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The Championnat Élite Division 1 (French for 'Division 1 Elite Championship') is the top-level American football league of France.[1] The league was founded in 1982.[2]
American football was introduced to France in the early 20th century, but for decades it remained an infrequent activity, practised only by American touring teams and wartime servicemen.[2] The formation of NATO in 1949 allowed for U.S. military settlements in France, and in turn the establishment of senior and high school teams representing these bases. They mainly competed in cross-border leagues sanctioned by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army, although some seasons featured a conference consisting solely of France-based armed forces teams.[2]
While some French citizens attended the games, actual participation by locals remained negligible and the sport quickly declined when French president Charles de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO's military command, evicting American troops from the country in 1967. Nonetheless, a few modern era French teams claim the lineage of those military organizations: the Châteauroux Sabres are named after an eponymous team from the now decommissioned Châteauroux-Déols Air Base.[3]
It was not until 1980 that a physical education teacher, Laurent Plegelatte, created the first "born and bred" French team, the Spartacus de Paris. The same year, he founded and chaired the National Committee for the Development of American Football. The Ligue Élite de Football Américain was created in 1982 under the leadership of Laurent Plegelatte with four participants. The Spartacus de Paris were the first ever champions of the Ligue Élite de Football Américain, but are now a defunct team as of 1993. 1983 saw a change of leadership from Laurent Plegelatte to Michel Gofman.[2]
Thonon Black Panthers celebrating their 2013 title with the Casque de Diamant championship trophy
League set-upedit
The league is partitioned into two conferences, each with six teams. The top three teams of each conference enter the playoffs. Until 1994, the final was called Casque d'Or (French for 'Gold Helmet'). Since 1995, the championship game has been called Casque de Diamant (French for 'Diamond Helmet').
Trophyedit
Although the championship game is called the Diamond Helmet, the winners' trophy does not have the shape of a helmet. It is a shield similar to those awarded to the French champions of other rugby football codes, such as the Bouclier de Brennus and the Trophée Max-Rousié.
In 2022, the league is set to receive its first regularly scheduled television coverage on Sport en France.[1]
Notesedit
^ ab"Les calendriers 2022 de D1, D2 et U19 sont disponibles ! Football is back". fffa.org. Fédération Française de Football Américain. September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ abcdCrawford, Russell (2016). Le Football: A History of American Football in France. Lincoln; London: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN978-0803278790.
^"Les Sabres, revival du football américain à Châteauroux". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. France TV. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^"Histoire et Palmarès du Casque de Diamant". fffa.org (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^"Communiqué FFFA - Arrêt des compétitions 2019-2020". fffa.org. Fédération Française de Football Américain. March 26, 2020.
^"Annulation des championnats de France de football américain et de cheerleading pour la saison en cours/". fffa.org. Fédération Française de Football Américain. March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
External linksedit
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Official French American Football Federation web site
