next appear in the final in 1998, where they went down to Stade Français 34–7 in Paris in front of 78,000 people. In 2002, the club entered into a partnership with the University of Barcelona Rugby Union Club, hence renaming them USAP Barcelona, which compete in the División de Honor, the national Championship in Spain. Perpignan made it to the 2004 final, where they met Stade Français, who defeated them in the 1998 final. Stade Français won again, 38–20 at Stade de France in front of 79,722 people. In European competition, Perpignan reached the final stage in 2003 (losing 21–17 to Toulouse in Dublin Lansdowne Road) after losing a 1999 semi-final in Toulouse Stadium against Colomiers. They were beaten in the quarter-finals in Lansdowne Road again in 2006 by eventual winners Munster. They signed All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter, widely regarded as one of the world's best players, on a six-month deal starting from December 2008. Carter's stint at Perpignan, however, ended prematurely when he tore an Achilles tendon. Their season ended by progressing into the Top 14 semi-final with a 25–21 win over Stade Français and eventually winning it with a fantastic 22–13 win over ASM Clermont Auvergne in the final. In 2010, they advanced to the final again against Clermont, but they saw Les Jaunards end decades of frustration by winning their first championship final in 11 tries. In 2011 they signed a twinning agreement with FC Barcelona of Spain, which proposes USAP to be promoted through FC Barcelona. Club honours Top 14 Champions (4): 1913–14 (as AS Perpignan), 1920–21 (as US Perpignan), 1924–25 (as US Perpignan), 1937–38, 1943–44, 1954–55, 2008–09 Runners-up: 1923–24 (as US Perpignan), 1925–26 (as US Perpignan), 1934–35, 1938–39, 1951–52, 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2009–10 Challenge Yves du Manoir Champions (3): 1935, 1955, 1994 Runners-up: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1956, 1965 Heineken Cup Runners-up: 2002–03 Pro D2 Champions (2): 2017–18, 2020–21 Notes Finals results French championship Heineken Cup Current standings Current squad The squad for the 2022–23 season is: Espoirs squad Notable former players Federico Martín Aramburú Bautista Delguy Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Alejandro Allub José Orengo Sebastian Bozzi Ryan Cross Daniel Herbert Justin Purll Robins Tchale-Watchou Mike James Phil Murphy Alex Brown Perry Freshwater Richard Haughton Dan Luger Luke Narraway Tim Stimpson Tevita Cavubati Samueli Naulu Alipate Ratini Eroni Sau Ben Volavola Watisoni Votu Christophe André Puig Aubert Franck Azéma Mathieu Barrau Armand Batlle Noël Brazès Pascal