During the past years it went back and forth between Top 14, the highest level of the French league system and the second-level Rugby Pro D2.

Sporting Club Albigeois was founded in December 1906 as a sportsclub where, in addition to rugby, tennis and running were practiced.

In 1940, the Vichy regime forced towns with a population below 50,000 to merge their sports clubs in single entities.

The club reached three consecutive third division finals, all lost, in 2000, 2001 et 2002, to FC Oloron Sainte-Marie, Oyonnax and Tours.

After finishing second to US Montauban in the 2006 regular season, they went on to beat AS Béziers and US Dax in the promotion playoffs and secure the final spot in the élite league Top 14.

Although they finished 12th that season, which would normally have kept them in the top flight, they were forcibly relegated to Pro D2 due to financial issues.

[1] The current Albi squad is:[3] Props Hookers Locks Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wings Fullbacks French president Georges Pompidou accepted to be honorary chairman of the club in 1969 and paid his fees regularly until he died in 1974.