The Albert Falcou Cup (french: Coupe Albert-Falcou), also called Albert Falcou French Cup (french: Coupe de France Albert-Falcou), is an annual knock-out competition organised by the

Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII The French Rugby League Federation (french: Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (FFR)) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in France. The Federation was formed during 1934 and since then has organised and governed th ...

for amateur

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clubs in

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History

The competition was introduced in 1937 and was originally known as the French Amateur Cup. The inaugural winners were the short-lived La Rochelle club (during World War II the club was forced to merge with the city's rugby union club, Atlantique Stade Rochelais, by the

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of the time). When rugby league was legalised again at the end of the war, the cup was re-instituted as the National Cup. This incarnation was contested between 1945 and 1962. Two now-defunct clubs dominated the post war years; the

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-based Facture XIII won the cup five times and Lavardac XIII (from the eponymous Lot-et-Garonne town), which folded in the 1980s, won it on four occasions. The tournament was not played between 1963 and 1976. It was relaunched in 1977 as the French Federal Cup. Since 1992, the competing clubs have vied for the Albert Falcou Cup, named in memory of audois rugby league official Albert Falcou (1911–1990), one of the main protagonists of the game's post

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resurgence.

Past winners

French Amateur Cup *1937 : La Rochelle XIII *1938 : Arcachon XIII *1939 : RC Saint-Gaudens National Cup *1945 : Orange XIII *1946 : Orange XIII *1947 : Figeac XIII *1948 :

RC Carpentras RC Carpentras XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the city of Carpentras, Vaucluse in the south of France. Formed in 1938, they play in the Elite Two Championship in France, which is the 2nd tier. Their home ground is the St ...

*1949 : Arachon XIII *1950 : Lavardac XIII *1951 : Lavardac XIII *1952 : Lavardac XIII *1953 : Lavardac XIII *1954 : La Réole XIII *1955 : Bordeaux Facture XIII *1956 :

Limoux Grizzlies XIII Limouxin, also known as Limoux Grizzlies, are a semi-professional rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the Aude area in southern France. They play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1951. They have won the French ...

*1957 : Bordeaux Facture XIII *1958 : Bordeaux Facture XIII *1959 : Miramont XIII *1960 : Bordeaux Facture XIII *1961 : Saint-Gaudens Bears 'A' *1962 : Bordeaux Facture XIII Federal Cup *1977 : La Réole XIII *1978 : ''Not Played'' *1979 :

Montpellier Red Devils Montpellier XIII Red Devils ( fr:Montpellier Diables Rouges Rugby a XIII ) are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Montpellier, in the region of Herault, France. They currently play in the National Division 2. Their home ground is ...

*1980 :

AS Clairac XIII Association Sports Clairacaise XIII who are more commonly known as AS Clairac XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Clairac, Lot-et-Garonne in the Aquitaine region. The club plays in the National Division 2 Aquitaine regional league, which ...

*1981 : Aspet XIII *1982 : Saint-Laurent XIII *1983 : US Apt XIII *1984 : Palau XIII Broncos *1985 : ''Not Played'' *1986 : RC Lescure-Arthes XIII *1987 : Sainte-Livrade XIII *1988 : La Réole XIII *1989 : Le Pontet XIII *1990 : Tonneins XIII *1991 : RC Lescure-Arthes XIII Coupe Falcou *1992 : Cabestany XIII *1993 : Cabestany XIII *1994 : Sainte-Livrade XIII *1995 : Gifi Bias XIII *1996 : Saint-Cyprien *1997 : Morières XIII *1998 : Castelnau XIII *1999 : Le Barcarès XIII *2000 : Sainte-Livrade XIII *2001 : Palau XIII Broncos *2002 : Sainte-Livrade XIII *2003 : Gifi Bias XIII *2004 :

Salses XIII Salses XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Salses-le-Château, Pyrénées-Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. They play in the French National Division 2 Languedoc-Rousillon League. Home games are played at the Stade Fontv ...

*2005 :

*2006 : Baroudeurs de Pia XIII *2007 : Sauveterre de Comminges XIII *2008 : Baroudeurs de Pia XIII *2009 : Le Barcares XIII *2010 :

Gratentour XIII Gratentour XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Gratentour, Haute-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrénées region. The club plays in the French Elite 2 Championship. History Gratentour Rugby XIII have won two Coupe Falcou in 2010 and 2019. T ...

*2011 : Ornaisons XIII *2012 :

US Ferrals XIII Union Sportive Ferrals XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Ferrals-les-Corbières, Aude in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The play in the National Division 1. They play their home games at the Stade de la Fontaine. History In 19 ...

*2013 : Sporting Club Saint-Laurent Treize *2014 : Sporting Club Saint-Laurent Treize *2015 : *2016 :

*2017 :

Le Soler XIII Le Soler XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Le Soler, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Founded in 1955 and refounded in 2008 the club plays in the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2. H ...

References

External links

* Rugby league competitions in France {{rugbyleague-competition-stub