The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is a professional

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 (appro ...

league in France and is the highest level of the French basketball system. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the

Ligue Nationale de Basket 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 first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation ann ...

(LNB) has governed the league. Formerly known as the LNB Pro A, each season consists of 16 teams. The bottom two placed teams from each season are

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the league are crowned the French national champions.

Competition format

All 16 LNB Élite teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The two teams with the worst regular season records are

to the 2nd-tier Pro B. Through the 1985–86 season, the league championship was determined by a one-off final, or solely by league play. Since then, the format for the league finals has changed many times: * 1987–1992: Best-of-3 series * 1993: Best-of-5 * 1994: Best-of-3 * 1995–1996: Best-of-5 * 1997–2004: Best-of-3 * 2005–2012: Single match (at

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Accor Arena (originally known as the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy), also known as Bercy Arena, is an indoor sports arena and List of concert halls, concert hall in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondisse ...

in Paris) * 2013–present: Best-of-5 * 2021 only: Single match due to

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issues From the 2003–04 season, through the 2006–07 season, the Pro A League had 18 teams. Through the wild-card system, it will have 18 teams again from the 2014–15 season.

Current teams

Arena rules

Currently, LNB Pro A clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,000 people.

French League history

* 1920–21 to 1948–49 Excellence * 1949–50 to 1962–63 Nationale * 1963–64 to 1964–65 Première Division * 1965–66 to 1986–87 Nationale 1 * 1987–88 to 1991–92 Nationale 1A * 1992–93 Nationale A1 * 1993–94 to 2017–18 Pro A * 2017–18 to 2020–21 Jeep Élite (title sponsorship took effect in the later stages of the 2017–18 season) *2021–22 to present: Betclic Elite

Title holders

* 1920–21:

Stade Français Stade Français Paris (known commonly as Stade Français, ) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French ...

* 1921–22:

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

* 1922–23: École Normale Arras * 1923–24: FAM * 1924–25: FAM * 1925–26: FAM * 1926–27:

* 1927–28: FAM * 1928–29: FAM * 1929–30: FAM * 1930–31: FAM * 1931–32: CAUFA Reims * 1932–33: CAUFA Reims * 1933–34:

Olympique Lillois Olympique Lillois was a French association football club from the city of Lille. Founded in 1902 they merged with SC Fives in 1944 to form Lille OSC. Honours Championnat de France *Champion: 1914, 1933 *Runner-up: 1936 Events Jan ...

* 1934–35:

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* 1935–36: SCPO * 1936–37:

* 1937–38: SCPO * 1938–39: Métro * 1939–41: Not held due to

WWII World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

* 1941–42: Métro * 1942–43:

Grenoble Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...

* 1943–44:

* 1944–45: Championnet Sports * 1945–46:

ESSMG Lyon Éveil sportif Sainte-Marie de la Guillotière de Lyon or Éveil Lyon was a French basketball club that was based in Lyon. The club's name was commonly abbreviated to ESSMG Lyon. The club is now dissolved. History The club, affiliated to the pa ...

* 1946–47: PUC * 1947–48:

Union athlétique de Marseille Union athlétique de Marseille, commonly known as UA Marseille, was a French basketball club from the city of Marseille. The club existed from 1940 to 1949. It competed in the top-tier level French League, and won the league's championship in 1948 ...

* 1948–49:

ASVEL ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...

* 1949–50:

* 1950–51:

Racing Club de France Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French multi-sport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club. Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois ...

* 1951–52:

* 1952–53:

* 1953–54:

* 1954–55:

* 1955–56:

* 1956–57:

* 1957–58:

Étoile Charleville-Mézières Étoile Charleville-Mézières (, "Charleville-Mézières Star") is a French professional basketball club, that is based in Charleville-Mézières. The team currently plays in the Nationale Masculine 1 (3rd division of the French basketball champi ...

* 1958–59: Chorale Mulsant * 1959–60:

* 1960–61:

Alsace de Bagnolet Alsace de Bagnolet or Alsace Bagnolet is a French basketball club founded in 1924 and based in Bagnolet in the eastern suburbs of Paris. It is a part of the sports club of the same name founded in 1908. It belonged to the highest level championship ...

* 1961–62:

* 1962–63: PUC * 1963–64:

* 1964–65: Denain Voltaire * 1965–66:

* 1966–67:

* 1967–68:

* 1968–69:

* 1969–70:

Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

* 1970–71:

* 1971–72:

* 1972–73:

Berck Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer in French or Berck-su-Mér in Picard language, Picard ( ''Berck on Sea''), is a Communes of France, commune in the northern French Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Situated on ...

