2011–12 Top 14 season
The 2011/12 season was the 113th staging of the French rugby union championship. It included 14 teams in the top league top 14 and 16 teams in the second highest league Pro D2.
- Table 2.1
- 2.2 playoff for second promotion place 2.2.1 Semi-finals
- 2.2.2 final
Top 14
The regular season of the top 14 had 26 game days (one forward and reverse round). It began on 26 August 2011 and lasted until 13 May 2012., The top two teams qualified directly for the semifinals and met the winners of the Barragespiele, which were held between the third - to sixth-placed. The semi-final winners met on June 9, 2012 to each other in the final and played in the Stade de France for the championship trophy Bouclier de Brennus. Here, Stade Toulousain defending champion prevailed against RC Toulon and won for the 19th time the championship. The two last-place teams, the CA Brive Lyon Olympique Universitaire and had to descend into the Pro D2.
Table
- Qualification for the semi-finals and participation in the Heineken Cup
- Qualification for Barrage and participation in the Heineken Cup
- Descent into the Pro D2
M = Acting Master A = Up
The points are distributed as follows:
- 5 points for a forfeit victory
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss (before possible bonus points )
- -2 Points for a forfeit defeat
- 1 bonus point in three attempts more than the opponent
- 1 bonus point for a loss by fewer than seven points difference
Final Phase
Barrage
Semifinal
Final
Statistics
Pro D2
The regular season of the Pro D2 comprised 30 game days (one forward and reverse round). They began on 3 September 2011 and lasted until 12 May 2012. The best-placed team, FC Grenoble, rose directly. The teams ranked 2-5 denied a playoff for the second promotion place, to be able to secure Stade Montois on May 27, 2012. Two teams had to dismount in the amateur league Fédérale 1, the U.S. Colomiers and CA Saint- Étienne. The last place CA Périgueux dismounted in the amateur league Fédérale 1, as the ninth -placed CS Bourgoin- Jallieu, which received no professional license for financial reasons.
Table
- Direct promotion to the Top 14
- Participants in the playoff for the second promotion place
- Descent in the Fédérale 1
T = Relegated Top 14 F = Up Fédérale 1
The points are distributed as follows:
- 5 points for a forfeit victory
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss (before possible bonus points )
- -2 Points for a forfeit defeat
- 1 bonus point in three attempts more than the opponent
- 1 bonus point for a loss by fewer than seven points difference