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LNB Élite

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The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite,[3] is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) has governed the league.

LNB Élite
Organising bodyLNB
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
CountriesFrance (17 teams)
Monaco (1 team)
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams18
Relegation toPro B
Domestic cup(s)French Cup
Leaders Cup
International cup(s)EuroLeague
EuroCup
Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsAS Monaco (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsASVEL (21 titles)
All-time top scorerHervé Dubuisson (19,013)
TV partnersLa Chaîne L'Equipe
Sport en France
Fanseat (select foreign markets)[1]
NBA App[2]
WebsiteLNB Pro A
2023–24 Pro A season

Formerly known as the LNB Pro A, each season consists of 18 teams. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the league are crowned the French national champions.

Competition format edit

All 18 Pro A League 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 relegated 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:[4]

  • 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 in Paris)
  • 2013–present: Best-of-5
  • 2021 only: Single match due to COVID-19 issues[5]

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 edit

TeamCityArenaCapacity
ADA Blois Basket 41BloisJeu de Paume2,525
AS Monaco BasketFontvieille, MonacoSalle Gaston Médecin3,700
ASVEL BasketLyon - VilleurbanneAstroballe5,556
BCM Gravelines-DunkerqueGravelinesSportica3,043
Cholet BasketCholetLa Meilleraie5,191
Élan ChalonChalon-sur-SaôneLe Colisée4,540
ESSM Le PortelLe PortelLe Chaudron3,500
JDA Dijon BasketDijonPalais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy4,628
JL Bourg BasketBourg-en-BresseEkinox3,548
Le Mans Sarthe BasketLe MansAntarès6,023
Limoges CSPLimogesBeaublanc5,516
Metropolitans 92Levallois-PerretPalais des Sports Marcel Cerdan3,051
Nanterre 92NanterrePalais des Sports3,000
Paris BasketballParisPorte de La Chapelle Arena8,000
Roanne BasketRoanneHalle André Vacheresse5,020
Saint-Quentin Basket-BallSaint-QuentinPalais des Sports Pierre Ratte3,800
SIG StrasbourgStrasbourgRhénus Sport6,200
SLUC Nancy BasketNancyJean Weille6,027

Arena rules edit

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

French League history edit

  • 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)[6]
  • 2021–22 to present: Betclic Elite[3]

Title holders edit

Performance by club edit

ClubChampionsWinning years
ASVEL211949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Limoges CSP111982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2013–14, 2014–15
Pau-Lacq-Orthez91985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
FAM71923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31
Le Mans Sarthe51977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 2005–06, 2017–18
Racing Paris41950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1996–97
Alsace de Bagnolet31960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67
Olympique Antibes31969–70, 1990–91, 1994–95
Stade Français21920–21, 1926–27
CAUFA Reims21931–32, 1932–33
CAM21934–35, 1936–37
SCPO21935–36, 1937–38
Métro21938–39, 1941–42
Grenoble21942–43, 1943–44
Étoile Charleville-Mézières21957–58, 1959–60
PUC21946–47, 1962–63
Berck21972–73, 1973–74
ASPO Tours21975–76, 1979–80
Chorale Roanne21958–59, 2006–07
SLUC Nancy22007–08, 2010–11
Élan Chalon22011–12, 2016–17
ICAM Lille11921–22
École Normale Arras11922–23
Olympique Lillois11933–34
Championnet Sports11944–45
ESSMG Lyon11945–46
Marseille11947–48
Denain Voltaire11964–65
SIG12004–05
Cholet12009–10
Nanterre 9212012–13
AS Monaco12022–23