* 1973–74:

* 1974–75:

* 1975–76: ASPO Tours * 1976–77:

* 1977–78: Moderne * 1978–79: Moderne * 1979–80: ASPO Tours * 1980–81:

* 1981–82: Moderne * 1982–83:

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 ...

* 1983–84:

* 1984–85:

* 1985–86:

Orthez Orthez (; ; , ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the small village of Sai ...

* 1986–87:

* 1987–88:

* 1988–89:

* 1989–90:

* 1990–91:

* 1991–92: Pau-Orthez * 1992–93:

* 1993–94:

* 1994–95:

* 1995–96: Pau-Orthez * 1996–97: PSG Racing * 1997–98: Pau-Orthez * 1998–99: Pau-Orthez * 1999–00:

* 2000–01: Pau-Orthez * 2001–02:

* 2002–03: Pau-Orthez * 2003–04: Pau-Orthez * 2004–05:

SIG Strasbourg 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. The ...

* 2005–06: Le Mans Sarthe * 2006–07:

Chorale Roanne 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 and w ...

* 2007–08: SLUC Nancy * 2008–09:

* 2009–10:

Cholet Cholet (, probably from Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers. ...

* 2010–11: SLUC Nancy * 2011–12:

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

* 2012–13:

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

* 2013–14:

* 2014–15:

* 2015–16:

* 2016–17:

* 2017–18: Le Mans Sarthe * 2018–19:

* 2019–20: Cancelled due to

* 2020–21:

* 2021–22:

* 2022–23:

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...

* 2023–24:

Performance by club

Finals

Historical players

* Alexis Ajinça *

David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champi ...

* Ron Anderson * Roger Antoine *

Eddie Basden Edward Richard Basden (born February 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). College career Basden, born in New York, New York, played competitive basketball in G ...

Nicolas Batum Nicolas Madelin Victor Andre Batum ( ; born 14 December 1988)
is a French professional basketb ...

* Rodrigue Beaubois * Louis Bertorelle *

Éric Beugnot Éric Beugnot (born 22 March 1955) is a French former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m (6' 6 ") tall, Beugnot played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career During his pro career, Beugnot played ...

Jean-Paul Beugnot Jean-Paul Beugnot (25 June 1931 – 7 February 2001) was a French professional basketball player and coach. Standing at 2.07 m (6' 9 ") tall, Beugnot played at the power forward and center positions. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players ...

Jim Bilba Jim Ruddy Anicet Bilba (born 17 April 1968 in Pointe-à-Pitre) is a former professional basketball player and coach, from France. Professional career Bilba won the EuroLeague championship with Limoges CSP in 1993. National team career Bilba won ...

Yann Bonato Yann Jean Claude Bonato (born 4 March 1972 in Cannes) is a former professional basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the senior French Men's National Team. He was inducted into the French Baske ...

Bruce Bowen Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the National Basketball Association' ...

* Michael Brooks *

Marcus Brown Marcus James Brown (born April 3, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. At tall, he played as a shooting guard. A three time All-EuroLeague selection, Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. players ever to ...

André Buffière Pierre André Buffière (12 November 1922 – 2 October 2014) was a French basketball player and coach. He was born in Vion, Ardèche. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the French ...

Robert Busnel Robert Busnel (19 September 1914 – 15 March 1991) was a French professional basketball player, coach, and administrator. During his playing career, the 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall Busnel, played at the power forward position. He was made an Officer o ...

* Jacques Cachemire * Fabien Causeur *

René Chocat René Chocat (28 November 1920 – 18 July 2000) was a French basketball player. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2012. National team career Chocat played the 1948 Summer Olympics, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...

Don Collins Donald Collins (born November 28, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the first round (18th pick), of the 1980 NBA draft. Collins played in 303 National Basketball Associatio ...

Richard Dacoury Richard Dacoury (born 6 July 1959 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered to ...

Nando de Colo Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo (born 23 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player and the team captain for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard and shooting gu ...

* Jean Degros *

Boris Diaw Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod (born 16 April 1982), better known as Boris Diaw, is a French basketball executive and former player who is the president of Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A. Diaw began his playing career in Pro A and returned to that lea ...

Yakhouba Diawara Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982) is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the Pepperdine Waves. Early career Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after ...

Alain Digbeu Alain Donald Digbeu (born 13 November 1975) is a French former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the NBA pro club the Atlanta Hawks with the 49th pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) in height and 220 lb ...

Bobby Dixon Bobby Dixon or Ali Muhammed (born April 10, 1983), is an American-born naturalized Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard position. He also represented the senior Turkish national basketball team, as he holds ...

Maxime Dorigo Maxime Dorigo (born 2 September 1936) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. He was ...

Hervé Dubuisson Hervé Dubuisson (born 8 August 1957) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Dubuisson is the Fren ...

