The Luxembourg Basketball Federation ( lb, Lëtzebuerger basketballfederatioun, french: Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball, ger, Luxemburger Basketballföderation) also known as FLBB, 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 court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
in
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It was founded in 1934, and became members of
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 nam ...
in 1946.
The Luxembourg Basketball Federation operates the
Luxembourg men's national team and
Luxembourg women's national team. They organize national competitions in Luxembourg, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Luxembourg is the
Total League.
Current Teams
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AB Contern
Amis du Basket-Ball Contern is a professional basketball club from Contern, Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, ...
*Amicale Steesel
*Arantia Larochette
*AS Soleuvre
*Avanti Mondorf 2000
*Bascharage Hedgehogs
*Basket Esch
*BBC KÄLDALL
*Berbourg Espérants Pirates
*Black Frogs Schieren
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Black Star Mersch
*Diekirch
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Etzella Ettelbruck
*Gréngewald Hueschtert
*Kehlen
*Kordall Steelers
*Les Sangliers Wooltz
*Mambra Mamer
*Mess
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Musel Pikes
*Nitia Bettembourg
*North Fox
*Racing Luxembourg
*Rebound Préizerdaul
*Red Miners Käldall
*Résidence Walferdange
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Sparta Bertrange
*Special Olympics Luxembourg
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T71 Dudelange
T71 Dudelange is a professional basketball club based in Dudelange, Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-D ...
*Telstar Hesperange
*US Heffingen
*VIBBALL Echternach
*Zesummen Aktiv
See also
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Luxembourg men's national basketball team
The Luxembourg men's national basketball team ( lb, Lëtzebuergesch Basketballnationalequipe, french: Équipe du Luxembourg de basketball, ger, Luxemburgische Basketballnationalmannschaft) represents Luxembourg in international basketball tour ...
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Luxembourg women's national basketball team
The Luxembourg women's national basketball team represents Luxembourg in international women's basketball tournaments. The national team is controlled by the Luxembourg Basketball Federation
The Luxembourg Basketball Federation ( lb, Lëtzebue ...
External links
Official websiteLuxembourgat FIBA site
Basketball in Luxembourg
Basketball governing bodies in Europe
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
Sports organizations established in 1934
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