playoffs were separated. Championship playoffs A total of 16 teams, four from each group, advance to the championship playoffs, with the ultimate winner receiving the Trophée Jean-Prat. All matches prior to the championship final are two-legged, home-and-away ties; the final is a one-off match held at a neutral site. Starting in 2017–18, only one team will be automatically promoted from Fédérale 1 to Pro D2, namely the league champion. This will presumably be accomplished by playing the promotion playoffs through a final. Through the 2019–20 season, two teams will continue to be promoted each season, but the second promotion place will go to a "wildcard" club selected by Ligue Nationale de Rugby, which operates the Top 14 and Pro D2. The "wildcard" club must be located north of a line running roughly from La Rochelle to Lyon, and show itself to be capable of transitioning to fully professional rugby. Teams For the 2019-20 season, there are 48 teams in Fédérale 1, divided into four pools of twelve teams. The top four teams in each group will take part in promotion play-offs for two promotion places to Pro D2. Jean-Prat Past Champions 2000–01: Oyonnax Rugby 2001–02: Lyon OU 2002–03: USA Limoges 2003–04: Pays d'Aix RC 2004–05: US Colomiers 2005–06: UA Gaillac 2006–07: Stade Aurillacois 2007–08: US Colomiers 2008–09: CA Lannemezan 2009–10: US Carcassonne 2010–11: AS Béziers 2011–12: US Colomiers 2012–13: US Bressane 2013–14: US Montauban 2014–15: Pays d'Aix RC 2015–16: SO Chambéry 2016-17: Rouennais 2017-18: Lavaur 2018-19: Rouen References 3