6
6 Villeneuve34
Source:[10]

Grand Final

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Sunday, 25 May 2025
16:30
Albi 26–16 Carcassonne
Tries: Rostang rugby ball 32'
Budden rugby ball 35'
Pedrero rugby ball 60'
Tailhades rugby ball 77'
Le Cam rugby ball 79'
Goals: Gigit rugby goalposts icon 32', 77', 79'
 [17][18][19]
 Tries: Gambaro rugby ball 17'
Rogers-Smith rugby ball 20'
Escaré rugby ball 46'
Goals: Herrero rugby goalposts icon 20', 46'
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
Attendance: 5,191
Referee: Stéphane Vincent

References

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  1. ^ "2024-2025 season: Who goes up and who goes down?". Treize Mondial. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Carcassonne shattered Albi's dream and made it a double". Treize Mondial. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Treiziste Diary: Carcassonne rule again but they're not the only French rugby league power". Total Rugby League. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "The Super XIII (Elite 1) calendar for the 2024-2025 season with 11 teams". Treize Mondial. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Weather causes fixture chaos". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3477. 21 April 2025. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Carcassonne demolish St Gaudens to go top". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3454. 21 October 2024. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Canaries off to a flyer". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3449. 23 September 2024. p. 31.
  8. ^ "Lezignan end losing run at Albi's expense". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3454. 11 November 2024. p. 20.
  9. ^ "Carcassonne show their class". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3458. 25 November 2024. p. 20.
  10. ^ a b "Super XIII fixtures and results – 2024/2025". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Super XIII classement – 2024/2025". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "Villeneuve shock Catalans to reach semis". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3479. 5 May 225. p. 23.
  13. ^ "Championnat Super XIII" (in French). FFRXIII. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025.
  14. ^ "LER : les barrages d'Elite 1 & 2" (in French). FFRXII. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Albi back in the Super XIII final after their victory against Limoux". Treize Mondial. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Carcassonne eliminates Villeneuve and meets Albi in the Super XIII final". Treize Mondial. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Finale du Super XIII – Albi prend sa revanche !" (in French). FFRXIII. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Albi crucifies Carcassonne in the last moments and wins the title of champion of France". Treize Mondial. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Albi's wait is over at last". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3482. 26 May 225. p. 24.
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