Founded in 1953 as Montpellier Diables Rouges and named after the first club side to tour France in the 1930s, Salford, who were nicknamed the Diables Rouges in reference to their red playing shirts, Montpellier reached the top tier in 1957 and until the 1990s very little else occurred apart from them moving grounds in 1971 when their original stadium the Stade du Pont was closed down and demolished.

They would spend the next ten years in the Elite Two Championship, they were runner-up in 2008 to Le Bacares XIII, until season 2009-10.

In that season the club finished runner-up behind Palau XIII Broncos and then lost to them in the play-off final 12-18 but were promoted to the top tier when their victors declined.

A new club was quickly reformed as Montpellier XIII and started life in the National Division 1, the 3rd tier.

At its peak the stadium had two stands down the length of the pitch with open ended earthen banks behind the sticks giving it an 18,000 capacity.