The N1A is the premier
basketball
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league for men' s teams in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. Currently, 12 teams play in the competition to determine the national champions of Madagascar.
The defending champions are
COSPN
Club Omnisport de La Police Nationale, commonly known as COSPN or COSPN Analamanga, is a Malagasy basketball club based in Antananarivo, Analamanga. The team plays in the N1A, the top tier level in Madagascar. The team has won the league two tim ...
, who have won the 2023 season.
ASCUT
Association Sportive de la Commune Urbaine de Toamasina, commonly known as ASCUT, is a Malagasy basketball team from Toamasina. The team plays in the Malagasy N1A, the highest national level and has won the national championship 6 times.
History
T ...
holds the record for most titles with six championships.
The winners of each N1A season play in the
Road to BAL
The Road to BAL, also known as the BAL Qualifying Tournaments, are the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The organization of the qualifiers is in hands of FIBA Africa. The first qualifying rounds were held on 16 October ...
, the qualifying rounds of the
Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Format
The season begins with 12 teams in two conferences (West and East), the top four qualify for the Elite 8. The bottom team from each group is relegated to the N1B (the national second level). The top four teams from the Elite 8 advance to the Final Four that are played in a
best-of-three series
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
to determine the N1A champion.
Teams
These were the 12 teams of the 2022 season:
Winners
Performance by club
Coupe du President
In Madagascar, the national federation also organises a cup competition called the Coupe du President (English: President's Cup).
References
Basketball competitions in Madagascar
Basketball leagues in Africa
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