The French Basketball Federation (FFBB) (french: Fédération Française de Basketball) is the governing body of

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was founded in 1932 (and members of the

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

since 1933). The Federation operates the France national teams and organises the

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

(French Cup) and the amateurs national championships; for the professional championship, the

Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the French basketball league system, first-tier LNB Pro A, Pro A and the second-tier ...

(men) and the

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(women) have a delegation from the FFBB. It publishes ''BasketBall Magazine'' (formerly known as ''Basket-Ball'').

France 1st Division Men's Clubs ( Pro A)

Clubs are listed by their geographical designations on the official LNB website. ''(2021–22 season)'' * Boulogne-Levallois (

Metropolitans 92 Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball. The club was established in 2007 ...

) * Bourg-en-Bresse (

JL Bourg Basket Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...

) * Cholet (

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1 ...

) * Chalon-Reims ( Champagne Basket) * Dijon (

JDA Dijon Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French French basketball league system, first tier divis ...

) * Fos-sur-Mer (

Fos Provence Basket Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional basketball team based in Fos-sur-mer, France. The team currently plays in the first tier LNB Pro A, after its promotion in the 2020–21 season. Home games are played in the Complex ...

) * Gravelines-Dunkerque (

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team play ...

) * Le Mans (

Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket, commonly known as MSB or Le Mans, is a professional basketball club that is from the city of Le Mans, France. The team plays in the French League and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. History The Mode ...

) * Le Portel (

ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Pro A, the first tier in France. History In ...

) * Limoges (

Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...

) * Lyon-Villeurbanne (

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon ...

) * Monaco (

AS Monaco Basket Association Sportive de Monaco Basketball Club, commonly referred to as A.S. Monaco Basket, is a French-registered Monaco-based professional basketball club. They are a part of the Monaco-based multi-sports club of A.S. Monaco, which was foun ...

) * Nanterre (

Nanterre 92 Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club plays in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays ...

) * Orléans (

Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro A Lea ...

) * Paris (

Paris Basketball Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroCup. The club was founded in 2018 by David Kahn and Eric Schwartz. T ...

) * Pau-Lacq-Orthez (

Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro A. Th ...

) * Roanne (

Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue an ...

) * Strasbourg (

Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...

)

France 1st Division Women's Clubs (
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)

As in the list of men's clubs above, geographic designations are those found on LFB's official site.
''(2021–22 season)'' * Angers (Union Féminine Angers Basket 49) * Bourges ( Tango Bourges Basket) * Charleville-Mézières (Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes) * Charnay (Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud) * Landerneau (Landerneau Bretagne Basket) * Landes (Basket Landes) * Lyon (

ASVEL Féminin LDLC ASVEL Féminin (formerly ''Lyon Basket féminin'' and ''FC Lyon Basket féminin'') is a French women's basketball club from Lyon. Honours * Ligue Féminine ** Winners (1): 2019 * French Cup ** Winners (1): 1960 * Match des Champions ** Wi ...

) * Montpellier ( BLMA) * Roche Vendée (Roche Vendée Basket Club) * Saint-Amand (Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket) * Tarbes ( Tarbes Gespe Bigorre) * Villeneuve-d’Ascq ( ESBVA-LM)

External links

Official website
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Basketball governing bodies in Europe Sports organizations established in 1932

France 1st Division Men's Clubs ( Pro A)

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See also

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