Elite One Championship 2004–2005
Rugby league season
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The 2004–05 season was the third year of the Elite One Championship, the top-level rugby league French Championship.
LeagueElite One Championship
Teams10
Champions
Union Treiziste Catalane
Union Treiziste CatalaneLeague leaders Union Treiziste Catalane
Union Treiziste Catalane| Elite One Championship 2004–05 | |
|---|---|
| League | Elite One Championship |
| Teams | 10 |
| 2004–05 | |
| Champions | Union Treiziste Catalane |
| League leaders | Union Treiziste Catalane |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Elite Two Championship | Carpentras, Marseille XIII |
| Relegated to Elite Two Championship |  Lyon Villeurbanne |
This was the second year of operation after the previous (1958–2002) National League 1 had been split into two divisions, Elite One and Elite Two.[1] For the 2004–05 season, the same 10 clubs that competed in the Elite One 2003–04 season returned, as no clubs were relegated to, nor promoted from, Elite Two. At the end of this 2004–05 season, the first relegations and promotions took place, with 11 clubs competing in the Elite One 2005–06 season.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Treiziste Catalane (C) |
18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 834 | 214 | +620 | 53 |
| 2 |  Toulouse Olympique |
18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 668 | 310 | +358 | 47 |
| 3 |  Limoux Grizzlies |
18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 622 | 323 | +299 | 41 |
| 4 |  Pia Donkeys |
18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 599 | 407 | +192 | 36 |
| 5 |  Saint-Gaudens Bears |
18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 428 | 443 | -15 | 36 |
| 6 |  Villeneuve Leopards |
18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 339 | 452 | -113 | 36 |
| 7 |  Carcassonne |
18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 440 | 514 | -74 | 31 |
| 8 |  Villefranche XIII Aveyron |
18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 304 | 615 | -311 | 27 |
| 9 |  Lézignan Sangliers |
18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 649 | -325 | 23 |
| 10 | Lyon Villeurbanne (R) |
18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 195 | 826 | -631 | 20 |
Note: (C) = champions, (R) = relegated
Grand Final
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Treiziste Catalane |
66 – 16 | Toulouse Olympique XIII |
Parc des sports et de l'amitié, Narbonne | 5,000 | [2] |
