Back توب 14 Arabic Kampionad rugbi Frañs Breton Campionat de França de rugbi a 15 Catalan Top 14 Welsh Top 14 German Πρωτάθλημα ράγκμπι γιούνιον Γαλλίας Greek Top 14 Spanish Frantziako errugbi txapelketa Basque Top 14 Finnish Championnat de France de rugby à XV French
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Top 14 season | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1892 |
| First season | 1892 |
| Administrator | Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |  France |
| Most recent champion(s) | Toulouse (22nd title) (2022–23) |
| Most titles | Toulouse (22 titles)[1] |
| TV partner(s) | Canal+ Canal+ Sport |
| Sponsor(s) | Société Générale GMF Intermarché TotalEnergies |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Relegation to | Rugby Pro D2 |
| International cup(s) | European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup |
| Official website | Top 14 |
The Top 14 (French pronunciation: [tɔp katɔʀz]) is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the France National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism of LNR. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2. The fourteen best rugby teams in France participate in the competition, hence the name Top 14. The competition was previously known as the Top 16.
The league is one of the three major professional leagues in Europe (along with the English Premiership and the United Rugby Championship, which brings together top clubs from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy and South Africa), from which the most successful European teams go forward to compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup, the pan-European championship which replaced the Heineken Cup after the 2013–14 season.
The first ever final took place in 1892, between two Paris-based sides, Stade Français and Racing Club de France, which were the only teams playing the competition that year, with the latter becoming the inaugural champions. Since then, the competition has been held on an annual basis, except from 1915 to 1919—because of World War I—and from 1940 to 1942—because of World War II. Each year, the winning team is presented with the Bouclier de Brennus, a famous trophy awarded from 1892. Toulouse is the most successful club in the competition with 22 titles.
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