Finals edit

SeasonHome court advantageResultHome court disadvantage1st of Regular SeasonRecord
1987–88Limoges CSP2–0CholetLimoges CSP26–4
1988–89Limoges CSP2–0OrthezLimoges CSP28–2
1989–90Limoges CSP2–1Olympique AntibesLimoges CSP33–1
1990–91Olympique Antibes2–1Limoges CSPOlympique Antibes22–8
1991–92Limoges CSP0–2Pau-OrthezLimoges CSP27–3
1992–93Limoges CSP3–1Pau-OrthezLimoges CSP25–1
1993–94Limoges CSP2–0Olympique AntibesLimoges CSP23–3
1994–95Olympique Antibes3–1Pau-OrthezOlympique Antibes21–5
1995–96Pau-Orthez3–2ASVELPau-Orthez27–3
1996–97ASVEL0–2PSG RacingPau-Orthez24–6
1997–98Pau-Orthez2–0Limoges CSPASVEL24–6
1998–99Pau-Orthez2–0ASVELPau-Orthez27–3
1999–00ASVEL1–2Limoges CSPASVEL24–6
2000–01ASVEL0–2Pau-OrthezASVEL24–6
2001–02Pau-Orthez0–2ASVELPau-Orthez24–6
2002–03Pau-Orthez2–1ASVELPau-Orthez27–3
2003–04Pau-Orthez2–0BCM GravelinesLe Mans Sarthe27–7
2004–05SIG1–0 (72–68)SLUC NancyLe Mans Sarthe25–9
2005–06SLUC Nancy0–1 (88–93)Le Mans SarthePau-Orthez26–8
2006–07SLUC Nancy0–1 (74–81)Chorale RoanneSLUC Nancy25–9
2007–08SLUC Nancy1–0 (84–53)Chorale RoanneLe Mans Sarthe23–7
2008–09ASVEL1–0 (55–41)Entente Orléanaise LoiretASVEL22–8
2009–10Cholet1–0 (81–65)Le Mans SartheCholet23–7
2010–11Cholet0–1 (74–76)SLUC NancyCholet22–8
2011–12Élan Chalon1–0 (95–76)Le Mans SartheBCM Gravelines27–3
2012–13SIG1–3JSF NanterreBCM Gravelines21–9
2013–14SIG0–3Limoges CSPSIG20–10
2014–15SIG1–3Limoges CSPSIG30–4
2015–16SIG2–3ASVELMonaco27–7
2016–17Élan Chalon3–2SIGMonaco30–4
2017–18Monaco2–3Le MansMonaco25–9
2018–19LDLC ASVEL3–2MonacoLDLC ASVEL35–10
2019–20Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemicMonaco21–3
2020–21LDLC ASVEL87–74JDA DijonJDA Dijon30–7
2021–22LDLC ASVEL3–2MonacoLDLC ASVEL34–11
2022–23AS Monaco3–0Metropolitans 92Monaco26–8

Historical players edit

Players with the most French League championships won edit

PlayerClub(s)Number of Titles Won
Richard DacouryLimoges CSP (8), Racing Paris (1)9
Alain GillesASVEL8
Frédéric FauthouxPau-Lacq-Orthez7
Didier GadouPau-Lacq-Orthez7
Henri GrangeASVEL7
Jean-Michel SénégalASVEL (2), ASPO Tours (2), Limoges CSP (3)7
André BuffièreÉveil Lyon (1), Marseille (1), ASVEL (4)6
Laurent FoirestOlympique Antibes (2), Pau-Lacq-Orthez (3), ASVEL (1)6
Raymond SahyASVEL6

French basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions edit

Main article: French basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Individual awards edit

D. J. Cooper receiving the Most Valuable Player award in 2017

In each Pro A season, individual honors are given to players and head coaches in the Pro A Awards ceremony who performed well during a given season. The awards that are handed out include:

LNB All-Star Game edit

Main article: LNB All-Star Game

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "French Basketball League". fanseat.com. Spring Media. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "NBA APP TO STREAM ALL LNB GAMES WITH TOP DRAFT PROSPECT VICTOR WEMBANYAMA FOR FREE". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  3. ^ a b "Betclic nouveau partenaire et namer du championnat de France Élite". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "2006–07 French League". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  5. ^ "La Phase Finale de la Saison de Jeep® ÉLITE 2020-21 Officialisée" (Press release) (in French). Ligue Nationale de Basket. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ "La PRO A devient la Jeep® ELITE" [The PRO A becomes the Jeep® ELITE]. Msb.fr. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

External links edit

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