* Zaza Enden * Morris Finley *

Laurent Foirest Laurent Foirest (born 18 September 1973) is a French professional basketball coach and former player who played at the small forward position. He is at a height of tall. He is current head coach for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He was indu ...

Evan Fournier Evan Mehdi Fournier (; born 29 October 1992) is a French–Algerian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009. ...

Lawrence Funderburke Lawrence Damon Funderburke (born December 15, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. Basketball career Funderburke was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he played high school basketball at Wehrle High School, leading ...

Pierre Galle Pierre Galle (born 13 January 1945) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. Galle was the French League Player of the Year in 1973 and 1974. He was a member of the senior French national team from 1968 to 1975. As a hea ...

* Ken Gardner * Mickaël Gelabale * Alain Gilles *

Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( , ; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Utah Jazz who acquired him during the 2013 NBA d ...

* Henri Grange * Ricardo Greer *

Udonis Haslem Udonis Johneal Haslem ( ; born June 9, 1980) is an American professional basketball executive and former player. He is the vice president of basketball development for the Miami Heat, where he List of NBA players who have spent their entire caree ...

Thomas Heurtel Thomas David Heurtel (; born 10 April 1989) is a French professional basketball player for Básquet Coruña, Leyma Coruña of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Professional career France (2007–2010) Heurt ...

* Edwin Jackson * Keith Jennings *

Cyril Julian Cyril Julian (born 29 March 1974 in Castres, Tarn) is a French former men's professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career with the pro club SLUC Nancy in France. Julian was a 3 time French League French Player's MVP ...

İlkan Karaman İlkan Karaman (May 13, 1990 – September 8, 2024) was a Turkish professional basketball player. Professional career Karaman made his professional debut in the TB2L with Tofaş Bursa during the 2007–08 season. He signed a contract with Pın ...

Frank Kendrick Frank Edward Kendrick (September 11, 1950 – December 18, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1974 NBA dra ...

* Tarence Kinsey *

Joffrey Lauvergne Joffrey Lauvergne (born 30 September 1991) is a French professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA draft, who then traded his ...

* John Linehan *

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (; born 9 May 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the ACB league and the EuroLeague. He was selected 24th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2016 NBA draft. Professional car ...

Ian Mahinmi Ian Mahinmi (born November 5, 1986) is a French former professional basketball player. He played the center position and was selected with the 28th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Early life Mahinmi was born to a B ...

* Marko Milič * Bo McCalebb * Conrad McRae

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Jérôme Moïso Jérôme Moïso (born 15 June 1978) is a French former professional basketball player. College career He played college basketball at UCLA with the UCLA Bruins. Professional career A forward-center who has played in the NBA, Moïso was selected ...

* Robert Monclar *

Gheorghe Mureșan Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (; born 14 February 1971), known as ''the Giant'' () is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player. At , he is one of the two tallest players to have played in the NBA. Early life Mureșan was born in T ...

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* Carl Nicks * Frank Ntilikina *

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Stéphane Ostrowski Stéphane Ostrowski (born 17 March 1962) is a retired French professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.05 m) tall, he played at the power forward position. He is widely considered to be one of the major figures of French b ...

Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career ...

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Johan Petro Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986) is a French former professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent. He was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 25th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. He was a key member of the French juni ...

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* Jacques Perrier *

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Florent Piétrus Florent Marius Piétrus (born 19 January 1981) is a French former professional basketball player, who lastly played for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, played in the National Basketball Association ...

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* J.R. Reid *

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Stéphane Risacher Stéphane Rémy Daniel Risacher (born 26 August 1972) is a French former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was a six-time French League All-Star, as well as the French League All-Star Game's MVP in 1997. He was also ...

* David Rivers *

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* Marc Salyers *

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* Laurent Sciarra * Kevin Séraphin *

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* Axel Toupane *

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* Roko Ukić *

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Players with the most French League championships won

French basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Individual awards

In each Pro A season, individual honors are given to players and

head coaches A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional responsible for training and developing athletes within a sports team. This role often has a higher public profile and salary than other coaching positions. In some sports, such as associat ...

in the Pro A Awards ceremony who performed well during a given season. The awards that are handed out include: *

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

* Finals MVP * Best Young Player * Best Scorer * Best Sixth Man * Best Defender * Most Improved Player * Best Coach

LNB All-Star Game

Broadcasting

In July 2024, the LNB announced it had signed an agreement until 2029 with

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which becomes the exclusive broadcaster for the Pro A. DAZN will broadcast all games, as well as the Leaders Cup and All-Star Game. The league's games are also accessible through the

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment ...

-operated Courtside 1891 platform.

Notes and references

External links

Official websiteEurobasket.com League Page
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