Division Élite

Division Élite
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015 Division Élite
Sport Baseball
Founded 1926
No. of teams 8
Country France
Most recent champion(s) Templiers de Sénart
Most titles Paris Université Club (22)
Official website http://www.ffbsc.org/ (French)

The Division Élite is the highest level of baseball in France. Its clubs compete for the Championnat de France de baseball.

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
Rouen Baseball 76 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

Champions

The Division Élite was created in 1926.[2] Not all editions were held and some results are missing.

Year Champion Runnerup
1954 Stade français Paris Université Club
1955 Paris Université Club Stade français
1963 BC Paris BC Charenton
1964 BC Charenton BC Paris
1965 Paris Université Club Saints de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
1966 Paris Université Club Saints de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
1967 Pirates de Paris Paris Université Club
1968 CSF Cagnes-sur-Mer Paris Université Club
1969 Pirates de Paris CSF Cagnes-sur-Mer
1970 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1971 Nice Université Club Paris Université Club
1972 Paris Université Club St Germain en Laye
1973 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1974 Nice Université Club Paris Université Club
1975 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1976 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1977 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1978 BC Nippon/Nice Université Club
1979 Nice Université Club/BC Nippon
1980 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1981 Nice Université Club Paris Université Club
1982 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1983 Paris Université Club Meyzieu
1984 Paris Université Club Nice Université Club
1985 Paris Université Club Limeil-Brévannes
1986 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1987 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1988 Paris Université Club Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
1989 Paris Université Club Pineuilh
1990 Paris Université Club Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
1991 Paris Université Club BCF Paris
1992 Paris Université Club Limeil-Brévannes
1993 Barracudas de Montpellier Paris Université Club
1994 Barracudas de Montpellier Paris Université Club
1995 Barracudas de Montpellier Jimmer's de Saint-Lô
1996 Jimmer's de Saint-Lô Barracudas de Montpellier
1997 Jimmer's de Saint-Lô Barracudas de Montpellier
1998 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
1999 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2000 Paris Université Club Barracudas de Montpellier
2001 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2002 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2003 Rouen Baseball 76 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2004 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge Barracudas de Montpellier
2005 Rouen Baseball 76 Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2006 Rouen Baseball 76 Tigers de Toulouse
2007 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2008 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2009 Rouen Huskies Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2010 Rouen Huskies Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
2011 Rouen Huskies Barracudas de Montpellier
2012 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2013 Rouen Huskies Templiers de Sénart
2014 Templiers de Sénart Paris Université Club

See also

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