Competitions

French Championships

The high point of the season: the finals that crown the French champions of men’s and ladies Gaelic football.

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The format

Two championships, one ambition

The women’s French Championship is played as three tournaments between April and June, in which teams earn points according to their final placing. The team that finishes top is crowned French champion.

The men’s French Championship has been played since 2012 on a single day in June. It is made up of three divisions, in which teams are placed according to their results in the federal and Breton championships. The champions of each division are crowned at the end of the day.

By tradition, the venue for the finals alternates between a city in the federal championship and a city in the Breton championship.

Men’s qualification

Who plays where?

The number of teams registered for the finals determines the format of each division (6 to 8 teams).

Division 1

The top three in the federal championship, the top two in Breton Division 1, the winner of the Brittany Cup (or the third-placed Breton team if already qualified) and the Channel Islands teams (Jersey and Guernsey).

Division 2

The teams placed 4th to 6th in the federal championship (and 7th for an 8-team format), the 4th and 5th-placed teams in Breton Division 1 and the Breton Division 2 champion.

Division 3

All the teams not taking part in the first two divisions.

The Super 15

For a few years now, another competition has existed at national level: the “Super 15”. It is played 15-a-side (as in Ireland) on a full-size pitch. A tournament is held every year in May; it qualifies teams for the European “Final 4” in September, for women and men alike. The continental European champions then qualify for the All-Ireland Club Championships in the autumn.

The winners

Roll of honour

The French champions since 2006, division by division.

Roll of honour: men’s French championship — Division 1
YearChampionRunner-up
2026NantesToulouse
2025NantesRennes
2024LiffréRennes
2023ParisNantes
2022n/a
2021n/a
2020n/a
2019BordeauxNantes
2018ParisLiffré
2017ParisRennes
2016ToulouseParis
2015ToulouseLiffré
2014ParisBordeaux
2013LiffréJersey
2012JerseyLyon
2011GuernseyLiffré
2010GuernseyParis
2009ParisJersey
2008ParisRennes
2007ParisJersey
2006ParisGuernsey
Roll of honour: men’s French championship — Division 2
YearChampionRunner-up
2026ClermontBrest
2025VannesStrasbourg
2024StrasbourgBordeaux B
2023Rennes BLorient
2022n/a
2021n/a
2020n/a
2019VannesToulouse
2018ClermontToulouse
2017NiortAzur
2016Paris BBordeaux
2015ClermontLorient
2014ClermontLyon
2013ClermontSaint-Brieuc
2012ClermontNiort
Roll of honour: men’s French championship — Division 3
YearChampionRunner-up
2026Bordeaux BSaint-Coulomb
2025ToulouseLille
2024AngersLe Havre
2023StrasbourgBrest
2022n/a
2021n/a
2020n/a
2019Bordeaux BAngers
2018LyonRennes B
2017Liffré BBordeaux B
2016Clermont BPlédran
2015Paris BBrest
Roll of honour: men’s French championship — Division 4
YearChampionRunner-up
2026Paris BMondeville
2025Le Mans / ArthonVannes B
Roll of honour: women’s French championship
YearChampionRunner-up
2026RennesBordeaux
2025RennesBordeaux
2024ParisBordeaux
2023RennesParis
2022RennesNantes
2021n/a
2020n/a
2019RennesParis
2018RennesParis
2017RennesParis
2016RennesParis
2015RennesBordeaux
2014RennesParis
2013Paris
2012Paris

Single division until 2025, Division 1 since 2026.

Roll of honour: women’s French championship — Division 2
YearChampionRunner-up
2026LCOLorient
Roll of honour: men’s Super 15
YearChampionRunner-up
2026NantesRennes
2025NantesRennes
2024NantesRennes
2023n/a
2022NantesRennes
2019RennesParis
2018ParisBordeaux

In 2022 the competition was called the “elite championship”; Nantes also won the Super 9.

Roll of honour: women’s Super 15
YearChampionRunner-up
2026RennesParis / Bordeaux
2025Paris / Bordeaux

In 2025 the title went to the joint Paris / Bordeaux team (“Parisburdi”).

History by club
Results and standings
Federal Championship