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French May 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 836 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Championnat de France de football americain D1 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Championnat de France de football americain D1 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Championnat Elite Division 1 French for Division 1 Elite Championship is the top level American football league of France 1 The league was founded in 1982 2 Championnat Elite Division 1SportAmerican footballInaugural season1982No of teams12 in two six team divisionsCountryFranceMost recentchampion s Thonon Black Panthers 2023 Most titlesLa Courneuve Flash 12 TV partner s Sport en FranceOfficial websiteFFFA org Contents 1 History 2 League set up 3 Trophy 4 Teams 4 1 Active teams 5 Championship Game 6 Media 7 Notes 8 External linksHistory editAmerican football was introduced to France in the early 20th century but for decades it remained an infrequent activity practised only by American touring teams and wartime servicemen 2 The formation of NATO in 1949 allowed for U S military settlements in France and in turn the establishment of senior and high school teams representing these bases They mainly competed in cross border leagues sanctioned by the U S Air Force and U S Army although some seasons featured a conference consisting solely of France based armed forces teams 2 While some French citizens attended the games actual participation by locals remained negligible and the sport quickly declined when French president Charles de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO s military command evicting American troops from the country in 1967 Nonetheless a few modern era French teams claim the lineage of those military organizations the Chateauroux Sabres are named after an eponymous team from the now decommissioned Chateauroux Deols Air Base 3 It was not until 1980 that a physical education teacher Laurent Plegelatte created the first born and bred French team the Spartacus de Paris The same year he founded and chaired the National Committee for the Development of American Football The Ligue Elite de Football Americain was created in 1982 under the leadership of Laurent Plegelatte with four participants The Spartacus de Paris were the first ever champions of the Ligue Elite de Football Americain but are now a defunct team as of 1993 1983 saw a change of leadership from Laurent Plegelatte to Michel Gofman 2 nbsp Thonon Black Panthers celebrating their 2013 title with the Casque de Diamant championship trophyLeague set up editThe league is partitioned into two conferences each with six teams The top three teams of each conference enter the playoffs Until 1994 the final was called Casque d Or French for Gold Helmet Since 1995 the championship game has been called Casque de Diamant French for Diamond Helmet Trophy editAlthough the championship game is called the Diamond Helmet the winners trophy does not have the shape of a helmet It is a shield similar to those awarded to the French champions of other rugby football codes such as the Bouclier de Brennus and the Trophee Max Rousie Teams editActive teams edit Team City Departement Stadium FoundedA ConferenceLa Courneuve Flash La Courneuve Seine Saint Denis Stade Marville 1984Amiens Spartiates Amiens Somme Stade du Grand Marais 1987Molosses d Asnieres Asnieres sur Seine Hauts de Seine Jacques Anquetil Stadium and Leo Lagrange Stadium 1992Saint Ouen l Aumone Cougars Saint Ouen l Aumone Val d Oise Stade Escutary 1989Thonon Black Panthers Thonon les Bains Haute Savoie Stade Joseph Moynat 1987Pionniers de Touraine Tours Indre et LoireB ConferenceAix en Provence Argonautes Aix en Provence Bouches du Rhone Stade Georges Carcassonne 1986Grenoble Centaures Grenoble Isere Stade Teisseire 1984Blue Stars de Marseille Marseille Bouches du Rhone Pierre Delort Stadium 1994Dauphins de Nice Nice Alpes Maritimes Stade des Arboras 1999Grizzlys Catalans Perpignan Pyrenees Orientales Parc des sports du Moulin a Vent 2012Ours de Toulouse Toulouse Garonne Stades des Argoulets 1986Championship Game editResults of the Ligue Elite de Football Americain championship 4 Season Edition Date Stadium Winner Score Loser1982 I 1982 Velodrome de Vincennes Spartacus de Paris 44 00 Meteores de Nogent1983 II May 21 1983 Stade Jean Bouin Spartacus de Paris 2 34 14 Anges Bleus de Joinville1984 III 1984 Stade Jean Bouin Anges Bleus de Joinville 20 00 Spartacus de Paris1985 IV 1985 Stade Jean Bouin Paris Jets 6 0 Challengers de Paris1986 V 1986 Stade Jean Bouin Anges Bleus de Joinville 2 20 20 Spartacus de Paris1987 VI June 21 1987 Stade Jean Bouin Castors de Paris 75 00 Paris Jets1988 VII June 26 1988 Stade Jean Bouin Castors de Paris 2 7 0 Anges Bleus de Joinville1989 VIII June 18 1989 Stade Jean Bouin Castors de Paris 3 14 13 Aix en Provence Argonautes1990 IX June 24 1990 Stade Jean Bouin Aix en Provence Argonautes 34 70 Castors de