Élite 1
Élite 1 Féminine is the top national league for women's rugby union clubs in France. It was founded from the 1971–1972 season under the aegis of the French Women's Rugby Association before being taken over by the French Women's Rugby Federation, it has been organized by the French Rugby Federation since 1989. The first season was won by the ASVEL Rugby women's team.
The championship used to take place in two phases: a so-called qualification phase, which is contested by all the teams, and a final phase which is played by direct elimination. From 2015 to 2018, the championship is referred to as the Top 8. From 2018-2024, the championship went from a single pool of 8 clubs to two pools of 16, with the 8 best clubs qualifying for the final phase; meanwhile two clubs would be relegated to Élite 2 at the end of the championship.
Beginning again with the 2024-25 season it returned to a single pool of 8, playing in a double round robin, with 4 teams qualifying for the final phase, and 1 team being relegated to Élite 2. This ensured that the top teams would play each other more frequently, and the FFR believes will improve results for the national team Les Bleues. Beginning in 2025 AXA came on as official sponsor for the league.
As with men, the most successful club in France is Toulouse: it is Toulouse Fémina Sports, with 9 French championship titles, in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1985. Montpellier RC is the second most successful team with eight titles.
ASM Romagnat won the Élite 1 2020–2021 season.
Stade Bordelais are the most recent champions, winning three consecutive titles.
Teams
2024–2025 Élite 1 Féminine season teams:| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Stade Ernest-Argelès | 4,000 | |
Henri-Wallon Stadium | 1,000 | |
| Stade Sainte-Germaine / Stade Chaban-Delmas | N/A / 34,462 | |
| Stade Lesdiguières | 12,650 | |
| Plaine des Jeux de Gerland | N/A | |
| Stade Sabathé | 6,500 | |
| Stade des Pérouses | 500 | |
| Stade Victor Marquet | 1,000 | |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon | 19,500 | |
| Stade Emmanuel-Thery | N/A |
Winners and runners up
- Current Élite 1 Féminine participating clubs indicated in bold
| Club | Wins | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Last win |
| 9 | 1 | 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 | 1985 | |
| ' | 8 | 4 | 2007 2009 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 | 2019 |
| 5 | 3 | 1992 1997 1998 2001 2003 | 2003 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2004 2005 2006 2008 | 2008 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1983 1986 1987 1988 | 1988 | |
| 3 | 9 | 1974 1981 1989 | 1989 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1999 2000 2002 | 2002 | |
| ' | 3 | 0 | 2023 2024 2025 | 2025 |
| 2 | 5 | 1990 1993 | 1993 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1994 1995 | 1995 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2010 2011 | 2011 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1991 1996 | 1996 | |
| ' | 1 | 3 | 2022 | 2022 |
| ' | 1 | 3 | 2016 | 2016 |
| 1 | 2 | 1973 | 1973 | |
| ' | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1972 | 1972 | |
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