The French Basketball Federation (FFBB) (french: Fédération Française de Basketball) is the governing body of
basketball in
France.
It was founded in 1932 (and members of the
FIBA since 1933).
The Federation operates the France national teams and organises the
Coupe de France (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
LFB (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 200 ...
)
* 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)
* Chalon-Reims (
Champagne Basket
Champagne Basket is a French professional basketball club that is based in both the cities of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne. The club was established in 2010 as part of the union between the old clubs of Reims Champagne Basket club (RCB) and the ...
)
* Dijon (
JDA Dijon)
* 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)
* Le Mans (
Le Mans Sarthe Basket)
* Le Portel (
ESSM Le Portel)
* 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)
* Orléans (
Orléans Loiret Basket)
* 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. Th ...
)
* Pau-Lacq-Orthez (
Élan Béarnais)
* 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 ( LFB)
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
Tango Bourges Basket (formerly ''Cercle Jean-Macé Bourges Basket'') is a French women's basketball club from Bourges.
Bourges was the first French team to win a FIBA women's competition, the 1995 Ronchetti Cup. So began the club's most succes ...
)
* 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
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (often called Tarbes GB or TGB) is a French women's basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups (now EuroLeague Women).
It is the most important club sport in the t ...
)
* Villeneuve-d’Ascq (
ESBVA-LM)
See also
*
List of basketball clubs in France
External links
Official website
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Basketball in France
Basketball
Basketball governing bodies in Europe
Sports organizations established in 1932