# Catalans Dragons Wheelchair

The Catalans Dragons Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are a French wheelchair rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. The club competes in the Elite 1 Championship, the top tier of the French rugby league system.

## History

Catalans Dragons wheelchair teams is though to be one of the world's oldest wheelchair rugby league football clubs. Like the French Elite 1 Championship itself, it its unclear at exactly what point the club was formed, though are known to have been in existence during 2011–12 season in which they finished runners-up. Following this, Catalans established themselves as the dominant force in French wheelchair rugby league, winning every national championship with the exception of their 2016–17 Grand Final defeat to Toulouse Olympique. In 2022, Catalans player Sebastien Bechara won the IRL Golden Boot. Along with, the French league and cup, the teams also has started to compete in the British Wheelchair Challenge Cup, which they won their inaugural title in 2023 after finishing runners-up the year before. 2023 saw another Catalans player win the IRL Golden Boot, this time Jérémy Bourson. Also in 2023, as winners of the previous season's national championship, Catalans qualified for a new competition, the European Club Challenge, in which the French league champions would compete against the British league champions for the de facto European title. The Dragons shared the 2023 title with Halifax Panthers after a 32–32 draw, before qualifying again the following year and taking the title outright after a 68–28 defeat of Wigan Warriors.

## Seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Lord Derby Cup | Year | Challenge Cup | European Club Challenge |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | Lord Derby Cup | Year | Challenge Cup | European Club Challenge |
| 2011–12 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Runners-up | ? | 2012 | No Competition | No Competition |
| 2012–13 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2013 | No Competition | No Competition |
| 2013–14 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2014 | No Competition | No Competition |
| 2014–15 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2015 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2015–16 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2016 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2016–17 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Runners-up | ? | 2017 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2017–18 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2018 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2018–19 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2019 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2019–20 | Elite 1 | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2020–21 | Elite 1 | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 2021 | Did not participate | No Competition |
| 2021–22 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2022 | Runners-up | No Competition |
| 2022–23 | Elite 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ? | Champions | ? | 2023 | Champions | Champions |
| 2023–24 | Elite 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2024 | Champions | Champions |

## Honours
### Leagues

* Elite 1
       Winners (At least 8): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23

### Cups

* Lord Derby Cup
       Winners (?):
* Challenge Cup
       Winners (2): 2023, 2024

### International

* European Club Challenge
       Winners (2): 2023, 2024