2008–09 Top 14 season
The 2008/09 season was the 110th 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 2008 and lasted until 16 May 2009. The four best-placed teams qualified for the semifinals. In the final game, which took place on 6 June 2009 at the Stade de France, the semi-final winners play for the championship trophy Bouclier de Brennus. It won the USA Perpignan is the seventh time the championship title, while the ASM Clermont Auvergne failed for the tenth time in a playoff. The two last-place teams, the U.S. Dax and Stade Montois had to descend into the Pro D2.
Table
- Qualification for the semi-finals and participation in the Heineken Cup
- Participation in the Heineken Cup
- Descent into the Pro D2
M = Acting Master A = Up
The points are distributed as follows:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss (before possible bonus points )
- 1 bonus point in three attempts more than the opponent
- 1 bonus point for a loss by fewer than seven points difference
Semifinal
Final
Statistics
Pro D2
The regular season of the Pro D2 comprised 30 game days (one forward and reverse round). It began on September 7, 2008, and lasted until May 17, 2009. Highest placed team Racing Métro 92 rose to directly. The teams ranked 2-5 denied a playoff for the second promotion place, to which the SC Albi was able to secure on June 8, 2009. Two teams had to dismount in the amateur league Fédérale 1, the U.S. Bressane and AS Béziers.
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:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss (before possible bonus points )
- 1 bonus point in three attempts more than the opponent
- 1 bonus point for a loss by fewer than seven points difference
Playoff for the second promotion place
Semifinal
Because after extra time decided a winner, the number of penalty kicks was used: 5 for Albi, 4 ( 1 Dropkick ) for La Rochelle.