Paris1991 X June 16 1991 Stade Jean Bouin Aix en Provence Argonautes 2 29 70 Castors de Paris1992 XI June 13 1992 Stade Jean Bouin Aix en Provence Argonautes 3 33 20 Sphinx du Plessis Robinson1993 XII June 12 1993 Stade Jean Bouin Castors de Paris 4 27 19 Aix en Provence Argonautes1994 XIII June 26 1994 Stade Robert Bobin Mousquetaires de Paris 28 22 Aix en Provence Argonautes1995 XIV June 25 1995 Stade Charlety Aix en Provence Argonautes 4 36 16 Mousquetaires de Paris1996 XV June 16 1996 Stade Charlety Mousquetaires de Paris 2 23 19 Aix en Provence Argonautes1997 XVI June 14 1997 Stade Charlety La Courneuve Flash 45 28 Aix en Provence Argonautes1998 XVII June 14 1998 Stade Charlety Aix en Provence Argonautes 5 28 14 La Courneuve Flash1999 XVIII June 20 1999 Georges Carcassonne Stadium Aix en Provence Argonautes 6 27 20 Molosses d Asnieres2000 XIX June 17 2000 Stade Rene Gaillard La Courneuve Flash 2 68 35 Aix en Provence Argonautes2001 XX June 23 2001 Stade Marville Aix en Provence Argonautes 7 30 23 La Courneuve Flash2002 XXI June 23 2002 Georges Carcassonne Stadium Aix en Provence Argonautes 8 23 21 La Courneuve Flash2003 XXII June 1 2003 Georges Carcassonne Stadium La Courneuve Flash 3 28 24 Aix en Provence Argonautes2004 XXIII June 19 2004 Stade Marville Amiens Spartiates 41 31 Aix en Provence Argonautes2005 XXIV June 18 2005 Stade Marville La Courneuve Flash 4 33 27 Amiens Spartiates2006 XXV June 17 2006 Stade Marville La Courneuve Flash 5 48 24 Aix en Provence Argonautes2007 XXVI June 16 2007 Stade Sebastien Charlety La Courneuve Flash 6 21 60 Thonon Black Panthers2008 XXVII June 28 2008 Stade Sebastien Charlety La Courneuve Flash 7 28 22 Elancourt Templiers2009 XXVIII June 20 2009 Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo La Courneuve Flash 8 41 27 Thonon Black Panthers2010 XXIX June 27 2010 Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo Amiens Spartiates 2 24 21 La Courneuve Flash2011 XXX June 18 2011 Stade Sebastien Charlety La Courneuve Flash 9 45 27 Centaures de Grenoble2012 XXXI June 23 2012 Stade Sebastien Charlety Amiens Spartiates 3 10 70 Thonon Black Panthers2013 XXXII June 22 2013 Stade Sebastien Charlety Thonon Black Panthers 14 00 La Courneuve Flash2014 XXXIII June 28 2014 Stade Sebastien Charlety Thonon Black Panthers 2 35 34 Molosses d Asnieres2015 XXIV June 20 2015 Stade Sebastien Charlety Cougars de Saint Ouen l Aumone 28 70 Thonon Black Panthers2016 XXXV June 25 2016 Stade Guy Boniface Cougars de Saint Ouen l Aumone 2 28 17 Dauphins de Nice2017 XXXVI June 24 2017 Stade Parsemain La Courneuve Flash 10 44 40 Thonon Black Panthers2018 XXXVII June 30 2018 Stade Parsemain La Courneuve Flash 11 20 14 Thonon Black Panthers2019 XXXVIII June 29 2019 Stadium Lille Metropole Thonon Black Panthers 3 24 70 Cougars de Saint Ouen l Aumone2020 XXXIX July 4 2020 Stadium Lille Metropole Season cancelled after week three due to COVID 19 5 2021 Season not played due to COVID 19 6 2022 XL July 9 2022 Stade Joseph Moynat La Courneuve Flash 12 16 10 Thonon Black Panthers2023 XLI July 1 2023 Stade Joseph Moynat Thonon Black Panthers 4 35 18 Blue Stars de MarseilleMedia editIn 2022 the league is set to receive its first regularly scheduled television coverage on Sport en France 1 Notes edit a b Les calendriers 2022 de D1 D2 et U19 sont disponibles Football is back fffa org Federation Francaise de Football Americain September 24 2021 Retrieved October 2 2021 a b c d Crawford Russell 2016 Le Football A History of American Football in France Lincoln London University of Nebraska Press ISBN 978 0803278790 Les Sabres revival du football americain a Chateauroux france3 regions francetvinfo fr France TV 14 June 2016 Retrieved 3 October 2021 Histoire et Palmares du Casque de Diamant fffa org in French Retrieved 14 February 2020 Communique FFFA Arret des competitions 2019 2020 fffa org Federation Francaise de Football Americain March 26 2020 Annulation des championnats de France de football americain et de cheerleading pour la saison en cours fffa org Federation Francaise de Football Americain March 18 2021 Retrieved October 2 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ligue Elite de football americain Official French American Football Federation web site EliteFoot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Division 1 Elite Championship amp oldid 1180366524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
